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Title: What Keeps Me Standing : Letters from Black Grandmothers on Peace, Hope and Inspiration by Dennis Kimbro ISBN: 0-385-50635-X Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW!
Comment: I am truly and deeply touched by this book in ways that words are hardly adequate to describe. I picked it up on a whim in the bookstore, and as I pore my way through its pages, it constantly redirects me and helps me remember the countless lessons my mother, grandmother, and the other "mothers" in my life have taught me. If you are searching for an inspiration that has long since become lost in the muck and mire of everyday life; if you are looking for hope in your purpose and God given gifts again; if you are questioning your faith and the divine path before you, READ THIS BOOK. Well done, Mr. Kimbro.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best
Comment: If you are looking for a real good Mother's Day present as well as looking for some guidance, and you don't have the benefit of a wise old mama and grandma, well, this is the book for you. Filled with life stories, bits of wisdom,advice,poems and essays, this book will make you come back for more. Written by women in their 50s to their 100s(there were two) who give you words of wisdom and plenty advice. One of my favorite stories was from a 102 year old woman who is the oldest graduate from Spellman(she graduated in 1919), and she talked about how Mr Rosenwald would go out in the southern countryside recruiting young black women with strong Christian values and potential(she said promise)to come to Spellman. She also gave her own personal commentary on the way things were now and why she felt that although this generation had failed to do anything, there was still hope. Her story inspired me the most. A lot of women spoke of growing up in the South, knowing poverty, working for wages that were not compatible with their experience. One lady spoke about working in a laundry for over 50 years because her parents advised her that everybody has got to go out there and work, and so should she. Quite a bit spoke about husbands leaving them(and with no less than seven kids)and how they worked despite of that without the man's help. One woman, who is a great-grandmother, had to take in her four greatgrandkids, because the grandparents and parents as well as the fathers were not interested, and the mother was addicted to crack. Despite the fact that this woman is not in the best of health, she's still thriving and so are the kids(two boys and two girls ages 10-15). One woman quit school, yet went to night school and eventually became a nurse. Another became a nurse after her mother worked hard to do so. She(the daughter) in turn, turned around and helped her mother get her high school diploma and nursing school degree. I could go on and on, but with what I said, you get the point. This book is one of those books that you wish would not stop despite it all. This book deserves more than five stars.(More like 10plus for the content alone). Do yourself a favor Pick up a copy of this book. For yourself, the young mother starting out, anyone looking for a lift, and I promise you, you won't be disappointed.
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Title: What Makes the Great Great by Dennis Kimbro ISBN: 0385483961 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 20 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Daily Motivations for African-American Success by Dennis Kimbro ISBN: 0449223256 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Dennis Kimbro ISBN: 0449219984 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 23 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife by Carleen Brice ISBN: 0807028231 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: How to Succeed in Business Without Being White : Straight Talk on Making It in America by Earl G. Graves ISBN: 0887309097 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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