Letters to a young brother : manifest your destiny / Hill Harper.
| Author/creator | Harper, Hill, 1966- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st trade pbk. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Gotham Books, 2007, ©2006. |
| Description | xvi, 175 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Young brotha: the newest perfect model -- Qualities / Nas and Curtis Martin -- Friends as family -- My friends at school / Anthony Anderson -- Being raised by a single parent -- Staying in the game: the debt rule -- Effort: working hard at working smart: mentors, careers -- Quitting versus changing your mind -- After graduation / Jerry Bruckheimer -- Tools of choice: educating and money-making: salary, cars -- Finding your swagga: what women want, girl(s) -- Sex matters -- Girl complications / Gabrielle Union -- Mistakes: HIV-AIDS / Phill Wilson -- Dreaming big: superstardom / Venus Williams -- Living with passion: questions -- MANifesting your destiny: smoking and drinking -- Fear and the "doing-ness" of life: gossip -- The power of belief: making money -- Vision into being -- Life / Ray J, Barack Obama -- Wealth and winning: mantras? -- The wind at your back. |
| Abstract | The film and television star draws on personal experiences to present a series of motivational letters that explores such topics as the value of a good education and the media's inappropriate emphasis on material wealth. |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: 2006. |
| LCCN | 2006003699 |
| ISBN | 1592402496 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781592402496 (pbk.) |
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