This is a true life account of what it was like growing up a young black gay man in the largest Southeastern city in the Bible Belt. Atlanta, Georgia, 1960s and 1970s—a city that was the focal point of growth in the Southeastern United States that then, just as today, was saddled with trying to grow into a world-class city while attempting to minimize or even hide its shameful undercurrent of racism, sexism, classism, and overall prejudice. It was, and is, a very conservative place at its core. In the early days in Atlanta, when I was growing up, the African American community definitely felt it had something to prove. What with being the centerpiece of the civil rights movement, the community recognized that this was an opportunity for its black citizens to make a true stand for an independence and growth that was denied elsewhere in our nation as a whole. We were onstage, and the entire nation knew it. To that end, the church played a very big part in the development of the community. From my first realization that I had same-sex interests, there was no doubt that to disclose that fact with anyone would at the very least cause me to be ostracized. The pain and conflict that this caused me was nearly unbearable and was the catalyst that gave direction to much of my life from puberty on. Much has been written about this period in Atlanta from the racial angle. There has also been a great deal written about the early years of gay liberation in Atlanta. However, I've never encountered writings that adequately equated or depicted the relationship of both. In this book, I will attempt to give one man's account of what it was really like trying to straddle both worlds and keep them from crashing into each other, for I was sure that were that to happen, it would have guaranteed my personal destruction. Ironically, what I found was that danger to me existed in both communities. Though coming from different directions, in many ways, the dangers were very similar.
A tragedy leaves two orphaned twins, with no recollection of the terrible events that unfolded early on, to fend for themselves in one of Jackson, Mississippi's most violent neighborhoods. The Holland Family Saga continues with Part Five: Ghost Town.
Walking in a Coaching Wonderland is a very practical book aimed at self coaching individuals to achieve what they want within their life. It is about taking previously negative or passive thoughts and stimulating the excitement and adventure that can be your life by introducing thought provoking ideas and 'how to' solutions. The unique DO IT model allows you to take control over any element of your life, work, professional, relationships, health, goals , finances or vices, you can choose. It is simple to follow and extremely effective and gives you the power to make massive changes very quickly. With suggested rationale, background information and examples of how you can change your mindset and put things into perspective this 'dunk into' book allows you to see where you are, where you want to go and measure your successes. Using plain understandable, everyday language, Walking in a Coaching Wonderland introduces anyone to the immense possibilities that wait for those that want them and challenges you to take the action. Cutting through unnecessary waffle, it cuts straight to the crux of the subject and allows you to build on your key drivers taking you through self-limiting beliefs, culminating in achieving your dreams and visions. Everyone will take something from Walking in a Coaching Wonderland.
About the Book: Make It With Yuvi: Buy or Start a Small Business, The Best Investment discusses how you can become a small business owner. We walk you through the process from start to finish and everything in between, and why small business makes sense. We also reveal invaluable tips for and mistakes by small business owners. As our book illustrates, you can become a successful small business owner. We discuss different types of small business investment-not all small businesses are the same. We explain the skills and characteristics you need to succeed in small business including capital resources, work-related experience and background. We also walk you through evaluating a small business, the important due diligence process. Make It With Yuvi is not a textbook with boring, long definitions and hard to understand concepts. It is written for the beginners as well as experienced small business buyers. In short, this book provides you all the tools you need to purchase or start a small business and succeed. Quotes about Make It With Yuvi: "This book is full of the kind of no-nonsense straightforward information that will prove itself to be an invaluable resource for anyone looking into buying or starting a business. I find myself turning to it over and over again as I evaluate businesses." --Arvin Lynes, franchise broker and business owner "Having the ability to maximize your profits when you buy or start yoursmall business can make you rich and Make It With Yuvi showsyou better than any book you''ll ever read." -- Doris Dobkins, Speaker and Author of "Get Out of Debt Now, Secrets to Financial Security" "I was a person that was sick of the everyday grind at a dead end job. This book gave me the insight and motivation to accomplish my lifelong goal, which was to own a small business. I owe a lot of it to Yuvi''s book." --Jason Hosko, President, Web Solutions of North America, Inc.
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No one brings history so enjoyably to life as the insatiably curious Tony Robinson. Now he turns his attention to a subject dear to our hearts - us. In Tony Robinson's History of Australia, the always-entertaining storyteller explores the modern history of our nation, from colonial beginnings to the Stolen Generations apology, with trademark gusto. He delights in unfurling lesser-known tales such as the First Fleet's Founding Orgy or how shots fired in Port Phillip Bay raised the curtains of both World Wars. But it's people that most interest Robinson, and from William Dampier to Anh Do he profiles a multicultural cast of characters who have contributed to the remarkable Australian story. For this book, as well as Tony Robinson Explores Australia, The History Channel's highest-ever-rating TV series, he travelled the country, taste-testing colonial rations and spending time in dark solitary at Port Arthur - even learning of a possible convict ancestor. He dove into archives and libraries, chatted to experts and relatives of historic figures, and was guided by some of our most respected historians, such as Thomas Keneally, Tim Flannery and Eric Willmot. Lavishly illustrated with historical images as well as beautiful photographs taken on location, Tony Robinson's History of Australia will spark the memory, fill the gaps and invite fresh consideration of who we are and how we've come to be this way.
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