An essential look at the cultural dissemination of African-American in film with an exclusive interview with Spike Lee.

This Book is a combination of Bible Study and Group Discussion topics. It is the result of the author's survey of both men and women Christian and non-Christian, regarding their ideas on things they "have to have."You might be surprised to know where most people have their priorties. In this century with the economy being on an unusal low, people still are not getting the message.The book also provides the author's opinion on things she feels she "gotta have". As you read this book prayerfully consider what your priorities are in your life and which ones do you "gotta have".If we would do as II Chronicles tell us, we would find our way in developing our list of "gotta haves."Be Blessed

What do you do when everything you've ever dreamed of and ever wanted seems to always be just beyond your grasp? How do you learn to love again when the person you've trusted is not the person you thought they were? Meet Ashlei Thompson. A beautiful young woman, determined to leave her mark on the music industry, yet plagued by the scandal, lies and drama that come with living in the world of the rich and famous.

What in your life do you feel you "gotta have?" This book explores the top ten listing people gave of things they can not live without. Surprisingly only one person surveyed listed "Jesus" as one of their top ten "gotta haves." He was not at the top of their list but thrown in after running out of things they felt they needed. It is the hope of the author that this book will spur readers to take stock of their priorities and determine what and who is at the top of their "gotta have it" list. It is hopeful that this book along with the workbook will be used in small study groups or in the readers alone time with God as a guide to help you narror your "gotta have it" list to mirror God at the top of their list and lives.

A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally. In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is besuboru. Its most important element is wa—group harmony—embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." In this witty and incisive book, Robert Whiting gives us a close-up look at besuboru's teams, obsessive ritualism, and history, as seen through the eyes of American players who found the Japanese approach—rigorous pregame practices, the tolerance for tie games, injured pitchers encouraged to “pitch through the pain”—completely baffling. With vivid accounts of East meeting West, involving Babe Ruth, Ichiro Suzuki, Bobby Valentine, Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh, and many others, this lively and completely unique book is an utter gem and baseball classic.

BOOK 1. 1984-1987. Observations in Houston on Bar Room Types, Business and Political deals, Illusions, and the Business and Drug Worlds. RECONQUESTA, the ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM, views of the Louisiana and Texas legal systems, Drug Wars, and Yelps for More Jails, Trauma. BOOK 2. 1927-1933-1934. Near death, Flashback to 1927, first school year, Prohibition, Legal System, incoming Radio, Music, Religious Groups, Hog Killing Day, Trauma. BOOK 3. 1968. Egg Head conference in a New Orleans Bar Room, Fishermen, History of Ten Drugs and Possible Solution to the World’s Problems. BOOK 4. 1969 A.D.—50,000 B.C.—300 B.C. to 1900s. Model and Child, the Key to Solution of the World’s Problems, and Flashback views to 50,000 to 300 B.C, Plus Views of Current Situations. BOOK 5. 1989 A.D. Return to Reality, Houston Night Life, Small to Massive Drug Wars, Poetic Views of Cultural Flaws and Possible Solutions.

We all know that the definition for success in the corporate world is fairly straightforward. To be considered great, companies first need to turn a profit. For organizations in the social sector, however, the challenge is much bigger. To be truly effective, they must stay relevant and, above all, stay true to their mission. For the past thirty-five years, Cass Wheeler has ensured that the American Heart Association has fulfilled its calling to save lives and educate the public about heart disease by adopting some of the same strategies used in the for-profit sector. In You’ve Gotta Have Heart, he shows people at all levels of a nonprofit how to make sure their hard work really pays off. Using examples of some of the American Heart Association and others, Wheeler reveals the leadership skills that will help employees, volunteers, and board members excel at their jobs, become good role models, and build a more visionary, creative, and disciplined nonprofit organization. Readers will discover: why a mission statement is not the same as a sense of mission • the characteristics of successful nonprofit leaders • how to combine the nonprofit mission with the management lessons of the business world • how to define an organization’s core values and business model Filled with honest, practical, and thoughtful lessons from the author’s own experience, this book will ensure that nonprofits of every size continue to do great and be great.

“Stay in the Fight … Finish the Fight … Fight Finished.” These are the slogans the 2019 Washington Nationals used to rally from a 19-31 start to become baseball champions, earning DC’s first World Series title in ninety-five years. This reflective book captures that historic season, and a dramatic postseason that saw the team rally to win five come-from-behind elimination games – led by the arms of Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Patrick Corbin, and the bats of Juan Soto, Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon. It also covers the colorful history of DC baseball, including the pioneering Washington Nationals of 1859, the 1924 World Series champion Washington Senators, when the entire nation rooted for DC, and the Homestead Grays, a perennial Negro League pennant winner from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.

“BANGER WAS A REAL HUSTLER WHO MOVED TO HIS OWN BEAT AND HELPED EVERYONE HE COULD.” —Juicy Reads Magazine “The world feels incredibly well-drawn.” —Reader review “Stay away from them thugs in South Ridge!” Black runway model Monaysia Giles is on her way to fulfilling her dreams of walking in Paris Fashion Week and showcasing her own line until her college scams her out of both opportunities. Now she’s back home, hungry to make a way to get the spot she worked so hard for. With more hustle in her than the average suburban girl, she’s got a backup plan to her backup plan. Things change for her on the night the boyfriend who disappeared when her life was spiraling walks into her job with a new woman. Being ghosted by her ex pushes Monaysia into the arms of someone forbidden. She knows he’ll bankroll her whole life if she plays her cards right. What she doesn’t realize is that life with him means entering a world buried in lies and dark secrets that reveal her whole life has been a calculated lie. She’s willing to do whatever it takes to get everything she wants, but has she bought herself a one-way ticket to being homeless and pregnant? Here I Lay Part One: I’ve Gotta Have It is a tale of forbidden love in the middle of an urban economic crisis. Once Monaysia’s true colors come out, readers will be captivated by the way this riches to rags story unfolds.