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LETTERS TO AN INCARCERATED BROTHER: ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPE, AND HEALING FOR INMATES AND THEIR LOVED ONES A compelling, important addition to Brother Hill Harper’s [Kappa Phi Lambda, ‘08] best-selling series, Letters to an Incarcerated Brother is inspired by the numerous young inmates who write to him seeking guidance. After the publication of the best-selling Letters to a Young Brother, Harper began to receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on AfricanAmerican incarceration on his mind (one in six black men were incarcerated as of 2001, and one in three can now expect to go to prison some time in their life), Harper set out to address the specific needs of inmates. A powerful message from the heart, Letters to an Incarcerated Brother provides advice and inspiration in the face of despair along with encouraging words for restoring a sense of self-worth. As the founder of Manifest Your Destiny, a nonprofit outreach program for at-risk teens, Brother Harper has seen firsthand the transformative effect of mentorship and the power of a positive role model. This latest addition to his Letters series delivers visionary, compassionate responses to the real-life circumstances of inmates. As with the other Letters books, Harper includes moving contributions from top educators, activists, thought leaders, and entertainers. Uplifting and insightful, Letters to an Incarcerated Brother provides the hope and inspiration inmates and their families need.
DRIVEN: FROM HOMELESS TO HERO, MY JOURNEYS ON AND OFF LAMBEAU FIELD Brother Donald Driver [Theta Sigma Lambda, ‘01], a native of Houston, after a 14-year career with the Green Bay Packers, is a four-time Pro Bowl player, Super Bowl champion and the Packers’ all-time receiving yards record holder. Driver’s new book is a reflection of his life and career. The preface of the book sets the tone for the rest of the book as it reads: “Adversity can wreck your life. Adversity can lay you so low that you never recover. But if you stand up to adversity, it can also make you stronger, wiser, and more compassionate.”
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THE PRESIDENT’S DEVOTIONAL Brother Joshua Dubois, former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has released his new book The President’s Devotional. Dubois, affectionately labeled President Obama’s “pastor-in- chief,” served as the president’s spiritual advisor. The book is a compilation of daily devotionals that Dubois would send to Obama each morning to help encourage and inspire him, which the president stated, “meant the world” to him.
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