Letters to a Young Brother : MANifest Your Destiny

by Harper, Hill

• ISBN13: 9781592402007
• ISBN10: 1592402003
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-20
• Publisher: Gotham

Summary

Most people associate Hill Harper with Hollywood, as he’s appeared in dozens of films and television shows. But he is just as comfortable in a school auditorium, rousing groups of students with his unique style of real-life wisdom. Having addressed thousands of high-school and middle- school students over the years, Hill is ready to take his message to an even wider audience. Letters to a Young Brother is drawn from the humbling life lessons he learned on the road to his Ivy League education and beyond. Inspired by the countless letters and e-mails he has received from teens, Hill Harper set out to write a series of letters to young people that would catch the attention of even the most reluctant readers.The result is a motivational but approachable book full of encouragement on a wide array of hot topics, particularly among young African-American and Hispanic men. From the challenges of getting a good education and making it through college to the media’s destructive emphasis on material wealth, Letters to a Young Brotherdelivers eye-opening answers. Reminiscent of Marian Wright Edelman’s New York Timesbestseller, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, Hill Harper’s words will resonate for years to come.

Author Biography

Currently starring in CSI: NY, HILL HARPER has appeared in numerous prime- time television shows and feature films, including Beloved and He Got Game. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a B.A. and cum laude from Harvard Law School. He also holds a master-'s degree in public administrationfrom the Kennedy School of Government. He was recently named one of People magazine-'s Sexiest Men Alive.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Part One You, Your Friends and Family: Building a Solid Foundation	1	(30)
Young Brotha: The Newest Perfect Model	3	(8)
E-mail: Qualities, from Nas and Curtis Martin	8	(3)
Friends as Family	11	(8)
E-mail: My friends at school, from Anthony Anderson	17	(2)
Being Raised by a Single Parent	19	(12)
E-mail: Talking to my father	28	(3)
Part Two School, Work, and Money: Mining Our Resources	31	(44)
Staying in the Game: The Debt Rule	33	(10)
E-mail: Tests	42	(1)
Effort: Working Hard at Working Smart	43	(12)
E-mail: Mentors	49	(3)
E-mail: Careers	52	(3)
Quitting versus Changing Your Mind	55	(10)
E-mail: After Graduation, from Jerry Bruckheimer	62	(2)
E-mail: School	64	(1)
Tools of Choice: Educating and Money-Making	65	(10)
E-mail: Salary	72	(2)
E-mail: Cars	74	(1)
Part Three The Real Deal: Girls, Sex, and Responsibility	75	(32)
Finding Your Swagga	77	(8)
E-mail: What Women Want	81	(1)
E-mail: Girl(s)	82	(3)
Sex Matters	85	(10)
E-mail: Girl Complications, from Gabrielle Union	92	(3)
Mistakes	95	(12)
E-mail: HIV/AIDS, from Phill Wilson	105	(2)
Part Four Dreams and Aspirations: Making It Happen	107	(34)
Dreaming Big	109	(8)
E-mail: Superstardom, from Venus Williams	116	(1)
Living with Passion	117	(8)
E-mail: Questions	122	(3)
MANifesting Your Destiny	125	(8)
E-mail: Smoking and Drinking	131	(2)
Fear and the ``Doing-Ness'' of Life	133	(8)
E-mail: Gossip	140	(1)
Part Five Winning at Your Life: Setting Sail	141	(28)
The Power of Belief	143	(8)
E-mail: Making Money	149	(2)
Vision into Being	151	(8)
E-mail: Life, from Ray J and Barack Obama	155	(4)
Wealth and Winning	159	(10)
E-mail: Mantras????	167	(2)
Final Letter: The Wind at Your Back	169	(6)
Acknowledgments	175