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Who Said It's As Easy To Be Rich As It Is To Be Poor? It's Your Turn!
By LaVerne Y. Adekunle, with Macaiah Tillman, Latrice Fowler, Nataki Suggs, Dr. D. Payne, Barbara Hakala, Karen Fletcher, Sheryl Madison, and Anna Cohen

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-9-9 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-9-6
Publication Date: December 19, 2008
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Often, people who have achieved abundant success, diminish the struggle to succeed by sharing such clichés as "Who said it is as easy to be rich as it is poor?" When you are born in a cycle of poverty or inherited failures, it is not easy to be rich. It takes hard work, mentoring and discipline. 

Domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, divorce, rejection, along with social and cultural struggles tend to evoke emotions and sorrow and the determination to succeed, as told in this power collection of personal testimonies, Who Said It's As Easy To Be Rich As It Is To Be Poor? It's Your Time!

Nine authors came together to share their stories as a purpose to give back by empowering others through their stories. Victims choosing not to be victimized, realizing they could obtain victory and telling others how to do the same is empowering. 

Somebody Prayed For Me
By Allyson M. Deese, Linda R. Herman, Tinisha Nicole Johnson

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-3-x | ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-3-4
Publication Date: November 23, 2008
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Heartwarming stories and poetry that are sure to touch your hearts and uplift your spirits.

 
Allyson M. Deese opens this spiritual experience with the title piece, "Somebody Prayed For Me," a heartfelt poem that reminds us of the importance of prayer.  There are so many things we could have been in life but somebody prayed for you and for me.  And now we must pray for others because prayer does change things.

In Silent Cries, Linda R. Herman shares the tale of a teen-aged mother who suffers abuse and rape at the hands of the person she loves.  Rape is devastating at any age, but imagine a seventeen year-old girl struggling to get past the pain.  With prayer, it is possible.

Tinisha N. Johnson's short story, Facing Reality, opens our eyes to how much our children are influenced by our actions.  A mother tries to drown her sorrows in alcohol but doesn't realize the affect her behavior has upon her twelve-year-old daughter until she makes a shocking discovery.

Every piece was written with the hope of inspiring and reminding everyone of the importance of prayer.

 

"Have you ever been in a position where you couldn't or didn't think to pray for yourself? In Somebody Prayed For Me, literary sisters Linda R. Herman, Allyson M. Deese, and Tinisha N. Johnson reminds you of that place. While taking you through the valley, Somebody Prayed For Me, restores faith and an appreciation for that old congregational song."

                               -Wanda B. Campbell, author First Sunday in October