Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny

Harper, Hill

ISBN 10: 1592402003 / ISBN 13: 9781592402007

Published by Gotham Books, 2006

About this Item

(1st edition, 1st printing) Taller, sturdy book, darker brown spine, light brown boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 176 smooth stiff pages. Signed with flourish "Hill Harper" on most of first front end paper in blue felt-tip pen. DJ glossy beneath mylar, a color photo of Harper sitting on stoop on front, raised gilt title, raised white author's name, gold spine, black back. DJ and book, both As New. Seller Inventory # 53238

Bibliographic Details

Title: Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your ...

Publisher: Gotham Books

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

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 Brother delivers eye-opening answers. Reminiscent of Marian Wright Edelman’s New York Times bestseller, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, Hill Harper’s words will resonate for years to come.

About the Author:

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 administration from the Kennedy School of Government. He was recently named one of People magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive.