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Images: The Art of Sylvester Peck, Sr.“ART IS A LANGUAGE WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH THE VIEWER THROUGH THE USE OF ELEMENTS ORGANIZED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF ART.” Sylvester Peck, Sr. has been teaching Art for thirty years but considers himself an artist all his life. He is the senior faculty member at Florida A&M University High School. He was born to Marcus and Lucinda Ross Peck and raised in Jefferson County, Florida. He graduated from JCHS in 1978. His art inspiration came early from images from books in his grandfather Mack Peck’s library and later from school Art Encyclopedias. He drew so much that his father made him promise to keep drawing because one day, it would become the source of his income. After graduating from high school, he attended Prairie View Agriculture and Mechanical University in Prairie View, Texas, on a football scholarship and majoring in Commercial Art. Both of his parents passed away within four weeks of him enrolling, and he transferred to Florida A&M University to keep a promi

Loving Andrew: A Fifty-Two-Year Story of Down Syndrome by Romy WyllieIn these pages, a mother recounts the birth of Andrew, her child with Down Syndrome, and how the loss of a second baby to cancer started their whole family’s journey through the maze of parenthood. It tells of the support that Andrew received from his loving parents and siblings as he mastered the skills of life and became a contributing member of society. It’s a book that teaches the age-old lesson about understanding the humanity and value of persons with disability, especially in an age where prenatal testing is shouldering parents with the heart-wrenching decision between terminating a pregnancy or having a less-than-perfect baby. And while opportunities for the acceptance of the disabled have been dramatically improved, the book also challenges readers to reconsider certain attitudes about playing God in the pursuit of flawless genes.A devastating wildfire, which destroyed fifty percent of the houses in her neighborhood in 1993, sparked

Progress through Struggle by Henry R. LeggetteIn this story, Progress through Struggle has been an important part of my life. I moved from mule and tractor plowing on my daddy's farm to repairing the control equipment used by air traffic controllers to control aircraft over my daddy's fields. This was accomplished by prayers and believing and loving God! This is the power in prayer!This book is written about an African American man that was supposed to become a cotton and corn farmer. The main part of the story was to demonstrate how the young man did not allow cotton farming, cutting pulp wood and logs, and other things with low-paying jobs stop him. At the time of my boyhood, these were going things in Kemper and Lauderdale counties. I was one that slipped through the crack!Progress through Struggle started long before I was born with my great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents. You will see my grandparents struggle to make ends meet and then almost fail. I will discuss in this book how I got started a

Billy the Friendly Blue Bird by Jay FowlerDo you have a best friend? I'm sure there is someone who makes you smile just to see him or her. And you know what, this best friend may not even be human.That is the case for a six-year-old boy named Roman in author Jay Fowler's Billy the Friendly Blue Bird. Billy is a treasured member of Roman's family. He helps Roman with his homework. They laugh, play and talk about life's adventures and they enjoy having fun together.Billy the Friendly Blue Bird, based on a true story, shares how you don't have to be alike to be best friends. You just have to like each other and enjoy being together.Billy is a treasured member of six-year-old Roman’s family. They play together. They help each other. They make each other smile, laugh, and enjoy talking about life’s adventures and most of all, have fun together.In this second Billy the Friend Blue Bird adventure, author Jay Fowler introduces a new character, Roman’s friend, Nick.Billy the Friendly Blue Bird and His Outer Space Adve

RUN IN MY SHOES: THE JOURNEY OF UNDERSTANDING RACE AND PREJUDICE IN AMERICA AS SEEN BY AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN by Phillip Bell, Jr. MARun In MY Shoes is a chronological historical account regarding the political and social economic reasons concerning the development of Racism in American History. Written by an author who grew up during the turbulent Sixties/Civil Rights Struggles regarding the Black/White divide. Run In My Shoes highlights the American social economical historical facts and periods that define the American Social adaptations. The author personally highlights his personal social experiment of being the third African American to integrate St. Stephen's school, an elite all white male college preparatory school in the state of Virginia during the late 60's. The author also highlights other pioneers regarding the history of race relations in America in order to show the comparisons and contrasts of the depths of social impacts affecting not only an individual, but America's racial problems, social is

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Harley and George by Wendy CordarHarley the dog loves his life with his person Wendy, a black cat named Cercie, and a little brown mouse named Mousie. But when a rat named George suddenly comes to live with the gang, Harley just can’t stand him! Harley and George teaches us that we’re never too young to learn how to overcome prejudice, and if we can stop judging others, we just might make wonderful friends.About the AuthorWendy Cordar has Schizoaffective Disorder and Anxiety Disorder, and is disabled because of her diagnoses. She has always loved training and working with dogs, so she has gotten her certification as a Certified Dog Obedience Instructor. Cordar plans to open her own business as a professional dog trainer. Cordar loves animals and art.https://www.amazon.com/Harley-George-Wendy-Cordar-ebook/dp/B0D5BGF63F/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZWqTmLym4Q4GV4iMuWhDELuzY-RpLeOQzNUt-B3C1lbngH0NG-YRgUKKS8UYp_ixjZfl1VEgilFnSZWJ1F1pG0-tDvNzScdgI3feiRGPpAGbtCnemBi6gkJtP3T5R2itIfJrg78tnQt7KDVgmDf6ViDzwuZpw2-GMkhtM7

The Rubber Room Volume 2 by Ivan BosankoKatey demanded, "When will I see you again?" Jerry gripped his cane hard till the knuckles on his hand went white with rage. "Better make that never plus ten years!" he shouted.Katey and Jerry are caught up in three Cs: change, commitment, and challenges. They have had their differences over the years, and through the numerous bumps in their mutual happiness, they have always managed to hold onto each other. But when a vicious and vindictive CEO begins plotting to oust Jerry even to the point of physical threats, their happy union is threatened. Can Katey and Jerry save their company from the machinations of an egomaniacal railroad mogul? Will their love manage to overcome the ultimate test? What about you? Can you handle the three Cs in your life? Find out in Ivan Bosanko's thrilling, inspirational novel, The Rubber Room, Volume 2 Ivan Bosanko's critical research has produced his fifth novel, The Rubber Room, which exposed the railroad industry's "century old out-of-th

We Have Met the Pharisee and He Is Us by Duane DebrulerThe premise of the book is that if Christ reappeared today in the same way he first came to us originally, he would reach the same fate. That is, many of his own people would fail to recognize who he is, they would argue with him vehemently, and seek to have him destroyed. Its a collection of essays sharing my experiences on how my divorce led to a deeper understanding of my Christ and Christians which then affected my views on current political issues. Duane DeBruler was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he became a devout atheist at the age of 17. After graduating from the Indiana University School of Business in 1980, he moved to the Chicago area where he began a career as a human resource professional, married his wife in 1988, and had two children. In 1993, the family moved to the Atlanta area where Duane became a devout Christian before his wife filed for divorce in 1996 setting Duane on an emotional, intellectual, and spiritual course th

Shades of Life: Sublime Joy is in Living by Dr. Mohammad Akmal and Vasundhara RaghavanFifteen-year-old Aditya was like any other teenager—busy in school, horsing around with a brother at home, pushing things around in the kitchen to try out daring recipes of his own, cheering lustily at games of cricket and, generally, being boisterous. His parents had begun to wonder whether he’d ever take life seriously. Would he toughen up to withstand the pressures of the outside world?In the winter of 1996, life suddenly got more serious than anyone had wanted. One day, his mother, Vasundhara, took him to see a doctor for a headache that refused to go away despite over-the-counter pain relievers. The ensuing prognosis revealed that Aditya’s kidneys were headed towards complete failure.In this heart-wrenching account, Vasundhara Ramanujan shares more than that worst nightmare of all—a child being afflicted with a life-threatening condition—she relates a story of instinctive courage. She narrates how her family, instead of

Eight Fought to Live: The Story of My AIDS Therapy Group, 1988-1990 by Florence Rosiello, PhD1988: 82,362 gay and bisexual men had AIDS.1989: 100,000 gay and bisexual men had AIDS. 1990: 307,000 gay and bisexual men had AIDS. These are the two years Dr. Rosiello led an AIDS therapy group at Gay Men’s Health Crisis in New York City. Within two years each man in her group passed away from AIDS complications. One of these men was Vito Russo, an AIDS activist and historian. This is the story of eight gay men living with advanced AIDS and one inexperienced fresh out of training psychoanalyst. Each man's intimate story is peppered with Dr. Rosiello's anxiety and her growing awareness regarding the importance of emotional authenticity in psychotherapy. The group members had no spare moments for Dr. Rosiello to use her newly learned psychoanalytic techniques. There was only time to be real. Early on these group members pledged to not die. They pledged emotional support for the life of the group. This pledge held true