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Persuading the Unpersuadable

By Adam Grant

When leaders lack the wisdom to question their convictions, followers need the courage to persuade them to change their minds.

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This Mechanic Quit His Job to Go to Med School in His 40s

Starting med school in your 40s is daunting, but it's never too late to chase your dreams. Carl Allamby made a midlife career change after 25 years as a mechanic. He decided to trade his socket wrench for a stethoscope and chase his dream of becoming a doctor.

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2019
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Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare

This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled, Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare.

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James H. Cone
2012
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Dreams: Howard Thurman & Martin Luther King, Jr.

Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr.: two giants in BU's proud history of tolerance.

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Howard Thurman
2013
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Natural Bravery: Fear and Fearlessness as a Direct Path of Awakening

Fear is something that's such a part of our lives that it doesn't seem it would be possible to live without it. This book disputes that claim in a powerful way.

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Gaylon Ferguson
2016
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Project Fatherhood: A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America’s Toughest Communities

In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles, a neighborhood long burdened with a legacy of racialized poverty, violence, and incarceration.

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Jorja Leap
2016
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Black Women Lead the Way on the Set of Raising Dion | Netflix

There's so much power in having Black women on set.

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Charlese Antoinette
2019
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Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace

In this companion volume to her bestselling book Acts of Faith, Iyanla Vanzant discusses the “valleys” that cause stress and imbalance for women and explains how women can cleanse their minds and promote a healthy foundation for living in the modern world.

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Iyanla Vanzant
1996
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