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In How to Beat the Odds: Be Driven, Eddie Maddox, Ph.D. shares wisdom keys that catapulted him from an African-American youth from a low-income family to becoming one of the top one percentile earners in the United States.
Far away from fast food chains and Starbucks coffee, with no access to Amazon Prime and 24-hour fitness centers, experience life set in a simple, yet beautiful village in Tanzania, East Africa. In The Absence of Excess, Natasha T. Brown takes us on a spiritual journey where the heart of God is revealed in the simple truths of this rich African culture and its powerful and authentic Christian tradition.Through the stories, people, and spiritual lessons, you will be forced to confront your own ideas of God, simplicity, prosperity, love, and surrender. Regardless of your faith background, The Absence of Excess will warm your heart and inspire your soul through stories of hope, love, friendships, and simplicity.Could you survive without your everyday luxuries? Could you live in a remote African village for six months? What happens when Western world excess meets Eastern world simplicity? Confront these realities and more in The Absence of Excess, a book that is sure to leave a deep impression on your soul for many years to come.
Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from former singer and songwriter nicknamed 'Meko' goes beyond the allure of superstar status to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop and R&B music industry. Meko's journey is filled with physical and emotional abuse from her son's father, a Grammy Award-winning music producer, to signing bad music contracts, to the excessive use of drugs, exotic dancing, and sex trafficking.As a survivor of child molestation, depression, and domestic violence, Meko guides you through her process of hope, healing, forgiveness, and moving forward. By sharing her story she hopes to shed light on the music industry and help artists avoid the same pitfalls she encountered. She encourages entertainers to learn from her mistakes of not having legal representation, owning their masters, and copyrighting their music. Meko's book is a powerful testimony about how she bounced back to become the boss of her life again.
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