Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny

Surprisingly good read! My dad bought this book for my brother when he was younger; my brother and I both grew up without our mothers. Recently I've been attempting to heal that mother wound, but there is minimal literature on such compared to the father wound. I remembered this book and decided to give it a read. Now, granted, I'm not a young man, but nonetheless, it was quite helpful; I cried a time or two reading. The slang, although a bit outdated in some ways, does add a personable factor, as intended... My 13yo nephew is going through a similar struggle, so I gifted him the book and he loves it, says it is helping him to learn and grow as a young man. Definitely worth the purchase and I recommend gifting it to a young man, or woman, in need of a little guidance!

Im a white foster dad that puts my effort into understand and relating to the young men i get in my home frequently. Even though as a child myself I went to school in the projecfs of louisville, KY and was one of few kids of my race there. I was still able to go home to the suburbs at night so while i do understand what its like to be a minority in some ways I cant fully understand it all. I like to use this book to identify to the young men that education is key and that that is not just coming from me its coming from many other respected black people in our society, with very straight forward language. This book helps to squash some of the victim mentality and machismo issues that we have faced with the kids. I think it is a great resource along with a few others. I will be reading parts of it out loud with our newest young man that gets here tomorrow and is avaiable for adoption. I hope this book helps him see that what matters most is not the gucci belt he put on his christmas list but the brain he has in his head and the confidence in his worth as a compassionate and caring human.

I ordered this book because I heard Hill Harper on the radio promoting his NEW book. I went on Amazon to pre-order The Conversation & I saw Letters to a Young Sister & Letters to a Young Brother. A friend said she had read both & they were good, so I sent a copy to my little cousins (ages 15 & 19), both of whom thoroughly enjoyed it & couldn't put it down! I think all young women could benefit from reading this book, not just a "sistah!" If you know anyone who is young and impressionable or perhaps you are wondering how to start some conversations, I would highly recommend reading the book together. I'm 29, and I found it both helpful & enlightening. The only drawback I really found was that it seems like there is a lot of name-dropping in the book. Apparently Hill Harper knows A LOT of people--FAMOUS PEOPLE! I don't think that will be an issue for younger readers, though.

Great read

I could only give it a four though because it seems to be directed specifically at black young men and that is a shame...it should be for EVERY young man to read. The reason I say this was I am in college to learn to teach art k. - 12 and as a white person I was given the task of acquainting myself with black culture so i could teach black children, per them, more effectively. I have a young son and 4 brothers, all white, and I can tell you that this is the same advice any color man would give to any color child. I also have cousins who are mixed. OUTSTANDING BOOK. ...and I hope the marketing changes to emphasis our similarities, not our differences. ...I am just speaking to the marketing because Mr. Harper presents men and women of all colors for young people to emulate, including John Kennedy...my black uncle was with Robert Kennedy the night before he died. Mr. Harper your book is just great.

I have read this book, and I personally wish I had the book when i was growing up. This is the type of gudie that would lead a young man to a better path. Too many of young men of color are in trouble and labeled as troublemakers. Here is a guide that a father,uncle or mentor could use to help a young man to develop. The 100 Black Men service organization has a affirmation "What they see is what they will be". This is a great read After re-reading the book, I have purchased the paperback and I'm sending it to my nephew. To Manifest his destiny, I believe thsi book will be intrumental in helping him reach his goal of going to college this year. I also believe if any of my other nephews read the book it will help them along with thier destinies as well. Once again I recomend this book for any father trying to keep his son on the straight and narrow or uncle, big brother or father figure

My teenaged grandson wasn't at all enthusiastic when I gave him this book. Even after I made him read a few pages, and gave him the option of finishing or not depending on if he liked it, he put it down. But then, a few days later, I noticed he was mentioning things in the book and bringing up subjects covered by Mr. Harper. He admitted he had been reading it and it was 'pretty good', which translates to 'excellent'. I like the fact that you can read a few pages or open it to anywhere and just start reading something of interest. It motivates them to go back and start at the beginning so they don't miss anything. It might also give parents a jumping off place to start some needed conversations.

Hill's book is atypical in that he takes a closer look at who young brothers are - through his own experiences, then asks them to look at themselves. He realizes that young males are faced with many factors that emanate from their environment, and although he and his contributors may not be able to address each one, what this work has done is show young men that someone cared enough to spend "5 minutes" to focus only on them. As a post-grad. psychology student, I am keenly aware of the needs that that act alone attend to. We all know someone who needs to hear words of inspiration, motivation and encouragement. It's not only for young men. Get the book. Gift the book! (I got the HC and the audio CD - he sounds great, too.)

Ein Buch was optimal für Jugendliche und junge Erwachsenen ist. Schon fast ein Muss 👍

A nice gift for my God daughter

This book is fantastic. It covers all different issues young females go through such as self esteem, money, education, dating and explains them in a way everyone can understand. There are also views from other people such as Michelle Obama on these different issues so that young females can understand them from different perspectives. This book is fantastic for anyone who needs advice on these different issues. Amazing book well worth buying.

LOVE IT

I bought this book for my son, as i am a single parent and wanted to offer him a male perspective on life. He is 12 soon to be 13 this week and cannot put the book down and reads it everynight before bed. I have read brief extracts just to see if it is okay for his age, even though i think it is written for the older teen years, but at least its an eye opener for young male teens growing up. I would really recommend it to other mothers who would like to buy this for their sons.