Driven by Hope

Driven by Hope chronicles the life of author Ansu Kamara from his turbulent childhood in Sierra Leone to his coming-of-age in New York City. Kamara was born in a village in rural Africa to loving Muslim parents and, as he grew, he encountered everything from smallpox to snakes and shipwrecks to violent military coups. He made his way to America on a prayer and a student visa, only to face a terrifying case of mistaken identity, and the unexpected challenges of brutal East Coast winters. Even as a very young man, he’d known his destiny awaited for him in America, and he crushed every obstacle thrown into his path so he could get there. Through violence and fear, triumph and tragedy, Kamara fought to unlock success, happiness, and fulfillment in the ‘Land of Dreams.’

His heartwarming tale will inspire and encourage you to chase your own dreams, no matter how improbable they may seem.

Economic Myths and Economic Realities

The world’s ten richest countries have about 60 times the income per capita of the bottom ten. Nobel Prize-winning economists have acknowledged their ignorance regarding the sources of economic growth. This explains why, despite considerable financial assistance, the gap between poorer and richer countries has grown year after year, both globally and within countries like the USA and Europe.

Using straightforward statistical diagrams, this book explains approximately 90% of the variance in income among countries or states. First, it empirically demonstrates what does not work – the myths – from reindustrialization to Keynesianism. Then, it examines the real drivers of growth by evaluating whole countries (public, social and private sectors combined, including the non-working population) as companies, assessing their business administration across areas like marketing, work culture, strategy and operations. After all, numerous multinationals are larger than countries.

The lessons are twofold: First, nothing is more pointless than perfecting the irrelevant. Second, there are no underdeveloped countries, only undermanaged ones (P. Drucker). The wealthiest countries are, overall, the best-run companies.

Eight Fought to Live

1988: 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 for over a year. Blood brothers in their fight to live.

Emotional Freedom with No Fear, No Anger, and No Insecurity

There is an ancient belief that he who rules the self is greater than he who has captured a city. To rule the self, you have to have no fear, no anger, and no insecurities. In Emotional Freedom with No Fear, No Anger, and No Insecurity, over three dozen behaviors, tools, and skills are provided to help you achieve command of the self. You are not an emotionally free person until you have raised your level of consciousness to the extent that it allows you to control the thoughts that come into your mind. We may be advanced technologically, educationally, and intellectually, but we languish at a low, dysfunctional level of social development. The lack of acceptance we find in our social culture has impaired or damaged our self-worth. The opinions that we have of ourselves can have more of an impact on our lives emotionally, physically, mentally, and psychologically than anything else.A lack of understanding of our self has kept us in the dark about our real self. Gaining knowledge and discovering how we function in our relationship with our self and with others will open up a whole new realm and reveal a wealth of information.This enlightenment will allow you to take many different avenues and paths most suitable to you, and reveal answers and solutions about how you should live your life so that you can be the leader of the self who is in charge of the self.

Ending Today’s Chaos And Repairing America

In our modern American society, we find ourselves amidst a disheartening breakdown, where chaos prevails. The dominance of a few corporations stifles diversity across numerous sectors of our economy. Complex and biased laws and tax systems cater to special interests, while the upbringing of many children and the quality of education are skewed towards wealthy areas. Moreover, our online platforms inundate us with fraudulent schemes, adding to the societal disarray.

This thought-provoking book offers a fresh perspective on historical change, presenting the idea that the Western world has undergone three distinct civilizations: the Greco-Roman, the Medieval, and the Enlightenment. With the passing of each civilization, we have witnessed a gradual deterioration of institutions and the erosion of social consensus. Examining the challenges we face today, the book delves into the concept of ‘Justice’ and questions what truly constitutes a fair society. It then presents a range of potential improvements to our current institutions, serving as a temporary measure until a new civilization emerges. Additionally, the book explores America’s place in the global context and delves into the complexities faced by other civilizations experiencing their own periods of institutional breakdown.

By offering a critical analysis of our present state and proposing alternative perspectives, this book provides a guiding light for navigating the turbulent waters of societal transformation. It inspires hope for a future where our institutions can be reimagined, fostering a more just and harmonious society.

Erasable

December 14, 2017

My inner light went out.

Increasing perfectionism and despotism upon the body got me physically and emotionally burned out. Fear was devastating me from within, yet life struggled for another chance to breathe a retrieved inner freedom.

Day one I started writing, and I have never given up since.

Yours,

A.

Experiencing WS

“Experiencing WS is a deeply engaging, exceedingly insightful, and well-written account of the experience and history of acting and directing since the mid-twentieth century. Its originality is manifested in every paragraph; its cumulative impact creates a revolutionary path to the understanding of acting in post-colonial Africa; its fabulous take on the mentor-mentee relationship is so compelling as to lead to an analytical framework on how to teach others. Euba has achieved what is hard to come by: a fact-based, rigorous, and sincere take on African theater situated within a rich historical context in order to understand the complexities of individual characters in their lived realities, along with the politics and culture of watershed moments. This fascinating book will certainly hold the interest of the reader from the very first page to the last.”

— Toyin Falola, Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin; author of Counting the Tiger’s Teeth: An African Teenager’s Story

F**K Fear

F**K Fear is a self-help book that gives readers simplistic and straightforward information on how to use the power within themselves to accomplish a peaceful and successful life. F**K Fear includes information on physical, mental, financial, and emotional well-being in relation to the mind. The life-changing information provokes thoughtfulness and mindfulness. After each section, there are questions that help the reader pause and reflect. Additionally, meditations are included to help reprogram people’s minds for greatness. The title may be a bit vulgar, but it is not half as vulgar as living a depressing, unloving, anxious, broke, bitter life caused by fear. Get past the title and get into the book because this book helps readers achieve their goals using the power of their minds!

Fall from Grace

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

Gautama Buddha

“But remember, nothing comes without a price. Our paths are not mapped; they’re made.”

Priya Ardis

This book recounts the adventures, journey, cataclysmic fall and subsequent redemption of a surgeon. The elements of this novel include an overbearing father, a passive mother, an adventurous childhood, a supportive childhood friend and brothers, an insecure Dean, a paranoid Chairman, a pathologic vixen, a botched surgery, a life-saving surgery, a supportive wife and girlfriend and finally, an understanding of God’s purpose to achieve redemption. The story has many ups and downs and constitutes a ride like few others. Hang on to your seats, readers, as you will bear witness to a man who appeared to have everything, lost nearly everything to poor choices and finally saw the light after facing death in the face. But let me start at the beginning…

Farm Story

Eddie Casson grew up on a farm in a small Indiana town where Church, family, and identity
were the unchanging signposts of an acceptable life. Conventionality was more than just
expected—it was the highest form of success. Art, music, and movies might have their place
here and there, but bonus was for boys to excel at traditional masculine
pursuits. Despite always feeling somehow different and apart from most of everyone else
around him, he worked hard to be the perfect image of a son, brother, and friend. Reared in a
household where perfection and faith were the two pillars of the family, he struggled to
understand his own identity as well as the currents of unhappiness—and change—that were
beginning to swirl around him and the outside world. Finding his way out of the straight jacket
of his past into a different kind of future was a long rock-covered road. He would find that his
choices would hurt people he loved along the way, but he also knew that living his true life
would be the only thing that would make it all worth it. And with a loving and forgiving heart,
he would be able to find his way back to people he loved while stumbling forward into his own
happier future.
This book is a memoir about growing up in Indiana in the ’60s and ’70s as a gay kid and young
man. It is a series of linked portraits and moments that weave the story through. Eddie
worked to really create a sense of what it was like in these particular places in the particular
time. The Midwest in those days had barely entered the modern era and his youth and life had
a truly gothic, otherworldly cast to it. It conveys not just the struggles of his experience, but
the poetry and soulfulness of it as well.

Flying Without Wings

Imagine traveling your life from a three-year-old with an invisible friend, an energy spirit friend that is part of you, showing you the most profound love of existence- a love beyond this world. The feeling of living between two worlds with them, and the knowing that this “true love” exists and will come to you someday, somehow.  Always asking and reaching for it in your physical presence. Kellie recounts her journey and experience of growing up with this unique love. Her knowing she is an old/advanced soul and her struggle to fit into this world and all around her. Feeling the desperation to be accepted like everyone else whilst not realizing the privilege she was born with. Her remarkable account of being born into the “X generation” being guided through the ‘70s and 80s decades that most changed the world – from the spiritual revolution to modern age of technology– hiding her profound experience in a time where high awareness consciousness within the world was limited. The secrets, peer pressure, continual masking to hide her true self – living from fear of judgment and being ostracized rather than truth and love. She will take you on a journey which will leave you on the edge of your seat wondering if in fact, her beautiful energy love did join her in this world. 

Forever True Love

In our modern, fast-paced world, we often find ourselves juggling work, family, and personal commitments. Amidst this whirlwind, it’s easy to lose sight of ourselves and our deepest desires, especially the yearning for a soulmate. To discover true happiness and love, it’s essential to shift our priorities and perspectives. Slowing down, being present, and cherishing the little moments can illuminate the path to profound connections. Just as a garden blooms with a variety of flowers, showcasing nature’s harmonious dance of life and love, our lives too can flourish. Embrace your journey, let love lead the way, and step forward without fear of the unknown.