Book Giveaway: Lifelines-The Black Book of Proverbs
November 25, 2009 by WeParent
It’s Kwanzaa time! It’s Kwanzaa time! Well, really, it’s not. But, we’re getting started early.
In the Kwanzaa tradition of giving away homemade and educational gifts, we’re excited to give one lucky WeParent reader a hardcover copy of the new Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs by our dear friend Askhari Johnson Hodari and her co-author, Yvonne McCalla Sobers.
Lifelines is a treasure of short witty wisdom from all over the globe. The book includes clever, pointed and even poetic guidance for all areas of life like:
- Birth and Parenting: “When a yam does not grow well, do not blame the yam; it is because of the soil.” (Ghana)
- Marriage: “Getting married is nothing: it is assuming the responsibility of marriage that counts.”(Haiti)
- Money Problems: “The poor person does not experience poverty all the time.” (Ghana)
- Peace and War: “To engage in conflict, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews. (Kiswahili)
And, yes, we believe, even co-parenting. Beginning next week, in fact, we’ll be highlighting Lifelines that we believe offer guidance for co-parenting. So, look for and heed those words of wisdom in some of our upcoming posts. You can also receive Daily Lifelines from the authors right in your inbox.
To enter to win your very own copy of Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs, just leave a comment here with your own words of wisdom no later than 11:59pm EST on Friday, December 18, 2009. Winners will be announced here on WeParent.com.
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- Purchase a copy of Lifelines: The Book of Black Proverbs, and send us a copy of your email confirmation to contests at WeParent dot com.
There you go! Five chances to win! The winner must be a US or Candian resident or have an US mailing address.
Good luck!
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Benita G. on Tue, 15th Dec 2009 9:35 pm
This book sounds great. The proverbs and adages sound witty and thoughtful. I would love to read and ponder these sayings.
I hope I’m lucky1 My fingers are crossed.
Thanks for the possibility.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Jaliya on Thu, 17th Dec 2009 8:59 am
These aren’t my words of wisdom but among my favorites–”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Marianne Williamson
mskayz on Thu, 17th Dec 2009 5:13 pm
On lending money – “Mark it in ice.”
Allyse on Thu, 17th Dec 2009 11:57 pm
I had a conversation with someone today who really inspires me. I told him that whether he knows it or not people are watching him and will be inspired. So my words of “wisdom” are these:
We need to encourage our children, our people, each other, to dream. Vision gives life to future generations. However, dreaming is safe. Achieving is not. Don’t just teach people how to dream, but teach them how to make it a reality. Transforming vision into reality is faithful process. Have faith in the dreams of others even in the midst of setbacks. Have faith in your own ability to achieve the unthinkable. Then do it.