About this title: In his first book for adults, the award-winning, "New York Times"-bestselling author sparks honest dialogues about the crisis in African-American relationships.
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781592404759ISBN:1592404758
Description: In his first book for adults, the award-winning, "New York Times"-bestselling author sparks honest dialogues about the crisis in African-American relationships. read more
"This is a great book that all Black men and Women should read. Hill Harper digs deep to find the understanding to the struggles that black couples face and focuses on the root of why we have such a hard time understanding eachother."
"The Conversation is a call to the African American community to repair the state of the Black male and female relationship. Hill Harper did a wonderful job addressing the issues we face as a community with our relationships, but not only did he address issues, Hill Harper gave valuable solutions that we can start putting into practice immediately.
I love that the book was not one sided; addressing only the male or female. There was so many nuggets in the book that I cannot name them all, but one that I will share is this, " I believe that finding good relationships means first giving good love to ourselves. And I believe that when we give good love to ourselves, we will not settle for less that a righteous and fulfilling relationship." That statement right there for me was awesome. Self love is one of the things I am working on and I find myself settling too often, but the answer to having a great relationship is found in self love.
Another key to the success of this book is Hill Harper's transparency. I was shocked to see how open he was about his life, but Mr. Harper stepped to the plate. He knows that if he was going to address his community with this call to action that he had to be open and honest about his life. He took a look at the man in the mirror as changed his ways. Being willing to make a change in his own life gives him the authority to asked his fellow brothers and sister to do the same. I find this commendable that Mr. Harper would accept the challenge to address his people and take a step in trying to fix a problem plaguing our generation."
"Easy-to-read book that focused on CONVERSATIONS w/both single and married men and women about romantic relationships. (Not clinical at all, which I find more interesting) Definitely a good read for those who don't have these types of conversations with their mate/friends often. For those of us who remain engaged in understanding how relationships evolve (or dissipate), reading it helps determine if what is said and hear are universal statements.
Hill even opens up about his personal pitfalls when dating. He also talks about how he finally opened himself up enough to have an honest, intimate relationship with his "current". He ends the book with three (3) recommendations to a happier, fuller dating experience when looking for the "One". Can't say it's new or groundbreaking. However, it is worth the "reminder" as we sometimes forget what is important.
Good read to find out more about what others think AND to discover more about how your habits may have caused you to make mistakes in the past.
More for singles than couples though, even though both can use it as a reference tool."
"This is an excellent book and should be in the personal library of every African American. Mr. Harper explores how male/female relationships among African American have devolved into its chaotic and inoperable state as well as what we need to do to restore the cornerstone of our community, the black family. A very interesting read which is as much of a personal journey for the reader as it was for Mr. Harper. I highly recommend!"
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