{"product_id":"arusha-lee-mcqueen-9781735236933","title":"Arusha: Poems \u0026 Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eMan did not make this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan cannot break this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen life hands you lemons, you paint that shit gold. Many\u003cbr\u003eresidents of the United States who traveled outside their\u003cbr\u003eborders for a vacation against racial, socio-political, and\u003cbr\u003eeconomic violence in 2020 brought gold spray paint, glitter, \u003cbr\u003econfetti, and ribbons with which to bedazzle their lemons.\u003cbr\u003eAfrica called me, I answered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn my own journey, I turned towards the unknown, which\u003cbr\u003emeant either adventure and excitement or disaster and\u003cbr\u003econsequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, faced with a dilemma, I solved the riddle. I decided\u003cbr\u003eevery day would be adventure and excitement. Any disaster or\u003cbr\u003econsequence would become an opportunity to learn from what\u003cbr\u003elife decided to show me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd once I made up my mind on this, the four-year reign of\u003cbr\u003eterror in my life otherwise known as writer's block finally\u003cbr\u003elifted and allowed me passage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe humans are social creatures, not islands. Even the\u003cbr\u003eloners and introverts cannot survive inside a vacuum with\u003cbr\u003etheir sanity intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world is a better place when we live and thrive in\u003cbr\u003eharmony. Thank you to those who made my world a better\u003cbr\u003eplace to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee McQueen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735236934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735236933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee McQueen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Lee McQueen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616613200127,"sku":"9781735236933","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a3f57a3-2ec4-4767-b320-ddfed10e6e6e.jpg?v=1703021317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arusha-lee-mcqueen-9781735236933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}