{"product_id":"beat-of-a-different-drum-dax-devlon-ross-9781401307844","title":"Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life","description":"In a series of insightful, probing interviews, Dax-Devlon Ross gives voice to the less-acknowledged realms of the black experience and gives us all new role models of courage, iconoclasm, and creativity. Ross, an inner-city schoolteacher who eschewed a career in law, became aware of the need for a book like this one when he came to his own career crossroads. To write it, he criss-crossed the country and even traveled to Europe, talking to black Americans who have stepped outside their comfort zones and found lives that no one had ever imagined they'd lead. In \u003ci\u003eBeat of a Different Drum\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll meet: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisa Stevens, the zoo curator who cares for the pandas at the National Zoo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnathon Lee Iverson, the first black Ringling Brothers Circus ringleader \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJair Lynch, an Olympic athlete and real estate entrepreneur \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames McLurkin, an inventor and robotics researcher \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay Hill, a brewmeister who left a lucrative career to start his own beer company \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUchenna Smith, who, at 25, began running her own school with the KIPP-Sankofa program \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJake Lamar, an expatriate novelist \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike Ladd, an M.C., producer, and professor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Collins, a former Principal turned sailor turned world-renowned chef \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStacey Barney, a schoolteacher turned book editor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e. . . as well as many others, each of whose stories has something unique to teach us about the search for meaning in one's lifework, and the challenges that we must still face when we march to the beat of a different drum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dax-Devlon Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1401307841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401307844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.26w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 134","brand":"Dax-Devlon Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424296943871,"sku":"9781401307844","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b4d8ed8-23d5-4f9a-a3df-9564b99721e9.jpg?v=1761529440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beat-of-a-different-drum-dax-devlon-ross-9781401307844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}