{"product_id":"seeking-personal-validation-anece-f-mccloud-9781953397195","title":"Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of An African American, Female, Academic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a memoir written by an African American woman who grew up in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erural south during the late 1930s and 1940s. Being poor and having to confront three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etypes of prejudices-racial, colorism, which is light versus dark complexions within\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Negro race, and poverty-affected her self esteem and feelings of self-worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was of a darker color than most of her relatives and had nappy hair whereas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheirs was straight or loose curls. She dreamed of being a different person and in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat least one instance, she tried to change her personal appearance in a non-sensible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanner that could have been dangerous. ere were also family problems while\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe was growing up that added to her misery. She felt that she did not belong and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas not comfortable in any group in society; that there was nothing of value in her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto contribute to her life or to any one else's. However, she worked hard in school\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehoping to make her family proud. Consequently, she was elected editor of the high\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschool weekly newspaper and editor of the senior class yearbook. She finished high\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschool and college with good grades and married a U.S. Air Force Officer on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevening of their commencement day. In her early twenties, just as her self esteem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas improving, an uncontrollable illness made her feel that she was living between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheaven and hell. is sometimes put a strain on her marriage. However, she and her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehusband loved each other dearly and were blessed with two lovely daughters. She\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever lost her interest in writing. In the mid sixties she took the Famous Writers'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourse and received good critiques. Although she selected Sociology for her Master's Degree, she continued to enhance her writing skills by trying to write impressively when doing business letters, grant applications, reports and other documents. Several professional, academic positions gave her many opportunities to write and helped her reach goals that, as a child, she never dreamed she would be selected for or could accomplish. And in these new positions, helping others gave her fulfillment and insights into what really matters in life.... rough her writings, the reader becomes more knowledgeable about life as a black person and can learn unknown facts about race relations, working in positions that are not well- known by the general public; experiences with sexism, and combating everyday problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anece F. McCloud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953397190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953397195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Litprime Solutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Anece F. McCloud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993664520447,"sku":"9781953397195","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1ea3329-8a6c-4df4-9110-bce72fc8d48d.jpg?v=1683325610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeking-personal-validation-anece-f-mccloud-9781953397195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}