Inspire

[close] The other day at work during my break, I took out a book to read. A couple of coworkers/ friends that I regularly sit with had made remarks about how reading was mature. While, I can see their thought process towards that. Later, I thought about how increasingly our modern world is constantly connect to technology and social media. I am creating this group as an initiative to inspire others and our next generation to be #beareader. It is my hopes that this group will inspire others to pick up a book and to read stories that move and inspire others in their daily life. Join us to help make a literate tomorrow!

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[close] Nipsey Hussle was a talented rapper and an activist. But he was also a self-made scholar. Nipsey loved to read books, and he read often. His fans and friends put together a list of all the books that the rapper was reading before he left the world. The list was compiled based on interviews, and his friend's statements. Here's the full list: The Art & Science of Respect by James Prince BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME BY TA-NEHISI COATES BLOOD IN MY EYE - GEORGE JACKSON CODED LANGUAGE BY SAUL WILLIAMS THE ART 8 SCIENCE OF RESPECT BY JAMES CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM BY JOHN MACKEY B RAJENDRA SISODIA THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE BY TA-NEHISI COATES THE FIRE NEXT TIME BY JAMES BALDWIN CONTAGIOUS BY JONAH BERGER THE FOUR BY SCOTT GALL CREATIVE SELECTION BY KEN KOCIENDA 4. ii_ THE INVISIBLE MAN BY H.G. WELLS CULTURE VULTURE BY KENYATTA GRIGGS AND DAMON DASH ... THE LOST BOOK OF ENOCH BY DAVID HUMPHREYS FOOLS BY RANDOMNESS BY NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB THE ONE DEVICE BY BRIAN MERCHANT THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON BY GEORGE S. CLASO SON HEAL THY SELF BY QUEEN AFUA HOW TO EAT TO LIVE BY ELIJAH MUHAMMAD INVISIBLE INFLUENCE BY JONAH BERGER THE SECRET BY RHONDA BYRN THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR BY SAM GREENI LAW AND ECONOMICS OF VERTICAL INTEGRATIONS AND CONTROL BY DAVID KASERMAN THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH BY FRANTZ FAN MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND BY CLAUDE BROWN THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING BY AL RIES LAURA RIES MESSAGE TO THE BLACK MAN IN AMERICA BY ELIJAH MUHAMMAD NO MAN IS AN ISLAND BY THOMAS MERTON ORIGINALS BY ADAM GRANT POWER VS. FORCE BY DAVID R HAWKINS POWERNOMICS BY CLAUD ANDERSON THREE M RDS BY UELL STANLEY ANDER REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE BY HUEY P. NEWTON SACRED WOMAN BY QUEEN AFUA SEIZE THE TIME BY BOBBY SEALE STEVE JOBS: A BIOGRAPHY BY WALTER ISAACSON THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER BY TA-NEHI I COATE SOUL ON ICE BY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER

[close] ~If reading makes you laugh at loud Or fills you with emotion, And every novel you complete You guard with with fierce devotion,~ ~If you love writing poetry Because you can't stop rhyming, If creativity's a mountain, And you can't stop climbing,~ ~If stories collect in your mind Because you can't stop writing, If books are piling on your shelves And you find that exciting,~ ~If you feel like painting the world And you believe in art, If you're ready to dance and sing With wonder in your heart,~ ~If you are seeking greater things Accept our invitation, Join the friends and fiction, And be an inspiration.~ This group is for creative, fun people who like to write, read, laugh, dream, and inspire. So if you're a true writer, a dancer or a singer, an artist or a reader, or if you're an awesome doughnut who wants to be with hilarious, daring, and complex people who want to share their talent and shining personality, come in and take a seat! ☆☆Have a good time, stars of the world!☆☆