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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

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Author: Ron Suskind
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book

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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1

ISBN: 0767901266
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.8092
EAN: 9780767901260
ASIN: 0767901266

Publication Date: May 4, 1999
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A Beautiful Mind July 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Ron Suskind's A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League is reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash. In "A Beautiful Mind," our hero, John Nash, faces and fights his own demons to finally succeed and excel in the Ivy League world. In "A Hope Unseen," our hero, Cedric Jennings, fights and faces demons of societal injustice to finally succeed and excel in the Ivy League world. br /br /Suskind's riveting narrative of Jenning's ascension from inner city life to Ivy League life paints a portrait of the contrasts between cultures like few other books ever have or ever could. More importantly, it tells the story of moving beyond suffering to a place of hope through persistence and resilience based upon Christian faith, maternal wisdom (mother wit), and the inspiring tradition of African American music.br /br /Reviwer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction , Soul Physicians, and Spiritual Friends.

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Book! February 6, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is an awesome book that I would have never read if it weren't required by one of my classes! Even though I paid for standard shipping, the book arrived quickly! I am very pleased with my purchase from this company.

5 out of 5 stars

Hope is seen January 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Moving story about a young man struggling through life in the inner city, who through grace, faith, determination and hardwork achieves the dream. The story follows him through high school and college. Outstanding novel for anyone to read, but especially for young black males.

3 out of 5 stars

Inspiring, but I'm not a fan of Suskind's style January 3, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful

I read A Hope in the Unseen recently and found it to be an uplifting story which had the potential to create awareness about DC's inner-city schools - but that's where it stopped. br /br /I had been hoping for a bit more research within the story on the inner-city situation and proposals for its improvement, but I was let down in the face of a lot of needless detail which I did not care about and which had no lasting impact on me. The book is a nice story, but I finished it feeling as though I had not really learned anything new and although the book had a personally inspiring effect, its value as a tool for social activism is not there. That doesn't in any way make it a bad book, but it certainly could have been better, perhaps in the vein of Ted Conover's work - a combination of research, storytelling, and activism together. br /br /I didn't feel that paragraphs devoted to such things as what CD Cedric happened to be holding were relevant, and was generally irritated by their inclusion. Suskind's "invisible author" perspective bothered me greatly, and could have been better handled in a different fashion. Those things said, the book was indeed a nice story - but it just could have been so much more.

5 out of 5 stars

A poignant and insightful story June 14, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

What does it take to overcome great obstacles and find the best in oneself? The author found a young man named Cedric Jennings to explore this question. The author observes Cedric's life in a uniquely honest way. We are able to experience first-hand the often painful and complicated emotions of young people who grow up in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods and broken homes. The day to day experiences of these young people often necessitate the need to focus on emotional and financial survival, rather than intellectual pursuits or personal aspirations.br /br /Cedric is unique not only amongst his peers in the inner city, but he is unique amongst people of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Cedric has an implicit trust in his own self-worth that allows him to hope for a better life without having to see proof that a better life is achievable. Through his faith in God, himself and the steadfast love of his mother Cedric pursues the American Dream. The author, however, does not sugar-coat Cedric's accomplishments, but instead presence them honestly as a series of hard fought battles. Once Cedric makes it into the Ivey League we see that he still has to battle the difficulty inherent in the level of study he has undertaken, and the survivors guilt associated with leaving his old life to enter something with which his family and old friends are unable to identify. br /br /A Hope in the Unseen is an honest portrayal of a remarkable and inspiring young man. br /

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