God Gave Me Some Bad Advice

By Byron Harmon

Book Overview

Too often, the stories of many men of color's lives today are full of waste, violence, struggle, and self-destruction. But there are many men who grow up in challenging circumstances, with all odds against them, and still find success. God Gave Me Some Bad Advice tells of one such success story. Byron Harmon is still a young man, not yet 40. His story is a powerful and compelling example of how many of the traditional verities of American life--God, family, country--provide touchstones that can bolster every individual growing up in this country. Today the executive producer of the nation's largest local morning news show on WCBS in New York, and the author of three novels, Byron Harmon looks back to tell his story with warmth, generosity, humor, and grace. God Gave Me Some Bad Advice is a touching coming-of-age story and a breakthrough addition to this rising writer's body of work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932841342
• ISBN13: 9781932841343
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Agate Bolden
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Full Circle

Hebrews 11:1 states; "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen." GOD GAVE ME SOME BAD ADVICE by Byron Harmon is a story which is defined by this scripture. Life was no bed of roses growing up in Lake Charles, Louisiana during a time when drugs, killings, rapes, arson and murder were daily occurrences. Walking with Harmon through his life was not an easy task, but one I thoroughly enjoyed. His family unit, though muddled was his source of strengt as well as his undoing. Watching as he transitioned from a smart little boy, to an angry teenager, to a soldier in Desert Storm, to bagging groceries and job hopping as a veteran, to best selling author was astonishing. This is a well written story of a boy becoming a man while overcoming the hard knocks of life. Harmon says this is his life as he remembers it, and what an amazing memory. Details pull you into the halls of Washington Marion High School, juke joints, Bear's, the desert of the Gulf War, and the various news rooms. A well written story which touches all emotions, Harmon has a way of putting one in the middle of his stories. This memoir should be read by boys and men of all races between the ages of fourteen and fifty. I enjoyed revisiting Ft. Riley, Kansas, and Rhein Mein, Germany, places I had been stationed in the early 70's as a military dependent. Reviewed by ToniBonita of The RAWSISTAZ (tm) Reviewers