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Barbershop Library

Barbershop Library

Our goal is to bring the addictive joy of reading to a child near you through our partnership with local barbershops. 

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https://barbershopbooks.org/

 

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Malcom Little (X)

8th grade dropout

drug addict (reefer& cocaine)

  • shoe shine (@ clubs)
  • sandwich boy (on train)
  • drugs (reefer mostly)
  • sex (connected johns w/specialty workers)
  • armed robbery (sex clients)
  • gambling (played the numbers)

hated whites other then the on he dated prior to his Hajj to mecca

physically abusive to women

murdered by members of his old temple

 

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Proverbs 29

[29:11] A fool speaks all of his mind; but the wise holding back quiets it.

Proverbs 29

A man of reproofs who hardens (his) neck suddenly shall be shattered and not will be healing. When increased the righteous, rejoice the people; but when rule the wicked sigh the people. A man who loves wisdom gladdens his father; but a friend of harlots wastes wealth. A king by justice establishes a land, but a man (taking) bribes tears it down. A man who flatters on his neighbor, a net spreads for his steps. By transgression a man evil (is) a snare but the righteous sing and rejoice. knows The righteous the plea of the weak; but the wicked not do discern knowledge. Men of scorn puff against a city; but the wise turn away anger. (if) a Man wise disputes with a man foolish, even if he shakes or laughs and is no rest. Men of blood hate the blameless; but the upright seek his soul. all of his spirit bring out A fool; but the wise holding back quiets it. A ruler who listens to a word lying, all his ministers (are) wicked. The poor and a man of injuries meet together, (but) enlightens the eyes of both of them Jehovah. A king who judges with truth the weak his throne forever shall be established. The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a youth sent off causes shame to his Mother. When are multiplied the wicked, increases transgression; but the righteous their fall shall see. Correct your son and get you rest, and it will give delight to your soul. Where is no vision, are let loose the people. And the keeper of the law, blessed is he! by words not is corrected A servant; though he discerns, there is no answer. Do you see a man hasty in his words? More hope for a fool than of him! He who pampers from youth his servant also in his later days shall he be (his) successor. A man of anger stirs up contention, and a master of fury abounds in transgression The pride of man brings him low; but the humble spirit of takes hold of honor. He who shares with a thief hates his soul; an oath he hears, but not does tell (it). The fear of man brings a snare; but he who trusts in Jehovah is set on high. Many are seeking the face of the ruler but from Jehovah (is) the judgement of each man. (is) hateful to the righteous A man unjust and (is) hateful to wicked the upright way.

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audio librum

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Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Publisher’s summary

George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words. It is an account of the bold struggle that transforms Mr. Jones’ Manor Farm into Animal Farm, a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that bears an insidious familiarity. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is re-established with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others. Buy @ Audible
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Publisher’s summary
“Who is John Galt?” is the immortal question posed at the beginning of Ayn Rand’s masterpiece. The answer is the astonishing story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world and did.

As passionate as it is profound, Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential novels of our time. In it, Rand dramatizes the main tenets of objectivism, her philosophy of rational selfishness. She explores the ramifications of her radical thinking in a world that penalizes human intelligence and integrity.

Part mystery, part thriller, part philosphical inquiry, part volatile love affair, Atlas Shrugged is the book that confirmed Ayn Rand as one of the most popular novelists and most respected thinkers of the 20th century.

©1957 Ayn Rand, renewed 1985 Estate of Ayn Rand (P)2000 HighBridge Company

Abridged Audiobook
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Classics – Literary – Adventure

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Pretty Ugly Poem

I’m very ugly

So don’t try to convince me that

I am a very beautiful person

Because at the end of the day

I hate myself in every single way

And I’m not going to lie to myself by saying

There is beauty inside of me that matters

So rest assured I will remain myself

That I am a worthless, terrible person

And nothing you say will make me believe

I still deserve love

Because no matter what

I am not good enough to be loved

And I am in no position to believe that

Beauty does exist within me

Because whenever I look in the mirror I always think


Am I as ugly as people Say?


(now read bottom up).



By Abdullah Shoaib


single stanza of text

Rhyme Scheme: None

Metrical Pattern: None

Style: Free Verse

Techniques: alliteration, enjambment, & anaphora

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Welcome to Holland

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this……
When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip – to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome to Holland.”
“Holland?!?” you say. “What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy.”
But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around…. and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills….and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy… and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say “Yes, that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned.”
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away… because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.
But… if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things… about Holland.

by Emily Perl Kingsley

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The Nightingale Pledge

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.

Florence Nightingale, modified version of the Hippocratic Oath
Detroit, Michigan 1893

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blessing prayer

Jehovah God, heavenly father, creator, and king of the universe. We come before you as two broken and hurting children praying for your blessing of peace and joy. We are willingly giving ourselves to you and wish for your will in our lives. We know it was your will for our lives to cross on our earthly journey and we now wish to know what your eternal will for us is.

We pray that if it is not your will for us to be together that you will remove the tether between us so we may have peace in finding the ones you have created for us. But, if it is your will for us to be together we pray that you will strengthen the bond by weaving a marriage braid out of our souls with your holy spirit as the binding force. A braid so perfectly designed in your spirit that it will hold the test of time because it is your blood that will bind us.

Father, I also ask that you will continue to provide us with the opportunity to build up each other. That all things we say and do to and for each other be to glorify you and to help the other evolve into the child of Christ they were meant to be. That even the things that feel like they are meant to destroy and tear down are in fact the gifts of love to help each other heal and grow closer to each other my becoming closer to you.

And if it is not your will for us to be together I pray for a blessing on my sister in Christ. I pray that she may finally meet the man of God you have designed for her. I ask that you bless them with an abundance of healthy children and a long joyful life together united in you.

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my Queen’s list

she must be a sister in Christ

she must be willing to be the mother of my children

she must be able to deal with and work with me on my problem areas

she must have the intelligence to mesmerize me with her mind and tongue

she must be athletic & healthy

she must communicate with me and let me know when we have a problem and go to counseling if needed

she must never lie to me

she must be willing to fight for our marriage

she must be willing to Love me

she must be my best friend

she must dance with me

she must be willing to share her past, present, and future with me

she must pray for me daily