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Title: The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Sampson, Md. Davis, George, Md. Jenkins, Rameck, Md. Hunt, Lisa Frazier Page ISBN: 1-57322-989-X Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Power of Friendship and Positive Competitiveness Display
Comment: "The Pact" is an incredible book! I just finished reading the remarkable journey completed by Drs. Sam Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt. It's an easy, quick read ~250 pages.
If you're not familiar with their story, they are 3 young, African-American men from Newark that establish a pact at 17-years old to become doctors. Over the years, they run into many obstacles (peer pressure, arrest, finances, and family issues) that tend to dissuade so many young people from pursuing their dream. With the "I got your back" support of each other, mentors they encountered throughout their journey, and God they become doctors despite how many people had presumed their future would turn out.
Dr. George Jenkins, probably the most focused in the group, knew at a very young age that he wanted to be a dentist. In high school, the three friends attend a college presentation offering full scholarships to minority students interested in the medical field. Knowing that neither he nor his friends could afford college THIS OFFER would be their ONLY way to attend college...the formation of the pact.
Surprisingly, after completing college and med school, Sam and Rameck were still unsure if they wanted to be doctors. Sam saw business/management as his future and Rameck wanted to be an actor (he'll settle on being a rapper). (If I didn't know the outcome, I would have been in suspense until the bitter end waiting to learn if they became doctors.) The death of an important person in each of their lives confirmed that medically helping others is what they were meant to do in life.
If you're in the education field or work closely with children in your community this is an excellent book to pick up when you...
- feel like what can I do to get through to this person
- need a testimony that success is not by luck but achieved through faith, perseverance, and support from others
- need a roadmap to better mentor a person in need
"The Pact" is an amazing story of inspiration and motivation to get (primarily) black teens to see beyond their environment, current situation, and look ahead with a plan for tomorrow. "The Pact" also displays the need for adults to begin mentoring children before they reach their teens. The book concludes with the doctors providing the "how-to's" to make a pact work.
Rating: 4
Summary: Uplifting!
Comment: There are times that I think my life was or still is hard. Well, I'm a black female who grew up in a middle-class home with two teachers as parents. College was as automatic as sleeping and eating. But, for these young men in the book "The Pact", college was as uncertain as winning the lottery. I always knew that our young black boys growing up in the inner-city had it super hard, but this book allowed me to see another side of our young brothas. They all have dreams as little kids, even though they don't see anyone in their neighborhood to emulate. Somehow, someway, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins all found the determination to succeed and become doctors. Their positive story is proof that just one person can make a difference in a kid's life. Everyone needs someone to look up to; someone to follow.
We all have gifts we can share. Read this book and feel blessed that someone in your life took the time to mentor you and be there for you; not everyone has that in their lives. I am so proud of these young men! Not only are they smart and positive, but they are cute too! What a great combination! God has truly blessed them and their family.
What a refreshing book. Thanks to Tavis Smiley for recommending it on the Tom Joyner Show.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring!
Comment: I was pleased to read a book about three African-American men, from disadvantaged backgrounds, who'd beat the odds.They supported each other through thick and thin, and fulfilled their dream of becoming Doctors.They remained humble and are giving back by helping people who are at a disadvantage. They are positive, beautiful, and successful young men. God has truly gave the three Doctors a great annointing. I wish more people would read this book.I was upset when I read the last page. I did not want the book to end! The Doctors are a true inspiration. May God continue to bless them.
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Title: Gifted Hands by Benjamin S., Sr. Carson, Cecil Murphey ISBN: 0310214696 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 08 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Think Big by Ben Carson, Benjamin S., Sr. Carson, Cecil B. Murphey ISBN: 0310214599 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 08 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Finding Fish: A Memoir by Antwone Q. Fisher, Mim E. Rivas ISBN: 0060007788 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Who Will Cry for the Little Boy? : Poems by Antwone Q. Fisher ISBN: 0060549327 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Finding Fish by Antwone Q. Fisher, Mim E. Rivas ISBN: 0060539860 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 03 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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