Where Will We Be When We Get Where We're Going?: Thursdays With Mayberry

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Summary: Where Will We Be When We Get Where We're Going?: Thursdays w
Review: Are you concerned about challenging yourself?
Where Will We Be When We Get Where We're Going?: Thursdays with Mayberry by M. Anthony Warren, in my humble opinion is a read that all of us should share and discuss. A well thought provocative discussion of these two gentlemen and their relationship will inspire you, and yet it will be a challenge for you to act upon its content. This book is for the young and old alike; no matter what depth of color, or lack of color your skin may be.
If anything, it will indeed self question your own thoughts and beliefs of human kind, your own culture, whatever race or ethnicity you may belong. We should only become better persons, with and for each other, when we challenge this books content.

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Summary: Must Read
Review: M. Anthony Warren has written an outstanding book about an extraordinary man, Dr. B.D. Mayberry. Mr. Warren's writing style is eloquent and personal. After reading the book I feel as though I know Dr. Mayberry in a personal way. Dr. Mayberry's philosophies on teaching and life are profound and inspiring. This is definitely a book I will read multiple times and will share with individuals that are very important to me. It is a book that will change and shape your mind and your life. Not only is it a Must Read ... it is an Excellent Read.

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Summary: Blessed are the Peacemakers...
Review: Thank you Mr. Warren for introducing the world to Dr. Mayberry. Dr. Mayberry's zeal for life (even at 92 years) and his passion for education are inspiring. What is truly remarkable is Dr. Mayberry's personal philosophy - which is quoted through out the book- I was especially moved by his "peacemaker" attitude. The relationship shared between Mayberry and Warren is a treasure beyond words, yet some how their special bond has been captured on the pages of this book. This book made me want to be a better person.

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Summary: Matt
Review: This book is about the lost word "character." Every club, orgainization, elected officials, police, boy and girl scouts, teachers, principals, professors etc. should read and re-read this masterpiece.

After reading Mr. Warren's book, I looked in the mirror and saw an ugly picture. It took great humility for Mr. Warren to write from his heart. I am glad now that I see people in a diffent light.

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Summary: Thursdays with Mayberry
Review: This book touches upon many issues and subjects, including the wisdom of a 92 year old black man. The power is in the story of how a middle-aged white man, open to new relationships and seeking to learn from others, develops a deep affection and respect for a man many might see only as an aged black man. Through transparency, vulnerability, perseverance, and faithfulness to the relationship building process Mr. Warren reaps the benefits of the development of a very special new friend. Learning from Dr. Mayberry's wisdom, Warren discovers, unexpectedly, that he was racially prejudiced, and must confess to Mayberry and deal with that reality in his own heart and with Dr. Mayberry. It caused me to ask probing questions about my own prejudices, and not just racial ones.

In spite of all the prejudice Dr. Mayberry has experienced in his lifetime, he remains an American optimist particularly concerning cross-cultural relationship and especially black-white relationships. That optimism is reflected in Dr. Mayberry's statement "this is a new day for America". Is it? At the micro level, I am well aware of black-white relationships that are deep and respectful. But is that true at a macro level? I would like to think that it is becoming truer. The reader is invited to ponder that and many other thought provoking ideas from the mind and life of Dr. Mayberry.

Finally this book points, briefly, to the power of, and thus the need for, mentoring as we come to understand that Dr. Mayberry's mentor was George Washington Carver, and Dr. Carver's mentor was Booker T. Washington - great men passing their intellectual and humanitarian legacy onto the next generation. It begs the question for older men and women to ask: What is my legacy? Is it worth passing on? If it is, am I doing it?

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Summary: Thursdays with Mayberry
Review: This book touches upon many issues and subjects, including the wisdom of a 92 year old black man. The power is in the story of how a middle-aged white man, open to new relationships and seeking to learn from others, develops a deep affection and respect for a man many might see only as an aged black man. Through transparency, vulnerability, perseverance, and faithfulness to the relationship building process Mr. Warren reaps the benefits of the development of a very special new friend. Learning from Dr. Mayberry's wisdom, Warren discovers, unexpectedly, that he was racially prejudiced, and must confess to Mayberry and deal with that reality in his own heart and with Dr. Mayberry. It caused me to ask probing questions about my own prejudices, and not just racial ones.

In spite of all the prejudice Dr. Mayberry has experienced in his lifetime, he remains an American optimist particularly concerning cross-cultural relationship and especially black-white relationships. That optimism is reflected in Dr. Mayberry's statement "this is a new day for America". Is it? At the micro level, I am well aware of black-white relationships that are deep and respectful. But is that true at a macro level? I would like to think that it is becoming truer. The reader is invited to ponder that and many other thought provoking ideas from the mind and life of Dr. Mayberry.

Finally this book points, briefly, to the power of, and thus the need for, mentoring as we come to understand that Dr. Mayberry's mentor was George Washington Carver, and Dr. Carver's mentor was Booker T. Washington - great men passing their intellectual and humanitarian legacy onto the next generation. It begs the question for older men and women to ask: What is my legacy? Is it worth passing on? If it is, am I doing it?

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Summary: Where will we be when we get where we're going?
Review: Where will we be when we get where we're going deals with relationships and moral dilemas. Dr. Mayberry is the wise professor, who has educated students in the academics and has shown them how to live productive lives by giving back. The author Mr. Warren has become the late in life student on how to live life. The story brings together history and relationships and how society has changed, in some ways positive, eg. civil rights movement, and other ways negative, the elderly in America and how we toss them aside.

The history aspect of the book, Dr. Mayberry being the student of George Washington Carver, and George Washington Carver, the student of Booker T. Washington reflect one on one education with some of the greatest scientists produced in the US. These men were the backbone of the creation and future of Tuskegee University. They play an important role not only in Black history, but in science. (how likely is this style of education going to happen in American universities today)

The relationships discussed in the book relate to everyone; young and old, red, yellow, black and white, male, female, etc. How am I relating to others and they to me? How do relationships effect the future of our society. This book made me stop and rethink where will I be..

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Summary: Where will we be when we get where we're going?
Review: Where will we be when we get where we're going deals with relationships and moral dilemas. Dr. Mayberry is the wise professor, who has educated students in the academics and has shown them how to live productive lives by giving back. The author Mr. Warren has become the late in life student on how to live life. The story brings together history and relationships and how society has changed, in some ways positive, eg. civil rights movement, and other ways negative, the elderly in America and how we toss them aside.

The history aspect of the book, Dr. Mayberry being the student of George Washington Carver, and George Washington Carver, the student of Booker T. Washington reflect one on one education with some of the greatest scientists produced in the US. These men were the backbone of the creation and future of Tuskegee University. They play an important role not only in Black history, but in science. (how likely is this style of education going to happen in American universities today)

The relationships discussed in the book relate to everyone; young and old, red, yellow, black and white, male, female, etc. How am I relating to others and they to me? How do relationships effect the future of our society. This book made me stop and rethink where will I be..