Running Without the Ball [Paperback]

Raymond Bird (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2003

The book is a fictional story with genuine implications to the facts of business and socialism in America. The authors intention is to exhibit the fact that to survive in business you must be organized and have a solid financial base. The author wants to make the succinct point that money and power are one. He wants to point out that Black Americans and other minorities do have money but little power and this is directly related to disorganization. His hope is to make people realize that there is a middle ground for power to exist and it doesn't have to take the extreme right or left path. There is a personal battle that takes place within the message but the outcome still punctuates the fact that those with the better organization and financial power, triumph over those lessen dowed. He wants to help people understand that the underdog isn't necessarily the underdog, just a dog that hasn't realized that chasing his tail only leads him in circles.

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About the Author

Raymond C. Bird Born: Feb 12, 1955 Queens, N.Y.C. Family of six moved to the Redfern Projects of the N.Y.C. Housing Authority in 1959. I lived there until 1973. Enough said! At forty-eight years of age, nothing surprises me because there is nothing new. It's has been, it is, and it always will be, all about the money. There has never been and never will be a major issue or conflict in this world that isn't about the money. If you don't know that or believe that, than you are not a true citizen of the planet. My life has taken many turns and I truly have only one regret. I regret that in this book, I had to fictionalize something that should be and could be fact. I dedicate this book to: My two sons, Jabari and Omar. Two messiahs waiting for the message they were chosen to deliver. To all who have truly loved me and supported me and especially those who understand me. To my sister Patricia Bird Landrum, though departed from this existence, she remains a constant inspiration to me. She proved to me that when you're dying, there is only one thing to do, LIVE! Raymond C. Bird

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (July 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410747565
• ISBN-13: 978-1410747563
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,222,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading!, September 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Running Without the Ball (Paperback)

I picked up this book while searching for something different to read. Well, I got my wish. This book has a mixture of suspense, mystery, action, even a little romance thrown in too. All in all, the book kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author!