{"product_id":"a-committee-of-one-how-faith-action-a-purposefull-life-by-opal-lee","title":"*PRE-ORDER (6\/2\/26 RELEASE)* A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = a Purposefull Life by Opal Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Committee of One:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an inspirational memoir\/self-help book from the Grandmother of Juneteenth that will be a testament to the transformative power of resilience, faith, and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2016, then-90-year-old Opal Lee began her Opal Walks 2 DC campaign where she endeavored to walk 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, DC to bring awareness to the cause of making Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. She was convinced that the country needed and wanted the unity that celebrating the abolition of slavery can bring. That it was bigger than Texas. Thankfully, on June 17, 2021, President Joseph Biden passed the bill making Juneteenth a National holiday and Ms. Opal stood alongside the president during this historic occasion, receiving the pen he used to sign off on the law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Committee of One\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes readers on a profound journey through Ms. Opal Lee's life by sharing stories that will reveal a life marked by resilience, faith, and unwavering determination. Drawing parallels to the beloved narrative style of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Committee of One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will weave together personal anecdotes with timely wisdom and offer every reader inspiring nuggets for reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the opening chapters, her narrative unfolds with the kind of raw honesty Ms. Opal is known for. She shares the challenges she's experienced (including the destruction of her childhood home by a white mob when she was twelve and the failure of her first marriage) as well as how those devastations allowed her the room to grow and become the woman she is today. All these stories are a testament to the indomitable human spirit, the fearlessness of our fortitude. The bottom-line goal in every chapter is to impart one significant and invaluable lesson: Adversity, though inevitable, need not define one's destiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heart of the story is Ms. Opal's steadfast commitment to hard work and perseverance. From balancing the demands of motherhood and education to securing career advancements to the activism that led her to be named “The Grandmother of Juneteenth,” she's always tried to embody the transformative power of being steadfast. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Committee of One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful reminder that success is not measured by the absence of trials but by the willingness to confront and overcome them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53037647626556,"sku":"9780063459014","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2005\/files\/811HmFWp5RL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778082687","url":"https:\/\/frugalbookstore.net\/products\/a-committee-of-one-how-faith-action-a-purposefull-life-by-opal-lee","provider":"Frugal Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}