{"product_id":"mr-jimmy-from-around-the-way-hardcover","title":"Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Blount\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Henry Ferguson doesn't belong here.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After a highly publicized fall from grace, James attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as \"Around the Way.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can't solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and the possibility of redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey is the award-winning author of three novels. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Emancipation of Evan Walls\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the 2020 National Indie Excellence Award for African American fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is also an Emmy award-winning television director and a 2016 inductee to the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. During a 34-year career at NBC News, Jeffrey directed a decade of \u003ci\u003eMeet The Press\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, \u003ci\u003eNBC Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, and major special events. He is the first African- American to direct the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is also an award-winning documentary scriptwriter for films and interactives that are now on display in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2017 and 2018, Jeffrey served as Journalist in Residence and Shapiro Fellow at the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Virginia native, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Communications\/Broadcast Journalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn and raised in Smithfield, Virginia, he now lives in Washington, DC.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.58 x 5.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764451246368,"sku":"9780825310324","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/115520196eeb1b100edaf1a0b13ab2fe.webp?v=1780248659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mr-jimmy-from-around-the-way-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}