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02346aam a2200361 i 4500 001 660CB134F0FB11EB95FCE99C4EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210730010010 008 180731s2018 inua 000 1 eng d 020 $a 9781546245995 020 $a 1546245995 035 $a (OCoLC)1046189086 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d HCO $d OCLCF $d ANK $d OCLCQ $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-il 082 14 $a [Fic] 100 1 $a Foster-Graham, W. D., $e author. 245 10 $a Mark my words. $n Book 2 : $b a Christopher family novel / $c by W.D. Foster-Graham. 264 1 $a Bloomington, IN : $b AuthorHouse, $c 2018. 300 $a ix, 331 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a Christopher family novel ; $v 2 520 $a "Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. Starting out with nothing but family, very high intelligence, ambition and drive, he succeeded against the odds. He dealt with racism, discrimination and the naysayers, Black and white, who were convinced he would never make it as an entrepreneur in the 1960s. Opening a fix-it shop in southside Chicago, through hard work and determination he turns it into a multi-million-dollar corporation. He's made his mark. His home is a thirty-room estate. He is among the Who's Who of Black America. His company is listed in the Fortune 500. He is a mover and shaker in the community, and all the connections that accompany it. He faithfully attends church on Sundays. But has he made it? With the advent of his sixtieth birthday, his character, his past and his beliefs come into focus, honor and question as his story is told through the eyes of his family -- including his four LGBT children -- and with it his impact on their lives. The story continues with Marshall, Katie and Tanya ..."--Page 4 of cover 650 0 $a African American capitalists and financiers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a African American businesspeople $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Entrepreneurship $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Millionaires $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Chicago (Ill.) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a Christopher family novel ; $v 2 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211218010138.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=660CB134F0FB11EB95FCE99C4EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search