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04495aam a2200553 i 4500 001 53F7BFF061B211EE96A426B62DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231003010052 008 230731t20232023nyua e 000 0aeng d 020 $a 1668007134 020 $a 9781668007136 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1391696169 040 $a TOH $b eng $e rda $c TOH $d LPU $d JQW $d YDX $d BDX $d SFR $d OCLCO $d GP5 $d OI6 $d GZD $d SILO 082 04 $a 338/.04092 $2 23 100 1 $a Johnson, Sheila C., $e author. 245 10 $a Walk through fire : $b a memoir of love, loss, and triumph / $c Sheila Johnson with Lisa Dickey. 250 $a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 260 $a New York, N.Y. : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2023. 300 $a 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a I'll catch you -- Perpetual motion -- Fist through the wall -- Music, music, music -- Making a BET -- Family -- Going public -- Gaslit -- Prayer path -- Free -- Becoming the salamander -- "That woman" -- Zero to sixty -- Stars and diamonds 520 $a "The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal journey through love and loss, tragedy and triumph--an inspiring story of overcoming toxic influences, discovering her true self, and at last finding happiness in her work and life. From humble beginnings as a schoolgirl and young violinist in Maywood, Illinois, Sheila Johnson rose to become one of the most accomplished businesswomen in America. A cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, she became an entrepreneur and philanthropist at the highest levels. But that success came at a painful personal cost. Sheila grew up in a middle-class family that encouraged her love of the arts and music. But her idyllic childhood ended at age sixteen when her beloved father announced he was leaving for another woman, an act that shattered her mother and destroyed Sheila's trust. She vowed she'd never be in her mother's position--dependent on a man for her sense of self-worth and for financial security. Yet when she was barely out of her teens, Sheila married a man who would take her right down that same unfortunate path. Filled with sharply drawn, emotionally powerful scenes, Walk Through Fire traces the hardships Sheila faced in her marriage and her professional life. Despite her skills as a violinist and music teacher, as well as her obvious entrepreneurial talent, she had to fight to overcome self-doubt and fears of failure. Sheila vividly details her struggles, including battling institutional racism, losing a child, suffering emotional abuse in her thirty-three-year marriage, and plunging into a deep depression with her divorce. And yet, out of that pain came renewed purpose and meaning. In the third act of her life, Sheila Johnson has not only made her mark as the founder of Salamander Hotels & Resorts and the only Black female co-owner of three professional sports teams, she has also, finally, found true love. Walk through fire is a uniquely American success story. And it is the deeply personal portrait of one woman who, despite heartache and obstacles, finally found herself and her place in the world" -- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Johnson, Sheila C. 610 20 $a Black Entertainment Television $x Employees $v Biography. 650 0 $a Chief executive officers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Businesspeople $v Biography. 650 0 $a Businesswomen $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Success in business $v Biography. 650 0 $a Billionaires $v Biography. 650 0 $a Man-woman relationships $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Success. 650 0 $a Self-actualization (Psychology) 650 0 $a Fathers and daughters. 650 0 $a Broken homes $x Psychological aspects $v Biography. 650 0 $a Depressed persons $v Biography. 650 0 $a Divorced women $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women $v Biography. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Dickey, Lisa, $e author. 941 $a 9 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20240613010647.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20240523010743.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011936.0 952 $l SXPC124 $d 20240215010755.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20240102010524.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20231202011800.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20231202011145.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20231107011100.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20231003013001.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=53F7BFF061B211EE96A426B62DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search