THESE DYNAMIC BOOKS ARE SURE TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS

"Dear Maurice,Reading your book made me smile & nod to myself. It was everything I imagined with a few surprises, of course. You have always been a strong, creative, hard working Black man- even as a young lad. You came from poor but you will never be poor. You will always be able to put food on the table and a roof over your head. Your children will never understand the trials and tribulations that made you stand strong today while “Waiting for the Next Round". Our youth today can learn from your example of turning lemons into sorbet not just lemonade. No matter what, you never shirked your responsibilities either. Fighting our personal demons only makes us stronger. I've fought mine and you've fought yours. We are both living proof that God has a plan for us. In this book you revealed a lot - like peeling an onion- layer by layer. It all adds up to you. We both have watched people that have wronged us in life crumble. Not that it gave us pleasure to watch their demise but we knew the eventuality of it all from the beginning. You have created a book from which much can be learned if the mind will listen. There are lessons and there are warnings to be taken from your experiences. To all of your readers: read slowly, read for a long time and most of all read very carefully. Congratulations on a most worthy piece of literature."- Carryl Cole 

"I enjoyed your book. Ready for the Next Round: Tapping the Power Withinshould be read by everyone in my senior class. Your book gave me hope andinspired me to never give up no matter what curve ball life throws." - HarveyD. Long

"Maurice Hamilton's book Ready for the Next Round: Tapping the Power Withinwill inspire, entertain, and captivate those who read it. No matter your age,your race, your gender, your background -- you will find life lessons in thisbook, and those lessons will stick in your mind. A good read!" - Dinah Peterson, retired high school English teacher 

"Ready for the Next Round: Tapping the Power Within is really three odysseysin one. This story and its unique perspective of the post war migration to thenorth and the families adaptation to the realities of that experience. Thisstory is a story of overcoming and the coming of age of a young man faced withthe challenges of the nascent civil rights era. 

It truly is an engaging story of the urban experience minus the sensationalismof the glorification of the ghetto life. It’s a must read for all; especiallyeducators." - Raphael Jackson History Department Bethune Cookman University ​

"I have just completed reading your book, Ready for the Next Round: Tapping the Power Within. My conclusion is that this book is a human portrait of the principle of tenacity and perseverance in adversarial circumstances. You have being knocked down many times in your eventful life; however you did not allow yourself to be knockout. You illustrate the principles that champions don’t stay down. Well Maurice, hope that after reading this book, others will be inspired to go through life’s’ storms with the same courage you have demonstrated here."- Andre Thomas, Leadership and Strategy ConsultantBishop Andre Thomas-Igniting World Changers, President

"In the tradition of the Autobiography of Malcolm x and Down These Mean Streets, the author chronicles a life filled with struggle and reward, emotional bondage and beauty, and destruction and transformation. Ready for the next round is colorful and thoughtfully written in a style that makes the portrait easily accessible. This contribution is affirmation for us all!"-James Dixon Educational Consultant

"Hello Maurice.This is Barbara, I found your book: "Ready for the Next Round." an easy read with a nice rhythmical cadence. Thank you for sharing the message that one should never give up."- Barbara PinsonMedia coach

In the tradition of the Autobiography of Malcolm x and Down These Mean Streets, the author chronicles a life filled with struggle and reward, emotional bondage and beauty, and destruction and transformation. "Ready for the Next Round" is colorful and thoughtfully written in a style that makes the portrait easily accessible. This contribution is affirmation for us all!- James DixonEducational Consultant