An Unexpected Hero? Dead Giveaway?: Chuck Brings Us To HIS World

"How ridiculous can you be?"..."Oh, that's just stupid!"..."Aw, what a cool dude."... "He said what?!"... "He did whaat?!"..."Poor thing!"

Yep, those were a few of many phrases I said aloud as I laughed, cried, got angry, and laughed again, while reading Charles (Chuck) Ramsey's story:  "Dead Giveaway: The Rescue, Hamburgers, White Folks and Instant Celebrity...What You Saw on TV Doesn't Begin to Tell the Story..."

A coined hero, Chuck was a key player in the rescue of three women who were kidnapped 11 years ago, on Cleveland, Ohio's westside. Chuck tells his story in a way that only HE could; rough around the edges, insanely outlandish, plain, and honest!

I went on a mental and emotional rollercoaster ride; Chuck's antics blindsided me with irritation, and tears filled with laughter, as he accounts the chain of events in his life before, during, and after the rescue of Michelle Knight, Gina DeJesus, and Amanda Berry. 

There are alot of words that many use to descibe this read, and Chuck makes no apologies about his delivery. It "satisfies" so many sensations that I can't help but call it entertaining!  

I must add that you'll be surprised by Chuck's colorful background, and journey.  This book reminds us that as humans, we have multiple facets, flaws, and great things about us.

While he's so called an "unlikely" or "unusual" one, I'm proud to simply call Chuck an AMERICAN Hero!

Book Link: Dead GiveAway

By T. James-Sykes

Michelle Knight Tells Her Story & Reclaims Her Life

Tears flow down my face as I watch a DVR'd episode of Dr. Phil.  A year since her escape, Michelle Knight's strength and dignity softly explodes through the t.v. screen. 

I purposely saved watching the show until after I read her book "Finding Me:  A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed".  I was deeply moved by Michelle's will to stand firm, to move forward, and to heal from the devastating ordeal she lived for 11 years of her life.  Compelling.

Michelle takes you with her as she reveals some details of her childhood, the people she encounters, the hell hole in which she lived, the torture that she endured, and the awakening of her new life. Michelle paints a picture so vivid that I felt like a fly on the wall.  While reading, I watched her suffer, I saw her write in her journals, I was there during her spiritual awakening with God, and I saw her inner light shine. 

I've never met her, but I feel as if I actually know this woman.   She is talented, She is real, She loves love, She is spirited, She is inspiration, She is a beacon, She is a butterfly, SHE is Lillian Rose Lee!

By T. James-Sykes