"Life is all about making choices" (Road to Barrister: An Urban Monologue, page 61). Every day we wake up, we have a choice. We choose to get out of bed on the right side or the wrong side. We choose whether it will be a good day or bad. We choose whether we are going to be happy or not. Road to Barrister: An Urban Monologue (RTB) by Yusef Poole can help anyone identify those choices; now, this Discussion Book can help evaluate the consequences of those choices. Poole is one of very few guys in his neighborhood with whom he grew up who never sold drugs. Imagine the temptation he had to...

"Life is all about making choices" (Road to Barrister: An Urban Monologue, page 61). Every day we wake up, we have a choice. We choose to get out of bed on the right side or the wrong side. We choose whether it will be a good day or bad. We choose whether we are going to be happy or not. Road to Barrister: An Urban Monologue (RTB) by Yusef Poole can help anyone identify those choices; now, this Discussion Book can help evaluate the consequences of those choices. Poole is one of very few guys in his neighborhood with whom he grew up who never sold drugs. Imagine the temptation he had to...

Road to Barrister: An Urban Monologue (RTB) is an account of the author's journey from a single parent, welfare-assisted household in an inner-city, crime infested neighborhood to the hallowed halls of Yale University, and ultimately to the practice of law. "If I made it, so can you" is the underlying theme through which he describes how to the reader. Much of his work ethic is attributed to his mother who alone raised three children, though temporarily relying on government assistance. Watching her struggle instilled in him a sense that failure is not an option. This inspirational memoir,...