Above the Victim Mentality -- New Inspirational Memoir About the Courage to Confront and Overcome Life's Obstacles

Another heroine choosing to succeed!

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov 18, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- For determined and highly motivated individuals, life's obstacles are just challenges to be overcome. There are obstacles such as physical impediments that one is born with that take great courage to overcome. Other obstacles are man-made and institutionalized by segments of society that harm targeted groups and individuals. They may take the form of racial, ethnic, gender, and other forms of discrimination. In either case, overcoming such obstacles takes great courage.

Keep Getting Up is the first book of its kind written by a courageous black woman about her career in public service. It's about author and diplomat Ann L. Stanford's 40-year journey of finding her place on the world stage as an accomplished and talented professional. In the sheltered environment in Kansas in which she grew up, her parents, her school teachers, and her community failed to prepare her for the truth of the Black Experience in America. When she stepped out onto the world stage at age 17 determined to make her mark on the world, she crashed into the wall of racial discrimination that shattered her belief system and rocked her self-confidence.

Prejudice was a terrible setback, but she rapidly educated herself about what life for Blacks in America was all about. She then developed strategies to overthrow all racial and gender barriers placed in her path. She triumphed over countless obstacles along her international journey and rose to the top ranks in public service. That took a lot of courage! And to be sure her mark on the world is noteworthy.

Keep Getting Up is a must-read, particularly for those who are concerned about social justice for all in America. Get a copy of this book now! The book will be featured in the Bologna International Book Fair to be held March 2009 in Bologna, Italy.

About the Author

Dr. Ann Stanford's multiple identities are: internationalist, public servant, academician and diplomat. Her dream at age 12 was to become an internationalist, which she accomplished midway through her public service career. As a diplomat, she served as First Secretary-Consul, American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya responsible for the management of the embassy; and as Consul General, head of the American Consulate General in Lyon, France. Her other federal government positions have been in three states and the District of Columbia and she has received numerous honors and awards for her outstanding achievements.

Keep Getting Up * by Ann L. Stanford, Ph.D.
Reflections of a Global Agent for Change
Publication Date: September 4, 2008
Trade Paperback; $23.99; 528 pages; 978-1-4363-0952-3
Cloth Hardback; $34.99; 528 pages; 978-1-4363-0953-0

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