The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Tell Them You Are Human By: Vestine Furniss The book starts with the journey of one woman trying to figure out her identity during the Burundian Civil War. At that time, being fatherless meant also being friendless unless she could tell her mother's tribe if she was Hutu or Tutsi. Her mother’s answer was and always has been “Tell them you are a human”. But in that time, being human meant nothing and she had to learn how to survive. At a young age, Vestine learned to hide her pain and smile while her heart was in pieces. She became a people-pleaser and became Christian looking for inner peace. Her walk with the Lord made her understand that her past pain was only a path to her destiny which is to care for wounded hearts. In Tell Them You Are Human, Vestine shares her inspiring life story to encourage readers to embrace their imperfect human nature, be happy with their lives, and know that they are perfect and priceless. She wants her experiences to inspire young women who may feel that life is senseless so that they embrace their pain, knowing that pain is a vehicle to our destiny. Vestine’s deepest desire is that readers keep their faith in God, knowing that no matter how messy their lives look, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

"Part treatise, part memoir, part call to action, Tell Me How It Ends inspires not through a stiff stance of authority, but with the curiosity and humility Luiselli has long since established." —Annalia Luna, Brazos Bookstore "Valeria Luiselli's extended essay on her volunteer work translating for child immigrants confronts with compassion and honesty the problem of the North American refugee crisis. It's a rare thing: a book everyone should read." —Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books "Tell Me How It Ends evokes empathy as it educates. It is a vital contribution to the body of post-Trump work being published in early 2017." —Katharine Solheim, Unabridged Books "While this essay is brilliant for exactly what it depicts, it helps open larger questions, which we're ever more on the precipice of now, of where all of this will go, how all of this might end. Is this a story, or is this beyond a story? Valeria Luiselli is one of those brave and eloquent enough to help us see." —Rick Simonson, Elliott Bay Book Company "Appealing to the language of the United States' fraught immigration policy, Luiselli exposes the cracks in this foundation. Herself an immigrant, she highlights the human cost of its brokenness, as well as the hope that it (rather than walls) might be rebuilt." —Brad Johnson, Diesel Bookstore "The bureaucratic labyrinth of immigration, the dangers of searching for a better life, all of this and more is contained in this brief and profound work. Tell Me How It Ends is not just relevant, it's essential." —Mark Haber, Brazos Bookstore "Humane yet often horrifying, Tell Me How It Ends offers a compelling, intimate look at a continuing crisis—and its ongoing cost in an age of increasing urgency." —Jeremy Garber, Powell's Books

Mae Collins graduated from a segregated high school at the age of sixteen. She was very intelligent and a visionary. Ms. Collins met a struggling entertainer; his name was James Brown. Ms. Collins was working at the Plaza Hotel in San Francisco, California. She worked at the main desk. She talked to James about his future and his goals; she even loaned him money. Ms. Collins had a vision that James would be superstar. She would give him a suite every time when he could only afford a room. She told him, aEURoeOne day you will stay in suites,aEUR and he did. This book takes you along their journeyaEUR"together to the end.

Hope Lord was taken from her family as a teenager and had to be placed in foster care. She faced a cruel treatment and a lonely existence but worked diligently through pain and grief towards achieving her dreams. Despite many heartbreaking setbacks, Hope always managed to find her way back to the right track. Powered by the consistent support of her mentor and fueled by her inner strength, she overcame all the drawbacks and disappointments of her rocky destiny. Her success will lead her back to her tormenting past where her life comes full circle and she finally heals and starts to love again.

About Tell Them So Just before Hannah Miller died, she expressed to her daughter Darcy that she regretted not having done more to help the needy and hurting people of the world. Darcy was to discover in the weeks and months to come that her mother had made a far greater impact on the world than either of them realized. What she didn’t know was just how much that impact was yet to be felt. Anyone who reads this moving and heart-warming story will come away with a greater appreciation for those who have blessed their lives.

This book was written from the heart and from the mind. It is a filtered, clean take on the life of one family minus descript or graphic material. The text conveys that both problems and options for healing converge upon the all-important family unit and that as long as we have options, we have hoped to heal. It is intended for parents as a resource on the journey to healed family communications. Techniques and resources are included in the book that provide scaffolding for families in turmoil and transition and that also allow for creative and personal applications. It is a guide that speaks to parents, families, children (especially adolescents), ministers, counselors and friends of families. There truly is something for everyone and includes touches of humor as well as humanitarianism. It is written with love, it is laced with laughter and it is offered in life-support.