Pressure Makes Diamonds: Becoming the Woman I Pretended to Be (Paperback)

from KWoman

Interesting read. Written well and is intriguing. Have passed it on to others. Would look forward to other books by this author.

from DKnight0918

Interesting memoir, I gave my copy to a great friend and she thoroughly enjoyed it, as well.

from 3wheeledlibrarian

This is a very interesting and worthwhile memoir of an African American advertising superstar. This has all the elements of a classic business success narrative, but also is the story of the growth and development of African American business, There are many strands that come together here. This ...

from WaltNoise

This is a well-written personal memoir. It will be of interest to anyone who grew up in the sixties, not just black women.

from Adrienna_Turner

Valerie Graves touched on a very important topic in her memoir: "Black working poor remain invisible...they are just trying to find a way to be black without selling out or being taken advantage of. (page 95)" I also liked how she spoke about abandon dreams in which she pursued a career to fend a...