6.25" x 9.25", 258 page hardcover with dust jacket titled LIVING LONGER THAN HATE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL & SUCCESS  by C.S. Ragsdale, Ph.D. /  GanDale Associates- Houston, Texas, ISBN# 0-9659781-0-9, First Edition (unstated), copyright 1997/ LIVING LONGER THAN HATE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL & SUCCESS, by historian C. S. Ragsdale, is the story of a young boy thrown into the chasm of hate, murder, escape, & finally liberation. Yossela finds himself in America where he is told dreams can come true. Penniless & alone he embarks on a journey that takes him from the east coast to mid-America to Texas seeking that dream. Struggling with the language, poverty, loneliness & unbridled guilt & pain, he vows to keep the promises made to his father. The young immigrant, determined to succeed, follows the lessons of his father, listens to his intuition & works relentlessly. He finds mentors in unexpected places & he battles the doubt that continues to surface - how could a poor, uneducated, foreign man find his place among others in a land of wealth & freedom? LIVING LONGER THAN HATE enlightens us in the lessons of faith, family support systems, belief in the American Dream, perseverance, tolerance, forgiveness, charity, & it gives us hope of survival & success, no matter the odds. "It is more than one man's life - it is what every man should be, or; we hope, could be, if we tried."

The book is complete and in GOOD - VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear mainly to the dustjacket. There is an Ex Libris sticker on the inside of the front cover. The author has signed her name on the half-title page, "Barbara. God Bless! C.S. Ragsdale 3/6/00".