{"product_id":"9780984072019","title":"Who Controls the Heart? Confessions of a Love Child","description":"The great diva Ms. Diana Ross sang about me and millions of others like me in her hit tune: \"Love Child.\" Well, I am a love child. I have spent a great part of my life feeling ashamed of being born out-of-wedlock. Perhaps, I would not have felt so ashamed if I had felt like I had one loving parent, but the person whom I felt should have cared about me constantly made fun of me and belittled my very existence. I retreated into a fantasy world, and I listened to the songs of Elvis Presley like \"Don't Be Cruel\" and \"Love Me Tender.\"\u003cp\u003eListening to Elvis Presley made me feel wanted, and oh sure! I heard what Elvis Presley was rumored to have said about black people. That still did not stop me from loving his image, because he sustained me when I had no one else to love me. I never saw Elvis in person, but his singing made me feel alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am proud that I went in search of my father and myself. The great Greek Philosopher said, \"Know thyself.\" Well, I have learned many things about myself, and I AM LOVE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLK Academy Inc. Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50057177137392,"sku":"9780984072019","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984072019_p0.jpg?v=1784736576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984072019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}