{"product_id":"9781462813698","title":"Black Lions: A First on Ashanti","description":"BLACK LIONS, LOVE AND WAR                A HISTORICAL  DRAMA ON THE  BRITISH--ASHANTI  WARS.  This  work  of  well  over  a  decade,  is  dedicated  to  Esi  Ayensu  of  Cape  Coast, and  to  the  late  Clive  Compton,  Barrister-At-Law  and  the  late  MaryAnn  Compton,  my  loving  parents  who  saw  to  it  that  I  went  to  school,  learned  good  manners  and  be  polite,  and  also  strong,  for  you  may  suffer  long  for  what  you  may  want.  Everyone  comes  under  my  microscopic  pen  and  my  impeccable  candor  in  this  scholarly  historical  drama  of  love  and  war.  And  as  an  American  I  look  out  for  the  interest  of  the  entire  vast  region,  from  as  far  down  to  Brazil  Amazon,  to  U.S.A,  Canada,  Carribean  Island,  hoping  Americans  will  read  and  enjoy my work.  But  this  is  too  narrow.  From  my  studies  in  Literature  at  U.C.L.A.  where  I  earned  a  B.A.  in  Literature,  on  to  my  M.A.  in  Education  at  Georgia  State  University  and  my  subsequent  admission  in  the  Doctoral  program,  I  was  taught  NOT  to  see  the  tree  but  the  entire  forest.  So  now  I  hope  that  the  entire  World will  read  and  enjoy  my  book  and  gain  from  it.  It  is  sheer  fun  for  me  to  read,  create,  write,  and  bring  out  my  artistry,  remembering  always that  this  is  what  distinguishes  me  from  the  goat,  the  cow,  the  donkey  and  makes  me  human. Originate  and  be  Scholarly  and  remember  too  that  there  is  nothing  as  fiction,  for  the  writer draws  from  life  itself,  the  sine  qua  non  of  the  pen.  I  LIVE  FOR  ART.  MELVIN F. COMPTON comptonmelvin@yahoo.com","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125616099568,"sku":"9781462813698","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462813698_p0.jpg?v=1763678135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462813698","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}