"There Will Be No Miracles Here"

   
     Casey Gerald in his memoir "There Will Be No Miracles Here," describes his life from boyhood to manhood, born in Dallas, Texas in 1987 to an often absent white mother and a former black football star.  His difficult family life, his experiences as a high school football player, and further success as a scholar, leader and football player at Yale help form the man who would continue to Harvard, Wall Street, and the political scene in Washington, D.C.
     Gerald shows how his grandmothers, sister, friends, coaches, and mentors helped him toward his goals.  He also helps others  to improve their lives.  Whether you are very different from Casey Gerald or in some fashion similar to him, his memoir provides an understanding of a black, gay male whose success does not come from miracles but from hard work and determination.