Go Where There Is No Path: Stories of Hustle, Grit, Scholarship, and Faith

For all who dare to go off the beaten track, this is the inspirational, power-packed playbook for transforming your life and your world--from a young, Black social entrepreneur whose dorm-room tech startup has helped millions pay for college and access unprecedented opportunity.&nbsp; Gray, the son of a single working mother who had him at age fourteen, grew up in deep poverty in Birmingham, Alabama. An academic star, he had every qualification for attending a top college--except for the financial means. Desperate, Gray headed off the beaten path, searching online to apply for every scholarship he could find.&nbsp; His hustle resulted in awards of 1.3 million dollars and became his call to action to help other students win their own "schollys." It inspired him to start up Scholly, an app that matches college applicants with millions of dollars in outside scholarships that often go unclaimed. When he was a senior at Drexel University, he appeared on Shark Tank as CEO of Scholly. In the most heated fight in the show's history, the sharks challenged Gray as to whether his app was a charity or a profitable business.&nbsp;&nbsp;Both, he insisted, proposing a new paradigm for social entrepreneurship and netting deals from Lori Grenier and Daymond John.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; At the time Scholly's subscriber base was 90,000 users. Today the app has 4 million subscribers who have won scholarships totaling more than $100 million. Meanwhile, Gray--without help from the mostly all-white boy's club of Silicon Valley--has emerged as a tech startup superhero now tackling the crisis of student debt with innovative, unrivaled strategies. Gray's premise is that when you lead with the good--confronting issues such as poverty and racism--the money will follow.&nbsp; His story is proof that when you develop a mindset for success, you turn disadvantages into gold. And when you create opportunities for others, you enrich the marketplace for yourself too.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gray shows us, we can carve out new paths to better days and leave trails for others.&nbsp;

Biographies & Memoirs

Gray, Christopher

Eichler Rivas, Mim

Community & Culture

William Morrow

For all who dare to go off the beaten track, this is the inspirational, power-packed playbook for transforming your life and your world—from a young, Black social entrepreneur whose dorm-room tech startup, Scholly, has helped millions pay for college and access unprecedented opportunity. 
Christopher Gray grew up in deep poverty in Birmingham, Alabama. An academic star, he had every qualification for attending a top college—except for the financial means. Desperate, Gray headed off the beaten path, applying for every scholarship he could find. His hustle resulted in awards of 1.3 million dollars and inspired him to create a startup called Scholly, an app that matches college applicants with millions of dollars in scholarships that often go unclaimed. 
As a senior at Drexel University, Gray appeared on Shark Tank and, in the most heated fight in the show’s history, was challenged on whether his app was a charity or a profitable business. Both, he insisted, proposing a new paradigm for social entrepreneurship and netting deals from Lori Greiner and Daymond John. 
At the time Scholly had 90,000 users. Today the app has 4 million subscribers who have won scholarships totaling more than $100 million. Meanwhile, Gray has emerged as a tech startup superhero now tackling the crisis of student debt with innovative, unrivaled strategies. 
Gray’s story is proof that when you create opportunities for others, you enrich the marketplace for yourself too. He shows us, we can carve out new paths to better days and leave trails for others.

William Morrow Paperbacks

Over 100 of the best pieces from Gray’s "Streetscape" column for The New York Times. Thoughtful, informative, readable reflections on a host of New York City sites and structures: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Washington Mews in Greenwich Village, Coliseum, Russian Tea Room, FDR Drive, Park Avenue, many more. 110 black-and-white illustrations. Introduction.

Changing New York: The Architectural Scene (Dover Books on Architecture)

History

Americas

Dover Publications

Collects vignettes depicting unique sites and buildings of New York, with each location accompanied by a period photograph.

New York Streetscapes: Tales of Manhattan's Significant Buildings and Landmarks

Arts & Photography

Braley, Suzanne

Architecture

Harry N. Abrams

Sculpture and Ceramics of Paul Gauguin

Hacker Art Books

Living on Park Avenue or Fifth could be regarded as a good sign you've arrived in New York but, for some, good is never quite good enough. True arbiters of taste define ultimate opulence by what hovers above and beyond the address: past the uniformed doorman, up the elevator, and across quiet thresholds. Here lies a world only a very privileged few call home Â— the coveted suites created by Rosario Candela and James Carpenter, time-honored masters of 20th century apartment house design. Originally published in 2002, THE NEW YORK APARTMENT HOUSES OF ROSARIO CANDELA AND JAMES CARPENTER remains the only major work on two of the most significant figures in the history of apartment house architecture. Richly illustrated with archival photographs and floor plans, the book provides the architectural and social history of the great buildings of Candela and Carpenter, demonstrating the breadth of the designers' contribution to Manhattan's exterior and interior landscape. Added to the vintage photographs of elevations and interiors are later interiors done by some of New YorkÂ’s design elite: Buatta, Couturier, Cullman, Ferguson Shamamian &amp; Rattner, Gwathmey, McMillen, Mark Hampton, Molyneux, Parish-Hadley, and others. "Rosario Candela has replaced Stanford White as the real estate brokers' name-drop of choice," writes New York Times "Streetscapes" columnist, Christopher Gray. "Nowadays, to own a 10- to 20-room apartment in a Candela-designed building is to accede to architectural, as well as social cynosure." "There was a wonderful assurance and solidity to his [Candela's] buildings," writes architecture critic Paul Goldberger. "They don't display any visible effort, in the greatest traditions of old money."

The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter

Reference

ALPERN, Andrew

Netto, David

Catalogs & Directories

Acanthus Pr Llc

Sutton Place: Uncommon Community by the River

Sutton Area Community Inc

“Engaging, well-researched and frequently hilarious, From Shy To Social is one of those rare self-help books that feels like you’re being coached and encouraged by a trusted friend. An absolute must-read for all of the love shy men out there.” – Sofi Papamarko, Relationship Columnist &amp; Contributor to The Huffington Post and The Globe &amp; Mail If your reserved nature is making it difficult for you to date and form friendships, here is some good news: • Your shyness isn’t entirely your fault • You can improve in ways you never thought possible From Shy To Social: The Shy Man's Guide to Personal &amp; Dating Success goes far beyond simple dating pointers by providing practical assignments and cutting-edge advice for the love shy man to build social aptitude and improve dating success. An extensive reference manual on social improvement, From Shy To Social teaches you how to gain confidence in everything from telephone manners to group interaction to directly approaching women for conversation. Each assignment builds on the skills learned previously to lift your social and dating ability to an exciting new level. Follow the advice &amp; practical assignments to: • Improve style, body language and voice tone • Eliminate passivity and become confidently assertive • Build one-on-one and group conversational skills • Reduce anxiety when talking to women • Increase your online dating success • Build friendships and get invited out more often • Open conversations and talk to women of different nationalities • Learn approach skills for the street, bars, bookstores, and more • Learn proper dating behavior so you no longer get the brush-off for a second date Also included is a discussion of female psychology and actual transcripts of conversations that led to phone numbers and dates with women. The real-world assignments will help you become the better man you want to be, getting the social life you deserve.

From Shy To Social: The Shy Man's Guide to Personal & Dating Success

Parenting & Relationships

Sunbow Press

The Chronicles of Combe Dingle Wood: "There be Goblins in the Wood!"

Children's Books

AuthorHouse

Professor Noah Thingertoo's Bible Fact Book: Old Testament

Religions

Victor Books

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