There is POWER in Belief Author:Lester Brown, Steve Mundahl Lester Brown was one of Detroit's more notorious criminals. Growing up in the ghetto "Black Bottom", he was eventually convicted and sentenced to 240 years in prison. While in prison, he attended a seminar that changed his life by defining the impact of "negative conditioning. Armed with a new, positive belief system, he was inspired to le... more »arn how to read; to acquire a college education; and, to develop and conduct an educational/training program for other inmates. He secured an early release and, ultimately, was granted a presidential appointment.« less