Author: Anne Murphy Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614385127
Category : Women lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Legally Mom profiles the lives of more than twenty women practicing law at different stages of their career and with varied ages of children. This collection brings together a selection of deeply felt, personal narratives by smart, interesting women who explore the continued inequality of the sexes in law practice and suggest changes that could make firms more family friendly workplaces.
Legally Mom
Author: Anne Murphy Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614385127
Category : Women lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Legally Mom profiles the lives of more than twenty women practicing law at different stages of their career and with varied ages of children. This collection brings together a selection of deeply felt, personal narratives by smart, interesting women who explore the continued inequality of the sexes in law practice and suggest changes that could make firms more family friendly workplaces.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614385127
Category : Women lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Legally Mom profiles the lives of more than twenty women practicing law at different stages of their career and with varied ages of children. This collection brings together a selection of deeply felt, personal narratives by smart, interesting women who explore the continued inequality of the sexes in law practice and suggest changes that could make firms more family friendly workplaces.
Back the Truck
Author: D. K. Glowaski
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438974442
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A young girl is raped by the school bus driver, mocked by the investigating authorities and abandoned by her family. This is her journey through foster care as a ward-of-the-state, the pitfalls of open adoption, anerexia, bulimia, addiction, multiple sclerosis, Youth Ministry and much more. The true story of a young girl's walk in faith.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438974442
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A young girl is raped by the school bus driver, mocked by the investigating authorities and abandoned by her family. This is her journey through foster care as a ward-of-the-state, the pitfalls of open adoption, anerexia, bulimia, addiction, multiple sclerosis, Youth Ministry and much more. The true story of a young girl's walk in faith.
No Doctor! You're Wrong.
Author: Sherri Antoinette
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525564358
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
We have been brought up to believe that, when we become sick, we can trust our medical system and (more specifically) our doctors to fix us. It’s their calling and their duty. We hope that when they don’t know or understand what is wrong, they will keep investigating until they figure it out. Unfortunately, that is often not the case. Doctors are human, and as such, often find it easier to dismiss unusual combinations of symptoms, or assign a familiar but vague label, regardless of whether it actually fits the symptoms being described. It seems easier to discount symptoms when they don’t make sense rather than admit that they don’t know everything, and then make the effort to find out. This is the story of one woman’s physical, emotional, and spiritual journey through dis-ease to healing―a journey made possible by the determination of her devoted husband, who refused to give up on eventually uncovering the answer to a simple but heart-wrenching question: What is wrong with my wife?
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525564358
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
We have been brought up to believe that, when we become sick, we can trust our medical system and (more specifically) our doctors to fix us. It’s their calling and their duty. We hope that when they don’t know or understand what is wrong, they will keep investigating until they figure it out. Unfortunately, that is often not the case. Doctors are human, and as such, often find it easier to dismiss unusual combinations of symptoms, or assign a familiar but vague label, regardless of whether it actually fits the symptoms being described. It seems easier to discount symptoms when they don’t make sense rather than admit that they don’t know everything, and then make the effort to find out. This is the story of one woman’s physical, emotional, and spiritual journey through dis-ease to healing―a journey made possible by the determination of her devoted husband, who refused to give up on eventually uncovering the answer to a simple but heart-wrenching question: What is wrong with my wife?
My Mother's Rules
Author: Lynn Toler
Publisher: Agate Publishing
ISBN: 1932841229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Autobiography of Judge Lynn Toler describing her sometimes difficult upbringing and the life-lessons she learned from her mother"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Agate Publishing
ISBN: 1932841229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Autobiography of Judge Lynn Toler describing her sometimes difficult upbringing and the life-lessons she learned from her mother"--Provided by publisher.
Dangerous Journey Home
Author: Michael Hunter
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728366119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This is the story of the illegitimate son of a young immigrant woman who was on the run from her abusive husband. It’s the story of a child whose father died when the boy was only four. It’s about growing up with PTSD and alcoholism and abuse and family dysfunction. It’s about a man who thought he knew what God and Christianity is all about and yet he fell so far into sin that it destroyed everything in his life and he ended up in prison. It’s also the story of how this same man finally realized one day that God exists and He truly loves us. It’s a story of a prodigal son hearing his true Father calling him to come back. It’s the story about one man’s journey home to Father God. It’s a true story. I know, because I am that man.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728366119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This is the story of the illegitimate son of a young immigrant woman who was on the run from her abusive husband. It’s the story of a child whose father died when the boy was only four. It’s about growing up with PTSD and alcoholism and abuse and family dysfunction. It’s about a man who thought he knew what God and Christianity is all about and yet he fell so far into sin that it destroyed everything in his life and he ended up in prison. It’s also the story of how this same man finally realized one day that God exists and He truly loves us. It’s a story of a prodigal son hearing his true Father calling him to come back. It’s the story about one man’s journey home to Father God. It’s a true story. I know, because I am that man.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Publisher: Poppy
ISBN: 0316192864
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Now a NETFLIX feature film starring Haley Lu Richardson! Timing is everything in this romantic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver find that true love can be found in unexpected places. Today should be one of the worst days of Hadley Sullivan's life. Having just missed her flight, she's stuck at the airport and late to her father's wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she happens upon the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.... A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Publisher: Poppy
ISBN: 0316192864
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Now a NETFLIX feature film starring Haley Lu Richardson! Timing is everything in this romantic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver find that true love can be found in unexpected places. Today should be one of the worst days of Hadley Sullivan's life. Having just missed her flight, she's stuck at the airport and late to her father's wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she happens upon the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.... A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Our Lives Together
Author: Alvin Granowsky
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491728078
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Glen McLean and Keith Chamberlain have lived together for four years. Their love for each other is solid, or so it seems until Katie Collins returns to their small town outside of Dallas. Her marriage is ending and she is pregnantpossibly by Glen through a procedure at a fertility clinic, she says. Keith doesnt buy it. He believes that her pregnancy is the result of a sexual encounter with Glen, and he is consumed with jealousy and the fear that Katie has returned to take Glen from him. Gentry Phillips, the handsome 18-year-old son of a Southern Baptist minister, is in love with his best friend. He is wracked by fear that he is gayan abomination that will bring Gods judgment. He turns to Glen, a respected teacher, for guidance, and by so doing makes Glen a target for his fathers wrath. Katies aunt is an ardent supporter of Gentrys father, Reverend Phillips, in his unrelenting condemnation of homosexuals. She is outraged that Katie is naming Glen as her babys father. Youd have to be dumb as dirt to put a pervert on your babys birth certificate. What if something happened to you and that homosexual tried to lay claim to your baby?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491728078
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Glen McLean and Keith Chamberlain have lived together for four years. Their love for each other is solid, or so it seems until Katie Collins returns to their small town outside of Dallas. Her marriage is ending and she is pregnantpossibly by Glen through a procedure at a fertility clinic, she says. Keith doesnt buy it. He believes that her pregnancy is the result of a sexual encounter with Glen, and he is consumed with jealousy and the fear that Katie has returned to take Glen from him. Gentry Phillips, the handsome 18-year-old son of a Southern Baptist minister, is in love with his best friend. He is wracked by fear that he is gayan abomination that will bring Gods judgment. He turns to Glen, a respected teacher, for guidance, and by so doing makes Glen a target for his fathers wrath. Katies aunt is an ardent supporter of Gentrys father, Reverend Phillips, in his unrelenting condemnation of homosexuals. She is outraged that Katie is naming Glen as her babys father. Youd have to be dumb as dirt to put a pervert on your babys birth certificate. What if something happened to you and that homosexual tried to lay claim to your baby?
Troubled
Author: Rob Henderson
Publisher: Swift Press
ISBN: 1800753659
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
'Masterpiece' Evening Standard 'Fascinating' The Economist Best Titles of 2024 In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities – and what he learnt from seeing life from both sides of the tracks. Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. He was wrong: tragedy, poverty and violence marked his adolescent years. An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts how Henderson eventually managed to find an escape route through the military, which led to an academic career at Yale and Cambridge. As he reflects on the fate of many of his friends – drugs, death, prison – Henderson never escapes the feeling of being on the outside looking in, or a sense that his academic achievements are hollow compared to the love and protection that comes from stable family life. He dissects the hypocrisies of contemporary social class and shows how the most privileged among us benefit from a set of 'luxury beliefs' that actively harm the most vulnerable. Rave Reader Reviews 'Eye-opening and heart-breaking' 'Inspiring' 'Incredible' 'Wow' 'Powerful and thought-provoking'
Publisher: Swift Press
ISBN: 1800753659
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
'Masterpiece' Evening Standard 'Fascinating' The Economist Best Titles of 2024 In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities – and what he learnt from seeing life from both sides of the tracks. Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. He was wrong: tragedy, poverty and violence marked his adolescent years. An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts how Henderson eventually managed to find an escape route through the military, which led to an academic career at Yale and Cambridge. As he reflects on the fate of many of his friends – drugs, death, prison – Henderson never escapes the feeling of being on the outside looking in, or a sense that his academic achievements are hollow compared to the love and protection that comes from stable family life. He dissects the hypocrisies of contemporary social class and shows how the most privileged among us benefit from a set of 'luxury beliefs' that actively harm the most vulnerable. Rave Reader Reviews 'Eye-opening and heart-breaking' 'Inspiring' 'Incredible' 'Wow' 'Powerful and thought-provoking'
Where There's a Will
Author: Lori Knutson
Publisher: Birdfoot Press
ISBN: 0986666289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
“This is the best news ever!” exclaims thirteen-year-old Charly when she reads the letter left for her by the deceased Katherine O’Leary on the kitchen table of the house on Northumberland Strait. Will Charly manage to overcome the difficult obstacles that bar her from finally owning what Katherine left to her? There’s a lot against Charly in her quest, but there’s also evidence that Katherine is still on her side and still involved in the lives of the living. It seems the long-dead Katherine O’Leary may still hold the key to Charly’s dreams coming true. When for reasons unexplained a thief’s truck rolls over into a snowy ditch and an unwanted freeloader is chased out of the O’Leary house it becomes quite clear that Katherine’s ghost may not be visible but is most definitely present. With help from the ghost’s well-intentioned interference and her own courageous tenacity Charly pursues her goal of making the O’Leary house her own.
Publisher: Birdfoot Press
ISBN: 0986666289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
“This is the best news ever!” exclaims thirteen-year-old Charly when she reads the letter left for her by the deceased Katherine O’Leary on the kitchen table of the house on Northumberland Strait. Will Charly manage to overcome the difficult obstacles that bar her from finally owning what Katherine left to her? There’s a lot against Charly in her quest, but there’s also evidence that Katherine is still on her side and still involved in the lives of the living. It seems the long-dead Katherine O’Leary may still hold the key to Charly’s dreams coming true. When for reasons unexplained a thief’s truck rolls over into a snowy ditch and an unwanted freeloader is chased out of the O’Leary house it becomes quite clear that Katherine’s ghost may not be visible but is most definitely present. With help from the ghost’s well-intentioned interference and her own courageous tenacity Charly pursues her goal of making the O’Leary house her own.
The Natural Mother of the Child
Author: Krys Malcolm Belc
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1640094385
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Krys Malcolm Belc's visual memoir-in-essays explores how the experience of gestational parenthood—conceiving, birthing, and breastfeeding his son Samson—eventually clarified his gender identity. Krys Malcolm Belc has thought a lot about the interplay between parenthood and gender. As a nonbinary, transmasculine parent, giving birth to his son Samson clarified his gender identity. And yet, when his partner, Anna, adopted Samson, the legal documents listed Belc as “the natural mother of the child.” By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of “motherhood” don’t fully align with Belc’s own experience, The Natural Mother of the Child journeys both toward and through common perceptions of what it means to have a body and how that body can influence the perception of a family. With this visual memoir in essays, Belc has created a new kind of life record, one that engages directly with the documentation often thought to constitute a record of one’s life—childhood photos, birth certificates—and addresses his deep ambivalence about the “before” and “after” so prevalent in trans stories, which feels apart from his own experience. The Natural Mother of the Child is the story of a person moving past societal expectations to take control of his own narrative, with prose that delights in the intimate dailiness of family life and explores how much we can ever really know when we enter into parenting.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1640094385
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Krys Malcolm Belc's visual memoir-in-essays explores how the experience of gestational parenthood—conceiving, birthing, and breastfeeding his son Samson—eventually clarified his gender identity. Krys Malcolm Belc has thought a lot about the interplay between parenthood and gender. As a nonbinary, transmasculine parent, giving birth to his son Samson clarified his gender identity. And yet, when his partner, Anna, adopted Samson, the legal documents listed Belc as “the natural mother of the child.” By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of “motherhood” don’t fully align with Belc’s own experience, The Natural Mother of the Child journeys both toward and through common perceptions of what it means to have a body and how that body can influence the perception of a family. With this visual memoir in essays, Belc has created a new kind of life record, one that engages directly with the documentation often thought to constitute a record of one’s life—childhood photos, birth certificates—and addresses his deep ambivalence about the “before” and “after” so prevalent in trans stories, which feels apart from his own experience. The Natural Mother of the Child is the story of a person moving past societal expectations to take control of his own narrative, with prose that delights in the intimate dailiness of family life and explores how much we can ever really know when we enter into parenting.