Author: Hazel Higgins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976452232
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
When Edward Higgins was born, his parents were devastated, hard-pressed to imagine what kind of a future lay ahead for their newborn son. But before he was one year old, it became apparent that Eddie would conquer all obstacles faced by a boy who was born without arms. This loving tribute by his older sister is an inspiring account of how her brother met life and the matter-of-fact way in which he overcame setbacks.
My Brother Eddie
Author: Hazel Higgins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976452232
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
When Edward Higgins was born, his parents were devastated, hard-pressed to imagine what kind of a future lay ahead for their newborn son. But before he was one year old, it became apparent that Eddie would conquer all obstacles faced by a boy who was born without arms. This loving tribute by his older sister is an inspiring account of how her brother met life and the matter-of-fact way in which he overcame setbacks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976452232
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
When Edward Higgins was born, his parents were devastated, hard-pressed to imagine what kind of a future lay ahead for their newborn son. But before he was one year old, it became apparent that Eddie would conquer all obstacles faced by a boy who was born without arms. This loving tribute by his older sister is an inspiring account of how her brother met life and the matter-of-fact way in which he overcame setbacks.
Eddie
Author: Ed Koch
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The former mayor of New York City and his little sister pen this story based on their childhood with their big brother, Harold. Although Eddie tries to play baseball like his brother, Harold sees where Eddie's true talents are and starts him on an amazing career. Full color.
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The former mayor of New York City and his little sister pen this story based on their childhood with their big brother, Harold. Although Eddie tries to play baseball like his brother, Harold sees where Eddie's true talents are and starts him on an amazing career. Full color.
The Brother You Choose
Author: Susie Day
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642592013
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
In 1971, Eddie Conway, Lieutenant of Security for the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of murdering a police officer and sentenced to life plus thirty years behind bars. Paul Coates was a community worker at the time and didn't know Eddie well – the little he knew, he didn't much like. But Paul was dead certain that Eddie's charges were bogus. He vowed never to leave Eddie – and in so doing, changed the course of both their lives. For over forty-three years, as he raised a family and started a business, Paul visited Eddie in prison, often taking his kids with him. He and Eddie shared their lives and worked together on dozens of legal campaigns in hopes of gaining Eddie's release. Paul's founding of the Black Classic Press in 1978 was originally a way to get books to Eddie in prison. When, in 2014, Eddie finally walked out onto the streets of Baltimore, Paul Coates was there to greet him. Today, these two men remain rock-solid comrades and friends – each, the other's chosen brother. When Eddie and Paul met in the Baltimore Panther Party, they were in their early twenties. They are now into their seventies. This book is a record of their lives and their relationship, told in their own voices. Paul and Eddie talk about their individual stories, their work, their politics, and their immeasurable bond.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642592013
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
In 1971, Eddie Conway, Lieutenant of Security for the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of murdering a police officer and sentenced to life plus thirty years behind bars. Paul Coates was a community worker at the time and didn't know Eddie well – the little he knew, he didn't much like. But Paul was dead certain that Eddie's charges were bogus. He vowed never to leave Eddie – and in so doing, changed the course of both their lives. For over forty-three years, as he raised a family and started a business, Paul visited Eddie in prison, often taking his kids with him. He and Eddie shared their lives and worked together on dozens of legal campaigns in hopes of gaining Eddie's release. Paul's founding of the Black Classic Press in 1978 was originally a way to get books to Eddie in prison. When, in 2014, Eddie finally walked out onto the streets of Baltimore, Paul Coates was there to greet him. Today, these two men remain rock-solid comrades and friends – each, the other's chosen brother. When Eddie and Paul met in the Baltimore Panther Party, they were in their early twenties. They are now into their seventies. This book is a record of their lives and their relationship, told in their own voices. Paul and Eddie talk about their individual stories, their work, their politics, and their immeasurable bond.
A Brother's Promise
Author: Alfonso Rojas
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621477207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
But you don't know if they're dead. You said you haven't found anything that indicates those soldiers aren't still out there waiting to be rescued. You can't just stop looking for them. A promise. A loved one's life depends on you following through. How far would you go to keep it? Alfonso Rojas showcases the depth of a relationship, love, perseverance and loyalty. Readers will be inspired to realize the true meaning of a relationship and what that entails. There is not an obstacle big enough to prevent Dave from keeping The Promise. 'Don't think like I don't know it's a risk, but that's why I will be trained to know how to survive in dangerous situations. Besides, it's the only option I can think of to find Eddie. I promised him.'
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621477207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
But you don't know if they're dead. You said you haven't found anything that indicates those soldiers aren't still out there waiting to be rescued. You can't just stop looking for them. A promise. A loved one's life depends on you following through. How far would you go to keep it? Alfonso Rojas showcases the depth of a relationship, love, perseverance and loyalty. Readers will be inspired to realize the true meaning of a relationship and what that entails. There is not an obstacle big enough to prevent Dave from keeping The Promise. 'Don't think like I don't know it's a risk, but that's why I will be trained to know how to survive in dangerous situations. Besides, it's the only option I can think of to find Eddie. I promised him.'
Walter & Me
Author: Eddie Payton
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617499927
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Widely regarded as one of the best football players to ever tie on a pair of cleats, Walter Payton led a fascinating and ultimately tragic life. Told in the voices of those who knew him best, this biography of the Chicago Bears legendary running back tells the inspiring account of the reward of hard work and is an uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit. It is a story of inspiration, redemption, and the deep passion two brothers felt for the sport of football. More than a decade after the untimely death of Walter Payton, his older brother recalls the moments they shared and the continuing sting of the loss of a legend. This glimpse into Payton's life doesn't sugarcoat the issues or glorify the late superstar, but rather it addresses the subjects of suicide, drug abuse, and infidelity head-on with intimate knowledge of the facts. In this candid take, Walter's older brother discloses the true life of man simply known as "Sweetness."
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617499927
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Widely regarded as one of the best football players to ever tie on a pair of cleats, Walter Payton led a fascinating and ultimately tragic life. Told in the voices of those who knew him best, this biography of the Chicago Bears legendary running back tells the inspiring account of the reward of hard work and is an uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit. It is a story of inspiration, redemption, and the deep passion two brothers felt for the sport of football. More than a decade after the untimely death of Walter Payton, his older brother recalls the moments they shared and the continuing sting of the loss of a legend. This glimpse into Payton's life doesn't sugarcoat the issues or glorify the late superstar, but rather it addresses the subjects of suicide, drug abuse, and infidelity head-on with intimate knowledge of the facts. In this candid take, Walter's older brother discloses the true life of man simply known as "Sweetness."
Coen Brothers - Virgin Film
Author: Eddie Robson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753547708
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Joel and Ethan Coen make up one of the most original and unconventional movie-making partnerships to come out of America at the end of the 20th century. From their debut tour de force Blood Simple to the hugely acclaimed The Man Who Wasn't There, the brothers' films have attracted critical kudos and commercial success in equal measure due to their irreverent, individual and technically virtuoso nature. Each of their films defies categorisation, yet you're never in any doubt you're watching a Coen brothers movie. This exploration of the movie career of Hollywood's best-loved outsiders charts their rise from cult favourites to box-office contenders, whilst combining indispensable reference material and critical analysis of their films.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753547708
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Joel and Ethan Coen make up one of the most original and unconventional movie-making partnerships to come out of America at the end of the 20th century. From their debut tour de force Blood Simple to the hugely acclaimed The Man Who Wasn't There, the brothers' films have attracted critical kudos and commercial success in equal measure due to their irreverent, individual and technically virtuoso nature. Each of their films defies categorisation, yet you're never in any doubt you're watching a Coen brothers movie. This exploration of the movie career of Hollywood's best-loved outsiders charts their rise from cult favourites to box-office contenders, whilst combining indispensable reference material and critical analysis of their films.
Begin Again
Author: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0525575340
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A powerful study of how to bear witness in a moment when America is being called to do the same.”—Time James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. What can we learn from his struggle in our own moment? Named one of the best books of the year by Time, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune • Winner of the Stowe Prize • Shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice “Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again.”—James Baldwin Begin Again is one of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race. Just as in Baldwin’s “after times,” argues Eddie S. Glaude Jr., when white Americans met the civil rights movement’s call for truth and justice with blind rage and the murders of movement leaders, so in our moment were the Obama presidency and the birth of Black Lives Matter answered with the ascendance of Trump and the violent resurgence of white nationalism. In these brilliant and stirring pages, Glaude finds hope and guidance in Baldwin as he mixes biography—drawn partially from newly uncovered Baldwin interviews—with history, memoir, and poignant analysis of our current moment to reveal the painful cycle of Black resistance and white retrenchment. As Glaude bears witness to the difficult truth of racism’s continued grip on the national soul, Begin Again is a searing exploration of the tangled web of race, trauma, and memory, and a powerful interrogation of what we must ask of ourselves in order to call forth a new America.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0525575340
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A powerful study of how to bear witness in a moment when America is being called to do the same.”—Time James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. What can we learn from his struggle in our own moment? Named one of the best books of the year by Time, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune • Winner of the Stowe Prize • Shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice “Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again.”—James Baldwin Begin Again is one of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race. Just as in Baldwin’s “after times,” argues Eddie S. Glaude Jr., when white Americans met the civil rights movement’s call for truth and justice with blind rage and the murders of movement leaders, so in our moment were the Obama presidency and the birth of Black Lives Matter answered with the ascendance of Trump and the violent resurgence of white nationalism. In these brilliant and stirring pages, Glaude finds hope and guidance in Baldwin as he mixes biography—drawn partially from newly uncovered Baldwin interviews—with history, memoir, and poignant analysis of our current moment to reveal the painful cycle of Black resistance and white retrenchment. As Glaude bears witness to the difficult truth of racism’s continued grip on the national soul, Begin Again is a searing exploration of the tangled web of race, trauma, and memory, and a powerful interrogation of what we must ask of ourselves in order to call forth a new America.
War Zones
Author: I. G.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984527770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
I have traveled all over United States and met a lot of people in fifty years who have given their take on events to cause the things that are occurring now. I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks, also a four-year university. I have come to understand that our country started down that road of violence, death, and destruction during that horrible war in Vietnam, in which I lost a lot of friends. The violence, death, and destruction exploded in our countrys cities after the deaths of Dr. King and Robert Kennedy, two men of peace who wanted to stop the war, killings, and violence. In my book, I attempt to give an idea of the effect that the continuing war on cities is having on us left here in the inner cities. And is now beginning to spread to the schools, suburbs, and towns throughout America. The innocents are the ones getting caught up and who now are saying enough is enough.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984527770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
I have traveled all over United States and met a lot of people in fifty years who have given their take on events to cause the things that are occurring now. I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks, also a four-year university. I have come to understand that our country started down that road of violence, death, and destruction during that horrible war in Vietnam, in which I lost a lot of friends. The violence, death, and destruction exploded in our countrys cities after the deaths of Dr. King and Robert Kennedy, two men of peace who wanted to stop the war, killings, and violence. In my book, I attempt to give an idea of the effect that the continuing war on cities is having on us left here in the inner cities. And is now beginning to spread to the schools, suburbs, and towns throughout America. The innocents are the ones getting caught up and who now are saying enough is enough.
Walk With Me, My Son
Author: Richard Asmet Awid
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525590898
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
In 1901, nineteen-year-old Ehmid Alley Awid Amerey moved to London, Ontario, leaving the dissolving Ottoman Empire behind. With conscription on the horizon, he fled in search of safety, adventure, and better economic prospects. So begins Richard Asmet Awid’s historical family biography on the Lebanese diaspora and the Lebanese pioneers in the Canadian prairies. While centered around Richard’s close and extended family, this book also serves as a comprehensive history on the Lebanese migration to North America over the course of 135 years. Told in accessible and engaging prose, this biography gives an intimate look into the under-represented Canadian Lebanese community and their remarkable stories.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525590898
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
In 1901, nineteen-year-old Ehmid Alley Awid Amerey moved to London, Ontario, leaving the dissolving Ottoman Empire behind. With conscription on the horizon, he fled in search of safety, adventure, and better economic prospects. So begins Richard Asmet Awid’s historical family biography on the Lebanese diaspora and the Lebanese pioneers in the Canadian prairies. While centered around Richard’s close and extended family, this book also serves as a comprehensive history on the Lebanese migration to North America over the course of 135 years. Told in accessible and engaging prose, this biography gives an intimate look into the under-represented Canadian Lebanese community and their remarkable stories.
Detroit the Magic is Dead
Author: Robert Henry
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 1647012392
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Known around the globe, Detroit, Michigan, is famous for grit, blue-collar workers, and murder. The underground music scene has produced many noteworthy bands, but in the 1990s it was Legend. The band formed when four friends wanted to change the stagnant hardcore metal scene, and when they added the best singer in the city, they took over. As the years passed, the band discovered that two things destroy kings--either they are overthrown, or they die from within. Everything changes! The band rises in popularity, flirt with national success, but never quite make it. The choice of one ultimately dooms the band and one of the members.
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 1647012392
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Known around the globe, Detroit, Michigan, is famous for grit, blue-collar workers, and murder. The underground music scene has produced many noteworthy bands, but in the 1990s it was Legend. The band formed when four friends wanted to change the stagnant hardcore metal scene, and when they added the best singer in the city, they took over. As the years passed, the band discovered that two things destroy kings--either they are overthrown, or they die from within. Everything changes! The band rises in popularity, flirt with national success, but never quite make it. The choice of one ultimately dooms the band and one of the members.