Author: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN: 9780152014650
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Depicts Afro-American life in the 1940's on Mount Vernon Avenue, the main street in Poindexter Village, a Metropolitan Housing Development in Columbus, Ohio.
A Street Called Home
Author: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN: 9780152014650
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Depicts Afro-American life in the 1940's on Mount Vernon Avenue, the main street in Poindexter Village, a Metropolitan Housing Development in Columbus, Ohio.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN: 9780152014650
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Depicts Afro-American life in the 1940's on Mount Vernon Avenue, the main street in Poindexter Village, a Metropolitan Housing Development in Columbus, Ohio.
On a Street Called Easy, in a Cottage Called Joye
Author: Gregory White Smith
Publisher: Woodward/White, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780913391211
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hailed in hardcover by booksellers, reviewers and dreamers addicted to Architectural Digest, here is the enchanting story of the trials and tribulations that two Pulitzer Prize-winning writers from Manhattan experience while renovating Joye Cottage, a 60-room pleasure palace in Aiken, South Carolina.
Publisher: Woodward/White, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780913391211
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hailed in hardcover by booksellers, reviewers and dreamers addicted to Architectural Digest, here is the enchanting story of the trials and tribulations that two Pulitzer Prize-winning writers from Manhattan experience while renovating Joye Cottage, a 60-room pleasure palace in Aiken, South Carolina.
WANTED! A Guinea Pig Called Henry
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429942207
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though! At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But she can't help noticing how happy her little brother is when he's reading to Nelly, the Rainbow Street dog. Why can't he read like that when he's in school? Nelly looks happy, too. Sam starts to wonder . . . can a dog go to kindergarten?
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429942207
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though! At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But she can't help noticing how happy her little brother is when he's reading to Nelly, the Rainbow Street dog. Why can't he read like that when he's in school? Nelly looks happy, too. Sam starts to wonder . . . can a dog go to kindergarten?
The House on Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0345807197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book Review The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting." Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous—Cisneros’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street or Toni Morrison’s Sula, it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling one’s story and of being proud of where you're from.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0345807197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book Review The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting." Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous—Cisneros’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street or Toni Morrison’s Sula, it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling one’s story and of being proud of where you're from.
The Way Maker (a Street Called Straight)
Author: Preacher Frank Debrino
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606475363
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This book is a powerful testimony of a man who found salvation and hope through Jesus Christ after 30 years of drug addiction. His name is Frank DeBrino and as you read his story, you will find encouragement and strength to overcome whatever struggles you may have. Frank had a life changing experience at Bible Tabernacle Church in CA where he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. The journey to recovery from addiction was long and hard but in the end the "Maker found a way." Today Frank has been called as a visionary and a prophet to the nations of the world: Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France, etc. He will soon be appearing on TBN, CBN and CNN. One day soon there will be a movie about his life and when it happens it will be for the glory of God. Frank DeBrino was born in Bronx, NY in 1954. He moved to Norwood, NJ where he served as an altar boy for 8 years at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He played basketball and baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies baseball school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and some football and was considered by several universities for draft. He also attended Fairleigh Dickinson College in Old Tatpan, NJ. However, after his ordeal, Frank chose a life of servitude to the Lord who saved him. He now spends his time equipping and teaching others who may be trapped in the seemingly never-ending cycle of drug addiction. He currently resides in Deerfield Beach, Fl with Donna his wife of 9 years who is a Messianic Jewish believer.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606475363
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This book is a powerful testimony of a man who found salvation and hope through Jesus Christ after 30 years of drug addiction. His name is Frank DeBrino and as you read his story, you will find encouragement and strength to overcome whatever struggles you may have. Frank had a life changing experience at Bible Tabernacle Church in CA where he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. The journey to recovery from addiction was long and hard but in the end the "Maker found a way." Today Frank has been called as a visionary and a prophet to the nations of the world: Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France, etc. He will soon be appearing on TBN, CBN and CNN. One day soon there will be a movie about his life and when it happens it will be for the glory of God. Frank DeBrino was born in Bronx, NY in 1954. He moved to Norwood, NJ where he served as an altar boy for 8 years at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He played basketball and baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies baseball school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and some football and was considered by several universities for draft. He also attended Fairleigh Dickinson College in Old Tatpan, NJ. However, after his ordeal, Frank chose a life of servitude to the Lord who saved him. He now spends his time equipping and teaching others who may be trapped in the seemingly never-ending cycle of drug addiction. He currently resides in Deerfield Beach, Fl with Donna his wife of 9 years who is a Messianic Jewish believer.
MISSING! A Cat Called Buster
Author: Wendy Orr
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429975768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Buster isn't fluffy or pretty like other cats—he's a crazy orange cat with attitude. And Mr. Larsen is the exact right person for him. Every morning Buster and Mr. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun, and every morning Josh sees them when he walks to school. When Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital and Buster goes missing, Josh and his family look for that crazy cat everywhere. But if Buster turns up, Rainbow Street Animal Shelter will have to help him find another home. That's when Josh and his family realize that—sometimes—life can choose a pet for you.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429975768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Buster isn't fluffy or pretty like other cats—he's a crazy orange cat with attitude. And Mr. Larsen is the exact right person for him. Every morning Buster and Mr. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun, and every morning Josh sees them when he walks to school. When Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital and Buster goes missing, Josh and his family look for that crazy cat everywhere. But if Buster turns up, Rainbow Street Animal Shelter will have to help him find another home. That's when Josh and his family realize that—sometimes—life can choose a pet for you.
The Address Book
Author: Deirdre Mask
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250134781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | One of Time Magazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 | Longlisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards "An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside." —Sarah Vowell, The New York Times Book Review When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250134781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | One of Time Magazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 | Longlisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards "An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside." —Sarah Vowell, The New York Times Book Review When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
A Place to Call Home?
Author: Lynda Smith
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491885653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
A Place to Call Home? by Lynda Smith is set in 1936, a time between the two world wars, but Jacobs story begins in 1905. He is a Russian Jewish immigrant whose parents and younger sister are desperate to escape the escalating danger of the Russian pogroms. They embark on a long, perilous sea journey and arrive in the northwest of England where, at the age of ten years, Jacob starts a new life in his adopted country. His ambition is to be a successful businessman, and he achieves that goal. His life becomes even more complicated when he falls in love with one of his female employees. They enter into an affair, resulting in the birth of a son, who is blissfully unaware that Jacob is his father. Torn between his loyalty to his wife and daughters, his deeply embedded Jewish roots, and his mistress and his son, Jacob is in constant turmoil about what to do so as to cause the least amount of hurt and pain to all the people he holds dear. The story takes into account the horror of the Great War, in which Jacob enlisted as a boy solider in 1916. Threaded throughout this story are the themes of socio-economic disparity, religious bigotry, ignorance, and anti-Semitism.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491885653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
A Place to Call Home? by Lynda Smith is set in 1936, a time between the two world wars, but Jacobs story begins in 1905. He is a Russian Jewish immigrant whose parents and younger sister are desperate to escape the escalating danger of the Russian pogroms. They embark on a long, perilous sea journey and arrive in the northwest of England where, at the age of ten years, Jacob starts a new life in his adopted country. His ambition is to be a successful businessman, and he achieves that goal. His life becomes even more complicated when he falls in love with one of his female employees. They enter into an affair, resulting in the birth of a son, who is blissfully unaware that Jacob is his father. Torn between his loyalty to his wife and daughters, his deeply embedded Jewish roots, and his mistress and his son, Jacob is in constant turmoil about what to do so as to cause the least amount of hurt and pain to all the people he holds dear. The story takes into account the horror of the Great War, in which Jacob enlisted as a boy solider in 1916. Threaded throughout this story are the themes of socio-economic disparity, religious bigotry, ignorance, and anti-Semitism.
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Author: Shane Parrish
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593719972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593719972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
A Street Called Darwin
Author: Kent Freeland
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595531121
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A Street Called Darwin is based on a real individual: Charles Darwin Foard. This man grew up in southwestern Wisconsin, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941. He applied for and was accepted into the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the present day United States Air Force. Darwin trained in Texas, learning how to fly a B-24 bomber. His first assignments were long-range bombing missions in the South Pacific against Japanese-held installations. He was killed in a tragic runway crash on Biak Island in 1944. While this book is about the military life of this remarkable young man, it also reveals his very human side as he interacts with family and acquaintances. The basis for this biography of Darwin is a collection of letters, photos and documents which were kept by his parents and relatives. The author came into their possession in 2007 and quickly discovered that there was a story that just had to be told.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595531121
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A Street Called Darwin is based on a real individual: Charles Darwin Foard. This man grew up in southwestern Wisconsin, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941. He applied for and was accepted into the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the present day United States Air Force. Darwin trained in Texas, learning how to fly a B-24 bomber. His first assignments were long-range bombing missions in the South Pacific against Japanese-held installations. He was killed in a tragic runway crash on Biak Island in 1944. While this book is about the military life of this remarkable young man, it also reveals his very human side as he interacts with family and acquaintances. The basis for this biography of Darwin is a collection of letters, photos and documents which were kept by his parents and relatives. The author came into their possession in 2007 and quickly discovered that there was a story that just had to be told.