Author: Valvier Latease Harris Bright
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 164804526X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In the Beginning By: Valvier Latease Harris Bright In the Beginning follows the memoirs of an African American "BabyBoomer" as she shares colorful memories while tying it to a larger context of her ancestral research into her European Harris and Stokely lineages. Historical connections are made through narrative story telling that brings into vivid light a period in the South that describes family, culture, color, race, religion, economics, opportunities, disadvantages and more. Valvier Latease Harris Bright details her life from childhood to adulthood, from Knoxville, Tennessee to Montgomery, Alabama. Many from both the North and the South, black or white, who were born in the forties through the sixties, will recognize similar experiences and cultural touchstones including segregation and the civil rights movement. Bright chronicles her personal journey from childhood relationships through marriage, childbirth and the death of both parents that transcends all ages. It is an inspiring, provocative and endearing journey. "She has crafted well, a compelling and sensitive story descriptive of life for many, no matter what city or state! Her account of the meaningful journey travelled while in Montgomery was so nostalgic for those of us who encountered and can recall places,events and moments in time so vividly painted through her words." –Sheyann Webb Christburg Civil Rights Activist and Co-author, Selma, Lord, Selma "The telling of family history is sacred, in that it honors those who have come before and keeps them alive for those who will follow. Valvier Bright's reverent exploration of her own life story and family roots, range across multiple states, countries, and continents and lovingly paints a portrait that will enrich any reader." – Horace Randall Williams Editor and Author, Montgomery, Alabama
In the Beginning (HC)
Author: Valvier Latease Harris Bright
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 164804526X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In the Beginning By: Valvier Latease Harris Bright In the Beginning follows the memoirs of an African American "BabyBoomer" as she shares colorful memories while tying it to a larger context of her ancestral research into her European Harris and Stokely lineages. Historical connections are made through narrative story telling that brings into vivid light a period in the South that describes family, culture, color, race, religion, economics, opportunities, disadvantages and more. Valvier Latease Harris Bright details her life from childhood to adulthood, from Knoxville, Tennessee to Montgomery, Alabama. Many from both the North and the South, black or white, who were born in the forties through the sixties, will recognize similar experiences and cultural touchstones including segregation and the civil rights movement. Bright chronicles her personal journey from childhood relationships through marriage, childbirth and the death of both parents that transcends all ages. It is an inspiring, provocative and endearing journey. "She has crafted well, a compelling and sensitive story descriptive of life for many, no matter what city or state! Her account of the meaningful journey travelled while in Montgomery was so nostalgic for those of us who encountered and can recall places,events and moments in time so vividly painted through her words." –Sheyann Webb Christburg Civil Rights Activist and Co-author, Selma, Lord, Selma "The telling of family history is sacred, in that it honors those who have come before and keeps them alive for those who will follow. Valvier Bright's reverent exploration of her own life story and family roots, range across multiple states, countries, and continents and lovingly paints a portrait that will enrich any reader." – Horace Randall Williams Editor and Author, Montgomery, Alabama
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 164804526X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In the Beginning By: Valvier Latease Harris Bright In the Beginning follows the memoirs of an African American "BabyBoomer" as she shares colorful memories while tying it to a larger context of her ancestral research into her European Harris and Stokely lineages. Historical connections are made through narrative story telling that brings into vivid light a period in the South that describes family, culture, color, race, religion, economics, opportunities, disadvantages and more. Valvier Latease Harris Bright details her life from childhood to adulthood, from Knoxville, Tennessee to Montgomery, Alabama. Many from both the North and the South, black or white, who were born in the forties through the sixties, will recognize similar experiences and cultural touchstones including segregation and the civil rights movement. Bright chronicles her personal journey from childhood relationships through marriage, childbirth and the death of both parents that transcends all ages. It is an inspiring, provocative and endearing journey. "She has crafted well, a compelling and sensitive story descriptive of life for many, no matter what city or state! Her account of the meaningful journey travelled while in Montgomery was so nostalgic for those of us who encountered and can recall places,events and moments in time so vividly painted through her words." –Sheyann Webb Christburg Civil Rights Activist and Co-author, Selma, Lord, Selma "The telling of family history is sacred, in that it honors those who have come before and keeps them alive for those who will follow. Valvier Bright's reverent exploration of her own life story and family roots, range across multiple states, countries, and continents and lovingly paints a portrait that will enrich any reader." – Horace Randall Williams Editor and Author, Montgomery, Alabama
Victory Is My Name
Author: Nicola Morrison
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035830264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Nicola Morrison is an editor and former BBC broadcast journalist, with a compelling and empowering life story to tell. Some of her greatest achievements include scaling the lofty heights of one of the largest news corporations in the world and reporting on some of the biggest breaking news stories of the century. But her biggest accomplishment to date is a personal one – overcoming life’s many challenges and living to tell the tale. From domestic abuse to suicide to the harrowing murder of a beloved relative, Nicola has survived it all. Victory Is My Name, is a story of setbacks and triumph, hardship and victory, challenges and hope. As an optimistic, confident, voice of reason to her peers, Nicola is convinced that many will be surprised to learn of her eventful life experiences and to uncover her deepest insecurities that plagued much of her young and early adult years. She hopes that by bravely sharing her story, it will empower and inspire others to know that they are wonderfully and fearfully made, and that if she can do it, so can you! “I’m not a victim, I am victorious!” – Nicola Morrison
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035830264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Nicola Morrison is an editor and former BBC broadcast journalist, with a compelling and empowering life story to tell. Some of her greatest achievements include scaling the lofty heights of one of the largest news corporations in the world and reporting on some of the biggest breaking news stories of the century. But her biggest accomplishment to date is a personal one – overcoming life’s many challenges and living to tell the tale. From domestic abuse to suicide to the harrowing murder of a beloved relative, Nicola has survived it all. Victory Is My Name, is a story of setbacks and triumph, hardship and victory, challenges and hope. As an optimistic, confident, voice of reason to her peers, Nicola is convinced that many will be surprised to learn of her eventful life experiences and to uncover her deepest insecurities that plagued much of her young and early adult years. She hopes that by bravely sharing her story, it will empower and inspire others to know that they are wonderfully and fearfully made, and that if she can do it, so can you! “I’m not a victim, I am victorious!” – Nicola Morrison
Body Language
Author: C. C. Carter
Publisher: Kings Crossing Publishing
ISBN: 9780971448919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher: Kings Crossing Publishing
ISBN: 9780971448919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Love And/In Poetry
Author: Jhonny B. Pierre
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481707647
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
I started writing just for fun one after another, but never realized that it would develop in me to be rather part of me. A few years later, I decided to be more serious about expressing my voice through my words. My first few poems were written about the view of women in our lives. As I was always a strong advocate for women, I started to express my affection toward them in every aspect I could think off, especially love at intimacy, their hard work, my mother, and so on. I wrote my first serious poem back in 2006 and 2007; then on I continued, and become attached about two years later.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481707647
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
I started writing just for fun one after another, but never realized that it would develop in me to be rather part of me. A few years later, I decided to be more serious about expressing my voice through my words. My first few poems were written about the view of women in our lives. As I was always a strong advocate for women, I started to express my affection toward them in every aspect I could think off, especially love at intimacy, their hard work, my mother, and so on. I wrote my first serious poem back in 2006 and 2007; then on I continued, and become attached about two years later.
Maid of Memory
Author: Douglas Milewski
Publisher: Elemental Pea
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Pabi once worked for the last great hero, Targa, who did great deeds while wielding an amazing sword, but now she’s dead. Unwittingly, she had been Targa’s final student, so everyone now looked upon her as Targa’s heir. What are they thinking? She can’t even wield a sword. She wanted any fate but this. When Pabi meets Scarab, she finds a mind unlike any that she’s ever encountered. He shakes her soul to its very foundations, treading deep into her faulty memories. He challenges her, his thoughts opening new pathways, a new sort of life, but she can only claim this if she dares the consequences. Will this psychotic save her or destroy her?
Publisher: Elemental Pea
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Pabi once worked for the last great hero, Targa, who did great deeds while wielding an amazing sword, but now she’s dead. Unwittingly, she had been Targa’s final student, so everyone now looked upon her as Targa’s heir. What are they thinking? She can’t even wield a sword. She wanted any fate but this. When Pabi meets Scarab, she finds a mind unlike any that she’s ever encountered. He shakes her soul to its very foundations, treading deep into her faulty memories. He challenges her, his thoughts opening new pathways, a new sort of life, but she can only claim this if she dares the consequences. Will this psychotic save her or destroy her?
The Memories of Pabi Ae
Author: Douglas Milewski
Publisher: Elemental Pea
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
My name is Pabi Ae. I forget. That’s what I do. So before I forget again, before these events of my life fade, turning from history in legend, I have committed them here to ink as best as I can. My tale happened not long ago, when the undying Phoenix Emperor still sat upon his throne, ruling his ever diminishing empire as if it would last forever. But the gods look down on all things forever, and they raised a personified storm to change this world. I served her, the Storm, Targa Tik, carried along in her wake as flotsam and jetsam washed up onto the shore. I was her maid, and my duty was to clean up her messes, ones measured in blood and immortal lives, but that’s not what I wanted. What I wanted was a boy of my own, some friendly shadows, and a real family. All I had to do was quit before she killed again.
Publisher: Elemental Pea
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
My name is Pabi Ae. I forget. That’s what I do. So before I forget again, before these events of my life fade, turning from history in legend, I have committed them here to ink as best as I can. My tale happened not long ago, when the undying Phoenix Emperor still sat upon his throne, ruling his ever diminishing empire as if it would last forever. But the gods look down on all things forever, and they raised a personified storm to change this world. I served her, the Storm, Targa Tik, carried along in her wake as flotsam and jetsam washed up onto the shore. I was her maid, and my duty was to clean up her messes, ones measured in blood and immortal lives, but that’s not what I wanted. What I wanted was a boy of my own, some friendly shadows, and a real family. All I had to do was quit before she killed again.
She Creeps
Author: Alex Hairston
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758267800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
In this suspenseful, romantic thriller, one woman longs to feel alive--in every possible way. . . You Live, You Love-- Naomi Gaffney was only eight-years-old the day they found her momma's body. Then the police took her daddy away. Twenty-one years later, Naomi's father remains in jail, and she's still not sure if he's guilty of a crime of passion, or an innocent victim of southern justice. In fact, there isn't much Naomi is sure about these days. . . And If You're Smart, You Learn. . . Raised by a cruel aunt, Naomi married young to escape her bitter household. But all she got was more heartache. She knows she's too smart and pretty to waste away in a dead small town. She aches to feel alive again. Her childhood taught her that adultery can be deadly, but when a handsome young man offers her everything she craves, Naomi finds that some lessons are more easily learned than others. . . "A captivating tale that is sure to make readers think about the things they take for granted in relationships." --The Rawsistaz Reviewers
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758267800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
In this suspenseful, romantic thriller, one woman longs to feel alive--in every possible way. . . You Live, You Love-- Naomi Gaffney was only eight-years-old the day they found her momma's body. Then the police took her daddy away. Twenty-one years later, Naomi's father remains in jail, and she's still not sure if he's guilty of a crime of passion, or an innocent victim of southern justice. In fact, there isn't much Naomi is sure about these days. . . And If You're Smart, You Learn. . . Raised by a cruel aunt, Naomi married young to escape her bitter household. But all she got was more heartache. She knows she's too smart and pretty to waste away in a dead small town. She aches to feel alive again. Her childhood taught her that adultery can be deadly, but when a handsome young man offers her everything she craves, Naomi finds that some lessons are more easily learned than others. . . "A captivating tale that is sure to make readers think about the things they take for granted in relationships." --The Rawsistaz Reviewers
Black Educational Leadership
Author: Rachelle Rogers-Ard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000197751
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
This book explores Black educational leadership and the development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership identities. Recognizing that schools within the United States maintain racial disparities, the authors highlight Black leaders who transform school systems. With a focus on 13 leaders, this volume demonstrates how US schools exclude African American students and the impacts such exclusions have on Black school leaders. It clarifies parallel racism along the pathway to becoming teachers and school leaders, framing an educational pipeline designed to silence and mold educators into perpetrators of educational disparities. This book is designed for district administrators as well as faculty and students in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Urban Education, and Educational Leadership.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000197751
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
This book explores Black educational leadership and the development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership identities. Recognizing that schools within the United States maintain racial disparities, the authors highlight Black leaders who transform school systems. With a focus on 13 leaders, this volume demonstrates how US schools exclude African American students and the impacts such exclusions have on Black school leaders. It clarifies parallel racism along the pathway to becoming teachers and school leaders, framing an educational pipeline designed to silence and mold educators into perpetrators of educational disparities. This book is designed for district administrators as well as faculty and students in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Urban Education, and Educational Leadership.
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
Author: Alexandra Watkins
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1523084898
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
One of Inc. Magazine’s “Top 10 Marketing Books”: The “must-read” guide to naming products and businesses, updated with new stories and resources (Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable). Too many new companies and products have names that look like the results of a drunken Scrabble game (Xobni, Svbtle, Doostang). In this entertaining and engaging book, ace naming consultant Alexandra Watkins explains how anyone—even noncreative types—can create memorable and effective brand names. No degree in linguistics required. Watkins lays out in detail the elements of names that suit your target market and make people stop in their tracks and smile—and those that just make them scratch their heads and keep walking. In witty prose and with numerous examples, she reveals how entrepreneurs and businesses can come up with brand names that are evocative and memorable while also leaving room for long-term growth and larger possibilities, and avoid those that leave potential customers cold and are quickly forgotten. This extensively revised second edition has double the number of brainstorming tools and techniques, even more secrets and strategies to nab an available domain name, a brand-new chapter on how companies are using creative names around the office to add personality to everything from cafeterias to conference rooms, and new stories (of both hits and flops). Named a “Top 10 Branding Book” by Branding Journal, Hello, My Name is Awesome is the ultimate guide to naming your product or business. “Jam-packed with sound advice.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1523084898
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
One of Inc. Magazine’s “Top 10 Marketing Books”: The “must-read” guide to naming products and businesses, updated with new stories and resources (Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable). Too many new companies and products have names that look like the results of a drunken Scrabble game (Xobni, Svbtle, Doostang). In this entertaining and engaging book, ace naming consultant Alexandra Watkins explains how anyone—even noncreative types—can create memorable and effective brand names. No degree in linguistics required. Watkins lays out in detail the elements of names that suit your target market and make people stop in their tracks and smile—and those that just make them scratch their heads and keep walking. In witty prose and with numerous examples, she reveals how entrepreneurs and businesses can come up with brand names that are evocative and memorable while also leaving room for long-term growth and larger possibilities, and avoid those that leave potential customers cold and are quickly forgotten. This extensively revised second edition has double the number of brainstorming tools and techniques, even more secrets and strategies to nab an available domain name, a brand-new chapter on how companies are using creative names around the office to add personality to everything from cafeterias to conference rooms, and new stories (of both hits and flops). Named a “Top 10 Branding Book” by Branding Journal, Hello, My Name is Awesome is the ultimate guide to naming your product or business. “Jam-packed with sound advice.” —Publishers Weekly
SIN IS MY NAME
Author: Joel Cano
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1643346954
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
We are living in very decisive times where the human being is simply betting their lives in eternity in an alarming way. It is necessary that we pause to question ourselves, what is happening to us? If we go back to see our history, we see that we have only had around twenty-five to thirty years of peace. It seems to be that we have always been at war: at war between countries, at war with ethics, at war between social classes, at war with gangs, at war between families, and even at war with ourselves. There is a point where you find yourself arguing with your own self and hate is growing all around us and we ask ourselves what is going on with humanity? Who could have the answer to this question? Is there someone that will end the enmity? I believe all these questions deserve a reasonable answer so we can unmask the one who is to blame.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1643346954
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
We are living in very decisive times where the human being is simply betting their lives in eternity in an alarming way. It is necessary that we pause to question ourselves, what is happening to us? If we go back to see our history, we see that we have only had around twenty-five to thirty years of peace. It seems to be that we have always been at war: at war between countries, at war with ethics, at war between social classes, at war with gangs, at war between families, and even at war with ourselves. There is a point where you find yourself arguing with your own self and hate is growing all around us and we ask ourselves what is going on with humanity? Who could have the answer to this question? Is there someone that will end the enmity? I believe all these questions deserve a reasonable answer so we can unmask the one who is to blame.