Author: Robert Henrey
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 095704819X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Remarkably moving and candid account of coping with childhood stardom in post-war London and the vicissitudes of later life in the USA, tragedy and loss.
Through Grown-up Eyes
Author: Robert Henrey
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 095704819X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Remarkably moving and candid account of coping with childhood stardom in post-war London and the vicissitudes of later life in the USA, tragedy and loss.
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 095704819X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Remarkably moving and candid account of coping with childhood stardom in post-war London and the vicissitudes of later life in the USA, tragedy and loss.
Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
Author: Ruby Bridges
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545708036
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545708036
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.
Hear My Eyes
Author: Gary Todd
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663213674
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Hear My Eyes is a story of a young man growing up in Harlem, New York City as an only child, being raised by a single father. The Author provides an intimate revelation of young man struggling to find the right combination for his life’s journey. His father is a strict Caribbean man who governs his household with an iron fist of rules and regulations that stifle his son’s potential, causing emotional and psychological scars. The effects of those scars are manifested primarily during his college years and process. The tumultuous relationship with his dad, leads to an estranged relationship with his mother and siblings. His need to reconcile with his family leads to some unhealthy roads to where he tries to find the best way towards peace and balance.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663213674
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Hear My Eyes is a story of a young man growing up in Harlem, New York City as an only child, being raised by a single father. The Author provides an intimate revelation of young man struggling to find the right combination for his life’s journey. His father is a strict Caribbean man who governs his household with an iron fist of rules and regulations that stifle his son’s potential, causing emotional and psychological scars. The effects of those scars are manifested primarily during his college years and process. The tumultuous relationship with his dad, leads to an estranged relationship with his mother and siblings. His need to reconcile with his family leads to some unhealthy roads to where he tries to find the best way towards peace and balance.
Through the Eyes of a Man
Author: Simeon Henderson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781541207486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
BESIMBOLIC - being deeply rooted stimulates growth. Quote by Simeon Henderson BESIMBOLIC is simply the mindset of taking life's upsets and turning them into the force which drives your success. This book "Through The Eyes of a Man" is lined with episodes from my life where I take a candid look at those challenges which should have slain me but were the bricks used to make me strong. Each lesson learned from my journey I will call a BESIMBOLIC LESSON. "Through The Eyes of a Man" is my way of reaching back to grab someone who feels as I did; hopeless, misunderstood, inferior, and ashamed and turn their life around so that they understand that they are the author and finisher of their destiny. "Through The Eyes of a Man" was written to show others that they can be successful and win despite the odds. No matter how a situation is perceived you have to believe that you are victorious and that, "You have the final say in your life!"
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781541207486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
BESIMBOLIC - being deeply rooted stimulates growth. Quote by Simeon Henderson BESIMBOLIC is simply the mindset of taking life's upsets and turning them into the force which drives your success. This book "Through The Eyes of a Man" is lined with episodes from my life where I take a candid look at those challenges which should have slain me but were the bricks used to make me strong. Each lesson learned from my journey I will call a BESIMBOLIC LESSON. "Through The Eyes of a Man" is my way of reaching back to grab someone who feels as I did; hopeless, misunderstood, inferior, and ashamed and turn their life around so that they understand that they are the author and finisher of their destiny. "Through The Eyes of a Man" was written to show others that they can be successful and win despite the odds. No matter how a situation is perceived you have to believe that you are victorious and that, "You have the final say in your life!"
Only Child
Author: Rhiannon Navin
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1524733350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Surviving a horrific school shooting, a six-year-old boy retreats into the world of books and art while making sobering observations about his mother's determination to prosecute the shooter's parents and the wider community's efforts to make sense of the tragedy.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1524733350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Surviving a horrific school shooting, a six-year-old boy retreats into the world of books and art while making sobering observations about his mother's determination to prosecute the shooter's parents and the wider community's efforts to make sense of the tragedy.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616955023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The 20th anniversary edition of Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut, now an established classic--revised and with a new introduction by the author, and including extensive bonus materials At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti—to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti—and the enduring strength of Haiti’s women—with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people’s suffering and courage.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616955023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The 20th anniversary edition of Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut, now an established classic--revised and with a new introduction by the author, and including extensive bonus materials At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti—to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti—and the enduring strength of Haiti’s women—with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people’s suffering and courage.
Becoming Better Grownups
Author: Brad Montague
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525537856
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old. When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people's stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us --timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we're always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget. Each of the book's three sections begins with the illustrated story of "The Incredible Floating Girl." Brad weaves this story together with lessons of success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, happiness, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here: to fly, and to help others fly. Beautifully designed and featuring Montague's own whimsical 4-color illustrations that appeal to the kid in all of us, Becoming Better Grownups shares the purpose and meaning we can all discover merely by listening, and reveals that--in a world that seems increasingly childish--the secret to joy is in fact to become more childlike.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525537856
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old. When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people's stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us --timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we're always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget. Each of the book's three sections begins with the illustrated story of "The Incredible Floating Girl." Brad weaves this story together with lessons of success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, happiness, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here: to fly, and to help others fly. Beautifully designed and featuring Montague's own whimsical 4-color illustrations that appeal to the kid in all of us, Becoming Better Grownups shares the purpose and meaning we can all discover merely by listening, and reveals that--in a world that seems increasingly childish--the secret to joy is in fact to become more childlike.
Through the Eyes of a Belfast Child - Life. Personal Reflections. Poems
Author: Greg McVicker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781460232453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Life is a journey. Often times and without choice, our actions and interactions within the environments in which we grow, live, work, and play, define our worldviews and shape who we are. Anyone who has faced traumatic events may look for an outlet to share their experiences in the hopes they are not alone in their struggles. In hindsight, however, the realization is that we are all human, and each and every one of us has a unique story to tell.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781460232453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Life is a journey. Often times and without choice, our actions and interactions within the environments in which we grow, live, work, and play, define our worldviews and shape who we are. Anyone who has faced traumatic events may look for an outlet to share their experiences in the hopes they are not alone in their struggles. In hindsight, however, the realization is that we are all human, and each and every one of us has a unique story to tell.
Through Indigo's Eyes
Author: Tara Taylor
Publisher: Hay House Visions
ISBN: 9781401935283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than anything else, Indigo Russell longs to fit in. If she can't accomplish that, then she'll settle for fading into the back ground. Indie isn't average, she's different. She has visions, visions that allow her to see into the future and back again.
Publisher: Hay House Visions
ISBN: 9781401935283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than anything else, Indigo Russell longs to fit in. If she can't accomplish that, then she'll settle for fading into the back ground. Indie isn't average, she's different. She has visions, visions that allow her to see into the future and back again.
Amina: Through My Eyes
Author: J.L. Powers
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743431309
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A moving story of one child's life in a conflict zone, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family's house has been damaged in Somalia's long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina's world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too political. Then rebel forces kidnap Amina's brother, forcing him to become a soldier in Somalia's brutal ongoing war. Although her mother and grandmother are still with her, Amina feels vulnerable and abandoned. Secretly, she begins to create her own artwork in the streets and the derelict buildings to give herself a sense of hope and to let out the burden of her heart. Her artwork explodes into Mogadishu's underground world, providing a voice for people all over the city who hope for a better, more secure future. 'This touching story brings home vividly the dangers of creating art that seeks to be true - and all the more so during a vicious civil war, interwoven with religious extremism. Thankfully, Amina's teenage curiosity and courage also signal hope.' - Beverley Naidoo, author of Carnegie Medal Winner The Other Side of Truth
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743431309
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A moving story of one child's life in a conflict zone, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family's house has been damaged in Somalia's long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina's world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too political. Then rebel forces kidnap Amina's brother, forcing him to become a soldier in Somalia's brutal ongoing war. Although her mother and grandmother are still with her, Amina feels vulnerable and abandoned. Secretly, she begins to create her own artwork in the streets and the derelict buildings to give herself a sense of hope and to let out the burden of her heart. Her artwork explodes into Mogadishu's underground world, providing a voice for people all over the city who hope for a better, more secure future. 'This touching story brings home vividly the dangers of creating art that seeks to be true - and all the more so during a vicious civil war, interwoven with religious extremism. Thankfully, Amina's teenage curiosity and courage also signal hope.' - Beverley Naidoo, author of Carnegie Medal Winner The Other Side of Truth