Author: Deborah Gianfortune
Publisher: Deborah Gianfortune
ISBN: 9780692128008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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This is an art therapy expression book for 5-8 year old children affected by parental or family members opioid abuse.
Author: David Garrow
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062641859
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 2214
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New York Times Bestseller Rising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's formative years that made him the man who became the forty-fourth president of the United States—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross Barack Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national spotlight and led to his election four years later as America's first African-American president. In this penetrating biography, David J. Garrow delivers an epic work about the life of Barack Obama, creating a rich tapestry of a life little understood, until now. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama captivatingly describes Barack Obama's tumultuous upbringing as a young black man attending an almost-all-white, elite private school in Honolulu while being raised almost exclusively by his white grandparents. After recounting Obama's college years in California and New York, Garrow charts Obama's time as a Chicago community organizer, working in some of the city's roughest neighborhoods; his years at the top of his Harvard Law School class; and his return to Chicago, where Obama honed his skills as a hard-knuckled politician, first in the state legislature and then as a candidate for the United States Senate. Detailing a scintillating, behind-the-scenes account of Obama's 2004 speech, a moment that labeled him the Democratic Party's "rising star," Garrow also chronicles Obama's four years in the Senate, weighing his stands on various issues against positions he had taken years earlier, and recounts his thrilling run for the White House in 2008. In Rising Star, David J. Garrow has created a vivid portrait that reveals not only the people and forces that shaped the future president but also the ways in which he used those influences to serve his larger aspirations. This is a gripping read about a young man born into uncommon family circumstances, whose faith in his own talents came face-to-face with fantastic ambitions and a desire to do good in the world. Most important, Rising Star is an extraordinary work of biography—tremendous in its research and storytelling, and brilliant in its analysis of the all-too-human struggles of one of the most fascinating politicians of our time.
Author: Elsie Clews Parsons
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816546487
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
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The Tewa are a Pueblo Indian group from New Mexico, some of whom migrated around 1700, in the aftermath of the second Pueblo Revolt, to their present location on First Mesa of the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona. This collection of more than one hundred tales from both New Mexico and Arizona Tewa, first published in 1926, bears witness to their rich cultural history. In addition to emergence and animal stories, these tales also provide an account of many social customs such as wedding ceremonials and relay racing--that show marked differences between the two tribal groups. A comparison of tales from the two divisions of the tribe reveals something of what has happened to both emigrant and home-staying Tewa over two centuries of separation. Yet, while only half of the Arizona tales are distinctly parallel to the New Mexican, additional similarities may be found in such narrative features as the helpfulness of Spider old woman and her possession of medicine, creating life magically under a blanket, or Coyote beguiling girls into marriage. Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering anthropologist in the Southwest whose works included the encyclopedic Pueblo Indian Religion. The Tewa tales she gathered for this volume are thus notable not only as fascinating stories that will delight curious readers, but also as authentic reflections of a people less known to scholars.
Author: Sachin R Ruparel, Manisha Mange Ruparel
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1637816677
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Innovate. Inspire. Involve. Stories are all around us. The world makes sense because we have stories. When you tell a story, you spark a connection. That is how humans have communicated since the beginning of time by telling stories. Rising Stars is a conceptual book series of 27 inspirational stories of rising entrepreneurs and achievers who chose to take the unconventional path against all odds and were determined to go on. Each story is unique and talks about the quest, the journey and the conquest of these aspirational men and women. These awe-inspiring stories speak about dreams and beliefs and help you find your aspiration and your voice to create your own story. Every story has a new dimension and new perspective, which has a special power to innovate, inspire and involve the readers to be leaders.
Author: Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Author: John T Shaw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681778092
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
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After winning the presidency by a razor-thin victory on November 8, 1960, over Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s former vice president, John F. Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. But beneath the stately veneers of both Ike and JFK, there was a complex and consequential rivalry. In Rising Star, Setting Sun, John T. Shaw focuses on the intense ten-week transition between JFK’s electoral victory and his inauguration on January 20, 1961. In just over two months, America would transition into a new age, and nowhere was it more marked that in the generational and personal difference between these two men and their dueling visions for the country they led. The former general espoused frugality, prudence, and stewardship. The young political wu¨nderkid embodied dramatic themes and sweeping social change. Extensively researched and eloquently written, Shaw paints a vivid picture of what Time called a “turning point in the twentieth century” as Americans today find themselves poised on the cusp of another watershed moment in our nation’s history.
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Author: Emma Woodhouse
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1445215799
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Scarlet Hallow - Soul Collector The change complete, Scarlet's human genes have been extinguished. With Daniel to guide her, Scarlet learns to fulfill her new role. Her father's gift burning a hole in her pocket, she is desperate to seek him out, but Daniel is wary. How can they trust him after he left Scarlet so many years ago? Scarlet cannot escape from what she truly is. Death is all around. Can you hear the voices?
Author: Kendra Lawrence
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 1458217434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359
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Centuries ago, an angels betrayal left the plane of Celestia reeling. Not long after, mortals and celestials alike fought demons in the War of the Races, mistakenly thinking a battle against the demons would never happen again. Unfortunately, now nearly two thousand years later, rumors are circulating that the Lord of the Hells has a daughter, and demonic activity in the mortal plane of Elyshaeza is increasing. Neil is a rogue demon who has left the Hells for Elyshaeza. But when he encounters Shara Aotallin, an elf ordered to take him to be judged, he is suddenly thrust into a mystery that leads him and several elves to a gruesome discovery. Artemis is a young celestial left on the mortal plane who is questioning its abilities and identity. Another celestial tries to perform his duties, but is haunted by the past and the present. After a village girl, Collie, is brought to Celestia, an incident with a demonic mirror literally leads her to the Hells and back. And it is only the beginning for all of them. Rising Star, the first of the Rain of Stars trilogy, is an exciting fantasy tale that pitches celestials and mortals into the repetition of history as demons lurk in the shadows and all await their destinies.
Author: Cari Gelber
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595390730
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Most teens love music and celebrities, but sixteen year-old Manhattanite Nikki Bellinger is not satisfied with just dreaming about them. She wants more than just her humdrum high school classes and modest school newspaper column and she wants it now. With determination, cleverness, and a bit of luck, Nikki evolves from a typical student into a serious entrepreneur and music business industry phenomenon as she represents the pop rock band Long Story Short from its anonymous starting days to its stardom. But, Nikki has some choices to make. Will she put a personal relationship with a sexy band member ahead of her professional dreams? Should high school class work take second priority to her career goals? Will she let some of the recording industries' top moguls take advantage of her youth, inexperience, and femaleness? From Long Story Short's escapades on the road to Nikki's struggle being a young female in the music business, Rising Star takes a realistic look at almost every teenager's fantasy of touring with a rock band.
