Download or read book A Tribute to Mom We Survived Together written by Samuel Rind and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am no hero. Yet I'd like to share my lifetime experiences. Through this book and presentations, I hope to affect as many people as possible. Being a Holocaust survivor, I've witnessed outlandishly inhuman behavior. By helping others to understand the past as well as the importance of education, awareness, appreciation, and support of human rights, I hope we can all say, "Never again!" It's difficult for me to write about the past. Some people don't realize how hard it is for me to tell my story. I usually joke around--that's the way I am. It's the way I relax, because painful memories are always there. When the war broke out on September 1, 1939, I was only two years old. Consequently, I needed to depend upon my mom's recollections for many of the details provided in this memoir. Some of the events were so traumatic that even though I was a child then, they've engraved themselves on my consciousness.
Download or read book A Soul Lives On A Mother s Memoir of Grief Astrology And The Afterlife written by Reba J. Ferguson and published by Libra Moon Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reba's beloved daughter dies from brain cancer at age twelve. Reba finds support through bereaved moms, astrology, and mystical messages, transforming her life.
Download or read book You Are the Mother of All Mothers written by Angela Miller and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every loss mama deserves to be reminded she is the mother of all mothers.
Download or read book Thanks to My Mother written by Schoschana Rabinovici and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitler's forces invaded her Lithuanian city of Vilnius. Over the next few years, she endured starvation, brutality, and forced labor in three concentration camps. With courage and ingenuity, Susie's mother helped her to survive--by disguising her as an adult to fool the camp guards, finding food to add to their scarce rations, and giving her the will to endure. This harrowing memoir portrays the best and worst of humanity in heartbreaking scenes you will never forget. Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award An ALA Notable Book An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Download or read book Julia s Kitchen written by Brenda A. Ferber and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cara Segal is a born worrier. She figures her worrying works like a whisper in God's ear - if Cara's concerned about car crashes, kidnappings, or murders, she lets God know, and he always spares her. But Cara never thought to worry about a fire. And one night while she's sleeping at a friend's house, her house catches fire, and her mother and younger sister are both killed. Throughout shiva, the initial Jewish mourning period, Cara can't help wondering about God's role in the tragedy. And what is her father's role in her life now? He walks around like a ghost and refuses to talk about the fire. Cara longs for her family and her home, where sweet smells filled the house as Cara's mom filled orders for her catering business, Julia's Kitchen. Then one day a call comes in for a cookie order, and Cara gets a wild idea. Maybe by bringing back Julia's Kitchen, she can find a way to reconnect with everything she's lost. Complete with a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms and a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, this debut novel is a joyous tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit. Julia's Kitchen is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Download or read book Tribute to My Mother written by Wendso Jacqueline Ouedraogo and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I did not write this book to condemn anyone. Far from it. I have written it so that our younger generations will forsake mediocrity and debauchery and live a productive life. I have written it so that every man will have the wisdom to love his wife and children. I have written it so that every woman in this country will fight to live decently and not expect everything from her husband. About the title: The state of Burkina Faso demonstrated its recognition of Blanche with a medal in 2009. In my turn, I wrote this novel to also show our gratitude to her, hence the title. My gratification for you, Mother.
Download or read book Everyday Racism in America and the Power of Forgiveness written by Wilma Jean Turner Ed.D. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autoethnographic study examines my experiences as an African American born and raised in the United States of America, who—from the time I realized I was Black at age ten until the present day, more than fifty years later—experiences racism either overtly or covertly on a daily basis. I first explore my days as a high school student involved in a court desegregation case and the trauma I experienced in the hostile environment where White students openly showed their racial hatred for the Black students who would dare to enroll in “their school.” I examine my life as a college student in Alabama at the height of the Civil Rights Movement and my participation in nonviolent protests, especially the famous Selma to Montgomery march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Download or read book Survivors Club written by Michael Bornstein and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr). This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from Auschwitz--and of his family"--
Download or read book Urbanshee written by Siaara Freeman and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 IPPY Awards - Poetry Gold 2023 IBPA Awards - Poetry Silver 2023 Publishing Triangle Awards Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry - Finalist Urbanshee is Siaara Freeman's retelling of fairy tales and mythological stories through a modern and urban lens. This collection discusses the weight of being Black in America, Freeman's relationships to lovers and family, and how the physical place you grew up can become part of your identity. Urbanshee expertly combines humor, fantasy, and raw emotion to create this astonishing reinvention of classic fables. Freeman's poems are ventrously unique and are sure to enchant anyone who reads them.
Download or read book How I Survived to Live the Good LIfe written by Raynell Finn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no sugarcoating the truth and neither does she sugarcoat the love. Raynell delivers both love and truth as she shares her story of survival. From life on 'The Hill' and finding what she believed to be TRUE love, to running for her life to the city of Minneapolis where she eventually encountered PURE love! She reminds us every step of the way to always put our trust in the word of God. Her vulnerability in her truth allows us to see that we are not alone out here. We don't have to condemn ourselves for following our hearts. But we must trust God through the choices we make. If we keep Him at the forefront, He will will always bless us and always be there. Raynell desires all women to walk in their truth and understand their value. This peek into her life shows us all that just because things happen to you, they don't define who God has created you to be. And she has shown us in this story over and over, we are all more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
Download or read book Toughest Teeniest Twin Soldiers written by W. R. Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some wars are meant to be won while others – lost. You´re about to read how a family has gone through Hell and back each day as they fight through the crisis brought upon them by Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, also known as TTTS. Their story is uniquely classified into several different perspectives, one from a young boy’s vantage point while another is from the father’s and the bulk is from the mother’s. There is even a surprise appearance by their angel! The feeling of ambivalence as Damocles´ sword hovers upon their twin’s fate was mind-boggling. For one of the twins passed away, whilst the other was struggling to survive. Living in an incubator for months, the infant was more fragile than one might imagine, but at the same time, stronger than anyone ever dreamed. While at the other side of the glass window, hearts were broken as his family was struggling to keep their high hopes and faith in what was to be the most heart-wrenching experience of their lives. Follow the gripping story of this strong and tightly-knit family as they brave through this one-of-a-kind experience, trying to uncover the truth behind this devastating medical condition and how other victims were able to cope, in this compelling and inspiring book, Toughest Teeniest Twin Soldiers: Living & Dying Through TTTS.
Download or read book Sole to Soul written by Eleanor MacLellan and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her teenage son’s escalating self-sabotage jeopardized the fragile balance in author Eleanor MacLellan’s blended family, she and her husband enrolled him in an alternative high school that required the parents to complete a senior project before their son could graduate. She chose to make a large canvas labyrinth for her church and community with the help of five friends. As the women worked on the physical labyrinth project, they explored the twisting paths of their life stories, which traversed the loss of a fourteen-year-old child, a serious teenage auto accident, a family coffin-building tradition, the return of an adult child given up for adoption at birth, a cancer diagnosis, and friendships forged in poverty. MacLellan discovered that her real senior project was not just to create a labyrinth, but rather to reclaim a strong family and to find a deeper, creative faith for the journey ahead.
Download or read book Recognizing a Gift from God written by Beth Nevery and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a heartfelt account of a lifetime of encounters and experiences revolving around coming to the realization that God and passed loved ones are always with us. My purpose in writing this diary is to help and educate people about the signs they get throughout their lifetime that they are not recognizing and about weird things that happen that they try to rationalize. It is normal to try to rationalize lights turning on or off, or items being moved in your home. It is my hope that you can take these experiences one step further and understand that you are not alone and that these signs are real. In other words, believe your sixth sense. May the white light of divine love and protection be with each and every one of you.
Download or read book The Survivors Club written by Lisa Gardner and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-04-29 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Starts fast and never stops moving. Clever, complex, and original!”—Phillip Margolin THE SURVIVORS CLUB . . . that’s what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They won’t consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed their lives forever. Now they are the prime suspects in his murder. Could three ordinary women have been driven to do the unthinkable? Detective Sergeant Roan Griffin knows all too well what can drive even the best people to cross the line. Has someone in the Survivors Club become a killer? And if so, can he blame her, let alone bring her to justice? “Has it all: provocative plotting, engaging characters, and a razor-sharp emotional edge.”—Stephen White “This club is worth the dues.”—People
Download or read book Out of Hiding A Holocaust Survivor s Journey to America With a Foreword by Alan Gratz written by Ruth Gruener and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee. Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun.In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends -- but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time during World War II.The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma.This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today.
Download or read book A Mother Held Hostage written by Barbara Borntrager and published by . This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for those who know they don’t have it all together; life is crazy, difficult, disappointing, and sometimes downright impossible. It is for mothers and caretakers of special needs children who struggle with doubts, guilt, and crushed dreams. I survived, and you can too!
Download or read book A Gentleman in Moscow written by Amor Towles and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers Soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD
