Download or read book Chocolates for Mary Julia written by Judith Mudd-Krijgelmans and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following of on bee coming-of-age story in Flowers for Brother Mudd, JUDITH RETURNS TO NEW DELHI as a US diplomat, her lively five-year old daughter at her side. Embarking on the life she's dreamed of, this former English major and Fulbright scholar who's just earned a Master's in international service from American University throws herself into living the globe-trotting life. What lies in store for this risk-taker who grew up during Jim Crow is what Chocolates for Mary Julia is about. After riding the stormy waves of the Civil Rights Movement and witnessing monumental legal changes for blacks, she entered the foreign service expecting to serve on behalf of an America that had finally assured the right to the pursuit of happiness for all, only to realize that there was much more to do. Nonetheless, she would not be robbed of a fulfilling career. As the velvety sweetness of her mother, Mary Julia's, dreams hoisted her on her way, she embarks on tours abroad, and in Washington, DC. Determined to succeed, she thrives on living in faraway places while overcoming high hurdles, making it a point to savor as much of the good life as she can. Doing work that makes a difference, on a level of excellence inspired by the Ursuline Sisters and historically black Morgan State University, often in the face of racial bias, she persists in having a full life: Never giving up on love, building family and effective work teams, seeing world sights—all while, paradoxically, proudly waving the flag for an ideal America yet to be realized.
Download or read book Julia s Chocolates written by Cathy Lamb and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don't know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn't know what else to do...' From the moment Julia Bennett leaves her abusive Boston fiance at the altar and her ugly wedding dress hanging from a tree, she knows she's driving away from the old Julia, but what she's driving toward is as messy and undefined as her own wounded soul. The old Julia dug her way out of a tortured, trailer park childhood with a monster of a mother. The new Julia will be found at her Aunt Lydia's rambling, hundred-year-old farmhouse outside Golden, Oregon. There, among uppity chickens and toilet bowl planters, Julia is welcomed by an eccentric, warm, and often wise clan of women, including a psychic, a minister's unhappy wife, an abused mother of four, and Aunt Lydia herself - a woman who is as fierce and independent as they come. Meeting once a week for drinks and the baring of souls, it becomes clear that every woman holds secrets that keep her from happiness. But what will it take for them to brave becoming their true selves?
Download or read book Flowers for Brother Mudd written by Judith Mudd-Krijgelmans and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond overcoming, Judith Mudd-Krijgelmans' memoir is one of hope and resilience. Flowers for Brother Mudd: One Woman's Path from Jim Crow to Career Diplomat explores the paradox of an African American and a Catholic - a minority within a minority - who craved a wider future. Find out how a girl from Louisville, Kentucky's Smoke Town forged independent-mindedness to survive a segregated society. Learn what propelled this "colored girl" to jet across the world for three decades in a career that she chose at age 16. This former diplomat recounts the cushioning love of her upstanding, social studies teacher father, who rose from tobacco farming to head a school in coal country; and imaginative mother from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. She salutes the Ursuline Sisters; educators at Morgan State and American Universities; and in India where she went on a Fulbright. In the face of a bleak future if Civil Rights changes hadn't come, she shows how a person of color could thrive and strive to tell her story to the world.
Download or read book Julia s Chocolates written by Cathy Lamb and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cathy Lam has created a passel of characters so weirdly wonderful that you want to hang out with them all day just to see what they'll do next. It's a ride that's both hilarious and poignant, and all the while you cling to the edge of the pick up truck because you'll want to make sure you stay in for the whole trip.
Download or read book Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise written by Suzy Kline and published by Yearling. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a great day at school when Mary Marony's teacher brings in chocolate bars for the whole class. Mrs. Bird has hidden golden tickets inside the wrappers of five bars. Whoever picks the chocolate surprises will get to have lunch with Mrs. Bird. Mary hopes mean Marvin Higgins doesn't win--he wins everything. Mary wants to have lunch with her favorite teacher. If only she could find a way to get a golden ticket....
Download or read book Children s Games in the New Media Age written by Chris Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result of a unique research project exploring the relationship between children's vernacular play cultures and their media-based play, this collection challenges two popular misconceptions about children's play: that it is depleted or even dying out and that it is threatened by contemporary media such as television and computer games. A key element in the research was the digitization and analysis of Iona and Peter Opie's sound recordings of children's playground and street games from the 1970s and 1980s. This framed and enabled the research team's studies both of the Opies' documents of mid-twentieth-century play culture and, through a two-year ethnographic study of play and games in two primary school playgrounds, contemporary children's play cultures. In addition the research included the use of a prototype computer game to capture playground games and the making of a documentary film. Drawing on this extraordinary data set, the volume poses three questions: What do these hitherto unseen sources reveal about the games, songs and rhymes the Opies and others collected in the mid-twentieth century? What has happened to these vernacular forms? How are the forms of vernacular play that are transmitted in playgrounds, homes and streets transfigured in the new media age? In addressing these questions, the contributors reflect on the changing face of childhood in the twenty-first century - in relation to questions of gender and power and with attention to the children's own participation in producing the ethnographic record of their lives.
Download or read book The Last Time I Was Me written by Cathy Lamb and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dazzling new novel by the acclaimed author of "Julia's Chocolates," a woman who has lost her way finds a new and surprising future in the Pacific Northwest.
Download or read book Copper Magic written by Julia Mary Gibson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can an unearthed talisman found on the shores of Lake Michigan save 12-year-old Violet's fractured family? Exploring themes of Native American culture, ecology, and conservation, this historical fiction novel by a debut author comes brilliantly to life.
Download or read book The International Confectioner written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Derek the Knitting Dinosaur written by Mary Blackwood and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 1991-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek, a little green dinosaur, is somewhat worried that he likes to stay home and knit instead of acting like his ferocious brothers, but the onset of cold weather allows his knitting to become useful.
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Download or read book Our First Christmas written by Lisa Jackson and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The perfect stocking stuffer read . . . A great combination of romance, mystery, longing, love, and ultimately the feelings brought on by Christmas.” —KT Book Reviews “It’s that time of year when the world falls in love . . .” Join four of your favorite authors for tales of Christmas romance to remember forever. “Under the Mistletoe” by Lisa Jackson Megan Johnson’s marriage is over—or so she thinks. When her husband Chris lands in the hospital, she remembers the unexpected joy of their first Christmas together . . . “A Ranger for Christmas” by Mary Burton The holidays bring painful memories for history professor Marisa Thompson. But agreeing to help Texas Ranger Lucas Cooper solve a case presents her with more than a distraction . . . “A Southern Christmas” by Mary Carter Reporter Danielle Bright is heading home to write about Christmas down south—and possibly win back her ex. But Sawyer, the sexy photographer, is determined to jingle her bells . . . “Christmas in Montana” by Cathy Lamb Family is where you go after quitting your job, but Laurel Kelly isn’t prepared for the changes at home in Montana—or the fact that her high school boyfriend now owns the family land . . . “If you’re looking for a holiday read with interesting plots, likeable characters and satisfying conclusions, this is the collection for you.” —Blogcritics
Download or read book Jane s Patisserie written by Jane Dunn and published by Sourcebooks. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author and food blogger, Jane Dunn, Jane's Patisserie is your go-to dessert recipe cookbook, with 100 delicious bakes, cakes, and sweet treats, loved for being easy, customizable, and packed with everyone's favorite flavors. Discover how to make life sweet with 100 delicious bakes, cakes, cookies, rolls, and treats from baking blogger, Jane Dunn. Jane's recipes are loved for being easy, customizable, and packed with your favorite flavors. Covering everything from gooey cookies and celebration cakes with a dreamy drip finish, to fluffy cupcakes and creamy no-bake cheesecakes, Jane's Patisserie is easy baking for everyone. Yummy recipes include: NYC Chocolate Chip Cookies No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake Salted Caramel Dip Cookies & Cream Drip Cake Cinnamon Rolls Triple Chocolate Brownies Whether you're looking for a salted caramel fix or a spicy biscoff bake, this book has everything you need to create iconic bakes and become a star baker.
Download or read book Cocolat written by Alice Medrich and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York, NY: Warner Books, 1990.
Download or read book The Chaperone written by Laura Moriarty and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a feature film from the creators of Downton Abbey starring Elizabeth McGovern, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip, has no idea what she’s in for. Young Louise, already stunningly beautiful and sporting her famous black bob with blunt bangs, is known for her arrogance and her lack of respect for convention. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will transform their lives forever. For Cora, the city holds the promise of discovery that might answer the question at the core of her being, and even as she does her best to watch over Louise in this strange and bustling place she embarks on a mission of her own. And while what she finds isn’t what she anticipated, she is liberated in a way she could not have imagined. Over the course of Cora’s relationship with Louise, her eyes are opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities for being fully alive. Drawing on the rich history of the 1920s, ’30s, and beyond—from the orphan trains to Prohibition, flappers, and the onset of the Great Depression to the burgeoning movement for equal rights and new opportunities for women—Laura Moriarty’s The Chaperone illustrates how rapidly everything, from fashion and hemlines to values and attitudes, was changing at this time and what a vast difference it all made for Louise Brooks, Cora Carlisle, and others like them.
Download or read book Portrait of Julia written by Robert MacNeil and published by Formac Publishing Company Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1920 Julia Robertson is a young, beautiful war widow, aware of the radical new ideas bursting into the settled thinking of post-Victorian Canada. That new thinking, about the human unconscious through Freud and Jung, about sexual frankness, about women as well as skepticism about religion, shaped the emerging 20th century world and infused modern painting, music, and literature. Julia struggles with her conscience over the man she most trusts when she is passionately infatuated with another, an Englishman. He leads her into the orbit of the young and charming Prince of Wales. Leaving behind the stuffy world of Halifax, she goes to London and Paris and then the South of France where she renews her close friendship with one of the great Canadian painters of the period, J.W. Morrice. She becomes part of Morrice's circle of artists and admirers, among them Henri Matisse, who was Morrice's close friend. Ultimately Julia has to resolve a dilemma that dramatically tests all her progressive ideas. With this novel Robert MacNeil returns to a character who first appears in his bestselling novel set at the time of the Halifax Explosion, Burden of Desire. "Julia's appetite for life and her bold embrace of the modern world was so vivid to me that I had to follow her life into the postwar world," says MacNeil. The result is a fascinating account of a young woman in the midst of a world in transformation.
Download or read book Better Homes and Gardens Candy written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
