Download or read book A Life of Gwendolyn Brooks written by George Kent and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-scale biography of Gwendolyn Brooks, one of America's major poets. George E. Kent, a longtime friend and literary associate of the poet in Chicago, was given exclusive access to Brooks' early notebooks, which she kept from the age of seven. Kent also interviewed Brooks, her mother, and other family members in Chicago and elsewhere. He scoured records and correspondence with her publishers, editors, and agent. He participated in the poet's literary enterprises and in her wide circle of literary and family friends. The study reveals intimate acquaintance with the Harlem Renaissance, with the Chicago literary scene and its leading figures from the thirties on, with historical developments in black culture and consciousness, and with the significant figures and activities that impressed the poet's life and art. It places Brooks' work in the context of the civil rights movement, the black arts movement, and black nationalism. Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1950 for Annie Allen and is today widely recognized as one of the nation's leading poets, yet her work has received less than its due from mainstream critics. Kent's authoritative book has been one step in correcting that neglect.

Download or read book Gwendolyn written by Homer Charles Hiatt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small town girl blessed with extraordinary physical beauty, slowed by a weak intellect, and sometimes goaded by a hot temper, Gwendolyn finds tragedy, unconventional love, notoriety, and revenge as she stumbles through a life of lucky turns and misfortunes. Gwen's story involves a host of characters, some loving and some hostile, and is a tale of stubborn survival. The reader is certain to root for her throughout.

Download or read book The Alchemist of Brushstrokes and Brimstone written by Gigi Pandian and published by Gargoyle Girl Productions. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stolen masterpiece. A brilliant woman written out of history. And a recipe for a lost color worth killing for. In the spellbinding eighth installment of the Accidental Alchemist Mysteries, centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust and living gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin face their most colorful case yet! Zoe’s hard-won peaceful life is shattered when a devious thief targets her most prized possession—a vibrant portrait that’s her last connection to her long-dead brother. It’s a painting that also holds the secrets of a forgotten artist who created recipes for the most breathtaking colors ever seen. When the canvas disappears and murder follows, Zoe must unravel a palette of deadly puzzles. With her quick-witted sidekick Dorian and their eclectic group of friends, Zoe races to catch a killer, evade a secret society, and recover her beloved painting. But the quest is bigger than solving a present-day crime. Can Zoe finally set the historical record straight for a gifted painter erased from the history of art? Bursting with vivid characters, fascinating history, and touches of whimsical magic and culinary alchemy, The Alchemist of Brushstrokes and Brimstone is a cozy fantasy mystery that will leave you breathlessly turning pages until the final stroke.

Download or read book A Very Romantic Murder written by Frank Hilliard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffery Bruster is driving his 1933 Hispano-Suiza J12 cabriolet along a West Country road on a wicked night of rain and fog when he sees a woman in a satin dress at the side of the road. He offers her a lift which she neither accepts nor rejects. He gets out and urges her to let him take her somewhere warm. She is crying. How did Gwendolyn de LaRoux come to be there? Why is she silent? What has happened back at Lady Lea-Maskerville's estate? When Jeffery finds out, Gwendolyn misses one important detail; her husband Vincent has been murdered, shot through the chest. Here's a classic English tale of mystery and murder with side trips to France, Belgium, Australia and the Congo. Fall in love with Gwendolyn and Jeffery and a tale of murder and marriage.

Download or read book Gwendolyn Claire Vs the Foxfield Four written by Virginia L. Pulitzer and published by Virginia Pulitzer. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwendolyn Claire, a fifth grader who loves writing, enters her new school Foxfield Elementary in late September. On her first day, Gwen meets Olivia, the leader of the Foxfield Four, a group of girl bullies who enjoys making life miserable for anyone new who enters their "world." Olivia begins her subtle and subversive attacks. Gwen's new friend Heather also becomes a victim. The girls, with support from their friends Andrew and Hermy, battle the FF. Their lives suffer from this daily onslaught. GWENDOLYN CLAIRE VS THE FOXFIELD FOUR is a unique approach to the subject of girl bullies in that it is set in a realistic school setting with realistic characters that were based on actual situations observed by Virginia Pulitzer, a retired classroom teacher with 35 years of experience. Not only is GC a compelling novel on bullies for children, but it is also an excellent resource for parents and educators addressing the issue of bullying.

Download or read book Marian Engel s Notebooks written by Christl Verduyn and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marian Engel emerged as a writer during that period in Canada when nationalism increased and “new feminism” dawned. Although she is recognized as a distinguished woman of letters, she has not been widely studied; consequently we know relatively little about her and her craft. The material collected in Marian Engel’s Notebooks: “Ah, mon cahier, écoute...” is a major step in redressing that neglect. Extracts carefully chosen by Christl Verduyn from Marian Engel’s forty-nine notebooks — notebooks Engel began in the late 1940s and which she maintained until her death in 1985 — track Engel’s creative development, illustrate her commitment to the craft of writing and document her growth as a major Canadian writer. The notebooks also portray Engel’s surprising leaps of logic, her fascination with the bizarre, the eclecticism of her reading and the depth and variety of her thinking. Finally, they present moving documentation of a woman facing cancer and early death. Christl Verduyn’s illuminating introductory discussions to each of the notebooks unobtrusively guide us in the reading of these sometimes difficult writings. Marian Engel’s Notebooks: “Ah, mon cahier, écoute...” leaves readers with a vivid sense of Canadian culture during the 1960s and 1970s. It provides insight into the literary life of one of Canada’s significant woman writers, including her connections with other Canadian writers, and will be of special interest to scholars working in the field of literature.

Download or read book M O T H E R Spells Murder written by E. B. Boatner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwendolyn MacGowan escaped her dysfunctional parents and their Atlanta social whirl years ago, entering college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then forging an independent life with her framing shop and huge Victorian castle in neighboring Jamaica Plain. Finally at peace, she has no idea that her comfortable world will be shattered. The moment her father dies, Gwendolyns headstrong mother, Elinor, moves to Boston to live with my beloved Gwennie. Gwendolyn refuses, insisting Elinor move into a nearby senior residence. There, Elinor is brutally murdered at the hands of an unknown assailant. Still reeling from her mothers death, Gwendolyn is astonished to learn that Monica Colwell, her fathers former mistress, has arrived in town from England with her teenage son, Eric. Eric disappears and Monicas throat is slashed as she sits on Gwendolyns patio. The safe castle has been breached, and Gwendolyn realizes that unless she discovers the secrets buried deep in Elinors past, she will be the next to die. A gem of a first novelBoatners characters seethe with life. -Ellen Hart E. B. Boatner writes with clarity of lives warped by secrets and surprising obsessions. -Elizabeth Sims A spellbinder. I read it in one sitting. -Jonathan Odell

Download or read book A Life of Gwendolyn Brooks written by George E. Kent and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Exquisite written by Suzanne Slade and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book A 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) is known for her poems about “real life.” She wrote about love, loneliness, family, and poverty—showing readers how just about anything could become a beautiful poem. Exquisite follows Gwendolyn from early girlhood into her adult life, showcasing her desire to write poetry from a very young age. This picture-book biography explores the intersections of race, gender, and the ubiquitous poverty of the Great Depression—all with a lyrical touch worthy of the subject. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, receiving the award for poetry in 1950. And in 1958, she was named the poet laureate of Illinois. A bold artist who from a very young age dared to dream, Brooks will inspire young readers to create poetry from their own lives.

Download or read book The Therapist s Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling I written by Karen B. Helmeke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to initiate the integration of your clients’ spirituality as an effective practical intervention. A client’s spiritual and religious beliefs can be an effective springboard for productive therapy. How can a therapist sensitively prepare for the task? The Therapist’s Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling is the first volume of a comprehensive two-volume resource that provides practical interventions from a wide range of backgrounds and theoretical perspectives. This volume helps prepare clinicians to undertake and initiate the integration of spirituality in therapy with clients and provides easy-to-follow examples. The book provides a helpful starting point to address a broad range of topics and problems. The chapters of The Therapist’s Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling are grouped into five sections: Therapist Preparation and Professional Development; Assessment of Spirituality; Integrating Spirituality in Couples Therapy; Specific Techniques and/or Topics Used in Integrating Spirituality; and Use of Scripture, Prayer, and Other Spiritual Practices. Designed to be clinician-friendly, each chapter also includes sections on resources where counselors can learn more about the topic or technique used in the chapter—as well as suggested books, articles, chapters, videos, and Web sites to recommend to clients. Each chapter utilizes similar formatting to remain clear and easy-to-follow that includes objectives, rationale for use, instructions, brief vignette, suggestions for follow-up, contraindications, references, professional readings and resources, and bibliotherapy sources for the client. The first volume of The Therapist’s Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling helps set a solid foundation and provides comprehensive instruction on: ethically incorporating spirituality into the therapeutic setting professional disclosure building a spiritual referral source through local clergy assessment of spirituality the spirituality-focused genogram using spirituality in couples therapy helping couples face career transitions dealing with shame addiction recovery the use of scripture and prayer overcoming trauma in Christian clients and much more! The Therapist’s Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling is a stimulating, creative resource appropriate for any clinician or counselor, from novices to experienced mental health professionals. This first volume is perfect for pastoral counselors, clergy, social workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, Christian counselors, educators who teach professional issues, ethics, counseling, and multicultural issues, and students.

Download or read book A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks written by Alice Faye Duncan and published by People Who Shaped Our World. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems profiles the Chicago author who gave voice to the urban African American experience in the twentieth century.

Download or read book Green Algae and Bubble Gum Wars written by Annie Bryant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science isn't exactly Maeve's favorite subject, but she's still excited to be going to the Sally Ride Science Festival at MIT with her hunky tutor, Matt. Sure, the BSG and her annoyingly brilliant younger brother are going as well, but it's still almost kind of a date, isn't it? The festival gives the BSG a super idea -- an environmental science fair at Abigail Adams Junior High. But plans for a bubble gum factory nearby put Avery and Katani on opposite sides of an environmental issue -- and Avery finds herself in a bubble gum war with the Queens of Mean!

Download or read book Gwendolyn s Pet Garden written by Anne Renaud and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique solution is found when a little girl dreams of getting a pet. Gwendolyn longs for a pet. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten--she's not picky! But her parents have other ideas, and instead they give her . . . a box of dirt. "It smells of swamp," Gwendolyn says--but her parents say it smells of possibilities. And once Gwendolyn gets savvy about seeds and soil, sun and shade, she finds they are right. The dirt starts performing some amazing tricks, and soon she has a whole pet garden of her very own--it might not have "any legs at all, but it was alive, and Gwendolyn could talk to it, care for it, and watch it grow." Dynamic illustrations full of funny details show the love Gwendolyn puts into caring for her "pet," and her enthusiasm and pride are sure to inspire gardeners and aspiring gardeners alike.

Download or read book The Real MCTS MCITP Exam 70 642 Prep Kit written by Brien Posey and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exam is designed to validate Windows Server 2008 network infrastructure configuration skills. This exam will fulfill the Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist requirements of Exam 70-642. This is a test for new certification seekers, not for those who are upgrading from Windows 2000/2003 MCSE/MCSA certification.The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. The MCTS candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system in an environment that has the following characteristics: 250 to 5,000 or more users; three or more physical locations; and three or more domain controllers. MCTS candidates will manage network services and resources such as messaging, a database, file and print, a proxy server, a firewall, the Internet, an intranet, remote access, and client computer management. In addition MCTS candidates must understand connectivity requirements such as connecting branch offices and individual users in remote locations to the corporate network and connecting corporate networks to the Internet. - Study resource for those taking MCTS/MCITP exam 70-642, which is for NEW certification seekers, not for upgraders - Two full-function ExamDay practice exams guarantee double coverage of all exam objectives - Free download of audio FastTracks for use with iPods or other MP3 players - THE independent source of exam-day tips, techniques, and warnings not available from Microsoft - Comprehensive study guide guarantees 100% coverage of all Microsoft's exam objectives - Interactive FastTrack e-learning modules help simplify difficult exam topics

Download or read book The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This morning, I woke up on the ceiling ... So begins the strange story of Gwendolyn Golden. One perfectly ordinary day for no apparent reason, she wakes up floating around her room like one of her little brother’s Batman balloons. Puberty is weird enough. Everyone already thinks she’s an oddball with anger issues because her father vanished in a mysterious storm one night when she was six. Then there are the mean, false rumours people are spreading about her at school. On top of all that, now she’s a flying freak. How can she tell her best friend or her mother? How can she live her life? After Gwendolyn almost meets disaster flying too high and too fast one night, help arrives from the most unexpected place. And stranger still? She’s not alone.

Download or read book George Eliot s Daniel Deronda Notebooks written by George Eliot and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-11-21 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1996 volume contains George Eliot's notebooks 1872-77, with notes and translations, and guidance to links with Daniel Deronda.