Download or read book Good Talk written by Mira Jacob and published by One World. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “beautiful and eye-opening” (Jacqueline Woodson), “hilarious and heart-rending” (Celeste Ng) graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing. ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, BuzzFeed, Esquire, Literary Journal, Kirkus Reviews “How brown is too brown?” “Can Indians be racist?” “What does real love between really different people look like?” Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob’s half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she’s gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love. Written with humor and vulnerability, this deeply relatable graphic memoir is a love letter to the art of conversation—and to the hope that hovers in our most difficult questions. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD “Jacob’s earnest recollections are often heartbreaking, but also infused with levity and humor. What stands out most is the fierce compassion with which she parses the complexities of family and love.”—Time “Good Talk uses a masterful mix of pictures and words to speak on life’s most uncomfortable conversations.”—io9 “Mira Jacob just made me toss everything I thought was possible in a book-as-art-object into the garbage. Her new book changes everything.”—Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy

Download or read book Sissy written by Jacob Tobia and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds." --The New York Times Book Review A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above. "A beautiful book . . . honest and funny."--Trevor Noah, The Daily Show "Sensational."--Tyler Oakley "Jacob Tobia is a force." --Good Morning America "A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic." --OUT Magazine "A rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong." --Woman's Day As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy," they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today's world, Sissy guarantees you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again.

Download or read book The Sleepwalker s Guide to Dancing written by Mira Jacob and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the family gatherings in her childhood, one stands out in Amina's memory. It is 1979, in Salem India, when a visit to her grandmother's house escalates into an explosive encounter, pitching brother against brother, mother against son. In its aftermath, Amina's father Thomas rushes his family back to their new home in America. And while at first it seems that the intercontinental flight has taken them out of harm's way, his decision sets off a chain of events that will forever haunt Thomas and his wife Kamala; their intellectually furious son, Akhil and the watchful young Amina. Now, twenty years later, Amina receives a phone call from her mother. Thomas has been acting strangely and Kamala needs her daughter back. Amina returns to the New Mexico of her childhood, where her mother has always filled silences with food, only to discover that getting to the truth is not as easy as going home. Confronted with Thomas's unwillingness to talk, Kamala's Born Again convictions, and the suspicion that not everything is what it seems, Amina finds herself at the centre of a mystery so tangled that to make any headway, she has to excavate her family's painful past. And in doing so she must lay her own ghosts to rest.

Download or read book Jacob s Wish written by S.M. Atlas and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob’s Wish is a heartwarming tale of a small boy who carries a big secret with him wherever he goes. More often than not, he is jokingly mistaken for a little businessman on account of the rather large and obnoxious briefcase he refuses to leave behind. On a train ride to St Pancras station, Jacob meets a young girl named Abby and her uncle Eustace. After their rather awkward and playful introduction, Abby shares her love for philosophy and ‘demonstrates’ her skills in the art of deduction. Her bumptious behavior ultimately encourages Jacob to open up and divulge his own thoughts and ideas. Their shared experiences in dealing with life’s ups and downs quickly bonds the two, sparking an immediate friendship. Against all odds, they embark on a journey filled with danger and excitement, making plenty of new friends and running into old acquaintances along the way. You are invited to travel with Jacob, Abby and their companions as they make their way through the slithery underbelly of a secret and ancient organization known as The Sophic. Within the pages of this book, you will find a touching story about the power of friendship, the importance of trust and the resilience of the human spirit.

Download or read book Jacob s World written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Present Moment written by Soren Kierkegaard and published by Wyatt North Publishing, LLC. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soren Kierkegaard was an influential Danish philosophical and religious author. The Present Moment is one of his most celebrated pieces.

Download or read book Blessed Are the Weird written by Jacob Nordby and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for everyone who wants to lead a deep, true, and passionate life and leave the world better for having passed this way.

Download or read book Dark Sons written by Nikki Grimes and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.

Download or read book Jacob s New Dress written by Sarah Hoffman and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of 10 Best Indie Picture Books of 2014, ForeWord Reviews Runner-Up, 2014 New England Book Festival: Children's Books 2014 Distinguished List of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California CCBC Choices 2015 An affirming story about gender nonconformity. Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

Download or read book Jacob s Ladder written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Modernista. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: »Jacob’s Ladder« is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally published in 1927. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] was an American author, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His legendary marriage to Zelda Montgomery, along with their acquaintances with notable figures such as Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and their lifestyle in 1920s Paris, has become iconic. A master of the short story genre, it is logical that his most famous novel is also his shortest: The Great Gatsby [1925].

Download or read book A Taste of Heaven written by Martin H. Meyer and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin H. Meyer - senior pastor, author, translator, academic teacher. He graduated from Clark University (MSc in Professional Communication) and University of Wroclaw (MA in Journalism and Social Communication), and did courses on diplomacy, political science and pedagogics. Father of three wonderful kids. Husband of one and dear wife. Lives with his family in Lubin, south-eastern part of Poland.

Download or read book Jacob Have I Loved written by Katherine Paterson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherine Paterson's remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry, and one sister’s struggle to make her own way, is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age. A strong choice for independent reading, both for summer reading and homeschooling, as well as in the classroom, Jacob Have I Loved has been lauded as a cornerstone young adult novel and was ranked among the all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated . . ." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island, angry Louise reveals how Caroline has robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. While everyone pampers Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name for her) begins to learn the ways of the watermen and the secrets of the island, especially of old Captain Wallace, who has mysteriously returned after fifty years. The war unexpectedly gives this independent girl a chance to fulfill her dream to work on the water alongside her father. But the dream does not satisfy the woman she is becoming. Alone and unsure, Louise begins to fight her way to a place for herself outside her sister's shadow. But in order to do that, she must first figure out who she is...

Download or read book The Vision written by Lori Fields and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet is a young woman with high anxiety and a distant family. James is a teenage boy with a sick sister and low self-esteem. Jacob is an older, disgruntled gentleman with no passion for life. These three very different people, of different ages, are all in need of something or someone to help them with their specific challenges they face at this time in their lives. A vision, so powerful, so loving, and so welcoming comes into their lives and changes everything and brings them together in a lifelong friendship.

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Download or read book Jacob s Room written by Virginia Woolf and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief impressions and conversations, internal monologues, and letters convey the story of a lonely young man unable to reconcile his classical ideals with the reality of World War I society. Sensitive exploration of character and existence.

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Download or read book LEAH Jacob Rachel written by Unknown Hebrew and published by Unknown Hebrew. This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know who the Matriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel were? They were named Rachel and Leah, and their two handmaidens, Zilpah and Bilhah. Here we focus on the two central women in Jacob's life; Rachel and Leah, the sisters he married. When two women are married to the same man, it is easy to imagine the many problems that probably occur in this household, dysfunctionality being at the top of the list. The story only gets better as you continue to read; the more you read, the more you discover what this story is all about. Both Rachel and Leah are considered among the great women of the Bible. If you go to the book of Ruth 4:11, you will see what the witnesses exclaimed to Boaz when he married Ruth; it says, "And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The ELOHIM make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:" They were saying, may this woman be like Rachel and Leah; may she be a great blessing like these women. Leah, Rachel, and their two handmaidens bore the children that became the twelve tribes of Israel. Here is the order of their birth: Leah's first set of children: • Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah Bilhahs children: Dan, Naphtali Zilpah children: • Gad, Asher Leah's second set of children: • Issachar, Zebulun, (Dinah) Rachel's children: • Joseph, and Benjamin Two wives, two handmaidens, twelve sons, and one daughter were born to Jacob. It is a fantastic story, but there is a catch. You will never lose interest in the story of Jacob and his two wives, and it will answer the question that has haunted many people over the centuries; If Jacob hated Leah so much, why did he continue to have so many children with her? This dramatic story is a real page-turner; romance, deception, and cruelty are just some words that describe this epic story. Jacob pays for his bride and will more than prove his devotion and love for Rachel. But what about Leah? Consider scrolling up. clicking the buy now. and reading this book immediately