Download or read book Watching Cartoons Before Attending a Funeral written by John Surowiecki and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Eighth Annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize.
Download or read book The Burning Point written by Frances Richey and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Stephen Corey as the winner of the Ninth Annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize, this book announces the arrival of a formidable new voice in American letters. Richey amply demonstrates the passion for language and for life that led her to abandon a successful business career to pursue a writer's life. Meticulously crafted poems reflect Richey's upbringing in West Virginia, as well as the journey toward Manhattan and a life very different from what might have been expected. At every turn we encounter a woman unafraid to grow into herself and fully engage with the world and generous enough to allow the reader to see that world through her eyes.
Download or read book The Precarious Rhetoric of Angels written by George Looney and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 10th annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize
Download or read book In Advance of All Parting written by Ansie Baird and published by White Pine Press (NY). This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flashes and facets of a life seen through the prism of older age, clear-sighted and sardonic.
Download or read book The Polish American Encyclopedia written by James S. Pula and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
Download or read book The Funeral written by Matt James and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book New York Public Library Best Books for Kids Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor Winner Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank’s funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing — Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us. Key Text Features speech bubbles Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Download or read book Poetry written by Harriet Monroe and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Life and Journey from Homelessness and beyond written by James E. Wise and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is inspired by the true story of my life and journey from homelessness and beyond. It’s an inspiring story of courage, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, determination, resilience, faith, and redemption. The story is about my life in the beginning, growing up, surviving the fire incident, and early demise of my three sisters. Life without my father, fear of my mother, and life in the navy. I suffered thirty years from low self-esteem, fear, anger, resentments, worthlessness, loneliness, hopelessness, homelessness, substance abuse, failed attempts to maintain employment, mental institutions, churches, shelters, jails, bad relationships, and marriages too! I walked in the kingdom of darkness (Hell) for thirty years determined to find myself; I finally made a final decision to get my life on track once and for all! One day, I evaluated my entire life as far as I could remember. I began to peel off the layers of my unresolved issues like a banana. I confronted the tragic death of my three sisters, which I honestly haven’t done before, for closure purposes. I confronted the anger and resentments I harbored toward my mother for her failures, including my father for abandoning me. I was angry with myself for my history of substance abuse and homelessness, also for not reaching out for help in the beginning when I should have done so. I completed an intense, detailed evaluation of my life one day. I began to cry until I was all cried out. I had enough faith to pray to God at the time. I asked God to renew in me a new heart and spirit to serve him. To be the man that he intended me to be. After I finished praying, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. This was my defining moment and the turning point of my life. I began to see light at the end of the tunnel! I began to seek treatment for my depression and PTSD. I attended (NA) meetings. I began to read and apply the word of God in my life daily. The wounds of my past miraculously began to heal. Over a period of time, my wife noticed an internal transformation taking place in my life! I began to forgive everyone who done me wrong, including my worst enemy of all, myself! Today, I live a life of purpose, not defeat, drug free and living one day at a time. I was compelled to write my life and journey from homelessness and beyond in hopes that my story may convey to anyone who may be struggling with their personal giants, especially the homeless; there is hope!!! You can make it. I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to have gotten the help I needed. There are good people in the world. I’m a veteran who enlisted and was honorably discharged from both, the US Navy from 1986 to 1991, and the Army reserve from 1992 to 2000. Today, I currently serve as an enlisted soldier in the Army of the Lord!
Download or read book Eternal Twins written by Ruth Parker Riddle and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Carrie Reed once led a charmed life, with her three siblings and loving parents. Then, her father seemingly went mad and murdered her mother. Suddenly, life was empty of love and joy. The Reed children were sent to live with their Aunt Tanya and Uncle Charlie. Things improved, but Carrie had trouble understanding what had happened to her parents. When had their love gone wrong? How could her father have done such a thing? On her birthday, her aunt and uncle bought her an antique sapphire ring. Sapphire was Carrie's birthstone, and she adored her gift. Even so, Carrie had learned from her grandmother that certain objects retain the memories and feelings of the past owner. With the death of a distant relative named Irene, Carrie comes to realize that the ring may have been in her family for decades and it might be cursed. Strange things begin to happen to the Reed family, especially when the children get involved in witchcraft. Carrie is fascinated with the idea of the afterlife. She must find out what happens after death but she doesn't realize that communing with the dead can lead to tragedy in life. The curse of the ring has come back with a vengeance, and this time it has Carrie in its sights.
Download or read book THE ARITHMETIC OF THE DEVIL written by Clara Griffin King and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are in a continual battle with the devil, and it is pleasing to know in God’s Word that there is a solution to all that you go through, and that solution is Jesus Christ. It is only through Him that we will find our way to victory! When you feel you are in a “no win situation”, STAND! STAND- on the Word of God STAND - on the promises of God STAND - on what you believe His Word is still standing after 2000 years and counting... SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS REAL
Download or read book The Fourth Child Five Decades of Hope written by Theresa A. Moseley Fax Ph.D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The format of the book is unique. She writes a story about each person and experience that had a profound impact in her life. After some stories, she writes a heartfelt letter to the person to thank them for helping her become the person she is today. It was her experiences both positive and negative that gave her the opportunity to grow and find truth. It is her story, The Fourth Child, Theresa Ann Moseley Fax, PHD. She is a mother, wife, sister, school administrator, college adjunct professor, three time award winning educator, member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television, National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE), and a world traveler. Shes had experiences that many people encounter everyday and they have no hope of survival. She is HOPE. Although in her life she was emotionally abused as a child, suicidal, physically assaulted, homeless, mugged, and lived in a shelter for battered women for a month, she found a way not to be the victim anymore. The Fourth Child is a story of perseverance, faith and hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Download or read book Three Decades Later written by M.L. Montgomery and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. It is an epidemic affecting victims from every community regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, nationality or educational background. Violence against women is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behavior and is part of a systematic pattern of dominance and control. Most cases are never reported to the police. Domestic violence results in physical injury, psychological trauma and sometimes death. The consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and truly lasts a lifetime. An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault every year. -Facts from the National Collation Against Domestic Violence- A riveting and timeless true story with a powerful message for women everywhere.
Download or read book The Trouble with a Short Horse in Montana written by Roy Bentley and published by White Pine Press (NY). This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize.
Download or read book Meant for Heaven A Little Girl s Journey to Paradise written by Bryan Young and published by Cedar Fort Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When three-year-old Holland began complaining of headaches, it was only the beginning of a journey that would ultimately reach beyond the grave. Told by Holland's father, Bryan, this is not the story of a family losing a daughter; it is a story of eternal life and all that lies beyond. Through powerful experiences, tears, and prayers, Bryan and his wife, Aleta, now know for certain that departed loved ones are closer than we think.
Download or read book Warrior Medic written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nightwatch written by Valerie Hansen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a fireman saves three young kids, he’ll do anything to keep them and their foster mother safe in this uplifting romantic suspense novel. Fire captain Mitch Andrews can’t forget the three young children he saved from a fire—a suspicious fire that left them orphans. At least he knows that in the care of foster mother Jill Kirkpatrick, the little ones will be loved. He only wishes the sweet, strong widow would let him get closer to her. But suddenly the kids—and Jill—are in terrible danger. And when one of the children goes missing, Mitch and Jill will risk everything to find her. As their investigation intensifies, Mitch proves his dedication to their makeshift family of five. A family worth keeping together forever.
Download or read book Death s Summer Coat written by Brandy Schillace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death is something we all confront—it touches our families, our homes, our hearts. And yet we have grown used to denying its existence, treating it as an enemy to be beaten back with medical advances.We are living at a unique point in human history. People are living longer than ever, yet the longer we live, the more taboo and alien our mortality becomes. Yet we, and our loved ones, still remain mortal. People today still struggle with this fact, as we have done throughout our entire history. What led us to this point? What drove us to sanitize death and make it foreign and unfamiliar?Schillace shows how talking about death, and the rituals associated with it, can help provide answers. It also brings us closer together—conversation and community are just as important for living as for dying. Some of the stories are strikingly unfamiliar; others are far more familiar than you might suppose. But all reveal much about the present—and about ourselves.
