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Book Legacies  Lies and Lullabies

Download or read book Legacies Lies and Lullabies written by Esther Levy and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legacies, Lies and Lullabies: The World of a Second Generation Holocaust Survivor is a smorgasbord of history, memoirs, interviews, poems, recipes and cultural tidbits. It explores the rise of Hitler, the perils of life in Terezin, the soap opera of Eastern European relatives, and the invisible baggage of the second generation. A riveting must-read for anyone who hungers for a slice of humanity.

Book Dixie Lullaby

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Kemp
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2007-11-01
  • ISBN : 1416590463
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Dixie Lullaby written by Mark Kemp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock & roll has transformed American culture more profoundly than any other art form. During the 1960s, it defined a generation of young people as political and social idealists, helped end the Vietnam War, and ushered in the sexual revolution. In Dixie Lullaby, veteran music journalist Mark Kemp shows that rock also renewed the identity of a generation of white southerners who came of age in the decade after segregation -- the heyday of disco, Jimmy Carter, and Saturday Night Live. Growing up in North Carolina in the 1970s, Kemp experienced pain, confusion, and shame as a result of the South's residual civil rights battles. His elementary school was integrated in 1968, the year Kemp reached third grade; his aunts, uncles, and grandparents held outdated racist views that were typical of the time; his parents, however, believed blacks should be extended the same treatment as whites, but also counseled their children to respect their elder relatives. "I loved the land that surrounded me but hated the history that haunted that land," Kemp writes. When rock music, specifically southern rock, entered his life, he began to see a new way to identify himself, beyond the legacy of racism and stereotypes of southern small-mindedness that had marked his early childhood. Well into adulthood Kemp struggled with the self-loathing familiar to many white southerners. But the seeds of forgiveness were planted in adolescence when he first heard Duane Allman and Ronnie Van Zant pour their feelings into their songs. In the tradition of music historians such as Nick Tosches and Peter Guralnick, Kemp masterfully blends into his narrative the stories of southern rock bands --from heavy hitters such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and R.E.M. to influential but less-known groups such as Drive-By Truckers -- as well as the personal experiences of their fans. In dozens of interviews, he charts the course of southern rock & roll. Before civil rights, the popular music of the South was a small, often racially integrated world, but after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, black musicians struck out on their own. Their white counterparts were left to their own devices, and thus southern rock was born: a mix of popular southern styles that arose when predominantly white rockers combined rural folk, country, and rockabilly with the blues and jazz of African-American culture. This down-home, flannel-wearing, ass-kicking brand of rock took the nation by storm in the 1970s. The music gave southern kids who emulated these musicians a newfound voice. Kemp and his peers now had something they could be proud of: southern rock united them and gave them a new identity that went beyond outside perceptions of the South as one big racist backwater. Kemp offers a lyrical, thought-provoking, searingly intimate, and utterly original journey through the South of the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and '90s, viewed through the prism of rock & roll. With brilliant insight, he reveals the curative and unifying impact of rock on southerners who came of age under its influence in the chaotic years following desegregation. Dixie Lullaby fairly resonates with redemption.

Book Keepers of Memory

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jennifer Rich
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2019-11-20
  • ISBN : 1498586651
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Keepers of Memory written by Jennifer Rich and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keepers of Memory answers the question of how descendants of Holocaust survivors remember the Holocaust, the event that preceded their birth but has shaped their lives. Through personal stories and in-depth interviews, Rich examines the complicated relationship between history, truth, and memory. Keepers of Memory explores topics that include how stories of survival become stories of either empowerment or trauma for the descending generations, career choice as a form of commemoration, religion, and family life. Ultimately, this work paints a compelling picture of the promises and pitfalls of memory and points to implications for memory and commemoration in the coming generations.

Book Enacting History

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mira Hirsch
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2020-06-15
  • ISBN : 0429881703
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Enacting History written by Mira Hirsch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enacting History is a practical guide for educators that provides methodologies and resources for teaching the Holocaust through a variety of theatrical means, including scripted texts, verbatim testimony, devised theater techniques and process-oriented creative exercises. A close collaboration with the USC Shoah Foundation I Witness program and the National Jewish Theater Foundation Holocaust Theater International Initiative at the University of Miami Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies resulted in the ground-breaking work within this volume. The material facilitates teaching the Holocaust in a way that directly connects students to individual people and historical events through the art of theater. Each section is designed to help middle and high school educators meet curricular goals, objectives and standards and to integrate other educational disciplines based upon best practices. Students will gain both intellectual and emotional understanding by speaking the words of survivors, as well as young characters in scripted scenes, and developing their own performances based on historical primary sources. This book is an innovative and invaluable resource for teachers and students of the Holocaust; it is an exemplary account of how the power of theater can be harnessed within the classroom setting to encourage a deeper understanding of this defining event in history.

Book A Formula for Eradicating Racism

Download or read book A Formula for Eradicating Racism written by Timothy McGettigan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Tim McGettigan and Earl Smith make the unprecedented argument that racism is a remediable form of suggestion-induced sadism. The authors explain in plain terms how societies like the USA construct racism, and put forward a practical plan to eradicate racism in the USA and all over the world.

Book Legacy of Lies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martine Daniel
  • Publisher : Chipmunkapublishing ltd
  • Release : 2011-06-01
  • ISBN : 1849911312
  • Pages : 211 pages

Download or read book Legacy of Lies written by Martine Daniel and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen years ago, Luci's mother committed suicide, leaving behind a legacy of lies that Luci is still struggling to uncover. Now, a year after Luci was left reeling by the twin revelations that she had bipolar affective disorder, and that the grandfather she had thought was dead was still alive, she finally feels ready to meet her grandfather for the first time - hoping that he will be able to shed light on the secrets of the past. But Walter's reaction to Luci's visit raises more questions than it answers - and it is only after his death that Luci is able to discover the tragic truth, which shocks her to the very core of her being. Legacy of Lies is a heart-rending story that stretches back over several generations, unveiling the deplorable state of psychiatric care in the early twentieth century, but which ultimately offers a message of hope for those suffering mental illness today, and their families.

Book Legacy of Lies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Doris M. Lemcke
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2016-02-25
  • ISBN : 1680462040
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Legacy of Lies written by Doris M. Lemcke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detroit debutante-turned-investigative journalist Iris Edwards gets more truth than she can handle when she tackles her rich and infamous grandfather's tell-all biography. By accepting his challenge to find his "Unforgivable Sin" and write the true story of his life, she'll have to unravel a web of Machiavellian intrigues dating back to the days of copper mines, gangsters, and rum-runners to find a deadly secret that could rewrite history.Joe Falcon, the governor's Native American physician, is on his own quest for the truth. He's lived his whole life in shadow of the powerful Edwards family, and with the old man's death, Iris becomes his only hope to solve his mother's thirty year-old murder. But before their childhood friendship can grow into something more, they'll have to understand Andrew Edwards' world; where, "Winning was everything and whoever carried the biggest stick won the game." With only a charred pocket watch and clues hidden in half-forgotten bedtime stories, they dodge Iris' gangster-wannabe ex-husband to trace his life from an Upper Peninsula ghost town to an insane asylum and the Henry Ford Museum--to find a killer, a hero, and the real meaning of truth, love and sacrifice.

Book Venusian Lullaby

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Leonard
  • Publisher : London Bridge
  • Release : 1994-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780426204244
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Venusian Lullaby written by Paul Leonard and published by London Bridge. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The TARDIS brings the third Doctor, Jo, and Captain Yates to Nooma, a planet in the midst of an industrial revolution. There, they discover that survival of the fittest has become a religion and even the planet appears to be at war with itself.

Book An Old Man s Legacy

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Raynbird
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1867
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 100 pages

Download or read book An Old Man s Legacy written by William Raynbird and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book O Keeffe s Legacy to His Daughter

Download or read book O Keeffe s Legacy to His Daughter written by John O'Keeffe and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Rogue s Fortune

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cat Schield
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2012-10-30
  • ISBN : 0373732058
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book The Rogue s Fortune written by Cat Schield and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elizabeth Minerva tries to steer clear of legendary adventurer Roark Black and focus on her career and her attempts at motherhood. But the rakish treasure hunter can help her in her quest to be a single mom, if she'll do him one tiny favor. To save his beloved auction house and his own reputation from ruin, Roark needs to settle down fast-with a sensible woman. After a six-month 'engagement, ' he and Elizabeth can go their separate ways. But Roark knows priceless objects, and Elizabeth is the real deal. Now he intends to keep her...by any means necessary"--P. [4] of cover.

Book Calling All the Shots

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  • Author : Katherine Garbera
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2012-10-30
  • ISBN : 0373732090
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Calling All the Shots written by Katherine Garbera and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The irony of working on a matchmaking reality TV show hosted by the guy who broke her heart in high school has producer Willow Stead tied in knots. Not only that, but Jack Crown even has the nerve to ask her out. Should she risk taking him up on his offer? Jack sees Willow Stead all grown up and has to have her. Soon passions erupt that rival the drama on the show. But does Willow have a trick up her sleeve that will throw the celebrity pitchman a major curveball?"--P. [4] of cover.

Book The Psychology of Joss Whedon

Download or read book The Psychology of Joss Whedon written by Joy Davidson and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2007-11-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First there was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; then its spin-off “Angel"; then the cult hit “Firefly"; and its follow-up film, “Serenity." They all had two things in common: their creator, Joss Whedon … and their surprising psychological depth. Revisit the worlds of Joss Whedon … with trained psychologists at your side. What are the psychological effects of constantly fighting for your life? Why is neuroscience the Whedonverse's most terrifying villain? How can watching Joss's shows help you take on your own psychological issues? It's all the best parts of Psych 101—without Professor Walsh. * Robert Kurzban explains how Mal's morals are a form of evolutionary pornography, and why we like to watch * Thomas Flamson explores free will in the Whedonverse—with prophecies, sacred duties and the long arm of the Alliance, does anyone actually have any? * Carole Poole demonstrates how Buffy and Spike's season six relationship could be considered metaphor for narcissistic personality disorder—and concludes that Buffy may have been better off continuing it * Bradley J. Daniels looks at River's Alliance-altered brain, and the real effects of “stripping" the amygdala * Mikhail Lyubansky shows why, psychologically, death really is Buffy's gift * And editor Joy Davidson takes on Angel's mommy issues—how the course of his whole extraordinary existence can be traced back to the woman who made him a vampire

Book Lullaby for Sinners

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kate Braverman
  • Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
  • Release : 1980
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 104 pages

Download or read book Lullaby for Sinners written by Kate Braverman and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lullabies through the storm

Download or read book Lullabies through the storm written by Anushka Saha and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-05-24 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lullabies through the storm" is a collection of poems that lends a voice to imperfect and often overlooked female protagonists. It tells tales of women with nothing but lullabies to comfort them through terrifying storms; a display of strength in the face of struggle. Instead of concealing it, 'Lullabies' focuses on the flaws and lack of conventional beauty. Each poem is different. Every new poem voices the struggles of a different woman, the severity of what they face, and the demons they’ve had to conquer across various stages of their life. It takes its readers through a journey that includes some of the most heartbreaking moments in a person's life and helps them find closure. When you find yourself looking for rainbows and sunshine in the thick of grief and find that they only exist in fairytales, this book will help you learn how to make it through the storm. It falls under the genre of fiction and explores themes of love, loss, violence, abuse, suffering, grief, and heartbreak.

Book Blow Your House Down

Download or read book Blow Your House Down written by Gina Frangello and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A Good Morning America Recommended Book • A LitReactor Best Book of the Year • A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Rumpus Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of the Month "A pathbreaking feminist manifesto, impossible to put down or dismiss. Gina Frangello tells the morally complex story of her adulterous relationship with a lover and her shortcomings as a mother, and in doing so, highlights the forces that shaped, silenced, and shamed her: everyday misogyny, puritanical expectations regarding female sexuality and maternal sacrifice, and male oppression." —Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game Gina Frangello spent her early adulthood trying to outrun a youth marked by poverty and violence. Now a long-married wife and devoted mother, the better life she carefully built is emotionally upended by the death of her closest friend. Soon, awakened to fault lines in her troubled marriage, Frangello is caught up in a recklessly passionate affair, leading a double life while continuing to project the image of the perfect family. When her secrets are finally uncovered, both her home and her identity will implode, testing the limits of desire, responsibility, love, and forgiveness. Blow Your House Down is a powerful testimony about the ways our culture seeks to cage women in traditional narratives of self-sacrifice and erasure. Frangello uses her personal story to examine the place of women in contemporary society: the violence they experience, the rage they suppress, the ways their bodies often reveal what they cannot say aloud, and finally, what it means to transgress "being good" in order to reclaim your own life.

Book An Outrageous Proposal

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maureen Child
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2012-11-01
  • ISBN : 1459244729
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book An Outrageous Proposal written by Maureen Child and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Georgia Page accepts Sean Connolly's proposal, she knows it's crazy. But surely she can pretend to be a self-made billionaire's fiancée for a little while, just until his mother regains her health. Surely she can keep her heart out of this affair, no matter how sexy he is—or how well he plays the devoted lover. It all seems so simple—until their pretend kisses and fake embraces lead to something all too real, something neither of them expected. Something that could turn an outrageous proposal into wedding bells…