Download or read book My Ever Dear Daughter written by and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the next fourteen years she wrote home to her mother, Julia Stone Towne; these letters and Julia's letters back to her - the only published collection of sustained correspondence between a nineteenth-century American mother and daughter - create a deep and rich world filled with the ideas, affection, advice, and comfort that each woman gave to the other.

Download or read book An Italian Girl in Brooklyn written by Santa Montefiore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 internationally bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a spellbinding new novel about dark secrets and hidden sorrows—set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York. New York, 1979. It is Thanksgiving and Evelina has her close family and beloved friends gathered around, her heart weighted with gratitude for what she has and regret for what she has given up. She has lived in America for over thirty years, but she is still Italian in her soul. Northern Italy, 1934. Evelina leads a sheltered life with her parents and siblings in a villa of fading grandeur. When her elder sister Benedetta marries a banker, to suit her father’s wishes rather than her own, Evelina swears that she will never marry out of duty. She knows nothing of romantic love, but when she meets Ezra, son of the local dressmaker, her heart recognises it like an old friend. Evelina wants these carefree days to last forever. She wants to bask in sunshine, beauty, and love, and pay no heed to the grey clouds gathering on the horizon. But nothing lasts forever. The shadows of war are darkening over Europe and precious lives are under threat…

Download or read book Sermons Delivered in the Brooklyn Tabernacle written by Thomas De Witt Talmage and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The True History of the Brooklyn Scandal written by Charles Mashall and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book Brooklyn Bones written by Triss Stein and published by Poisoned Pen Press Inc. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklyn native and young widow Erica Donato wants to focus on her PhD research. But when her teenage daughter Chris finds a skeleton behind a wall in their crumbling Park Slope, Brooklyn, home, she and her daughter are both touched and disturbed by the mysterious tragedy. Are the remains more recent than they at first appear? Chris' dangerous curiosity and Erica's work at a local history museum lead her right back to her neighborhood in its edgy, pregentrification days, when the age of Aquarius was turning dark. A cranky retired reporter shares old files. The charming widow of a slumlord has some surprises. The crazy old lady who hangs around Erica's street keeps trying to tell her something, and the people who know the whole story will stop at nothing to make sure it stays buried forever....

Download or read book My Dear Daughter written by Edward Fram and published by Hebrew Union College Press. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Jewish women in sixteenth-century Poland learn all the rules, rituals, and customs pertaining to the sexual life of couples within the context of marriage? As in other areas of ritual life that concerned the household, it would seem that the primary source for the education of Jewish women was other women. But rabbinic law dictates that Jewish women who experience uterine bleeding are prohibited from having physical contact of any kind with their husbands, and the intricate laws of niddah (enforced separation) spell out exactly when and under what circumstances physical marital relations, even simple touching, can be resumed. Particularly difficult issues could be addressed only by rabbis or other learned men, since women rarely, if ever, attained the level of rabbinic scholarship necessary to pare the details of these complicated laws. To educate both men and women, but particularly women, in a more systematic and impersonal manner, the young rabbi Benjamin Slonik (ca. 1550-after 1620), who later became one of the leading rabbinic authorities in eastern Europe, harnessed the relatively new technology of printing and published a how-to book for women in the Yiddish vernacular. Seder mitzvot hanashim (The Order of Women's Commandments) illuminates the history of Yiddish printing and public education. But it is also a rare remnant of a direct interface between a member of the rabbinic elite and the laity, especially women. Slonik's text also sheds light on the history of Jewish law, particularly the reception of the Shulhan Arukh, an important legal code that had just been published. This volume makes available the 1585 edition of the Seder mitzvot hanashim in Yiddish and English. Fram sets Slonik's work in its bibliographical and historical contexts, demonstrating its relationship with the Shulhan Arukh, exploring how rabbis opposed formal education for women, considering how upheavals accompanying geographic shifts in the Ashkenazic community help explain how the women's commandments texts came to be used in Poland, and offering a treasure trove of information on the place and roles of women in Polish-Jewish society. Fram thus creates a composite picture of how Slonik, along with other men of his time, perceived the main audience for his work and sought to connect it to contemporary texts.

Download or read book The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church Brooklyn From Verbatim Reports by T J Ellinwood Plymouth Pulpit etc With a Portrait written by Henry Ward BEECHER and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn written by Merrill Joan Gerber and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn, Merrill Joan Gerber demonstrates yet again her talent for pure and natural prose that penetrates the depths of human emotion. Her new novel illuminates the lives of three generations of women belonging to a Jewish American family in New York. Arriving from Poland at the turn of the century, sisters Rachel and Rose discover their fates on New York's Lower East Side. Later, Rachel's daughters, Ava, Musetta, and Gilda, live the passionate drama of their family's destiny as two wars rage in the world around them. In peace and war, the men they love bring them both ecstasy and bitter grief. Musetta's daughters, Issa and Iris, carry the story to its poignant close as the Second World War ends. With a delicate touch yet piercing insight, Gerber explores the yearnings, loves, and struggles of women who try to adapt the Jewish rituals of the "old country" to the realities of the new world.

Download or read book The Brooklyn Museum Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sermons Delivered in Brooklyn Tabernacle written by Thomas De Witt Talmage and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brooklyn to Baghdad written by Christopher Strom and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklyn to Baghdad is the true story of a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. A group of retired Special Forces soldiers and law enforcement experts came together to form the counterinsurgency group codenamed "Phoenix Team." Exposing the corruption of both the Iraqi and US governments, the team faced serious setbacks and challenges. Brooklyn to Baghdad shows the effectiveness of Phoenix Team, their ability to process forensic evidence and human intelligence gleaned through interrogations at the point of capture to provide direct targeting for follow-on missions. This memoir also illustrates the politics of Washington, DC, and the US Army in the war-fighting effort, which continually hampered complete success while simultaneously preserving career aspirations. Throughout are many humorous and emotional anecdotes that reveal the men behind the missions and the toll the theater of war takes on real human lives

Download or read book A Brooklyn Love Affair 3 written by Tya Marie and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen years. The amount of time since Gino and Vixen started their love affair and it grows stronger with each day. They have everything they could ever ask for: three beautiful children, their own successful businesses, and the love of each other. Life couldn’t be any more perfect. Or so it seems. History has a way of repeating itself and the Romano children become byproducts of their parents’ sordid pasts. Seventeen-year-old Gino Jr. dabbles with the game that once sought to destroy his father and eighteen-year-old Mariposa learns the price to pay for discovering the truth about her past. In the midst of it all is a stranger from Vixen’s past seeking revenge for the destruction of her family. She's been watching and waiting for a long time — seventeen years to be exact — and plots her revenge the way one paints a masterpiece. Her philosophy: an eye for an eye. If she can't have her family why should Vixen have hers? Her first victim? The loving marriage Vixen and Gino created from their pain. Will Vixen and Gino be able to survive the tempest that becomes their lives? Or will this love affair soon come to an end? Stay tuned for the third installment of A Brooklyn Love Affair.

Download or read book The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church Brooklyn written by Henry Ward Beecher and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adored By A Brooklyn Drug Lord 3 written by Tya Marie and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reeling from the aftermath of her kidnapping, Kelsey is forced to confront the very demons that chased her out of New York City five years ago. The chip she’s carried on her shoulder has become uncontrollable, causing her to live in a constant state of trauma. If she wants to successfully run The Trust there is no room for weakness. Resilience becomes her preferred choice of drug as she slowly takes back her life, starting with her seat at the head of the table. As if her professional life wasn’t trying enough, Kelsey’s personal life takes a hit as she and Quill work to find a balance between her overnight success and his steady come up. However, an old flame reappearing places a strain on their relationship. Peace is on a mission to make Kelsey his, and he doesn’t care how many bodies have to drop for him to claim her. The attraction between the two has always been present. The question is, will Kelsey turn down temptation in the name of true love, or will she submit to Peace, who leaves a path of anything but in his wake? While some may have no idea what the future holds, Quill is very aware of how his story will end. Every facet of his life leads him down the same road of uncertainty that is death. Quill’s days are numbered by Bull, who grows hungrier for his spot with each passing day. The cash flowing in is enough to keep Amos satiated, until it isn’t. But most importantly, Quill knows his relationship with Kelsey will act as a catalyst if he doesn’t learn to keep his emotions in check. Though his love for her is pure, Quill struggles with emerging from Kelsey’s shadow in order to give her the life she deserves. Kelsey’s rise to power was a staircase, whereas Quill’s is a steady climb, the jagged edges of betrayal threatening to destroy everything he’s amassed so far. However, all it takes is one secret bubbling to the surface to change the tide of their relationship. Quill stands to lose the very reason he’s still breathing, and if that isn’t bad enough, everything she’s created crumbles with his demise. The series finale of Adored by a Brooklyn Drug Lord is a story of lies, secrets, and redemption. As Kelsey delves deeper into the underworld comprising of The Trust, she’s forced to learn hard lessons when it comes to matters of the heart. Quill discovers what it means to make the ultimate sacrifice. In the mix is Briana, who will either drive the couple together or tear them apart.

Download or read book Brooklyn Takes the Stage written by Samuel L. Leiter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's third largest city until 1890, Brooklyn, New York, had a striking theatrical culture before it became a borough of Greater New York in 1898. As the city gained size and influence, more and more theatres arose, with at least 15 venues ultimately vying for favor. Too many theatregoers, however, preferred the discomforts of a ferry and horsecar trip to New York's playhouses instead of supporting the local product. Nor did the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 do Brooklyn's theatres any favors. Manhattan's Goliath slayed Brooklyn's David. This first comprehensive study of Brooklyn's old-time theatre describes the city's early history, each of its many playhouses, its plays and actors (including nearly every foreign and domestic star), and its scandals and catastrophes, including the theatre fire that killed nearly 300. Brooklyn's ongoing struggle to establish theatres in a society dominated by anti-theatrical preachers, including Henry Ward Beecher, is detailed, as are all the ways that Brooklyn typified 19th century American theatre, from stock companies to combinations. Replete with fascinating anecdotes, this is the story of a major city from which theatre all but vanished before being reborn as a present-day artistic mecca.

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