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Poster Child

Author : Emily Rapp
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1596918896
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Poster Child written by Emily Rapp and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Rapp was born with a congenital defect that required, at the age of four, that her left foot be amputated. By the time she was eight she'd had dozens of operations, had lost most of her leg, from just above the knee, and had become the smiling, indefatigable "poster child" for the March of Dimes. For years she made appearances at church suppers and rodeos, giving pep talks about how normal and happy she was. All the while she was learning to live with what she later described as "my grievous, irrevocable flaw," and the paradox that being extraordinary was the only way to be ordinary. Praise for Poster Child: "Rapp's precise and forthright descriptions of her exhausting physical ordeals and complex psychic wounds are simultaneously harrowing and fascinating, and they foster a strong bond between writer and reader...Rapp approaches the memoir as a supple, revelatory, involving and generous genre....She offers a fresh perspective on our obsession with physical perfection, especially the crushing expectations for women, and she writes delicately about the fears that disability engenders regarding intimacy and sex. Rapp's insider's view of the history of prostheses deepens our empathy and admiration for those who depend on artificial limbs, a growing population, once again, in yet another time of war and horrific injuries. Memoir, the conduit from the personal to the universal, is the surest way into the kind of significant psychological, sociological and spiritual truth Rapp is engaged in articulating. And there isn't one false note here. Not one inauthentic moment. No cheap manipulation. No self-importance...Her cauterizing specificity is compelling, her candor incandescent and her intelligence, courage and spiritual diligence stupendous."-Donna Seaman, Los Angeles Times "You can't put down this excellent memoir ...Poster Child beautifully illustrates every human being's sometimes overt, sometimes co

Poster Child, the Kemba Smith Story

Author : Kemba Smith
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 162287370X
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Poster Child, the Kemba Smith Story written by Kemba Smith and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited memoir, Kemba Smith shares her dramatic story, as it has never been told. Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story chronicles how she went from college student to drug dealer's girlfriend to domestic violence victim to federal prisoner. Kemba shares her story of how making poor choices blinded by love and devotion can have long-term consequences. In 1994, Kemba was sentenced to a mandatory 24 1/2 years in federal prison, with no chance for parole, despite being a first-time, non-violent offender. Fortunately, she regained her freedom when President Clinton granted her executive clemency in December 2000 after having served 6 1/2 years. Kemba's case drew support from across the nation and the world. Often being labeled the "poster child" for the campaign to reverse a disturbing trend in the rise of lengthy sentences for first-time, non-violent drug offenders, Kemba's story has been featured on CNN, Court TV, "Nightline," "Judge Hatchett," "The Early Morning Show" and a host of other television programs. In addition, Kemba's story has been featured in several publications, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times and Emerge, JET, Essence, Glamour, and People magazines. Author Bio: Kemba Smith Pradia is a wife, mother, national motivational speaker, consultant, author, and criminal justice advocate. She has received numerous awards and recognition for her courage and determination to educate the public about the devastating social, economic, and political consequences of current drug policies. Ultimately, Kemba knows there is a lesson in each experience in life, and she has embraced her experience, learned from it, and is now using that experience to teach others. For more information about Kemba, visit www.kembasmith.com. Monique W. Morris is a researcher, author, and social justice advocate who has nearly twenty years of professional and volunteer experience as a scholar advocate in the areas of civil rights and social justice. Monique is the CEO of MWM Consulting Group, LLC, a research and technical assistance firm that advances concepts of fairness, diversity, and inclusion. She is the author of Too Beautiful for Words and thirty-five published articles, book chapters, and other documents on social justice issues. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a regular contributor to MSNBC's TheGrio.com. For more information about Monique, visit www.moniquewmorris.com . keywords: Kemba Smith, Clinton Pardon/Clemency, Criminal Justice Issues, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Drug Dealer Girlfriend, Women in Prison, First-time offender, Domestic Violence, Women's Issues, Teen Choices/Consequences

Not a Poster Child

Author : Francine Falk-Allen
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1631523929
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Not a Poster Child written by Francine Falk-Allen and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 Living Now Book Awards Gold Medal Winner in Inspirational/Memoir (Female) 2018 Sarton Women's Book Awards finalist in Memoir Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018 2018 Sarton Women's Book Awards Silver Medal in Memoir Francine Falk-Allen was only three years old when she contracted polio and temporarily lost the ability to stand and walk. Here, she tells the story of how a toddler learned grown-up lessons too soon; a schoolgirl tried her best to be a “normie,” on into young adulthood; and a woman finally found her balance, physically and spiritually. In lucid, dryly humorous prose, she also explores how her disability has affected her choices in living a fulfilling (and amusing) life in every area—relationships, career, religion (or not), athleticism, artistic expression, and aging, to name a few. A clear-eyed examination of living with a handicap, Not a Poster Child is one woman’s story of finding her way to a balanced life—one with a little cheekiness and a lot of joy.

Poster Child

Author : David Edward Byrd
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Poster Child written by David Edward Byrd and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poster Child: The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd is a stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock ’n’ roll’s most influential artists—written by Byrd and author Robert von Goeben. Foreword by Marc Myers, Award-Winning Author of Rock Concert: An Oral History Beginning in the late 1960s, graphic artist David Edward Byrd pioneered the iconic visual styles that have come to define rock ’n’ roll graphics. Byrd created poster, concert, and album art for Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Traffic, Van Halen, the Grateful Dead, the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and KISS, among others. In fact, the 1968 poster that Byrd created for the Jimi Hendrix Experience was voted #8 in the Top 25 Rock Posters by Billboard. Beyond this, he created the iconic imagery for many Broadway shows, including Follies, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors, and more. Byrd is considered one of the foremost graphic artists of 20th-century pop culture, and yet, he has never achieved widespread name recognition. Poster Child shares the artwork of Byrd—including never-before-seen sketches of famous posters for celebrated musicians—with incredible accompanying anecdotes about his encounters with rock ’n’ roll legends, which combine to create a book that is sure to thrill music lovers and cultural connoisseurs alike for its visual vibrancy and storytelling.

Poster Child: She Could Be You

Author : Vernica Roberson, MS, NP-C
Publisher : LULU
ISBN 13 : 1483404587
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Poster Child: She Could Be You written by Vernica Roberson, MS, NP-C and published by LULU. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 47,500 people were newly infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2010, and women accounted for approximately 9,500 of these new cases. It's estimated that one in 139 American women will receive a diagnosis of HIV in her lifetime. In Poster Child: She Could Be You, author Vernica Roberson calls attention to this alarming trend. Roberson offers a collection of interviews with eight women affected by HIV-from a rowdy college girl to a pregnant mother living with her husband in a gated community. This group of mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and wives share their courageous and revealing stories and display an array of emotions as they deal with their new realities and the choices that led them there. Emotional and evocative, Poster Child: She Could Be You communicates the message that no one is immune. All women are at risk of contracting HIV, and it's imperative they take the proper steps to educate and protect themselves from this deadly illness.

Poster Children

Author : Widespread Panic Archives
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615873909
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Poster Children written by Widespread Panic Archives and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widespread Panic has spent 25 years earning a reputation for amazing live shows. The band's commitment to the live experience is not limited to the stage, but to visual artists across the country. For years, the band has been dedicated to commissioning artists to create limited edition posters for their shows and they have archived all of these posters in their vault. Every Widespread Panic fan would love the chance to dig through the bands poster archive, and with this book, they get the chance. Over 400 posters spanning their entire career are included in this 300 page hardcover book, including notes from the band and the artists. Every poster has been photographed in full color and is presented chronologically in this must have for any Panic fan. Hardcover 9x12 - 300 pages - full color

A Child's History of the World

Author : Virgil Mores Hillyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book A Child's History of the World written by Virgil Mores Hillyer and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is presented with a personal viewpoint of how and why it may have happened.

Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement

Author : Jessie Morgan-Owens
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393609251
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement written by Jessie Morgan-Owens and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting, little-known story of Mary Mildred Williams—a slave girl who looked “white”—whose photograph transformed the abolitionist movement. When a decades-long court battle resulted in her family’s freedom in 1855, seven-year-old Mary Mildred Williams unexpectedly became the face of American slavery. Famous abolitionists Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry David Thoreau, and John Albion Andrew would help Mary and her family in freedom, but Senator Charles Sumner saw a monumental political opportunity. Due to generations of sexual violence, Mary’s skin was so light that she “passed” as white, and this fact would make her the key to his white audience’s sympathy. During his sold-out abolitionist lecture series, Sumner paraded Mary in front of rapt audiences as evidence that slavery was not bounded by race. Weaving together long-overlooked primary sources and arresting images, including the daguerreotype that turned Mary into the poster child of a movement, Jessie Morgan-Owens investigates tangled generations of sexual enslavement and the fraught politics that led Mary to Sumner. She follows Mary’s story through the lives of her determined mother and grandmother to her own adulthood, parallel to the story of the antislavery movement and the eventual signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Girl in Black and White restores Mary to her rightful place in history and uncovers a dramatic narrative of travels along the Underground Railroad, relationships tested by oppression, and the struggles of life after emancipation. The result is an exposé of the thorny racial politics of the abolitionist movement and the pervasive colorism that dictated where white sympathy lay—one that sheds light on a shameful legacy that still affects us profoundly today.

Favorite Nursery Rhymes:

Author : Edelen Wille
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0740729055
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Favorite Nursery Rhymes: written by Edelen Wille and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edelen Wille's Vintage Poster Book: Favorite Nursery Rhymes will bring you back to the wonder of innocence and the simplicity of childhood with its beautiful children's nursery rhyme images. Inside this poster book, you'll find 12 brightly colored nursery rhyme illustrations sized at 11 x 14 (standard frame size), reproduced on vintage poster-weight paper, with pull-away binding providing a clean edge. Either matted or framed as is, these classic rhymes will brighten any room in the house or bring wonder and delight to any child's nursery. With such classic rhymes as Queen of Hearts, Wee Willie Winkle, Rub-A-Dub-Dub and Mistress Mary, these timeless reproductions are sure to be enjoyed by all ages for many years to come.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Poster Book

Author : Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593387376
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Poster Book written by Penguin Young Readers Licenses and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's fastest hedgehog is racing back to the big screen in April 2022! Sonic is back and he's not alone! Sonic the Hegehog 2 Official Movie Poster Book includes 24 action-packed pull-out posters of Sonic and friends.

Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5)

Author : Tom Angleberger
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781419722004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5) written by Tom Angleberger and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue , the war against the FunTime Menace--aka test prep--wages on at McQuarrie Middle School. Our heroes have already won one battle, with the help of surprising ally Jabba the Puppett. But to defeat the Dark Standardized Testing Forces they're going to need an even bigger, even more surprising ally: Principal Rabbski. With pressure from great forces--the school board--will this former enemy join the Rebellion, or will her transformation into Empress Rabbski, Dark Lord of the Sith, be complete? With this topical episode, Tom Angleberger demonstrates once again that his "grasp of middle-school emotions, humor and behavior is spot-on" (Scripps Howard News Service). Praise for Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue "Fans will devour this satisfying and nicely realistic conclusion to the story set up in the previous volume. Characters grow, and non-Star Wars pop-culture references seep in. Readers new to the series are advised to go back to the beginning; they won't regret it." --Kirkus Reviews "These books are more popular than a working droid on Tatooine. Expect the usual army of young Jedis to come out swinging for a copy." --Booklist

Cruel Justice

Author : Joe Domanick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520246683
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Cruel Justice written by Joe Domanick and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning journalist comes an investigative look, through the stories of people on both sides of the law, at the development and impact of the three strikes legislation in California.

What Grew in Larry's Garden

Author : Laura Alary
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 152530531X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book What Grew in Larry's Garden written by Laura Alary and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl and her neighbor grow a community from their garden. Grace thinks Larry’s garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard, Larry grows extraordinary vegetables, with Grace as his helper. They water and weed, plant and prune, hoe and harvest. And whenever there’s a problem, Grace and Larry solve it together. Grace soon learns that Larry has big plans for the vegetables in his garden. And when the garden faces its biggest problem yet, Grace follows Larry’s example to find the perfect solution. Amazing things can grow when you tend your garden with kindness.

The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones

Author : Sandra Tsing Loh
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393244237
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones written by Sandra Tsing Loh and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an “imaginatively twisted and fearless” writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age. In a voice that is wry, disarming, and totally candid, Sandra Tsing Loh tells the moving and laugh-out-loud tale of her roller coaster through "the change." This is not your grandmother's menopause story. Loh chronicles utterly relatable, everyday perils: raising preteen daughters, weathering hormonal changes, and the ups and downs of a career and a relationship. She writes also about an affair and the explosion of her marriage, while managing the legal and marital hijinks of her eighty-nine-year-old dad. The upbeat conclusion: it does get better.

Rise Up and Write It

Author : Nandini Ahuja
Publisher : HarperFestival
ISBN 13 : 9780063029590
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Rise Up and Write It written by Nandini Ahuja and published by HarperFestival. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Celebrate People's History!

Author : Josh MacPhee
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 1558616780
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Celebrate People's History! written by Josh MacPhee and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best way to learn history is to visualize it! Since 1998, Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced over one hundred posters by over eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate People's History! presents these essential moments—acts of resistance and great events in an often hidden history of human and civil rights struggles—as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most interesting and socially engaged artists working today. Celebrate People's History includes artwork by Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more.

Sign to Learn

Author : Kirsten Dennis
Publisher : Redleaf Press
ISBN 13 : 1605543519
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Sign to Learn written by Kirsten Dennis and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is talking about signing with young children. As a form of early communication for infants and toddlers, or as a transitioning tool for children just beginning to speak, the benefits of signing with hearing children are endless. Sign to Learn is the first complete introduction to sign language curriculum for hearing preschoolers. In this unique resource, you will learn how to integrate American Sign Language (ASL) into your classroom to enhance the academic, social, and emotional development of children, and how to respectfully introduce children to Deaf culture. This comprehensive, fully illustrated curriculum contains captivating activities and lesson plans grouped by themes, including feelings, food, seasons, animals, songs, and families. Sign to Learn also contains strategies for using sign language with children with special needs and in multilingual classrooms, and it describes how ASL can assist you in developing a literacy program and in managing your classroom. Information-rich appendices include a thorough ASL illustration index, sample letters to families, and resources for further reading.