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The Girl in the Yellow Poncho

Author : Kristal Brent Zook
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 147802447X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Girl in the Yellow Poncho written by Kristal Brent Zook and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At five years old, Kristal Brent Zook sat on the steps of a Venice Beach, California, motel trying to make sense of her white father’s abandonment, which left her feeling unworthy of a man’s love and of white protection. Raised by her working-class African American mother and grandmother, Zook was taught not to count on anyone, especially men. Men leave. Men disappoint. In adulthood she became a feminist, activist, and “race woman” journalist in New York City. Despite her professional success, something was missing. Coming to terms with her identity was a constant challenge. The Girl in the Yellow Poncho is Zook’s coming-of-age tale about what it means to be biracial in America. Throughout, she grapples with in-betweenness while also facing childhood sexual assault, economic insecurity, and multigenerational alcoholism and substance abuse on both the Black and white sides of her family. Her story is one of strong Black women—herself, her cousin, her mother, and her grandmother—and the generational cycles of oppression and survival that seemingly defined their lives. Setting out on an inner journey that takes her across oceans and continents, Zook tells the story of a little girl who never gives up on love, even long after it seems to have been destroyed. In the end she triumphs, reconciling with her father and mother to create the family of her dreams through forgiveness and sheer force of will. A testament to the power of settling into one’s authentic identity, this book tells a story of a daughter’s lifelong yearning, a mother’s rediscovery of lost love, and the profound power of atonement and faith to heal a broken family.

Promise Me A Rainbow

Author : Cheryl Reavis
Publisher : Bell Bridge Books
ISBN 13 : 1611941458
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Promise Me A Rainbow written by Cheryl Reavis and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . a delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction. Reavis works magic . . . " - Publishers Weekly Two lonely people, scarred by betrayal and tragedy, believe that love is lost to them forever... Deserted by her husband because she couldn't have children, Catherine Holben has thrown herself into her job counseling pregnant teens. Catherine is still recovering from the pain of her divorce, but her life is changed forever when she makes a purchase in a quaint curio shop. She meets handsome, hardworking Joe D'Amaro, a widower and father of three, and his daughter, Fritz. But Joe needs help with Fritz, a seven-year-old dynamo. She's a precocious but headstrong little girl who's impossible to resist., and he is too proud to admit it. Joe and Catherine are cautious about making a commitment to each other. They both know the joy and heartache of falling in love, but are they willing to risk being together despite their misgivings? Neither can ignore the love that quickly blossoms between them. Maybe they can have a wonderful life together . . . if only Joe's still-grieving older daughter, Della, will accept a new woman in her father's life. True love versus reality. Can Catherine handle his ready-made family? Or is there more in store for her than she thinks? A four-time RITA winner and a three-time RITA finalist, Cheryl Reavis is the author of acclaimed romance novels including A Crime of the Heart, which was condensed in Good Housekeeping magazine. Visit her on Facebook, read her blog, Writing Life, www.cherylreavis.blogspot.com, and follow her on Twitter @sCRibblercheryl.

The Motion of Puppets

Author : Keith Donohue
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250057183
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Motion of Puppets written by Keith Donohue and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the Old City of Quaebec, Kay Harper falls in love with a puppet in the window of the Quatre Mains, a toy shop that is never open. She is spending her summer working as an acrobat with the cirque while her husband Theo is translating a biography of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Late one night, Kay fears someone is following her home. Surprised to see that the lights of the toy shop are on and the door is open, she takes shelter inside. The next morning Theo wakes up to discover his wife is missing. Under police suspicion and frantic at her disappearance, he obsessively searches the streets of the Old City"--Provided by publisher.

Ponchos for Kids

Author : Leisure Arts, Inc
Publisher : Leisure Arts
ISBN 13 : 9781574866964
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Ponchos for Kids written by Leisure Arts, Inc and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaflet features three knit ponchos and three crocheted ponchos for girls by Kay Meadors: Knit Ribbon Poncho made with Bulky weight ribbon yarn, Knit Fur Trim Poncho made with bulky weight yarn and eyelash yarn, etc.

Mafia Wars

Author : Leslie Waller
Publisher : Onyx Books
ISBN 13 : 9780451403711
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Mafia Wars written by Leslie Waller and published by Onyx Books. This book was released on 1993-04 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Leslie Waller, the bestselling author of Dog Day Afternoon, The Family, and 48 other books, comes an immense novel of passion, murder, and power in the new Mafia of the 1990s. When 48-year-old Charley Richards wants to go legit, his ruthless uncle won't have it--and he'll employ every savage tactic he knows to keep his nephew faithful.

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

Author : T Kira Madden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635571863
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls written by T Kira Madden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The book I wish I'd had growing up.” -Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name Best Books of 2019: Esquire O, The Oprah Magazine Variety Lit Hub Book Riot Electric Literature Autostraddle Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection Paste Best Memoirs of the Decade Elle Best Books of the Season Washington Post Best Books of the Month Indie Next Pick Indies Introduce Pick "A fearless debut." -New York Times "[A] gorgeous reckoning." -Washington Post "Flat out breathtaking." -Lit Hub "Gripping and gloriously written." -Elle "Utterly unforgettable." -NYLON "Unnervingly satisfying." -Oprah Magazine "Deeply compassionate." -NPR.org "Truly stunning." -Cosmopolitan Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cult-like privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight. As a child, Madden lived a life of extravagance, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls. With unflinching honesty and lyrical prose, spanning from 1960s Hawai'i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearthing truths that reframe her reality, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is equal parts eulogy and love letter. It's a story about trauma and forgiveness, about families of blood and affinity, both lost and found, unmade and rebuilt, crooked and beautiful. One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, The Millions, Nylon, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Refinery29, and many more

Manila Noir

Author : Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 161775160X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Manila Noir written by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manila is not for the faint of heart. Population: over ten million and growing by the minute. Climate: hot, humid and prone to torrential monsoon rains of biblical proportions. The ultimate femme fatale, she's complicated and mysterious, with a tainted, painful past. The perfect, torrid setting for noir. Edited by Dogeaters (Penguin, 1991) author and National Book Award Nominee Jessica Hagedorn, and featuring original stories from a stunning group of multi-award-winning authors.

The Madwoman Upstairs

Author : Catherine Lowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150112630X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Madwoman Upstairs written by Catherine Lowell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A debut novel about the last remaining descendant of the Brontees who discovers that her recently deceased father has left her a treasure hunt that may lead to the long-rumored secret literary estate"--

Natural Causes

Author : Jonathan Valin
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620643200
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Natural Causes written by Jonathan Valin and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Harry Stoner has seen too much of the seamy side of life not to notice the tarnish on Los Angeles' glitter or the gritty reality behind the never-never land of television's biggest daytime soaps. A detergent manufacturer, already begrimed by scandal and rumor, doesn't want his image further muddied by the mysterious death of the head writer on the daytime series he sponsors. So it's up to Stoner to find out what really happened that sunny August weekend when Quentin Dover took his last shower. What Stoner uncovers is a slick world of high finance and low morals, all powered with cocaine, a sexy blond widow turned on by booze and boys, the broken lives of the men and women who create America's TV fantasies, and the perfect setting for greed, jealousy, and murder.

The Diamond Contessa

Author : Kenneth Bulmer
Publisher : Gateway
ISBN 13 : 0575122315
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Diamond Contessa written by Kenneth Bulmer and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Blakey remembered a childhood secret - that there was a room under his folks' home which crossed into another world. When, finally as a war veteran, he came back to the old house, he investigated - and found his memory was true. There were indeed other Earths and other civilisations and adventures to be had - at great risks. For when he enlisted in the special commando corps organised to stop the interdimensional warfare, he came up against the terrifying hordes of the Diamond Contessa. She had looted many Earths and her hunger was always increasing. No mere human heroics would wrest the keys of the world away from her - not white her army of monsters held a dozen civilisations in thrall!

Ponchos & Wraps -- a Knitter's Dozen

Author :
Publisher : Xrx Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781933064017
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Ponchos & Wraps -- a Knitter's Dozen written by and published by Xrx Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A variety of both classic and contemporary knitting projects comprises an easy-to-follow primer for both amateur and experienced hobbyists, with information on yarn varieties and unconventional stitches, all fully illustrated. Original.

The Dark of Day

Author : Barbara Parker
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458778401
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book The Dark of Day written by Barbara Parker and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miamis hard-partying culture is the backdrop for Parkers latest, a stand-alone featuring CJ Dunn, defense lawyer to the rich and famous. CJ knows aa lotabout partying, having done her sharewith boyfriend Billy Medina, who throws some of theclassiest galas in town. When pretty Alana Martin disappears from one of them, Rick Slater, bodyguard-driver of a localpolitician, is tagged as the last to see her, and CJ, with a possible CNN gig to entice her, agrees to manage the fallout. Slaterclaims he is innocent, but as curious CJ investigates, she finds herself not onlybecoming more skeptical ofher client but also recalling her own youthful mistakes. Parkers earliernovels, especially her Gail Connor series, have earned kudos, but this one is less successful.The multiplestory threadsmostly come together by the close, but not withoutsomestretching, andthe prose this time sometimes verges close to clich.That said, Parker has her fans, and female lawyers are a hot commodity in the genre at the mo

A Face Like the Moon

Author : Mina Athanassious
Publisher : Mosaic Press
ISBN 13 : 1771613408
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book A Face Like the Moon written by Mina Athanassious and published by Mosaic Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Face Like the Moon is the debut short story collection from Coptic Canadian writer Mina Athanassious. The eight stories in this book revolve around the world of young Coptic children living in urban and rural areas of Egypt. "All Good Things Thrown Away" delves into Egypt's notorious "Garbage City" and the lives of Cairo's garbage collectors. The title story moves to a small remote village in southern Egypt where a young ten-year-old boy struggles with a family tragedy. All together, Athanassious's debut collection of short stories offers a truly remarkable and moving look at the lives of Coptic children coming of age in Egypt and marks a bold and original new voice in Canadian fiction.

Language and Culture in Native North America

Author : Michael Dürr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Language and Culture in Native North America written by Michael Dürr and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Honor Code

Author : Hugh H. Evans
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1635050367
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Honor Code written by Hugh H. Evans and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's spring, 1969. Gary and Priscilla, graduating high school seniors, consider the precepts of their classical education against the alluring "freedom" of the war-driven radical counter culture. Conversation leads to romance, indiscretion, and crises when Gary faces expulsion from boarding school for allegedly violating the Honor Code. Gary's apparent guilt plays into the hands of his corrupt uncle, who seeks to solidify his control over the family fortune by using Gary's ''moral turpitude'' to eliminate him from serving as a co-trustee. Gary, Priscilla, family, and friends are forced to make moral decisions in the reality of life, rather than in theory. Readers of any age will not soon forget this coming-of-age story that conjures up nostalgia as well as heavy implications for the modern generation and beyond.

Season of the Wind

Author : Ralph Cotton
Publisher : Cotton-Branch Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Season of the Wind written by Ralph Cotton and published by Cotton-Branch Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Chicago hit man Ray Dylan started out he was one more young professional struggling to get ahead of the pack. But he knows his world is about to change quickly when he takes on a job for high-level KGB elitist Leonid (The Professor) Volkov, founder of a unique Cuban-Russian spy community operating out of Southern Florida. After Volkov double-crosses him and tries to have him killed, Dylan must take on the entire criminal spy operation even as a wild hurricane named Dennis ravages its way up the heart of the Florida peninsula. True to his calling, the young gunman will stop at nothing as he kills his way closer to Volkov, learning more and more about the man, including one of the best kept secrets in the dark underworld of crime and espionage—what was the wily Russian operative doing in Dallas the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. *Preview of Ralph Cotton's Friend of a Friend and While Angels Dance at the end of this book.

A Banh Mi for Two

Author : Trinity Nguyen
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250910811
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book A Banh Mi for Two written by Trinity Nguyen and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' histories—and eating all the street food in Sài Gòn. In Sài Gòn, Lan is always trying to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their bánh mì stall. Her secret passion, however, is A Bánh Mì for Two, the food blog she started with her father, but has stopped updating since his passing. Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Việt Nam. Her parents rarely even talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. So Vivi secretly goes to Vietnam for a study abroad program her freshman year of college. She’s determined to figure out why her parents left, and to try everything she’s seen on her favorite food blog, A Bánh Mì for Two. When Vivi and Lan meet in Sài Gòn, they strike a deal. Lan will show Vivi around the city, helping her piece together her mother’s story through crumbling photographs and old memories. Vivi will help Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. And slowly, as they explore the city and their pasts, Vivi and Lan fall in love.