The Goat Sleeps in the Kitchen

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Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1636302327
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book The Goat Sleeps in the Kitchen written by Joe Reina and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical novel based on a true story about an amazing early twentieth-century woman. She stood out in a crowd of friends and relatives from Casteltermini, a small town in central Sicily. Her story sheds light on a little-known segment of a twentieth-century diaspora, a mass-exodus from Europe by some "huddled masses yearning to be free." This oppressed group fled the dire poverty of Sicily and southern Italy to endure a subsistence lifestyle bestowed by the owners of the coal mining industry and early American factories. She was surrounded by a clan of families. They were determined to achieve a better lifestyle through sheer hard work, struggling to overcome hardships and failures on the journey to success. They came with barely the clothes on their back. Eager for work, they spoke no English and were willing to do what the average, better-educated American refused to do. This amazing woman, Maria, was married to a lackluster, strong-tempered, tough, fearless, uneducated man who never worked a steady job his entire life. She endured a series of traumas---miscarriages and still births, each time berated by her husband for not delivering a healthy child. Starting at age twelve and until she died, her immediate family was her life. Maria passed her work ethic, her entrepreneurial skills, and her determination to get ahead to her children. Her legacy lives on in the succeeding generation of the clan who were better educated and became doctors, dentists, pharmacists, accountants, attorneys, and professors. Some became entrepreneurs like Maria, owning small and large businesses. There was one common denominator: they inherited the hard work ethic and generosity from their parents. The story begins in 1915.

Little Tonino

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Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Little Tonino written by Helen Hill and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year in the life of Tonino and his sister Nanou, who live in the Provence region of France.

The House That Pasta Built

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Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1685267971
Total Pages : 86 pages
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Book Synopsis The House That Pasta Built by : Joe Fresta

Download or read book The House That Pasta Built written by Joe Fresta and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on a true story, about a group of second-generation Italian /Sicilian kids from The Hill in South St. Louis, and their dream of building a successful chain of Italian restaurants. They had no money in the beginning, but it did not stop them from embarking on a roller coaster path to success. They faced one trauma after another, survived the early tragic death of one of the founders, and took on heavy debt to buy out the other original founder. They survived the 1980s when the prime rate reached a record high of 20 per cent, barley keeping the doors open, and struggled for two years. Two other partners relinquished their ownership to be relieved from the debt at the bank, leaving the business to three partners, Joe Fresta, John Ferrara, and Kim Tucci. That trio never lost hope, nor the 'Dream'. Throwing in the towel was not to be. Negative was not part of their vocabulary. The desire to succeed, overcame all the traumas, recessions, and financial difficulties. The business survived even the untimely death of their leader John Ferrara, and Kim Tucci's battle with cancer, and his passing. And then Covid, shutting down the day-to-day operation in 2020; reopening with 25 percent seating capacity. Perhaps survivor of the fittest was coined for this story, it seemed to hang over the business, like a dark cloud on a rainy day in April. And then it was down to one, Joe Fresta outlived his partners and all the traumas, and runs the business today, as if it was ordained from the beginning, fifty years ago.

Italy, Under my Skin

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Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1685266878
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Italy, Under my Skin written by Joe Reina and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will miss much of Italy’s fascinating, little-known, hidden treasures unless you enrich your trip with the experience of Joe Reina, the son of Sicilian immigrants, and his encounters with Italy’s hidden delights during his decades of business and pleasure trips. Most guidebooks and guides who lead tours provide you bare-bones historical facts, but they seldom can regale their tourists with insider’s awareness of stories and events. Reina’s travel-earned familiarity with landmarks and the artists who created them offers an insider’s grasp of the famous personalities who built and artistically adorned “the glory that was Rome.” In Milan, The Last Supper, which took DaVinci three years to paint, is hung with Donato’s Crucifixion, initially painted in a church destroyed (except for one wall) by Allied bombers in World War II. The Last Supper is on your right as you enter, and Crucifixion is on your left. In Rome’s Piazza Campo de’ Fiori, sits Ristorante da Pancrazio, a waiter will lead you down a cellar to the remains of how the entire piazza was built atop the ruins of what was once General Pompey’s theater, which could seat forty thousand people. In Rome’s Piazza Navona, the seventeenth-century Pope engaged three leading sculptors to create the fountains, the first designed by Bernini, leading sculpture of his era. Bernini became incensed when Borromini was commissioned to build a church directly across from his fountain. In retribution, Bernini had his largest statue of a man lying on his side in the fountain; his hand outstretched directly at Borromini’s church. Once both were constructed, Bernini sent his rival this message: “My statue will catch your church when it falls.” Reina’s historical information of tourist sites to visit and the best restaurants and hotels that fit any budget is invaluable.

Giancarlo Giambrone

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Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638143153
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Giancarlo Giambrone written by Joe Reina and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The roaring '20s was the wildest decade of the 20th century! It was a heady time, dominated by two significant events, Prohibition, and the soaring stock market. More alcohol was consumed during Prohibition than before the law was enacted. And loose money, only ten percent down, bought anything from stocks to autos, homes, and appliances. With the stock market open to everyone, fortunes were made and lost in days. Enter this era with Giancarlo Giambrone, a Sicilian emigre of a wealthy, centuries-old olive oil business, vowing to earn his own fortune. Join him as he becomes a stockbroker, foresees the 1929 market crash, and traverses the depression, becoming even wealthier. Enjoy his successes, romances, travels, and contributions to society, while surviving tragedy and standing up to FDR. Joe Reina Bio Meet Joe Reina, entrepreneurial businessman turned author. Joe came up through the ranks in the apparel industry from salesman to manager, to store owner, business mogul, and real estate developer. An avid reader of history, he took the lessons from the past to navigate the economic ups and downs of the mid-twentieth century. His businesses entailed international travel and enabled him to explore a good part of the world. That exposure helped satisfy his lifelong desire to experience the pleasure of meeting people all over the world and then share his travels with his family and friends. Throughout his successes, Joe never forgot his roots of growing up on the "hill" of St. Louis and the fortitude of his spirited mother, an emigre from Sicily. He wrote the book, The Goat Sleeps in the Kitchen, to tell her remarkable story of becoming a successful businesswoman in the early twentieth century. His fascination with that era resulted in the birth of his fictional alter ego, Giancarlo Giambrone, one of the world's great entrepreneurs. Joe lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Silent Victims

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Total Pages : 80 pages
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The Work-play Books

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Total Pages : 428 pages
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Book Synopsis The Work-play Books by : Arthur Irving Gates

Download or read book The Work-play Books written by Arthur Irving Gates and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East...

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Total Pages : 526 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East... written by and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bangladesh, a Quest for Reality

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Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Bangladesh, a Quest for Reality written by Bosse Kramsjo and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the socio-economic conditions in Bangladesh.

Anima

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Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 1644453010
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (444 download)

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Book Synopsis Anima by : Kapka Kassabova

Download or read book Anima written by Kapka Kassabova and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Anima, Kapka Kassabova introduces us to the “pastiri” people—the shepherds struggling to hold on to an ancient way of life in which humans and animals exist in profound interdependence. Following her three previous books set in the Balkans, and with an increasinging interest in the degraded state of our planet and culture, Kassabova reaches further into the spirit of place than she ever has before. In this extraordinary portrayal of pastoral life, she investigates the heroic efforts to sustain the oldest surviving breeds of our domesticated animals, and she shows us the epic, orchestrated activity of transhumance—the seasonal movement, on foot, of a vast herd of sheep, working in tandem with dogs. She also becomes more and more attuned to the isolation and sacrifices inherent in the lives shaped by this work. Weaving together lyrical writing about place with a sweeping sense of the traumatic histories that have shaped this mountainous region of Bulgaria, Kassabova shows how environmental change and industrial capitalism are endangering older, sustainable ways of living, and by extension she reveals the limited nature of so much of modern life. But shining through Kassabova’s passionate, intimate response to the monoculture that is “Anthropos” is her indelible portrait of a circulating interdependence of people and animals that might point to a healthier way to live.

Hard Times in Paradise

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 044656141X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Hard Times in Paradise written by David Colfax and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of one family's life in a redwood forest describes how the Colfax's lived without electricity, running water, or a phone, and how they educated their sons, three of whom were accepted to Harvard on full scholarships.

A Home out of Ashes

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Publisher : Devon Station Books
ISBN 13 : 1778236731
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (782 download)

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Book Synopsis A Home out of Ashes by : Annie M. Ballard

Download or read book A Home out of Ashes written by Annie M. Ballard and published by Devon Station Books. This book was released on with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even a strong marriage can suffer when everything goes wrong. Rett, a long-time nurse, is used to being in charge. She’s the Madison sister who can solve any problem. Her husband Harry’s been the stay-at-home parent, juggling babies, meals, and playdates. When he gets the chance to finish his environmental studies with a researcher out West, both he and Rett are ready. He leaves amid fanfare and dreams for their family’s future. But Rett’s job goes south, money stops flowing in, and Harry’s out of touch in a field camp in northern Manitoba. Rett handles things, moving her family back to Stella Mare and taking on chickens, goats, homesteading and homeschooling, but when she’s accused of wrongdoing, her kids melt down with anxiety, and her handsome neighbour comes on strong, she falters. Harry’s life in field camp is thrilling at first but soon becomes challenging. Conflict with his project manager, misdirection by the big boss, and the vast unending wilderness take a toll. Disconnected from home and his wife, it’s hard to remember why he’s even doing this. She a purported murderer and unfaithful; he’s a failed scientist with no ambition. Neither one feels worthy of the love of the other. This distance might be unbridgeable. This third volume in the Sisters of Stella Mare brings back the Madison sisters, holding each other up through the struggles of everyday life.

The Lake

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Publisher : Parthian Books
ISBN 13 : 1913640906
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (136 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lake by : Bianca Bellová

Download or read book The Lake written by Bianca Bellová and published by Parthian Books. This book was released on 2022-05-08 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fishing village at the end of the world. A lake that is drying up and, ominously, pushing out its banks. The men have vodka, the women troubles, the children eczema to scratch at. Born into this unforgiving environment, Nami, a young boy, embarks on a journey with nothing but a bundle of nerves, a coat that was once his grandfather's and the vague idea of searching for his mother, who disappeared from his life at a young age. To uncover the greatest mystery of his life, he must sail across and walk around the lake and finally dive to its bottom. The Lake is a raw account of life in a devastated land and the harsh, primitive circumstances under which people fight to survive.

Traditional Food Knowledge: New Wine Into Old Wineskins?

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Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288971831X
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Food Knowledge: New Wine Into Old Wineskins? written by Andrea Pieroni and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah

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Publisher : Feral House
ISBN 13 : 1627311440
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Book Synopsis Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah by : Sara Cheikh

Download or read book Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah written by Sara Cheikh and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cosmopolitan daughter of Saharawi travels to visit her family in the forgotten refugee city-camps scattered in the Western Sahara desert. At the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, what was supposed to be a long-awaited homecoming becomes a desperate adventure escaping border guards and surviving on candy bars, all the while trying to avoid losing her cool with unwanted and unlikely traveling companions. On her odyssey back home through a changing world, she faces starvation, the possibility of arrest, and kidnapping, as she attempts to cross the border into Algeria by any means possible. Alternating between tense, poignant, and funny, this heartfelt first-hand account explores life and lessons from the plight of the Saharawi people. Sara's story questions the meaning of cultural heritage and the universal desire to have a homeland. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah is Sara’s first book and is the first memoir published in English by a Saharawi woman writer. The book includes historical and personal black & white images, color image insert, and maps of the Saharawi territory and Sara’s journey.

The Christmas Tree Disaster

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ISBN 13 : 1638852146
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Tree Disaster written by Tami Johnson and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie-Loo tells Santa that he does not need to bring her a present this year because she has emptied her piggy bank and plans to buy her own present, a goat. While attending an auction with her dad, she spots the perfect one. Since her dad is busy on the phone, she bids on it on her own. She keeps raising her hand until the auctioneer calls out, “Sold, to the little girl with the freckles nose.” Hearing what the auctioneer just said, Dad puts down his phone and asks, “Annie-Loo, what did you just do?” Smiling, she replies, “Well, Dad, I just brought my own Christmas present.” With owning a goat comes the responsibility of taking care of it, which includes keeping Elfie the goat and herself out of trouble. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things go wrong.

A History of Hygiene in Modern France

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350428701
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book A History of Hygiene in Modern France written by Steven Zdatny and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of an epochal change in the human condition that was part of what is often thought of as 'modernization' -a process that remade culture and society in France in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hygiene, Steven Zdatny convincingly contends, was that change. He reflects on how the development of hygiene: changed the way people thought about and treated their bodies; put an end to age-old afflictions and brought comfort where discomfort had been the unavoidable companion of existence; and helped produce a tripling of life expectancy. The book considers how the evolution of hygiene produced a society where people washed often, changed their clothes every day, lived without lice and scabies, and performed their natural functions indoors. It reflects on developments in industrial plumbing, public education, government investment, the invention of new products to keep bodies and homes clean, and a parallel makeover in the expectations, sensibilities, and practices about what is 'proper' and what is disgusting. These developments, the study reveals, were not steady and did not happen everywhere at the same pace. But in the fullness of time, they produced a revolution in the human condition.