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Book Synopsis The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry by : Brenda Welburn
Download or read book The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry written by Brenda Welburn and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Sesstry's family roots trace back to Laverne Fox MacElmurry, a man born in slavery in 1829, and freed after the Civil War. Annie, his twenty-first descendant, is a smart and sassy thirteen-year-old from an upper-middle-class family, anxious to spread her wings. Annie's mother, a writer, and her father, a history professor and curator at the Smithsonian Institution spend weekends with their children exploring historical and cultural points of interest. Though Annie hates everything about bygone times, her parents insist understanding history is essential to the children understanding who they are and from where they came. One summer day, Annie, her sister Emma, and her cousin Joshua slip through a portal and travel back in time to post-Civil War Georgia. They meet Fox and discover a secret about family time travelers through the generations, learning that history isn't so dull after all. *** "Using time travel as a crafty device, Brenda Welburn gifts the reader with a mlange of family history, creative artistry and historical facts that educates and entertains. The eventful journey from contemporary metropolitan D.C. back to post civil-war Georgia where sassy teenage protagonist Annie encounters her ancestral family is riddled with intrigue. While exposing with accuracy some of the terror and darkest moments of the era, the poignant journey illuminates the values, determination, and courage of a people forging a new life of freedom. The window on conditions experienced by our collective ancestors not only underscores how far we have come but reminds as well that the struggle continues". The Honorable Alice Dear Former Ambassador, African Development Bank
Book Synopsis The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry by : Brenda Welburn
Download or read book The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry written by Brenda Welburn and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the MacElmurry-Calhoun family unfolds through the mystical travels of Annie Sesstry, a bright, audacious, and artistically talented African American teen who is resistant to her parents' efforts to instill in her an appreciation for her bloodline and African American culture. Book one of the Time Travels of Annie, Sly as a Fox, introduces Annie to a family secret of time travelers searching through the ages attempting to identify an ancient, unknown ancestor brought to America on a slave ship. On a family outing, Annie, her sister Emma, and her cousin Joshua fall through a time portal that takes them back to Crawford County, Georgia, in 1867. They meet their fourth-generation great-grandparents and a slew of ancestral aunts and uncles, experiencing the post-Civil War South during Reconstruction. When danger threatens, the community comes together for a rescue mission. Their adventures give a whole new meaning to family.
Book Synopsis Missouri's Memories by : Brenda Welburn
Download or read book Missouri's Memories written by Brenda Welburn and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missouri's Memories is the second in the trilogy of the Time Travels of Annie Sesstry, advancing the young time-travelers beyond America's Reconstruction era into the twentieth century. Annie, Emma, and Josh prepare for the National Museum of African American History and Culture grand opening when the winds of history catapult them to the past once again. Encountering their fourth generation great grandmother, Missouri McElmurry Calhoun on her 50th wedding anniversary reminiscing about her life, surprise and adventure await her descendants as they continue their search for an unknown ancestor brought to the shores of a fledgling nations generations earlier. An unexpected companion joins the young adventurers this time, blending the sweet marvels of coming of age with the challenges of navigating unfamiliar exploits. The remnants of the Red Summer and the impediments of Jim Crow once again expose the children to history lessons never imagined.
Book Synopsis The Time Travelers by : Caroline B. Cooney
Download or read book The Time Travelers written by Caroline B. Cooney and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Lockwood travels back 100 years and lands in 1895 where she finds romance but will she be allowed to stay.
Book Synopsis The Lonesome Shepherd by : John F. Bronzo
Download or read book The Lonesome Shepherd written by John F. Bronzo and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do with a second chance? It is September 1943 when the captured German submarine, U-830, fails to return to the surface with its American crew. Thomas Shield’s father was supposed to be on board that day but was ordered away at the last minute. Riddled with survivor’s guilt, Thomas’s father returns home and devotes his time to looking after the loved ones his deceased comrades left behind. Thomas, who feels ignored by his father, begins a dark journey fueled by his sense of abandonment. As substance abuse and psychological issues cloud Thomas’s reasoning and path forward, he immerses himself in a rather dark and tragic existence—or so he thinks. He becomes less sure of what is real and what has simply been renting space in his head, when he meets a mysterious stranger who believes in second chances. As Thomas struggles with his predicament, he returns to the past, with help from his father’s diary and others, where he learns the true meaning of sacrifice. In this historical novel, the troubled son of a Second World War veteran suspects he has been offered a second chance to reconcile the past and heal. “Riveting from the onset with a cliff hanger that leaves the reader begging for more, only to find an enthralling tale.” – Laura’s List: Books for Women
Download or read book Fred written by Frances R. Schmidt and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred: Buffalo Building of Dreams, built in 1900, tells the oral history and legacy of generations of his ethnically and culturally diverse tenants and their families who arrived in America from all over the world, during the span of a hundred twenty years. This multi-period historical fiction novel shares Fred's appreciation of the value of freedom and what it means to thrive and survive in the 21st Century and beyond. It is a legacy of hope for current and future generations to come.
Book Synopsis Crowning Conversations by : Deidra Ewing M.A
Download or read book Crowning Conversations written by Deidra Ewing M.A and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel you should be doing more with your life, but you just don’t know what? Do you have things you want to do, but you don’t know how to get started? Have you tried and failed too many times and are afraid to put yourself out there again? Crowning Conversations helps you discover the tools to heal from your past so you can unlock the goals of your future. Packed with real-life testimonies and solutions for success, this collection of essays teaches you and inspires you to become confident in walking unapologetically in your true, authentic self. It challenges every woman to reframe her perception of a bad situation. A career-driven serial entrepreneur, hip-hop artist and psychotherapist, stage playwright/producer/director, and fitness instructor come together from different walks of life to meet and share on common ground. They reveal a piece of their story that should have taken them out, yet they overcame. This dynamic group of empowered black women delivers authenticity, transparency, inspiration, and passion to help you reach your next level of self-awareness.
Book Synopsis UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw? by : Wayne Edmiston
Download or read book UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw? written by Wayne Edmiston and published by WEDmiston Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This alternative history novel begins with a mouse trying desperately to follow an ambulance occupied by a VIP being transported into a laboratory/clinic. It's Dec. 16, 1966… the day WALT DISNEY’s body supposedly was placed into cryonic suspension. He faces a momentous decision: a contractual provision requires a review, every five years, to assess whether enough medical advances would be feasible for reanimation. Although absent for 50 years, he has not been forgotten, figuratively or literally. This poses questions that each of us may have to answer in our own lives as we measure ourselves against the changes wrought by medical and scientific progress. Moreover, who might enjoy being the first person to be revived to a functioning life more than Walter Elias Disney? This new science fiction and fantasy novel exposes both Disney and curmudgeon mentor, celebrated icon Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain (notorious for his way of yarn spinning) to numerous time travel and enlightening experiences – some predetermined, others not so much - all to ensure a heightened awareness of the possible pitfalls or foibles experienced herein: • Disney and Clemens experience San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury twice, 20 years apart. • They are seen by dismayed Mission Control at NASA, while on the moon. • They listen to famed singer Joan Baez at Woodstock. • They meet Steve Jobs at a garage sale. • Twain realizes there is more than one Mark Twain on the Bonanza television set. • There is a run-in with an Olympic runner and encounter an obnoxious biker with his unruly chick. • They have a run-in with a bank robber; visit a nightclub, and an important tool is stolen. • And of course, they visit both Disneyland and Disneyworld with hilarious and heartwarming outcomes. • When they interact with modern audiovisual technology and kitchen appliances, anything can and does happen. • They also experience the dismay of traumatic world-changing events and the pitfalls of not following the dictate.
Download or read book Winter's Captive written by June V Bourgo and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently separated from her cheating husband and unaware of a budding pregnancy, Georgia Charles is on her way to Yukon to visit a childhood friend. After she's attacked by unknown men, Georgia's trip becomes a fight for survival. Escaping to the wild, she seeks shelter in an abandoned cabin. With no survival skills and an impending childbirth, Georgia has to face the harsh elements of British Columbia's Last Frontier - and her inner demons - in order to survive. As adversity and unrelenting conditions test her character and will to live, can Georgia save herself, and her unborn child? NOTE: This is the large print edition of Winter's Captive, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Book Synopsis The Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery by : Shahzeer Karmali
Download or read book The Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery written by Shahzeer Karmali and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2, has been steadily increasing in the United States and worldwide. Increased body mass is associated with an increased incidence of a wide range of medical problems affecting virtually every organ system. Each five-point increase in BMI over 25 kg/m2 is associated with a 30% increase in mortality. Furthermore, obesity also significantly affects quality of life, social functioning, and monetary health. The management of obesity is complex, often requiring an amalgamation of medical, dietary and psychological regimens to successfully tackle this multidimensional disease. Respectively, bariatric surgery has been utilized as a modality to manage morbid obesity and meta-analyses have demonstrated the efficacy of bariatric surgery in treating severe obesity and its associated co-morbidities. An effect of this high utility benefit is reflected in an exponential increase in the the number of bariatric operations performed in the United States (an 804 percent increase from 1998 to 2004. Hence, there are thousands of individuals yearly who have undergone or are undergoing bariatric surgery to manage morbid obesity. This book, is intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the management of the bariatric surgical patient. All of the contributors have been carefully selected as they each represent key opinion leaders in their own specific discipline regarding the assessment of the bariatric patient and we hope that all the readers will get as much enjoyment in reading their contributions as we have had in preparing this seminal work.
Download or read book Embryo Development written by David Reyes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors discuss the stages, mechanisms and clinical outcomes of embryo development. Topics include chick embryogenesis as a unique platform to study the effects of environmental factors on embryo development; molecular and cellular aspects of blastocyst dormancy and reactivation for implantation; limb development and the emergence and function of the apical ectodermal ridge; and the use of time lapse photography in an in vitro fertilization program for better selection of embryo transfer.
Book Synopsis Appeal Process for Veterans' Claims by : Andy M. Tarnow
Download or read book Appeal Process for Veterans' Claims written by Andy M. Tarnow and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress, through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), provides a variety of benefits and services to veterans and to certain members of their families. These benefits include disability compensation and pensions, education benefits, survivor benefits, medical treatment, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation, and burial and memorial benefits. In order to receive these benefits, a veteran (or an eligible family member) must apply for them by submitting the necessary information to a local VA office. The local VA office will make an initial determination on the application for benefits. Any veteran who is not satisfied with the local VA's determination is permitted to appeal the decision. This book provides a step-by-step breakdown of the appeal process for veterans' claims.
Book Synopsis Global Public Health Policy by : Michael W. Popejoy
Download or read book Global Public Health Policy written by Michael W. Popejoy and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Public Health Policy is a book that collects as many current issues as possible on what is happening globally in public health, medicine, and public administration related to health policy. The co-editors structured the book to leave the specific themes relatively open while allowing for an overall theme of globalization of health problems so that contributors could offer their perception and reflect their thoughts on current health issues in the widest possible perspective without being rigidly constrained. One undercurrent theme throughout the book is the co-editors shared concern for the necessity to forge a stronger cross-walk relationship between public administration and public health in many countries including the established developed countries. It is too often a reality that the two disciplines exist in relatively cocooned silos both at the academic level and at the operational level where they must both operate effectively to ensure the best service to society particularly in time of crisis when it is too late to forge these working relationships.
Book Synopsis Moroccan Culture in the 21st Century by : Mohamed Dellal
Download or read book Moroccan Culture in the 21st Century written by Mohamed Dellal and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does Moroccan culture mean to a group of Moroccan academics at this decisive conjuncture and turning point of the 21st century characterized by the advent and the shaking impact of the Arab Spring? How does culture, broken down in terms of intergenerational values, cultural identity related to language, language behaviour, socio-political debate, the meaning of space and place, and the meaning of ancient festivals fare in todays Moroccan socio-cultural and socio-political contexts? This book tackles the above themes and discusses them using in-depth analysis and investigation.
Download or read book Air Pollution written by Rajat Sethi and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial pollution is the largest fountain of air offences in most of the developed world. Statistics from the US Environmental Agency confirm that more than half of the nations total pollution is courtesy of industry. What's more, six out of every ten people in the United States live in urban areas and are currently inhaling these bi-products. Quintessential to this end, is prevention through education; the goal of this publication.
Book Synopsis Horizons in Neuroscience Research by : Andres Costa
Download or read book Horizons in Neuroscience Research written by Andres Costa and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors' of this book discuss the most recent advances in neuroscience research. The chapters include updated information on clinical and technical implementation of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in stroke imaging; association between word display and executive functioning; the connectivity between the cerebellum and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG); the identification and validation of EEG, MRI and SPECT biomarkers for diagnosing, monitoring progression and predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD); an examination of the leptin receptor, a drive of adult neurogenesis that may treat Alzheimer's disease; the language of neurons and their clinical applications such as in deep brain stimulation; the use of folic acid and its intake by pregnant women to support both physiological changes in the mother and the optimal growth and development of the fetus and offspring; examples of the continuum of shapes and sizes of different dendritic spines, from simple to complex, observed in the human brain; an examination of spastic diplegia, the most common form of cerebral palsy; and the identification of new mechanisms of pharmacological effects of certain neurotropic peptides.
Book Synopsis Advances in Energy Research. Volume 1 by : Morena J. Acosta
Download or read book Advances in Energy Research. Volume 1 written by Morena J. Acosta and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive review of renewable energy sources, the environment and sustainable development. This includes all the renewable energy technologies, materials and their development, energy efficiency systems, energy conservation scenarios, energy savings and other mitigation measures necessary to reduce climate change. Also explored in this volume is ocean energy, its benefits and barriers and solar radiation as a primary daytime source of energy. Various scenarios are extrapolated in order to assess the potential environmental impact of increasing world population and consumption throughout the 21st century and a general overview of the world-wide trend in fossil fuels.
