![]() ![]() Written in spare, rich prose, Trials of the Earth is a precious record of one woman's extraordinary endurance and courage that will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. ![]() The result is this astonishing first-person account of a pioneer woman who braved grueling work, profound tragedy, and a pitiless wilderness (she and her family faced floods, tornadoes, fires, bears, panthers, and snakes) to protect her home in the early American South.Īn early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933. ![]() Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) began recording her experiences in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. The astonishing first-person account of Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive, protect her family, and make a home in the early American South. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They make money by adopting him and by his being their dependent, but they are violent and they beat him, so he ends up in the orphanage again. Some foster parents adopt him called the Carpenters. The Sisters of the orphanage are either warm with him or cold, but all are nurturing compared to Mrs. There he meets two other orphans, Stacy, and Mark. She leaves him and reassures him that she will return, but instead, she abandons him. Jennings is taken to an orphanage called Home of the Angels by his alcoholic mother. Set in the late 40's and early 50's, this story is of Jennings Michael Burch's life as an orphan. This memoir is told as a narrative in first person. ![]() Written by Antecessum Malfoy and other people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() Among her best-known books are The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby. Brett’s work often focuses on tales from cultures around the world. Subsequently, her illustrations have primarily appeared in books of her own authorship. The publication of Fritz and the Beautiful Horses in 1981 marked a milestone in her career, as this was the first book both authored and illustrated by Brett. Initially, her illustrations appeared in books written by various authors. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists.” She went on to pursue her goal of becoming an illustrator by studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.īrett began her illustration career in the 1970s. Recollecting her childhood, she says, “I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Jan Brett (b.1949) was deeply interested in illustration from a young age. Home > Artists > Jan Brett Jan Brett Born: DecemBiography ![]() ![]() Books: Arabian Jazz (Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993) Crescent (W. Marie-Laure and Werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another. She is also the author of a memoir, The Language of Baklava, and Origin (2007) the first in a new mystery series staring Lena, a highly gifted, intuitive fingerprint expert. In this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories of ![]() ![]() And a future which draws her ever closer to Werner, a German orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the Hitler Youth. The walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the Nazis invade Paris. Arabian Jazz (1993) - Oregon Book Award (1994) Crescent (2003) - PEN Center USA Award for Literary Fiction (1994), Twenty Noteworthy Novels of 2003 by The. The microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the Museum of Natural History. The miniature of a Paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home. ![]() 'Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.'įor Marie-Laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazes. She divides her time between Portland, Oregon, and Miami, Florida. ![]() WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONĪ beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II Diana Abu-Jaber is the author of Crescent, Arabian Jazz, and The Language of Baklava. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most doctors will not investigate thoroughly there’s this idea that if you hear galloping and you see a horse, you shouldn’t look for a zebra. There are doctors who have diagnosed early-stage ovarian cancer as irritable bowel syndrome. “I was lucky that uterine cancer is a slower-growing cancer, as opposed to ovarian cancer, which grows quickly and is often undetected until later, as most cancers mimic benign illnesses in their early stages. “But we need to transform the idea from being a patient into being a medical consumer we can be victimized by the medical community and big business when we’re patients. “It’s part of my nature to want to be in control and take charge of the situation,” she muses. As her symptoms escalated without relief, Drescher forged ahead on an odyssey for answers. Although she’s now cancer-free, dealing with the diagnostic process could have been fatal, as it took two years of testing and eight different doctors before she was finally diagnosed with uterine cancer. In her book, “Cancer Schmancer,” she chronicles her cancer. Drescher’s passionate activism is fueled by personal experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back. ![]() ![]() Bright and clean, no tear or chips, slight rubbing to top of spine, soft rubbing to front panel, price sticker on back panel. ![]() Bright and clean boards and pages, some smudges to leading edge and bottom edge of pages, bottom edges rubbed, spine has a slight wave but no loss of gold to letter, else near fine. Dust jacket, black with gold and red lettering, authors photo on back panel, not price clipped, dated 3/90. Description: Book Blue boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering to cover and spine. ![]() Publishers Description: The Bourne Ultimatum, Robert Ludlum, Random House, 1st edition, 1990 (Mar), ISBN # 8-2, 611pages. Bourne Has Been The Assassin Before Older Now, He Longs For Peace With His Family, But The Threat Of The Jackal Puts In Jeopardy All Peace. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Publisher: Guild Publishing/Grafton Booksĭescription: 602 pages. There are more than 225 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Machado uses genre mashups to her absolute advantage, flitting between horror, sci-fi, fan fiction and psychological realism to terrifying avail on the right side of camp. Cutting stories between 90s American suburbia and a burrowing insect infestation with sharp social commentary. ![]() Carmen Maria Machado’s debut short story collection takes the folk tales of childhood and paints them in millennial punk rock bisexual acid tones for our reading pleasure. These words uttered from the first story of ‘Her Body and Other Parties’ may be the collection’s most apt as it kicks off a spooky queer chain letter of eerie secrets in shopping malls, folk horror, creepy Hitchcock-esque artists retreats, nightmares and TV shows retold with the familiarity of ghost stories that is near impossible to put down. ![]() ![]() ![]() Quickly, the documentary’s producers pulled the film from distribution, and Latimer saw her other big 2020 production, the acclaimed CBC series Trickster, cancelled by the network – only for it to later earn 15 Canadian Screen Award nominations (though Latimer herself received none). ![]() Inconvenient Indian, one of the most infamous Canadian documentaries ever made that few people have actually seen, is directed by Michelle Latimer, whose career was upended in December, 2020, after the CBC published a feature scrutinizing her Indigenous heritage. ![]() ![]() New entries are prepared on major stars as well as those who are just beginning to win acclaim for their work. CTFT gives primary emphasis to people who are currently active. ![]() With 215 entries in CTFT 61, the series now provides biographies on approximately 18,703 people involved in all aspects of theatre, film, and television. Scope CTFT covers not only performers, directors, writers, and producers, but also behind-the-scenes specialists such as designers, managers, choreographers, technicians, composers, executives, dancers, and critics from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and the world. Before the publication of CTFT, information-seekers had no choice but to consult several different sources in order to locate the in-depth biographical and credit data that makes CTFT’s one-stop coverage the most comprehensive available about the lives and work of performing arts professionals. ![]() Unlike single-volume reference works that focus on a limited number of artists or on a specific segment of the entertainment field, CTFT is an ongoing publication that includes entries on individuals active in the theatre, film, and television industries. ![]() ![]() Preface Provides Broad, Single-Source Coverage in the Entertainment Field Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (CTFT) is a biographical reference series designed to provide students, educators, researchers, librarians, and general readers with information on a wide range of entertainment figures. 1 Cumulative Index (Including references to Who’s Who in the Theatre and Who Was Who in the Theatre). ![]() |