In Seneca Seasons, Larry Scheckel takes us to his boyhood days, growing up with eight siblings on the family farm in the hill country of southwestern Wisconsin. With both humor and grace, he shares hi
I am 27 and have never killed a manbut I know the face of death as if heirloommy country memorizes murder as lullaby?from ?For Fahd”Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York i
Izzy is a young girl growing up in South Georgia in 1938 with the love of God in her heart. Follow her as she lives a simple, country life with role models that usher her path, and a young boy from No
Growing up in South Carolina, Baynard Woods loved country music, NASCAR, barbecue, and the confederacyor the myth of it that had been passed down to him. He gradually came to break away from the culture he'd been raised in,leaving the state after several scrapes with the law. He prided himself on being a white ally with progressive values. But his world was turned upside down when he discovered the reality of his family's history as terrorists, murderers, and slavers, who collectively held hundreds of Black people in bondage over the course of two centuries. INHERITANCE is his journey to grapple with the country's oldest wound and its effects on his own life.As he re-examines his past, the stories in which he had once been the hero take on a different, whiter, hue. When Woods was arrested for smoking weed, he'd felt like a victim of the drug war. But when the cops asked where he got the grass, he said: ';From a Black guy.' When he got in trouble, his grandpa's white good-ole-boy networ
本書是美籍台人知名國際生技醫學家陳振炎博士的英文自傳。這位來自台中的台灣囡仔，出生於1940 年代日據時代，幼年四歲喪母，爾後經歷病痛、貧困、戰爭，看遍人生百態，在窮困中的年代卻積極奮鬥；在東海大學結識了相知一生的靈魂伴侶──後來成為陳夫人的陳阮明珠（Pearl Chen），兩人秉持著對生物醫學的喜愛，開啟了一生亦師亦友的人生樂章。陳振炎博士台大醫學院畢業後，取得美國北卡羅來納大學教堂山分校（UNC）醫學院深造的機會，夫妻倆在美國生醫界取得許多重要的生物醫學專利，兩人在世界一流的醫學研究機構──美國國立衛生研究院 （NIH）──與頂尖的醫生和研究人員一起工作，以改善人類健康，創造福祉為己任。“Game Changer”一詞來自一個科學實驗。如果一項實驗不起作用，則重新設計實驗並再次進行，直到實驗有效。實驗中的變化可以說是“改變遊戲規則”。就像中國的老諺語：“天助自助者也！”""Life for a young Taiwanese boy growing up in a Japanese-controlled country in the 1940s was not easy. He was certainly not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. At a vulnerable age of only four, he would lose his mother to a skin infection that in today’s world would have been easily treated with a trip to the doctor’s office. War, poverty, and the daily struggle to survive would set the stage for a real life Cinderella story complete with a harsh stepmother, a fairy godmother, and a beautiful princess who would transform his world.This is the awe-inspiring life story of Dr. Michael Cheng-Yien Chen
The author recounts growing up in Miami's Little Havana, his struggle to come to terms with American culture, his eventual estrangement from his family, and his feelings about his native country.
Renowned artist Bronwyn Bancroft tells her inspiring story of growing up in country New South Wales. A unique picture book for the whole family. Come with me to my family's old house in Lionsville. It
Growing up the only daughter of weathy Philadelphia store owners in the 1760s, eight-year-old Caroline finds life is quite different in the country when she is sent to spend a summer with her relative
Growing up during the late nineteenth century, Cora loved to make house calls with her doctor father, but on one of their trips they found themselves trapped as a prairie fire ravaged the Iowa country
“THE BOOK CHINA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ.” ―CNNSELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMESThis “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice) New York Times bestseller is narrated by a man who, with his wife, Whitney Duan, rose to the top levels of power and wealth―and then fell out of favor. Whitney had been disappeared four years before, but this book led to her dramatic reemergence.As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China’s male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with top members of China’s Communist Party, the so-called red aristocracy, he vau
Discover what it's like to grow up all around the world with this Living in... series nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read value pack of six books about life in Italy, Brazil, Mexico, China, South Africa, and India--perfect for beginning readers Ciao Ol Hola Nĭ Hao Namaskār Dumela Ever wonder what it's like to grow up somewhere else? Come along as kids show you around their native country. Swing by South Africa for a game of rugby, explore the ancient history of Italy, take a tour of Brazil's biggest cities, and learn how to celebrate Diwali in India, the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and the Dragon Boat Festival in China--and so much more in these six books Each book in our Living in... series is narrated by a kid growing up in their home country and is filled with fresh, modern illustrations as well as loads of history, geography, and cultural goodies that fit perfectly into Common Core standards. Join kids from all over the world on a globe-trotting adventure with the Living in... series--
He’s willing to risk his life to save others.Is she willing to risk her heart on him?Morgan’s late husband was a daredevil…and now she’s a widowed single mom. All she wants now is to set up a stable life for herself and her son in the small town of Pine Hill, Kentucky.Andrew’s a firefighter who thrives on the rush of saving others. His secret dream is to become a smokejumper and fight raging wildfires across the country. But it’ll mean leaving his hometown and the people who rely on him.Morgan and Andrew are drawn together as they both volunteer to make quilts for veterans at the local quilt shop. Morgan’s son looks up to Andrew, and Morgan can’t help but notice how good Andrew is with him. Meanwhile, Andrew’s torn between his ambition and his growing attraction to Morgan. They both have choices to make about their future…and about each other.This heartwarming romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Lemon Chicken Scaloppini..
In this inspiring and creative Mexican cookbook, Andrea Pons takes you on a journey through flavor, family, and her immigration story. With 78 easy and delicious recipes from three generations of women in her family, this cookbook offers you a taste of authentic Mexican cuisine.Mamacita began as a celebration of the authentic Mexican recipes Andrea Pons loved growing up, but it quickly became a way for her to return to her roots and reconnect with her Mexican heritage. In her journey through food, she shares not only her experiences with cooking but also her family's immigration story.When Pons was faced with the possibility of deportation, and she and her family struggled to navigate the US immigration system―in the country that had been their home for 16 years― she looked to these recipes for help. To fund her family's significant legal fees, she sold self-published copies of Mamacita, and the cookbook became both a symbol of their journey and a rallying cry.This new edition of Mamac
