![]() ![]() In the new autobiography, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva!, written by Freedia and co-writer Nicole Balin, the musician details her tumultuous upbringing marked by domestic strife and the fear of coming out as gay to her friends and family in an environment where gay men were killed for being out.īut the book juxtaposes these scenes with earnest humor. The rapper-singer earned national acclaim in recent years with Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, a reality show on Fuse detailing Freedia’s struggles and successes, both personally (Freedia’s mom had battled cancer for years before passing away in 2014) and professionally.īut the show could only scratch the surface of Freedia’s life. More than a decade before the word “twerk” entered the global lexicon, Big Freedia had been proselytizing the dance and bounce music - an uptempo strain of hip-hop popularized in New Orleans in the early 1990s - throughout New Orleans and beyond. ![]()
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![]() ![]() One chance to reverse the tides of fortune… will each generation of the family take that chance? The sword that can tear them apart is also the one that binds them. Discover how each era of the family finds their own love, peace, and happiness. ![]() Seven unique and powerful stories take the legend of the gladius, the Theodosia Sword, through the ages. Regency England – The legend has new life.Ĭontemporary Times – The legend concludes. Georgian Era – The legend upon the high seas. Tudor England – A new dimension to the legend. The Scottish Highlands – The legend takes a twist. Roman Scotland – The origins of the Theodosia Sword. Join the de Reyne family as they grapple with a family legend that follows them through centuries of hope, heartache, adventure, and romance in seven amazing segments: Six of the top authors in their respective genres bring you this powerhouse collection, WITH DREAMS ONLY OF YOU. Welcome to a multi-genre collection unlike any other historical romance collection. One chance to reverse the tides of fortune. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, I think writing is in the family genes. In actuality the idea for those two books came from the publishers. I had just assumed it was Jeff’s idea to continue his dad’s work, creating the two books that would sandwich his dad’s novel. Shaara didn’t get to realize this, but his son did. ![]() The recognition finally came when the movie Gettysburg, based on the book, was released in 1993. That’s sad to me, because it is such a good book. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, it did not receive the public recognition it deserved until after Michael Shaara’s death at age 50. Let me first talk about The Killer Angels. Without that great book, there would be no Gods and Generals, or the many other books Jeff has written since this first one. For those who may not know, Jeff Shaara is the son of Michael Shaara who wrote The Killer Angels. ![]() ![]() That, alone, makes this book thrust itself forward. There are books I could compare this to because they have similar subject matter- books that deal with sexual abuse and ones for cutting but rarely any that combine the two. Each facet stands out, shining as brightly as its counterpart without either overtaking the other. This is a powerful, potent book that will leave you feeling twisted and flayed because this book not only dives into the horrific world of child sexual abuse, it throws in cutting. Scars is the unforgettable story of one girl's frightening path to the truth. But the truth about Kendra's abuse is just waiting to explode, with startling unforeseen consequences. Since her own mother is too self-absorbed to hear her cries for help, Kendra finds support in others instead: from her therapist and her art teacher, from Sandy, the close family friend who encourages her artwork, and from Meghan, the classmate who's becoming a friend and maybe more. To relieve the pressure, Kendra cuts aside from her brilliantly expressive artwork, it's her only way of coping. If she lets her guard down even for a minute, it could cost Kendra her life. Frightened, Kendra believes someone is always watching and following her, leaving menacing messages only she understands. Kendra, fifteen, hasn't felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially because she still can't remember the most important detail- her abuser's identity. ![]() ![]() This book helps you gradually, constantly, step-by-step, bit by bit to face your past fear, your desperate places by limiting your ways of surviving to walk as a VICTOR. ![]() Everyone desires to become whole, to achieve their potential. ![]() Many who read this book may not have been through child abuse, but surely you too may have had childhood memories and pain to heal from. “When Roses are Crushed” offers support, reassurance, and valuable knowledge towards recovery.You can’t force people to grow, all you need is a promising environment which features value, love, trust and the freedom to discover yourself. Among this book's greatest fortes is the extensive use of the author’s own true experience of sexual, emotional, verbal and physical abuse as a child, which is illustrated with problems and solutions on the path to healing. It offers an affirming, positive approach towards recovery for those sexually, emotionally, verbally and physically abused as a child. "When Roses are Crushed” is an inspiring, Survivor's Guide that offers possibilities, hopefulness, and design of the healing journey for every person who was abused as a child, also for those who care about them including those who need the information and insight on child abuse. ![]() ![]() With thoughtfulness and simplicity, Patricia Dsouza shares insights from years of extensive training and experience in working with abuse survivors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet for Mary- proud of her former status and passionate about cooking- the alternatives were abhorrent. The Department of Health sent Mallon to North Brother Island, where she was kept in isolation from 1907 to 1910, then released under the condition that she never work as a cook again. With this seemingly preposterous theory, he made Mallon a hunted woman. Then one determined " medical engineer" noticed that she left a trail of disease wherever she cooked, and identified her as an " asymptomatic carrier" of Typhoid Fever. ![]() ![]() Sought after by New York aristocracy, and with an independence rare for a woman of the time, she seemed to have achieved the life she' d aimed for when she arrived in Castle Garden. Canny and enterprising, she worked her way to the kitchen, and discovered in herself the true talent of a chef. Brave, headstrong, and dreaming of being a cook, she fought to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic-service ladder. On the eve of the twentieth century, Mary Mallon emigrated from Ireland at age fifteen to make her way in New York City. Mary Beth Keane, named one of the 5 Under 35 by the National Book Foundation, has written a spectacularly bold and intriguing novel about the woman known as " Typhoid Mary," the first person in America identified as a healthy carrier of Typhoid Fever. ![]() ![]() They also didn't carve bird whistles from palm nuts or nearly knock themselves unconscious trying to make homemade palm wine. Most girls Keena's age didn't spend their days changing truck tires, baking their own bread, or running from elephants as they tried to do their schoolwork. But for the months of the year when her family lived in the United States, this brave kid from the bush was cowed by the far more treacherous landscape of the preppy, private school social hierarchy. ![]() ![]() She could wield a spear as easily as a pencil, and it wasn't unusual to be chased by lions or elephants on any given day. In Africa, she slept in a tent, cooked over a campfire, and lived each day alongside the baboon colony her parents were studying. ![]() "Keena Roberts split her adolescence between the wilds of an island camp in Botswana and the even more treacherous halls of an elite Philadelphia private school. First edition - New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() Love By The Book, Ladies of Summerhill Series #3Ī sweet marriage-of-convenience story set in the lavish homes of 1901 Rhode Island. How can God possibly work this for good? And can Christopher and Deborah find a way to claim the future they long to share when so much stands in their way? How can she marry and be a mother to Christopher's siblings, and still be able to pursue her work and training as a physician? When an old adversary reveals a contract that may spell ruin for Vandermark Logging, Deborah's life seems to be spiraling out of control. ![]() With five siblings now under his care, can he return to Texas and impose a ready-made family on Deborah?ĭeborah herself finds her resolve faltering as her fears about marriage and career start to overwhelm her. Tragedy has befallen Christopher's family in Kansas City, upsetting the doctor's future with Deborah. Hope Rekindled, Striking a Match Series #3Īt long last, Deborah Vandermark is preparing for her own wedding. ![]() ![]() There's a delightful story between the cartoonist who pens Pearls before Swine and Charles Shultz.including the ice rink.Īnd yes to the above: no you aren't dry and boring. I framed them and used them as art in my apartment.I was teaching in Kansas at the time and I loved the non anwhile, a boy grows up in Kansas. I used to collect the Sunday comics that featured "It was a dark and stormy night". As a Snoopy fan, I'm putting this one on my list.all the way at the top! I think the snoopy statue reclining on the doghouse might be from that collection.ĭelightful, Stefan! What a fun post. I still remember the shopkeeper telling me that! In the late 90's/early 2000's there was a parade of Peanuts statues in the Twin Cities area where artists each painted their own and they were auctioned off. You boring and dry? Never! I went to elementary school in Minneapolis and became obsessed with Snoopy and Charles Schulz in elementary school when I bought a violin from a shop below where he was raised in St. I still remember when the shopkeeper told me that! Love that stained glass by the way!! It was all because I bought my first violin from a shop below the apartment where he was raised in St. ![]() I became obsessed with snoopy cartoons around the fourth grade. You boring and dry? Never! I went to elementary school in Minneapolis before we moved. ![]() ![]() This put a big smile on my face Stefan! Love this fun and artful posting on the Charles M. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hoyt has created an especially strong admirable character in Phoebe, a woman who is determined to experience life to the fullest. Suspense ratchets up a notch when Phoebe and James must flee London to a location where he believes that he can keep her safe in close proximity, the friends soon become lovers. ![]() Phoebe is initially annoyed by his intrusion into her life, but she comes to rely on his solid protection. ![]() Though James doubts that his injured leg will hold up in a fight, he is reluctant to give up his post. James Trevillion, previously a member of the 4th Dragoons, has been hired by the Duke of Wakefield to guard his blind sister, Lady Phoebe Batten, from the threat of kidnapping. Hoyt's eighth Maiden Lane series installment (after Darling Beast) imbues 18th-century England with vivid realism, as a protector falls in love with the woman he is guarding. ![]() |