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A collection of essays about Armenian identity and belonging in the diaspora. In the century since the Armenian Genocide, Armenian survivors and their descendants have written of a vast range of experiences using storytelling and activism, two important aspects of Armenian culture. Wrestling with...

scraps of my experiences of 2016-2017 and the processing of this warped time through personal, free verse, experiential poetry. raw, third semi-chronological compilation of my writings oct.2017Author: Caya Bianca CarpenterISBN-10: 1389454789ISBN-13: 9781389454783Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2017Pages: 138Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d

the second compilation of my poetry. experiential and very honest. semi-cronological october to this evening 2015-2016Author: Caya Bianca CarpenterISBN-10: 1367965012ISBN-13: 9781367965010Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/27/2016Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Following Norberg-Schulz examines the life and work of the seminal architectural thinker Christian Norberg-Schulz (1926 - 2000), drawing new attention to his architectural designs and re-examining his acclaimed theoretical work on the phenomenology of architecture and place.Taking an innovative, experimental approach, the book also...

a book of personal poetry and reflections on my life, this was my high school senior project. my first collection of writings - 2015 !Author: Caya Bianca CarpenterISBN-10: 1320857175ISBN-13: 9781320857178Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2015Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d

Author: Sandrine Berg鑚ISBN-10: 1009010522ISBN-13: 9781009010528Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2022Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

The great strength of this collection is its wide range...a valuable work for anyone interested in the social aspects of the medieval nobility. CHOICE Articles on the origins and nature of "nobility", its relationship with the late Roman world, its acquisition and exercise of...

The official journal of the Brigham Young pioneer company is made available for the first time in this book. The arrival of Latter-day Saints in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake is one of the major events in the history of the LDS...

JEREMY SCOTTOver the last twenty years, American designer Jeremy Scott shocked and awed fashion critics and lovers alike with his bright colours, comical prints and frequent shows of outrageous designs. Constantly pushing the boundaries in fashion, Scott's mark on the fashion landscape led to...

Trey's childhood was a sunlit tapestry of laughter, family picnics, and dreams. His parents, unwavering pillars of love and support, believed in him fiercely. But life has a way of introducing unexpected twists, and Trey's path took a dark turn when he met Nirvana...

The Soukotta Story is a riveting book about an inspiring couple who live in the realm of the miraculous. From the fast-paced opening to an unexpected romance to accounts of demonic deliverances and supernatural miracles, this is the remarkable life story of Sam and...

"[An] elegantly written, unsentimental memoir."--PEOPLE MAGAZINE [PEOPLE's Pick of the Week] Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Award represents "Better Books for a Better World"--the Silver Award in the category of Parenting /Family. When Laura Estreich is born, her appearance presents a puzzle: does the...

The story of Legacy lies at the intersection of ancestry research and early American history. My ancestors were there at the beginning of America including descendants of four native tribes. My European ancestors arrived in New England on the Mayflower and ships soon thereafter;...

This book is about a little black American girl who was put in the wrongfoster care system. Who she thought was going to be put in a safe place to belove and protective by her lack of adopted families who failed to protect herand...

My New Room is a children's book that discusses a family going through a separation or a divorce. It talks about how the child feels and how the parents reassure the child that everything will be alright.Author: Jennifer GroffISBN-10: 8885050409ISBN-13: 9798885050401Publisher: Fulton BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This is a book about growing up in church, having to live with the church religiosity. Then becoming a teenager, not being able to live a normal teenage life. Due to the church not GOD believing a person should live a certain way. The...

This is the story of Grace Pearl Cady as told through her writings and the added writings of her son based on her journals and the remembrances of family members. Beginning her journey in Hazard, Nebraska, in 1905, Grace lived a most remarkable life...

In the late nineteenth century, Father Charles Arminjon, a priest from the mountains of southeastern France, assembled his flock in the town cathedral to preach a series of conferences to help them turn their thoughts away from this life's mean material affairs--and toward the...

This book "" Great-Heart: The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present...

Sacagawea is a well-known Native American because of her role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But much of her life is unknown. In this volume, readers explore the history of Sacagawea and the Lemhi Shoshone people, learning how...

Joseph Brant's contributions to history greatly affected the Mohawk and Iroquois people. He was an influential person during the American Revolution and Native American history because of his role as a military and political leader of the Mohawk Nation. He was educated and had...

Joseph Brant's contributions to history greatly affected the Mohawk and Iroquois people. He was an influential person during the American Revolution and Native American history because of his role as a military and political leader of the Mohawk Nation. He was educated and had...

Geronimo became known for leading resistance efforts against troops in Mexico and Arizona in the late 19th century. This prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache Indians led an incredible life and had a great impact on history. In this book, readers explore his life...

Geronimo became known for leading resistance efforts against troops in Mexico and Arizona in the late 19th century. This prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache Indians led an incredible life and had a great impact on history. In this book, readers explore his life...

The Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 is a major event in the history of Native Americans in the United States. And Crazy Horse played a big role in his people's success in that battle. This historical biography offers a comprehensive history of Crazy...

Black Elk has an important place in Native American history and United States history, having been a big part of the Battle of Wounded Knee. A medicine man of the Oglala Sioux with great talents as a healer, Black Elk is a fascinating figure...

Black Elk has an important place in Native American history and United States history, having been a big part of the Battle of Wounded Knee. A medicine man of the Oglala Sioux with great talents as a healer, Black Elk is a fascinating figure...

Have you ever wondered what money and power could buy that you can't find in a store? My kids call me mum, my friends call me Anna, but others know me by another name. The World's Most Notorious Madame! During my tenure under this...

Gregory sat in a small cell that he shared with another inmate and questioned, "why am I here, Lord? What did I do wrong to cost me the rest of my life in prison with a walking death sentence? Please let me know, I...

TYPICAL OF THE TIMES: GROWING UP IN THE CULTURE OF SPECTACLE/WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN? Is two books in one and includes the following works: TYPICAL OF THE TIMES: GROWING UP IN THE CULTURE OF SPECTACLE is a riveting stream of consciousness memoir from...

Sir Alexander Mackenzie is known to schoolchildren as a great Canadian explorer who gave his name to the country's longest river, but hardly anyone could name the man who mentored Mackenzie and mapped much of northwestern Canada before him. Soldier, fur trader and explorer...

Are entrepreneurs born or are they made? "Thanks for the Business" seeks to address this age-old question through the compelling stories of Maritime business tycoons Arthur Irving and K. C. Irving, and the story of Irving Oil. As one keen observer wrote of the...

He never knew his name, he never knew his mother, he never knew his family, he never knew his people, he never knew his country. Born Alice Springs, 4th January, 1973, murdered Perth, 4th January, 1992...because he was black. From the epitaph at Alice...

An Irish woman seeks love outside her lonely marriage to an older man. As her pregnancy becomes obvious, she is rejected and shamed by her irate husband. A self-inflicted tragedy leaves her only child, Gertrude, in the hands of her husband and foster family...

It is the beginning of the Nazi era. Fascinated by the terrible political spectre unfolding in Germany, and with vague notions of building bridges, Fred Clayton, a grammar schoolboy from Liverpool, and brilliant Cambridge scholar, leaves the comfort of the halls of Cambridge and...

The journey of emotional and spiritual healing is a personal choice and can only be shared in the spirit of empowering our fellow human being to find their own path to personal growth.Understanding that human experiences are at the same time universal and unique...

Your alcoholic father gives you a 400-year-old painting, not realizing that it holds centuries of secrets in its canvas... You begin to see symbols amidst the colors and figures, not realizing that they hold the key to your own healing... And what happens next...

From the southern tip of the African continent to the East Coast of the USA, and from the silence of Capitol Hill and the House Judiciary to the aggression of the US Embassy in Ireland, Scars and Stripes is a family's 20-year journey through...

Henry Maurice Goldman grew up in a blue collar section of Boston, but he rose through Ivy League institutions to become one of the world's greatestdental educators.In this biography, Robert Allyn Goldman pays tribute to his contributions in this eye-opening biography that will fascinate...

In the early years of the twentieth century, a retired legal clerk in Montmartre named L駮n Ang駘y collected Picassos, Modiglianis, and Utrillos before any of these artists were well known. And he purchased many of these creations after his failing vision left him almost...

The heart transplant journey can be challenging. Imagine being told your heart is failing and you have to wait on a list until the perfect match sent to save your life, loses theirs. All wait times vary. But it's not that simple; not just...

Together We Are Normal is a memoir written by Kathryn Scheldt and her partner, John Dowdney.According to Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Alabama, "It is the story of a love that flourished and flamed out against the turbulent, turned-on backdrop of...

Inspiring, true-life stories of the Underground Railroad come alive for our times in "Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva." Join award-winning writer Jim Duffy as he wanders the backroads and small towns of Maryland's Eastern Shore and Delaware to visit the sites...

The author draws from her experiences as a child refugee, her travels around the world, the gifts that her mother gave her and her fearless attempts to change her world. Part memoir, part personal dialogues with the dead, the book provides a clear picture...

Jaclyn had been living her dream as a wilderness instructor while guiding backpacking expeditions in the high mountains of Wyoming, when suddenly she experienced a traumatic, emotional, and frightening illness that brought her to her knees. Who knew the bite from a tiny tick...

Outside the Box is a story of not fitting in to a designed path. It spans a journey of 70 years and encapsulates family demands, the struggles and confusion of the Vietnam War, business in New York City, and the highly competitive athletic fields...

I am Lossie. Very much alive and I have made it For me to laugh is to live and to live is to laugh. My life has not been all laughter. The paths I have rolled along in my wheelchair have been full of...

In spite of a childhood void of love, support and honesty, Esther entered upon a 43 year journey to find the truth about herself and her adoption. Raised by a mother who lied and abused her due to her own past, and a father...

Ms. Louvenia Jenkins is a retired Elementary School Administrator of the Los Angeles California School District. Before becoming an administrator, Ms. Jenkins taught first grade students for one year in Ashiya, Japan for the personnel of the United States Air Force. While teaching, Ms....

Tyree's book, Against all Odds, is for the billions of people world-wide who have a desire to do something very special in the world, but circumstances have prevented or slowed them down from reaching their goal. When you read through the pages of this...