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Sea of Scars

By: Adriana Mara

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When you are drowning in a broken heart, how do you feel love again? Sea of Scars is the debut book of contemporary Canadian poet, Adriana Mara. Divided into four chapters, she shares a collection of poems on drowning, sinking, rising, and swimming in the sea of love. Based on her depth of personal experience in heartbreak, depression, lust, and passion, she teaches you to find beauty in your scars. You’ll feel and embrace your own experiences as you read these verses and find hope and excitement in the power of your heart.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984568329

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9781984568328

From Jesus to his First Followers: Continuity and Discontinuity

Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

By: Adriana Destro,Mauro Pesce

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From Jesus to his First Followers: Continuity and Discontinuity

Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

By: Adriana Destro,Mauro Pesce

From Jesus to His First Followers examines to what extent early Christian groups were in continuity or discontinuity with respect to Jesus. Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce concentrate on the transformation of religious practices. Their anthropological-historical analysis focuses on the relations between discipleship and households, on the models of contact with the supernatural world, and on cohabitation among distinct religious groups. The book highlights how Matthew uses non-Jewish instruments of legitimation, John reformulates religious experiences through symbolized domestic slavery, Paul adopts a religious practice diffused in Roman-Hellenistic environments. The book reconstructs the map of early Christian groups in the Land of Israel and explains their divergences on the basis of an original theory of the local origin of Gospels’ information.

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BRILL

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9004337660

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9789004337664

Love and Redemption in the Tropics,

Missing Gauguin

By: Adriana Bardolino

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Love and Redemption in the Tropics,

Missing Gauguin

By: Adriana Bardolino

Adriana Bardolino’s spicy memoir finds her out of her element, and missing her happy place. This new world is nothing like the magical tropical island of Maui she left behind. There, her life was filled with love, beauty, art, and romance. Everything goes topsy-turvy when a dear friend’s promise dissolves into the humid Miami air. When her new life in Florida turns out to be less than expected, she misses her island home. Life events send her through dark clouds and tumbling tides. Gauguin (Art) keeps Adriana stable through most storms, but eventually even Gauguin deserts her. She floats through the universe without a spacesuit, searching for creativity to return. She visits new lands in hopes of a renewed spark. Adult life forces her to grow up, to learn to forgive herself and others for past mistakes, but there are deep emotional losses along the way. Will Adriana find Gauguin?

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iUniverse

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1663253706

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9781663253705

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition

Theories, Assessment and Pedagogy

By: Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Richard L. Sparks,Adriana Biedroń,Mark Feng Teng

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Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition

Theories, Assessment and Pedagogy

By: Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Richard L. Sparks,Adriana Biedroń,Mark Feng Teng

This book presents comprehensive, thorough and updated analyses of key cognitive individual difference factors (e.g., age, intelligence, language aptitude, working memory, metacognition, learning strategies, and anxiety) as they relate to the acquisition, processing, assessment, and pedagogy of second or foreign languages. Critical reviews and in-depth research syntheses of these pivotal cognitive learner factors are put into historical and broader contexts, drawing upon the multiple authors' extensive research experience, penetrating insights and unique perspectives spanning applied linguistics, teacher training, educational psychology, and cognitive science. The carefully crafted chapters provide essential course readings and valuable references for seasoned researchers and aspiring postgraduate students in the broad fields of instructed second language acquisition, foreign language training, teacher education, language pedagogy, educational psychology, and cognitive development.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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1614514747

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9781614514749

The Good Left Undone

A Novel

By: Adriana Trigiani

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The Good Left Undone

A Novel

By: Adriana Trigiani

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[An] immersive saga. . . . A celebration of family and a paean to the power of storytelling.”—People, "Book of the Week" "Trigiani conveys the beauty of Italy, the hardships of war, the taste of family recipes, and the enduring love of family."—Library Journal (starred) “The beauty of any book by Adriana Trigiani is her ability to interweave life and fiction. . . . Don’t miss your chance to take this unforgettable journey with the Cabrelli women!” —Lisa Wingate, Book of the Month From “a master of visual and palpable detail” (The Washington Post), comes a lush, immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan artisans with one remarkable secret. Epic in scope and resplendent with the glorious themes of identity and belonging, The Good Left Undone unfolds in breathtaking turns. Matelda, the Cabrelli family’s matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother’s great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool—where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause—as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family’s legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.

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Penguin

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0593183347

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9780593183342

Instructor’S Guide

A Handbook of Malaysian Cases: Contemporary Issues in Marketing & Management

By: Farzana Quoquab,Adriana Md Rizal,Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin,Jihad Mohammad,Arif Hassan

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Instructor’S Guide

A Handbook of Malaysian Cases: Contemporary Issues in Marketing & Management

By: Farzana Quoquab,Adriana Md Rizal,Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin,Jihad Mohammad,Arif Hassan

This book is ideal for teaching subjects related to marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and business ethics. It can be used as the tool to teach students/trainers in advanced undergraduate and MBA/MSc classes. It is widely acknowledged that, only theoretical discussion does not provide the comprehensive understanding about the business decisions that are taken by the managers and/or other parties involved. And thus, use of cases are common in business studies which not only provides students understanding about the practical aspects of the concepts that are being taught in text-books, but also it introduces students with several aspects of the real-life dilemma, complexities and challenges while working in a business environment. This book contains teaching notes of the book titled A Handbook of Malaysian Cases: Contemporary Issues in Marketing & Management in which eleven local cases were presented. The teaching notes serve as a guide for instructors who intend to utilize these cases in their classes. Each teaching note includes a brief synopsis of the case, learning objectives, the case's target audience, information about the case leading strategies, relevant concepts/subjects, suggested assignment questions, and their corresponding suggested answers. In this way, the instructors will have greater understanding about the use and applicability of the said eleven cases. It is hoped that university lecturers, practitioners, and students who are undertaking courses in business studies will benefit from this book.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1543743218

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9781543743210

Hip Hop Ukraine

Music, Race, and African Migration

By: Adriana N. Helbig

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Hip Hop Ukraine

Music, Race, and African Migration

By: Adriana N. Helbig

“[A] magnificent study . . . adds to the burgeoning scholarship on global hip hop and furthers our knowledge of the African diaspora in Eastern Europe.” —Anthropology of East Europe Reviews Featured in NPR’s “Read These 6 Books About Ukraine” In Hip Hop Ukraine, we enter a world of urban music and dance competitions, hip hop parties, and recording studio culture to explore unique sites of interracial encounters among African students, African immigrants, and local populations in eastern Ukraine. Adriana N. Helbig combines ethnographic research with music, media, and policy analysis to examine how localized forms of hip hop create social and political spaces where an interracial youth culture can speak to issues of human rights and racial equality. She maps the complex trajectories of musical influence—African, Soviet, American—to show how hip hop has become a site of social protest in post-socialist society and a vehicle for social change. “This is a unique and admirable book that traces a complex trail from hip hop created by African migrants in Ukraine through remote African-American influences to their origins in Uganda and back again.” —Slavic Review “Portrays the music as a forceful influence on worldwide social and cultural expression.” —Slavonic and East European Review “A well-conceived study of the role and significance of hip hop in Ukraine. It joins the ranks of other very timely chronicles on the impact of hip hop in various societies around the world.” —Allison Blakely, Boston University

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Indiana University Press

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0253012082

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9780253012081

Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs

By: Adriana Tiziani

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Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs

By: Adriana Tiziani

- Updates to all entries - New drugs including immunomodifying agents, antineoplastic agents and metabolic disorder agents - Guidance on drugs 'Not to be crushed

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729588297

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9780729588294

Encore Valentine

By: Adriana Trigiani

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Encore Valentine

By: Adriana Trigiani

From the bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick With her plans gone awry, can Valentine find a new way to make her dreams come true? Snow falls over Tuscany at the beautiful wedding of Valentine’s grandmother to her longtime love. But despite Valentine and Gianluca’s passion for one another, their own long-distance relationship seems impossible. And Valentine’s dreams are dashed as Gram announces Valentine’s brother, Alfred, as her partner at Angelini Shoes. As Valentine turns away from romance and devotes herself to her work, a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes her to Buenos Aires. Unearthing a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal, Valentine is determined to hold her family together. Longing to create a family of her own, Valentine is torn between two loves: one that has nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her. ‘Rattles along at an astonishing pace, throwing up hidden mistresses, family secrets and the possibility of tantalising romance’ Irish Independent ‘Valentine is one of Adriana Trigiani’s most winsome characters (yes, she even rivals the Big Stone Gap gang)... an unexpectedly poignant examination of the power and pull of family, faith and love’ BookPage ‘Trigiani spoke to women’s hearts with Big Stone Gap, and her Valentine series continues to do so… essential reading for fans of humorous, touching family fiction’ Library Journal ‘[A] charming valentine to love, forgiveness and family’ Publishers Weekly

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Simon and Schuster

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1847379966

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9781847379962

Urban poliphony

architectures, urbanisms, and mediations

By: Adriana Levisky

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Urban poliphony

architectures, urbanisms, and mediations

By: Adriana Levisky

In Urban Polyphony: Architectures, Urbanisms, and Meditations, the author draws a panorama of the more than eighteen years of the Levisky Arquitetos | Estratégia Urbana architecture firm, discussing and showing the projects that they have been developing, such as the Diversity Boulevard, the expansion project of Albert Einstein Hospital, the Open Museum of Colônia's Crater, requalification of Jardim Colombo neighborhood, Colégio Santa Cruz, Senac São Miguel Unit, City Caxingui neighborhood, Victor Civita Square and Jockey Club São Paulo. Throughout this book, Adriana Levisky shares with the reader her impressions about the role of the architect and urban planner as being proactive and a mediator, considering aspects that go beyond the regional dynamics from places, discussing social, economic, legal, cultural, geographical, and political matters, highlighting the importance of this active voice to propose projects that can provide a better quality of life in cities. With this book launch, Senac São Paulo aims to instill the contemplation and propel new solutions for the urban environment from the view and experience of someone who works daily with architecture and urbanism in a metropolis.

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Editora Senac São Paulo

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6555367695

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9786555367690

Private International Law in Argentina

By: Adriana Dreyzin de Klor

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Private International Law in Argentina

By: Adriana Dreyzin de Klor

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to the law applied to cases involving cross border issues in Argentina. It offers every lawyer dealing with questions of conflict of laws much-needed access to these conflict rules, presented clearly and concisely by a local expert. Beginning with a general introduction, the monograph goes on to discuss the choice of law technique, sources of private international law, and the relevant connection with other laws. Then follows clear description and analysis of the rules of choice of law on natural and legal persons, contractual and non-contractual obligations, movable and immovable property, intangible property rights, company law, family law (marriage, cohabitation, registered partnerships, matrimonial property, maintenance, child law), and succession law (including testamentary dispositions). The presentation concludes with an overview of relevant civil procedure, examining lex fori and issues of national and international jurisdiction, acceptability and enforcement of foreign judgements, and international arbitration. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for lawyers handling cases in Argentina. Academics and researchers, as well as judges, notaries public, marriage registrars, youth welfare officers, teachers, students, and local and public authorities will welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value in the study of private international law from a comparative perspective.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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940353141X

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9789403531410

Transcultural Encounters in South-Asian American Women’s Fiction

Anita Desai, Kiran Desai and Jhumpa Lahiri

By: Adriana Elena Stoican

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Transcultural Encounters in South-Asian American Women’s Fiction

Anita Desai, Kiran Desai and Jhumpa Lahiri

By: Adriana Elena Stoican

This book offers captivating insights into the interaction between the Indian and the American cultural worlds. A fascinating work of research, it illustrates an extraordinary capacity to employ the details of literary texts as significant clues in understanding the configuration of transcultural identities. The book constructs an exciting dialogue between complex theoretical notions and the vibrant fictional worlds populated by Indian, American and European characters. Its original and multi-layered approach illustrates how complex theories of culture can help the reader understand contemporary processes of migration, cultural change and gender identity that interfere with daily life.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443883573

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9781443883573

Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three

National and Subnational Impacts

By: Adriana Piatti-Crocker,Gregory D. Schmidt,Clara Araujo

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Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three

National and Subnational Impacts

By: Adriana Piatti-Crocker,Gregory D. Schmidt,Clara Araujo

Since the return of democracy to Latin America, policies intended to promote the inclusion of women and other underrepresented groups have been increasingly adopted throughout the region. Gender quotas have been one of the most popular and effective mechanisms employed in elections and other contexts in Latin America. This volume begins with an introduction to gender quotas, including discussion of the types and merits of gender quotas, alternative approaches to the study of quotas, and their interactions with different kinds of electoral systems. Successive chapters examine the adoption of gender quotas and their impacts in the three largest South American countries by area—Argentina, Brazil, and Peru—at both national and subnational levels. These chapters also focus on specific topics that stand out in the unique experiences of these countries: substantive representation in the case of Argentina, gender and campaign finance in the case of Brazil, and regional differences in the impact of electoral rules in the case of Peru. Through careful analysis, this volume presents a nuanced picture of how different types of electoral systems may affect the election of women and the effectiveness of quotas.

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Lexington Books

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149850017X

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9781498500173

Encounters with Jesus

The Man in His Place and Time

By: Adriana Destro

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Encounters with Jesus

The Man in His Place and Time

By: Adriana Destro

A candid, compelling portrait of the man who has proved so significant—and so controversial—in Western culture, by two of Europe's best known pioneers of the anthropological study of early Christianity. Destro and Pesce bring the fruit of years of scholarship to bear on a radical figure in Roman Galilee, his encounters with others, and the movement those encounters inspired.

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Fortress Press

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0800698452

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Strange Cocktail

Translation and the Making of Modern Hebrew Poetry

By: Adriana X. Jacobs

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Strange Cocktail

Translation and the Making of Modern Hebrew Poetry

By: Adriana X. Jacobs

For centuries, poets have turned to translation for creative inspiration. Through and in translation, poets have introduced new poetic styles, languages, and forms into their own writing, sometimes changing the course of literary history in the process. Strange Cocktail is the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon in modern Hebrew literature of the late nineteenth century to the present day. Its chapters on Esther Raab, Leah Goldberg, Avot Yeshurun, and Harold Schimmel offer close readings that examine the distinct poetics of translation that emerge from reciprocal practices of writing and translating. Working in a minor literary vernacular, the translation strategies that these poets employed allowed them to create and participate in transnational and multilingual poetic networks. Strange Cocktail thereby advances a comparative and multilingual reframing of modern Hebrew literature that considers how canons change and are undone when translation occupies a central position—how lines of influence and affiliation are redrawn and literary historiographies are revised when the work of translation occupies the same status as an original text, when translating and writing go hand in hand.

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University of Michigan Press

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047212403X

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9780472124039

Transatlantic Travels in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

European Women Pilgrims

By: Adriana Méndez Rodenas

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Transatlantic Travels in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

European Women Pilgrims

By: Adriana Méndez Rodenas

Transatlantic Travels in Nineteenth-Century Latin America: European Women Pilgrims retraces the steps of five intrepid “lady travelers” who ventured into the geography of the New World—Mexico, the Southern Cone, Brazil, and the Caribbean—at a crucial historical juncture, the period of political anarchy following the break from Spain and the rise of modernity at the turn of the twentieth century. Traveling as historians, social critics, ethnographers, and artists, Frances Erskine Inglis (1806–82), Maria Graham (1785–1842), Flora Tristan (1803–44), Fredrika Bremer (1801–65), and Adela Breton (1849–1923) reshaped the map of nineteenth-century Latin America. Organized by themes rather than by individual authors, this book examines European women’s travels as a spectrum of narrative discourses, ranging from natural history, history, and ethnography. Women’s social condition becomes a focal point of their travels. By combining diverse genres and perspectives, women’s travel writing ushers a new vision of post-independence societies. The trope of pilgrimage conditions the female travel experience, which suggests both the meta-end of the journey as well as the broader cultural frame shaping their individual itineraries.

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Bucknell University Press

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1611485088

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For More than One Voice

Toward a Philosophy of Vocal Expression

By: Adriana Cavarero

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For More than One Voice

Toward a Philosophy of Vocal Expression

By: Adriana Cavarero

The human voice does not deceive. The one who is speaking is inevitably revealed by the singular sound of her voice, no matter "what" she says. Starting from the given uniqueness of every voice, Cavarero rereads the history of philosophy through its peculiar evasion of this embodied uniqueness.

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Stanford University Press

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0804749558

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Don't Sing at the Table

Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

By: Adriana Trigiani

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Don't Sing at the Table

Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

By: Adriana Trigiani

As devoted readers of Adriana Trigiani's New York Times bestselling novels know, this "seemingly effortless storyteller" (Boston Globe) frequently draws inspiration from her own family history, in particular from the lives of her two remarkable grandmothers, Lucia Spada Bonicelli (Lucy) and Yolanda Perin Trigiani (Viola). In Don't Sing at the Table, she reveals how her grandmothers' simple values have shaped her own life, sharing the experiences, humor, and wisdom of her beloved mentors to delight readers of all ages. Trigiani visits the past to seek answers to the essential questions that define the challenges women face today at work and at home. Don't Sing at the Table is a primer, grandmother to granddaughter, filled with everyday wisdom and life lessons handed down with care and built to last.

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