Marge McDonald's Books

My Life, My Body

By: Marge Piercy

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In a candid and intimate new collection of essays, poems, memoirs, reviews, rants, and railleries, Piercy discusses her own development as a working-class feminist, the highs and lows of TV culture, the ego-dances of a writer’s life, the homeless and the housewife, Allen Ginsberg and Marilyn Monroe, feminist utopias (and why she doesn’t live in one), why fiction isn’t physics; and of course, fame, sex, and money, not necessarily in that order. The short essays, poems, and personal memoirs intermingle like shards of glass that shine, reflect—and cut. Always personal yet always political, Piercy’s work is drawn from a deep well of feminist and political activism. Also featured is our Outspoken Interview, in which the author lays out her personal rules for living on Cape Cod, finding your poetic voice, and making friends in Cuba.

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1629631418

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Following the Call

Blazing a Path Leaving a Trail. or Is It ? Blazing a Trail Leaving a Path

By: Marge Warmbrodt

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Following the Call

Blazing a Path Leaving a Trail. or Is It ? Blazing a Trail Leaving a Path

By: Marge Warmbrodt

I am reminded of a saying that there are two kinds of listeners. There may be readers who want the whole story or those who just want to cut the chase and get to the bottom line. Hence comes to the reason or purpose of writing this book in the manner I have chosen. Will the reader be intrigued by the personal story of Friends for Life, will it provide information for a reader who may be interested in the dynamics involved in forming a similar organization, or perhaps even inspire a reader to be motivated to identify their purpose for living?

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Xlibris Corporation

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1669806367

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9781669806363

Duty, Honor and a Loaf of Bread

Portrait of an American Family in World War II, 1944-1946

By: Bill Waldron,Marge Waldron,Jan Waldron,Ed Votroubek

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Duty, Honor and a Loaf of Bread

Portrait of an American Family in World War II, 1944-1946

By: Bill Waldron,Marge Waldron,Jan Waldron,Ed Votroubek

Like other families, letters were the fabric that held the fledgling Waldron family together during the personally trying, society changing events of World War II. Bill, the town baker, voluntarily became an infantry soldier and platoon scout in Europe and Marge, a new wife, became the town baker - the Waldron's version of Rosie the Riveter. Nothing in their lives had prepared them for these roles yet everything in their lives made them equal to the tasks at hand. Their letters to one another provide an intimate view of an American family triumphing in the face of adversity. Duty, Honor, Faith, Love and Family all play a role and readers will come to love and admire both of them. Bill's letters from the Battle of the Bulge, the Siegfreid Line and through the end of the war across Germany and into Czechoslovakia are particularly interesting. He reveals himself as a down to earth patriot who volunteered for a very dangerous job and excelled - a man with survivor's instincts who avoided illness, frostbite and wounds under extremely difficult circumstances. Historical perspective is provided by sidebars throughout the book which explain matters referred to in the letters as well as what is going on in the war and at home. The sidebars are themselves an education, made immediate and interesting by the personal experiences conveyed in the letters"--Page 4 of cover

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Trafford Publishing

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1466961937

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Love in a Bottle

Who Knew?

By: Marge Pickering

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Love in a Bottle

Who Knew?

By: Marge Pickering

Embarking on a brand new adventure, I moved with my sixteen year old daughter from Kentucky to California at age 54, with the dog in the back seat. I was swept into a new exciting life, totally different from anything I had known before. After a fun relationship with a young man who turned out to be gay, I found my soul mate and was ready to ride off into the sunset with him. We decided to marry on Valentines Day of the next year. However I discovered he was alcoholic and that in fact, I had been dating and marrying alcoholics most of my life. Tragically, his drinking got so intense that I put a stop to the wedding and convinced him to go into recovery. With my heart breaking, I drove him to that recovery center on the very day we were to be wed, February 14th. Instead of pledging my eternal love to him, there I was dropping him off to sober up. After his stay there, we started our new adventure, but he vacillated between sobriety and drinking again. Through our mutual progress, we learned to come together and live life in a different way. We each had a separate path but retained the connection we originally found. We both found serenity and peace and a wonderful life together.

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1469173182

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Revelations

By: Marge McFarlane

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Revelations

By: Marge McFarlane

A true story of the life of Marge McFarlane who has encountered a series of obstacles up to this stage of her life. The book is about her divorce, other failed relationships of her life and subsequently the eligible bachelor, George, whom she met through the Love2love dating service. Also, the book covers her years in the Royal Navy (RN), her travels and the ships she has had. Her encounter with Postnatal Psychosis after the birth of her second child is also outlined in detail in the book. The book gives you a close up view of the relationships she has with family and friends.

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1456779095

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Changing Lives

Women and the Northern Ontario Experience

By: Marge Reitsma-Street

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Changing Lives

Women and the Northern Ontario Experience

By: Marge Reitsma-Street

This book provides a glimpse of Aboriginal women in Northern Ontario and it reflects primarily the impact of the European churches and systems on Aboriginal peoples’ way of life. The words of the Aboriginal women are gentle, but these words convey the displacement of their way of life in the most powerful way. The power of this book is not only in the stories and history that are told, but also in how all women in Northern Ontario share a respectful life together in a way that I have not witnessed or felt anywhere else. — Susan Hare, Ojibwe lawer, who practices out of the West Bay First Nation, Manitoulin Island.

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Dundurn

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1770700765

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Simple Wisdom of Aging

By: Marge McDonald,Richard Lenz,Richard J. Lenz

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Simple Wisdom of Aging

By: Marge McDonald,Richard Lenz,Richard J. Lenz

An uplifting collection of quotations that proves growing old can be fun.

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1563525720

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The Choice

S.O.S. Survive or Suicide

By: Marge Brantmeyer

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The Choice

S.O.S. Survive or Suicide

By: Marge Brantmeyer

The bad news: suicide is a large and growing public health problem. Human beings are the only creatures in the natural world that can suffer from a hopelessness so deep that suicide seems like the only relief from the anguish. Human beings are also the only species that fall prey to chemical dependence and an associated downward spiral of mental health that can end in suicide. This book presents the stories of individuals struggling with terminal illness, grief, alcoholism, prison, drug addiction, compulsive gambling, PTSD, depression, and abuse (including cyberbullying). All of these individuals find themselves at a decision point where they must choose to find a way to Survive or take their own life through Suicide. Almost everyone has fleeting thoughts of suicide at least once during their lifetime. Most people do not want to discuss their thoughts of suicide with anyone for fear of being negatively judged or labeled by others. The good news: the vast majority of people with suicidal thoughts can be treated with therapy and/or medication. This book is intended to be a reference guide with information about depression, alcoholism, addiction, and associated therapy avenues.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662400837

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Imitating Mary

Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom

By: Marge Steinhage Fenelon

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Imitating Mary

Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom

By: Marge Steinhage Fenelon

In an age of much mothering advice but few admirable role models, award-winning Catholic journalist Marge Fenelon delves into ten instances—and corresponding virtues—of Mary’s life that reveal her as the ultimate example and companion for the modern mom. In this first and only book to offer Mary’s life as a template for living as a faithful Catholic mother today, the Mother of God is presented as the ideal guide for the vocation of Catholic motherhood. A new addition to the CatholicMom.com Book series, Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom unpacks Scripture and Catholic tradition to examine ten biblical climaxes, including Mary’s betrothal to Joseph, the Annunciation, the scene at the foot of the Cross, and Pentecost. In these scenes, Marge Fenelon introduces readers to a Mary who faced challenges familiar to every mother—impatience, frustration, sacrifice, and grief—and demonstrates how, in the face of these ordinary obstacles, Mary’s response was an extraordinary example through the virtues of patience, joy, trust, and faith.

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Ave Maria Press

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1594713650

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Simple Wisdom of Marriage

By: Marge McDonald,Richard Lenz,Richard J. Lenz

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Simple Wisdom of Marriage

By: Marge McDonald,Richard Lenz,Richard J. Lenz

An inspirational collection of quotations about the wonderful institution of marriage.

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The Longings of Women

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

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The Longings of Women

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

An “extraordinary” novel of the intertwined lives of three troubled women, by the New York Times–bestselling author of Gone to Soldiers (San Francisco Chronicle). When her best friend’s death rattles her sense of complacency, college professor Leila Landsman decides she’s finally had enough of her cheating husband. Leila throws herself into her work and encounters Becky Burgess, a local woman who climbed her way out of poverty but whose success is completely halted when she becomes the prime suspect in her husband’s murder. Meanwhile, Leila’s housekeeper, Mary Burke, is no stranger to failed marriage. Abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, and unable to support herself on her own income alone, Mary now secretly sleeps in her clients’ houses, hiding her homelessness to remain employed and survive. Flawed but resourceful, frightened yet determined, these three women must draw on an inner strength they never knew existed to make it without the men they’ve come to depend on. Although their situations differ, Leila, Becky, and Mary have all reached their tipping points—and each is about to be pushed to the brink—in this gripping and relatable story of the dangers of dependence and the liberating power of self-reliance.

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Open Road Media

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1504033353

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9781504033350

Made in Detroit

Poems

By: Marge Piercy

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Made in Detroit

Poems

By: Marge Piercy

Now in paperback, a collection to treasure from one of our most popular poets: poems that range from the Detroit of her childhood to her current life on Cape Cod, from deep appreciations of the natural world to elegies for lost friends and fellow poets. In her trademark style combining the sublime with gritty reality, Marge Piercy describes the night she was born: "the sky burned red / over Detroit and sirens sharpened their knives. / The elms made tents of solace over grimy / streets and alley cats purred me to sleep." She writes in graphic, unflinching language about the poor, banished now by politicians, no longer "real people like corporations." There are elegies for her peer group of poets, gone now, whose work she cherishes but from whom she cannot help but want more. There are laments for the suicide of dolphins and for her beloved cats, as she remembers "exactly how I loved each." She continues to celebrate Jewish holidays in compellingly original ways, and sings the praises of her marriage and the small pleasures of life. A stunning collection in the best Piercy tradition.

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Knopf

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0804173206

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9780804173209

Helping Children with Mathematics

Grades 3-5

By: James Riley,Marge Eberts,Peggy Gisler

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Helping Children with Mathematics

Grades 3-5

By: James Riley,Marge Eberts,Peggy Gisler

Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!

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Good Year Books

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0673361551

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9780673361554

Storm Tide

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy,Ira Wood

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Storm Tide

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy,Ira Wood

A washed-up minor league pitcher gets more than he bargained for when his affair with an older woman draws him into a tangled web of deceit and scandal When Cape Cod high school star pitcher David Greene left home, everyone in his small beach town rallied behind his dream of making it in the pros. No one expected the local legend to return broke a few years later, with an undistinguished minor league record and a painful divorce behind him. As he tries to rebuild his life, David begins an affair with Judith Silver—one that her much older, terminally ill husband, Gordon, condones on the condition that David run for a seat on the town’s board of selectman against Gordon’s political rival. Set in a lushly drawn seaside resort town, this thrilling novel pushes its complicated and fascinating characters to extremes of emotion. Driven by passion and a lust for power, David, Judith, and Gordon are all guilty of seduction and manipulation that will result in irrevocable consequences. As David’s romantic and political involvements escalate at a fever pitch, a forceful storm rolls in off the ocean, leading up to a tumultuous climax.

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Open Road Media

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1504033388

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9781504033381

Simple Wisdom of Faith

By: Marge McDonald,Richard J. Lenz

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Simple Wisdom of Faith

By: Marge McDonald,Richard J. Lenz

A collection of quotations that celebrates the joys and mysteries of faith.

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1563525569

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A Guide to Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia

By: ICG Marge,Ajuntament de Barcelona

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A Guide to Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia

By: ICG Marge,Ajuntament de Barcelona

The Passeig de Gràcia is a treasure house of Barcelona's architectural, artistic, commercial and cultural heritage; making it one of the most renowned avenues in the world. This guide aims to introduce you to the history of this famed avenue by identifying all of its emblematic buildings and singling out all of their artistic elements. It also reveals what is on offer culturally in the avenue's museums and art galleries, as well as outlining the leisure and festive activities that often fill its pavements. Of course, Passeig de Gràcia is also one of the best-known and most important commercial boulevards in the world. The guide examines all of the luxury brands you can browse through along its mile long length, as well as noting the wide range of gastronomical delights on offer. However, Passeig de Gràcia is, above all, a place for wandering along, discovering the latest tendencies in art, innovation, design and fashion; let it seduce you and discover the true cosmopolitan heart of the Catalan capital.

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MARGE BOOKS

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8417903852

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9788417903855

Summer People

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

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Summer People

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

For three Cape Cod residents, the influx of summer visitors is no more than a minor nuisance—until it brings a man who threatens the balance of their delicate relationship For more than a decade, Dinah, Susan, and Susan’s husband, Willie—artists and neighbors in a small Cape Cod town—have enjoyed an unconventional, but deeply satisfying, three-way relationship. When the annual summer crowd flocks to the Cape, Dinah misses her quiet afternoons composing music in the woods, and Willie, a sculptor, puts aside his own work to do carpentry jobs on lavish vacation homes. Susan, though, envies the glamorous lives of the summer residents. And one visitor, Tyrone Burdock, a wealthy and seductive financier, offers her an enticing glimpse into his world that may jolt the foundation of her ménage à trois. The clash between moneyed newcomers and the soulful artists who live on the Cape year-round shakes the threesome’s external world and the bonds holding them together as they see their bohemian enclave becoming a bourgeois retreat. Bestselling author Marge Piercy skillfully navigates this unique landscape with vivid details and an eye for emotional complexity, bringing these singular characters to life as their relationship undergoes profound changes that will resonate long after the summer people have left.

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1504033426

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9781504033428

Dance the Eagle to Sleep

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

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Dance the Eagle to Sleep

A Novel

By: Marge Piercy

Originally published in 1970, Marge Piercy’s second novel follows the lives of four teenagers, in a near-future society, as they rebel against a military draft and “the system.” The occupation of Franklin High School begins, and with it, the open rebellion of America’s youth against their channeled, unrewarding lives and the self-serving, plastic society that directs them. From the disillusionment and alienation of the young at the center of the revolt, to their attempts to build a visionary new society, the nationwide following they gain and the brutally complete repression that inevitably follows, this is a future fiction without a drop of fantasy. As driving, violent, and nuanced today as it was 40 years ago, this anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author reflecting unapologetically on the novel and the times from which it emerged.

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PM Press

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1604866756

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9781604866759

Washington State Parks

A Complete Recreation Guide

By: Marge Mueller,Ted Mueller

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Washington State Parks

A Complete Recreation Guide

By: Marge Mueller,Ted Mueller

Marge and Ted Mueller offer the most complete descriptions of more than 200 magnificent state parks in the Evergreen State in this updated guide. More than just a listing of campgrounds and picnic sites, Washington State Parks offers detailed information about camping, hiking, bicycling, nature viewing, and more. Detailed park maps help you plan your outing and choose the best campsite. Marge and Ted Mueller have explored the Northwest's mountains, forests, and waterways for more than 40 years. They are the authors of all titles in the Afoot & Afloat series.

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