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Bridges Instead of Walls

The Story of Mavis Staples

By: Mavis Staples,Carole Boston Weatherford

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Bridges Instead of Walls

The Story of Mavis Staples

By: Mavis Staples,Carole Boston Weatherford

Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children’s poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book. At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She’s been performing since age eight as part of her family’s gospel group The Staple Singers, and has become one of America’s most admired musicians, with multiple Grammys, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country. Now she and acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford bring her story and her inspiring message to young people in this poetic, illuminating book, beautifully illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

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Bridges Instead of Walls

By: Mavis Staples

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Bridges Instead of Walls

By: Mavis Staples

Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children's poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book. At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She's been performing since age eight as part of her family's gospel group The Staple Singers, and has become one of America's most admired musicians, with multiple Grammys, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country. Now she and acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford bring her story and her inspiring message to young people in this poetic, illuminating book, beautifully illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

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Bridges Instead of Walls

The Story of Mavis Staples

By: Mavis Staples,Carole Boston Weatherford

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The Ticos

Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica

By: Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz,Richard Biesanz,Karen Zubris Biesanz

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The Ticos

Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica

By: Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz,Richard Biesanz,Karen Zubris Biesanz

The authors trace the evolution of Costa Rican culture and institutions from pre-Columbian times through the late 1990s. Particularly concerned with the change wrought by the economic crisis of the 1980s, they base their portrayal on interviews with Costa Ricans; observations of many facets--from coffee plantation work to the deliberations of the Legislature; and readings of journalists, essayists, poets, historians, and others. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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322

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Lynne Rienner Publishers

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1555877370

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9781555877378

Home Truths

Selected Canadian Stories

By: Mavis Gallant

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Home Truths

Selected Canadian Stories

By: Mavis Gallant

From a PEN Award winner, these tales ranging from Depression-era Quebec to contemporary Vancouver offer “irresistible storytelling through and through” (Kirkus Reviews). Canada is one of the world’s most diverse and gorgeous countries, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, with a wealth of experiences and people to match its incredible size and breadth. The nation’s impressive variety is on display in Home Truths, Mavis Gallant’s ode to her home country through stories. Gallant moves effortlessly through time and place, taking the reader from Depression-era Quebec to 1950s Paris to contemporary Vancouver while dealing with the universal themes of the innocence of youth, intrafamily relations, and the expat’s growing feeling of distance from home. The pinnacle of the collection is Gallant’s moving Linnet Muir series, an autobiographical look at a young woman’s return to Montreal at eighteen after living abroad. Home Truths is a compelling testament to Gallant’s enduring grace and humor.

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270

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Open Road Media

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1497685095

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9781497685093

The Invisible Companion

By: Mavis Darling

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The Invisible Companion

By: Mavis Darling

When Markus Rodriguez—a man of inexhaustible, manic, palpable energy—was officially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he, his wife, and children thought their world had come to an end. They had no idea of the meaning of the disease or what it entailed, and as a matter of fact, they had never heard of such an illness. After all, before they traveled from Nassau, Bahamas, to the Brain Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, for a second opinion, Markus was told that his condition had everything to do with the fact that he was aging. He was sixty-seven years old at the time. He owed his peace of mind in dealing with the condition to his fervent belief in God to help him deal with the progression and severity of the illness, his wife for her constant support, and his children. His family was the driving force in his acceptance of this debilitating condition. Nevertheless, he questioned God on several occasions, but at the end of each encounter with God, he was gently reminded of prophets and Bible persons who were sorely challenged and that he was not better than them. After several months, he stopped questioning why him and began to ask why not him. He was a successful businessman, he enjoyed everything he dealt with, and he was very generous to his fellowmen. He feared the eventuality that he would increasingly become dependent on his wife and children and not being able to continue with his business ventures. The ultimate challenges he faced, he turned them into opportunities and found himself advocating for a disease he so despised. He told everyone he knew everything he found out about the condition.

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299

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984550578

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9781984550576

Every Scar Tells a Story

By: Victoria K. Mavis,Angelo R. Senese

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Every Scar Tells a Story

By: Victoria K. Mavis,Angelo R. Senese

Fifty-four-year-old Liz Harris is smart, talented, and nearly broke. In desperation, she turns to life coach Rhonda Jackson, whose business is thriving, even though her personal life in not. Can Rhonda help—or will she be stopped as others have by Liz’s halting gait? Unnerved by her visceral reaction to Liz’s disability, Rhonda pushes beyond her own tragic past as they launch a mutual journey to rise above the hurdles to their success. As Liz starts to resolve her inner conflicts: feelings of rejection, self-doubt, and inadequacy stemming from a childhood accident that left her reliant on a metal crutch to walk; she identifies events that strained the relationship with her adopted parents, doomed her marriage, and stalled her career. However, she’s unwilling to reveal the secret that can set her free, because doing so could irreparably damage the relationship with her sister, Carla. This denial halts her work with Rhonda and breaks their relationship. Accompanied only by Steve, her forearm crutch, Liz sets out on a sixteen-hundred-mile trip to lay to rest the horror of her childhood trauma, hoping to end the haunting nightmares and transform her innermost resentment for the life she dreamed of—but could never have due to her disability, into one filled with peace, self-fulfillment, and promise for the future. Inspired by life, the characters share insights to overcome daily adversities that inadvertently or unconsciously place roadblocks for success through one woman’s journey to triumph over a crippling childhood trauma that caused her lifetime disability, thus unleashing her true potential—and possibly yours!

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Archway Publishing

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148089396X

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9781480893962

The Moslem Wife and Other Stories

By: Mavis Gallant

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The Moslem Wife and Other Stories

By: Mavis Gallant

Internationally celebrated as among the finest stories written in English today, Mavis Gallant's fiction offers a penetrating and powerful vision of contemporary human relationships in Europe and North America. The Moslem Wife and Other Stories brings together eleven of Gallant's best stories from over three decades. These embody the beauty, irony, and compassion of a master writer's fictional universe. Amid the complex perceptions of the past that haunt her characters, Gallant deploys her sharp comic eye to superb effect: in the figures who move through her stories, we catch troubling, fleeting glimpses of our own lives. Selected and with an afterword by Mordecai Richler.

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218

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New Canadian Library

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1551996324

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9781551996325

The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles. More than just "spy movies," espionage films have evolved over the history of cinema and American culture, from stereotypical foreign spy themes, to patriotic star features, to the Cold War plotlines of the sixties, and most recently to the sexy, slick films of the nineties. This filmography comprehensively catalogs movies involving elements of espionage. Each entry includes release date, running time, alternate titles, cast and crew, a brief synopsis, and commentary. An introduction analyzes the development of these films and their reflection of the changing culture that spawned them.

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471

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McFarland

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1476604274

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9781476604275

Obesity

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Mavis Thompson,Kirk A. Johnson

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Obesity

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Mavis Thompson,Kirk A. Johnson

In response to an obesity epidemic among African Americans, the authors explain why the black community has been affected by this dangerous medical condition, outline the risks of being overweight, and present a proven plan for achieving a healthier lifestyle.

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228

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Kensington Publishing Corporation

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1575664852

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9781575664859

Wild Iris Bloom

By: Mavis Jukes

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Wild Iris Bloom

By: Mavis Jukes

Independent-minded and angry at being left at home while her parents travel on business, twelve-year-old Iris gives her babysitter the slip; but a disturbing incident makes her realize that she does need her family and friends.

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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

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0679839984

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9780679839989

Book's by Mavis Staples

Bridges Instead of Walls

Bridges Instead of Walls

Bridges Instead of Walls

Bridges Instead of Walls

Bridges Instead of Walls

Bridges Instead of Walls

The Ticos

The Ticos

Home Truths

Home Truths

The Invisible Companion

The Invisible Companion

Every Scar Tells a Story

Every Scar Tells a Story

The Moslem Wife and Other Stories

The Moslem Wife and Other Stories

The Espionage Filmography

The Espionage Filmography

Obesity

Obesity

Wild Iris Bloom

Wild Iris Bloom

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