The Lost Whale celebrates the life of a smart, friendly, determined, transcendant being from the other world of the sea. It is a haunting book that proposes a compelling and controversial idea: A life does not have to be human to be great."--Jacket.
Annotated by Richard Chisholm, Suzanne Christie and Julie Kearney, this work provides essential, practical and portable access to all the necessary Family Court legislation. The work provides detailed annotations to the Family Law Act (Cth) and the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth) and the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth). The material is extracted from the four-volume looseleaf service, Australian Family Law (LexisNexis).
Little wonder we are obsessed with the weather. In this delightful, humorous and informative look at weather, climatologist David Phillips answers many of our most common questions about weather pheno- mena, describes fascinating moments in weather history, and delves into weather folklore and trivia from across North America. David Phillips is the country`s most popular weatherperson. He is Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada`s Atmospheric Environment Service and appears regularly on The Weather Network`s `Ask the Expert.` He also writes the `Weatherwise` column for Canadian Geographic magazine and is the originator of Environment Canada`s Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar.
I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy. There are those who say I'm impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I'm any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am--and this ought to made very clear--I am a very serious woman." For more than fifty years, Bella Abzug championed the powerless and disenfranchised, as an activist, congresswoman, and leader in every major social initiative of her time—from Zionism and labor in the 40s to the ban-the-bomb efforts in the 50s, to civil rights and the anti-Vietnam War movements of the 60s, to the women's movement in the 70s and 80s, to enviromnemtal awareness and economic equality in the 90s. Her political idealism never waning, Abzug gave her final public speech before the U.N. in March 1998, just a few weeks before her death. Presented in the voices of both friends and foes, of those who knew, fought with, revered, and struggled alongside her, this oral biography will be the first comprehensive account of a woman who was one of our most influential leaders.
Two unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against them In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together—physically and philosophically—over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food.
Born into slavery, Rebecca Crumpler became the first Black female physician in America. Stuntwoman Bessie Coleman was the first Black person in the world to obtain a pilot's license. The work of Harlem Renaissance sculptor Selma Burke can be found on the American dime. The calculations of NASA mathematician Katherine Goble Johnson were critical to the success of US manned spaceflight. These Black women and many more overcame tremendous obstacles and prejudices to make their mark on American history. In She Led the Way, you'll read their inspiring stories and the stories of ten more innovative, courageous, artistic, and driven women who broke through barriers of gender and color in order to reach their goals and fulfill their potential in a world that was too often indifferent and even hostile. Includes illustrations.
A collection of sayings or 'suzisms' by Suzanne Paul, entrepreneur, known for the product, Natural Glow. Sayings are divided into categories including: Home Truths; Family; Sex and Love and Men.
Suzanne Greenslade, nacida en Atlanta (Georgia), nos describe a través de las 85 imágenes que contiene este libro, su infancia pasada en el Sur. Sus recuerdos de aquellos días están íntimamente ligados a Willie Mae, la señora negra que la cuidaba hasta que se fue a la universidad, y que se convirtió en su segunda madre. Las imágenes de este libro son un homenaje a Willie Mae y a su familia.
Geoffrey Chisholm doesn't want to be the head of a family, no less a marquess. But, his life radically alters when a cousin dies. At five and thirty, he must manage estates, marry, and provide an heir. A difficult chore considering how jaded he has become with affairs in the ton. He refuses to leg-shackle himself to just any woman; she must be one for whom he has some feelings. Most women live to marry or must do so for family or finances. Angeline Hartley, her father's estates unentailed, has no requirement to wed. Two years past her thirtieth year, she is on the shelf, her life contentedly complete. After the Marriage Mart and encounters with local gentlemen, she has vowed to remain unattached. After all, men do it when they have no need of a wife. But Geoffrey meets Angeline and entices her to sample the intimacies of lovemaking. The coupling is explosive and now two strong-willed individuals must decide if they will give up personal stubbornness to make a bond for a lifetime.
The 5th edition of Annotated Family Law Legislation, is extracted from Australian Family Law 4 volume loose-leaf service, and provides comprehensive analysis and explanation of key family law legislation and relevant case law. Fully revised and updated by expert authors the 5th edition incorporates all recent changes in the legislation up to and including 1 May 2019 and is a handy reference for anyone studying or practising in the area of family law Features ¿ Full text legislation ¿ High quality annotations by expert authors ¿ Ease of use and navigability through shaded tabs
Each person's life is an ongoing story. In the small and large events of everyday living are embedded powerful lessons that may be used to anchor emotional health. In this collection of stories, the reader hears the voice of Earth Woman, who uses the majestic stability of Mother Earth and the practical wisdom available from the planet’s rhythmic cycles as a way to manage the ongoing turmoil of reality. With a poetic cadence, Earth Woman invites the reader to search for what may be learned from the twists and turns of existence.
This book is a comprehensive compendium of biographies of leading women in U.S. politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements. With this illustrated reference work, you can explore American women's path to political power and social equality from the struggle for the right to vote and the abolition of slavery to the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate and beyond. With an emphasis on modern pioneers from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds such as Madeleine Albright, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Shirley Chisholm, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Winona LaDuke, and Patsy Mink, From suffrage to the Senate covers the individuals, organizations, movements, publications, milestones, legislative victories, and court cases that have changed the face of American politics. This book also traces the political heritage of the abolition, labor, suffrage, temperance, and reproductive rights movements.
In this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature.
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