Sister Blandina Segale describes her experiences as a young Catholic nun in the southwestern United States from 1872 to 1892. At a time when lawlessness and brutality were the norm, Sister Blandina displayed courage, tough-mindedness, and a deep religious faith in service to the less fortunate. She not only doctored sick and injured individuals but also established hospitals and orphanages. First published in 1932, her book is based on her journals and letters written to her sister Justina in her home state of Ohio
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper. That first close encounter was terrifying and exhilarating, but it opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature where she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her in the secret world of bees
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper. That first close encounter was terrifying and exhilarating, but it opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature where she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her in the secret world of bees
In this memoir Regis shares what all his experiences have taught him about achieving success and happiness, and about maintaining both for as long as he has
I Am Yours is the story of Reema ZamanÇÖs unwavering fight to protect and free her voice from those who have sought to silence her. From Bangladesh, to Thailand, to New York, to Oregon, through gorgeous prose as beautiful as it is biting, poetic as it is political, and healing as it is haunting, Zaman explores the many difficulties, dangers, and, ultimately, the necessity for all womenÇöall peopleÇöto own and use their voices
Reema Zaman tells the story of her unwavering fight to protect and free her voice from those who have sought to silence her. From Bangladesh, to Thailand, to New York, to Oregon, through gorgeous prose as beautiful as it is biting, poetic as it is political, and healing as it is haunting, Zaman explores the many difficulties, dangers, and, ultimately, the necessity for all women--all people--to own and use their voices
Despite being an intelligent, educated, and strong-minded woman, Ebony was drawn to bad boys. Fed up, she cut off her hair and swore to wait for the partner God chose for her. Then she met Shaka Senghor, who was behind bars for murder and knew he was the good love God wanted for her. Through letters and visits, she and Shaka fell deeply in love. After he was released they had a son. Their lives were transformed and the worst should have been behind them. But traumatized by having doors shut in his face, Shaka became depressed and emotionally detached. His struggles to adjust to freedom would irrevocably damage their relationship
Despite being an intelligent, educated, and strong-minded woman, Ebony was drawn to bad boys. Fed up, she cut off her hair and swore to wait for the partner God chose for her. Then she met Shaka Senghor, who was behind bars for murder and knew he was the good love God wanted for her. Through letters and visits, she and Shaka fell deeply in love. After he was released they had a son. Their lives were transformed and the worst should have been behind them. But traumatized by having doors shut in his face, Shaka became depressed and emotionally detached. His struggles to adjust to freedom would irrevocably damage their relationship
by Richard Wagamese; Wagamese, Richard, author.
Narrated by Read by Christian Baskous.
[2019].
Audiobooks. lcgft.
[sound recording].
1 audio disc (5 1/2 hr.).
One Native Life is a look back down the road Richard Wagamese has traveledÇöfrom childhood abuse to adult alcoholismÇöin reclaiming his identity. Whether heÇÖs writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, making bannock, or attending a sacred bundle ceremony, these are stories told in a healing spirit
by Richard Wagamese; Wagamese, Richard, author.
Narrated by Read by Christian Baskous.
Audiobooks. lcgft | Autobiographies. lcgft.
1 audio disc (5 1/2 hr.).
E 99.C6 W24 2019ab.
Richard Wagamese reflects on the road he has traveled--from childhood abuse to adult alcoholism--in reclaiming his identity. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, making bannock, or attending a sacred bundle ceremony, these are stories told in a healing spirit
The true story of how a pearl-wearing Southern woman and devoted full-time mother of two developmentally challenged sons became the country's foremost legal distiller of traditional Appalachian moonshine.
Inventor and entrepreneur Federico Faggin chronicles his "four lives": his years in war-torn Italy, his work in American microelectronics, his career as an entrepreneur, and his recent explorations of consciousness.
by Jim St. Germain with Jon Sternfeld; St. Germain, Jim, author.
Narrated by Read by Ron Butler.
Audiobooks. fast (OCoLC)fst01726208 | Audiobooks. lcgft | Autobiographies. lcgft.
1 audio disc (9 hr.).
HV 5805.S68 A3 2017ab.
Born into poverty in Haiti, Jim St. Germain moved as a young boy to Brooklyn's Crown Heights with his alcoholic father. He quickly adapted to street life and began stealing, joining gangs, and dealing drugs. By the time he was arrested for dealing crack, he'd been cuffed more than a dozen times. But instead of prison, St. Germain, was placed in "Boys Town," a non-secure detention facility designed for rehab, where he slowly found his way
John Stanley Ford became IBM's first black software engineer. But not all of the company's white employees accepted having a black colleague and did everything in their power to humiliate, subvert, and undermine Ford. Yet Ford would not quit. While Ford remained at IBM, it came at great emotional cost to himself and his family, especially his son Clyde who followed him to IBM two decades later. As he, too, experienced the same institutional racism, Clyde began to better understand the subtle yet daring ways his father had fought back
