Denise: 1863 books

Long Walk Up is the gripping tale of a young girl's journey from poverty and despair en route to her remarkable and triumphant destiny as Africa's first woman president. The poignant story examines the life of a young East African orphan girl pushed into the street alone after her mother dies. The...

Although they wrote in the same historical milieu as their male counterparts, women writers of the 19th- and early 20th-centuries have generally been "ghettoized" by critics into a separate canonical sphere. These original essays argue in favor of reconciling male and female writers, both...

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, Ruhr-University of Bochum (Englisches Seminar Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Introduction to Cultural Studies, 4 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract:...

A compelling critical investigation into Gilman’s conception of setting and place Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman’s Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictions of space, confinement, and liberation establish both the difficulty and necessity of female empowerment....

A Heart Speaks is just thatthe feelings, emotions and faith of a young woman as she begins her spiritual journey with God. There may be sadness, darkness and anguish but the poems always end in the light of faith. The one gift God has given me is the ability to experience and know His healing and...

"If you are looking for a true, gritty story about life in it's rawest form, then Black Child to Black Woman... will fit the bill." —Readers Favorite When twenty-four-year old Tara Walker goes home for her brother's funeral, she discovers the secret journal she started when she...

Southerners adore their appetizers, and this collection of 60 recipes—served up with a healthy dose of Southern hospitality—shows why. Smoked pecans on the sideboard, cheese straws on the coffee table, an array of hot dips on the dining table, and pickled shrimp on the porch are just some of the...

The lovely, lonely child named Destiny, grows up a drudge in a poor parsonage, until aged fifteen, she discovers that she is the daughter of the Earl of Destermere, and the richest heiress in Queen Anne?s England! Stephen Godwin, the Earl?s secretary, traces her to Bath and carries her off...

This book has poems that are written from the heart. Poems range from laughter, emotions, and feelings. After reading this book, I hope that people can relate, laugh, and learn from what I have written. Coroners of the Heart: My Life in Words has been a work in progress. Hopefully, the reader can escape to another place when reading these poems.

On donne l’impression aux Français que leur télévision est la meilleure du monde. C’est faux. On donne l’impression aux Français que les autres télévisions fonctionnent toutes comme la leur. C’est faux. Le dynamisme, la liberté de ton, l’audace, jadis qualités françaises, ne le...

Miracles can occur in your life, easily and effortlessly. It’s simply a matter of remembering who you are—and to do this it’s necessary to clear the blockages that stand between you and your soul. Almost all of these obstacles have their roots in your distant past, so it’s valuable to travel...

This is the story of the miners and the union they wanted, of the people who loved them and the people who wanted to kill their dreams. Annadel, West Virginia, was a small town rich in coal, farms, and close-knit families, all destroyed when the coal company came in. It stole everything it...

Each family has a unique story. Yet common threads hold them together - tenacity, faith, courage and loyalty. This story has been gleaned from truths and half-truths that were part of family lore. There is a love story at its basis - outwardly flawed but privately of great significance. Wealth was...

Sharing stories of real people they have encountered as professional hospice caregivers, the authors explore both the practical and philosophical aspects of the hospice movement. Straightforward and nontechnical in approach, Hospice, A Labor of Love offers help and inspiration to hospice volunteers, pastoral counselors, and the families of those who are receiving hospice care.