Author: Jolly Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781587902062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Both mainstream and movement history too often focus on the lives of 'great men.' But who really does the work of grassroots movement-building? Singer, activist, working mother, poet, photographer, and writer, Marianne Robinson is one of many women who have held up their 'half of the sky' in progressive movements. Her moving autobiography spans many decades of cultural and political activity in People's Songs, labor, women's and anti-war movements from the 1940s onward." --Suzanne Gordon, journalist, writer, and author of Nursing Against the Odds As a chronicle of Marianne Robinson's unconventional life, Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire is a fast-moving personal story that describes her multidimensional life of commitment, change, and creativity. Poems, photos, and graphic images also serve to illustrate her restless journey.
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Author: Jolly Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781587902062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Both mainstream and movement history too often focus on the lives of 'great men.' But who really does the work of grassroots movement-building? Singer, activist, working mother, poet, photographer, and writer, Marianne Robinson is one of many women who have held up their 'half of the sky' in progressive movements. Her moving autobiography spans many decades of cultural and political activity in People's Songs, labor, women's and anti-war movements from the 1940s onward." --Suzanne Gordon, journalist, writer, and author of Nursing Against the Odds As a chronicle of Marianne Robinson's unconventional life, Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire is a fast-moving personal story that describes her multidimensional life of commitment, change, and creativity. Poems, photos, and graphic images also serve to illustrate her restless journey.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781587902062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Both mainstream and movement history too often focus on the lives of 'great men.' But who really does the work of grassroots movement-building? Singer, activist, working mother, poet, photographer, and writer, Marianne Robinson is one of many women who have held up their 'half of the sky' in progressive movements. Her moving autobiography spans many decades of cultural and political activity in People's Songs, labor, women's and anti-war movements from the 1940s onward." --Suzanne Gordon, journalist, writer, and author of Nursing Against the Odds As a chronicle of Marianne Robinson's unconventional life, Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire is a fast-moving personal story that describes her multidimensional life of commitment, change, and creativity. Poems, photos, and graphic images also serve to illustrate her restless journey.
The Spitfire Grill
Author: James Valcq
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573629303
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
It all starts with the release of fidgety, suspicious Percy Talbott from state prison after serving a five-year sentence. We don't know why, only that she's released and on her way to Gilead and its "colors of paradise." But when she arrives it is February and bitter cold, and the only one around to meet her is restless Sheriff Joe Turner, who takes her to the Spitfire Grill to help the aging Hannah Ferguson run the diner. All is gray, dismal and listless around them, and the characters are in the "winter of their lives" emotionally and spiritually.
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573629303
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
It all starts with the release of fidgety, suspicious Percy Talbott from state prison after serving a five-year sentence. We don't know why, only that she's released and on her way to Gilead and its "colors of paradise." But when she arrives it is February and bitter cold, and the only one around to meet her is restless Sheriff Joe Turner, who takes her to the Spitfire Grill to help the aging Hannah Ferguson run the diner. All is gray, dismal and listless around them, and the characters are in the "winter of their lives" emotionally and spiritually.
Out of the Frying Pan
Author: Michelle Griep
Publisher: Bling! Romance
ISBN: 9781938499135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When the chef of Sunset Paradise Retirement Village ends up dead, life for sisters Fern and Zula Hopkins is whipped into a froth. Their zany attempts to track down the killer land them in hot water with Detective Jared Flynn. Should he be concerned about their safety or the criminal's? But there are deadly ingredients none of them expect. Drugs. Extortion. International cartels. And worst of all...broken hearts--especially when the Hopkins sisters' niece KC arrives on the scene. Before the snooping pair gain any headway with the case, it becomes crystal clear that the sisters share a mysterious secret that takes life from the frying pan and into the line of fire.
Publisher: Bling! Romance
ISBN: 9781938499135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When the chef of Sunset Paradise Retirement Village ends up dead, life for sisters Fern and Zula Hopkins is whipped into a froth. Their zany attempts to track down the killer land them in hot water with Detective Jared Flynn. Should he be concerned about their safety or the criminal's? But there are deadly ingredients none of them expect. Drugs. Extortion. International cartels. And worst of all...broken hearts--especially when the Hopkins sisters' niece KC arrives on the scene. Before the snooping pair gain any headway with the case, it becomes crystal clear that the sisters share a mysterious secret that takes life from the frying pan and into the line of fire.
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
Author: Monica Hesse
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631490524
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year One of Amazon’s 20 Best Books of the Year Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed, Bustle, NPR, NYLON, and Thrillist Finalist for the Goodreads Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) A Book of the Month Club Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection “A brisk, captivating and expertly crafted reconstruction of a community living through a time of fear.... Masterful.” —Washington Post The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn’t stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police were stretched too thin to surveil them all. Accomack was desolate—there were hundreds of abandoned buildings. And by the dozen they were burning. “One of the year’s best and most unusual true-crime books” (Christian Science Monitor), American Fire brings to vivid life the reeling county of Accomack. “Ace reporter” (Entertainment Weekly) Monica Hesse spent years investigating the story, emerging with breathtaking portraits of the arsonists—troubled addict Charlie Smith and his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Tracing the shift in their relationship from true love to crime spree, Hesse also conjures the once-thriving coastal community, decimated by a punishing economy and increasingly suspicious of their neighbors as the culprits remained at large. Weaving the story into the history of arson in the United States, the critically acclaimed American Fire re-creates the anguished nights this quiet county lit up in flames, evoking a microcosm of rural America—a land half-gutted before the fires began.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631490524
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year One of Amazon’s 20 Best Books of the Year Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed, Bustle, NPR, NYLON, and Thrillist Finalist for the Goodreads Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) A Book of the Month Club Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection “A brisk, captivating and expertly crafted reconstruction of a community living through a time of fear.... Masterful.” —Washington Post The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn’t stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police were stretched too thin to surveil them all. Accomack was desolate—there were hundreds of abandoned buildings. And by the dozen they were burning. “One of the year’s best and most unusual true-crime books” (Christian Science Monitor), American Fire brings to vivid life the reeling county of Accomack. “Ace reporter” (Entertainment Weekly) Monica Hesse spent years investigating the story, emerging with breathtaking portraits of the arsonists—troubled addict Charlie Smith and his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Tracing the shift in their relationship from true love to crime spree, Hesse also conjures the once-thriving coastal community, decimated by a punishing economy and increasingly suspicious of their neighbors as the culprits remained at large. Weaving the story into the history of arson in the United States, the critically acclaimed American Fire re-creates the anguished nights this quiet county lit up in flames, evoking a microcosm of rural America—a land half-gutted before the fires began.
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire
Author: Raymond D. Johnson
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1977268919
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Raymond D. Johnson spent 31 years as an investigator. First with two police departments in Washington State and then with two Fire Departments in Oregon and California. He has investigated several crimes and death investigations. Mr. Johnson spent some time assisting with the Green River Killer investigation and several murder investigations. Most of his career was as a fire investigator and over the span of 20 years he has participated in the investigation of over a thousand fires for their origin and cause. During his time with the Salem, Oregon fire department Mr. Johnson was part of a fifty-two member fire investigation team and was ultimately the president of the team for two years. Mr. Johnson has achieved two college degrees and was an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He was selected to be a guest speaker at the New York City fire investigation conference. Mr. Johnson is currently retired and living in Auburn, Washington.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1977268919
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Raymond D. Johnson spent 31 years as an investigator. First with two police departments in Washington State and then with two Fire Departments in Oregon and California. He has investigated several crimes and death investigations. Mr. Johnson spent some time assisting with the Green River Killer investigation and several murder investigations. Most of his career was as a fire investigator and over the span of 20 years he has participated in the investigation of over a thousand fires for their origin and cause. During his time with the Salem, Oregon fire department Mr. Johnson was part of a fifty-two member fire investigation team and was ultimately the president of the team for two years. Mr. Johnson has achieved two college degrees and was an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He was selected to be a guest speaker at the New York City fire investigation conference. Mr. Johnson is currently retired and living in Auburn, Washington.
The Man Who Loved Clowns
Author: June Rae Wood
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142404225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Delrita likes being invisible. If no one notices her, then no one willnotice her uncle Punky either. Punky is a grown man with a child's mind. Delrita loves him dearly and can't stand people making fun of his Down's syndrome. But when tragedy strikes, Delrita's quiet life—and Punky's—are disrupted forever. Can she finally learn to trust others, for her own sake and Punky's? This story captures the joy and sorrow that come when we open our hearts to love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142404225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Delrita likes being invisible. If no one notices her, then no one willnotice her uncle Punky either. Punky is a grown man with a child's mind. Delrita loves him dearly and can't stand people making fun of his Down's syndrome. But when tragedy strikes, Delrita's quiet life—and Punky's—are disrupted forever. Can she finally learn to trust others, for her own sake and Punky's? This story captures the joy and sorrow that come when we open our hearts to love.
Out of the Fire Into the Frying Pan
Author: Nicky Rattray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620618311
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620618311
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan
Author: Todd Gallagher
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0307352803
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A wild and wacky journey inside the world of sports settles dozens of long-standing sporting debates as it answers such burning questions as Are pro golfers good at miniature golf? Would an all-midget baseball lineup be unstoppable? and How much of a head start would the average Joe need to beat an Olympic sprinter? Original. 40,000 first printing.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0307352803
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A wild and wacky journey inside the world of sports settles dozens of long-standing sporting debates as it answers such burning questions as Are pro golfers good at miniature golf? Would an all-midget baseball lineup be unstoppable? and How much of a head start would the average Joe need to beat an Olympic sprinter? Original. 40,000 first printing.
The Family Frying Pan
Author: Bryce Courtenay
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459620852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Mrs Moses is a small woman with a big heart and enormous courage. The only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village she takes with her a big cast-iron frying pan.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459620852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Mrs Moses is a small woman with a big heart and enormous courage. The only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village she takes with her a big cast-iron frying pan.
The Last Wish
Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 0575099917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually comes to realise that while some of his quarry are unremittingly vile, vicious grotesques, others are the victims of sin, evil or simple naivety. One reviewer said: 'This book is a sheer delight. It is beautifully written, full of vitality and endlessly inventive: its format, with half a dozen episodes and intervening rest periods for both the hero and the reader, allows for a huge range of characters, scenarios and action. It's thought-provoking without being in the least dogmatic, witty without descending to farce and packed with sword fights without being derivative. The dialogue sparkles; characters morph almost imperceptibly from semi-cliche to completely original; nothing is as it first seems. Sapkowski succeeds in seamlessly welding familiar ideas, unique settings and delicious twists of originality: his Beauty wants to rip the throat out of a sensitive Beast; his Snow White seeks vengeance on all and sundry, his elves are embittered and vindictive. It's easily one of the best things I've read in ages.'
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 0575099917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually comes to realise that while some of his quarry are unremittingly vile, vicious grotesques, others are the victims of sin, evil or simple naivety. One reviewer said: 'This book is a sheer delight. It is beautifully written, full of vitality and endlessly inventive: its format, with half a dozen episodes and intervening rest periods for both the hero and the reader, allows for a huge range of characters, scenarios and action. It's thought-provoking without being in the least dogmatic, witty without descending to farce and packed with sword fights without being derivative. The dialogue sparkles; characters morph almost imperceptibly from semi-cliche to completely original; nothing is as it first seems. Sapkowski succeeds in seamlessly welding familiar ideas, unique settings and delicious twists of originality: his Beauty wants to rip the throat out of a sensitive Beast; his Snow White seeks vengeance on all and sundry, his elves are embittered and vindictive. It's easily one of the best things I've read in ages.'