Author: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 0807001139 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 120
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Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963 On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was widely circulated and published in numerous periodicals. After the conclusion of the campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, King further developed the ideas introduced in the letter in Why We Can’t Wait, which tells the story of African American activism in the spring and summer of 1963. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by King, Fred Shuttlesworth, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. Often applauded as King’s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can’t Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. Disappointed by the slow pace of school desegregation and civil rights legislation, King observed that by 1963—during which the country celebrated the one-hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation—Asia and Africa were “moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence but we still creep at a horse-and-buggy pace.” King examines the history of the civil rights struggle, noting tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality, and asserts that African Americans have already waited over three centuries for civil rights and that it is time to be proactive: “For years now, I have heard the word ‘Wait!’ It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This ‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never.’ We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that ‘justice too long delayed is justice denied.’”
Author: David Osborn Publisher: ISBN: 9780998145204 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Wealth isn't something you put off until later: You build it now. Wealth can't wait. What's more, wealth is good, because saying "yes" to wealth is saying "yes" to freedom it's giving you the power to choose and create the life you want. But, wealth must be built. And while this process involves steps and methods, this is something that with planning you can do with ease. It s an application of knowledge to life that has a built-in feedback loop. You apply your knowledge through effort or investment, you produce results, and you either win or lose. With the right methods, you win more than you lose (and you also learn from your losses). Begin by taking personal responsibility to pursue asset-based living living off the money produced by your assets, as opposed to living on cash-flow through the money produced through income. There's a smart way to do this, and Wealth Can't Wait shows you how to go about becoming wealthy, step-by-step. This is an exclusive look at the strategies that two of the most successful agents in the world's most successful real-estate company have employed to build businesses and develop investments that bring them millions of dollars of income every year, through their assets alone. Wealth Can't Wait gives you the story of how Paul Morris and David Osborn developed their fortunes and fine-tuned their investment and growth strategies. Wealth Can't Wait takes you from their beginnings with David as a budding real-estate agent with a talent for organization and sales and natural entrepreneurial instincts, and Paul as a lawyer who learned that his passion for real-estate acquisition complemented the analytical skills he acquired in practicing law, as well as the rebellious spirit that led him to create his own path to wealth. As we see the authors build their businesses and amass their wealth, we learn from what they taught themselves about building businesses; investing, personal growth, service and giving back. Paul Morris and David Osborn share their journey and the lessons that they've learned lessons that anyone can use to ascend the mountain they choose to climb. Wealth Can't Wait shows readers how to build wealth by building their minds, their habits, their business, and their systems."
Author: Ashley Hope Pérez Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ™ ISBN: 076137163X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 244
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Marooned in a broken-down Houston neighborhood--and in a Mexican immigrant family where making ends meet matters much more than making it to college--smart, talented Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere when her home life becomes unbearable.
Author: David Osborn Publisher: ISBN: 9781626344198 Category : Finance, Personal Languages : en Pages : 0
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Equips the reader with a set of wealth-building skills, and details how to cultivate the mindset, habits, business, and momentum to secure the best results.
Author: Fannie Flagg Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1588366197 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 363
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Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here? Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elner’s nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner’s neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch–and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, “What is life all about, anyway?” Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot’s Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security. In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg “was put on this earth to write” (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in.
Author: Born This Way Foundation Reporters Publisher: Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 1250245575 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 278
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A New York Times Bestseller For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she says and does. The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. She embodies this mission, and through her work, brings more kindness into our world every single day. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance of being yourself, being kind to yourself, and being kind to others, no matter who they are or where they come from. With that sentiment in mind, she and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Through the years, they've collected stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world, proving that kindness truly is the universal language. And now, we invite you to read these stories and follow along as each and every young author finds their voice just as Lady Gaga has found hers. Within these pages, you’ll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return. In one story, you’ll read about a young person with an autoimmune disease, who after being bullied at school, learned how to practice self-love and started an organization with the mission of educating others about the importance of self-love, too; and in another story, you’ll meet a young person who decided to start a movement to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraged others to talk about their feelings openly and honestly, a reminder that kindness and mental wellness go hand in hand. Not only were we moved by these individual acts of kindness, but we were also touched by the many stories of organizations, neighborhoods, and entire communities that fully dedicated themselves to helping those in need and found new, innovative ways to make our world a kinder and braver place. Individually and collectively, these stories prove that kindness not only saves lives but builds community. Kindness is inclusion, it is pride, it is empathy, it is compassion, it is self-respect and it is the guiding light to love. Kindness is always transformational, and its never-ending ripples result in even more kind acts that can change our lives, our communities, and our world.
Author: Elizabeth Crary Publisher: Parenting Press, Inc. ISBN: 9781884734229 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 36
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A little boy considers eight things to do while he waits to take his turn. Presents questions about behavior and feelings for an adult to ask the child as each alternative in the story is considered.
Author: Albert French Publisher: ISBN: 9780822958321 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 246
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I Can't Wait on God is an unforgettable story of crime, punishment, and loss, set in the back alleys of Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood during the summer of 1950. Jeremiah Henderson and his girlfriend Willet Mercer set their sights on New York City after taking money from a pimp Willet impulsively stabs to death. Mack Jack, a gifted musician whose compositions were stolen by a big-city bandleader, struggles to rediscover his inspiration through the use of drugs.
Author: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: David Osborn
Author: Ashley Hope Pérez
Author: David Osborn
Author: Fannie Flagg
Author: Born This Way Foundation Reporters
Author: Elizabeth Crary
Author: Albert French
Author: W. Nyamugasira
Author: Karma Wilson