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Author: Marianne Leone Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781439183922 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.
Author: Marianne Leone Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781439183922 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.
Author: Marianne Leone Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439184321 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 290
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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. His mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, this book unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.--[book jacket].
Author: Marianne Leone Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 143918416X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 290
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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.
Author: Marianne Leone Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 0807060054 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 170
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The acclaimed actress and author of Jesse: A Mother’s Story tells the "entertaining and moving" story of her outspoken, frequently outrageous Italian immigrant mother (Tom Perrotta) Marianne Leone’s Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full command of English—especially when questioned by authorities—and when she is suddenly widowed with three young children, she has few options. To her daughter’s horror and misery, she becomes the school lunch lady. Ma Speaks Up is a record of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, with the wrong family, in the wrong religion. Though Marianne’s girlhood is flooded with shame, it’s equally packed with adventure, love, great cooking, and, above all, humor. The extremely premature birth of Marianne’s beloved son, Jesse, bonds mother and daughter in ways she couldn’t have imagined. The stories she tells will speak to anyone who has struggled with outsider status in any form and, of course, to mothers and their blemished, cherished girls.
Author: Jesse Leon Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0593466527 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 264
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In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and substance abuse. Born to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s, Jesse Leon’s childhood was violently ruptured. A dangerous and harrowing encounter at a local gift shop when he was eleven years old left Jesse with a deadly secret. Hurt, alone, and scared for his life, Jesse numbed his pain by losing himself in the hyper-masculine culture of the streets and wherever else he could find it—in alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. Overlooked by state-sanctioned institutions and systems intended to help victims of abuse, neglected like many other low-income Latinos, Jesse spiraled into cycles of suicide and substance abuse. I’m Not Broken is the heartbreaking and remarkable story of the journey Jesse takes to win back his life, leading him to the steps of Harvard University. From being the lone young person of color in Narcotics Anonymous meetings to coming to terms with his own sexual identity, to becoming an engaged mentor for incarcerated youth, Jesse finds the will to live with the love and support of his family, friends, and mentors. Recounting the extraordinary circumstances of his life, Jesse offers a powerful, raw testament to the possibilities of self-transformation and self-acceptance. Unforgettable, I’m Not Broken is an inspirational portrait of one young man’s indomitable strength and spirit to survive—against all possible odds.
Author: Michelle Bauer Publisher: ISBN: 9781952037054 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 154
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Michelle Bauer's new book 'Jesse Was Here' is a story of loss and grief. It's also a story of love and hope. When Michelle's 13-year-old son, Jesse, died unexpectedly from complications related to type 1 diabetes, Michelle was devastated, like any parent would be who has lost a child. After Jesse was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a three-year-old, he and Michelle became tireless advocates in the diabetes community. After Jesse died, Michelle harnessed her grief and continued to courageously attack this disease head on. Michelle is amazingly open about the pain of losing a child, and she has become a wonderful resource for other parents and children around the world.
Author: Jesse Osburn Publisher: Morrow/Avon ISBN: 9780380780433 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 258
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Four families from Scarletville, each with an only child who is about to turn eighteen, are going to spend the summer in Sinter's Cove. The teenagers think something strange is going on, and then one of them disappears.
Author: Jesse Eisenberg Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 0802190812 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 229
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The wildly inventive debut collection of stories by the Oscar-nominated star of The Social Network. “Hilarious . . . It’s a hoot” (People, The Best New Books). Jesse Eisenberg, known for his iconic film roles, his regular pieces in the New Yorker and two critically acclaimed plays, proves himself “a deeply original comic voice” in these 28 stories” about the funniness, sadness, and strangeness of everyday life and they really made me laugh” (Roz Chast). Moving from contemporary LA to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, Eisenberg throws the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions; a college freshman forced to live with a roommate is stunned when one of her ramen packets goes missing (“She didn’t have ‘one’ of my ramens. She had a chicken ramen.”); Alexander Graham Bell has teething problems with his invention (“I’ve been calling Mabel all day, she doesn’t pick up! Yes, of course I dialed the right number—2!”); and in the title story, a precocious and privileged nine-year-old boy finds himself in the uncomfortable position as an amateur restaurant critic. Featuring illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jillian, this “alphabet soup of sketches, riffs, and innovations” (Seattle Times) explores the various insanities of the modern world, “playfully bringing both familiar and wholly original scenarios to life” (Marie Claire). A Fall Books Preview Selection by Audible One of the Wall Street Journal’s 15 Books to Read This Fall One of USA Today’s Weekend Picks for Book Lovers One of People Magazine’s Best New Books
Author: Michael Kimball Publisher: Booktango ISBN: 1468912429 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 299
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Jesse Whitestone, a heartbroken widower is offered a supernatural chance at changing the past and saving his late wife while, at the same time, meeting and being attracted to Savannah—a sweet, smart, green-eyed blonde who loves veggie pizza. The novel explores a question pondered by many: If I could change the past, would I? For Jesse, the question isn't rhetorical. His wife, Ellen, drowned in Stillman's Lake while the couple were celebrating their sixth anniversary. The trauma leads to soul-searching; a struggle to make sense of what strikes Jesse as senseless. Now, three years later, Jesse is given a chance to go back and change the events of that fateful day when he finds himself lured into the portals room, the fantastic, other-worldly domain of Tsor whose identity is, for a time, a mystery. It is in the portals room that Tsor offers Jesse an opportunity to change the past, to undo the worst day of his life by rescuing Ellen.
Author: Margery Scott Publisher: Clover Ridge Press ISBN: 0991754085 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 75
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Jesse Morgan left to fight in the Civil War as a man who used his looks and his charm to get what he wanted. He came back to hide from the world in Rocky Ridge with an injury that makes it difficult to do more than look after his own basic needs. Dr. Grace Leonard has never let the word “no” stop her from going after what she wants. Since graduating from the medical college back east, she’s come home to Rocky Ridge to work alongside her father. Grace sees the real man behind Jesse’s bitter exterior, a man she grows to love. She’s convinced new techniques she’s learned can help him recover, if she can persuade him to try. Jesse is drawn to Grace more than any other woman he’s ever known. He admires her intelligence and her hard work, not to mention how she makes him want more than he can have. But she deserves a man who’s whole and who can provide for her. He can’t, and likely won’t ever be able to. Can Grace help Jesse heal, both his body and his heart? And can Jesse allow himself to look forward to the future again?
Author: Marianne Leone
Author: Marianne Leone
Author: Marianne Leone
Author: Marianne Leone
Author: Marianne Leone
Author: Jesse Leon
Author: Michelle Bauer
Author: Jesse Osburn
Author: Jesse Eisenberg
Author: Michael Kimball
Author: Margery Scott