Memoir of Mariposa Avenue

Memoir of Mariposa Avenue
Title Memoir of Mariposa Avenue PDF eBook
Author Bix Whitcomb
Publisher
Pages 358
Release 2019-04-30
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780615310459

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A young man graduates from college and turns his back on the Ivory Tower. Passing up a full-ride scholarship to work on his doctorate, he takes a long break from the ordered life he has known. For three years he wanders in the dreamtime. Awaking in the dream, he recovers from past traumas, and discovers a joyful sense of self that had gone missing for a decade

Summer of the Mariposas

Summer of the Mariposas
Title Summer of the Mariposas PDF eBook
Author Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre Adventure stories
ISBN 9781600609008

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In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.

First Avenue

First Avenue
Title First Avenue PDF eBook
Author Ilir Lita
Publisher
Pages 370
Release 2010
Genre
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Losing Mariposa

Losing Mariposa
Title Losing Mariposa PDF eBook
Author Doug Little
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 479
Release 2002
Genre Self-Help
ISBN 1550225332

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This is the harrowing memoir of Little's two-year binge as a compulsive gambler - a fall from grace that made front-page headlines, destroyed his life, and brought him to the very gates of prison, insanity and death. A cautionary tale of obsession and escape, told with brutal honesty and biting irony, LOSING MARIPOSA chronicles everything from the allure of the roulette wheel to the despair of the parking lot. This is a rare first-hand account the devastation wrought by the addiction to gambling, a social problem now growing to epidemic proportions. Illustrated with 20 b/w photos.

Memories of JW

Memories of JW
Title Memories of JW PDF eBook
Author Cornette McFadden
Publisher Dorrance Publishing
Pages 164
Release 2021-10-15
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1636615295

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Memories of JW By: Cornette McFadden Through a series of photos and stories, Cornette McFadden shares the life of John William McFadden for the future generations. After his death, John wished for no service. He wished to be remembered for his time on Earth through his own stories. Cornette McFadden is honoring his wishes by sharing with the world John's memoir written by the man himself, to see the world through his eyes. John steers us through his youth, amusing stories of adulthood, life as a father, as a sailor and world traveler. Through Memories of JW, John's life and legacy will remain in our world, and in his own words.

The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago

The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago
Title The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago PDF eBook
Author Judy Chicago
Publisher Thames & Hudson
Pages 567
Release 2021-07-20
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0500776881

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In this provocative and resonant autobiography, world-renowned artist and feminist icon Judy Chicago reflects on her extraordinary life and career. Judy Chicago is America’s most dynamic living artist. Her works comprise a dizzying array of media from performance and installation to the glittering table laid for thirty-nine iconic women in The Dinner Party (now permanently housed at the Brooklyn Museum), the groundbreaking Birth Project, and the meticulously researched Holocaust Project. She designed the monumental installation for Dior’s 2020 Paris couture show and, in 2019, established the Judy Chicago Portal, which will help to accomplish her lifelong goal of overcoming the erasure that has eclipsed the achievements of so many women. The Flowering is her vivid and revealing autobiography, fully illustrated with photographs of her work, as well as never-before-published personal images and a foreword by Gloria Steinem. Chicago has revised and updated her earlier, classic works with previously untold stories, fresh insights, and an extensive afterword covering the last twenty years. This powerful narrative weaves together the stories behind some of Chicago’s most significant artworks and her journey as a woman artist with the chronicles of her personal relationships and her understanding, from decades of experience and extensive research, of how misogyny, racism, and other prejudices intersect to erase the legacies of artists who are not white and male while dismissing the suffering of millions of creatures who share the planet. With the first career retrospective of her work forthcoming at the de Young Museum in 2021, Chicago reinforces her message of resilience for a new generation of artists and activists. The Flowering is an essential read for anyone interested in making change.

Unbreakable

Unbreakable
Title Unbreakable PDF eBook
Author Jenni Rivera
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 223
Release 2013-07-02
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1476744769

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The story behind Telemundo’s Jenni Rivera: Mariposa del Barrio series, now streaming. A New York Times bestseller, this is the official biography from the beloved Mexican-American singer who lost her life in a tragic plane crash. The only autobiography authorized by Jenni Rivera "I can’t get caught up in the negative because that destroys you. Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do. I am a woman like any other, and ugly things happen to me like any other woman. The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up." These are the last words that beloved Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera spoke publicly before boarding the plane that would crash and cut her life short on December 9, 2012. However, they are not the final words that La Diva de la Banda had for the world. Those are found in the pages you hold in your hands, Jenni’s own account of the highs and lows of her extraordinary journey. She became the most acclaimed Spanish-language singer in the United States and sold more than 15 million records worldwide. A single mother of five and grandmother of two, she was also an actress, a television producer, the star of her own reality show, and an entrepreneur. But for all its immense success, Jenni’s life often seemed to be a series of personal battles in which perseverance was her only weapon. As her fame grew, she made it her mission to speak about her struggles, forging an intimate connection with her fans. She became a figure of strength and a source of encouragement to women of all ages. In Unbreakable, Jenni recounts the crucial moments in her past, revealing her experiences with domestic and sexual abuse, divorce, body image issues, making her way in a male-dominated industry, raising her children as a single mother, and learning that she could depend only on herself. Though she is no longer with us, Jenni will always be the "Rivera rebel from Long Beach," the girl who maintained her sense of humor and fighting spirit in every circumstance. In this remarkable memoir, Jenni leaves behind a legacy of inspiration and determination that will forever live on through her precious family, friends, and fans.