Биографии и Мемуары
Различные книги в жанре Биографии и МемуарыThe Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico
How the South Bronx and Puerto Rican migration defined Fr. Neil Connolly’s priesthood as he learned to both serve and be part of his community South Bronx, 1958. Change was coming. Guidance was sorely needed to bridge the old and the new, for enunciating and implementing a vision. It was a unique place and time in history where Father Neil Connolly found his true calling and spiritual awakening. The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico captures the spirit of the era and the spirit of this great man.Set in historical context of a changing world and a changing Catholic Church, The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico follows Fr. Neil Connolly’s path through the South Bronx, which began with a special Church program to address the postwar great Puerto Rican migration. After an immersion summer in Puerto Rico, Fr. Neil served the largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the Bronx from the 1960s to the 1980s as they struggled for a decent life. Through the teachings of Vatican II, Connolly assumed responsibility for creating a new Church and world. In the war against drugs, poverty, and crime, Connolly created a dynamic organization and chapel run by the people and supported Unitas, a nationally unique peer-driven mental health program for youth. Frustrated by the lack of institutional responses to his community’s challenges, Connolly challenged government abandonment and spoke out against ill-conceived public plans. Ultimately, he realized that his priestly mission was in developing new leaders among people, in the Church and the world, and supporting two nationally unique lay leadership programs, the Pastoral Center and People for Change.Discovering the real mission of priesthood, urban ministry, and the Catholic Church in the United States, author Angel Garcia ably blends the dynamic forces of Church and world that transformed Fr. Connolly as he grew into his vocation. The book presents a rich history of the South Bronx and calls for all urban policies to begin with the people, not for the people. It also affirms the continuing relevance of Vatican II and Medellin for today’s Church and world, in the United States and Latin America.
Eunice Hunton Carter
The fascinating biography of Eunice Hunton Carter, a social justice and civil rights trailblazer and the only woman prosecutor on the Luciano trial Eunice Hunton Carter rose to public prominence in 1936 as both the only woman and the only person of color on Thomas Dewey’s famous gangbuster team that prosecuted mobster Lucky Luciano. But her life before and after the trial remains relatively unknown. In this definitive biography on this trailblazing social justice activist, authors Marilyn S. Greenwald and Yun Li tell the story of this unknown but critical pioneer in the struggle for racial and gender equality in the twentieth century.Carter worked harder than most men because of her race and gender, and Greenwald and Li reflect on her lifelong commitment to her adopted home of Harlem, where she was viewed as a role model, arts patron, community organizer, and, later, as a legal advisor to the United Nations, the National Council of Negro Women, and several other national and global organizations.Carter was both a witness to and a participant in many pivotal events of the early and mid– twentieth century, including the Harlem riot of 1935 and the social scene during the Harlem Renaissance.Using transcripts, letters, and other primary and secondary sources from several archives in the United States and Canada, the authors paint a colorful portrait of how Eunice continued the legacy of the Carter family, which valued education, perseverance, and hard work: a grandfather who was a slave who bought his freedom and became a successful businessman in a small colony of former slaves in Ontario, Canada; a father who nearly single-handedly integrated the nation’s YMCAs in the Jim Crow South; and a mother who provided aid to Black soldiers in France during World War I and who became a leader in several global and domestic racial equality causes.Carter’s inspirational multi-decade career working in an environment of bias, segregation, and patriarchy in Depression-era America helped pave the way for those who came after her.
RED & WHITE PHOENIX
This remarkable new autobiography recalls the days when rugby league could be brutal and was regularly described as 'The toughest sport in the World.' It follows Keith from his days at Hull KR in the mid-sixties where he packed down with legends such as Peter Flanagan Harry Poole, Frank Foster, and Phil Lowe, alongside the one and only Roger Millward, to the climax of his unique career joining Maitland during the early seventies in Australia, playing in the highly competitive Newcastle league. He matched up against some of the ARL legends the likes of Johny Raper, Dennis Ward, Father John Cootes, Brian 'Chika' Moore, and Allan Thomson. 'We thought he was a god from another planet' said Maitland teammate and later Northern Eagles, Manly Warringah, Hull FC and Cronulla coach, Peter Sharp, after Keith had played and won in two Grand Finals. But 'Red & White Phoenix' is far more than just a sporting memoir. Keith's playing days provide the centrepiece of a finely woven story, containing tales from Hull's illustrious history, memories of youthful exuberance, anecdotes from a fascinating working life and a heart-breaking account recalling the tragic death of his son Jason. Net profits from the sale of this book will be donated to charity.
The Policeman's Other Woman
After being robbed at gunpoint, Juls Gonzales gave up on life. The Policeman's Other Woman is an exhilarating erotic romance filled with the intensity and chaos of being in a complicated relationship with a Trinidadian Policeman. This poignant novel perimeters adult sex with vivid details and dirty words, and intersects the wickedly emotional borders of narcissistic abuse.
Pursuing Justice
Marion Julius shares her story about the bad experience she had with the New South Wales Police Force in Australia. The shocking and terrible service she got no help at police stations and she had been receiving death threats and was followed being victimized by person/s. She was victimized because she helped a missing person in Australian she warns people the dangers and problems that come if you choose to help with these unsolved crimes. Explaining all the negative and unpleasant events and situations she had to deal with as no support, protection or help was given by the New South Wales Police Force in Australia. Helping the model Revelle Balmain and her family over the years she talks about how she loved to help them and how she waits and hopes that justice will be done for this beautiful and loving family she encourages everyone to support helping find Revelle Balmain.
Making Broken Beautiful
Many people would consider my early life a nightmare, it being one of abject poverty and constant abuse, with complete abandonment by my whole family at 15½ years old. I came home to a completely empty house; everything I owned was gone. While the torment and horror didn't stop there, I refused to let any of it destroy me. Their neglect became my source of strength and power. I did not allow their monstrous behaviour to define me. Instead I took my pain and suffering and used it, not only to motivate, but to drive me, and unleash the true badass and real power within me. In this book I teach you how to feel truly empowered, by showing you how to unlock your own limitless potential, and be unbeatable too. I walk you, step by step, through parts of my own story, and share the tools and strategies I used on my life-changing path to shatter the negative beliefs dumped on me by others' wounded behaviour. Through my story you will understand that Life happens FOR you not TO you, and that you too can succeed with unrivaled determination and grit.
Sea State
Captain Scott A. Lund & Principal Jim Kelley
The authors describe a harrowing voyage at sea in a time less refined and regulated, truly a world away in all respects.
2020 Memoir
This book as the many more to come is filled with pieces of me and my experiences. I plan to share not just personal experiences but short stories, poems and a children's book I've been working on. This is a journey I want to share with all of you in hopes to motivate you in ways others motivated me. There so much more to tell......
Sorting Out The Chaos
My whole world came crashing down when I realized what happened. I was part of a religious cult. I grieved, worked through the biggest betrayal of my life and began to Gaslighting Narcissistic abuse. This is my story of the journey I took and the steps I found to heal, forgive and move forward in life.