Paddling My Own Canoe

Paddling My Own Canoe

Author: Audrey Sutherland

Publisher: Patagonia

Published: 2018-07

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781938340765

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An Epic Memoir of an Intrepid Solo Adventurer, a Woman Who Lived by the Philosophy "Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now"


The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Author: Ina Garten

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0307956059

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Ina Garten celebrates the 25th anniversary of her first cookbook with a special anniversary edition. The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is the book that kicked off America’s obsession and love for Ina Garten. When it was originally published, Ina was known for the delicious food she prepared at her gourmet shop in the Hamptons, called The Barefoot Contessa. After running it for more than twenty years, Ina sold her shop and decided to try her hand at writing a cookbook. The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook was born. Packed with fabulous, easy recipes that won her a loyal following, this instant classic includes time-honored favorites like Ina’s Perfect Roast Chicken, a creamy French Potato Salad, and irresistibly fluffy Coconut Cupcakes. Ina reveals her secrets for entertaining with ease and style, sharing plenty of make-ahead tips for to take the stress out of having people over. Crab Cakes with Rémoulade Sauce can be stored overnight in the refrigerator and sautéed just before the guests arrive. Cheddar Corn Chowder can be made days ahead, reheated, and served with a salad and bread for a delicious autumn lunch. The batter for the Raspberry Corn Muffins can be mixed a day before and popped into the oven just before breakfast. Featuring a new jacketed cover, a new foreword from Ina, and updated recipes, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition is a must-have cookbook for Ina fans, whether they’ve been collecting her cookbooks and watching her shows for decades or they’re discovering The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook for the first time.


Hair Story

Hair Story

Author: NoNieqa Ramos

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1728476194

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls—one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black—as they discover the stories their hair can tell. Preciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future. With rhythmic, rhyming verse and vibrant collage art, author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Keisha Morris follow two girls as they discover the stories hair can tell.


Just Right Jillian

Just Right Jillian

Author: Nicole D. Collier

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0358436389

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In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's academic competition and keep her promise to her grandmother. Fifth grader Jillian will do just about anything to blend in, including staying quiet even when she has the right answer. After she loses a classroom competition because she won't speak up, she sets her mind on winning her school's biggest competition. But breaking out of her shell is easier said than done, and Jillian has only a month to keep her promise to her grandmother and prove to herself that she can speak up and show everyone her true self. A warm and relatable middle grade debut novel about family, friendship, and finding the confidence to break free from the crowd and be who you truly are.


Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing

Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing

Author: Gina Wisker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-03-04

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0333985249

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This accessible and unusually wide-ranging book is essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonial and African American women's writing. It provides a valuable gender and culture inflected critical introduction to well established women writers: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Suniti Namjoshi, Bessie Head, and others from the U.S.A., India, Africa, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and introduces emergent writers from South East Asia, Cyprus and Oceania. Engaging with and clarifying contested critical areas of feminism and the postcolonial; exploring historical background and cultural context, economic, political, and psychoanalytic influences on gendered experience, it provides a cohesive discussion of key issues such as cultural and gendered identity, motherhood, mothertongue, language, relationships, women's economic constraints and sexual politics.


Giving God the Worst of Me

Giving God the Worst of Me

Author: Dana K. White

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-12-03

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781511466097

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Dana K. White started ASlobComesClean.com in 2009 in a desperate attempt to get her home under control. She had no idea where her deslobification journey would lead, both in her home and in her spiritual life. This is the story of how God worked in her life to show her that He was more concerned with her heart than her home.


I Love My Mom Happy Mother's Day Books for Grandma

I Love My Mom Happy Mother's Day Books for Grandma

Author: Hab Publication

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781097150083

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If you're looking for a personalized gift for your Mom Or Grandma So this mother's day book is the perfect gift. This book is designed to express your Love and your Appreciation for your Mom, Mother or Grandma. Size: 8.5" x 11" inch Paper: College-ruled on white paper Pages: 120 sturdy pages Cover: Soft, Glossy cover Perfect for gel pen, ink or pencils Great size to carry everywhere in your bag, for work, high school, college


Living Vegan For Dummies

Living Vegan For Dummies

Author: Alexandra Jamieson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 047058520X

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The fun and easy way® to live a vegan lifestyle Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. Living Vegan For Dummies is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of life. This friendly, practical guide explains the types of products that vegans abstain from eating and consuming, and provides healthy and animal-free options. You'll see how to create a balanced, nutritious vegan diet; read food and product labels to determine animal-derived product content; and stock a vegan pantry. You'll also get 40 great-tasting recipes to expand your cooking repertoire. Features expert guidance in living a vegan lifestyle and explaining it to friends and family Includes proper dietary guidelines so you can get the nutrition you need Gives you several action plans for making the switch to veganism Provides parents with everything they need to understand and support their children's choices With the tips and advice in Living Vegan For Dummies, you can truly live and enjoy a vegan way of life!


Anansesem: Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies

Anansesem: Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies

Author: Ntozake Adwoa Onuora

Publisher: Demeter Press

Published: 2015-03-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 192645295X

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Anansesem: Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies is a composite story on African Canadian mothers’ experiences of teaching and learning while mothering. It seeks to celebrate the African mother’s everyday experiences and honor her embodied and cultural knowledge as important sites of meaning making and discovery for the African child. Through the Afro-indigenous art of Anansi storytelling, memoir, creative non-fiction and illustrations, the author takes you on an evocative narrative journey that focuses on how African descended women draw upon and are central to African childrens’ cultural, social and identity development. In entering these stories, readers access their joys, sadness, strengths and weaknesses as they mother in the midst of marginalization. The book is a testament to the power of counter-storytelling for inspiring internal and external transformation.