Maria’s Scarf
Maria’s Scarf

Author: Zoro

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13:

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A beautiful and transformative memoir, Maria’s Scarf is the incredible story of a mother’s love, a family’s unbreakable bond, and a starry-eyed boy who never lost sight of his dreams. As the fatherless biracial child of a Mexican immigrant, Danny Donnelly was never expected to amount to much. Before the age of nine, his single mother had moved her seven children more than thirty times—from the impoverished streets of South Central Los Angeles to rural Oregon and everywhere in between. Sometimes there was no home to go to, so they slept in their ’62 Chevy; sometimes dinner was a slice of bread; sometimes they showered in a nearby park. Desperate yet ever hopeful, they clung to the only thing they had—each other. Through it all, Danny longed for his father’s love and approval, ultimately channeling his pain and transforming himself into Zoro, one of the world’s greatest drummers. Eloquent, hilarious, and remarkably tender, Maria’s Scarf: A Memoir of a Mother’s Love, a Son’s Perseverance, and Dreaming Big, tells the story of a family fighting for survival against almost insurmountable odds. Through laughter, tears, and many misadventures, Zoro touches the heart of every reader—young or old, citizen or immigrant—and speaks to the dreamer in all of us, emboldening everyone to live fantazmical lives. An Educator’s Guide is available: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.blackstoneaudio.com/Maria%27s_Scarf_Educator%27s_Guide.pdf

Maria's Scarf
Maria's Scarf

Author: Zoro

Publisher:

Published: 2025-02-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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A beautiful and transformative memoir, Maria's Scarf is the incredible story of a mother's love, a family's unbreakable bond, and a starry-eyed boy who never lost sight of his dreams. As the fatherless biracial child of a Mexican immigrant, Danny Donnelly was never expected to amount to much. Before the age of nine, his single mother had moved her seven children more than thirty times--from the impoverished streets of South Central Los Angeles to rural Oregon and everywhere in between. Sometimes there was no home to go to, so they slept in their '62 Chevy; sometimes dinner was a slice of bread; sometimes they showered in a nearby park. Desperate yet ever hopeful, they clung to the only thing they had--each other. Through it all, Danny longed for his father's love and approval, ultimately channeling his pain and transforming himself into Zoro, one of the world's greatest drummers. Eloquent, hilarious, and remarkably tender, Maria's Scarf: A Memoir of a Mother's Love, a Son's Perseverance, and Dreaming Big, tells the story of a family fighting for survival against almost insurmountable odds. Through laughter, tears, and many misadventures, Zoro touches the heart of every reader--young or old, citizen or immigrant--and speaks to the dreamer in all of us, emboldening everyone to live fantazmical lives. An Educator's Guide is available: https: //s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.blackstoneaudio.com/Maria%27s_Scarf_Educator%27s_Guide.pdf

The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Author: Ruth Francisco

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-02-07

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780312337995

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"Ruth Francisco plunges into the subtext of Jackie's public life, psychology, and sexuality, beyond her dazzling mythic exterior, re-imagining Jackie's feelings and thoughts between the lines of recorded history. In this tale, we follow Jackie's journey from her privileged yet wrenching youth, through the exaltation and suffering of her marriage to John F. Kennedy, to the shattering despair of her losses, exile, and loneliness. As she learns to forgive her jealous rival, Maria Callas, and her abusive second husband, Aristotle Onassis, Jackie begins to find redemption, ultimately discovering peace through her children and her work."--BOOK JACKET.

Randy's Miracle
Randy's Miracle

Author: Donald Rogers

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-02-24

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1456863959

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Randy Dunlap is the first of his kind, a private detective who uses hypnosis to solve crimes. Among the cases in which he employs hypnosis to prove the guilt of dangerous criminals are: that of a high school counselor who sexually assaults a15-year-old-girl; and that of a step-father who murders his step-son. Dunlap takes only cases involving major crimes in wich the accused party appears likely to escape punishment for he crime he is accused of. Dunlap is clever, bold and fearless as he pursues dangerous criminals.

The Mysteries of Frau Maria
The Mysteries of Frau Maria

Author: Artiom Tarasov

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2015-06-27

Total Pages: 789

ISBN-13: 1681810999

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Well-known entrepreneur, businessman, politician and inventor wrote the novel based on the true story mixed with mystery and subtle world about the Dutch ship “Frau Maria” which sank in 1771 carrying antique valuables and paintings bought under order from Catherine the Great for the Hermitage collection. Anna Tomilina, the director of a successful information agency, is trying to use the discovery to organize an international PR campaign to attract sponsors to salvage the ship and recover the treasure. Mystical and spooky events are happening to Anna and her family from the very start. The events in the novel develop simultaneously in two different periods: in the 18th century and nowadays. Characters communicate and events interacting across the time and distance in the most fascinating way. The mysterious girl Anna Belle, who lived in the 18th century and the ghost of the Dutch Manor are both trying to help Anna Tomilina to rescue the sunken ship but the evil forces interfere and attempt to destroy all evidence and everyone involved. Only young Anna Belle is able to stand against these forces and save the love of her life, Count Shuvalov and her dear granddad, Gerrit Braamkamp, a famous art collector, from death, which seemed to have been planned by no one other than Baron Natas Reficul. The Baron's name, when read backwards, leaves no doubt to his intentions…

Walking Paris Streets with Eugène Atget
Walking Paris Streets with Eugène Atget

Author: Greg Bogaerts

Publisher: Shanti Arts Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0988589710

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Walking Paris Streets With Eugene Atget: Inspired Stories About the Ragpicker, Lampshade Vendor, and Other Characters and Places of Old France is a collection of sixteen stories inspired by photographs of early twentieth-century photographer Eugene Atget, often regarded as the first "street photographer." These masterfully-written stories bring the characters in Atget's photographs to life as they confront and suffer through the social and political changes that led to modern France. Some characters are endearing, some are despicable; a few characters rouse a good chuckle and others prompt feelings of grief and sadness. All of the characters and their stories are unforgettable, all securely tethered to the places, history, and mythos of Old France.