Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Daniel T. Fleming

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2022-03-11

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1469667827

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Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King's legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition. Congressional efforts to commemorate King began shortly after his assassination. The ensuing political battles slowed the progress of granting him a namesake holiday and crucially defined how his legacy would be received. Though Coretta Scott King's mission to honor her husband's commitment to nonviolence was upheld, conservative politicians sought to use the holiday to advance a whitewashed, nationalistic, and even reactionary vision of King's life and thought. This book reveals the lengths that activists had to go to elevate an African American man to the pantheon of national heroes, how conservatives took advantage of the commemoration to bend the arc of King's legacy toward something he never would have expected, and how grassroots causes, unions, and antiwar demonstrators continued to try to claim this sanctified day as their own.


Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Isabelle Dupuy

Publisher: Jacaranda Books

Published: 2021-06-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781913090043

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The further Naomi's husband rises, the more space accumulates in their home - space for doubts, for secrets, and for loftier dreams than she ever considered.


Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Lauren Berry

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Published: 2017-08-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1250126916

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A cheeky, charming debut about twentysomething best friends in London navigating their careers and love lives past post-collegiate turmoil and into adulthood with lots of pints along the way Emma is a rising star at the marketing firm she works at as a "creative," but would have trouble describing what exactly it is she does all day. She pours most of her actual creative energy into a popular blog that all of her friends agree is brilliant, but she has yet to make a cent on it. Clem is a massively talented screenwriter just back from New York, where she picked up a fancy graduate degree in film. But until she convinces an agent to take on her masterpiece script, she's stuck hostessing at the bar she frequented as an undergrad, and the only calls she's getting are about bills past due and overdrawn bank accounts. In their ironclad friendship both girls find a reliable break from the post-collegiate absurdities and indignities that seem to abound in life right at the moment they feel they should finally be getting it all together. With a rotating cast of lovably insufferable friends, from Emma's fabulous DJ and ladies’ man roommate to Clem's painfully ordinary and predictable childhood chum, the girls wind their way through the twists and turns of aging parents and terrible bosses and regrettable one night stands, unforeseen setbacks and blessings that present as anything but, and remind each other that while their ships might not have come in yet, the after work drinks are cold and the company can’t be beat.


Life Is But a Dream

Life Is But a Dream

Author: Brian James

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1429942223

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Sabrina, an artist, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and her parents check her into the Wellness Center. There she meets Alec, who is convinced it's the world that's crazy, not the two of them. They are meant to be together; they are special. But when Alec starts to convince Sabrina that her treatment will wipe out everything that makes her creative, she worries that she'll lose hold of her dreams and herself. Should she listen to her doctor? her decision may have fatal consequences. Brian James calls Life is But a Dream "the most intense book I've written. Bringing this unique character to life and seeing the world through her eyes, with all its beauty and confusion, was an immense challenge that I hope is just as rewarding to read as it was to write." Intense--yes. Unforgettable--definitely.


Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Dot Richardson

Publisher:

Published: 1998-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781575662770

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When Dot Richardson hit the winning home run that delivered the Olympic Gold Medal for Women's Softball to the U.S. in Atlanta last year, she was instantly catapulted to national superstardom. However, 34-year-old Richardson is not only the "Babe Ruth of Women's Softball", she is also an orthopedic surgeon and a much-sought-after inspirational speaker. This book tells Dot's fascinating life story. of photos.


If I Had a Little Dream

If I Had a Little Dream

Author: Nina Laden

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1481439251

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A Spring 2017 Indie Next Selection Nina Laden’s warm and lyrical picture book sees and appreciates through a child’s eyes how fortunate we are to live in the world we do. Celebrate the wonder of the world in this reassuring picture book about the joy, love, and beauty that is part of each and every day. Our world is full of possibilities if you look for them.


Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Tim Baker

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2009-07

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1608440877

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"Living the Dream" is a semi-humorous crime story about a loser named Kurt who thinks that his ticket to Easy Street lies in a half-baked kidnapping plot. After the road trip from hell he arrives in Florida to find that Vicky, his intended victim, is out of town. Vicky's husband, Jimmy, is thinking of divorcing her and probably won't pay the ransom anyway. And Leslie, Jimmy's mistress, wants a piece of Kurt's action. Just to make matters worse, Kurt has a bookie, a biker and an ex-Navy SEAL all wanting a piece of his hide. Kurt had no idea that kidnapping was such hard work. His plan might work if it doesn't get him killed first. Tim Baker was born and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island. After graduating from The Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1980 he embarked on a career in Architecture and Engineering. Along the way he has also worked in the natural gas industry, construction and ice cream sales In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of activities including sports of all kinds, music, photography, model building and, of course, writing. An avid dog lover, Tim was a volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, raising and socializing potential guide dogs. He has also studied and taught martial arts. Living the Dream is his first published novel, his next novel Water Hazard will be published in the fall of 2009. Currently, Tim is enjoying life in Palm Coast, Florida. To contact Tim or find out about upcoming works please visit his website at www.blindoggbooks.com


Live the Dream

Live the Dream

Author: Larry Winters

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1455513636

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At the age of 24, working with his wife at a car wash, Larry Winters was struggling to get by. He decided he needed to make a change for the better, so he seized control of his life and, day by day, built his own business. Along the way, he learned many lessons about sacrifice, personal responsibility, determination and independence Live the Dream: No More Excuses, is Winters' inspiring story of his journey from a young man with no ambition to a man in control of his financial destiny. He uses examples from his own life to teach readers how to gain financial freedom for themselves. Most importantly, Winters stresses how self limitation is damaging and holds people back, keeping them from achieving the successful lives they desire. Live the Dream provides an inspirational blueprint for readers to gain financial freedom, and build their own businesses -- to give up excuses and achieve their life goals, all while staying grounded in what really matters: family, friends and faith. Larry Winters' powerful motivational style will have readers ready to seize the day and live their dreams.


Living the Dream

Living the Dream

Author: Daniel Floyd

Publisher:

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781939676023

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While I don't pretend to know what your particular purpose is, I do know something about the imperative process you will undergo on your way to achieving it. Could it be that the journey is just as important as the destination? Discover how you are being shaped to live out a dream only God Himself could imagine for your life. Wake up from the monotony and begin living your dream today. Throughout these pages you will... Push through uncertainty and move toward purpose. Leverage your current struggles for accelerated progress. Remove self-limitations to ignite your dreams. Exchange fear and insecurity for bold confidence. Find your place in a greater plan.