Welcome to Shirley
Welcome to Shirley

Author: Kelly McMasters

Publisher: Public Affairs

Published: 2008-01-11

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1586486535

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Shirley seemed to be doomed from the beginning. Founded by a Vaudevillian huckster who touted it as a seaside haven despite the sand bar that blocks access to the shore, the town has been plagued by one disaster after another—a UFO, a childhood cancer cluster, and a mysterious federal nuclear laboratory in nearby Brookhaven that leaked toxic nuclear and chemical waste into the aquifer from which the residents unknowingly drew their well water. This is Kelly McMasters' account of growing up in a cursed town and loving it anyway, and of a girl's awakening to tragedy and to a sense of mission. Told in a deliciously engaging voice, Welcome to Shirley balances the bitter with the sweet, the funny with the infuriating, in an unforgettable story of working class Long Island.

Welcome to Our Table
Welcome to Our Table

Author: Shirley Dobson

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780736959445

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Mother and daughter tell heartwarming stories inspired by their Christian faith and share family recipes.

This Is the Place
This Is the Place

Author: Margot Kahn

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1580057586

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A thought-provoking collection of personal essays about home What makes a home? What do equality, safety, and politics have to do with it? And why is it so important to us to feel like we belong? In this collection, 30 women writers explore the theme in personal essays about neighbors, marriage, kids, sentimental objects, homelessness, domestic violence, solitude, immigration, gentrification, geography, and more. Contributors -- including Amanda Petrusich, Naomi Jackson, Jane Wong, and Jennifer Finney Boylan -- lend a diverse range of voices to this subject that remains at the core of our national conversations. Engaging, insightful, and full of hope, This is the Place will make you laugh, cry, and think hard about home, wherever you may find it. "This collection, encompassing a spectrum of races, ethnicities, religions, sexualities, political beliefs and classes, could not be timelier . . . open this book, hear its chorus of voices and remember that we are a nation of individuals, bound to each other by our humanity." -- The New York Times Book Review " . . . an honest portrait of the U.S., pieced together like an imperfect American quilt. We need more books like this." -- BUST

Living Beyond "What If?"
Living Beyond

Author: Shirley Davis

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1523093285

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Free yourself from self-limiting beliefs and fears that keep you stuck. This book lays out a blueprint for how to take control of your life and begin living your dreams. We all dream. We all imagine. And we all want to live our best life. But why is it that 90 percent of people admit that if they got to live their life over, they would live it differently? What keeps us comfortable with the status quo and unable to get beyond “What if”? In part 1 of this book, Dr. Shirley Davis addresses these and other questions by guiding the reader through a personal journey of self-discovery, a search for significance, and an examination of the self-imposed limitations that can hijack our purpose, power, and possibilities. In part 2, she details the readers' journies toward realizing their dreams by reimagining their lives, identifying their “why,” and developing a life plan to stay focused and accountable. She describes the right questions to ask, the right mindset to adopt, and the right relationships to build that will enable everyone to live the life he or she has always imagined. Dr. Davis reveals the necessary steps for releasing the limits we place on ourselves as a result of life's tests, wrong thinking, and bad decisions. She helps readers overcome paralyzing fears that keep dreams on pause and inspires the confidence to jump first and grow wings on the way down.

A Three Dog Life
A Three Dog Life

Author: Abigail Thomas

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 0156033232

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Author Abigail Thomas shares the story of how she started a new life after an accident left her husband brain damaged and institutionalized.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Author: Shirley Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.

She was the First!
She was the First!

Author: Katheryn Russell-Brown

Publisher: Lee & Low Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781620143469

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"A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--

Shirley's Dream
Shirley's Dream

Author: Angel Zavala

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-25

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781087957845

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Show a child how amazing their creativity and motivation can help them accomplish anything they wish to accomplish. Through faith, support, motivation, creativity, and dedication anyone can accomplish anything no matter what age anyone is. It is very important to have hope in accomplishing anything anyone wishes, you never know where your dreams will take you. Making this sweet offering an ideal gift for Dreamers, birthdays, baby showers and parents. WILL SHIRLEY ACCOMPLISH HER DREAM, IF SHE DOES, HOW WILL SHE DO IT? Welcome aboard fellow Dreamers join Shirley on her quest in making her dream into a reality. When obstacles and nonbelievers are thrown her way, she keeps going, through faith, creativity, motivation, dedication, and even support from her family anything is possible if you work hard. Being a dreamer is hard enough at times but it is very important to never let anyone think otherwise because you are special and anyone can accomplish anything they work hard for, there will be obstacles along the way, but it's always important to never give up. See how Shirley's journey turns out and if she's able accomplishes her dream (goal). Encourages Children to always be a Dreamer no matter what age you are Shirley leads by never giving up on any journey. It can be bumpy but with through faith, support, motivation, and dedication you can accomplish anything Detail filled dynamic picture book Join Shirley's Quest By Clicking The "Add To Cart" button

Shirley
Shirley

Author: Charlotte Brontë

Publisher: Modernista

Published: 2023-12-20

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 9180944221

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Robert Moore, a manufacturer in Yorkshire whose business is struggling, has introduced new labor-saving machinery to his cotton mill, resulting in many workers losing their jobs. One night, a group of enraged workers, spurred on by their hungry families, storms in and destroys a new shipment of machines. The next morning, Caroline Helstone, Robert's orphaned young cousin, arrives as usual at the estate for her French lesson with Robert's sister Hortense. The great joy she finds in these visits is Robert, but he is unaware of this and is likely to find it even more difficult to realize from now on. He, on the other hand, sets his sights on the young and beautiful Shirley Keeldar, heiress to a vast fortune. Charlotte Brontë's Shirley was the follow-up to the successful novel Jane Eyre [1847]. With its social themes, it faced more difficulty in convincing contemporary critics, but today, Shirley is considered one of the English novel classics. It is a passionate yet unsentimental tale of collisions between classes, genders, and generations. CHARLOTTE BRONTË [1816-1855], born in Thornton in West Yorkshire, was an English novelist, the eldest of the famous Brontë sisters. Several of her novels rank among the classics of English literature, with Jane Eyre as the most famous.