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Par Nancy Dunnan. 2003
Women's guide to short- and long-term legal and financial matters following a spouse's death. Lists ten tasks needed to be…
done immediately. Covers obtaining benefits, investing, handling taxes and 401(k)s, setting up credit cards and insurance, and planning for the future. Includes checklists, resources, and advice for young widows. 2003Par Martha A Woodham. 1995
Concise guide to proper wedding conduct by Elegant Bride magazine etiquette columnist. Offers time-tested, practical advice for brides-to-be to avoid…
tackiness and social blunders. Discusses invitations, registration, guest lists, ceremonies, receptions, receiving lines, attire, and family issues. Includes marriage myths, budget tips, and cautionary tales of bad taste. 1995Par Marilyn Nelson, Philippe Lardy. 2005
A sequence of fifteen interlinked sonnets written as a poetic homage to Emmett Till, the fourteen-year-old victim of racial prejudice…
and lynching in 1955 Mississippi. Includes a historic note on the events and sonnet notes. For senior high and older readers. Printz Honor; Coretta S. King Hon. 2005Par Cathy East Dubowski. 2006
Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American Red Cross. Describes her lifelong mission to help other people by…
teaching for free and nursing soldiers in the Civil War, where she was called "angel of the battlefield." For grades 3-6. 2006Par Annette Madden. 2000
Brief biographies of black women including queens, slaves, politicians, scientists, athletes, singers, artists, and actresses. Introduces Russian television hostess Yelena…
Khanga, Cuban runner Ana Quirot, Brazilian politician Benedita da Silva, Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat, American astronaut Mae Jemison, and others. For senior high readers. 2000Par Douglas Brinkley. 2006
Biography of Catholic priest Michael McGivney (1852-1890), who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Chronicles McGivney's Connecticut childhood and…
call to the priesthood. Describes the social and economic conditions that led to his concept of an organization for helping impoverished Irish immigrants improve their life. 2006Par Haven Kimmel. 2006
Following A Girl Named Zippy (DB 54946, BR 14575), Kimmel continues her saga of growing up in Indiana in the…
1970s. Recounts her mother's decision to go to college and become a teacher to help the family's finances, and how that decision caused marital problems for her parents. 2006Par Margaret Sartor. 2006
The author, a professor at Duke University, shares excerpts from the diary and journals she kept while growing up in…
Louisiana during a period of social turmoil. Recalls attending evangelical Christian services and discusses racism, the sexual revolution, feminism, and widespread substance abuse. 2006Par Robert Hatch. 2006
The Hatch brothers present thirteen interviews with their personal heroes, conducted over the course of twelve years. Pete Seeger, Madeleine…
L'Engle, Jimmy Carter, Yo-Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong, and others discuss their motivation, inspiration, hopes, and goals. For grades 6-9. 2006Par Lynne Cox. 2006
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim…
along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Bestseller. 2006Nature writer's account of hiking from his home in Vermont to New York's Adirondack Mountains. McKibben describes visits along the…
way with organic farmers, a vintner, a beekeeper, environmental studies students, and others who love nature. 2005Par Harold S Kushner. 2004
Impelled by personal tragedy in his own life, the author, a rabbi, helps others cope with grief, guilt, rage, bitterness,…
and bewilderment at God's "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. 1981Par Phil Zuckerman. 2014
Sociology professor examines those who choose to live secular, moral, but not religious, lifestyles. Discusses ways secular people supplant what…
is traditionally considered part of the purview of religious institutions, including child-rearing and morality, citizenship, community-building, death, and rituals. Studies how the secular life is viewed by the religious. Some strong language. 2014Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's revealing look at teenagers who have succumbed to--and are recovering from--adolescent pressures. Focuses on Massachusetts's Academy at…
Swift River, an exclusive therapeutic boarding school where students undergo an intensive program combining rigorous courses, wilderness survival, and group therapy. Profiles four successful teens. Some strong language. 2005Par Rainer Maria Rilke. 2005
Philosophical nuggets selected from seven thousand letters that convey the early-twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke's contemplations on topics such as…
work, solitude, death, language, art, love, and enjoying a full life. Selections, translations from French and German, and introduction by New York University professor Ulrich Baer. 2005Par Tonya Bolden. 2004
Biography of Maritcha Rémond Lyons (1848-1929), an African American girl who fought to attend the town's only high school--an all-white…
one. Describes her family and childhood in New York and Rhode Island before, during, and after the Civil War. Based on Lyons's memoir. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2005Par Terry Ryan. 2001
A daughter recounts how her mother overcame poverty, near-starvation, and an alcoholic, abusive husband to support ten children during the…
1940s, '50s, and '60s. Relates the mother's talent for writing prize-winning jingles. 2001Par Joel Osteen. 2005
Christian pastor offers a devotional as a companion to his bestselling Your Best Life Now (RC 59330, BR 16228). Presents…
ninety days of motivational and inspirational messages and scripture intended to strengthen belief in God. 2005Par Tom Hodgkinson. 2005
British author's argument for leisurely living as an alternative to a fast-paced, overworked lifestyle. Offers hour-by-hour reflections on sleeping late,…
taking long lunches, napping, imbibing, lolling in public, fishing, making love, and celebrating holidays. Uses examples from literature, poetry, and philosophy. 2005Par Patricia Brady. 2005
Biography of widow Martha "Patsy" Dandridge Custis (1731-1802) who married Virginia planter George Washington in 1759 when both were in…
their late twenties. The author uses primary sources to explore Martha's influence on her husband, her involvement during the Revolutionary War, and her role in developing the presidency. 2005