Following In Father S Footsteps

Author : Michael Hout
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0674307283

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Following in Father's Footsteps by Michael Hout Pdf

This is the first systematic study of patterns of social mobility in Ireland. It covers a recent period--the 1960s--when Ireland was undergoing rapid economic growth and modernization. The author thus was able to test the widely accepted hypothesis that growth weakens class barriers. To his surprise he found that it did not. Social mobility increased somewhat, but among mobile men the better jobs still went to those from advantaged social class origins. Despite economic development and demographic change, the underlying link between social origins and career destinations remained unchanged. In chapters on education, life cycle, religion, and farming, Michael Hout shows how inequality persists in contemporary Ireland. In the last chapter he reviews evidence from other countries and concludes that governments must take action against class barriers in education and employment practices if inequality is to be reduced. Economic growth creates jobs, he argues, but economic growth alone cannot allocate those jobs fairly.

Author : Don Levers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1777680212

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Our Fathers' Footsteps by Don Levers Pdf

Our Fathers' Footsteps is about four men during World War II who had one thing in common: Normandy. Using family history, Don Levers tells the stories of their extraordinary circumstances and how they survived "What If?" moments.

Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399179266

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In His Father's Footsteps by Danielle Steel Pdf

"In His Father's Footsteps is an unforgettable new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestsellers have made her one of America's favorite storytellers"--

Author : Sebastian Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Asheville (N.C.)
ISBN : 0393338134

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In My Father's Footsteps by Sebastian Matthews Pdf

A brilliant father, a complicated legacy, and a son's hard-won journey of self-discovery. William Matthews was a much-admired, award-winning poet and teacher who lived hard and died in 1997 at the age of 55. This clear-eyed, often wryly funny memoir pays homage to a charismatic father as the son struggles to step out from his considerable shadow.

Author : Andrea Cooper Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578712679

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Following in Her Father's Footsteps by Andrea Cooper Andrews Pdf

This gorgeous new book for children ages 8-12 celebrates 29 women of all ages accomplished in media, music, business, politics, film, fashion, activism, philanthropy, sports, etc. These inspiring women were in turn, powerfully inspired by their father figures.Beautifully and vibrantly illustrated, this is a coffee-table art book for young people.

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996-08-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547563022

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Following My Own Footsteps by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

The sequel to the award-winning Stepping on the Cracks. “Sometimes heart-rending, sometimes funny, Gordy Smith will prove memorable to all who meet him.”—Booklist (starred review) In Following My Own Footsteps, sixth-grader Gordy Smith comes to grips with the fear that he’ll turn out no better than his abusive father . . . With his father now in jail and one brother hospitalized, Gordy’s mother has no choice but to take the family to their wealthy grandmother’s house in North Carolina. There Gordy meets William, a boy who had polio and is now wheelchair bound. Though they become friends, Gordy’s plans to help William fail spectacularly. Matters only get worse when Gordy’s father is released from prison and his mother is poised to give him a second chance. Gordy must decide where he belongs—with his dysfunctional parents or with the grandma who is more than his match in toughness, in courage, and in love. “A cast of unforgettable characters inhabit this work, seasoned with WW II setting but utterly contemporary in its concerns. Hahn is in top form, proving through Gordy’s first-person narration that real love can triumph over all kinds of adversity, and often does.”—Kirkus Reviews “The complex characterizations, period setting and Gordy’s brave attempts to break a cycle of violence will hold readers’ interest.”—Publishers Weekly “It’s a timeless social issue really, in any era, of having a dysfunctional abusive parent . . . A very good story showcasing complex friendships, familial relationships, and inner conflict, all set in WW2 America.”—Cats and Fiction

Author : Kojo Baffoe
Publisher : Pan Macmillan South africa
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781770107816

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Listen to Your Footsteps by Kojo Baffoe Pdf

Kojo Baffoe embodies what it is to be a contemporary African man. Of Ghanaian and German heritage, he was raised in Lesotho and moved to South Africa at the age of 27. Forever curious, Kojo has the enviable ability to simultaneously experience moments intimately and engage people (and their views) sincerely, while remaining detached enough to think through his experiences critically. He has earned a reputation as a thinker, someone who lives outside the box and free of the labels that society seeks to place on us. Listen to Your Footsteps is an honest and, at times, raw collection of essays from a son, a father, a husband, a brother and a man deeply committed to doing the internal work. Kojo reflects on losing his mother as a toddler, being raised by his father, forming an identity, living as an immigrant, his tussles with substance abuse, as well as his experiences of fatherhood, marriage and making a career in a fickle industry. He gives an extended glimpse into the experiences that make boys become men, and the battles that make men discover what they are made of, all the while questioning what it means to be ‘a man’.

Author : Myron Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990926303

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Walking in My Father's Footsteps by Myron Miller Pdf

This book describe my father's service in World War I with the 314th Field Artillery; the remarkable hospitality shown to his brigade during the summer of 1918 in Brittany, France,; and my visit to Redon, France in 2012 to "walk in his footsteps."

Author : Anthony Rino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420864017

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Footsteps of My Father by Anthony Rino Pdf

In Footsteps of My Father, author Anthony Rino offers managers a refreshing, down-to-earth look at the basic concepts of business management, as he shares a lifetime of simple wisdom from his Italian immigrant father. Finding a mentor.Building a network.Taking care of employees.Knowing how to "leave it at the office."Just a few of the practical, yet infinitely valuable lessons that Rino has learned and cleverly communicates to readers through insightful parallels to his father's experiences as a small business owner. This unassuming book cuts through the complicated management philosophies of our day to not only enlighten readers about the realities of the corporate workplace, but to also open their eyes to what is most valuable in life.

Author : Susan Mihalic
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982133863

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Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic Pdf

A “sweeping and raw story of courage, resilience, and clear-eyed grace” (Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about a teenage girl’s fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father in the vein of My Absolute Darling and Room. Fifteen-year-old equestrian prodigy Roan Montgomery has only ever known two worlds: inside the riding arena, and outside of it. Both, for as long as she can remember, have been ruled by her father, who demands strict obedience in all areas of her life. The warped power dynamic of coach and rider extends far beyond the stables, and Roan’s relationship with her father has long been inappropriate. She has been able to compartmentalize that dark aspect of her life, ruthlessly focusing on her ambitions as a rider heading for the Olympics, just as her father had done. However, her developing relationship with Will Howard, a boy her own age, broadens the scope of her vision. “[A] heart-pounding, can’t-take-your-eyes-off-it debut novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine), Dark Horses explores the themes of abuse and resilience in a way that will leave you transfixed. This is “a provoking and needed book” (Booklist, starred review).

Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448112654

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The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen Pdf

Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas. This is the account of a journey to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo in the high Himalayas. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart' - amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY 'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux 'A delight' i Paper

Author : Suzanne Nelson
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385392143

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Serendipity's Footsteps by Suzanne Nelson Pdf

From Nazi Germany to a modern-day orphanage in the American South, three girls separated by decades and thousands of miles are about to give up when a single pair of shoes binds them all together. Dalya is the daughter of a cobbler in 1930s Berlin, and though she is only fifteen, she knows she will follow in her father’s footsteps. When she is forced into a concentration camp one violent November night, she must leave behind everything she knew and loved. Ray is a modern-day orphan, jagged around the edges in every possible way. She sees an impulsive escape to New York as her only chance at happiness; there, she knows she’ll be able to convert her sorrows into songs. Pinny is an unwavering optimist and Ray’s unintended travel companion on her passage to a new life. She inherited from her eccentric mother a fascination with shoes as a means of transformation and expression. A single pair of shoes entwines these lives. How these women connect across different times and places is an unforgettable story of strength, love, bravery, memory, and the serendipity that binds us all together.

Author : A.J. Steiger
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780553497151

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Mindwalker by A.J. Steiger Pdf

At seventeen, Lain Fisher has already aced the Institute’s elite training program for Mindwalkers, therapists who use a direct neural link to erase a patient’s traumatic memories. A prodigy and the daughter of a renowned scientist—whose unexplained death left her alone in the world—Lain is driven by the need to save others. When Steven, a troubled classmate, asks her to wipe a horrific childhood experience from his mind, Lain’s superiors warn her to stay away. Steven’s scars are too deep, they say; the risk too great. Yet the more time Lain spends with him, the more she begins to question everything about her society. As she defies the warnings and explores Steven’s memories, it becomes clear that he’s connected to something much bigger . . . something the Institute doesn’t want the world to discover. Lain never expected to be a rule breaker. She certainly didn’t plan on falling in love with a boy she’s been forbidden to help. But then, she never expected to stumble into a conspiracy that could ignite a revolution.

Author : Grenfell Letto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0981029000

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My Father's Footsteps by Grenfell Letto Pdf

Author : William J Burghardt
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9798887939315

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Walking Backward in My Father's Footsteps by William J Burghardt Pdf

The story my father told me long ago goes like this. Sometime during his Army career, at a time and place unknown, probably 1943 or early 1944, he would routinely check a certain bulletin board for the names or numbers of those soldiers slated to go overseas. One day, he noticed his name had "flopped" from the "not going overseas" list to the "going overseas" list. My father also noticed he had been "switched" with another soldier who, the day before, was going overseas, and suddenly, he was not but my father was. This usually did not happen. So he decided to try and find out how he had been "switched." He wrote a letter to an off-base name as high in the Army hierarchy as he could find. He explained the mysterious switch and waited. He wanted to know how and why his name had been switched with some other guy. He was twenty-two and away from familiar surroundings for the first time and was panicked and in fear. He prayed. After some time, my dad was summoned to the office of his camp head honcho who told him: "I'm not sure who you are or who you know, but I am holding orders to personally transfer you to any place you want to go in the Continental United States for the duration of the war." My father said, "Florida." His military record was skeletal at best. I decided to find out where he was and when. That is the story of this book.