Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives

Author : Debra E. Bernhardt,Rachel Bernstein
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781479802654

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Debra E. Bernhardt,Rachel Bernstein Pdf

Brings to life the breathtaking and often heartbreaking stories of the workers who built New York City in the Twentieth Century Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives tells the stories of the men and women who built the City—of towering structures and the beam walkers who assembled them; of immigrant youths in factories and women in sweatshops; of longshoremen and typewriter girls; of dock workers and captains of industry. It provides a glimpse of the traditions they carried with them to this country and how they helped create new ones, in the form of labor organizations that provided recent immigrants, often overwhelmed by the intensity of New York life, with a sense of solidarity and security. Astounding in their own right, the book's photographic images, most drawn from seldom-seen labor movement photographers, are complemented by poignant oral histories which tell the stories behind the images. Among the extraordinary lives chronicled are those of Philip Keating, who, seven years after a fellow worker photographed him painting the Queensboro Bridge in 1949, plunged to his death from another worksite; William Atkinson, who broke the color bar at Macy’s and tells of fighting racism at home after fighting fascism abroad during World War II; and Cynthia Long, who fought gender barriers to become, in the late 1970s, an electrician with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3. With narratives at the beginning of each section providing historical context, this book brings the past clearly, emotionally, and fascinatingly alive.

Author : Jackson H. Bailey
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1991-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824812999

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Jackson H. Bailey Pdf

Tanohata in the 1950s was an isolated fishing village in the Tohoku region of Japan. Life there was so miserable that those who could leave did, and those who could not stayed on in a state of demoralization. By the 1980s, however, Tanohata had not only joined the mainstream of Japanese culture and economic life, but had done so with an adroitness that attracted national notice. The story of that dramatic transformation, written from the perspective of one who has both observed and participated in the changes for the last 20 years, brings into dramatic focus what is happening throughout Japan in the 20th century.

Author : Wayne Flynt
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780817317546

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Keeping the Faith by Wayne Flynt Pdf

Wayne Flynt tells the story of his life and his courageous battles against an indifferent or hostile power structure with modesty but always with honesty. In doing so he tells us the story of how Alabama institutions really are manipulated, and why we should care.

Author : Sudha Murty
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789386651600

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Three Thousand Stitches by Sudha Murty Pdf

So often, it's the simplest acts of courage that touch the lives of others. Sudha Murty-through the exceptional work of the Infosys Foundation as well as through her own youth, family life and travels-encounters many such stories . . . and she tells them here in her characteristically clear-eyed, warm-hearted way. She talks candidly about the meaningful impact of her work in the devadasi community, her trials and tribulations as the only female student in her engineering college and the unexpected and inspiring consequences of her father's kindness. From the quiet joy of discovering the reach of Indian cinema and the origins of Indian vegetables to the shallowness of judging others based on appearances, these are everyday struggles and victories, large and small. Unmasking both the beauty and ugliness of human nature, each of the real-life stories in this collection is reflective of a life lived with grace.

Author : Christopher Gergen,Gregg Vanourek
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118047422

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Life Entrepreneurs by Christopher Gergen,Gregg Vanourek Pdf

"An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work. A new generation of "life entrepreneurs" is emerging: people who apply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not only to their work but to their entire lives, changing the world for themselves and those around them. In this book, successful entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on numerous interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vivid examples, moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practical strategies for revving up our work and play through entrepreneurial leadership. This book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families. Christopher Gergen (Washington, D.C.) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur, Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, and former Senior Vice President of School Development for K12 Inc."

Author : Condoleezza Rice
Publisher : Crown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307888471

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Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice Pdf

This is the story of Condoleezza Rice that has never been told, not that of an ultra-accomplished world leader, but of a little girl--and a young woman--trying to find her place in a sometimes hostile world, of two exceptional parents, and an extended family and community that made all the difference. Condoleezza Rice has excelled as a diplomat, political scientist, and concert pianist. Her achievements run the gamut from helping to oversee the collapse of communism in Europe and the decline of the Soviet Union, to working to protect the country in the aftermath of 9-11, to becoming only the second woman--and the first black woman ever--to serve as Secretary of State. But until she was 25 she never learned to swim, because when she was a little girl in Birmingham, Alabama, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor decided he'd rather shut down the city's pools than give black citizens access. Throughout the 1950's, Birmingham's black middle class largely succeeded in insulating their children from the most corrosive effects of racism, providing multiple support systems to ensure the next generation would live better than the last. But by 1963, Birmingham had become an environment where blacks were expected to keep their head down and do what they were told--or face violent consequences. That spring two bombs exploded in Rice’s neighborhood amid a series of chilling Klu Klux Klan attacks. Months later, four young girls lost their lives in a particularly vicious bombing. So how was Rice able to achieve what she ultimately did? Her father, John, a minister and educator, instilled a love of sports and politics. Her mother, a teacher, developed Condoleezza’s passion for piano and exposed her to the fine arts. From both, Rice learned the value of faith in the face of hardship and the importance of giving back to the community. Her parents’ fierce unwillingness to set limits propelled her to the venerable halls of Stanford University, where she quickly rose through the ranks to become the university’s second-in-command. An expert in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs, she played a leading role in U.S. policy as the Iron Curtain fell and the Soviet Union disintegrated. Less than a decade later, at the apex of the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, she received the exciting news--just shortly before her father’s death--that she would go on to the White House as the first female National Security Advisor. As comfortable describing lighthearted family moments as she is recalling the poignancy of her mother’s cancer battle and the heady challenge of going toe-to-toe with Soviet leaders, Rice holds nothing back in this remarkably candid telling.

Author : Gauri Jhangiani
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8129137364

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The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People by Gauri Jhangiani Pdf

Author : Jim Sheeler
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0143113836

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Obit by Jim Sheeler Pdf

Like Everything I Really Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten, or Tuesdays with Morrie, Obit is a wise and deeply moving book that illuminates the human condition. For ten years, Jim Sheeler has scoured Colorado looking for subjects whose stories he will tell for the last time. Most are unknowns, but that doesn't mean they're nobodies. Their obituaries are sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, and chock full of life lessons as taught by the people we all pass on the street every day. And thanks to Sheeler's brilliant and compassionate prose, it's not too late to meet them.

Author : Nikki Emerson
Publisher : Constable
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1780338651

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Nikki Emerson Pdf

In 2008 Nikki Emerson was driving back from university when she had a near-fatal car crash which broke her spine. Nikki spent ten weeks undergoing intensive physiotherapy and was told she'd never walk again. During this time in hospital she watched the Beijing Paralympics and was inspired by the athletes she saw on screen to take up Paralympic sport. She now competes against these same athletes internationally. Nikki has won four medals at the 2010 U23 World Track Championships, bronze in the Great North Run and the end of the 2010 season she was ranked 6th in the world for the T53 800m and 7th in the world for the wheelchair marathon. Riveting and revelatory, Nikki describes her struggles to adapt to her new life with honesty and humour. Hers is a story of an ordinary girl whose life, despite adversity, has become extraordinary.

Author : Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Frances Vlasses
Publisher : SIGMA Theta Tau International, Center for Nursing Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015059165780

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer,Frances Vlasses Pdf

Stories about nurses are scarce, but stories about nurses who have accomplished extraordinary feats are almost non-existent. This beautifully produced, full-color book breaks that trend with stories about nurses who, in their daily lives, have made outstanding contributions in extraordinary ways in their communities. From around the globe, authors have contributed over 100 stories and images of nurses guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and applaud as you learn of their accomplishments. Through narrative and photography, each story shows how the individual nurse applies her or his talents to improve the quality of life of others. These stories capture the diversity, intensity and heroism of nursing. Collectively, they form a fascinating mosaic describing the fullness of the nursing profession.

Author : Stephen Eyre,Rick Schatz
Publisher : High Bridge Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1946615455

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Ordinary People Extraordinary God by Stephen Eyre,Rick Schatz Pdf

Ordinary People Extraordinary God tells the true stories of 17 modern-day heroes who encountered God's transforming love in their broken state and answered His call. They may never be as renowned as biblical heroes or regarded as especially gifted by the world's standards, but each of these ordinary, modern-day heroes contains infinite value in the eyes of God. He has transformed them by His redeeming love, gifted them for service, and used them for His glory in amazing ministries which have blessed thousands. You, too, are one of God's ordinary people, redeemed and transformed by the blood of Jesus. But is fear of failure and disappointing Him holding you back from living your destiny and serving in the Kingdom? If so, this book will challenge and encourage you with the reality that you are good enough and gifted enough. All it takes is a yes. Allow the stories in Ordinary People Extraordinary God to increase your faith as you step into the transforming work of a loving God.

Author : Nino Ricci
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771075995

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Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci Pdf

When young Vittorio Innocente’s mother, Cristina, is bitten by a snake in the family stable, no one sees the blue-eyed stranger leaving except for Vittorio. He struggles to keep his mother’s secret but secrets in a small village are hard to keep, and while Cristina’s belly gradually grows under her loose dresses, they find themselves shunned by their superstitious neighbours. A classic of Canadian literature, Lives of the Saints has earned many distinctions since it was originally published in 1990. It was a national bestseller for seventy-five weeks, received the Governor Generals Literary Award for Fiction, the W.H. Smith / Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the F.G. Bressani Prize. In England it won the Betty Trask Award and Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, in the U.S. was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and in France was an Oeil de la letter Selection of the National Libraries Association. It was also adapted into a miniseries starring Sophia Loren.

Author : Walt Harrington
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826210783

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At the Heart of it by Walt Harrington Pdf

Delving into the everyday lives of real, everyday people, Walt Harrington skillfully draws the reader into an intimate relationship with the men and women profiled in this powerful collection of stories--people like V. I. Smith, a homicide detective; Deane Guy, a stock car racer; Jackie Jordan, a social worker in family services; and Sheri D'Amato, a girls' soccer coach. Originally appearing in the Washington Post Magazine, these stories, which capture a cross section of Americans, stand out in the field of journalism because of the unique way in which Walt Harrington uses unheralded, individual lives to elaborate on the great human issues of the day. In "Mothers and Daughters" three generations of women discuss how society affected the choices they made and who they became. "The Mystery of Goodness" follows a Harvard-educated lawyer who handles death-row cases for very little money because he feels the system is unfair to African Americans. In "To Have and Have Not" a young couple with two small children struggle to make ends meet. Harrington describes in detail the creation of a poem by Rita Dove, then United States Poet Laureate, in "The Shape of Her Dreaming." Harrington has adeptly combined sociology and journalism into beautiful prose. As "literary journalism," the stories employ scene, dialogue, and physical description within a narrative framework. At the same time, they also adhere to all the traditional journalistic standards of accuracy, fairness, and balance. As a result, At the Heart of It represents a subgenre that is rarely practiced and seldom understood even within the profession of journalism. All of these stories are snapshots, pieces of everyday life in America that are intended to be a mirror held to the lives of readers. These are not stories about which you can remain neutral; even the most casual readers will be moved by the glimpses Walt Harrington provides us of ourselves.

Author : Susan K. Williams Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0817015310

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Crazy Faith by Susan K. Williams Smith Pdf

Intimidated by the Great Commission? Cringe at the idea of evangelism on the street corner or going door-to-door? Pastor Jeff Johnson will transform your commitment to sharing the good news of Jesusas individuals and as a congregation. Identify the evangelism style that suits your personality, learn from biblical and contemporary role models who employ the same strengths, and discover the joy in introducing family, friends, or strangers to the life of faith. Includes questions for small-group discussion.

Author : Shellie Hipsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0983869901

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Ordinary People Extraordinary Planet by Shellie Hipsky Pdf

Based on interviews collected from Leonard's radio show, heard in 75 countries, this text includes incredible stories of a dozen people's triumphs over adversity.