Stories Streets And Saints

Author : Anthony V. Riccio
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438490090

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Stories, Streets, and Saints by Anthony V. Riccio Pdf

Stories, Streets, and Saints documents the history of an important Italian American neighborhood, Boston's North End, from the age of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century to the era of neighborhood upheaval in the "New Boston" of the 1980s. Drawing on years of fieldwork, on-site photography, and scholarly research, Anthony V. Riccio records, translates, and transcribes compelling oral histories of elderly Italian American storytellers who weave social history in their unique village idiom, providing an intimate look at daily life in an Italian American neighborhood. Testimonies of post-Unification southern Italy reconstruct the dire social and economic conditions that caused millions to pursue the promise of America. Rare firsthand stories of the Spanish Flu offer timely narratives in the wake of COVID-19, and eyewitness descriptions reconstruct the horrific Molasses Explosion of 1919. Riccio's own photographs from 1979 to 1983, along with images from old family albums, illustrate these oral histories, creating a lasting record of the experiences of Italian Americans, who, like many other ethnic groups, contributed mightily to the building of America.

Author : Barbara J. Elliott
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781932031768

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Street Saints by Barbara J. Elliott Pdf

Based on eight years of hands-on experience and more than 300 interviews, Street Saints is both a book of motivational stories about unsung heroes and a sociological study of the "faith factor," documenting faith-based programs that are treating social maladies in America. This book takes readers on a tour of communities and institutions in America where faith-based initiatives are making a difference. It offers inspiration, role models, and guidelines for people who would like to give back to their own communities.

Author : Carey Wallace
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781523503940

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Stories of the Saints by Carey Wallace Pdf

Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. And Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each saint is illustrated in a dramatic and stylized full-color portrait, and included in every entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, feast days, and patronage. Taken together, these stories create a rich, inspiring, and entertaining history of faith and courage. For kids age 10 and up. A perfect gift for Confirmation.

Author : Luisa A. Igloria
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Filipinos
ISBN : 9715067050

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The Saints of Streets by Luisa A. Igloria Pdf

Author : Natalie C. Anderson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780399547607

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City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson Pdf

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Roland Greyhill, one of the city’s most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill's personal study, she knows exactly who’s behind it. With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang. It’s a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her the chance for vengeance she’s been waiting for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she’s overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina her life. But finally uncovering the incredible truth about who killed her mother—and why—keeps her holding on in this fast-paced nail-biting thriller.

Author : Eleanor Henderson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062092151

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Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson Pdf

“Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent which she has matched up with skill, ambition, and a fierce imagination. The resulting novel, Ten Thousand Saints, is the best thing I’ve read in a long time.” —Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder A sweeping, multigenerational drama, set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City during the late 1980s, Ten Thousand Saints triumphantly heralds the arrival a remarkable new writer. Eleanor Henderson makes a truly stunning debut with a novel that is part coming of age, part coming to terms, immediately joining the ranks of The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud and Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude. Adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

Author : Lawrence G. Lovasik
Publisher : Catholic Book Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0899422330

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Picture Book of Saints by Lawrence G. Lovasik Pdf

Picture Book of Saints by popular Catholic Book, Publishing author Lawrence G. Lovasik, SVD, contains the lives of over 100 popular saints. Written, in a simple, informal style that will delight parents, teachers, and children, the life of each saint is, beautifully illustrated in full color. Picture Book of, Saints from Catholic Book Publishing comes gift boxed, and is durably bound in burgundy bonded leather.

Author : Carey Wallace
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761193272

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Stories of the Saints by Carey Wallace Pdf

Saints are ordinary men and women who touch the world in extraordinary and inspiring ways. Sometimes they prevail, sometimes they come to a tragic end—but always they change the world they live in for the better. In this freshly told and boldly illustrated book, children will find the stories of the best-known and best-loved saints, from Augustine to Mother Teresa (officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta). Meet Joan of Arc, whose faith inspired her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Christopher, whose medal is often worn by travelers. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 14, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each tale is more vivid than the last; also included in each entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, and patronage. Taken together, they create a rich and entertaining history of faith and courage.

Author : M. F. S.
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368817473

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Stories of the Saints by M. F. S. Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : Jim Flynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bands (Music)
ISBN : 0974155918

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Sidewalk Saints by Jim Flynn Pdf

Author : J. A. McKinstry
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781598868920

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The Adventures of the 31st Street Saints by J. A. McKinstry Pdf

Through the shadows of the night the It takes another victim from the All-Saints Orphanage on their thirteenth birthday?just as before, it seems no one takes notice, and another is added to mysterious Cardinal Eslaf Tehporp's Hoard. But The 31st Street Saints have other plans. Join J.A. McKinstry and his rag-tag team of orphans?Jojo, Hooch, Gus and Jill?on their quest to discover the mystery behind the Cathedral, entering an unknown land of giant soldiers, larger than life creatures and a breathtaking city where the power of truth and faith rule supreme. Young and old alike will take sides for the adventure and action of good versus evil. Will the Saints be able to save the other children and clear the cloud of evil looming over their community? Has the wicked Cardinal finally met his match in The 31st Street Saints?

Author : Nancy Guthrie
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433566127

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Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus by Nancy Guthrie Pdf

The story of Jesus includes all kinds of characters. Some see these people as mere examples to follow or to avoid, and some have only heard about them in Sunday school stories. But their interactions with Jesus reveal much more about the person of Jesus himself and the message he has for us. Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus tells the story of 10 people or groups of people who are integral to the story of Jesus told in the Gospels. Each chapter takes a character off the Sunday school felt board and reveals them as a three-dimensional person with desires, motivations, flaws, and limitations. They are more than examples—they show us a unique angle on the grace available through Jesus for sinners. Each chapter also offers challenging applications to the lives of readers.

Author : Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : Picador
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374721152

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City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer Pdf

From Jeff VanderMeer, the author of Borne and Annihilation, comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic City of Saints and Madmen. In this reinvention of the literature of the fantastic, you hold in your hands an invitation to a place unlike any you’ve ever visited—an invitation delivered by one of our most audacious and astonishing literary magicians. City of elegance and squalor. Of religious fervor and wanton lusts. And everywhere, on the walls of courtyards and churches, an incandescent fungus of mysterious and ominous origin. In Ambergris, a would-be suitor discovers that a sunlit street can become a killing ground in the blink of an eye. An artist receives an invitation to a beheading—and finds himself enchanted. And a patient in a mental institution is convinced that he’s made up a city called Ambergris, imagined its every last detail, and that he’s really from a place called Chicago . . . By turns sensuous and terrifying, filled with exotica and eroticism, this interwoven collection of stories, histories, and “eyewitness” reports invokes a universe within a puzzle box where you can lose—and find—yourself again.

Author : Meredith Hinds
Publisher : Tommy Nelson
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781400228553

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A Saint a Day by Meredith Hinds Pdf

Teach your child to walk in faith, act justly, and lead with kindness and humility with this 365-day devotional for kids. A Saint a Day includes fascinating historical stories as it introduces young readers to over 300 saints who did extraordinary things for God. Mother Teresa left her family at age 18 to become a missionary. St. Patrick helped spread Christianity to Ireland. St. Jerome translated the Bible into Latin--and also had a pet lion! Written for ages 8 to 12, A Saint a Day inspires young readers with remarkable stories of people who made extraordinary choices to love and serve God. Featuring popular saints such as Teresa of Ávila, Francis of Assisi, Juan Diego, and Thomas Aquinas, each of the 365 devotions includes: A Scripture verse and prayer A short summary or inspiring story of a saint A notable fact Artwork with a fresh, kid-friendly design This daily devotional for kids is: An ideal gift for First Communion, Confirmation, or Advent A unique book for strengthening a child's faith A great way to share Catholic Church history with kids A Saint a Day will help your child realize the long history of people of faith. As you journey through this yearlong devotional, your children will grow in their understanding of Church history and better understand how they can love and serve God.

Author : Basil Watkins
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026584792

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The Book of Saints by Basil Watkins Pdf

List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Saints: entries A - Z -- Bibliography -- List of Websites -- Glossary -- Lists of National Martyrs.