From My Grandmothers Bedside

Author : Norma Field
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520208445
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From My Grandmother's Bedside written by Norma Field and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of a Japanese woman and an American G.I. recounts her return to Japan in 1995 to tend to her dying grandmother and offers her thoughts on contemporary Japan, family relations, and human desire

Author : Elizabeth Hugo
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490892966
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life Lessons from My “Papa” written by Elizabeth Hugo and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 1, 2010, Elizabeth Hugo’s life changed dramatically when her ninety-two-year-old father, Victor Mazzullo, moved into her home. Blind, diabetic, and suffering from dementia, her papa required total care for his every need. As her daily life drastically transformed, Elizabeth soon realized she would have to rely not only on herself, but also on her faith as she learned to listen for God’s guidance. In her inspirational memoir, Elizabeth shares poignant anecdotes and applicable Scriptures that provide insight into the challenges, joys, and frustrations that accompanied her spiritual journey caring for her father in his final years. As her role shifted from daughter to primary caregiver, Elizabeth recalls how she dealt with the subsequent emotional impact, realized her limitations, accepted help from others, and relied on prayer for strength. Buoyed through her struggles by her faith, Elizabeth learned how to walk through each day knowing she was just as needy and dependent on her “Papa” God for His love as her father was on her for his care. Written in devotional form, Life Lessons from My “Papa” shares practical tips, seasoned advice, and compassionate wisdom for any caregiver desiring inspiration.

Author : Norma Field
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307761002
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Realm of a Dying Emperor written by Norma Field and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers had to use a special, exalted word to refer to his death, and had to depict his life uncritically, as one beginning in turbulence but ending in magnificent accomplishment. To do otherwise would have exposed them to terrorism from the vigilant right wing. Yet this insightful book by a Japanese-American scholar who grew up in both cultures reveals the hidden fault lines in the realm of the dying emperor by telling the stories of three unlikely dissenters: a supermarket owner who burned the national flag; an aging widow who challenged the state's "deification" of fallen soldiers; and the mayor of Nagasaki, who risked his career and his life by suggesting that Hirohito bore some responsibility for World War II.

Author : Aloysius Roche
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1933184086
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bedside Book of Saints written by Aloysius Roche and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the lives of Christian saints, and includes Saint Agatha, Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint Luppus, Peter the Hermit, Saint Vitus, and many others.

Author : Olga V. Solovieva
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192690841
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Russian Kurosawa written by Olga V. Solovieva and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian Kurosawa offers a new historical perspective on the work of the renowned Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. It uncovers Kurosawa's debt to the intellectual tradition of Japanese-Russian democratic dissent, reflected in the affinity for Kurosawa's worldview expressed by such Russian directors as Grigory Kozintsev and Andrei Tarkovsky. Through a detailed discussion of the Russian subtext of Kurosawa's cinema, most clearly manifested in the director's films based on Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gorky, and Arseniev, the book shows that Kurosawa used Russian intertexts to deal with the most politically sensitive topics of postwar Japan. Locating the director in the cultural tradition of Russian-inflected Japanese anarchism, the book challenges prevalent views of Akira Kurosawa as an apolitical art house director or a conformist studio filmmaker of muddled ideological alliances by offering a philosophically consistent picture of the director's participation in postwar debates on cultural and political reconstruction.

Author : D. Iyam
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137382791
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Matriarchy and Power in Africa written by D. Iyam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aneji Eko was technically illiterate, but she represents a resource for understanding the complexities of African and Nigerian cultures. This is an account of matriarchy and the complex ties of kinship, their influences in shaping childhood culture, and how they determined cultural expectations across ethnic groups.

Author : Lana M. Tatom
Publisher : BalboaPress
ISBN 13 : 1452581746
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Packing Grandma's China written by Lana M. Tatom and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere along the way in life, you start to listen to that little voice. We are all on this journey together, growing, learning, and changing. As I stood in the kitchen of my dream home, looking out on the still water of the pond, I cried. Warm, salty tears streamed down my face as I told myself I could do this. Just start with one box; dont get overwhelmed. Pack one box; stay focused. I started packing Grandmas china first. As I packed the china set, a flood of memories came of the countless times I had carefully wrapped up each piece and placed them into the box. It was at that moment that I decided to write about this beautiful set of china, all the experiences and lessons I have learned along my journey. It is through my grandmothers journey that I have found my own strength and freedom. Twenty years and thirteen moves later, the china is the only set of dishes I own. When was the last time you used your china? What are you waiting for? Dont leave it locked up, waiting for a special occasion. Make today the special occasion you have been waiting for. In loving memory of my Grandma, Veronica Billetz (January 13, 1922-December 13, 2009)

Author : Kristina Morgan
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1616494603
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mind Without a Home written by Kristina Morgan and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the inner world of a woman with schizophrenia in this brutally honest, lyrical memoir. Have you ever wondered what it is like in the mind of a person with Schizophrenia? How can one survive day after day unable to distinguish between one’s inner nightmares and the everyday realities that most of us take for granted? In her brutally honest, highly original memoir, Kristina Morgan takes us inside her head to experience the chaos, fragmented thinking, and the startling creativity of the schizophrenic mind. With the intimacy of private journal-like entries and the language of a poet, she carries us from her childhood to her teen years when hallucinations began to hijack her mind and into adulthood where she began abusing alcohol to temper the punishing voices that only she could hear. This is no formulaic tale of tragedy and triumph: We feel Kristina’s hope as she pursues an education and career and begins to build strong family connections, friendships and intimacy—and her devastation as the insistent voices convince her to throw it all away, destroying herself and alienating everyone around her. Woven through the pages of her life are stories of recovery from alcoholism and the search for her sexual identity in relationships with both women and men. Eventually, her journey takes her to a place of relative peace and stability where she finds the inner resources and support system to manage her chronic illnesses and live a fulfilling life.

Author : Galina Loseva Messmer
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512704008
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galina’S Hope written by Galina Loseva Messmer and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of natures most hopeful sights is a beam of golden sunshine burning through the dark and churning clouds of a raging storm that has just subsided. That is the very picture of Galinas story, quintessentially Russian and very moving; one that will infuse the reader with a feeling of intense hope. It is a must-read for anyone facing an oncoming storm, standing in the midst of one, or still reeling in the devastation of tribulation, tragedy, and loss. Galina grew up in the post-Stalin years of the Soviet Union when Christianity was still the target of state oppression. As a young woman she joined an underground church in the city of Krasnodar and boldly shared her faith. After a romance with a tragic ending she struck out on her own seeking happiness in the sunny seaside city of Yalta on the coast of the Black Sea. Instead her life became an epic struggle of hope versus despair, life and death, even while she was surrounded by the beauty of tsarist palaces and beaches. Her faith had been shaken to its foundations and Soviet society collapsed around her in political and economic chaos. She immigrated to America hoping for a better life. But darkness followed and within its shadows a cataclysmic act played out in Fresno, California, on the evening of January 22, 1999. The horrific drama riveted the attention of the entire city and became the subject of television and newspaper headlines. It left people shocked, bewildered, and saddened. But Galina refused to let despair conquer her. This is the story of Galinas Hope.

Author : Jane Isay
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0767928644
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mom Still Likes You Best written by Jane Isay and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Walking on Eggshells—a must-read for anyone blessed with or burdened by a sibling that explores the sometimes heartbreaking but always meaningful ties between brothers and sisters. There’s a myth that good sibling relations do not include conflict, annoyance, resentment, or mixed feelings. Jane Isay argues that this is a destructive belief, one that makes people doubt the strength of their connection to those they grew up with. Siblings may love and hate, fight and forgive, but they never forget their early bonds. Based on scores of interviews with people of all ages, Mom Still Likes You Best features real-life stories that show how differences caused by family feuds, marriages, distance, or ancient history can be overcome in adulthood. The result is a clear-eyed but compassionate portrait of brothers and sisters in love and war—and a celebration of the possibilities that even the most complicated sibling relationships can offer.