The Way Around

Author : Taraji P. Henson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501125990
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the Way Girl written by Taraji P. Henson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The star of the hit show "Empire" recalls her beloved screen characters while tracing the story of her life and career, discussing her father's Vietnam service, her rise from the violence of the streets of Washington D.C., and her experiences as a singlemother.

Author : David Good
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062382144
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way Around written by David Good and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in two vastly different cultures, a young man struggles to understand himself, find his place in the world, and reconnect with his mother—and her remote tribe in the deepest jungles of the Amazon rainforest—in this powerful memoir that combines adventure, history, and anthropology. “My Yanomami family called me by name. Anyopo-we. What it means, I soon learned, is ‘long way around’: I’d taken the long way around obstacles to be here among my people, back where I started. A twenty-year detour.” For much of his young life, David Good was torn between two vastly different worlds. The son of an American anthropologist and a tribeswoman from a distant part of the Amazon, it took him twenty years to embrace his identity, reunite with the mother who left him when he was six, and claim his heritage. The Way Around is Good’s amazing chronicle of self-discovery. Moving from the wilds of the Amazonian jungle to the paved confines of suburban New Jersey and back, it is the story of his parents, his American scientist-father and his mother who could not fully adapt to the Western lifestyle. Good writes sympathetically about his mother’s abandonment and the deleterious effect it had on his young self; of his rebellious teenage years marked by depression and drinking, and the near-fatal car accident that transformed him and gave him purpose to find a way back to his mother. A compelling tale of recovery and discovery, The Way Around is a poignant, fascinating exploration of what family really means, and the way that the strongest bonds endure, even across decades and worlds.

Author : Sashi Kaufman
Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ™
ISBN 13 : 1467724041
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Way Around written by Sashi Kaufman and published by Carolrhoda Lab ™. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew has seen a flash of his future. (Dad: unfinished PhD. Mom: unfulfilling career. Their marriage: unsuccessful.) Based on what he's seen, he's uninspired to put a foot on the well-worn path to the adulthood everyone expects of him. There must be another way around.After a particularly disastrous Thanksgiving (his cousin wets Andrew's bed; his parents were too chicken to tell him his grandmother died), Andrew accidentally (on purpose) runs away and joins the circus. Kind of.A guy can meet the most interesting people at the Greyhound station at dinnertime on Thanksgiving day. The Freegans are exactly the kinds of friends (living out of an ancient VW camper van, dumpster diving, dressing like clowns and busking for change)who would have Andrew's mom reaching for a third glass of Chardonnay. To Andrew, five teenagers who seem like they've found another way to grow up are a dream come true. But as the VW winds its way across the USA, the future is anything but certain.The path of least resistance is a long, strange trip.

Author : Rivet
Publisher : Google
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4._c/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All The Way Around (Level 1 Reader) written by Rivet and published by Google. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From first introductions to deep dives into the wonders of our world, Rivet nonfiction books fascinate young readers. A level 1 reader in the Up and Down and Round and Round series, All The Way Around will feed readers' curiosity about Learning.

Author : Chunichi
Publisher : Urban Books
ISBN 13 : 1622862562
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the Way Girls 7 written by Chunichi and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a saying that if you're from my part of town, you're from around the way. Following in the footsteps of its successful predecessors, Around the Way Girls 7 showcases three popular Urban Books authors and their versions of some very tough, street-smart girls. Nina and Mouse are a couple just trying to survive the hater nation. Only problem is Nina's a little paranoid when it comes to other women, and Mouse is usually guilty as charged. Fed up with Mouse's cheating, Nina begins to creep a little herself, but will her revenge blow up in her face? ?Diamond hates her messed-up life, her sorry-behind county recipient daddy and his broke, crack-smoking girlfriend. Most of all, Diamond hates her mother, who didn't love her enough to stick around. But there are two sides to every story, and Diamond is about to hear the other side to hers. ?Homegirls Whakelah, LaShawn, and Misha have big dreams to make it out of Webster Projects. There was a time their bond seemed unbreakable, but now that Misha has found love and a ticket to the big time, her friends want to go along for the ride. How far are they willing to go to chase that paper?

Author : Jeffrey Blount
Publisher : Beaufort Books
ISBN 13 : 0825309107
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way written by Jeffrey Blount and published by Beaufort Books. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Henry Ferguson doesn't belong here. After a highly publicized fall from grace, James attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as "Around the Way." Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can't solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and the possibility of redemption.

Author : Jamie Aramini
Publisher : Geography Matters
ISBN 13 : 1931397368
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eat Your Way Around the World written by Jamie Aramini and published by Geography Matters. This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get out the sombrero for your Mexican fiesta! Chinese egg rolls! Corn pancakes from Venezuela! Fried plantains form Nigeria! All this and more is yours when you take your family on a whirlwind tour of over thirty countries in this unique international cookbook. Jam-packed with delicious dinners, divine drinks, and delectable desserts, this book is sure to please. The entire family will be fascinated with tidbits of culture provided for each country including: Etiquette hints Food Profiles Culture a la Carte For more zest, add an activity and viola, you will create a memorable learning experience that will last for years to come. Some activities include: Food Journal Passport World Travel Night Open your eyes and tastebuds and have great fun on this edible adventure."

Author : Tameka Fryer Brown
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613128738
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day written by Tameka Fryer Brown and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neighbors gather on a hot summer day for a joyful block party: Kids play double Dutch; men debate at the barber shop and play chess; mothers and aunts cook up oxtail stew, collard greens, and other delicious treats; and friends dance and sway as jazz floats through the streets. A rhythmic tale that celebrates the diversity of a close-knit community, Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day will excite readers and prompt them to discover the magic of their own special surroundings.

Author : Geoffrey Wolff
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307745457
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hard Way Around written by Geoffrey Wolff and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1895 Joshua Slocum set sail from Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the Spray, a thirty-seven-foot sloop. More than three years later, he became the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo, and his account of that voyage, Sailing Alone Around the World, made him internationally famous. But scandal soon followed, and a decade later, with his finances failing, he set off alone once more—never to be seen again. In this definitive portrait of an icon of adventure, Geoffrey Wolff describes, with authority and admiration, a life that would see hurricanes, shipwrecks, pirate attacks, cholera, smallpox, and no shortage of personal tragedy.

Author : Harry Alverson Franck
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working my Way Around the World written by Harry Alverson Franck and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an adventurous travelogue written by Harry A. Franck and rewritten by Lena M. Franck. The book details the author's experiences as a vagabond traveler across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia. Illustrated with photographs and maps, the book offers a vivid portrayal of the people, cultures, and landscapes encountered during the author's journey.