from reviews of the first Routledge edition:"Entirely charming" Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post"A marvelous little book . . . . With no varnish or self-pity, . . . people who never achieved anything notable (except decency and dignity) tell the stories of their lives. A Chinese laundry-man, a Polish woman sweatshop worker, a farm wife--all ...

Manufacturer: Routledge
Written By: Hamilton Holt

Manufacturer: Shadow Mountain
Written By: Mary H. Slawson

Manufacturer: Betterway Books
Written By: Emily Croom

Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Written By: Desmond Seward

The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to the heart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in an effort to reconcile the dissonance between her black persona and her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey of discovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds of years. While searching for her mother's family, Haizlip ...

Manufacturer: Free Press
Written By: Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

Touching tomb inscriptions from the ancients, in Greek and Latin, with English tranlsations. The universal sentiments expressed in this anthology of inscriptions and epitaphs portray a poignant slice of ancient lives: their joy in the temporal life, their grief at its passing, and their faith in an eternal life of bliss. Rest Lightly includes 29 tomb inscriptions and an additional 13 ...

Manufacturer: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

Manufacturer: Syracuse University Press
Written By: Stephen Birmingham

Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide is the ultimate resource to help you learn if the luck of the Irish is in your blood or not. This easy-to-use guide will teach you to make use of the many Irish family history records that have become available in recent years. Explore the best family history sources in Ireland, including birth, marriage, and death records; church records; census ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing
Written By: David S Ouimette

Manufacturer: University Press of Mississippi
Written By: Richard S. Lackey

Manufacturer: Perigee Trade
Written By: Sandra L. Jamison