Author: Kuwana Haulsey Publisher: One World/Ballantine ISBN: 0375761330 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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Inspired by the extraordinary events of Dr. May Chinn's life, Angel of Harlem is a deeply affecting story of love and transcendence. Weaving seamlessly scenes from the battlefields of the Civil War, during which her father escaped from slavery, to the Harlem living rooms and kitchen tables where May is sometimes forced to operate on her patients, this fascinating novel lays bare the heart of a woman who changed the face of medicine. A gifted, beautiful young woman in the 1920s, May Edward Chinn dreams only of music. For years she accompanies the famed singer Paul Robeson. However, a racist professor ends her hopes of becoming a concert pianist. But from one dashed dream blooms another: May would become a doctor instead--the first black female physician in all of New York. Giddy with the wonder of the Harlem Renaissance and fueled by firebrand friends like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, May doggedly pursues her ambitions while striving to overcome the pains of her past: the death of a fiancé, a lost child, and a distant father ravished by the legacy of slavery. With every grief she encounters, a resilient piece of herself locks into place. At times risking her life-attending to men stabbed in their homes and women left to die in filthy alleys-May struggles to carve out a place for herself within a medical world that still teaches that a "Negro" brain is not anatomically wired for higher thinking. Yet against the odds, she achieves her goal, starts her own practice, and becomes one of the first cancer specialists in the city. Alive with the pulse of black unrest in 1920s New York, this beautifully textured novel moves with fearlessness and grace through a history that is by turns ugly and sublime. With Angel of Harlem, critically acclaimed author Kuwana Haulsey gives poetic voice to the story of a remarkable woman who had the courage to dream and live beyond her era's limitations.
Author: Brenda Hardwick Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1546224955 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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Soraya has always had bad dreamsnightmares reallyfor as long as her memory stretched. She never paid them much serious attention until now. This one was different. In this dream, she saw somebody murdered. And while she knew it was just a dream, she felt like there was more to it. She needed answers, and the old lady at the Home Shop was where she was drawn to ask her questions. Harlem Angel is about one of those insidious layers of evil that exists alongside and underneath the normal, real world. A young lady is drawn reluctantly into the struggle between races and those with and without power and learns that magic exists, that she is gifted, and that her gifts are needed. Will she be able to meet the challenge, or will she die along with those she needs to protect?
Author: Fodor's Travel Guides Publisher: Fodor's Travel ISBN: 1640976469 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 684
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Whether you want to explore the High Line, see a Broadway show, or grab a slice of pizza in Brooklyn, the local Fodor's travel experts in New York City are here to help! Fodor's New York City 2024 guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition travel guide has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor's New York City 2024 travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “New York City's Best Art Museums” “Free Things to Do in New York City,” “New York City's Best Cocktail Bars,” “Under-the-Radar Things to Do in New York City,” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “Gateway to the New World: the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,” “The American Museum of Natural History,” and “What to Eat and Drink in New York City” LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island; as well as top attractions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Times Square, Empire State Building, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Bryant Park, Rockefeller Center, The High Line, Hudson Yards, and much more. Planning on visiting more of the Northeast? Check out Fodor's Boston, Fodor's Philadelphia, Fodor's Washington DC, and Fodor's New England. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!
Author: Kuwana Haulsey Publisher: Cleis Press ISBN: 1936740532 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 309
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There is a tribe in Africa where, the first time a woman leaves home following the confinement period after giving birth, everyone she meets along the road greets her with a sacred song otherwise reserved for warriors returning from battle. She’s honored as having lived through a rite of passage that will forever mark her womanhood as abundant and powerful and blessed. She’s respected as a fully franchised member of the most ubiquitous and yet most extraordinary group of beings in our collective experience: mothers. Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned from a Six-Month-Old: Awakening to Unconditional Self Love in Motherhood is an Eat Pray Love for moms. It fuses memoir, spirituality and self-development into the unique perspective that babies are actually extraordinary spiritual teachers who are capable of showing their caregivers the way toward inspired living. Kuwana Haulsey imparts this deeper understanding of a universal truth of love , in which motherhood is explored as a means of waking up to her innate potential for personal transformation.
Author: U2 Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 1495027643 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 121
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(Guitar Chord Songbook). A concise collection of 40 U2 songs presented with just their chords and lyrics. Songs include: Beautiful Day * Bullet the Blue Sky * Elevation * Even Better Than the Real Thing * I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For * I Will Follow * Mysterious Ways * New Year's Day * One * Pride (In the Name of Love) * Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of * Sunday Bloody Sunday * Walk On * When Love Comes to Town * Where the Streets Have No Name * With or Without You * and more.
Author: Jim Lawrence Publisher: Ablaze Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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The Friday Foster comic strip is the story ofa former nightclub “camera bunny” turned photographer’s assistant turned fashion model. With an innate inclination to help others and a natural beauty that makes her a magnet for men, Friday often finds herself in some very sticky situations and world class adventures. For the FIRST TIME EVER, the classic FRIDAY FOSTER newspaper color comic strip created by James D. “Jim” Lawrence (of Buck Rogers and James Bond fame) and illustrated by Jorge “Jordi” Longarón then later Gray Morrow is collected. The strip ran from 1974-1970 and inspired the 1975 movie of the same name starring Pam Grier. The strip is the first mainstream comic strip starring an African-American character in the title role. The book will also include a significant bonus section including multiple interviews, an expanded sketchbook section, artwork, photos, essays, articles, behind-the-scenes info, and more!
Author: Scott D. Calhoun Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810881586 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 305
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Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. Edited by Scott Calhoun, with a foreword by Anthony DeCurtis, Exploring U2 contains selections from the 2009 inaugural gathering of "The Hype and The Feedback: A Conference Exploring The Music, Work and Influence of U2." In keeping with U2's own efforts to remove barriers that have long prevented dialogue for understanding and improving the human experience, this collection of essays examines U2 from perspectives ranging from the personal to the academic and is accessible to curious music fans, students, teachers, and scholars alike. Four sections organize sixteen essays from leading academics, music critics, clergy, and fans. From the academic disciplines of literature, music, philosophy, and theology, essays study U2's evolving use of source material in live performances, the layering of vocal effects in signature songs, the crafting of a spiritual community at live concerts, U2's success as a business brand, Bono's rhetorical presentation of Africa to the Western consumer, and readings of U2's work for irony, personhood, hope, conservatism, and cosmic-time. Official band biographer Neil McCormick considers U2 as a Dublin-shaped band, and Danielle Rhéaume tells how discovering and returning Bono's lost briefcase of lyrics for the album October propelled her along her own artistic journey. This thoughtful and timely collection recognizes U2's music both as art and commentary on personal journeys and cultural dialogues about contemporary issues. It offers insights and critical assessments that will appeal not only to scholars and students of popular music and culture studies but to those in the fields of theology, philosophy, the performing arts, literature, and all intellectually curious fans of U2.
Author: Kuwana Haulsey Publisher: ISBN: 9780375761331 Category : African American women physicians Languages : en Pages : 0
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Traces the life of Dr. May Chinn, a woman who broke the barriers in the medical profession in th 1920's and became a leading specialist in cancer treatment. Chinn recounts rejection by her father and a lifelong effort at reconciliation, lost loves, and an unerring dedication to providing health care to the poor and dispossessed. She develops friendships with Harlem's luminaries, including Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston.
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