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Artist's memoir of growing up in the Great Depression and using art and culture to find a way out of poverty. Includes four-color photographs of art and travels.
Born during the height of the Great Depression to an immigrant mother and a disabled father, Jeanette "Jenny" Feldman found her way out of hopelessness and poverty through her study of art. Her work has been displayed in galleries and exhibitions in New York, Texas, and New Mexico, and although her success was limited, art remained the driving force to a rich and creative life.
As an artist, Jenny made many collages, and this book has been written in a collage-style format...short essays, stories, and poetry combine to create rich and interesting textures. Full color | |  | | The Foreign Language of Friends
Four lonely women meet in a foreign language class. Despite their many differences and mutual dislike, they must learn the language of friendship.
Julia, a fun-loving, wealthy woman, lives a country club lifestyle but longs for "something more." Claire, a hard-charging corporate attorney, fights corporate politics as her age starts working against her. Gentle Ellen longs for a social life but is caring for two ailing parents. Mickey is a young newlywed with domineering parents who wants to find her own way.
As they meet in a foreign language class and form a study group, they struggle with their differences and a mutual dislike. Their lives, though, are about to unravel. Cracks appear in Julia's "idyllic" l | |  | | What She Knew
Liz Nabor is about to lose all she has worked for in the wake of the Madoff scandal, while a family crisis threatens to derail her attempts to clear her name.
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Support, comfort, and encouragement for grandparents who have experienced the death of a grandchild
When a grandchild dies, grandparents grieve both the death of the grandchild and the suffering of their children, the bereaved parents. Often they tend to other family members while their own grief remains unexpressed or unsupported.
When a Grandchild Dies offers ideas on how to experience and integrate grief, how to communicate with other family members, and how to find healing from one of life's worst tragedies.
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