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Chiara Corbella Petrillo: A Witness to Joy
by Simone Troisi Cristiana PacciniEach saint has a special charisma, a particular facet of God that is reflected through her. Chiara's was to be a witness to joy in the face of great adversity, the kind which makes love overflow despite the sorrow from loss and death.
Chic: Memorias eclécticas
by Felisa Pinto«Espíritu libre, ¿intelectual, diletante? Europeizada, afrancesada, colonizada por el cine de Hollywood y el jazz, con ideas de avanzada, apartidista, activista de las buenas causas y del compromiso social. Mucho understatement, nomadismo, nonchalance. Hedonismo y austeridad a la vez. Ya entonces empecé a forjar una imagen que sería, con algunas variantes, la definitiva: despojada, sin adornos, pelo corto, modernista, inspirada en las mujeres de la Bauhaus.» «Influencer muchos años antes de que se acuñara el término, Felisa celebró desde sus crónicas y columnas las extravagancias, los estilos genuinos y las descripciones minuciosas y exquisitas. Estas memorias eruditas y elegantes son imprescindibles para entender los cruces de moda, cultura, música y vanguardias del siglo veinte».Victoria Lescano Fundadora de la crónica de moda en Argentina, retratista de la bohemia selecta del Buenos Aires de los 60 y 70, testigo irreverente de la evolución del gusto, forjadora de un estilo criollo de irradiación cosmopolita, musa y cómplice de una constelación de músicos, pintores, escritores, fotógrafos y diseñadores de varias generaciones, Felisa Pinto es el fruto de una vorágine de experiencias únicas. Hija de cruces providenciales con otras vidas, desarrolló una forma única de indagación de lo efímero en tiempo real de los usos y costumbres que fijaron la identidad visual de una época. Chic reúne recuerdos que son joyas y una selección de sus crónicas, en las que se despliega su poética del detalle aplicada con la misma gracia a personas reales como a texturas, colores y telas.
Chicago Blues
by Wilbert Jones Kevin JohnsonBlues was once described as the devil's music. It eventually became some of the most beloved American music that was embraced by a global audience. Originating in African American communities in the South in the late 1800s, it was inspired by gospel and spiritual music sung by field hands and sharecroppers who worked on plantations. During the Great Migration from the early 1900s to the mid-1970s, many African Americans moved north for a better quality of life. Chicago was one of America's leading industrialized cites, and manufacturing jobs were plentiful and provided better wages than sharecropping. Many blues musicians who worked as field hands and sharecroppers moved to Chicago not only for those jobs, but also to pursue their love of music. Greats such as Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Muddy Waters, Jimmy and Estelle Yancey, Robert Nighthawk, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, Earl Hooker, Koko Taylor, Sly Johnson, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Burns, Zora Young, Junior Wells, and a host of others came with their own styles and gave birth to Chicago blues.
Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History
by Margaret Hicks&“An overview of Chicago&’s comedic legacy, from its early days . . . to its present day position as a breeding ground for some of comedy&’s biggest names&” (Gapers Block). Famous for being a city of broad shoulders, Chicago has also developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. Watch the Chicago style of comedy evolve from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the fifties and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Second City alum Margaret Hicks touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos &‘n&’ Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more. Includes photos!
Chicago Shakedown: The Ogden Gas Scandal
by John F. HoganThe Ogden Gas Affair represented the biggest political scandal of Chicago's first sixty years. Mayor John P. Hopkins and Democratic Party boss Roger Sullivan conspired with ten other insiders to form a dummy corporation to blackmail Peoples Gas Company. The scam poured money into the coffers of beneficiaries who were never prosecuted, including the governor of Illinois, John P. Altgeld. As their lengthy swindle ran its course, Hopkins and Sullivan rubbed elbows with the most notorious grafters of the robber baron era, including Charles Yerkes and "Big Bill" Thompson. Author John Hogan follows the money in a scheme that became a template for the enrichment of the connected at the expense of the citizenry.
Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s (Images of America)
by Jim RidingsThe story of Chicago gangsters in the 1920s is legendary. Less talked about is the tale of the politicians who allowed those gangsters to thrive. During the heyday of organized crime in the Prohibition era, Chicago mayor "Big Bill" Thompson and Gov. Len Small were the two most powerful political figures in Illinois. Thompson campaigned on making Chicago "a wide open town" for bootleggers. Small sold thousands of pardons and paroles to criminals, embezzled $1 million, and was then acquitted after mobsters bribed the jury. This book is the story of those Jazz Age politicians whose careers in government thrived on and endorsed corruption and racketeering, from Chicago to Springfield. It complements author Jim Ridings's groundbreaking biography, Len Small: Governors and Gangsters, which was praised by critics and situated Ridings as a trailblazer among Chicago crime authors.
Chicago's First Crime King: Michael Cassius McDonald (True Crime Ser.)
by Kelly PucciThis true crime biography details the remarkable rise of the 19th century mob boss who ran Chicago from the streets to the mayor&’s office. Michael Cassius McDonald arrived in Chicago as a teenage gambler and scam artist who quickly hustled his way into running the city through its criminal underworld. Long before the reign of Al Capone, McDonald was Chicago&’s original mob boss. He procured presidential pardons, fixed juries, stuffed mayoral ballot boxes, and operated the city's most popular—and most crooked—gambling parlor. But McDonald also maintained a reputation as a decent man. He was a philanthropist who befriended Clarence Darrow, promoted the World's Fair, ran the Chicago Globe newspaper—where he employed Theodore Dreiser—and funded the Lake Street L. Meanwhile, he had multiple marriages mired in love triangles and murder trials. His remarkable story comes to life in this.
Chicago's Italians: Immigrants, Ethnics, Americans (Making of America)
by Dominic CandeloroSince 1850, Chicago has felt the benefits of a vital Italian presence. These immigrants formed much of the unskilled workforce employed to build up this and many other major U.S. cities. From often meager and humble beginnings, Italians built and congregated in neighborhoods that came to define the Chicago landscape. Post-World War II development threatened this communal lifestyle, and subsequent generations of Italian Americans have been forced to face new challenges to retain their ethnic heritage and identity in a changing world. With the city's support, they are succeeding.
Chicago's Nelson Algren
by David Mamet Art ShayThey met in 1949 when Art was a reporter for Life. Shay followed Algren around with a camera, gathering pictures for a photo-essay piece he was pitching to the magazine. Life didn't pick up the article, but Shay and Algren became fast friends. Algren gave Shay's camera entrance into the back-alley world of Division Street, and Shay captured Algren's poetry on film. They were masters chronicling the same patch of ground with different tools.Chicago's Nelson Algren is the compilation of hundreds of photos--many recently discovered and published here for the first time--of Nelson Algren over the course of a decade and a deeply moving homage to the writer and his city. Read Algren and you'll see Shay's pictures; look at Shay's photos and you'll hear Nelson's words.
Chicago's Polish Downtown
by Polish Museum of America Victoria GranackiPolish Downtown is Chicago's oldest Polish settlement and was the capital of American Polonia from the 1870s through the first half of the 20th century. Nearly all Polish undertakings of any consequence in the U.S. during that time either started or were directed from this part of Chicago's near northwest side. This book illustrates the first 75 years of this influential Polish neighborhood. Featured are some of the most beautiful churches in Chicago-St. Stanislaus Kostka, Holy Trinity, and St. John Cantius-stunning examples of Renaissance and Baroque Revival architecture that form part of the largest concentration of Polish parishes in Chicago. The headquarters for almost every major Polish organization in America were clustered within blocks of each other, and four Polish-language daily newspapers were published here. The heart of the photographic collection in this book is from the extensive library and archives of the Polish Museum of America, still located in the neighborhood.
Chicago’s Modern Mayors: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot
by Kari Lydersen Dick Simpson Costas Spirou Dennis Judd Daniel Bliss Betty O'Shaughnessy Xolela Mangeu Gregory D Squires Monroe Anderson Marco Rosaire Rossi Clinton StockwellPolitical profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the city Chicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the respected political science, sociologist, and journalist contributors approach their subjects from distinct perspectives, each essay addresses three essential issues: how and why each mayor won the office; whether the City Council of their time acted as a rubber stamp or independent body; and the ways the unique qualities of each mayor’s administration and accomplishments influenced their legacy. Filled with expert analysis and valuable insights, Chicago’s Modern Mayors illuminates a time of transition and change and considers the politicians who--for better and worse--shaped the Chicago of today.
Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice: Voices From El Barrio
by Juanita Diaz-CottoThe author uses oral histories to chronicle the lives of 24 Chicana pintas (prisoners/former prisoners) repeatedly arrested and incarcerated for non-violent, low-level economic and drug-related crimes.
Chicharito Hernández (Superstars of Soccer SPANISH)
by Gustavo VazquezLlamado por el destino, con el futbol como herencia, Javier Hernández Balcázar nació para brillar en las canchas. Nieto e hijo de seleccionados nacionales que participaron en Copas del Mundo, el Chicharito representa a la nueva generación de futbolistas mexicanos cuyo terreno de juego es el mundo. Desde sus modestos orígenes en las fuerzas básicas de las Chivas de Guadalajara, hasta sus éxitos en el Manchester United, este libro sigue las andanzas de Hernández en su camino hacia la línea de fondo. El Chicharito es delantero de la vida, anotador de triunfos que todo México celebra.
Chicharito Hernández (Superstars of Soccer)
by Gustavo VazquezLlamado por el destino, con el futbol como herencia, Javier Hernández Balcázar nació para brillar en las canchas. Nieto e hijo de seleccionados nacionales que participaron en Copas del Mundo, el Chicharito representa a la nueva generación de futbolistas mexicanos cuyo terreno de juego es el mundo. Desde sus modestos orígenes en las fuerzas básicas de las Chivas de Guadalajara, hasta sus éxitos en el Manchester United, este libro sigue las andanzas de Hernández en su camino hacia la línea de fondo. El Chicharito es delantero de la vida, anotador de triunfos que todo México celebra.
Chickasaw, a Mississippi Scout for the Union: The Civil War Memoir of Levi H. Naron, as Recounted by R. W. Surby
by Thomas D. Cockrell Michael B. BallardA well-to-do planter and slave owner in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Levi Holloway Naron was an unlikely supporter of the Union. And yet, at the outbreak of war in 1861, his agitation against the Confederacy so outraged his fellow Mississippians that they drove him from his home. Bent on retaliation, Naron headed North, contacted the Union army, and was ushered into the presence of General William T. Sherman, who quickly saw the possibilities for employing such a man. Thus began Levi Naron's career as "Chickasaw," Federal scout, spy, and raider.Dictated in 1865, when his memory of events was still fresh -- as was his passion -- Naron's memoir offers a rare and remarkably vivid firsthand account of a southerner loyal to the Union, operating behind Confederate lines. Active primarily in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee, Naron proved invaluable to Federal commanders in the West, not only Sherman but William Rosecrans, John Pope, Grenville Dodge, Benjamin Grierson, and others -- leaders whose official testimony to that effect is included in an appendix here. Naron stood before Rebel commanders as well -- Sterling Price, James Chalmers, and John C. Breckinridge -- having bedeviled their security forces and intelligence agents. In these pages, he tells how he maneuvered under their noses, burning bridges and railcars full of supplies intended for Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Bell Hood, recruiting for the Union while clad in a Confederate uniform, chasing down Union deserters and Rebel spies, and, for diversion, suppressing guerrillas and bushwhackers.This long-forgotten historical document, newly edited and annotated, provides indispensable information about Confederate as well as Union espionage and counter-espionage activity. Naron's adventures illuminate this clandestine war in the West while allowing readers to experience with startling immediacy the agony, frustrations, and convictions of a pro-Union southerner trapped inside the Confederate States.
Chicken Boy: My Life With Hens
by Arthur ParkinsonA captivating testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower YardMost of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young – but for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, the other kids in the playground called him 'Chicken Boy'. The quiet fulfilment of keeping hens became his sanctuary, a tonic for mental and physical health, a connection with his family and the natural world. Illustrated with Arthur's own characterful watercolours and photographs of his ‘girls’, Chicken Boy is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a life in nature.
Chicken Every Sunday: My Life with Mother's Boarders
by Rosemary TaylorA story told through the eyes of a daughter about life growing up with the boarders her mother housed and fed during the early 20th century. The book is chock full of colorful characters and their doings.
Chicken Justice: And Other Unexpected Lessons in Country Living
by Steve CoffmanCountry Living welcomes back Steven Coffmans celebrated collection of essays about life on the farm. Hailed by Library Journal as “amusing, exuberant, and poignant,” it now includes three entirely new and thoroughly delightful articles to enjoy. “Our first country spring was in mid-renaissance. Everywhere life was bourgeoning! First had come the early-returning flocks of robins and red-winged blackbirds…Then antediluvian opossums wobbling out of time-warp hibernation, groundhogs popping up on roadsides like chubby heralds…an explosion of baby bunnies.”What happens when two hippies with virtually no knowledge of country life decide to set up house on a 129-acre farm in Upstate New York? Thats what Steven Coffman and his wife Bobbie did in the late summer of 1972, and in Back to the Farm he tells the whole story of their grand undertaking with great humor, pathos, and wit. Its all about the many animals--pigs, ducks, cows, horses, cats, dogs, and other country creatures--who share their lives, as well as about learning the ways of the land, getting in tune with natures cycles, and raising a family. Coffman, who will become a Country Living columnist this year, centers his pieces around the animals that make up his new rural world, capturing the stubborn recalcitrance of a pig, the pony that steps into the living room, and the magical migration of magnificent Monarch butterflies. “…a lively, zany tale of country life…”--Bookwatch. “Bemused, informative and breezy…will give a nudge to those who only dream of escaping the urban life.”--Publishers Weekly.
Chicken Soup For The Bride's Soul: Stories Of Love, Laughter And Commitment To Last A Lifetime
by Mark Victor Hansen Jack L. Canfield Jennifer CanfieldYour wedding day is one of the most memorable of your life, especially if you're the bride. From unique proposals to hilarious and touching tales of actual ceremonies and receptions, this book will inspire anyone looking ahead to the big day. "Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul" features a final section on Anniversaries will give it a long shelf life, and open the market to those remembering the joy of their wedding day in later years. It's the perfect gift for bridal showers, weddings and anniversaries.
Chicken Soup For The Latter-Day Saint Soul: Stories Celebrating The Faith And Family Of Latter-Day Saints
by Mark Victor Hansen Jack L. CanfieldIn celebration of the 175th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sherm and Peg Fugal, publishers of the million-selling "Especially for Mormons" series, have edited this, the first nationally released collection of LDS stories and cartoons, written by saints from every corner of the world. You'll find sweet, funny and thought-provoking stories on faith, family, gratitude, holidays, miracles, missionaries, overcoming obstacles, prayer and serving others: stories that you'll want to read and use yourself, then share with family and friends. "Read these stories and you'll understand how the LDS Church became the fastest growing Christian religion in the world, the fourth largest church in America, and the second largest church in the American west." Maren Mouritsen, former dean of students, Columbia University; retired assistant to the president, Brigham Young University. "This is what we need: inspiring stories from fellow saints from all over the world with whom we share not only the restored gospel and Church, but also the same worldly challenges." Matt Kennedy, publisher, LDS Living magazine; vice president/marketing, Deseret Book. "I have known and worked with both the Fugals, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen for years. What a brilliant combination of talent and ideas." Robert G. Allen, bestselling author of "Nothing Down" and "The One-Minute Millionaire".
Chicken Soup For The Soul: 101 Stories Of Life, Love, And Learning For Older Teens
by Mark Victor Hansen Jack L. Canfield Amy Newmark Madeline ClappsStories in this book cover topics important to the 14 to 18-year-old range, including regrets and lessons learned, dating and sex, family relationships, applying to college, and preparing for life after high school. The first "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies. Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies. "Chicken Soup for the Soul" has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.
Chicken Soup For The Soul: Stories By Mothers And Sons, In Appreciation Of Each Other
by Mark Victor Hansen Jack L. Canfield Amy NewmarkThere is a special bond between mothers and their sons and it never goes away. This new book contains the 101 best stories and poems from Chicken Soup's library honoring that lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring. These heartfelt and loving stories written by mothers, grandmothers, and sons, about each other, span generations and show how the mother-son bond transcends time. Some of theses stories will make readers laugh and some will make them cry, but they all will warm their hearts and remind them of the things they love about each other. The first "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies. Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies Chicken Soup for the Soul had won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.
Chicken Soup For The Working Mom's Soul: Humor And Inspiration For Moms Who Juggle It All
by Mark Victor Hansen Patty Aubery Jack L. CanfieldA mom's work is never done. Whether you work full time or part time, in an office or from your home, or are a stay-at-home mom, "Chicken Soup for the Working Mom's Soul" is for you. The stories found in this heartwarming book are from women who, day in and day out, juggle and balance their careers and their families. Whether it's a busy day at the office, followed by music lessons and baseball practice, preparing dinner, or helping with homework, then snuggling and tucking in the little ones, life for a working mom is a busy one. But it is also an enriching and rewarding life, and the stories shared in this book by working moms will show you that it's not important to be 'Super Mom' all the time, just some of the time!
Chicken Soup for the African American Soul: Celebrating and Sharing Our Culture One Story at a Time
by Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Lisa Nichols Tom JoynerThis is the book everyone has been waiting for--an inspiring celebration of the joy, challenges, and triumphs of being African American. Combine Ilyana Vanzant and Terry McMillan, then include a dash of E. Lynn Harris, and you've got Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. This book captures the spirit of the community through inspiring storytelling that understands both the struggles and joys of being African American. From Jim Crow to the Civil Rights movement to today's business leaders and gangsta culture, this book is a primer on black history. And like all Chicken Soup books, it's a moving tribute to the small things--a moment of insight, a mentor, a lover, the loss of innocence--that make life worth living. This great volume is focused on representing all facets of African American life--man and woman; young and old; rural, suburban, and urban; rich and poor; race conscious and mostly color-blind.
Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul: Laughter, Love And Memories To Honor The Legacy Of Sisterhood (Chicken Soup For The Soul Ser.)
by Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Lisa NicholsChicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul is a rich collection of stories that truly celebrate the mountaintops and share the valleys of the African American woman's experience; highlighting her moments of strength, as well as her struggles. This candid, touching, and inspiring collection of stories proves that the spirit of sisterhood extends beyond geography, economics, age, and time. Whether we're passing on family traditions, keeping the faith, or just keepin' it real, one thing is for sure; we are here because of the shoulders we stand on. Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul will leave you feeling as if you've just shared a sacred space with some legendary African American women through quotes or stories from Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Mary McLeod Bethune, and modern day heroines like Patti LaBelle, Halle Berry, and Queen Latifah. Experience inspiring moments of ordinary sisters doing extraordinary things in the world like voting in a time when voting could cost you your life to learning the true meaning of self love through the simple gesture of letting your hair down. Allow these stories--exclusively for sisters, from sisters--encourage and inspire you as you feed your soul and soothe your spirit.