Letters to My Granddaughters

Letters to My Granddaughters
Author: Linda Abbott Trapp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Life skills
ISBN:

" ... [A]n inspirational self-help guide to many of life's most complex and challenging issues, from understanding and celebrating love, to the wisdom of having it all. The topics grew from participant feedback in the author's more than 3000 seminars, and are designed to encourage and assist not only her own granddaughters, but all those who search with open hearts and wondering minds for the secrets of life"--Page 4 of cover.

Letters to My Granddaughter

Letters to My Granddaughter
Author: Eleanor Curry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9780595395132

Without grandmothers or grandfathers, too many children from eighteen years old and younger would not receive the emotional support or have their basic needs met, which could contribute to them becoming healthy adult people. Letters To My Granddaughter focuses on the life of one family's journey from St. Louis, Misouri, to the housing projects of San Francisco, California. Eight years later, they moved to the suburbs of San Mateo County, California. Curry remains steadfast to her granddaughter's question, by sharing her early years, falling in love, learning about the duties of a wife and mother, becoming a Christian, and how choices were made to protect their children as they were growing into adult. There were times when it was hard, yet they stayed on their course. An interesting and enlightening section unfolds in 'Family Adventures' where Danielle's three aunts, her Dad and four uncles write her letters too.

Life Beyond Measure

Life Beyond Measure
Author: Sidney Poitier
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0061737259

The bestselling author and American icon offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-grandaughter The author of The Measure of a Man and one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood offers a book that features inspirational advice and personal stories from his extraordinary life. Written in the form of extended letters to his new great-granddaughter, Sidney Poitier offers perspective and wisdom gained from his memories of being a boy in the Bahamas; breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era; achieving stardom and success in Hollywood; and as a diplomat and humanitarian. In his role as father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Poitier shares his experience of the most important passages in life.

Letters To My Grandchildren

Letters To My Grandchildren
Author: Tony Benn
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1409067033

As a diarist I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it. The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes their parents and grandparents made. Certainly at my age I have learned an enormous amount from the study of history - not so much from the political leaders of the time but from those who struggled for justice and explained the world in a way that shows the continuity of history and has inspired me to do my work. Normality for any individual is what the world is like on the day they are born. The normality of the young is wholly different from the normality of their grandparents. It is the disentangling of the real questions from the day to day business of politics that may make sense for those who take up the task as they will do. Every generation has to fight the same battles as their ancestors had to fight, again and again, for there is no final victory and no final defeat. Two flames have burned from the beginning of time - the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope. If this book serves its purpose it will fan both flames.

Letters to My Grandchildren

Letters to My Grandchildren
Author: David Suzuki
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 177164088X

In his most important book since "The Sacred Balance" and his most personal ever, revered activist and thinker David Suzuki draws on the experiences and wisdom he has gained over his long life and offers advice, stories, and inspiration to his six grandchildren.

Curly Grandma's Letters

Curly Grandma's Letters
Author: Anita Bryce
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Autobiography
ISBN: 1606046128

Communicating is fun and easy. Find out how simple it is in this easy-to-understand guide to penning your life story. A great gift for grandparents!

Letters from a Soldier

Letters from a Soldier
Author: Susan Mowry
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2015-12-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1491778644

When Jim met Sue, he had already enlisted in the US Army. As he is drawn away into military service abroad in the 1960s, it is through heartfelt and sincere letters that Jim and Sues love for each other is able to grow and strengthen. From basic training, to being stationed in France, and eventually through the unrest of Vietnam, a story unfolds that shows how true love and family can transcend any distance. In Letters from a Soldier, writer Susan Mowry shares her husband Jims touching and honest letters of love and longing, as their love for each other keeps them both brave when Jim is sent to Vietnamleaving Sue pregnant with their first child. Experience with Sue the sometimes whirlwind, sometimes heart-pounding, but always loving messages and letters of courage in the face of adversity, as even a letter to President Johnson works wonders to help save their wedding day. With words and passionate feelings shared across the world through both letters and prayer, discover how a soldier and his wife cultivate both their love for each other and a family together, and delight in Sues dedication to Jim as he finally comes home from Vietnamwhere he will never leave her again.

From the Heart

From the Heart
Author: Robert Payne
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-02-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781589809710

Inspirational stories from a beloved columnist. A collection of stories about ordinary people and their extraordinary experiences, these personal essays reflect on memories from childhood through adulthood, revealing the character traits and values that enable one to overcome hardship and joyfully move forward through life. From the narrator's experience of his wife's battle with cancer to reflections on faith and courage, the concrete examples and motivating anecdotes will encourage and inspire.

Letters My Grandfather Wrote Me

Letters My Grandfather Wrote Me
Author: Bryan Crawford
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2011-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1456788531

The Douglases are traced from 100 A.D. with ancestral background in Ireland around 300 B.C. There is an American branch from the 18th century with connections to the U.S. war of independence and the anti-slave movement. The Crawfords are shown in their early history around the 12th century, then since the early 19th Century in Scotland, Ireland and New Zealand. The Clarks are shown since the mid 19thcentury but with strong Huguenot roots in the 17th century. The Gagens are traced from Germany to Norfolk in the U.K. in the 17th century; and to Canada and America in the 19th, where Dan Gagen married into the Chippewa tribe. The book is about Cyril Gagen who settled in New Zealand with his mid-wife mother in the early 20th century, and is written by his grandson. The last chapter is autobiographical with an in-depth discussion on Social Control and the ethics of its use in modern Britain and New Zealand. The Clarion review states that the book is anti-monarchist which is totally incorrect.

Poor Lofdoc’S Almanac

Poor Lofdoc’S Almanac
Author: Lofdoc (Lots of Fishing Doc)
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-06-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1524616028

A humble and grateful confession! Many months ago, when I had completed and had published my third book, Lofdocs Stories: Short and Sweet, with the subtitle An Octogenarians Oracles, I was asked the question Will this, your third book, be your final contribution to the world of literature? I responded by saying, I would love to continue exploring new vistas, but the laws of nature will always have the final say; after all, I am eighty-nine years old. Well, now, the rest of the story. I guess I am no different than anyone else; after all, we are all birds of a feather, are we not? When the mountain climber was asked Why do you climb mountains? his answer was Because it is there. And so it is with me. I write because I am still here. But I confess that I reverently hope that I would still be around to continue to tell you the rest of my stories. So yes, dear reader, I have poured many hours of pure joy into this, my fourth book. There are stories titled Crying Out in the Wilderness, The Ten Armed Swimmer, Quackery, The Sand Dollar, Treasures of a Nursing Home, etc. I have tried to be accurate, sincere, and entertaining. I have given you a new world of thoughts and remembrances that you will hopefully embrace and enjoy. I sincerely believe this, my fourth volume, represents the best of all my lifetime literary efforts. I hope you will embrace and enjoy my little stories as much as I have loved writing them. I now give you Lofdocs fourth book. Oh, by the way, perhaps you might want to know about my use of the name Lofdoc as my pseudonym. No secret. I love fishing, so Lots of Fishing Doc. Yes, I am a retired doctor of medicine. I had practiced medicine (solo) for over thirty years in Ohio. I now devote most of my time caring for my medically wounded angel, my wife of sixty-five years. Andrew Opritza, MD, FACP