The Fabulous Tale of Fish and Chips

The Fabulous Tale of Fish and Chips
Author: Helaine Becker
Publisher: Green Bean Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-10-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1784385719

Joseph Malin loves his grandmother’s fried fish, which she makes according to an old family recipe. It’s so good, he thinks he might be able to make some money from it; money that his immigrant Jewish family desperately needs. He takes it into the marketplace of 19th Century London’s East End and calls out to passers-by: ‘Fresh from the ships, Hot n’ tasty fried fish'. Before long, people are coming from far and wide to try the delicious snack. But his success inspires a rival. Annette, the greengrocer across the street, sees an opportunity to hawk her own family favourite: Belgian-style fried potatoes. “Piping hot chips!”/So crisp, so delish”, she calls. And they’re a hit too. The competition between Joseph and Annette heats up as they try to outsell each other at the market. And then one day… crash! The two collide. Chips slip. Fish fly. It’s a disaster. Or perhaps not… This is the playful, fictional account of how the real-life Joseph Malin, a poor Jewish immigrant, invented fish and chips, the iconic British fish and chips dish.

Shani's Shoebox

Shani's Shoebox
Author: Rinat Hoffer
Publisher: Green Bean Books
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781784382483

Shani receives a gift for Rosh Hashanah and recycles the box throughout the year to observe Jewish holidays.

Cracks in Her Foundation

Cracks in Her Foundation
Author: Shani Mixon
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1460266056

Mia Johnson, the songbird of Living Waters Church, the daughter of a powerful pastor, and loving wife to her husband Edward, is living the perfect life or so it seems until she is unexpectedly hit with a blow that makes her question her faith and existence in God. Her pain, sadness and disappointment of this untimely revelation quickly turn into bitterness and disgust and she decides to leave her once storybook life and family behind to embark upon a journey that is ultimately destined for destruction. As her family attempts to heal its own exposed wounds and crushing secrets, Mia finds consolation and corrupt employment with a childhood friend, Corey, who is rightfully powerful in all the wrong ways. As Mia desperately looks to continually distance herself from her family thousands of miles away, the bit of light that remains within her, is a lingering reminder in her new life that God still loves her in spite of her pain and decision to leave Him. She will soon have to make a critical decision whether to return home and forgive her transgressors, as God does His children, or continue to deepen her roots in working in the dark bowels of crime.

Correction

Correction
Author: Ben Austen
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2023-11-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1250758815

NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE • WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 • FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy “Correction ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." ―Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted “Correction provides a revelatory lens for examining mass incarceration." –The Washington Post A Most Anticipated Book of 2023: Chicago Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Next Big Idea Club The United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the world’s incarcerated people. And yet apart from clichés—paying a debt to society; you do the crime, you do the time—there is little sense collectively in America what constitutes retribution or atonement. We don’t actually know why we punish. Ben Austen’s powerful exploration offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process of parole. Told through the portraits of two men imprisoned for murder, and the parole board that holds their freedom in the balance, Austen’s unflinching storytelling forces us to reckon with some of the most profound questions underlying the country’s values around crime and punishment. What must someone who commits a terrible act do to get a second chance? What does incarceration seek to accomplish? An illuminating work of narrative nonfiction, Correction challenges us to consider for ourselves why and who we punish–and how we might find a way out of an era of mass imprisonment.

Steal. Kill. Destroy.

Steal. Kill. Destroy.
Author: Shani Mixon
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1525502131

Book 2 of the Forgiveness Series Barely two years ago, Melody Harrison fled her shocking past. The daughter of a pastor, Melody disgraced herself in the eyes of her family and their congregation when she had an affair with her sister’s husband and bore his child. Starting over in Chicago, Melody now seeks forgiveness, not from others, but from herself. In her attempt to heal from the pain she has caused she unexpectedly falls in love with devastatingly handsome pastor Tyler Deen, the son of Pastor Charles Deen of the mega church, Green Pastures. Tyler loves Melody in return, and is unaware of her secret. But everything hidden eventually comes to light and when Tyler learns about Melody’s scandalous past he is not sure he can accept her, despite his own family’s dark history. First Lady Amelia Deen, will do anything to maintain the Deen’s false image as the poster family of the Christian world including sabotaging Tyler and Melody’s relationship and ignoring her daughter Peyton’s battle with hurt and depression, which will lead her down a deadly path. In this whirlwind second installment of the Forgiveness Series, filled with equal parts divinity and deception, the enemy has come to steal, kill, and destroy. The whole armor of God will be needed to protect and heal both families. Inspiring and uplifting, Steal. Kill. Destroy. is ultimately about faith and forgiveness, and that despite our transgressions, we can leave the past behind if we put our trust in love.

Intimate Exposure

Intimate Exposure
Author: Simona Taylor
Publisher: Kimani Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459205812

After divorcing her faithless husband, Shani Matthieu isn't looking for Mr. Right, or even Mr. Not So Right. But when Elliot Bookman rescues her from an unwanted amorous advance, the hunky technology entrepreneur is starting to look more and more like Mr. Absolutely Perfect. Especially after they share their first intimate caress… Elliot never thought he'd find a woman to share his life. Shani is a dream come true, awakening his protective instincts while arousing a hot, hungry desire neither has ever known. But there's a scandalous secret in her past that could derail their newfound happiness. Until Elliot vows to fight for their future with all the love and passion at his command…

Valmiki's Daughter

Valmiki's Daughter
Author: Shani Mootoo
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0887848370

Een welvarende familie op Trinidad weet niet goed raad met seksualiteit.

He Drown She in the Sea

He Drown She in the Sea
Author: Shani Mootoo
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2006-06-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1555847021

“A classic Romeo and Juliet love story” spanning decades from the World War II Caribbean to modern-day Vancouver (The Washington Post Book World). At the dawn of the Second World War on the island of Guanagaspar, Harry, the son of a widowed maid, and Rose, the daughter of his mother’s well-to-do employer, are inseparable as children. Blissfully unaware, they form a connection that knows nothing of race or class hierarchies defining their society. Then one night, after American troops occupy Guanagaspar, their deep friendship is exposed and severed. When Harry and Rose meet again in Canada years later, the gulf separating them is not so apparent. As a passion long repressed is rekindled, Rose takes it upon herself to reroute their destinies. A “transcendent tale of souls wounded by circumstance and rehabilitated by love” (Booklist, starred review), He Drown She in the Sea is a lyrical, sensuous, and suspenseful story about the origins of desire and the sacrifice and euphoria that come with defying the life one is born into. With a “narrative pacing verg[ing] on genius . . . The worlds revealed are lush and brilliant. The journey is delightful” (Edmonton Journal).

Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change

Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change
Author: Donald L. Anderson
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2016-12-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1506365787

Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change, Second Edition encourages students to practice organization development (OD) skills in unison with learning about theories of organizational change and human behavior. The book includes a comprehensive collection of cases about the OD process and organization-wide, team, and individual interventions, including global OD, dialogic OD, and OD in virtual organizations. In addition to real-world cases, author Donald L. Anderson gives students practical and experiential exercises that make the course material come alive through realistic scenarios that managers and organizational change practitioners regularly experience.

The Wedding Season

The Wedding Season
Author: Su Dharmapala
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0731815610

Meet Shani - she's thirty-two, single and has a job to die for. And she likes her life just the way it is, thank you! So why do her family and friends insist on trying to convince her that the only way to the perfect life is meeting the perfect man? When Shani's horoscope miraculously reveals that now is the best time of her life for marriage, her mother decides to take control. As the Sri Lankan wedding season opens she turns a deaf ear to Shani's protests and arranges a parade of 101 potential grooms, in the hope that her shamefully unmarried daughter will salvage the family honour by finally finding Mr Right. But true life, like true love, can get very complicated. Amidst a riot of hilarious dates with would-be husbands, Shani has to cope with a minor Machiavelli at work, a house that is literally falling down around her ears, and a neurotic mother with serious cultural baggage. Worst of all, her best friend, who seems to have it all, is sliding into depression, and Shani seems powerless to help. Through a flurry of curry, cricket, sarees, and sumptuous ceremonies, Shani comes to learn that love comes in many disguises - and degrees of satisfaction - and that life is a one-shot game, even if you do believe in reincarnation.