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Medicine Challenged: How Greed and Abuse of Power Are Making

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarmiento, MD Augusto / Sarmiento, Augusto, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Medicine is experiencing crises of unprecedented proportion. This book addresses, in a critical though constructive manner, the increasing commercialization of medicine, the greed and loss of professionalism of many of its members, its excessive fragmentation into subspecialties, and the education of the physician, which is increasingly controlled by the pharmaceutical and surgical implant industry. All these factors have played a major role in the current healthcare crisis, manifested by the inexcusable millions of uninsured people, the unaffordable cost of health insurance, and the grossly inferior care the poor receive in this country. The author blames the medical profession for having contributed to the perpetuation of some of the problems, and calls its fellowship and its representative organizations to respond by correcting the flaws that are correctable, and to throw their support behind initiatives that will ensure restoration of the high moral standards that made medicine a most noble profession.

The House of the Scorpion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Farmer, Nancy, PUBLISHER: Perfection Learning, MATTEO ALACRaN WAS NOT BORN; HE WAS HARVESTED. His DNA came from El Patron, lord of a country called Opium -- a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster -- except for El Patron. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El Patron's power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacran Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoover's Business Press, PUBLISHER: Hoover's, Hoover's Handbook of American Business has become the standard for accessible and interesting information about companies. This comprehensive two-volume set contains in-depth profiles of 750 of America's largest and most influential companies. You'll find major corporate giants like Coca-Cola, Exxon, General Motors and Wal-Mart, plus a selection of more than 50 of the largest privately owned companies, including Cargill and Mars. Unlike any other business resource on the market, Hoover's examines the personalities, events and strategies that have made these enterprises leaders in their fields. This valuable reference includes 60 pages of business lists, such as the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations, Computer Retail Week's Top 50 Computer Retailers and the companies on the Standard & Poor's 500. It also includes indexes by headquarters location and industry, and by the people, companies and brand names mentioned in the profiles.

Directions to Servants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swift, Jonathan / Toibin, Colm, PUBLISHER: Hesperus Press, "Directions to Servants" is one of Jonathan Swift's last completed works. It displays all his caustic skill as a satirist and his unerring eye for the little annoyances of life. Taking the form of a handbook of manners, and addressed to each servant individually, "Directions to Servant"s is the ultimate upstairs/downstairs battle. With scathing wit, Swift pits master against servant in an endless struggle for order, frugality, and the best bits of the roast. His servants are lazy, profligate, and acquisitive--always on the lookout for a shilling to be made on the sale of leftovers, or a half-bottle of wine to share with the cook. Written in Swift's final years of sanity, "Directions to Servants" is a last hilarious outpouring of cynicism at a lifetime's accumulation of poor service. Irish clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift is best remembered for his philosophical parody "Gulliver's Travels." Acquista Ora

Dischi 78 giri

Vendo i seguenti 78 giri: ODEON - GO - Sogni del Mare del sud, Orchestra Bernhard Etté - Song of Hawaii, Orchestra Bernhard Etté ODEON - GO - Serenata del Somarello (dal film "La lucciola"), Orchestra Ceragioli - Canta, bimba, canta (dal film "Sing, baby, sing"). Orchestra Ceragioli con ritornello cantato FONIT - - Cow Boy, Kramer e i suoi solisti - Gitana, Kramer e i suoi solisti BRUNSWICK - - A fine romance, Orchestra Johnny Green, ritornello cantato da Fred Astaire - The way you look tonight, Orchestra Johnny Green con ritornello cantato da Fred Astaire BRUNSWICK - - Just a quet evening, Orchestra Leo Reisman - Swing high, swing low, Orchestra Russ Morgan PARLOPHONE - G.P. - Twilight in Turkey, (dal film "Alì Babà va in città"), Orchestra Cetra diretta da Pippo Barzizza - Armonica Sbarazzina, Orchestra Cetra diretta da Pippo Barzizza PARLOPHONE - G.P. - Buona Notte, Angelini e la sua Orchestra - Vieni vieni, Angelini e la sua Orchestra Vendo in blocco a 25 euro Spese di spedizione (15 euro) escluse

Dischi 78 giri

Vendo i seguenti 78 giri: ODEON - GO - Sogni del Mare del sud, Orchestra Bernhard Etté - Song of Hawaii, Orchestra Bernhard Etté ODEON - GO - Serenata del Somarello (dal film "La lucciola"), Orchestra Ceragioli - Canta, bimba, canta (dal film "Sing, baby, sing"). Orchestra Ceragioli con ritornello cantato FONIT - - Cow Boy, Kramer e i suoi solisti - Gitana, Kramer e i suoi solisti BRUNSWICK - - A fine romance, Orchestra Johnny Green, ritornello cantato da Fred Astaire - The way you look tonight, Orchestra Johnny Green con ritornello cantato da Fred Astaire BRUNSWICK - - Just a quet evening, Orchestra Leo Reisman - Swing high, swing low, Orchestra Russ Morgan PARLOPHONE - G.P. - Twilight in Turkey, (dal film "Alì Babà va in città"), Orchestra Cetra diretta da Pippo Barzizza - Armonica Sbarazzina, Orchestra Cetra diretta da Pippo Barzizza PARLOPHONE - G.P. - Buona Notte, Angelini e la sua Orchestra - Vieni vieni, Angelini e la sua Orchestra Vendo in blocco a 35 euro Spese di spedizione (15 euro) escluse

Purple Spot Sickness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: The de Villiers Family, PUBLISHER: Waterbrook Press, "Pop Pop Pop " One morning as Sprout and his classmates are heading out to recess-"Pop "-a bright purple spot appears on Petal. In just a few minutes-"Pop Pop Pop "-Sprout's poor little friend is covered in spots. Some of her classmates laugh and tease Petal for looking like a blueberry muffin. But when others start breaking out in spots, they realize maybe they should have been more kind. This delightful story teaches young children ages 4 to 7 the value of treating others as they want to be treated. Seeds of Faith for a Lifetime of Growth The earliest years of childhood provide fertile soil for seeds of faith, and the captivating Seedling and Sprout series offers the perfect way to introduce toddlers and preschoolers to the God who created their wonder-filled world. Each book is artfully designed with vibrant, contemporary illustrations and communicates vital truths that nurture young faith.

Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parton, Dolly, PUBLISHER: Putnam Adult, The legendary Dolly Parton shares for the first time her deeply held philosophy of life and her heartfelt hopes for everyone. Based on the hugely popular commencement speech Dolly Parton gave at the University of Tennessee that became a sensation, "Dream More "is a deeper and richer exploration of the personal philosophy she has forged over the course of her astonishing career as a singer, songwriter, performer, and philanthropist. Using her speech as a jumping-off point, Parton explores the four great hopes she urges us to embrace: dream more, learn more, care more, and be more. She culls examples of these values from her own life as illustrations, from growing up poor in the hills of eastern Tennessee to her experiences as the iconic performer she has become today. Written by one of the cultural legends of our time, "Dream More "is a poignant and uplifting anthem for all who want to take charge of their lives and forge a future on their own terms.

Ottawa: An Illustrated History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, John H. / Taylor, John H., S., PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company, Bytown's early years - as military outpost and lumber town - did not presage greatness. Yet this rough little town (renamed Ottawa in ) did not remain insignificant, for geography and politics soon combined to place it at centrestage as Canada's national capital. Ottawa's fascinating story is recounted with skill and wit in John H. Taylor's "Ottawa: An Illustrated History." Taylor tells this story in all its variations - the life of the French and the English, the poor and the rich; the politics of city hall and Parliament Hill; the social lives of Ottawans. Crisp and colourful, "Ottawa: An Illustrated History" focuses on the history of the city's relationship with its landlord - the federal government - but it also does more. It weaves together, for the first time, all the complex strands that over the years have shaped Ottawa's identity. "Ottawa: An Illustrated History" is handsomely illustrated by 150 historical photographs and by a dozen original maps depicting the city's geographical evolution.

The Cooperative Solution: Toward a Just Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard C. / Lederach, John Paul, PUBLISHER: University Press of America, All over the world, poverty is gradually giving way to cooperative economic activity. At the same time, there are signs that standard competitive 'free' markets are failing. Empirical evidence shows that cooperation works better than competition and that cooperatives succeed more often than standard corporations. Assumptions underlying the competitive system are that competition results in equity for all and that poverty can be eliminated through the market. These assumptions simply are not true. On the contrary, the rich get richer; the poor, poorer. Cooperatives, where each member holds one share and one vote, are more democratic than hierarchical corporations. Poverty is actually eliminated through a combination of microfinance and cooperation. Examples include Muhammed Yunus' Grameen Bank, Indonesia's People's Bank, and the cooperative adventure of Mondragon in Spain. These examples provide a vision of true globalization from below, a vision of a just and sustainable world. The 'how-to' is right here.

Fellow-Townsmen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Thomas / Tennant, Emma, PUBLISHER: Hesperus Press, Subtly chronicling the cruel twists and turns of human fate, "Fellow-Townsmen" exemplifies Hardy's enduring perfection of his literary craft--and the artistic brilliance of his passionate portrayal of the trials of the human heart. Barnet and Downe are old and good friends in the Wessex town of Port Bredy--yet fate has treated them differently. Barnet, a prosperous man, has been unlucky in love and now lives with the consequences of a judicious but loveless marriage. Downe, a poor solicitor, is radiantly happy, with a doting wife and adoring children. A chance meeting one night causes them to reflect on their disparate lots in life and sets in motion a chain of events that will change their lives forever. Both a meticulous record of English provincial customs and a melancholic reflection on the brevity of human happiness, this short work displays all the artistry of Hardy's major fiction. Thomas Hardy is one of Britain's greatest authors; among his most famous works are "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure."

Restocking Pastoralists: A Manual of Best Practice and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffernan, Claire / Misturelli, Federica / Nielsen, Louise, PUBLISHER: ITDG Publishing, Restocking can be an effective means of poverty alleviation, which enables poor households to be incorporated back into the social and economic fabric of pastoralism. Nevertheless, at present the sustainability of projects is low. Hence the intention of this manual is to offer 'best practice' and decision support tools that can increase the number of positive project outcomes. Further, as many practitioners are new to restocking, the manual offers a background to important concepts and the literature. For those readers to whom the full explanation is not necessary, at the end of each chapter a summary of key points is offered.The manual is the result of a two-year global study on restocking policy and practice. It is based on discussions with over 30 NGOs, donors and governments involved in restocking. More specifically, 85 restocking projects representing a wide range of agencies from donors to Community based organizations (CBO), were analyzed for key design and implementation issues. Overall approximately 700 restocked households participated in the study.

Sir Francis Drake

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larkin, Tanya, PUBLISHER: PowerKids Press, This exciting, richly illustrated series examines the lives of famous European explorers during the Age of Exploration, a time in which European countries sent explorers racing around the globe in attempts to gain land and riches. Using geography, history, and biography, these books detail the routes that these explorers followed, the navigational equipment that they used, and the challenges that they faced, to create compelling documents of adventure and discovery. Students will come away from these books with a greater understanding of the individual lives of these explorers, the ways in which history and geography affect one another, and the difficult issues involved when one country claims a land that is already occupied by an indigenous population. This book mixes pirates, riches, and adventure with issues of slavery and the tumultuous politics of Elizabethan England to create a book that is as informative as it is colorful. Students will love reading about the explorer who began life as the son of a poor Devon farmer and became the first person to sail around the world.

Try Darkness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, James Scott, PUBLISHER: Center Street, Ty Buchanan is living on the peaceful grounds of St. Monica's, far away from the glamorous life he led as a rising trial lawyer for a big L.A. firm. Recovering from the death of his fiancee and a false accusation of murder, Buchanan has found his previous ambitions unrewarding. Now he prefers offering legal services to the poor and the under-represented, from his "office" at local coffee bar The Freudian Sip. A mysterious woman with a six year old daughter comes to him for help. She's being illegally evicted from a downtown transient hotel, an interest represented by his old law firm and former best friend, Al Bradshaw. Buchanan won't back down. He's going to fight for the woman's rights. But then she ends up dead, and the case moves from the courtroom to the streets. Determined to find the killer and protect the little girl, who has no last name and no other family, Buchanan finds he must depend on skills he never needed in the employ of a civil law firm.

An Orange from Portugal: Christmas Stories from the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simpson, Anne / Simpson, Anne, PUBLISHER: Goose Lane Editions, Imagine biting into a juicy orange: It's sweet, thirst-quenching, and delicious. Now imagine a poor young boy in Halifax receiving an orange from Portugal when such a gift was an exotic possibility, something about which he talked and dreamed for many days before Christmas. "An Orange from Portugal is full of such magic. Stockings without holes, the hushed beauty of a winter morning, two very different takes on what the animals really do in the barn on Christmas Eve--these are among the 30-odd tales ANNE SIMPSON has selected for the third in Goose Lane's beloved series of Christmas anthologies. Easterners have always gone "down the road," but their memories of Christmas never fade. From letters memoirs, and poems, "An Orange from Portugal spans more than a century of seasonal writing. Here are stories both salty and sweet by the likes of Charles G.D. Roberts, Alistair MacLeod, Lisa Moore, Wayne Johnstone, and Joan Clark. Like that perfect orange nestled in a stocking toe, this book is a rare treat.

A Tendering in the Storm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirkpatrick, Jane, PUBLISHER: Waterbrook Press, Emma Giesy, a strong-willed German-American, believes her young family will thrive in the light of their newfound freedom, after she and her husband branch off from their close-knit and repressive religious community in the spring of . A Story of Tender Truths About a Woman's Desperate Efforts to Shelter Her Family Determined to raise her children on her own terms, Emma suddenly finds herself alone and pregnant with her third child, struggling to keep her family secure in the remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory. With loss and disappointment as her fuel, she kindles a fire that soon threatens to consume her, making a series of poor choices that take her into dangerous relationships. As clouds of despair close in, she must decide whether to continue in her own waning strength or to humble herself and accept help from the very people she once so eagerly left behind. Based on a True Story Rich with historical details and vivid characters, "A Tendering in the Storm" poignantly gives voice to a mother's fears for her family and a woman's search for her truest self.

Beyond Micro-Credit: Putting Development Back Into

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fisher, Thomas / Sriram, M. S. / Harper, Malcolm, PUBLISHER: Oxfam, Micro-finance is an instrument for development. However, the developmental purposes of microfinance are often lost behind the dominant focus on the technology and management of micro-finance, or on outreach to poor clients. This book challenges the microfinance industry to go beyond such a narrow focus, looking at the range of development goals for which microfinance can be used. These include not only poverty alleviation through providing savings, credit, and insurance, but also promoting livelihoods, empowering women, building people's organizations, and changing institutions. The book richly illustrates each of these from actual micro-finance practice and explores the organizational challenges of combining such development goals with financial service-provision. The book is based on the great diversity of microfinance practice in India, which has developed numerous innovations, from new products for promoting livelihoods to democratic governance. The book provides the most comprehensive analysis available of Indian innovation and practice in microfinance, including detailed analysis of the "self-help groups" in India, comparisons with microfinance in Bangladesh, and the latest performance and impact assessment.

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greitens, Eric, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), How best to save the world--as saint, soldier, or... both? Like many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference. Throughout college and after, he traveled to the world's trouble spots, working in refugee camps, serving the sick and the poor on four continents, from Gaza to Croatia to Mother Theresa's home in Calcutta, among others. Yet he could not prevent violence or save anyone from becoming a refugee, he could only step in afterward, and try to ease the damage. So he joined the Navy SEALs, and became one of the world's most elite warriors. In a moving and inspiring, and yet also humble memoir, Eric offers something new in the history of military memoirs: a warrior who wanted to be strong to be good, only to discover that he had to be good to be strong. Throughout his SEAL training and deployments in Kenya, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the lessons of his humanitarian work bore fruit. The result is a lesson for us all: The heart and fist together are more powerful than either one alone.

LETTONIA, 2 Eur commemorativo, Mucca (Latvian Brown

Vendo moneta commemorativa da 2 Eur della Repubblica di Lettonia, emessa nel , con soggetto la Mucca (Latvian Brown Cow). La moneta proviene dai rotoli della Banca di Lettonia e pertanto è di qualità Fior di Conio (FdC). Per acquisti di almeno 15 eur, anche da più mie inserzioni (escluso spese postali), puoi avere al valore nominale di 3.88 eur, 1 serie completa 8 pezzi Euro della Lettonia (in qualità CIRCOLATA), a richiesta e fino ad esaurimento disponibilità. Offerta non sostitutiva della serie Lettonia FdC. Imballaggio e Spedizione in Italia: - x Raccomandata (tracciabile!): 2.71 eur; - No contrassegno. PAGAMENTO: Preferibile via Bonifico Bancario (conto e carte italiane). ALTRE MIE INSERZIONI: -Lituania, Serie completa Euro a emissione), 8 pezzi; -Lettonia, Serie completa Euro a emissione), 8 pezzi; -Lettonia, 2 Eur commemorativo 30° anniv. della bandiera europea, 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, 2 Eur commemorativo Presidenza Lettone dell'Unione Europea, 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, 2 Eur commemorativo "Cicogna", 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, 2 Eur commemorativo "Mucca", 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, 2 Eur commemorativo "Vidzeme", 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, 1 Eur divisionale, 1 pezzo; -Lettonia, Serie completa Euro in Folder Ufficiale della zecca lettone; -Lettonia, Serie completa Euro con 2 eur “Presidenza Lettone UE”, 9 pezzi, in Folder Ufficiale della zecca lettone -Lettonia, Serie completa Euro con 2 eur “Cicogna”, 9 pezzi, in Folder Ufficiale della zecca lettone -Lettonia, Serie completa Euro con 2 eur “Mucca”, 9 pezzi, in Folder Ufficiale della zecca lettone

LP di genere rock e non solo

Vendo LP di genere vario ma principalmente Rock a prezzo diverso a seconda del disco consegna a mano zone limitrofe Mn ed eventuali spedizioni a carico del destinatario, Chi volesse la lista può contattarmi Idem per aggiornamenti esempio Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet London Records stampa del tedesca 15 ? Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup stampa ita. del apribile con inserto cartonato 21 ? Rolling Stones La grande storia del rock Curcio ed. retro cover macchiata 7 ? Mick Jagger Performance stampa tedesca raretto 20 ? Bill Wyman Willie and the poor Boys 13 ? Who Who's Next originale UK non perfetto 35 ? Bob Dylan omonimo primo lp originale purtroppo con fruscio 13 ? Jackie Lomax Home is in my Head 15 ? Wishbone Ash Omonimo primo lp 13 ? Eric Burdon Starprotrait doppia raccolta francese MGM 16 ? Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl originale (purtroppo scritta sulla copertina) 15 ? Moody Blues Die Weisse serie raccolta nuovo 9 ? Mc Cartney Paul All the Best Doppia raccolta 16 ? Mc Cartney Paul Pipe of Peace 7 ? Clapton Eric Backless 13 ? Peter Frampton Comes Alive orig cover usurata

Lotto Dischi In Vinile 45 Giri Rari (LAND5)

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Seventh Amphibious Force: Command History, 10 January -

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Command History Staff / Daniel E. Barbey, PUBLISHER: Military Bookshop, This official study from contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force. Part I of the study "Narrative History." Part II (a) is "Command, Staff Oganization and Administration." Part II (b) is "Amphibious Training of Ground Force by Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (c) is "Special Problems, Functions and Organization Within Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (d) is "Special Operations Seventh Amphibious Force During Philippines - Borneo." Part II (e) is "Medical Services and Casualty Care in the Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (f) is "Air Support Operations." Part II (g) is "Adminstrative Command Seventh Amphibious Force Chronological Account." Additional annexes of charts, tables and maps are also included. Please note this is a reprint of an important historic publication and has been extensively cleaned up by the publisher. While every effort has been made to make these books accessible they sometimes reflect the nature of the age of the originals including the typefaces, typewriter used, print quality and occassional marginalia. These are not poor quality OCR documents with missing pages or tracts illegible text.

Fun Food for Kids

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: New Holland Publishers, This book is an inspirational book to help busy parents who are time poor and value good nutrition when cooking and preparing food for their children. Packed with fast and simple ideas using vegetables, fish, chicken and meat this book creates simple meal ideas for anyone who wants their children to eat healthy and love their food. Coming up with new ideas can be daunting and this book covers fast and simple ideas from wraps to Salads to healthy pies to lunch ideas for school. Snacks like Muesli Bars to muffins and then onto special food using vegetables and Quinoa that taste great. It covers Flourless Cakes should your children be intolerant to wheat to soups and fruit dishes that will give the chef inspiration to help children eat well. Also covered in this book is breakfast the most important meal of the day from pancakes to smoothies that the whole family will enjoy to main meals with a twist. With over 122 recipe ideas including puddings and cakes this book is a great inspiration for all mums on coming up with new interesting ideas for cooking for their children. Colorful and full photography throughout.

William Worth Belknap: An American Disgrace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Edward S., PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, This is the biography of a man willingly corrupted by the demands of Washington society and of two wives who demanded social prominence. By virtue of his excellent Civil War record, Belknap became President Grant's Secretary of War. The excesses of the Gilded Age were in full flower. Railroad barons, gold speculators, arms dealers, land speculators, and purveyors of goods for the army flocked to Washington seeking contracts and favors. Cabinet members vied with each other to provide the most lavish entertainments on their meager salaries. Some Cabinet officers were rich, Belknap was poor. Graft was rampant and Belknap found ways to have his share. Soon money was flowing into his coffers and his wives could dress in Parisian gowns, live in mansions, give receptions for people at a time, and each wife, in succession, would be named "queen" of Washington society by the newspapers. But a day of reckoning did come with his impeachment and resignation in disgrace. This is not just the story of one more grafter from the Gilded Age of the Grant administration. The effects of the Belknap scandal are still felt today.

Mama Flora's Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haley, Alex / Stevens, David, PUBLISHER: Delta, She vowed to find a better world for her children. Even if she had to make it herself. A sweeping epic of contemporary history by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley, this magnificent novel weaves an unforgettable story of one family, three generations, and their search for the American dream.... She is the heart and soul of her family who, through faith and courage, drives herself, her children, and her grandchildren onward, determined to propel them to a better place. Mama Flora, born to poor sharecroppers in Tennessee, is forced to raise her children alone after the murder of her husband. But it will not be Willie, her son, who fulfills her ambitions, but Ruthana, the niece she raises as her own. Inspired by her love for the radical poet Ben, Ruthana seeks her soul in Africa even as Willie's son and daughter embrace Black Power and drugs in their embattled coming-of-age. Throughout all the seasons of their lives, it is Mama Flora who prevails, whose quiet determination and love bring them back, as she leads her own quest for justice in tumultuous times. "From the Paperback edition."

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