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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan's West Side to the restaurants of the Village, living out her buoyant youth alongside the great minds of the day—luminaries like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. My Soul Looks Back is her paean to that fascinating social circle and the depth of their shared commitment to activism,
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The sister of a New York Yankees right fielder describes their Midwestern father's determination to propel her reluctant five brothers into professional baseball, and her efforts to creatively channel her own domestic responsibilities.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the mother-daughter relationship of culinary author Ruth Reichl, now editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and her late mother, Miriam. Miriam Brudno, who bowed to societal and familial pressure to become a wife and a mother over pursuing a fulfilling career, cheered her daughter on and pointed out that Ruth had an obligation, both to herself and to her mother, to use her life well.
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