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Winnie Davis
Varina Anne ôWinnieö Davis was born into a war-torn South in June of 1864, the youngest daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his second wife, Varina Howell Davis. Born only a month after the death of beloved Confederate hero General J.E.B. Stuart during a string of Confederate victories, WinnieÆs birth was hailed as a blessing by war-weary Southerners. They felt her arrival was a good omen signifying future victory. But after the ConfederacyÆs ultimate defeat in the Civil War, Winnie would spend her early life as a genteel refugee and a European expatriate abroad. After returning to the South from German boarding school, Winnie was christened the ôDaughter of the Confed...
Winnie and Fred in the Bakery
Meet Winnie and Fred Mouse, a brother and sister who dream about the pastries and candy in the bakery shop above their burrow. Their mother has forbidden them from the human shop, but that doesn't stop Winnie and Fred from thinking about all the good things they could eat.One night their dream comes true; the human is going away on vacation. Watch Winnie and Fred sneak into the bakery and get into all sorts of trouble as they get into pies, cookies, and ice cream galore.
Fred Finds a Fur-Ever Home
Fred is a rescue cat who no one will rescue. Will Fred ever find his fur-ever home?
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Mississippi Women
Some of the women are well known, others were prominent in their time but have since faded into obscurity, and a few have never received the attention they deserve."--BOOK JACKET.
Hidden in History: The Untold Story of Female Artists, Musicians, and Writers
Of the few historical shortlists women make as influencers in the arts; the same few names are recognized; making the catalogue of powerful and gifted females feel like an small and exclusive club. The truth is; however; that far more women than we know can be credited with contributions to the industries in which they honed their crafts. In 1940; when the world was at war and the Civil Rights Movement had yet to turn the page of history; Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Academy Award. She and Anna May Wong fought hard to pave the way for actresses of color and fight against racial stereotypes. Maria Tallchief was the first; and one of the only; Native American prima ba...
Fred Finds a Fur-Ever Home
Dreams do come true! Fred lives at the Paws and Claws Animal Shelter. All he wants is a home of his own, but his ears are too big and his tail too long. He wishes on a star for his fur-ever home. Across town a lonely little girl is wishing on a star too. She wants a pet of her own. Will Fred and Sophia find each other?
Winnie Lightner
Winnie Lightner (1899-1971) stood out as the first great female comedian of the talkies. Blessed with a superb singing voice and a gift for making wisecracks and rubber faces, she rose to stardom in vaudeville and on Broadway. Then, at the dawn of the sound era, she became the first person in motion picture history to have her spoken words, the lyrics to a song, censored. In Winnie Lightner: Tomboy of the Talkies, David L. Lightner shows how Winnie Lightner's hilarious performance in the 1929 musical comedy Gold Diggers of Broadway made her an overnight sensation. She went on to star in seven other Warner Bros. features. In the best of them, she was the comic epitome of a strident feminist, ...
Becoming Who We Are
This definitive work comprehensively examines the role of temperament in the development of personality and psychopathology. Preeminent researcher Mary Rothbart synthesizes current knowledge on temperament's basic dimensions; its interactions with biology, the social environment, and developmental processes; and influences on personality, behavior, and social adjustment across the lifespan. In a direct and readable style, Rothbart combines theory and research with everyday observations and clinical examples. She offers new insights on "difficult" children and reviews intervention programs that address temperamental factors in childhood problems. This book will be invaluable to developmental psychologists; personality/social psychologists; child clinical psychologists and other mental health practitioners. It will also serve as a text in graduate-level courses
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