Best Selling Books by Liz Murray

In the vein of The Glass Castle, Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard. Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls'' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep. When Liz''s mother died of AIDS, she decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. Liz squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Times scholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman''s indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.

The author offers an account of her journey from a fifteen-year-old living on the streets and eating garbage to her acceptance into Harvard, a feat that prompted a Lifetime movie and a successful motivational-speaking career.

Within this box lies the secret language of the Celts. To life the lid is to discover an ancient method of communication-and a means of divination. In the Celtic Ogham or tree alphabet, each letter embodies the spirit of a tree or plant, here represented on a richly decorated card. Whatever your question, doubt or worry, the 2,000-year-old wisdom of The Tree Oracle provides remarkable guidance and insight for Twentieth Century men and women. Contents: -25 beautiful tree cards -Illustrated book of explanation -Record sheet and pad

Sie gewinnt mehrere Preise, darunter den Chutzpah Award, der ihr von Oprah Winfrey verliehen wird.-In den USA wurde ihre Lebensgeschichte bereits verfilmt (Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story). Liz Murray leitet heute eine Coaching-Agentur in New York.

El día en que Liz Murray nació su padre se encontraba en la cárcel y su madre intentaba desengancharse de las drogas. Cuando su padre salió de prisión Liz y su hermana se acostumbraron a ver a sus padres consumir en casa. A duras penas iba al colegio y en clase sus compañeros se reían de ella por llevar la ropa y el pelo sucios. Esa situación provocó que hiciera novillos a diario y que al final acabase en un reformatorio. Después de varios problemas su madre la echó de casa. Liz sobrevivió comiendo basura y durmiendo en el metro. Un día conoció a Carlos, que la protegió durante un tiempo. Cuando su madre murió decidió retomar las riendas de su vida y volvió a estudiar. Se graduó y fue aceptada en Harvard. Quemar la noche es la reconstrucción de un viaje a los infiernos, el periplo de una joven por el escenario de hambre, drogas y mendicidad que le tocó vivir y al que podría haberse visto abocada sin remedio. Su fuerza y su determinación por cambiar el curso de un destino en apariencia escrito hicieron que Liz Murray lograse sobreponerse a la calle y a la desesperación, y seguir adelante porque tenía algo valioso por lo que luchar: su vida. Una historia real conmovedora que nos enseña a confiar en nuestro instinto y en el poder del ser humano de cambiar frente a la adversidad y conseguir sus objetivos. www.librosaguilar.com

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Liz Murray é fruto da relação de um casal viciado em drogas. Aos 15 anos, ela se viu morando nas ruas de Nova York, e teve que aprender a se virar, furtando para comer e passando noites em trens do metrô para dormir protegida do frio. Quando sua mãe morreu de Aids, Liz resolveu voltar para a escola. Apesar de não ter onde morar, ela conseguiu terminar o colégio, ganhou uma bolsa de estudos do The New York Times e entrou para a universidade. Varando a noite é a história inesquecível de uma jovem de espírito e vontade indomáveis, que não apenas sobreviveu, mas, acima de tudo, venceu todos os obstáculos em seu caminho para o sucesso e conseguiu formar-se em Harvard.

Traditional Chinese edition of Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard. This inspiring story of Liz Murray will leave you wonder how one fragile 15-year-old girl raised by her drug addict parents, could muster so much courage and determination to turn her life around. The movie based on Murray''s life was released in 2004. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Dans l''Ogham celtique ou alphabet des arbres, chaque lettre incarne l''esprit d''un arbre ou d''une plante. Le tarot celte qui représente cet alphabet comprend 25 cartes, magnifiquement illustrées qui, après quelques exercices d''entraînement, répondront à vos interrogations en vous fournissant orientation et connaissance. Un très bel ouvrage, comportant un historique et une explication détaillée, vous guidera dans votre recherche, dévoilant la signification des arbres et montrant comment la nature peut inspirer l''homme et l''aider.

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This ethnographic case study explored the impact of community organizing on the literacy practices of elementary and middle school aged children and youth in a Bay Area intergenerational non-profit centered on education justice and equity. The participants in the study were part of a program that addressed the needs of children and youth aged four to fourteen. This study foregrounded collaborative critical literacy practices that promoted engagement with topics relevant to their lives. This study is informed by a belief in critical literacy and community organizing as tools to change the world. The children and the youth drew on a wide array of literacy practices and genres in their community organizing work such as researching pertinent topics then analyzing and synthesizing this material in order to teach a larger public in a workshop setting. Data was collected over a six-month period across various settings including weekly meetings, leadership days, and other events that arose (i.e., conference presentations and speaking at City Hall). The findings from the study showed that the CCAT children and youth developed and sustained transformative political discourse and activism through their literacy practices. Key findings were 1) community organizing with youth supported critical literacy and creative expression; 2) community organizing with youth supported critical literacy and facilitation skills; 3) community organizing fostered peer-to-peer teaching and learning; and 4) community organizing fostered collective leadership and civic engagement among the youth. This study makes the argument that for transformative social action to happen community organizing principles need to be harnessed to critical literacy skills. Within the community organizing space there is equality and equity of voice and participation. Leadership is built among community members in a non-hierarchical fashion and the younger children saw themselves as leaders within the collective. Through their work with CCAT the children and youth enacted tenets of citizenship as they wrote themselves into their civic lives. They are practicing for a future where their already powerful voices will be amplified.

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Each card represents a letter from the Celtic Tree alphabet that embodies the spirit of a tree or plant. The 25 cards reflect the 2,000-year-old wisdom of the Tree Oracle. Set includes a record sheet and pad for keeping notes. Packaged in a keepsake wooden box with lid.

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