My Poland: Essays on Polish Identity / Moja Polska: Eseje o polskosci
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The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back Salwen, Kevin / Salwen, Hannah, It all started when 14-year old Hannah Salwen, idealistic but troubled by a growing sense of injustice in the world, had a eureka moment when a homeless man in her neighborhood was juxtaposed against a glistening Mercedes coupe. "You know, Dad," she said, pointing, "If "that" man had a less nice car, that man "there" could have a meal." This glaring disparity led the Salwen family of four, caught up like so many other Americans in this age of consumption and waste, to follow Hannah's urge to do something, to finally "just do something." And so they embarked on an incredible journey together from which there would be no turning back. They decided to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of their profits to a worthy charity. At first it was an outlandish scheme. "What, are you crazy? No way " Then it was a challenge. "We are TOTALLY doing this." Each week they met over dinner to discuss their plan. It would transport them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. Along the way they would inspire so many others wrestling with the same questions: Do I give enough? How much is enough? How can I make an impact in the world? In the end the Salwens' journey would bring them closer as a family, as they discovered, together, that half could be so much more. Warm, funny, deeply moving and wholly uplifting, THE POWER OF HALF is the story of how one family slammed the door on the status quo and threw away the key.

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The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back Salwen, Kevin / Salwen, Hannah, It all started when fourteen-year old Hannah Salwen had a "eureka" moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the precise second a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said "You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal." Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream--providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to act on her urge to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinary decision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of the sale price to a worthy charity. What began as an outlandish scheme became a remarkable journey that transported them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. In the end they learned that they had the power to change a little corner of the world--and they found themselves changing, too.

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Ooh la la! From New York Times bestseller Kevin Hawkes, illustrator of Library Lion and Weslandia, comes the charming story of a dog and her owner who become the toast of Paris. Lulu and her master, Remy, a passionate but struggling portrait painter, wander the French countryside looking for customers. They don't need much business -just enough for some figs and cheese to keep their bellies full-but not many people seem to appreciate Remy's abstract style. Before long, Lulu secretly lends a paw to Remy's work and-voilà-the pair are the most celebrated artists on the salon circuit. If only Remy knew why. With art from both beloved children's book illustrator Kevin Hawkes and award-winning miniatures artist Hannah Harrison, this funny and heartwarming story about friendship and creativity shows that there are many ways to be good at the same thing. and that a true friend is always there for you. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

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politics and social sciences, Contents: Preface / Geographical and Cultural Overview: Poland Suspended in Time and Space / The Polish Language and Its Origins / From Indo-Europeans to Slavs / Polishness in the Borderlands / Some Charms and Stereotypes of Polishness / Symbols of Community and Tradition / Faith and Religion. --- Kevin Hannan received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of "Borders of Language and Identity in Teschen Silesia" (1996), which was awarded the 1996 Orbis Books Prize. His essays on language and culture, as well as poetry, have appeared in the United States and Europe.

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Remy-and-Lulu~~Kevin-Hawkes, Remy and Lulu: Read & Listen Edition, NOOK Book (NOOK Kids Read to Me).