FISHER, CAROLYN, DAVIS

Lotta Dempsey: The Lady Was a Star

Toronto, Belsten Publishing. 1995. (ISBN: 0919387284). Hardcover. Book, Clean tightly bound copy. Unmarked pages.Secure boxed packaging! Authors business card attached via paper clip to ffep. From the back cover."Carolyn Davis Fisher channelled her creative energy for five years--drawing on personal knowledge, interviews, and extensive research--to commit to writing the human aspect in The Lady Was a Star. Readers will gain an insight into the scope of challenges faced by Lotta Dempsey, a trailblazing femaile writer whose search for a story inspires and still beckons. An excellent choice for information on female journalists in Canada, this biography reveals the personal sacrifices and joys of this exceptional writer and interviewer who was welcomed into the male-dominated field of journalism. Lotta's accomplishments were driven by a sincere interest in people, and the satisfaction gained from doing a job well. Dedicated and hardworking, Lotta Dempsey was a journalist of principle who was certain that greater accomplishments for women were yet to come.Recommended for those biography readers who ask, Why do some succeed in life and others fail?" p1. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 3908

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0919387284

KESSINGER, GEORGE

Living the Goodwill Burn the Life & Career of George Kessinger

Lifestyles Press. 2010. (ISBN: 9781583200407). Paperback. Book, Clean nicely bound copy. Unmarked pages. Secure boxed packaging! Born in poverty in a tarpaper shack in SW Missouri, George Kessinger would become Preident and CEO of one of the world`s larget non-profit companies, the Global Member Serviced Center of Goodwill Industries INternational. His story typifies the work of Goodwill throughout the world -`not charity, but a chance`, assisting millions of individuals with disabilites and disadvantages to self-sufficiency. g4. Fine.

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Book number: 5898

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 9781583200407 GEORGE KESSINGER GOODWILL BURN

STRAVINSKY, IGOR

An Autobiography

Calder and Boyars. 1975. (ISBN: 0714510823). Paperback. Book, Clean nicely bound copy. Unmarked text. light general edgewear. Secure packaging! c2. Very Good.

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Book number: 4807

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0714510823 STRAVINSKY