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Tearing Down Walls: A Woman's Triumph is a brave and honest look
back at the breakthroughs that have marked Mary Gardiner Jones'
whole life. From breaking free of a forceful and domineering mother
who saw only marriage in her daughter's future, dealing with the
stigma and loss of an absent, alcoholic father, to confronting and
overcoming workplace gender barriers that appeared at every step of
her legal and governmental career. The book examines the
psychological impact that her elitist background and work
experiences had on her personal development, and describes her
psychoanalysis and the role that it played throughout her life to
help her heal emotional scars. These memoirs bring a practitioner's
approach to scholarly issues. The book is a celebration of one
brilliant and determined woman's successes, a careful in-depth and
comprehensive review of her major career milestones.
Tearing Down Walls: A Woman's Triumph is a brave and honest look
back at the breakthroughs that have marked Mary Gardiner Jones'
whole life. From breaking free of a forceful and domineering mother
who saw only marriage in her daughter's future, dealing with the
stigma and loss of an absent, alcoholic father, to confronting and
overcoming workplace gender barriers that appeared at every step of
her legal and governmental career. The book examines the
psychological impact that her elitist background and work
experiences had on her personal development, and describes her
psychoanalysis and the role that it played throughout her life to
help her heal emotional scars. These memoirs bring a practitioner's
approach to scholarly issues. The book is a celebration of one
brilliant and determined woman's successes, a careful in-depth and
comprehensive review of her major career milestones.
Sunderland was once one of Britain's industrial giants. Famous for
its shipyards, mines and glass-making, it thrived at a time when
its country needed it most. After the Second World War the town saw
incredible change, as the heavy industry that seemed so permanent,
faded and died. How do you cope with the loss of centuries of
working tradition? These are the stories of the people who worked
through this evolution, watched their town change around them and
become a city - the people who saw the end of one era and the
beginning of a challenging new one.
Sunderland enjoys a good hark back. Mackems (Sunderland natives)
take great pleasure in sharing their knowledge - pointing out what
used to be where and why. Author Marie Gardiner uncovers some of
the hidden history behind this remarkable city by the sea, shedding
light on some of its fascinating and enigmatic stories, people and
places. Stand a few inches taller with pride as we encounter past
heroes like lifesaver Joseph 'Stormy Petrel' Hodgson, and Jack
Crawford, who reached dizzying heights in the midst of battle.
Learn how Sunderland's football club came into existence, how we
almost lost our beloved Sunderland Empire Theatre and why there's a
concrete boat stuck to the bed of the River Wear. As we negotiate
the twists and turns of Sunderland's history, we take an occasional
dark path, where we uncover mass graves, a serial murderer, and
discover how a terrible tragedy had national consequences. Secret
Sunderland reveals all this and more, and will appeal to locals and
visitors alike.
In our fast-paced lives, it can be hard to stop and appreciate all
the great things about the places where we live. Celebrations bring
people together, make us feel a part of something bigger, and give
us a real sense of community. In Celebrating Sunderland author
Marie Gardiner reveals the people, places, achievements, and events
of this great city. We look from dizzying heights at the Sunderland
International Airshow after its humble beginnings at Sunderland
Airport, to the town – and later, city – putting on its best
for the parties and parades through its streets. Discover how one
local architect changed lives and created a lasting legacy after a
heart-warming encounter with a homeless boy. Relive past glories in
the form of FA Cup wins, feats of derring-do, and awards for
valour. Join us as we put up the bunting, string the lights, and
dress to impress for Celebrating Sunderland. Illustrated
throughout, this immensely engaging book will appeal to local
people, visitors and all those with connections to the city. It
will evoke many memories, be a source of civic pride and provide a
valuable contribution to local history.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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