My eyes feel they need to cry [[electronic resource] ] : stories from the formerly homeless / / Martha Aladjem Bloomfield

• Autore: Bloomfield Martha Aladjem
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.5/92092273
• Soggetto topico: Homelessness - United States; Homeless persons - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword by Susan E. Cancro; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. A Canvas of Homelessness; Chapter Two. Their Stories through Words; Chapter Three. A Change in Direction; Chapter Four. Their Stories through Paintings and Poems; Chapter Five. Resilience from Memory, Hopes, and Dreams; References
• Sommario/riassunto: As intimate as they are inspiring, these stories of transformation, drawn from the oral histories of formerly homeless adults, testify to the determination of the human spirit and the healing power of sharing one's journey. This gripping collection gives voice to the traditionally voiceless, inviting men and women from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds to share their experiences of what it was like to live on the streets, in cars, under bridges, and of how they discovered the inner motivation to change the course of their lives in a positive direction. An important contribut
• Titolo autorizzato: My eyes feel they need to cry
• ISBN: 1-62895-143-5; 1-60917-383-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465851003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II