Things My Mama Told Me: the Wisdom that Shapes Our Lives.by Olga Samples Davis WaterBrook Press, April 2004 $12.99, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-578-56819-6 Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the homespun and universal sayings in this new book is a wonderful story of the lives of two strong women, specifically how the wisdom of the older woman shaped the life of the younger. While using this book as a self-help guide may be tempting, the true value of the work is the story of the women's lives, revealed in the beautifully wise sayings of the main characters and in the illustrative il·lus·tra·tive adj. Acting or serving as an illustration. il·lus  tra·tive·ly adv.Adj. 1. vignettes, which are better appreciated when the book is read from beginning to end. The author's family had many struggles resulting from the death of the head of household, Jim Crow Jim Crow Negro stereotype popularized by 19th-century minstrel shows. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 138] See : Bigotry segregation and economic difficulties. None of these circumstances, however, deterred Mama from giving her best and expecting the best of her children. God, prayers, faith and the wisdom from Mamas sermons carried the family through. As I read this book, I could hear my mother's voice from heaven in the wonderful sayings. I recommend this book as a guide for all of those amongst us who could use a return trip to our Mamas knee. Beatrice Perry Stanley is a poet and Catholic school principal in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . |
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