Everyday People

This novel of Pittsburgh, by the author of Last Night at the Lobster, “celebrates the lives of everyday people in an extraordinary way” (San Francisco Chronicle). Pittsburgh, 1998: Chris “Crest” Tolbert is eighteen years old, a soon-to-be father, and partially paralyzed after an accident that left his best friend dead. As he navigates the challenges of new fatherhood and life as a paraplegic, Crest must also negotiate his relationships with his born-again brother and his father, who has been cheating on Crest’s mother with a younger man. In Everyday People, acclaimed novelist Stewart O’Nan offers a multifaceted portrait of Crest and of East Liberty, the African American neighborhood he calls home. The result is “a living, breathing history lesson that brings together a set of compelling voices that make real and immediate the ups and downs of a black urban community” (Chicago Tribune). “Like Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio or Gloria Naylor’s Women of Brewster Place, Everyday People weaves its tale elliptically. . . . O’Nan creates vivid interior worlds, evoking conflicts and joys with astonishing grace and agility.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“A delight and highly recommended.” —Booklist “Showcases the truth and fullness of people of color.” —Book Riot In the tradition of Best American Short Stories comes Everyday People: The Color of Life, a dazzling collection of contemporary short fiction. Everyday People is a thoughtfully curated anthology of short stories that presents new and renowned work by established and emerging writers of color. It illustrates the dynamics of character and culture that reflect familial strife, political conflict, and personal turmoil through an array of stories that reveal the depth of the human experience. Representing a wide range of styles, themes, and perspectives, these selected stories depict moments that linger—crossroads to be navigated, relationships, epiphanies, and times of doubt, loss, and discovery. A celebration of writing and expression, Everyday People brings to light the rich tapestry that binds us all. The contributors are an eclectic mix of award-winning and critically lauded writers, including Mia Alvar, Carleigh Baker, Nana Brew-Hammond, Glendaliz Camacho, Alexander Chee, Mitchell S. Jackson, Yiyun Li, Allison Mills, Courttia Newland, Denne Michele Norris, Jason Reynolds, Nelly Rosario, Hasanthika Sirisena, and Brandon Taylor. Some of the proceeds from the sale of Everyday People will benefit the Rhode Island Writers Colony, a nonprofit organization founded by the late Brook Stephenson that provides space for speculation, production, and experimentation by writers of color.

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In this time of ever-shorter news stories telling us everything that's wrong with the world, it's a nice change of pace to read about someone like Felix Addeo, who takes time out of his busy schedule to teach middle school kids what it's like to be an accountant. Or biomedical engineer Lois Ross, who twice a year leads a group of volunteers to clean up a local pond. These are just two of the ordinary, yet extraordinary, people profiled in this collection of feature articles by New Jersey reporter Al Sullivan. Through richly detailed stories--a kind of writing that has all but disappeared from our local newspapers--about small-town people in extraordinary situations, Sullivan depicts the characters that enliven life in the Garden State. While his stories always have a strongly local feel, each contains an element of the universal that draws in readers whose interest lies not in a specific location, but in the diverse experiences and stories of people who live in and shape a community. Sullivan has written about people from nearly every walk of life, from minister to prostitute, from jail warden to undercover cop. Everyday People takes readers to the funeral of AIDS activist Ronald West, Jr., and to the office of James Delson, owner and operator of Jersey City's Toy Soldier Company. You'll follow Sullivan from the Hoboken workshop of violin maker Jon Van Kouwenhoven to the rooftops that are the "office" of chimney sweep Ron Simpson. You'll go on a ride with the Glen Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Squad and along the Hackensack River with Captain Bill Sheehan, founder of the Hackensack Estuary and River Tender's Corporation, which monitors the river's ecology. You don't have to live in New Jersey to recognize the people in Sullivan's stories. They are the librarians and tax assessors, attorneys and hotdog vendors, firefighters and bee keepers, poets and politicians, that make every American town special. In Everyday People, Sullivan records their stories for us all to read and remember.

Learn how you can tackle everyday leadership challenges regardless of your title, position, or authority with this insightful resource A book about leadership for people who are not in formal or hierarchical leadership positions, Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership provides readers with a comprehensive and practical approach to addressing leadership challenges, no matter the setting or circumstance. Esteemed scholars and sought-after consultants Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner adapt their trademark The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® framework to today’s more horizontal workplace, showing people that leadership is not about where you are in the organization; it’s about how you behave and what you do. Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership draws on the authors’ deep well of research and practical experience to cover key subjects: The essence of making a difference in any role, setting, or situation The difference between positions of authority and leadership The importance of self-development in leadership development This book is perfectly applicable and accessible for anyone who wants to improve their own leadership potential and who isn’t yet in an official leadership role. Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership offers authoritative new insights, original case studies and examples, and practical guidance for those individuals who want to make a difference. You supply the will, and this book will supply the way.

Hope for Everyday People Hope is a powerful tool that creates fire within, which enables us not to concede defeats despite being ready to give up in our lives. I look at society as a whole and see how people are losing faith in intrinsic values and in their abilities to sustain anything the world throws at them. Each poem in this book is designed to help the struggling families, the couples on the verge of ugly divorces, the single mothers who are tirelessly working but struggling to support their children, the disobedient child who likes to be in company of outlaws, the dreamers who want to reach their optimum potential, the fathers who work multiple jobs to feed their families and still don't have a breakthrough, and for all everyday persons who are looking for a bridge to cross over the cliff. The poems in this book will help you on your daily life activities and will certainly lead you toward the Master of all circumstances, all dilemmas, and all impossible situations. God, the Almighty, has the power and the ability to strengthen, to heal, to give hope, and to give infinite life. I hope that the Holy Spirit can touch your life as you read, so that you can become better individuals, parents, children, friends, and leaders in your respective families and communities. -Jean Jourdain Vatelia

Acclaimed writer and pastor Jared C. Wilson reveals how God has a plan for you that involves doing the ordinary, mundane stuff of life in a supernatural way. Would it change your life to know that there is a way to live your everyday life supernaturally? Most of us would say “yes,” and Jared C. Wilson’s new book reveals how. For the homemaker wondering how to get through the stress of washing dishes and making meals nobody seems to appreciate; for the cubicle jockey punching her time-card every day wondering if what she does really matters; for the teacher or leader wondering if he is making an impact; for the student afraid of the future; for every believer struggling to get through daily life, Supernatural Power for Everyday People offers the hope of meaning and purpose, and also the promise of power. We can get beyond just “getting by." We can prevail and live a life of far more joy, contentment, and peace than we ever thought possible. A practical book written in a devotional tone, Supernatural Power for Everyday People shows readers how to rely more fully on the power of the Holy Spirit for growth and satisfaction in their lives.

Do you know that you have the innate ability to bring forth amazing wisdom from "upstairs" to discover solutions to most all your questions and problems? Do you know that you naturally have the ability to tap into the universal library of higher wisdom any time you want? Yes, it's true. Profound Writings from Everyday People introduces the idea that tapping into this universal source can readily be available by common, everyday people through the process of free flow writing. This book will teach you how to accomplish this task and also offer many people's inner words of wisdom on a variety of the most asked questions of all times, including: - Who or what is God? - When do we help others and when do we allow them to follow their own path? - How does money fit into our lives? - What is the purpose of life? - Why do we fear death? The book also includes special sections on oneness, today's youth, animals/nature/earth, serving the world, and creating our own lives. If you are ready, this book will take you on a spiritual journey of profound means. About the Author: Cynthia Attar, aka "Llovit" in the internet world, is a creative and receptive author. She lives in Central Washington on her Harmony Farm surrounded by a menagerie of pets, farm animals, an abundance of nature, and various wild creatures. An avid enthusiast for channeled information, Cynthia embellishes this life as an ever expanding journey of discovery and wonder. She also enjoys helping others find their inner truth. Books by Cynthia Attar: The Mule Companion: A Guide to Understanding the Mule, Profound Writings from Everyday People, Profound Insights from Animals and Nature, Profound Do-it-Yourself Healing and Profound Pet Healing Case Studies.