Eleanor goodman author (3 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 112 pages. 5.00x0.50x7.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. bilingual edition. 120 pages. 8.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition pink boards, white spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Note from the Author; Note from the Coauthor; Breast Cancer Timeline; Resources For Families Dealing With Breast Cancer and About the Authors. Illustrated with a section of both color and black-and-white photographic plates. Signed twice by the author as follows: 1) Signed by the author, 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient award winner, Nancy G. Brinker, with thin black ink on a Promise Me bookmark neatly affixed to the center of the blank first free front endpaper and 2) Signed and inscribed by the author, Nancy G. Brinker, with thin black ink on the half title page. "More than twenty-five years ago, Nancy's love for her cherished sister sparked a promise to fight breast cancer. Today that promise has launched a global movement to end breast cancer, and Nancy is fulfilling her promise to women all around the world. Promise Me is an inspiring tribute to a sister's love and a must-read for all who know the pink ribbon." - Laura Bush, former First Lady. "This is three beautiful books rolled into one: a poignant memoir, a guide to running an entrepreneurial foundation, and a set of inspiring stories about the struggle against breast cancer. When her beloved sister, Suzy, died, Nancy Brinker's life's work began. This book is about the meaning of life. It will move and enlighten you." - Walter Isaacson, bestselling author. "Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Then Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinios, by parents who believed that small acts of charity could change the world. Suzy was the big sister - the homecoming queen with an infectious enthusiasm and a generous heart. Nancy was the tomboy with an outsized sense of justice who wanted to right all wrongs. The sisters shared makeup tips, dating secrets, plans for glamorous fantasy careers. They spent one memorable summer in Europe discovering a big world far from Peoria. They imagined a long life - one in which they'd grow old together surrounded by children and grandchildren. Suzy's diagnosis shattered that dream. In 1977, breast cancer was still shrouded in stigma and shame. Nobody talked about early detection and mammograms. Nobody could even say the words "breast" and "cancer" together in polite company, let alone on television news broadcasts. With Nancy at her side, Suzy endured the many indignities of cancer treatment, from the grim, soul-killing wating rooms to the mistakes of well-meaning but misinformed doctors. That's when Suzy began to ask Nancy to promise. To promise to end the silence. To promise to raise money for scientific research. To promise to one day cure breast cancer for good. 'I promise, Suzy, even if it takes the rest of my life.' In that moment, Susan G. Komen for the Cure was born. Armed with only a shoe box filled with the names of potential donors, Nancy put her formidable fund-raising talents to work and quickly discovered a groundswell of grassroots support. She was aided in her mission by the loving tutelage of her husband, restaurant magnate Norman Brinker, whose dynamic approach to entrepreneurship became Nancy's model for running her foundation. Her account of how she and Norman met, fell in love, and managed to achieve the elusive "true marriage of equals" is one of the great grown-up love stories among recent memoirs. Nancy's mission to change the way the world talked about and treated breast cancer took on added urgency when she was diagnosed with the disease in 1984." - excerpt from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Rendfleisch, Elizabeth (book design); Goodman, Eleanor (jackett photographs); Deal, David (author photograph) (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…