Mama Says... When a Wolf Is Chasing You, Throw Him a Biscuit but Don't Stop to Bake Him a Cake : A Chronicle of Motherly Advise Across Continents and Cultures and in Between

by Valdemi, Maria L.

• ISBN13: 9780974929903
• ISBN10: 0974929905
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Lac Comm

Author Biography

Maria L. Valdemi is a writer, editor and public speaker. Her career began as a teacher of history and she authored a series of articles on the local lore of the Hudson Valley.

Table of Contents

About Mothers...Mine and Yours... The Common Thread	p. 1
About Me...	p. 5
Anna Stagliano Valdemi, My Mama, Italy - Calabria	p. 9
R. C. Gorman, Taos, New Mexico - Dinetah	p. 21
Lucia Nazira Rezck, Argentina	p. 31
Yolanda Aramendi, Cuba	p. 37
Sabina Pajak, Poland	p. 45
Vittoria Maria Morandi, Italy - Trentino-Alto Adige	p. 53
Fruteland Jackson, Chicago - Via Mississippi	p. 61
Sarah Ader, Russia and Poland - Via the Wonderful Jewish World of New York	p. 69
Donald J. Trump, New York - Via Scotland	p. 75
Blossom Miller, The Bronx - Via Thousands of Years of Jewish History	p. 77
Nonna Maria Stabillini and Nonna Santina Poli, Italy - Piemonte, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto	p. 85
Eleanor Burlingham, England	p. 93
Alma Herman-Dzintars-Lemesis, Latvia	p. 101
Edna Graham Wilson, New England	p. 109
Tony Hillerman, New Mexico	p. 117
Marina P., Russia	p. 119
Anne Keane Higgins, Ireland	p. 129
Billy Collins, New York - Via Ireland	p. 139
Afterword	p. 141
Acknowledgements	p. 143
What Your Mother Says	p. 144
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