Grady's gift
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Gradystein Williams was a 16-year old black cleaning lady of the Raines family in Birmingham, AL, in the 1950s, when racism was at its height. She became mentor and inspiration to a young white rich boy. Williams taught the boy to become a better man with a heart transcending age, race and social status.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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The unlikely gift
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An account of the struggles of an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient is presented. The adjustments made by the patient himself and the patient's family are described.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2003
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Ferragamo's gift
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The author uses her mother's love of Ferragamo's designer shoes to illustrate the concept of optimism, and the belief in possibilities.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2003
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