THE PRIZEWINNER OF DEFIANCE OHIO

Ryan, Terry

Biographies & Memoirs

Ebury Press

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

Memoirs

Simon&Schuster

A woman describes her mother Evelyn's struggles with poverty in the 1950s as she tries to build a happy home for her ten children, with the help of wit, poetry, and prose during the contest era of the 1950s and 1960s. 75,000 first printing.

Community & Culture

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to raising her six sons and four daughters. Graced with a rare appreciation for life's inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for fun and profit. The story of this irrepressible woman, whose clever entries are worthy of Erma Bombeck, Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit will always triumph over poverty.

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less (An Inspiring Memoir)

Arts & Literature

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950's and 1960's.  Stepping back into a time when fledgling advertising agencies were active partners with consumers, Terry Ryan tells how her mother kept the family afloat by writing jingles and contest entries. Mom's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to securing a happy hame for her six sons and four daughters. Evelyn, who would surely be a Madison Avenue executive if she were working today, composed her jingles not in the boardroom, but at the ironing board.  Evelyn Ryan won every appliance her family ever owned by entering contests. It wasn't just the winning that was miraculous; it was the timing. If a toaster died, one was sure to arrive in the mail from a forgotten contest. Graced with a rare appreciation for life's inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financial challege into an opportunity for fun and profit.  From her frenetic supermarket shopping spree -- worth $3,000 today -- to her clever entries worthy of Erma Bombeck, Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, Evelyn Ryan's spirit will triumph over the poverty of circumstance.

Simon & Schuster Audio

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950's and 1960's. 
 Stepping back into a time when fledgling advertising agencies were active partners with consumers, Terry Ryan tells how her mother kept the family afloat by writing jingles and contest entries. Mom's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to securing a happy hame for her six sons and four daughters. Evelyn, who would surely be a Madison Avenue executive if she were working today, composed her jingles not in the boardroom, but at the ironing board. 
 Evelyn Ryan won every appliance her family ever owned by entering contests. It wasn't just the winning that was miraculous; it was the timing. If a toaster died, one was sure to arrive in the mail from a forgotten contest. Graced with a rare appreciation for life's inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financial challege into an opportunity for fun and profit. 
 From her frenetic supermarket shopping spree -- worth $3,000 today -- to her clever entries worthy of Erma Bombeck, Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, Evelyn Ryan's spirit will triumph over the poverty of circumstance.

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Tie-in: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The author describes her mother Evelyn's struggles with poverty in the 1950s as she tried to build a happy home for her ten children, with the help of wit, poetry, and prose during the contest era of the 1950s and 1960s.

G.K.Hall & Co.

Explain why the early 21st century may represent a historical turning point in educational practice around the world and discusses how to create learning environments that will help all children take control of their own learning.

The Unfinished Revolution: Learning, Human Behavior, Community, and Political Paradox

Science & Math

Abbott, John

Behavioral Sciences

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

A guide to dog training explores the fundamentals of dog psychology while explaining how to provide the leadership, stimuli, and training that encourages appropriate behavior

The Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dog

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Howell Book House

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THE PRIZEWINNER OF DEFIANCE OHIO

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less (An Inspiring Memoir)

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Tie-in: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

The Unfinished Revolution: Learning, Human Behavior, Community, and Political Paradox

The Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dog