The rousing memoir "Monsters' Throwdown" is a collection of moments in the life of the author told in a no-nonsense, brilliantly humorous style. This unflinching look at East Cleveland, Ohio, during the pre- to post-Civil Rights era is an eye-opening illustration of life blooming in even the darkest corners.
As Eleanor Lois Tomczyk tells the story of her life, her great sense of humor makes some of the most difficult times in her days growing up in the ghetto easier for anyone to fathom.
This is not just a peek, but an all-embracing celebration of a life won by the self-belief and...
The rousing memoir "Monsters' Throwdown" is a collection of moments in the life of the author told in a no-nonsense, brilliantly humorous style. Th...
When you look around and realize that the people filling the pews in your church represent traits you find reprehensible, you can do two things. You can keep your head down and become like them. Or you can follow author Eleanor L. Tomczyk's example, reexamine everything you believe, and write a hilarious memoir about losing your religion.
And that's precisely what she does. "Fleeing Oz" chronicles Tomczyk's journey from a wide-eyed, eager believer to a battered but not beaten refugee of the culture wars.
From her early days as an African American girl living on a cultlike communal...
When you look around and realize that the people filling the pews in your church represent traits you find reprehensible, you can do two things. Yo...
