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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Lorraine Hansberry
    Lorraine Hansberry
    A Raisin in the Sun; To Be Young, Gifted, and Black; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window...
  • Portait of Theodore Dreiser
    Theodore Dreiser
    And American Tragedy; Jennie Gerhardt; The Titan...
  • Portait of Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht
    A child of the century; Gargoyles; Miss lonelyhearts...
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Sylvia Ewing

Born:
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Sylvia lives and works in Chicago.

Biography: Sylvia Ewing is a meditation teacher trained at the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. She is also a nonprofit executive, a media personality, and a veteran of broadcast and print.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Website: http://sylviaewing.squarespace.com/bio
Sylvia Ewing on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=sylvia+ewing

Selected Titles

  Comfort & joy :
ISBN: 1457512203 OCLC: 809213291

Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, Ind. : ©2012.

"A look inside the faith practices of a diverse group of happy people, interspersed with step-by-step directions for meditation."--Page 4 of cover.
  Cry, the beloved country :
ISBN: 9780636186927 OCLC: 958879563

 

 

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