Download or read book A Foreigner In My Own Skin written by Thomas Schiel and published by . This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Decker Thompson. I am a misanthrope. I'm not your usual, everyday kind of hater of mankind, more of a loner, a cynic, a recluse who was forced to live in a world that I didn't understand, didn't care to understand and hadn't a clue how to fit in. But then the end of the world happened and everything changed...A FOREIGNER IN MY OWN SKIN continues with the story of this modern day misfit, and how the love of a young woman, trials and tribulations, and the end of the world as we know it changes the most cynical and hardened of hearts.
Download or read book Foreigner in My Own Skin written by Ream Lawand and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the poems that you are about to read/experience/live in this book come from thoughts buried deep within me. Dark thoughts that travel through my head all the time. I don't remember how or when they started, nor do I know when they will end. As long as I have a paper and a pen, or a screen and a keyboard, I will continue sharing these thoughts with you
Download or read book American Born Chinese written by Gene Luen Yang and published by First Second. This book was released on 2006-09-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax. American Born Chinese is a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core Connections
Download or read book Be Your Own Hero written by Schwartzen Precil and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster care was Schwartzen Precil's home since he was one years old. He endured many extreme hardships including an encounter with the criminal justice system as a teenager. He used that obstacle as an opportunity to start over. Despite a traumatic childhood, Schwartzen remained hopeful as he developed a resilient spirit. Through the game of basketball, he enhanced his leadership skills which earned him college scholarship. After graduation, he went on to empower and inspires youth and young professionals with his story as he searched for his long lost family. "Many people struggle with acceptance, identity, and emotional instability their entire lives. I decided to stop blaming others and take full responsibility. I became my own hero." -Schwartzen Precil
Download or read book The Ungrateful Refugee written by Dina Nayeri and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A vital book for our times' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'Unflinching, complex, provocative' NIKESH SHUKLA 'A work of astonishing, insistent importance' Observer Aged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother, and lived in the crumbling shell of an Italian hotel-turned-refugee camp. Eventually she was granted asylum in America. Now, Nayeri weaves together her own vivid story with those of other asylum seekers in recent years. In these pages, women gather to prepare the noodles that remind them of home, a closeted queer man tries to make his case truthfully as he seeks asylum and a translator attempts to help new arrivals present their stories to officials. Surprising and provocative, The Ungrateful Refugee recalibrates the conversation around the refugee experience. Here are the real human stories of what it is like to be forced to flee your home, and to journey across borders in the hope of starting afresh.
Download or read book Confessions of Her written by Cindy Cherie and published by Central Avenue Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confessions of Her is a tale of survival depicting how one young woman found love in herself, rather than searching for it in the arms of another. This autobiographical collection of poetry and prose takes the reader on a journey of love and loss, depicting how she overcame heartbreak to ultimately, save herself. Fans of Confessions of Her are saying "beautiful words from a beautiful woman", "emotionally charged" and "goosebumps for all!"
Download or read book I Know You re in There written by Grace Hernandez and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up Catholic in a conservative Midwestern town, Grace makes a dramatic lifestyle shift by moving to Los Angeles, where she meets the man who will become her husband, and begins to study with a Master Teacher and various mind-body practitioners. Mourning the deaths of her beloved siblings and struggling with health challenges, Grace discovers that farming the land and tending livestock animals are key elements for personal restoration and renewal. How she and her husband leave the West Coast to manage Polyface at Buxton Farm, a 1,000-acre satellite farm to Joel Salatin's family farm in rural Virginia, is a fascinating, multifaceted adventure. In this lively and honest memoir, Grace describes her—at times harrowing, but always life-affirming—journey that reflects her courageous intention to never give up, Grace finds empowerment by cultivating the many gifts that living close to the land and nature can provide.
Download or read book This Changes Everything written by Sonya Joy Mack and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if grief, pain, and loss weren’t the end of your story but the beginning of a new chapter? When a mother dies abruptly or before their time, daughters are left with an unmet expectation for a future that no longer exists. This Changes Everything revokes the notion that death has the final say and asks the question, what if grief wasn’t the end of your story but the beginning of a new chapter? Every life contains a story that holds tragic, soul-defining chapters deemed unfair, but fairness isn’t the rule book for the Author of Life, it’s reckless all-consuming love. When grief, especially over the loss of a mother, is viewed through the lens of this unending love, this new view can illuminate a calling or purpose for your life which may otherwise remain locked in the darkness of despair. This Changes Everything: When Death No Longer Has the Final Say is based on a true story of hope, healing, and redemption over life’s darkest chapters. It will give readers the courage to follow their God-given calling and help them to see that one choice - to believe their pain has a purpose - changes everything. This Changes Everything is a perfect read for: Those grieving the loss of a loved one Mothers, daughters, and mom’s raising daughters Those looking to give their pain a purpose. Find out why author Jennifer Dukes Lee calls Sonya Joy Mack’s story, “a magical story that will take you on an incredible journey that will keep you guessing until you reach the final pages.” Your pain has a purpose and This Changes Everything could be the beginning of your new chapter.
Download or read book No You Re Not Crazy written by Kimberly Cousins and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can all feel a little crazy sometimes, but when your anger drives you mad, you risk trekking a deep downward spiral that ends only in defeat. You can, however, be caught before you hit rock bottom. If you have ever felt as if life was simply driving you crazy or passing you by, you are not alone. But there is good news! You do not have to go through life feeling that way. You do not have to allow the trials of life to write your ending or steer the direction in which you sail. Break the many habits that you are unknowingly acting out due to erroneous thinking that hinders your understanding, growth, and potential. Explore the hard-core truths of how to get out of your own way and live. Find out who you really are by beginning to live according to your own path instead of the one that others have designed for you. Dare to distance yourself from doubt and believe that you are capable of actually achieving that dream that you've placed on the shelf. Today is the day that you no longer allow crazy thoughts, madness, or anger to distract you from living your own life. We only get one chance to live here on Earth. We might as well enjoy the experience, and what better time to start than right now!
Download or read book Borderline written by JiJi H. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotional regulation is a characteristic absent in a borderline’s cognitive operation. Stability isn’t a known function or concept. Explosive, reactive, impulsive, depressive, insecurity masked as narcissism, comes in waves crashing every few seconds. The outside world seemingly astonished by the sheer self-destructive derangement. Manifested as a result of abandonment, times described as traumatic and overwhelming dramaticism. Living like this is painful, constantly dishevelled by the consequences of our own actions, that would not have been committed, if our brain knew how to regulate emotions. It’s just a constant cycle of anxiety ridden compulsion and suicidal ideation. Battling the fact of knowing that healing is an almost impossible conclusion.
Download or read book The Face written by Tash Aw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage
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Download or read book Mr Nice Guy written by Eliyang and published by Hao Han Books LLC. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College senior Chloe has always had one goal and one goal only: Make Flynn’s deliciously toned ass fall for her. For years, she has tried everything and anything, but he looks at her as nothing but his best friend’s little sister. Chloe loves that man more than anything in this world, but there is a small thing that drives her nuts. Flynn is a Flanders. The man is too nice for his own good. Back home from the holidays, Chloe will again try her luck. Will she shake Mr. Nice Guy to his core, or will she fail miserably. . . again?
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Download or read book How the Hell Did We Get Here written by Wini Mgidi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do not be deceived: racism is still brewing in South Africa. The author shares about how she experienced firsthand rejection when she fell in love with a white man. In spite of being a sought after career woman, she was unequivocally rejected because of the colour of her skin. When love fi nds a grown up black village girl and white farm boy, nothing can be the same again. The seemingly unlikely online connection transforms their lives, that of their children and the unborn generations within them. The tone is honest. The author dares to ask questions that are often sidetracked and raises the alarm. Her unpretentious pitch is most captivating and allows for the reader to connect with her. She uses some of her most intimate and discreet encounters to relay a story that is not a story at all. If you found an "open journal" would you read it? Greatness resides within you. Don't wait for others to acknowledge it. Recognize it and run with it! (Wini Mgidi) Only a few people could guess that the prominent woman, standing accomplished and still soaring today, came from the humble, ashy streets of rural Mpumalanga. Her less privileged past is the very same thing that gives her hope and confidence. Ambitious and determined to grasp whatever she sets her mind into, she is a young, well-travelled person with visions not only set on international benchmarks but are often surpassed by her inner drive and relentless pursuit to see them materialise before her.
Download or read book Stand All the Way Up written by Sophie Hudson and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever you face the hard stuff—the pieces and parts of life that keep you up at night, relentlessly reminding you that the “simple and easy” path is somehow a turn you’ve missed along the way —is your first instinct to try to make it all simply go away? You might wonder if it’s possible to just ignore it, or, better yet, to burn it all down. During a particularly difficult stretch in her own life, Sophie learned that the Lord, through His Word and His people, has already provided all that we need to get up, straighten up, and stand all the way up. This book is a collection of stories full of humor, sass, and spiritual insight, revealing our God who teaches you to stand up for yourself, stand up for the people you love, stand up for the people who can’t, and stand up for the Kingdom.
