Download or read book A Walk in the Woods written by Bill Bryson and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans.

Download or read book The Gil Lopez Buddy Network written by Rebecca Rees and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-05-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gil Lopez Buddy Network: A Love Story of Living Big and Dying Great,by Rebecca Rees "My son asked me if I had made my peace with God. I told him I didn’t know She and I had had a fight!"--Gil Lopez This is the story of Gil Lopez, an African-American activist and peacemaker, and his last years of spirited living, healing, and dying within a multi-cultural community of friends. Gil died as he lived: with courage and imagination, with moxie and music—and with his buddies. This is a radical musical of a book, political and spiritual, funny and poignant, with a great cast of characters, a great love story, and Gil’s voice singing throughout in his sweet tenor. This book is for anyone looking for a way to face death with heart, for any community wanting to support a dying friend, and for all those who grieve and hope to give meaning to their suffering. And this is a book about how to face life with heart,how to live big, as Gil lived. From the introduction: If you can envision a radical contemporary Jesus, big-bellied and brown, who loved dancing and football, and was surrounded by women instead of men disciples, then you can begin to picture Gil Lopez. Gil was spiritually larger than life, one of the Big Souls who show the way. He was a natural leader, a man who evolved from a black radical defending his people to a wise peacemaker among all peoples, a man with a royal presence and an inherent nobility of character. And yet he was completely earthy and unpretentious, always ready to laugh at himself and the world, always eager to learn from others and to cheer them on in his broad Boston accent. I have never met a man so utterly without personal vanity or a sense of self-importance and yet so filled with self-confidence about his larger mission. Gil had a saintly quality of selfless dedication, and yet he was also endearingly human. We couldn’t have stood him otherwise. Gil was a big bear of a man, and he could be as cuddly as a teddy or as powerful as a grizzly. He told great dirty jokes. His room was a mess. He danced on the tables! His hugs were Olympian. Both kingly and comforting, he reminded me of the fuzzy purple African violets he raised so tenderly. He was Our Funny Valentine, the most loving and loveable man I have ever known. Gil wanted to leave a message to the world. It was a message he lived all his life, and especially in his last years of healing and dying. The message is that with community you can do anything. Being with Gil in community as he lived into dying was a transforming experience for all of us; sorrow and suffering that is consciously shared can become almost a blessing. I think Gil would want me to add that I need to let folks know that if you are with your buddies, you can even have a wonderful time while you’re dying! The experiences of Gil’s last days also gave a clear message to me and others who were close at the bedside that death is merely the doorway to new spiritual adventures. Gil lived big and he died big, and all our souls got bigger as we made the last journey with our Big Soul Buddy. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Gil was a great man because he made you feel that you were great, and made you want to do great things. See the Gil Lopez Community Website at gillopez.net for photographs, information about the three documentaries in which Gil was featured, and new stories of the lives and work of Gil’s buddies.

Download or read book Buddies written by George Vere Hobart and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Walk with Buddy written by Simpson Doug, 1st and published by Austin Macauley. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a man and his dog hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Readers will immediately connect to Jimmy Doug and his relationship with Buddy. Filled with exciting adventure and challenging moments, theirs is a trying but rewarding journey together, and we get to go along for the ride. This book serves not only as an inspiration to readers facing struggles and difficulty in their lives, but also as a reminder that we are never truly alone in this world.

Download or read book Pond Walk written by and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2011 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddy Bear and Mama spend the day at a pond learning about wildlife.

Download or read book A Walk Through Fire written by William Cobb and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amidst disorder and angst, these characters face an unthinkable struggle to find order and commonality among people they’ve known all their lives.

Download or read book The Fun Starts Here written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the adventure begin with four popular series--Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, A to Z Mysteries, and Purrmaids--all in one collection! Has a book ever made you laugh so hard milk came out of your nose? Do adventure and mystery keep you turning pages? Do you love a good story about friendship? Then the fun really does start here! This special "starter set" contains the first book in four fantastic series, including New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones, that have hooked millions of kids on reading. Find out which one is your favorite! --In Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark, a mysterious tree house whisks Jack and Annie to the time of the dinosaurs! --In Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus, the world's funniest kid is so afraid of the school bus that when it's time to go home . . . she doesn't. --In A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose's favorite author is missing. Can they crack the case? --In Purmaids #1: The Scaredy Cat, Coral, Shelly, and Angel are Purrmaids--part kitten, part mermaid. Will Coral ever be as brave as her best friends?

Download or read book Buddy s Adventure written by Marion L. Szarka and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lonely kitten named Buddy wanders away from home and is found by a little girl named Betsy. The ywo become inseparable. What will Betsy do when faced with the dilemma of returning Buddy to his rightful owner?

Download or read book The World of Buddy written by Susanta Misra and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Buddy, a Beagle who came to our home when he was less than twelve weeks old. He left us prematurely on 21st July 2020 even before he turned eight. It’s a memoir, written as an ode to Buddy. The World of Buddy is a collection of stories on Buddy’s life and his interactions with the world. In this book, Buddy is narrating stories for his fans and dog lovers the way a human child would share with his family and friends. Through these stories, Buddy will live forever in the minds of hundreds of his fans and thousands of pet lovers all over the world.

Download or read book A Walk in the Woods written by Bill Bryson and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2002-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans.

Download or read book Barry s Best Buddy written by Renee French and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polarhog takes his reluctant best friend on a walk while a surprise is brewing.

Download or read book OCD written by Michael A. Tompkins and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When someone is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are they've been living with the symptoms for a long time. People with OCD may have long felt embarrassed by their thoughts and behaviors, which may include fear of contamination, the need for symmetry, pathological doubt, aggressive thoughts, repeating behaviors, and obsessive cleaning. OCD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed helps readers understand how OCD works so they can develop better strategies for coping with their symptoms. This pocket guide offers guidance for coping with the diagnosis itself, discusses stigmas related to OCD, and includes help for readers unsure of who they should tell about the diagnosis. Readers also learn about the most effective treatment approaches and easy ways to begin to manage their OCD symptoms. An OCD diagnosis can be a devastating event, or it can be a catalyst for positive change. Books in the Guides for the Newly Diagnosed series provide readers with all the tools they need to process a diagnosis in the healthiest way possible, and then move forward to manage their symptoms so that the disorder doesn't get in the way of living a fulfilling life.

Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-06-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Download or read book Finding Home written by Jessica Fritz and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is trying to find a place that they can call home. But for some, they know where they belong from the start. Yet what do you do when the place that you feel comfortable and safe is also the place you believe does not exist? Turn reality and fantasy into an unknown adventure to find yourself while along the way, meeting all kinds of new people who become closer friends and family than the ones that you have known. With these new relationships, everything should be fine. Yet an uncomfortable feeling and uneasiness are hard to get rid of as you are being thrown down a path to your destiny. In the end, will you find your home?

Download or read book Buddy and His Buddies written by Carmen R. Yasko and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one parent to another. This story is about perception, predisposition and malice, even though it sounds like big words for the little ones in the house, the sooner they learn those important words, the better they will do in this controversial times. I would like to explain why, imagine for a moment that a judge dictate his sentences base on his own perception and predisposition, or worse jet, base in someone with malice in there hearts, unfortunately we have that kind of people on all most, all the levels in our society and in many cases so close to the one we love the most, our childrens. So, the sooner they learn how identify this attitude in the ones around them, better for that child. The sooner we teach them the importance to take decisions, base only on the facts in the situations and give them the correct tools to solve the problems, the better they will do in life, in the end that is what we as parents want. Sincerely, Carmen R.Yasko

Download or read book Buddy written by Brian McGrory and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning journalist Brian McGrory goes head to beak in a battle royale with another male for a top-spot in his home, vying for dominance with the family’s pet rooster. Brian McGrory's life changed drastically after the death of his beloved dog, Harry: he fell in love with Pam, Harry's veterinarian. Though Brian’s only responsibility used to be his adored Harry, Pam came with accessories that could not have been more exotic to the city-loving bachelor: a home in suburbia, two young daughters, two dogs, two cats, two rabbits, and a portly, snow white, red-crowned-and-wattled step-rooster named Buddy. While Buddy loves the women of the house, he takes Brian's presence as an affront, doing everything he can to drive out his rival. Initially resistant to elements of his new life and to the loud, aggressive rooster (who stares menacingly, pecks threateningly, and is constantly poised to attack), Brian eventually sees that Buddy shares the kind of extraordinary relationship with Pam and her two girls that he wants for himself. The rooster is what Brian needs to be – strong and content, devoted to what he has rather than what might be missing. As he learns how to live by living with animals, Buddy, Brian’s nemesis, becomes Buddy, Brian’s inspiration, in this inherently human story of love, acceptance, and change. In the tradition of bestsellers like Marley and Me, Dewey, and The Tender Bar comes a heartwarming and wise tale of finding love in life’s second chapter - and how it means all the more when you have to fight for it.

Download or read book Thoughts and Memories written by Mort Jaye and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tome was written in a free flow way so that I can write my thoughts and memories as I think of them. Some of my feelings may hurt some people and some of my thoughts and memories might make you smile. In no way did I write with either intention, I wrote this to express my feelings and in no way was it meant to hurt anyone. The words I have written are the truth as I see it and feel it. This book is meant to chronicle my adult life with family, friends and business. In no way do I find that I am anyone special but with all my thoughts I would like to pass on the structure of who I am to all those close to me. I can only hope that my grandchildren and all future generations to come will know who I was and how I may have contributed in helping them in molding their lives. This book is dedicated to all those who have helped me become who I am. With a special thanks to my wonderful wife Cheryl who has not only stood by my side and encouraged me to continue to write but has made me happier than I have ever been for the the past eight years. Cheryl was the only one who was able to lift me up from the worst despair imaginable.