Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Saga 40 written by Brian K. Vaughan and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THE WAR FOR PHANG," Part Four It's all fun and games until

Download or read book Jane s 40th Birthday written by Ella Abi and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today is Jane's 40th birthday. Her wonderful husband and two lovely kids plan a surprised party for her; a happy and graceful wife and mom. While feeling so glad, excited and thankful for her day, the first guests come in; her parents. Watching them entering to celebrate with her, send her back to her childhood. An era of her life which was not pleasant to re-experience as thoughts. At the same time, pleasant to see how this joyful Jane came out of it. Pleasant to look back at her choices, and pleasant to watch her own journey from an unhappy, fearful, without confidence child to a joyful, graceful and confident forty year old one; which she is thankful for. While enjoying every moment of her amazing party, the same scenario continues to happen with all the other guests. The ones whom their presence was a gift for her life, the ones whom she has learned from, the ones whom was a part of sweet or bitter experience to help her grow, and the ones whom she couldn't reach here without. Observing the whole path of her life; smooth or rough, easy or hard, with laugh or cry, in just an evening, and celebrating it with the ones who accompanied her during the 40 year old journey make her day much brighter than ever.

Download or read book You Could Make This Place Beautiful written by Maggie Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This book is extraordinary.” —Ann Patchett Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Good Housekeeping, Goodreads, Zibby Mag, Newsweek, BookPage, and LitHub The bestselling poet and author of the “powerful” (People) and “luminous” (Newsweek) Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age. “Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.” In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. The book begins with one woman’s personal, particular heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes. With the spirit of self-inquiry and empathy she’s known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy. You Could Make This Place Beautiful, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother’s fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman’s love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. With a poet’s attention to language and an innovative approach to the genre, Smith reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new. Something beautiful.

Download or read book Rosie Dunne written by Cecelia Ahern and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes you have to look at life in a whole new way . . . From the bestselling author of PS, I Love You comes a delightfully enchanting novel about what happens when two people who are meant to be together just can't seem to get it right. Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving Dublin and moving to Boston. At 17, Rosie and Alex have just started to see each other in a more romantic light. Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S. She gets into Boston University, Alex gets into Harvard, and everything is falling into place, when on the eve of her departure, Rosie gets news that will change their lives forever: She's pregnant by a boy she'd gone out with while on the rebound from Alex. Her dreams for college, Alex, and a glamorous career dashed, Rosie stays in Dublin to become a single mother, while Alex pursues a medical career and a new love in Boston. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel, structured as a series of clever e-mails, letters, notes, and a trail of missed opportunities, Alex and Rosie find out that fate isn't done with them yet. From the gifted author of PS, I Love You comes this charming, romantic, addictively page-turning novel that will keep readers laughing and guessing until the very last page.

Download or read book Secrets to a Beautiful You written by Sexeeangel and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let it go. No one here is going to judge you or place blame! Be yourself. Love you because youre beautiful in every way, and we are also celebrating each other! Women empowering other women no matter what circle or click you thought you represented. It all stops here!

Download or read book The Bum Magnet written by K. L. Brady and published by K.L. Brady. This book was released on 2011 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charisse Tyson's got it all going on ... She's a savvy, successful real-estate agent with a quick wit, a low tolerance for BS, a gorgeous size-14 body, and a thirst for top shelf vodka. Despite her dream house, luxury car, and appetite for life's best--like fine dining and hot men--she seems to have her own special talent for attracting players. Why do all of her ex-lovers belong in the Losers Hall of Fame. Why does Rissey seem to have her own special talent as a bum magnet? ... But just as Rissey swears off sex and vows to dump her emotional baggage, she meets house-hunting client Dwayne Gibson. There's no way she can resist his seductive smile and rock-hard body ... Will Dwayne turn out to be the biggest bum of them all? Or will this time be different?"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book O Pioneers written by Willa Cather and published by Modernista. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the young Swedish-descended Alexandra Bergson inherits her father's farm in Nebraska, she must transform the land from a wind-swept prairie landscape into a thriving enterprise. She dedicates herself completely to the land—at the cost of great sacrifices. O Pioneers! [1913] is Willa Cather's great masterpiece about American pioneers, where the land is as important a character as the people who cultivate it. WILLA CATHER [1873-1947] was an American author. After studying at the University of Nebraska, she worked as a teacher and journalist. Cather's novels often focus on settlers in the USA with a particular emphasis on female pioneers. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel One of Ours, and in 1943, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Download or read book Ask Me About My Divorce written by Candace Walsh and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time to get past the idea that divorce equals failure. Sure, it may not be what you had in mind when you walked down the aisle, but if it’s the escape hatch into a better life, it should be filled with more promise. It can be celebrated. Ask Me About My Divorce is a spicy, fun, riveting collection of essays by women from all walks of life. With the unifying thread "I got divorced, and the world came into view," the words within will make readers laugh, cry, nod their heads, and feel inspired to do what they need to for themselves. These aren't stories from women tiptoeing around a difficult subject—they're about the ways divorce can be, in fact, a new lease on life.

Download or read book The Shame Machine written by Cathy O'Neil and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight back Shame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool. When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as best-selling author Cathy O'Neil argues in this revelatory book, shaming has taken a new and dangerous turn. It is increasingly being weaponized -- used as a way to shift responsibility for social problems from institutions to individuals. Shaming children for not being able to afford school lunches or adults for not being able to find work lets us off the hook as a society. After all, why pay higher taxes to fund programmes for people who are fundamentally unworthy? O'Neil explores the machinery behind all this shame, showing how governments, corporations and the healthcare system capitalize on it. There are damning stories of rehab clinics, reentry programs, drug and diet companies, and social media platforms -- all of which profit from 'punching down' on the vulnerable. Woven throughout The Shame Machine is the story of O'Neil's own struggle with body image and her recent weight-loss surgery, which awakened her to the systematic shaming of fat people seeking medical care. With clarity and nuance, O'Neil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most important, how can we all fight back?

Download or read book I Love You So written by Marianne Richmond and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate 20 years of I LOVE YOU SO! This adorable classic puts into words the indescribable quality of boundless, steady, and unconditional love, a sweet story that has touched hundreds of thousands of lives. This comforting story embraces the reader like a warm hug and gently reassures a child that love is for always, despite the grouchy moods or physical separation. This is the perfect message of love to gift new mommies- and daddies-to-be, grandparents, and your special little ones at baby showers, Valentine's Day, or birthdays. Embrace your loved ones from afar with this heartwarming reminder of your unconditional love.

Download or read book The Rainbow Fish written by Marcus Pfister and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.

Download or read book Blueprints written by Terry Watson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blueprints is a book of poetry dealing with everyday emotions whether it's Love, relationships, breakups,and a host of other feelings that we as humans experience from time to time. Blueprints is only to show its readers that there is hope. No matter how bad a situation may seem, it can and will get better. Most poems in this book comes from my own experience and going through the life that I've lived, letting my readers know that you are not alone. One of my favorite Poems in this book is Changes, and when you read it you will know why. The name Blueprints is self-explanitory. I chose this name because it forms a bond around everything written inside. We must blueprint our life now, otherwise in the future we will be left wondering how, when, or what happened. Blueprints can save a life from pain and unhappiness. Just as a house is built, there are Blueprints and a plan so that construction can begin on a solid foundation. That way when it's complete, or, "At The Top", it's much harder to fall down because it was Blueprinted. Blueprint your life now as I have Blueprinted this book and remember. It's never too late. This book isn't to make it's readers distrust their Loved ones, but only to let the truth be told. Everything happens for a reason so the book Blueprints is here to comfort its readers that have experienced the same thoughts and feelings as it's writer. I hope all the readers of this book can understand the poems in it because they come directly from my heart, so I'm sure someone somewhere will be helped. I ask that you enjoy this book and share it with your Loved ones and friends because Poetry is the backbone of books. So again, enjoy, and let the words flow through your heart just as they came from mine.

Download or read book String Fever written by Jacquelyn Reingold and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: In this comedy, which starred Cynthia Nixon and Evan Handler Off-Broadway, Lily juggles the big issues: turning forty, artificial insemination and the elusive scientific Theory of Everything. Lily's world includes an Icelandic comedian,

Download or read book Australian Family Road Trip written by Daniel Beauglehole and published by Australian Self Publishing Group. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This family’s road trip is a special journey. It is a trip of discovery as they make their way around Australia, as well as an opportunity to grow as a family. Daniel Beauglehole has woven his experience of travel and his knowledge of the challenges facing those on the Autism Spectrum. Resulting in a story, that is not only informative but also humorous and enjoyable to read.

Download or read book The Beach House Cookbook written by Mary Kay Andrews and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author, a cookbook full of her favorite recipes.

Download or read book The Wonderful Things You Will Be written by Emily Winfield Martin and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever. This is the perfect heartfelt gift for kids of all ages, plus a great choice for baby showers, birthdays, graduations, and other new beginnings! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. With beautiful, lush illustrations, this is a book that families will love reading over and over. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion.