Download or read book Borrowed Wings written by Cynthia Dougherty and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The back of the same woman looking up at the sky You can't believe what you're seeing. This woman has a pair of wings attached to her back Above her is the saying I wrote that is on the last page of my manuscript.
Download or read book On Borrowed Wings written by Chandra Prasad and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele sees the chance to change her life. Enrolling at Yale as Charles, Adele assumes his identity -- and gender -- as a way to leave behind her mother's expectations and the limitations of her provincial Connecticut town. To her own surprise, hair chopped and chest bound, Adele falls in naturally with a lively crew of undergraduates: the Jewish Harry Persky with his slick Manhattan know-how, the quiet and mysterious legacy student Phineas, and the lanky, charismatic Wick. And in many ways, Adele faces her freshman year at Yale as would any undergraduate boy: she dreads invasive PE examinations and looks forward to dances, experiments with cigarettes and reads the classics. Through her work with a questionable eugenics professor and her friendship with a local Italian family, Adele confronts her class and ethnicity as never before, all the while fearing that both her crush on Wick and her mother's well-meaning interventions will put an end to her delicate masquerade. One part social history, one part comingof-age tale, On Borrowed Wings is an impeccably researched first novel that transports us to 1930s Yale, showing us around through the eyes of an unlikely, appealing female narrator.
Download or read book The Girl With Borrowed Wings written by Rinsai Rossetti and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunningly written tale of an isolated girl and the shape-shifting boy who shows her what freedom could be--if only she has the courage to take it Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter. He has everything Frenenqer doesn’t. No family, no attachments, no rules. At night, he flies them to the far-flung places of their childhoods to retrace their pasts. But when the delicate balance of their friendship threatens to rupture into something more, Frenenqer must confront her isolation, her father, and her very sense of identity, breaking all the rules of her life to become free.
Download or read book Pictures Never Taken written by Marianne Burrow Gray and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures Never Taken is the first book that Gray has decided to share with the public and it is her sincere hope that anyone who can relate to; joy, despair, love or a broken heart, feelings of faith and devotion or a sense of complete abandonment, the frustration of family dysfunction, pride in ones heritage, the love of family or, the love of a pet and of nature can find something inside the pages of her book to which they can relate and from which receive a blessing. The author has been writing since childhood. The collection in this book is a small sampling of works spanning from 1974 to 2012.
Download or read book Gnomologia written by Thomas Fuller and published by . This book was released on 1732 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cantigee Oracle written by Rae Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Daniel Lewis written by Donna H. Krasnow and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Lewis's legacy as a hugely influential choreographer and teacher of modern dance is celebrated in this biography. It showcases the many roles he played in the dance world by organizing his story around various aspects of his work, including his years at the Juilliard School, dancing and touring with the Jose Limon Company, staging Limon's masterpieces around the world, directing his own company (Daniel Lewis Dance Repertory Company), writing and choreographing operas and musicals, and his years as dean of dance at New World School of the Arts. His life has spanned a particular period of growth of modern and contemporary dance, and his biography gives insight into how the artistic and journalistic perspectives on modern dance were influenced by what was occurring in the broader dance and arts communities. The book also offers rarely seen photographs and interviews with unique perspectives on many dance luminaries.
Download or read book Far Away from Yesterday written by H. Valencia and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite his carefree manner, Dashiel Sarmiento’s life had been unremarkable. He divides his free time between watching movies, caring for his emotional support dog, and helping his would-be model girlfriend gain American citizenship. Dashiel has become comfortable living in the shadow of his twin sister, Jasmine, who is a pillar in the local gymnastics community. But when tragedy strikes Dashiel in combination, he’s compelled to challenge his core beliefs about love, faith, and what it means to be human. This doesn’t stop him from training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Jitsu, reuniting his boy band, and befriending a novice nun. Although his most remarkable challenge will be one that will change his world.
Download or read book Dictionnaire g n ral fran ais anglais written by Alexander Spiers and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Signals of Smoke and Ash written by Evan Quitelle and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evan Quitelle has done it again. This compilation of poetry is a beautiful work of art. Sensual, sultry and sexy Signals of Smoke and Ash seduces with every verse. You will enjoy a romantic interlude starting with the title of each poem, and each line of wordplay is foreplay. Evan Quitelles vision and creativity is brilliant. His words of love and affirmation are intense and powerful as evidenced in the selection Dwelling on the Past. / I miss the water near Yesterday how we drank with laughter and you taking a dip / I miss the wilderness with wild honey how I borrowed from you and you paying me back / I miss coming down off of our high horse and casting shadows on the sundial / I miss our native tongues your cardinal points and filling the feel of you / I miss standing just outside the frame digging your scene / I miss captured in brief laced hips and satin lips pursed for satisfaction / I miss the pilgrimage south the middle passage how you compass rose and I nourished the bloom / I miss you breaking the fall when I reached out and I held on to holding you / Signals of Smoke and Ash will take you to the plateau and then make you soar. This volume of poetry is an intimate caress.
Download or read book Flights of Fancy written by Richard Dawkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. 'A masterly investigation of all aspects of flight, human and animal... A beautifully produced book that will appeal across age groups' Alexander McCall Smith 'Dawkins has always been an extraordinarily muscular, persuasive thinker. What feels new here is that he writes with such charm and warmth' The Times Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? Richard Dawkins explores the wonder of flight: from the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens, from the Wright flyer and the 747, to the Tinkerbella fairyfly and the Peregrine falcon. But he also explores flights of the mind and escaping the everyday – through science, ideas and imagination. Fascinating and beautifully illustrated, this is a unique collaboration between one of the world's leading scientists and a talented artist.
Download or read book The Man Who Went to Heaven written by Gregory Cottrell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an automobile accident in which his wife was killed, Dr. David Burrows is called to heaven to fight in spiritual warfare against Satan and his demons to win back his wife's lost soul. He must learn to fly, put on spiritual armor and fight in hand-to-hand combat against Satan's army. Along the way, he must learn who he can trust, how to forgive and how to have complete faith in himself and God. His ultimate goal is to rescue his bride and return to earth to tell the world about his incredible journey.
Download or read book The Rose Cord written by J.D. Oswald and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a new fantasy phenomenon for 2014 - The Rose Cord is the second enchanting tale in J.D. Oswald's epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro. Fleeing the vengeful Inquisitor Melyn, Sir Benfro is drawn to the last resting place of a great dragon of legend, Magog, deep in the ancient forest. Through Magog's spirit, Benfro discovers the true nature of his forebears - a history of unimaginable power and mystery over mankind. But with this knowledge comes terrible danger. Errol Ramsbottom's dreams of becoming a great Warrior Priest have been shattered by his discovery of the dark secret of the Holy Order's power. And yet as a chosen noviciate he is trapped, unwillingly drawn deeper into the sinister plans for war which will engulf Gwlad. With the forces of magic gathering so the destinies of Errol and Sir Benfro further entwine . . . And so continues The Ballad of Sir Benfro, in which the great dragons of old return to the kingdom of men. The Ballad of Sir Benfro is an utterly compelling and beautifully written new fantasy series from J.D. Oswald. Fans of the Inheritance Series and readers hooked to the world of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series will love the magic of the Twin Kingdoms. The Rose Cord is the second novel in the series, following Dreamwalker and preceding The Golden Cage, which are also published as Penguin eBooks. J. D. Oswald is the author of the epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro. Currently, Dreamwalker, The Rose Cord and The Golden Cage are all available as Penguin ebooks. He is also the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels under the name James Oswald. In his spare time James runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep. http://jamesoswald.co.uk
Download or read book The Hero s Journey written by Gary W. Reece and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Thing Is Longing written by Michelle Rebidoux and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over a period of approximately twenty years, the poems in this collection are unified in a single theme--the experience of longing. The poems explore multiple expressions of longing--longing for love, for personal relationship, for youth, for beauty, for creativity, for the divine, for transcendence, for immortality--which are explored through the generous use of symbolic (sometimes theological) language, and often through images of nature. The ultimate "thesis" of the book is that while longing serves as the potency to carry one along the road of one's spiritual journey, it is also the last thing that must be let go of in order to reach one's destination--the last thing to be sacrificed before the heart is able to trust and to open to transcendent joy.
Download or read book Aquillrelle Anthology 100 Book One written by Aquillrelle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winners of Aquillrelle's first Publishing Contest are all included in this book. Oh, the beauty of this child birthed by the marriage of professional and aspiring voices, each voice limited in its expression by nothing but personal talent, avidity of word and poetry of heart.
Download or read book Heroes Masked and Mythic written by Christopher Wood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.