Download or read book A Butterfly S Cousin written by Bobbie Barton and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Butterflys Cousin is the story of two young women coming of age during the World War II years. Lenore turns every patriotic endeavor into an opportunity to showcase herself. Her cousin Olga is enlisted as an accomplice in clumsy, youthful, romantic escapades. When America enters the conflict, the young men in the Long Island town where the girls live set aside their educations and eagerly enlist to serve the country. While Lenore bemoans the loss of most of her admirers, Olga does all she can to serve on the home front. The patriotism of the men sends them off with the certainty that they will quickly defeat the madman ravaging Europe. They fight tirelessly and eventually succeed in destroying the aggressor. Mature men return home to pick up the threads of the peaceful lives they had expected would be theirs.

Download or read book The Net and the Butterfly written by Olivia Fox Cabane and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Charisma Myth, Olivia Fox Cabane offered a groundbreaking approach to becoming more charismatic. Now she teams up with Judah Pollack to reveal how anyone can train their brain to have more eureka insights. The creative mode in your brain is like a butterfly. It's beautiful and erratic, hard to catch and highly valued as a result. If you want to capture it, you need a net. Enter the executive mode, the task-oriented network in your brain that help you tie your shoes, run a meeting, or pitch a client. To succeed, you need both modes to work together--your inner butterfly to be active and free, but your inner net to be ready to spring at the right time and create that "aha!" moment. But is there any way to trigger these insights, beyond dumb luck? Thanks to recent neuroscience discoveries, we can now explain these breakthrough moments--and also induce them through a series of specific practices. It turns out there's a hidden pattern to all these seemingly random breakthrough ideas. From Achimedes' iconic moment in the bathtub to designer Adam Cheyer's idea for Siri, accidental breakthroughs throughout history share a common origin story. In this book, you will learn to master the skills that will transform your brain into a consistent generator of insights. Drawing on their extensive coaching and training practice with top Silicon Valley firms, Cabane and Pollack provide a step-by-step process for accessing the part of the brain that produces breakthroughs and systematically removing internal blocks. Their tactics range from simple to zany, such as: · Imagine an alternate universe where gravity doesn’t exist, and the social and legal rules that govern it. · Map Disney’s Pocahontas story onto James Cameron’s Avatar. · Rid yourself of imposter syndrome through mental exercises. · Literally change your perspective by climbing a tree. · Stimulate your butterfly mode by watching a foreign film without subtitles. By trying the exercises in this book, readers will emerge with a powerful new capacity for breakthrough thinking.

Download or read book Instructor written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Butterfly Virus written by Victor Grippi and published by Victor Grippi. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an unknown virus breaks out in the Southwest, a genetic engineer, his newly hired chief scientist, and an archaeologist specializing in Native American cultures team up to combat it.

Download or read book Elmer and Butterfly written by David McKee and published by Andersen Press USA. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day, as Elmer is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly has been trapped in a hole by a fallen branch. Elmer rushes to the rescue and frees her with ease. In return, she promises to help Elmer should he ever need it. But just how can a butterfly ever help an elephant?

Download or read book The Arctic Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the geography, wildlife, and people of the Arctic region.

Download or read book Itchy Mae As the Human Butterfly written by Joi C. Spencer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey back into the 60's - 80's into little Itchy Mae's childhood that is not too different from 8-13 year old children today. This story line will cover a young girls childhood being raised by a village of adults. It will also talk about school integration, gangs, bullying, blended families and inappropriate touching which developed the saying "No more Fondling". Today's youth experience a lot of the same issues as youth did in the past. None the less the issues were swept up under the rug or kept as a family secret. In 2011 it is time to talk about these issues especially in the turn of events so many youth today are depressed, homeless and committing suicide due to these unfortunate issues. A few topics that may seem like old news too people can be found on any local news broadcast or newspaper that you can discuss as a current event. Take your time to explore how some things can't destroy a child, but build a protective force to help other children.

Download or read book Castles written by Alice Leonhardt and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CASTLES NF

Download or read book In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com

Download or read book Beautiful and Terrible Things written by Amy Butler and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of America’s most prominent ministers comes an inspiring, provocative reflection on the necessity of community, the inevitability of conflict, and the transformative power of radical love. “I so love and admire the work and witness of Pastor Amy Butler.”—Anne Lamott “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid,” said theologian Frederick Beuchner. Pastor Amy Butler, the first woman at the helm of New York’s historic Riverside Church, knows firsthand that to navigate such a world, one must be courageous, honest, and compassionate. In Beautiful and Terrible Things, Pastor Amy draws on the most meaningful, challenging, and soul-shaking moments of her own life to offer larger lessons on theology and relationships. Pastor Amy grew up in a conservative Evangelical family in the diverse culture of the Hawaiian Islands. As she realized she was more inclined to be a pastor than to marry one, she began an unlikely journey, breaking one stained-glass ceiling after another. Holding increasingly high-profile ministry positions in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and New York City, Amy weathered rigidly unwelcoming congregations and enormous trials, ultimately learning that only the radical love of community could generate healing. As she describes her experiences leading a church to publicly affirm its LGBTQ community members, losing a child, and undergoing an unexpected divorce, Amy offers a thoughtful lens on all the ways life can push us to see the world from another’s perspective. In her signature compassionate, witty voice, she offers fresh, nonjudgmental perspectives on faith—which, at its most beautiful expression, allows for the possibility that there is more than one way to experience God.

Download or read book Our Butterfly Flies Free written by Marlena Howerton and published by Inspiring Voices. This book was released on 2012-12-26 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alyssa Howerton was born with special needs, but that didnt stop her from living her life to the fullest. She touched the lives of her family and of everyone who came to know her. The obstacles she faced were unbelievable, yet she remained strong and steadfast through them all. Because she was paralyzed from the waist down, Alyssa was confined to a wheelchair. Even so, she was able to travel, meet new people, and live a full and happy life. Lovingly told by her mother, Alyssas story chronicles the ups and downs of a life lived with special needs. She had many surgeries, but she faced each optimistically and with the understanding that life is very precious. Why did one person have to go through so much physical pain? How did Alyssa stay so positive through all of the trials she faced? She had a real zest for life, and she looked forward to each day with endless excitement. Each day was bright and newfull of hope in spite of the fact that a life-threatening surgery was always just beyond the horizon. Alyssa was always planning her next adventure. Our Butterfly Flies Free chronicles the full life of a daughter, granddaughter, and friend who was loved by all.

Download or read book A Penny Changes the Day written by Margaret Fetty and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In the Land of the Polar Bear written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A young girl from the Caribbean dreams about living in the Arctic." --Amazon.com.

Download or read book Born Again Free as a Butterfly written by Mary C. Bridges and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a 70-year-old seasoned senior, Mary C. Bridges tells the reader how the God of all grace delights in using ordinary people to perform extraordinary things. He astounds the world with what He has done in her own yielded life. She writes about how God’s orchestrated blessings helped her overcome a multitude of problems including: Cleft lip and cleft palate; dyslexia and attention deficit disorder; growing up in an alcoholic family; and being a child of divorce. As an adult she was faced with being married to an alcoholic husband; experiencing the grief of her husband’s death from cancer; marrying a drug addict, who was allegedly plotting to take her life; suffering from bipolar disorder; and overcoming her codependency. While relying on the promises of the Bible, as well as inspirational prayers and poems, she also offers many self-help, practical solutions, as well as lists of free educational and treatment resources. What the Caterpillar’s Cocoon calls the End, God calls the Butterfly!

Download or read book Adventures of Timmy and Cheri written by Eric Arden Berry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Timmy, Cheri, and friends on the adventure of a lifetime to save the world's colors in this fanciful mystery adventure thriller. Someone (or something) has stolen the Secret Sacred Magic Marbles that control the world's colors. If the marbles are not found and returned to the keeper by sunset today, all the world's colors will change to black and white forever and ever. The story begins in a dream where Lola, the Angel of Marbles, and Lolo, the Angel of Grapes, have tasked Cheri with the search for the missing marbles. The angels have given Cheri the gift of language allowing her to talk with and understand all life on Earth, to aid her in the search. Cheri, her brother Timmy, and her cousin Caleb, known as the "Force of Cousins," team up with a colorful array of pets and wildlife to find the marbles. As they search throughout the day, Earth's colors gradually begin to change to black and white, causing great confusion around the world. Can the Force of Cousins and friends find the marbles in time to save the world's colors? This unique, fast-paced mystery adventure thriller will keep you guessing all the way to sunset. Join Timmy, Cheri, and friends in the quest to find the marbles before the world's colors are lost forever. Book II Adventures of Timmy and Cheri: Book 2: Losing Their Seeds

Download or read book The Alcalde written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the magazine of the Texas Exes, The Alcalde has united alumni and friends of The University of Texas at Austin for nearly 100 years. The Alcalde serves as an intellectual crossroads where UT's luminaries - artists, engineers, executives, musicians, attorneys, journalists, lawmakers, and professors among them - meet bimonthly to exchange ideas. Its pages also offer a place for Texas Exes to swap stories and share memories of Austin and their alma mater. The magazine's unique name is Spanish for "mayor" or "chief magistrate"; the nickname of the governor who signed UT into existence was "The Old Alcalde."

Download or read book The Bruce Swap written by Ryan T. Higgins and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce is a bear who struggles with fun. When Bruce says no to fun one too many times, Nibbs, Thistle, and Rupert secretly wish Bruce was more fun. And the geese secretly wish for sandwiches. The next morning, all their wishes come true. Bruce is cheerful. Bruce is adventurous. Bruce has pizzazz . . . and a basket of sandwiches. Except Bruce is not exactly Bruce. He’s Kevin, Bruce’s fun cousin. Nobody knows that Bruce has gone fishing. Nobody knows that Kevin is coming. Nobody even knows who Kevin is. But, everyone quickly learns one thing: Kevin LOVES fun. Is it possible that too much fun is no fun at all?