Download or read book Driven by a Dream written by Neva Andrews and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time never stands still for Jo Barkley. Now a young woman, she is madly in love with her childhood friend, Bob Blackwood. As she stands beside Killdeer Lake and happily accepts his marriage proposal, World War II rages across Europe. Both thrilled and frightened amid the chaos surrounding 1941 America, Jo cannot help but wonder if her dream of owning a ranch will ever come true. It is not long before Bob is pulled into the conflict and joins the army. Desperate to earn money and stop fearing for Bobs life, Jo begins training to become a teacher. When her training is interrupted by her mothers illness and eventual death, Jo ignores Gods call, leaves her teaching career behind, and begins searching for more lucrative ways to save for her ranch. When a rodeo cowboy convinces her to disguise herself as a young man and join him in Pro Rodeo, Jo thinks her problem is solved. Now only time will tell if she can continue living a lie to fulfill her dream. Driven by a Dream continues the tale of an independent young womans journey as she enters adulthood during World War II and begins pursuing her lifelong goal of owning a ranch.

Download or read book Driven by a Dream written by Ellen Barton and published by . This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Won t Lose This Dream written by Andrew Gumbel and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of how Georgia State University tore up the rulebook for educating lower-income students "Georgia State . . . has been reimagined—amid a moral awakening and a raft of data-driven experimentation—as one of the South's more innovative engines of social mobility." —The New York Times Won’t Lose This Dream is the inspiring story of a public university that has blazed an extraordinary trail for lower-income and first-generation students in downtown Atlanta, the birthplace of the civil rights movement. Over the past decade Georgia State University has upended the conventional wisdom that large numbers of students are doomed to fail simply because of their economic background or the color of their skin. Instead, it has harnessed the power of big data to identify and remove the obstacles that previously stopped them from graduating and completely transformed their prospects. A student from a mediocre high school working two jobs to make ends meet is now no less likely to succeed than a child of wealth and privilege—an earth-shaking achievement that is reverberating across every college campus in the country. With unique access to the key players and drawing on his skills as an investigative reporter, Andrew Gumbel delivers a thrilling, blow-by-blow account of a long battle to determine whether universities exist for their students or vice versa. The story is told through the visionary leaders who overcame fierce resistance to tear up the rules of their own institution and through the many remarkable students whose resilience and determination, often against daunting odds, inspired the work at every stage. Their success shows how the promise of social advancement through talent and hard work, the essence of the American dream, can be rekindled even in an age of deep inequalities and divisive politics.

Download or read book Mike Minter Driven by Purpose written by Pamilla S. Tolen and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mike Minter was only 6 years old, he decided he would be in the NFL. His book, Driven by Purpose The Power of a Dream is not a rags to riches story about a poor boys rise to fame and fortune. It is a story about the power of tackling destiny, doing the right thing and trusting God. How do you keep a dream alive when the odds are stacked against you? Follow Mike Minter's story as he follows his dreams and accomplishes his childhood goals.

Download or read book Driven written by Manny Khoshbin and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live Your Life Full Throttle Behind every entrepreneur's success story, there's a never-ending list of gut-wrenching failures, missed opportunities, and jaw-dropping setbacks. Real estate mogul and serial entrepreneur Manny Khoshbin is one of those entrepreneurs with a story of perseverance that will make you believe in the American Dream all over again. Driven: The Never-Give-Up Roadmap to Massive Success goes beyond Manny's personal ride through the entrepreneurial journey to deliver the habits, mindset, and insights aspiring entrepreneurs need to turn dreams into reality. Buckle up and join Manny as he shares his experiences and teaches you how to: Beat the odds and become a successful entrepreneur in your own right Challenge yourself, study your failures, and pivot your plans Double down on projects, ideas, and investments you're passionate about Spot and surround yourself with positive, successful, and like-minded people Change your mindset to achieve what you think is impossible It's imporant to remember that on your journey, you can navigate around obstacles and overcome them—just never give up. Dream big, stay ambitious, and remember that anything you really want deserves your 100 percent effort. Got it? Good. Now, let's ride.

Download or read book Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by One World. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

Download or read book Driven by a Dream written by Lacey Finchum and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***This is the black and white paperback version of this book which contains over 200 black and white photos*** (Also available: *Full Color paperback*, full color digital, and text only digital) The best version is the full color paperback located here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1708115757 Do you somehow know you were meant for more?Do you have a voice inside you whispering about this great big ridiculous thing it wants you to do?Does that thing make you nervous?Does it scare you?Does it seem impossible or even hopeless?Read this book!On the surface, it's about a girl searching for herself and her dreams on a solo road trip but, really it's more about the journey: healing from a tough breakup, losing her dream home, coming up with a new plan, learning to listen to her intuition, and the unexpected return at the end of it all. Feel the fear and do it anyway.It's about turning dreams into reality.This journal opens in January 2017, three months after leaving a 12 year relationship, 4 months before my solo road trip, 2 years after picking up a paint brush, seriously, for the first time in my adult life and, 3 years after my intro into the Law of Attraction and attracting my dream home. LOA, and my first experiment with it, produced my dream home; a cabin on 20 acres in the woods where a creek flows into a lake. I went from dreaming to signing the dotted line and moving in less than 2 months.From that moment began my journey into self awareness and growth, into mindset training, into meditation. Little did I know, LOA kick started my artistic journey and not only discovering my passion but discovering that I was fully capable of really achieving any goals I really wanted to in life. The year after moving in to my dream home, I tried painting for the first time and realized I wasn't too bad, and that I really could become an artist. That I really could be and have what I always wanted.After that realization, I knew there was nothing that could stop me except me. I vowed then to do whatever it took to build myself, my skills, and my surroundings into exactly what they needed to be so that I could become exactly who and what I wanted. Who I was meant to be.In January 2016 I opened my art business. Soon after decided I would be leaving my relationship and, by proxy, leaving my dream home and pursuing me, my art, and my dreams including a solo road trip that next spring(2017). This book is that journey, internal and external. It contains entries from my personal journal as well as afterthoughts and inserts to explain or elaborate. There are even a few pro-tips that might help you on your own journey, whatever it may be. May my telling this story help you as much as doing it helped me. ~LWhat people are saying:The first book I have picked up in 20 years and I'm so glad I did! Lacey takes you on a life lesson journey with her and stays true with all details. Not only has this book inspired me to keep pushing toward my own dreams, it has inspired me to pick up books again to just get lost in the words. Definitely give this one a read! You'll be glad you did! ~ Angie Valpatic of Essential Jewels.'This memoir is for everybody, not just artists. Lacey teaches us that it's okay to make mistakes, not know, not understand, and ask for help. She shows us destiny happens no matter what, and we end up right where we're meant to be. ~ Kara Marshall of Karma Jean Art"Honestly, I thought I was going to read it and it would be a good book and I would give a review. I did not know that it would help to wash away my fears of starting my own journey. So it's been quite the experience!! I was up all night thinking about it. I love that she just pushes right through, FEAR AND ALL! I needed that because it's the fear that has always stopped me. And listening to her over and over say, " what am I doing" but then taking a deep breath and keep going, was the best inspiration for me to say, "I can do this too!"" ~Melonie Gloria, reader

Download or read book Darius Twig written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author and Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers once again connects with teenagers everywhere in Darius & Twig, a novel about friendship and needing to live one's own dream. This touching and raw teen novel from the author of Monster, Kick, We Are America, Bad Boy, and many other celebrated literary works for children and teens is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Darius and Twig are an unlikely pair: Darius is a writer whose only escape is his alter ego, a peregrine falcon named Fury, and Twig is a middle-distance runner striving for athletic success. But they are drawn together in the struggle to overcome the obstacles that life in Harlem throws at them. The two friends must face down bullies, an abusive uncle, and the idea that they'll be stuck in the same place forever. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, included Darius & Twig on her list of "great kids' books with diverse characters." She commented: "The late Myers, one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well before the cause got mainstream attention, is at his elegant, heartfelt best in this 2013 novel. It’s about two friends growing up in Harlem, one a writer, one an athlete, facing daily challenges and trying to dream of a brighter future."

Download or read book Driven written by Corey Minor Smith and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is full of obstacles and roadblocks, but we are the drivers on the road to our own destiny. In #Driven, a motivational memoir, Corey Minor Smith shares her compelling story of how, with supportive family and friends, she propelled forward in the face of significant challenges. From a childhood filled with instability, an adulterous marriage resulting in heartbreak, a broken relationship with a mentally ill parent, and countless other demoralizing life situations - Corey's posture is that of a fighter. She was unyielding in her determination to make her dreams of becoming a lawyer and serving others a reality. She was abandoned, abused, and discounted. But today, Corey Minor Smith is an attorney, author, and transformational speaker. She shares a heartwarming account that serves as a source of inspiration to hold fast to your hopes and dreams, and push forward until they come to fruition.#DRIVEN is an empowering presentation of how having faith in addition to being motivated, determined, prepared, and taking action can propel anyone to reach their desired goals.

Download or read book Dreams Come to Life An AFK Book Bendy 1 written by Adrienne Kress and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new official, original novel from the twisted world of the hit horror video game, Bendy and the Ink Machine! Seventeen-year-old Buddy has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City. Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to become an artist, a dream he's sure will never be realized. But that all changes when a delivery job puts him face-to-face with Mister Joey Drew, the eccentric owner of an animation studio.Mister Drew takes Buddy under his wing as an apprentice, thrusting him into a world unlike anything Buddy has ever seen before. There's the colorful cast of the studio, from the cranky, yet driven composer Sammy Lawrence to Dot, the writing intern and Buddy's counterpart. Working for Mister Drew, Buddy starts to think that maybe it's really as simple as Mister Drew says: Dreams do come true. But not everything at the studio is as picture-perfect as it seems . . .Something is going bump in the night at Joey Drew Studios, something that leaves behind trails of thick, dark ink. While the studio frantically works toward their latest deadline, Buddy and Dot team up to find out just what is tormenting the studio after-hours, even if it means tracking the trail to Mister Drew himself.Don't miss this official, original, pulse-pounding story from award-winning author Adrienne Kress, developed with theMeatly, Mike Mood, and Bookpast!

Download or read book Driven by a Promise written by E'yen A. Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you hear the Voice? Do you have a deep desire to do something special in your life? What is holding you back from pursuing your dreams with all of your heart? If you are sure that you want more out of life than what you see, Driven by a Promise is the bridge that will connect you to your “promised land.”Driven by a Promise takes you on a journey of a lifetime. The author, E'yen A. Gardner, shows the reader how to follow the Voice and gain biblical insight about the path to our dreams using the life of Abraham as a guide. Just as Abraham embarked on his journey, inspired by the Voice, we are challenged to leave our routine lives and follow the unpredictable path that the Voice will lead us on. We will draw comfort from the example of Abraham as we see his unyielding faith in God through the many obstacles he faced. Driven by a Promise reveals how we can relentlessly pursue our dreams, regardless of the challenges we face. The book vividly expresses the similarities of Abraham's life and ours and it shows us how our lives can impact the world by following the urging of the Voice. It is time to take the ride of your life! Leave the confines of where you are and discover the rewarding life that you are meant to live!

Download or read book Driven written by Richard Gehman and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven, first published in 1954, is a fast-paced noir novel centered on George Carpenter, an assistant manager of a bank. Desperate to get out of the rut his life is in, and beset by financial problems, Carpenter develops a scheme to rob the bank of a massive amount of money. Although he successfully manages the heist, he has no plan for what to do with either the money or his life following the robbery. Why did he do it? George himself wasn’t sure. He knew only that, all at once, in every aspect of his life, pressures were building up: his immediate superior at the bank hated him; his wife, he was sure, was being unfaithful to him. Debts piled up, and George began hitting the bottle—hard. Suddenly, even this retreat was not enough, and George began to act mechanically, to take one step after another toward revenge and release. During the dizzy, dreamlike weeks that followed, George embarked on a headlong flight into unreality. Under a series of assumed names he ran from drink to drink, from woman to woman, from city to city, and he learned what unlimited money can buy—and what it cannot. Saved finally from total self-destruction by his capture, and by a girl who shows him the futility of running any further, George pays his debt to society and comes to terms with himself; the moving story of his great rebellion comes to an end on a note of hope.

Download or read book Driven by the Divine written by Frances Kozlowski and Chris Jackson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Driven by the Divine you will • Meet Guru-preceptor and mystic, Shivalinga Swamy • Witness miraculous healings, miracles and interventions • Discover the world of Jyotish and Vedic Astrology • Learn about the planetary deities/Navagrahas • Step into the world of supernatural powers and siddhis • Journey to Arunachala, Lord Shiva's mountain in the South • Climb Mount Sabarimala and learn about Lord Ayyappan/Dharma Shasta • Learn Shivalinga Swamy's recipe for “Happy Tea” • Dance with Vinnuacharya at a Coorgi wedding in Mysore

Download or read book Driven written by Melissa Stephenson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Wild, a memoir of one woman’s road to hope following her troubled brother’s death, told through the series of cars that transported her. Growing up in a blue-collar, Midwestern family, Melissa Stephenson longed for escape. Her wanderlust was an innate reaction to the powerful personalities around her, and came too from her desire to find a place in the world where her artistic ambitions wouldn’t be thwarted. She found in automobiles the promise of a future. From a lineage of secondhand family cars of the late ’60s, to the Honda that carried her from Montana to Texas as her new marriage disintegrated, to the ’70s Ford she drove away from her brother’s house after he took his life (leaving Melissa the truck, a dog, and a few mix tapes), to the VW van she now uses to take her kids camping, she knows these cars better than she knows some of the people closest to her. Driven from grief and toward hope, Melissa reckons with what it means to lose a beloved sibling. Driven is a powerful story of healing, for all who have had to look back at pain to find the way forward. “Written with a poet’s ear and a traveler’s grit, and it will be a comfort to anyone who has watched a loved one self-destruct.”—Sarah Hepola, author of Blackout “Not all writers are survivors and not all survivors are writers, but Melissa Stephenson is both and goddamn is she good. Driven is a book you will want to hold right against your heart, to take with you everywhere you go.”—Domenica Ruta, author of With or Without You

Download or read book Dream Hoarders written by Richard V. Reeves and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dream Hoarders sparked a national conversation on the dangerous separation between the upper middle class and everyone else. Now in paperback and newly updated for the age of Trump, Brookings Institution senior fellow Richard Reeves is continuing to challenge the class system in America. In America, everyone knows that the top 1 percent are the villains. The rest of us, the 99 percent—we are the good guys. Not so, argues Reeves. The real class divide is not between the upper class and the upper middle class: it is between the upper middle class and everyone else. The separation of the upper middle class from everyone else is both economic and social, and the practice of “opportunity hoarding”—gaining exclusive access to scarce resources—is especially prevalent among parents who want to perpetuate privilege to the benefit of their children. While many families believe this is just good parenting, it is actually hurting others by reducing their chances of securing these opportunities. There is a glass floor created for each affluent child helped by his or her wealthy, stable family. That glass floor is a glass ceiling for another child. Throughout Dream Hoarders, Reeves explores the creation and perpetuation of opportunity hoarding, and what should be done to stop it, including controversial solutions such as ending legacy admissions to school. He offers specific steps toward reducing inequality and asks the upper middle class to pay for it. Convinced of their merit, members of the upper middle class believes they are entitled to those tax breaks and hoarded opportunities. After all, they aren't the 1 percent. The national obsession with the super rich allows the upper middle class to convince themselves that they are just like the rest of America. In Dream Hoarders, Reeves argues that in many ways, they are worse, and that changes in policy and social conscience are the only way to fix the broken system.

Download or read book Your Dream Life Starts Here written by Kristina Karlsson and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is filled with powerful ideas and simple proven tools that will help you transform your wishes into dreams, and then into an achievable one-page roadmap for creating your dream life – a life designed by you for you, and for your loved ones. Kristina Karlsson, the woman behind the inspiring global success story, kikki.K, shares personal insights from her amazing journey, from humble beginnings on a small farm in Sweden to the 3am light bulb moment that led her to chase and achieve dreams that are now inspiring a worldwide community of dreamers. Filled with simple and practical magic – and inspiring stories and wisdom from people who've dared to dream big – this book will show you how to harness the power of dreaming to transform your life in small, simple steps. Featuring stories of: Dr Tererai Trent (Oprah Winfrey’s all-time favourite guest), Arianna Huffington, Stella McCartney, Sir Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Li Cunxin (author of Mao's Last Dancer), Alisa Camplin-Warner (winner of a remarkable Olympic gold medal), Michelle Obama, and others. Whether you want to get the most out of your personal life, career or business, the insights on dreaming and doing in this book may be your most important learnings this year. Your dream life awaits – start today!

Download or read book THE WISDOM DRIVEN MENTALITY Your Destiny Is Waiting For A Change In Your Mentality written by Maikh Etto and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wisdom-Driven Mentality - Your Destiny Is Waiting For A Change In Your Mentality is a spiritual work that will make a positive difference in your life by making a positive difference in your mind, for the author is of the opinion that you are not guaranteed a better life until you acquire a better mentality. This book will change your future today, so don't keep your destiny waiting...