Download or read book Enduring Sparks written by Ana Jaye and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years of carefree backyard campouts come to a sudden halt when a terrifying creature confirms Dinby's childhood suspicion that monsters really do exist. No one believes that she and her best friend Anna are in grave danger. The strange thing appears out of thin air and relentlessly follows the fourteen year olds. They have no choice but to find out what it is up to. Backwoods locals, who do not fit well into society, secretly track them and cause great trouble. Dinby and Kyle, the new boy from school, are thrown into an odd world without a clue how to get back home.
Download or read book The Notebook written by Nicholas Sparks and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2000-01-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart -- one of PBS's "Great American Reads". Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story-it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again... At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle...
Download or read book Icy Sparks written by Gwyn Hyman Rubio and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-03-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950’s. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or Will Treed in Cold Sassy Tree. At the age of ten, Icy, a bright, curious child orphaned as a baby but raised by adoring grandparents, begins to have strange experiences. Try as she might, her "secrets"—verbal croaks, groans, and physical spasms—keep afflicting her. As an adult, she will find out she has Tourette’s Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, but for years her behavior is the source of mystery, confusion, and deep humiliation. Narrated by a grown up Icy, the book chronicles a difficult, but ultimately hilarious and heartwarming journey, from her first spasms to her self-acceptance as a young woman. Curious about life beyond the hills, talented, and energetic, Icy learns to cut through all barriers—physical, mental, and spiritual—in order to find community and acceptance. Along her journey, Icy faces the jeers of her classmates as well as the malevolence of her often-ignorant teachers—including Mrs. Stilton, one of the most evil fourth grade teachers ever created by a writer. Called willful by her teachers and "Frog Child" by her schoolmates, she is exiled from the schoolroom and sent to a children’s asylum where it is hoped that the roots of her mysterious behavior can be discovered. Here Icy learns about difference—her own and those who are even more scarred than she. Yet, it isn’t until Icy returns home that she really begins to flower, especially through her friendship with the eccentric and obese Miss Emily, who knows first-hand how it feels to be an outcast in this tightly knit Appalachian community. Under Miss Emily’s tutelage, Icy learns about life’s struggles and rewards, survives her first comical and heartbreaking misadventure with romance, discovers the healing power of her voice when she sings, and ultimately—takes her first steps back into the world. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s Icy Sparks is a fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.
Download or read book Complaint written by Avital Ronell and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” Thus spoke Hamlet, one of the great kvetchers of literature. Every day, gripers challenge our patience and compassion. Yet Pollyannas rile us up with their grotesque contentment and unfathomable rejection of protest. Avital Ronell considers how literature and philosophy treat bellyachers, wailers, and grumps—and the complaints they lavish on the rest of us. Combining her trademark jazzy panache with a fearless range of readings, Ronell opens a dialogue with readers that discusses thinkers with whom she has directly engaged. Beginning with Hamlet, and with a candid awareness of her own experiences, Ronell proceeds to show how complaining is aggravated, distracted, stifled, and transformed. She moves on to the exemplary complaints of Friedrich Nietzsche, Hannah Arendt, and Barbara Johnson and examines the complaint-riven history of deconstruction. Infused with the author’s trademark wit, Complaint takes friends, colleagues, and all of us on a courageous philosophical journey.
Download or read book Education at the Edge of Experience written by Marla Morris and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a unique exploration of education at “the edge of experience,” this book investigates how unassimilable concepts can reconceptualize education in order to grapple with what is beyond understanding. Working at the intersection of curriculum theory, philosophy and psychoanalysis, Morris examines how each of these “unassimilable” concepts such as lament, disavowal, breathlessness, and the Kafkaesque point toward currere as the edge of experience. It addresses what Lee Braver calls “the groundless grounds” and what Avital Ronell calls “the quicksand that is philosophy” to approach slippage and breaking points through an interdisciplinary lens. Pointing to an understanding of our largely social ills and extending William F. Pinar’s early work on currere in new and innovative directions, this book will appeal to curriculum theorists, education philosophers, psychoanalysts, and those with interests in the philosophy and theory of education.
Download or read book Crossing Home Ground written by David Pitt-Brooke and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like John Muir, David Pitt-Brooke stepped out for a walk one morning—a long walk of a thousand kilometres or more through the arid valleys of southern interior British Columbia. He went in search of beauty and lost grace in a landscape that has seen decades of development and upheaval. In Crossing Home Ground he reports back, providing a day-by-day account of his journey’s experiences, from the practical challenges—dealing with blisters, rain and dehydration—to sublime moments of discovery and reconnection with the natural world. Through the course of this journey, Pitt-Brooke’s encounters with the natural world generate starting points for reflections on larger issues: the delicate interconnections of a healthy landscape and, most especially, the increasingly fragile bond between human beings and their home-places. There is no escaping the impact of human beings on the natural world, not even in the most remote countryside, but he finds hope and consolation in surviving pockets of loveliness, the kindness of strangers and the transformative process of the walking itself, a personal pilgrimage across home ground. Crossing Home Ground is a book that, though rooted in one specific place and time, will evoke a universal sense of recognition in a wide variety of readers. It will appeal to hikers, natural-history enthusiasts and anyone who loves the wild countryside and is concerned about the disappearance of Canada’s natural spaces. Pitt-Brooke’s grassland odyssey is sure to become a classic of British Columbia nature writing.
Download or read book An Account of the Measurement of an Arc of the Meridian Between the Parallels of 18 3 and 24 7 written by Sir George Everest and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Before Everything written by Victoria Redel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of lifetime friends gather together to confront life, love, and now mortality “Everything you want a novel about life, death, and friendship to be—smart, moving, sweeping, poetic, stinging, just beautiful. I loved these women (and their men) and this elegy to their long-reaching bonds.” —Dani Shapiro, author of Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage Before Everything is a celebration of friendship and love between a group of women who have known each another since they were girls. They’ve faced everything together, from youthful sprees and scrapes to mid-life turning points. Now, as Anna, the group’s trailblazer and brightest spark, enters hospice, they gather to do what they’ve always done—talk and laugh and help each other make choices and plans, this time in Anna’s rural Massachusetts home. Helen, Anna’s best friend and a celebrated painter, is about to remarry. The others face their own challenges—Caroline with her sister’s mental health crisis; Molly with a teenage daughter’s rebellion; Ming with her law practice—dilemmas with kids and work and love. Before Everything is as funny as it is bittersweet, as the friends revel in the hilarious mistakes they’ve seen one another through, the secrets kept, and adventures shared. But now all sense of time has shifted, and the pattern of their lives together takes on new meaning. The novel offers a brilliant, emotionally charged portrait, deftly conveying the sweep of time over everyday lives, and showing how even in difficult endings, gifts can unfold. Above all it is an ode to friendship, and to how one person shapes the journeys of those around her.
Download or read book Summer Fun with Swim Bike Run written by Ana Jaye and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer Fun With Swim, Bike, Run Kim & Peatie's Fantastic Triathlon Adventure Ana Jaye does a magnificent job of capturing action with words and puts the reader right in the athlete's shoes. This story both inspires and motivates the competitive spirit within no matter what your age or preferred sport. With its laugh out loud writing and heart racing suspense you are assured to have an adventure all the way to the finish line. 12 year-old Kim experiences incredible adventures as he prepares for his first ever triathlon. Unsuspected twists and terrible difficulties arise as Kim and his best friend Peatie are taken down the road of tough competition. ******** "This is a great story. I have done over one hundred triathlons and completed 25 Ironman races. Her story is inspiring and I must admit my heart was pounding at the end wondering if Kim was going to win or not. From reading it you will experience the energy of triathlon and how a whole family could work together in a celebration of the human spirit." David Minkoff, M.D. Triathlete
Download or read book M tis Rising written by Yvonne Boyer and published by Purich Books. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Métis Rising presents a remarkable cross-section of perspectives to demonstrate that there is no single Métis experience – only a common sense of belonging and a commitment to justice. The contributors to this unique collection, most of whom are Métis themselves, offer accounts ranging from personal reflections on identity to tales of advocacy against poverty and poor housing, and for the recognition of Métis rights. This extraordinary work exemplifies how contemporary Métis identity has been forged into a force to be reckoned with.
Download or read book By Strength Endure written by Darlene Azbill and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is set in the late 1800's through the turn of the century. Jennifer wants to lead a quiet, peaceful life; away from the New York social swirl she has known. Also, she wants to be appreciated for her business acumen. She longs to live in a close-knit small town, where she can make a difference and leave a mark. However, Jennifer is the eye of her own personal tornado, and sweeps others along with her. Life with her is never dull. Falling in love with a rancher (Jacob) shortly after moving to the small town of Gaylord, Texas, there is an attempt on her life, from which she barely survives. She inherits a son (Chad) and daughter (Natalie) when she marries. One settled son and a headstrong and wild teenage girl, who gets herself into an extremely dangerous situation when she is sent to a finishing school in New Orleans. She falls in love with Jennifer's brother (Emile), who can never marry her. This is a love story, but a love story about many loves and the repercussions of falling in love. One young man (Julian) endures an unrequited love for many years. Another must learn to live with the memory of a great, but never consumated love. Love, attempted murder, murder, kidnapping, fire, and stalking are all a part of this in this page turner.
Download or read book The Inspiring Code Igniting the Spark within written by Hem Raj and published by Shashwat Publication. This book was released on 2024-03-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the methods to make our lives more fulfilling and full of accomplishment. We have tried to find out issues at the workplace that hinder us from utilizing our potential to its fullest. Different reasons for stress and anxiety and how to create resilience in ourselves in the face of adversities are required to ignite the fire within. This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of workplace stress and anxiety and ideas for individuals and organizations to thrive in the modern work environment. Between chapters, great stories of grit, courage, and resilience have been entwined to demonstrate that people have conquered similar challenges, won over similar hurdles, and realized similar dreams.
Download or read book Spark of Rebellion Uncovering Guy Fawkes Night s Explosive Legacy written by Virgilio Cobb and published by Nicholas Horne. This book was released on 2024-10-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey through the fiery history of Britain's most notorious night, as seen through the eyes of those who dared to challenge authority. From the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605 to the modern-day celebrations marked by bonfires and fireworks, delve into the tumultuous past that shaped Guy Fawkes Night into the emblematic event it is today. Uncover the layers of rebellion, paranoia, and political intrigue that surround this annual commemoration, revealing the underlying tensions and conflicts of England’s past. Through gripping narratives and historical accounts, witness the ires sparked by religious dissent, conspiracies concocted in the shadows, and the resounding legacy of civil disobedience. Learn about the key players involved in the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, the reasons behind their drastic actions, and the consequences that followed in the aftermath. Examine the cultural significance of Guy Fawkes Night, the rituals and traditions that have endured through centuries, and the ways in which it has been both celebrated and contested throughout history. Delve into the complexities of political rebellions, the impact of dissent on societal change, and the enduring legacy of the failed coup d'état that forever altered the trajectory of British history. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, explore the multiple perspectives surrounding Guy Fawkes Night, from the romanticized anti-heroism of the Gunpowder Plotters to the societal implications of state-sanctioned violence. Navigate through the contradictory portrayals of individuals like Guy Fawkes himself, a figure straddling the line between villain and hero, martyr and traitor. Gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between cultural traditions, political ideologies, and national identities in one of Britain's most cherished and contentious celebrations. Unravel the myths, unravel the intrigue, and rediscover the untold tales that have shaped the fiery history of Guy Fawkes Night.
Download or read book What Can t Brave Americans Endure written by Joseph Lee Boyle and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While the six month encampment of the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777-1778 has been part of America's folklore for generations, most of the men who served there have remained anonymous. The names of over 30,000 men of all ranks appear on the surviving monthly muster and payroll records. This compilation is the second volume of an effort to recognize some of these heroes of the Revolutionary War"--Pref., p. iv.
Download or read book Electricity Its Theory Sources and Applications written by John T. Sprague and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seven Heavens written by Levi Meier and published by Devora Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the point of doing anything, accomplishing anything, caring about anything or anyone if our stay in this world is of such short duration? Here are answers that will change the way you think...
Download or read book Dare to Inspire written by Allison Holzer and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dare to Inspire shows how to spark and sustain exponential growth." --Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author of Big Potential and The Happiness Advantage Inspiration is a most critical resource to be managed in modern work. The problem is that the power of inspiration often feels fleeting. But what if you could design your own way to be inspired at work on a regular basis? What if you could make your own inspiration last? Rooted in 18 engines of inspiration that emerged from interviews with leaders across different industries, Dare to Inspire shows how to supercharge inspiration for yourself, your team, and your organization. Each chapter offers tools, strategies, and examples of how to make inspiration happen and last. Through stories of pioneers in business, health, education, and other industries, readers learn how to effectively use the engines to spark inspiration, along with specific practices to sustain it. Dare to Inspire features Chef Wes Avila, the founder of L.A. sensation Guerrilla Tacos, who was inspired to revolutionize his industry; crowdfunding pioneer Charles Best, who founded DonorsChoose to meet the challenge of connecting teachers in need with donors interested in supporting educational programs; and many others. This will be a vital book for anyone interested in creativity, success, achievement, and happiness.
