Download or read book Scene through a Rearview Mirror A Backward Glance written by Jim Shields and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is a stage on which men, women, and children live daily dramas. These dramas shape and fashion our living. The street corners, homes, the everyday places are theaters, windows into a world of goings-on. Dramas are part and parcel of our existence, as we are all actors on life's stage without direction, constantly improvising and coping. As a child, observing grown-ups from a safe distance became a hobby for young Jim Shields. The stories in this collection have their origins in these observations, detailing lives of ordinary people coping with what comes their way. In the roulette of life, there is tragedy, comedy, sadness, and joy. Within the pages of this book, these all come into play. Shields writes from a small, sparsely furnished study-a haven of peace and quiet in the midst of the bustle of family life. It is here where he puts pen to paper. From the well of imperfect memory, inspiration grows, and black ink magically forms words. This collection is life as seen through a rearview mirror.
Download or read book Glances in the Rear View Mirror written by Woodson Senior Center Writing Group and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Glance in the Rear View Mirror written by Eric Toussaint and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the financial crisis continues to shake the economy it has begun to expose cracks in the ideology long used to justify neoliberal policies. This informed and accessible primer drives a wedge into these cracks, allowing the non-expert to understand the flaws in the economic philosophy of the 1%.
Download or read book Glances Through the Rearview Mirror written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Backward Glances written by Steve And Anne Weihsmann and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKWARD GLANCES: FAITH THROUGH A REARVIEW MIRROR People use rearview mirrors to check hair and make-up; to keep track of the motorcycle gang gaining on them; to make sure their friends' cars are still in the caravan; to watch the blaze orange sun splash its splendor across the western sky; to see if they have become interesting to the police officer in the speed trap; to observe someone else while they remain unseen. Looking back gives a different "Scope For Imagination." Steve and Anne Weihsmann have observed life and faith from both sides of the church doors. "Bull Moose," "A Computer Renaissance," "Deer Hunting Philosophy," "Good Friday At the Abortion Clinic," "I Don't Wave On the Bridge," "The Parable of the Spark Plug," "Prayer and Plywood," "Wet Cement," "Court Is (Not) In Session," and "Passive-Aggressive Uninstall" are just a few of the eighty-three essays in this book. And after you have used their rearview mirrors you will have an opportunity to use your own to record casual glances, penetrating looks or quick glimpses. Steve and Anne Weihsmann live in Duluth, Minnesota with their two youngest children and stay closely connected to their two adult children and son-in-law. Steve has been the pastor of Gethsemane Covenant Church for fifteen years; Anne has been the CEO of the Weihsmann family for far longer. The couple has been married for thirty-one years and is determined to continually glance back in order to more fully look ahead to God's work of renewal in their lives. Many of Steve's essays were originally published in The Hermantown Star and The Proctor Journal. Anne has had articles published in the Covenant Companion and is the author of "The Mistake Has a Name," a novel inspired by a true story.
Download or read book A Glance in the Rear View Mirror written by Eric Toussaint and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory guide to the neo-liberal ideology of the global 1%. Perfect for those of us without economics degrees.
Download or read book The Lucky Ones written by Liz Lawson and published by Ember. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, This Is How It Ends, and All the Bright Places, comes a gripping novel about life after. How do you put yourself back together when it seems like you've lost it all? May is a survivor. But she doesn't feel like one. She feels angry. And lost. And alone. Eleven months after the school shooting that killed her twin brother, May still doesn't know why she was the only one to walk out of the band room that day. No one gets what she went through--no one saw and heard what she did. No one can possibly understand how it feels to be her. Zach lost his old life when his mother decided to defend the shooter. His girlfriend dumped him, his friends bailed, and now he spends his time hanging out with his little sister...and the one faithful friend who stuck around. His best friend is needy and demanding, but he won't let Zach disappear into himself. Which is how Zach ends up at band practice that night. The same night May goes with her best friend to audition for a new band. Which is how May meets Zach. And how Zach meets May. And how both might figure out that surviving could be an option after all. A Chicago Public Library Systems selection for Best Teen Fiction A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 A Texas Library Association 2021 Reading List selection "A harrowing and beautifully told story about how far the tentacles of tragedy can reach. May's story of grief, survival, and reckoning is tenderly and honestly explored. A simply stunning debut." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces "A must-read for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and This Is How It Ends."--Paste Magazine "Gripping, emotional, suspenseful, and ultimately hopeful" --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
Download or read book The Good Sister written by Jamie Kain and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kinsey sisters live in an unconventional world. Their parents are former flower-children who still don't believe in rules. Their small, Northern California town is filled with free spirits and damaged souls seeking refuge from the real world. Without the anchor of authority, the three girls are adrift and have only each other to rely on. Rachel is wild. Asha is lost. Sarah, the good sister, is the glue that holds them together. But the forces of a mysterious fate have taken Sarah's life in a sudden and puzzling accident, sending her already fractured family into a tailspin of grief and confusion. Asha has questions. Rachel has secrets. And Sarah, waking up in the afterlife, must piece together how she got there. Jamie Kain brings us The Good Sister, a stunning debut young adult novel about love in all its joyful, painful, exhilarating manifestations, and about the ties that bind us together, in life and beyond.
Download or read book The Deadliest Sin Series Collection Books 4 6 written by Gwyn McNamee and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you survive envy? They say envy is green. Not in my experience. It’s blood fucking red. Envy brought me here, to the head of the family in Chicago. But now that I finally have the power, my sins will come back to haunt me. This three-book collection includes Envy, Bleeding Envy, and Enduring Envy, books 4-6 in the Deadliest Sin Series. Dive into the world of the Albanian mob in this dark mafia romantic suspense collection. ***This series does need to be read in order, so please make sure to start with the Wrath Trilogy.***
Download or read book Rory s Story written by Ryan Seek and published by New Dawning Bookfair. This book was released on 2014-04-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the Spirits Speak to You? BLURB Nineteen-year-old Rory Fisher is all but orphaned and alone in the world. Her only remaining loved one is her Yavapai grandfather, a once proud Indian, who is stricken with a diseased mind and confined to a nursing home in Twin Falls, Idaho. In a rare moment of clarity, the old Yavapai suddenly informs his granddaughter that the Spirits have spoken to him and the message is clear. She must leave immediately, on this very day, back to the land of his people in the red-walled canyons of Arizona. The true purpose of the journey remains a mystery as Rory embarks on her quest to a place called Vortex Canyon, located in the wilderness just north of Sedona. She travels with only the promise of her grandfather; the promise that his Spirits will guide and protect her. However, will the Spirits speak to Rory, a Caucasian girl adopted by an Indian family, and not of true Yavapai blood? Was the training her grandfather gave her as a child enough to reach out to the Spirit World in adulthood? Only Rory's Story will tell... EXCERPT “How is my little Sprout today?” the old man asked, rising from his chair by the window. He wore jeans, a bolo string tie made of turquoise, and a pale blue button-down western shirt. “I’m fine,” Rory replied. “Are you sure?” He spread his arms, beckoning to her. She went to him and gladly accepted his embrace. “I’ll be okay, Grandpa,” she assured him. While in his arms, her hands instinctively went to the long white pony tail that still hung halfway down his back. Her fingers caressed that mane of hair as they had done so often since she was a child. The old man gave her an extra squeeze before releasing her. Rory looked up into those dark, aged eyes. She saw the special gleam, that sparkle that said he had his mind about him today. Such days became fewer and farther between with each passing year. The skin on his face was dark, weathered and creviced by time, and still bore all the traits of his ancient Yavapai Indian ancestry. “You wouldn’t be lying to the old man, now would you?” he smiled. “No Grandpa,” she lied. “Please sit down, little Sprout.” He motioned for her to sit on the narrow bed. “I have something to tell you.” His voice had always charmed her. It was a deep, resonating sound, with the words delivered slowly and deliberately. As always, she obeyed him without question. She watched as the old man walked to the window and gazed out on the beautifully landscaped grounds of the Sunrise Home for the Elderly. So many hours she had spent with him, talking about her loves, her life, her troubles. And all he would do is sit in his chair and stare out that window, never saying a word. She wondered if the view looked different to him on days like today, when his mind wasn’t buggered with the disease. “Do you remember the story I told you about my father, and the quest he endured to save the lives of his family?” he asked, still facing the window, hands clasped behind his back. “I do, Grandpa. I remember it.” “It has been four generations since a quest of this importance has gripped our family. But the time has come again…and you, little Sprout, must bear the weight upon your shoulders. You must embark on the very same quest as my father. You alone must journey to Red Rocks. It shall be the only relief, for yourself and those who love you.” “What about Robert?” she asked. “He is of full blood and the next in line of descendents.” “Bah!” the old man flicked his hand as if to shoo away a fly. “Robert is nothing but a coyote in sheep’s wool; a disgrace to the family.” He turned from the window and kneeled before Rory. He took her hands in his. “You, my little Sprout, are a true Fisher, whether you believe it or not. I have taught you the importance of the sun, your faith, and your dreams. Have I not?” “You have, Grandpa.” The old man nodded, and smiled with pride. “Take that knowledge with you in your quest. Follow your dreams and the path that the Spirits lay before you. Trust in them, and trust in yourself. Look to them, and look into yourself. There you will find the answers…”
Download or read book An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes written by Randy Ribay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four friends from wildly different backgrounds have bonded over Dungeons & Dragons since the sixth grade. Now they're facing senior year and a major shift in their own universes. Math whiz Archie is struggling with his parents' divorce after his dad comes out as gay. Mari is terrified of her adoptive mother's life-altering news. Dante is carrying around a huge secret that is proving impossible to keep hidden. And when Sam gets dumped by the love of his life, everyone is ready to join him on a cross-country quest to win her back. The four quickly discover that the road is not forgiving, and that real life is no game. They must face a test of friendship where the stakes are more than just a roll of the dice--they are life and death.
Download or read book Images in the Rearview Mirror written by Larry Smiley and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The images seen in the rearview mirror are one man's stories about the reflections seen when looking back over the years and recalling many of the memorable events in his life and the lives of others important to him. It is a blend of nostalgia, humor, and a few surprises along the way. It is a "must read" for anyone wishing to generate a smile and satisfying a positive outlook on life.
Download or read book The Deadliest Sin Series Complete Collection Spicy Dark Mafia Romance written by Gwyn McNamee and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on with total page 1774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five crime families of Chicago rule with quick trigger fingers and don't hesitate to spill rivers of blood to maintain their stranglehold on the city. But what they have is never enough. No sin is off the table if it means ultimate power and control. The only question is, who will survive the deadliest sin? The Deadliest Sin Series Complete Collection contains all 22 books in the Deadliest Sin Series about the Albanian, Irish, Russian, Italian, and Colombian organized crime families in Chicago battling for control of the city.
Download or read book Meals from Mars written by Ben Sciacca and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2017 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fateful encounter late at night at a gas station in the hood brings together a white man from the suburbs and a young black man from the neighborhood. Stuck with each other for the night, they deal with their core prejudices, the walls that keep them from each other, and the discovery of their God-given humanity in one another. When talking about race, it helps to have something specific to talk about--a story we can all wrap our heads around. In Meals from Mars, Ben Sciacca provides that story: two men from different worlds forced by circumstance to see and hear and consider one another. It is a novel that demonstrates the social challenges and relational potential for racial reconciliation."--Publisher website.
Download or read book A Stewed Observation written by Karen C. Whalen and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gourmet Dinner Club travels to Ireland to enjoy Irish cuisine while staying at a medieval, ivy-covered castle. Jane Marsh hopes Dale Capricorn will ask her to marry him at this romantic dream destination. But her plans are put on hold when the elderly castle owner becomes violent, a club member restrains him, and he collapses and dies. The police believe the mysterious death is murder and begin to suspect one of the club’s members. Dale leaves for home on a business emergency, and as the lone single gal in the club full of couples, Jane is thrown into the company of Griffin O’Doherty, the handsome Irishman who stands to inherit the castle. Jane must prove her friend’s innocence by solving the crime. Which of the sweet-tempered Irish could be a callous killer?
Download or read book Frisky Business written by Kendall Ryan and published by Kendall Ryan. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bundled together for the first time as a complete series, enjoy The Boyfriend Effect, My Brother's Roommate and The Stud Next Door for one low price! THE BOYFRIEND EFFECT I’m not boyfriend material. If a trail of broken hearts and a piss-poor record of failed relationships have taught me anything, it’s this. My buddies are happy to give me shit about my latest breakup from here to next Sunday. Thanks, but I’d rather have a root canal. And a vasectomy. At the same time. Relief comes in an unlikely package—the gorgeous and feisty Maren. She just so happens to be my best friend’s sister, so that’s not awkward at all. But I’m a man on a mission, and Maren is down to teach me all the ways I’ve been failing as a boyfriend. Apparently, there are many. And it’s all very informative—until I start to catch feelings. Now it’s not just my reputation on the line, but my heart too. MY BROTHER'S ROOMMATE There are a few things you should know about my brother’s roommate. Wolfie Cox is . . . complicated. And incredibly sexy. Unfortunately, he has an impressive stick lodged so far up his ass, he’s about as emotionally available as a chinchilla. Actually, that might be an insult to the chinchilla community. So, naturally, I want to ride him like a bicycle. He thinks I hate him. Mostly because I’ve led him to believe this. It’s easier than admitting the truth. And while Wolfie is about as soft and cuddly as a fork, I’m the opposite. A good girl. Reliable. Conscientious. Oh, and completely panicked about an upcoming work conference. Wolfie’s usually allergic to altruism, so when my brother convinces him to help me out by escorting me to said conference where everyone else will have a plus-one . . . I say thanks, but no thanks. Surprisingly, Wolfie is unflinching about this. And that’s the story about how I got stuck in a hotel room with my brother’s hot (grouchy) roommate. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. In all seriousness, this isn’t a game to me, and hormones aside, I need to impress my boss this week so the promotion I’ve worked hard for doesn’t get handed to his worthless nephew. But with Wolfie and me sharing a hotel bed, things get confusing quickly. THE STUD NEXT DOOR Life threw me a curveball. An adorable eight-pound, four-ounce curveball with her mother’s eyes and my dark hair. I’d like to think my single-dad game is strong, but honestly? I’ve been struggling a little. When a beautiful young woman moves in next door and offers to give me a hand, I jump at the chance to hire her as a nanny. Jessa is amazing with my daughter. She’s also patient, kind, and way too pretty. The number one rule of hiring a nanny? Don’t bed the nanny. It’s a rule I intend to keep. But as the days pass, I begin to realize how much my life is missing. Companionship. Romance. Intimacy. When I discover my heart has space for one more female, it’s a lost cause, another curveball. The hot-as-hell nanny is leaving soon for a mission trip to Central America. No sense in letting myself fantasize about Jessa being a permanent part of my life. The closer we get, the more difficult it becomes to keep my feelings in check, because my heart won’t listen. And neither will my libido. Well, you know what they say. Rules are meant to be broken . . .
Download or read book There Is a Balm in Wichita Falls written by T. Carlos Anderson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would it be like to recover from a hideous attack? What would it be like to sort out your life after the senseless murder of a loved one? Rage and yearnings for revenge naturally beckoned for this book’s two female victims. Each woman, however, eventually takes a road less traveled. Journey with Ellen and Linda as they work on recovery and healing from the worst types of physical and emotional trauma. This true story will captivate you with its twists and turns, inspire you as its protagonists seek justice, and surprise you with its unforeseen ending. Written in page-turning narrative style, There Is a Balm in Wichita Falls tells a stirring story of restoration from the direst of circumstances.
