Download or read book CLOG x FEEDS written by CLOG and published by CLOG. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLOG x FEEDS Of the 4.78 billion people online today, 3.8 billion are active social media users who regularly log onto numerous platforms to post, like, comment, consume, sell, talk shit, creep, and more via algorithmic data infrastructures colloquially known as feeds. Feeds have become a dominant form of communication, completely reshaping our digital commons. Feeds are purported to connect us to one another; they spark friendships, romances, and revolutions, and they keep them alive. On the other hand, feeds are explicitly designed to increase engagement. Not only do feeds capture our attention, they turn it into a product, ultimately generating advertising revenue for third parties. Epitomizing the fleeting moment and eluding nuanced, in-depth discussion, the same algorithms that serve to unite people with similar interests and ideologies also amplify differences, demonstrating an ability to not only connect us, but to drive us apart. Continually optimizing algorithms make it impossible to step into the same feed twice. Whether they function as windows into the world, as mirrors pointed at ourselves, or as something altogether more insidious, feeds wield a powerful influence over individuals, global communities and systems; they have impacted everything from how we shop to how we tell jokes to how we protest injustice to how we vote. The eighteenth issue of CLOG examines the design, behavior, and impact of feeds — and the myriad ways in which we interact with them — during this increasingly entropic time. CONTRIBUTORS Matthew Allen, AJ Artemel, Hannah Berger, Camille Bianchi, Matthew Alan Brubaker, Natan Diacon-Furtado, Ben Duvall, Ziv G. Epstein, Ellena Erskine, Weston Finfer, Max Graenitz, Malena Grigoli, Cassandra Hradil, Marilia Kaisar, Dana Kelly, Andreas Kofler, Gautam Palav, Beatriz Pinta, Curtis Roth, Jack Rusk, Ronny Salerno, Danny Wills, Gian Maria Socci, Rebecca van Beeck, Lucia Tahan, Rachel Serfling, Ryan Skrabalak, Paul Soulellis, Benjamin Strak, Ushma Thakrar, Mike Tully, Emily Weltman EDITORS Jelena Loncar, Kyle May, Nate Patrick, Jacob Reidel, Sam Sidersky ASSISTANT EDITORS ​Daniel Haidermota, Nicholas Jeffway, Nynika Jhaveri, Shovan Shah, Marissa Volk

Download or read book Home Made written by Liz Hauck and published by Dial Press Trade Paperback. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An “extraordinary” (The New York Times Book Review) tender and vivid memoir about the radical grace we discover when we consider ourselves bound together in community, and a moving account of one woman’s attempt to answer the essential question Who are we to one another? “Your heart will be altered by this book.”—Gregory Boyle, S.J., New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart Liz Hauck and her dad had a plan to start a weekly cooking program in a residential home for teenage boys in state care, which was run by the human services agency he co-directed. When her father died before they had a chance to get the project started, Liz decided she would try it without him. She didn’t know what to expect from volunteering with court-involved youth, but as a high school teacher she knew that teenagers are drawn to food-related activities, and as a daughter, she believed that if she and the kids made even a single dinner together she could check one box off her father’s long, unfinished to-do list. This is the story of what happened around the table, and how one dinner became one hundred dinners. “The kids picked the menus, I bought the groceries,” Liz writes, “and we cooked and ate dinner together for two hours a week for nearly three years. Sometimes improvisation in kitchens is disastrous. But sometimes, a combination of elements produces something spectacularly unexpected. I think that’s why, when we don’t know what else to do, we feed our neighbors.” Capturing the clumsy choreography of cooking with other people, this is a sharply observed story about the ways we behave when we are hungry and the conversations that happen at the intersections of flavor and memory, vulnerability and strength, grief and connection. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SHE READS

Download or read book The High Tide Club written by Mary Kay Andrews and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine?s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm.

Download or read book Memories from Cherry Harvest written by Amy Wachspress and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three generations of women struggle with oppression in this prize-winning historical saga from “a natural born storyteller” (Julia Alvarez). When I remember Russia, I ache with longing for the village of my birth, where the beloved grandparents magically produced candy in a handshake and told stories of long ago when God spoke to humans and enchantments filled the world . . . Two Jewish sisters, born in Russia shortly before the Communist Revolution, are forced to flee the pogroms and persecution and travel with their parents to British-occupied Palestine. The girls’ parents befriend a widower with two children and join forces, creating a blended family. When the girls are teenagers, World War II tears the family apart, sending the girls separately to France and America. Their lives unfold in tandem: babies are born, friendships forged, and cherry pies baked—despite the brutal backdrop of the Holocaust. As the family grows into the next generation, one of the daughters, an artist drawn to a bohemian lifestyle, surrounds herself with a multicultural circle of friends the likes of which her ancestors could not have imagined. Subsequently, the artist’s turns her passion to providing aid to Salvadoran refugees fleeing the death squads in their homeland, just as her own grandmother once fled the pogroms of Russia. As she follows her vocation of reversing the damage that torturers inflict on their victims, she must also overcome a past-life trauma that haunts her very core. A winner of the Fabri Literary Prize, Memories from Cherry Harvest spans seventy years and five continents, explores the physics of memory, and shows how the tenacity of good can ultimately withstand and overcome the memory of tragedy. “Like Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies and Doris Lessing’s Martha Quest novels, this story about fighting the injustices of the 20th century will engage readers of politically charged fiction.” —Library Journal

Download or read book Five Pages a Day written by Peg Kehret and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peg Kehret, who told of her childhood battle with polio in Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, now shares the story of her writing career. It began at the age of ten when she wrote and sold the Dog Newspaper. The paper was supposed to feature the tales of local dogs, but mostly it was about her own dog, B.J. After four issues, it folded. But Peg learned a valuable lesson: If she wanted people to read what she wrote, she had to write something interesting. Peg went on to write radio commercials, prize-winning contest entries, magazine articles, plays, and adult nonfiction books before she discovered her true voice as a writer in books for young people.

Download or read book A Quest for Immortality written by John Klopfer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Quest For Immortality is an intriguing tale of an estranged family reuniting and healing. It is a journey of discovery, love and forgiveness. The main characterhas known only regret and loneliness for many years. He, slowly, changes and basks in the power of forgiveness, kindness, and love from the people he thought despised him. This story spans several generations, family traditions and beliefs. Charkey is the narrator of memorable events and lessons. In the midst of the main story line there is a touching love story. A love lost through death is kept alive by the passion and power of being a soul mate. This novel affords its reader the observation of two young boys being transformed into men. A gruff old man that they had just met, turns out to be the perfect mentor. The reader is provided the opportunity of seeing things through their innocence. Reading A Quest for Immortality, each individual can identify with one or more of the issues. It is an experience that brings tears, smiles and laughs.

Download or read book The Do Over written by Ruthann Masters and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do broken dreams go? The promise of a life of love and adventure turns into a trip to nowhere. Can Kate muster the courage and strength to turn things around? Her marriage is in shambles, her teenagers are a mess. She is barely hanging on. Can a broken home and heart be mended? Can Kate start over? If she reaches out to God, will he help her rein in her life that is spinning out of control or is it too late?

Download or read book Junior Graphic written by Mavis Kitcher (Mrs) and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2002-08-21 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Paper Mill Girl written by Glenda Young and published by Headline. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Jane Garvey, Woman's Hour 'Heart-warming, emotional and simply wonderful . . . If you think family sagas aren't for you, you've never read Glenda Young's books - pick one up today and you'll be converted' 5 * reader review If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young's 'amazing novels!' (ITV's This Morning presenter Sharon Marshall) 'A super saga with a sparky heroine' People's Friend 'Definitely an author not to be missed when it comes to family sagas' The Book Magnet 'Writes superb historical fiction that bring the era alive. Her books are unbeatable and unputdownable' Ginger Book Geek 'The perfectly imperfect, human nature of Glenda Young's characters are what keeps her readership hooked' Clyde's Corner 'Gritty, compelling and full of heart . . . an exceptional saga' Bookish Jottings .......................................................................................... 'She's just a paper mill girl.' Seventeen-year-old Ruth Hardy works long hours at Grange Paper Works, with her younger sister Bea, and spends her free time caring for their ailing parents. Their meagre income barely covers their needs, so when Bea reveals that she is pregnant out of wedlock, Ruth knows even tougher times are ahead. Ruth's hard work at the mill does not go unnoticed and it looks as though luck might turn when she's promoted. But when the arrival of Bea's baby girl ends in tragedy, Ruth is left with no choice but to bring up her niece herself. However, news of Ruth's plan brings a threatening menace close. Although Ruth's friendship with the girls at the mill, and the company of charming railway man, Mick Carson, sustain her, ultimately Ruth bears the responsibility for keeping her family safe. Will she ever find happiness of her own? .......................................................................................... Look out for all of Glenda's compelling sagas - Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane, The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon, The Paper Mill Girl and The Miner's Lass - out now! Plus, Glenda has launched a brand-new cosy-crime mystery series - don't miss Murder at the Seaview Hotel - out now! What readers are saying about Glenda's heartwrenching sagas: 'Better than a Catherine Cookson' 5* reader review 'Wonderful read, full of rich characters, evocative description and a touch of romance' 5* reader review 'Just wanted it to go on forever and read more about the characters and their lives' 5* reader review 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly

Download or read book Bible Stories Like Grandma Told Em written by Ruth Perry and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Okay, kids, time for devotions. Sit down and listen..." NOT! Bible Stories Like Grandma Told 'Em is a hands on devotional which keeps the children active with activities like: -Coins to find -Animal sounds needed -Riddles to answer -Crafts to reinforce spiritual take-away -Recipes that help tell the story -Visual aids to peak curiosity Each story will leave them begging for more! In addition to Bible Stories Like Grandma Told 'Em, Ruth has written two books. A devotional, What If and memoirs of a caregiver, Up with the Good, Down with the Bad. Motivating and inspiring others is the underlying theme that keeps Ruth excited about writing. She is a member of the American Christian Writers Group in the Ozarks.

Download or read book The Winter Walk written by Loretta Outwater Cox and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chilling true story about a pregnant mother with two children who must battle cold, starvation and exhaustion. Ultimately it's a story of survival and trimph amid unspeakable sorrow.

Download or read book Tea Cakes for Tosh written by Kelly Starling Lyons and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tosh has spent many days in the kitchen with his grandmother, Honey, watching her bake cookies and listening to tales of their slave ancestors, so when Honey's memory starts to fail, Tosh is able to help with the cookies and more. Includes a recipe for tea cakes. Full color.

Download or read book If written by Aaron Warner and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One promise made thousands of years ago. Two strangers whose lives and stories would soon be intertwined forever, impacted by its words. Based on 2 Chronicles 7:14, If tells the story of a God-sized revival that begins with one little girl, Emily, and her courageous choice to step out in faith one fateful evening in spite of the unmistakable pressure to conform and the pending consequences if she didn't. John, a middle-aged man at a crisis point in his life, was there to witness it all. Emily's decision and John's response set a snowball of fate into motion that, once started, could not be stopped. If ponders the questions "What might happen if someone lived as if this promise were true? How might God use the act of faithful obedience from one child? What if?"

Download or read book Cookies for Danny written by Mia Coulton and published by MaryRuth Books. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandma Ruth makes cookies for Danny to cheer him up.

Download or read book Inseparable written by Carmen Roberts and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do a mysterious locket, time travel, Charles Dickens, an ancient Irish monastery, a massive explosion in London, a fiery ring, and a raging flood all have to do with three best friends Meredith, Madeline and Molly? Find out as the adventure of a lifetime begins when Molly's grandmother entrusts her with precious heirlooms that have been handed down through Molly's family for centuries. Loyalty is questioned as the girls struggle to overcome a shadowy stalker who may know more about the mysteries surrounding them than he admits. The girls face the ultimate challenge to their long friendship, one that will test whether or not they truly are Inseparable.

Download or read book Acts of Creation written by Elisabeth Staab and published by Elisabeth Staab. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s living a lie. Dante Ramos: Champion. Ladies’ man. Party animal. Women want him, and men either want to be him or put his lights out for sleeping with their girlfriends. It’s all an act. Inside, he’s so full of self-loathing he’s on a fast-track to self-destruction. She’s living in the shadows. Meeting Michelle at a support group for assault survivors shows Dante a new world of possibilities. Finally, someone in his life might understand him, and she creates in him a fierce need to protect. Trouble is, Dante lives his life in the spotlight, and the only thing Michelle wants is a place to hide.

Download or read book The Waiting written by Cathy LaGrow and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with a new afterword! A five star–reviewed, unforgettable story that bestselling author Homer Hickam calls “one of the most eloquent, moving, irresistible true stories” he’s ever read. The Waiting will touch your heart and make you believe in love’s enduring legacy, as well as the power of prayer. In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. And suddenly this innocent farm girl—who still thought the stork brought babies—was pregnant. The story that follows has been almost a hundred years in the making. After a lifetime of separation, Minka whispered an impossible prayer for the first time: Lord, I’d like to see Betty Jane before I die. What happened next was a miracle. Written by Cathy LaGrow (Minka’s granddaughter), The Waiting brings three generations of this most unusual family together over the course of a century in a story of faith that triumphs, forgiveness that sets us free, and love that never forgets. (As seen on The Today Show.)