Download or read book I Stumbled Upon a Jewel written by Margaret Petersson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually everything written in English about Buddhism has been written by scholars, ministers, or formal leaders, no matter whether it is Tibetan, Zen, Shin or any other Buddhist sect. This book is written by lay people about their own experiences with Shin Buddhism, which is after all, the Buddhism of the common people. The sangha or the community of fellow seekers is the backbone of Buddhism, providing a structure, encouragement, and nurturing of the development of one's beliefs, yet it is not represented in Buddhist literature. Perhaps it is understandable that this is so since Buddhism began as an oral tradition, at a time when few people besides scholars could read or write. However, it is very often the sharing of one's concerns and ideas with members of the sangha which makes Budddhism or any spiritual endeavor alive and relevant to one's life. The sense of sharing and intimacy are captured in the essays presented here, with the special richness of poetry and visual images to enhance the heartfelt message of the book's intent. It represents a breath of fresh air, bridging the gap between the point of view of the expert and the experience of the ordinary follower of the Buddhist path..
Download or read book The Nameplate written by Marcel Rosa-Salas and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant photographic celebration of nameplate jewelry featuring deeply personal stories and rich cultural contexts, collected by the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project. “Names don’t just tell stories. They are stories.”—Rawiya Kameir Nameplate jewelry comes in many shapes, styles, and sizes—from simple scripted pendants to bejeweled rings, belts, and bracelets with a first, last, and/or nickname. Like so many individuals who proudly wear nameplates, Marcel Rosa-Salas and Isabel Attyah Flower were first introduced to this storied jewelry during childhood. Their love of the style gradually blossomed into a wide-reaching research project, Documenting the Nameplate, through which they’ve spent years collecting photographs and testimonials from nameplate-wearers across the country and world. Featuring essays and interviews from scholars and cultural figures, portraits by contemporary photographers, archival imagery, and a historical exploration into the multifaceted and often overlooked significance of nameplate jewelry, The Nameplate is a tribute to the people who make, wear, and cherish it.
Download or read book The Last Tiara written by M.J. Rose and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller M.J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs. Sophia Moon had always been reticent about her life in Russia and when she dies, suspiciously, on a wintry New York evening, Isobelle despairs that her mother’s secrets have died with her. But while renovating the apartment they shared, Isobelle discovers something among her mother’s effects—a stunning silver tiara, stripped of its jewels. Isobelle’s research into the tiara’s provenance draws her closer to her mother’s past—including the story of what became of her father back in Russia, a man she has never known. The facts elude her until she meets a young jeweler, who wants to help her but is conflicted by his loyalty to the Midas Society, a covert international organization whose mission is to return lost and stolen antiques, jewels, and artwork to their original owners. Told in alternating points of view, the stories of the two young women unfurl as each struggles to find their way during two separate wars. In 1915, young Sofiya Petrovitch, favorite of the royal household and best friend of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, tends to wounded soldiers in a makeshift hospital within the grounds of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and finds the love of her life. In 1948 New York, Isobelle Moon works to break through the rampant sexism of the age as one of very few women working in a male-dominated profession and discovers far more about love and family than she ever hoped for. In M.J. Rose’s deftly constructed narrative, the secrets of Sofiya’s early life are revealed incrementally, even as Isobelle herself works to solve the mystery of the historic Romanov tiara (which is based on an actual Romanov artifact that is, to this day, still missing)—and how it is that her mother came to possess it. The two strands play off each other in finely-tuned counterpoint, building to a series of surprising and deeply satisfying revelations.
Download or read book Jewels Within a Teardrop written by Toni Salerno and published by Blue Angel Gallery. This book was released on 1998 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry is the artwork of the literary world, and Jewels within a Teardrop offers both: -- 16 beautiful, evocative paintings by the author, and a fine anthology of haunting poems that explore the nature of the universe, the Creator, humanity, and our relationships with each other. Unhampered by the linearity of prose, Toni Salerno uses the poet's freedom to paint images that resonate with our deepest hopes and fears, and joys and pain -- hopes for a new age and the fear that blocks us from it, the pain of separation from our Creator or a lover, and the joy of reunion. Toni's poetry is a true roller-coaster for the emotions.
Download or read book The Treasure of Milky Lake written by Ashad Mukadam and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Barber, Sarlene Thorus, and Carl Woodson are friends who just finished Grade 5 at Retti Elementary School in Reindeer Falls. They have just found out that, by coincidence, they would be all on vacation at a popular tourist destination called Milky Lake together, the first time ever that they would all be on vacation together. When they get to Milky Lake, with Billy's younger brother Kyle and Carl's younger sister Karlee, they decide to go north away from the main trails in the woods to find a place to play. They come across an intersection with a game trail, and decide to start playing there. As they are playing, they drift away east from this intersection towards a clearing, where they find an abandoned cabin. They explore the cabin, and find a map and a diary inside the drawers of the desk. After examining the diary, they return to their motel to study the map, and decide to look for the treasure. However, their parents and Sarlene's older brothers Luke and Petros decide to join them on their treasure hunt because the parents feel that the children are too young to go alone to explore an area that had been undisturbed by humans for 100 years. As they are on their treasure hunt, they face some challenges along the way to the treasure.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Mixed Media Jewelry written by Shirley Rufener and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymer clay is one of the most versatile craft projects on the market â€" you can cut, carve, stamp, mold, sculpt and add texture, all to create individualized jewelry. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, and the author’s “can do†attitude, success is a sure bet. Shirley Rufener will guide you through basic techniques and 25 projects. Discover how to simulate the look of glass, enamel, fine porcelain and chalked ceramics, without the use of an expensive kiln. As a bonus, techniques include creating your own homemade, translucent, custom rubber stamps to use on clay and for traditional rubber-stamping.
Download or read book The House in the Mist written by Anna Katharine Green and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The House in the Mist' by Anna Katharine Green is a mystery novel that begins by introducing us to Hugh Austin, a man who is seeking shelter for the night and stumbles upon a gathering of relatives and friends waiting to divide a substantial inheritance. However, as the appointed hour approaches, violence, murder, and revenge threaten to unravel the inheritance and the heirs' lives. With a stern portrait watching over them, the group must confront the dark secrets and hidden motives that will determine who among them will claim the fortune.
Download or read book Gem Lancastria written by Naida Reynolds and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sinking of the British troop ship, HMT Lancastria, by a German bomber, on 17 June 1940, was the single greatest loss of life in Britain's maritime history. Seventy-three years later, the tragedy of the HMT Lancastria comes back to haunt Gem and Wyatt Grantham when two skeletons are discovered at Grantham Hall in the sleepy English village of Ticking Bottom. While Gem, Wyatt, and their mates try to unravel a mysterious connection between the skeletons and the Lancastria, Wyatt's former lover, the glamorous movie star, Emerald, appears with her own agenda - to throw a spanner into the Grantham's marriage - prompting Gem to question their relationship - and her trust in her husband. Keywords: Mystery, History, Humor, Romance, Lancastria, Skeletons, Nazis, Blitz, WWII, Spies
Download or read book The Other Side of Joy written by April Joy Bowden and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Other Side of Joy" is a collection of poems that deal with the emotions and passionate moments we experience in relationships; joy, pain, intimacy and ecstasy. You will find rules for dealing with each emotion. Each poem will allow you to laugh, cry, feel or wonder just how one can live with or without joy in their life. Do you remember your first kiss? Your first love? A special place that always makes you feel good? Can you recall having your heart broken? Or how you felt when you had to tell someone goodbye? Take this journey to reminisce on past or current relationships through poetry.
Download or read book Daughters of the Nile written by Samia Spencer and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of ancient Egypt is filled with fascinating queens and goddesses portrayed side by side with their male counterparts as equal partners, each playing a different and distinct role in society. Anyone interested in their identity and achievements can go to popular or academic sources, and find ample material on the subject. How about their descendants: contemporary Egyptian women? Who are they? What do we know about them, or about their accomplishments? Only scarce and limited information is available. In recent years, however, since the ill-named “Arab Spring,” images of Egyptian women have flooded TV screens and print media showing them among crowds of shouting demonstrators. Reports have focused on their trials and tribulations, and their regressive condition. This book seeks to highlight Egyptian women that the media have overlooked and ignored. It focuses on a sample of 38 pioneers, ground-breakers, and achievers in nearly all professions: academe, the arts, banking, development, diplomacy, economics, engineering, entrepreneurship, finance, government, medicine, public relations, science and technology, social services, sports, international relations, and international organizations. Their successes in Egypt and elsewhere have been recognized and honored by some of the highest national and international institutions and governments. Forgotten or unknown habits, practices, and historical events occurring in the twentieth century, both in Egypt and other parts of the globe, are also discussed in these stories. The objective of the book is three-pronged. It breaks the monolithic and unflattering stereotype of contemporary Egyptian women as victims, uneducated and uncivilized, dominated by men. The second is to make the world aware of modern Egyptian champions who are improving the quality of life in the societies and broader environments in which they live and work. The third purpose is to provide positive role models for new generations of women in Egypt and beyond, to inspire them to set their goals very high despite the obstacles they may encounter, and show them that the sky is not the limit.
Download or read book Jewels Found along the Path of Life written by Michael Francis England and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have ever wondered what it is truly like to become a real Christian and have an actual relationship with the living God and Creator of Heaven and Earth, then Jewels Found along the Path of Life is for you. Jewels Found along the Path of Life is the remarkable story of one man's journey that began when he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior, was born again spiritually, and began a new walk in faith. It illustrates what it is like to get to know God personally, serve Him, and be used by Him, as it lists many of the encounters with God he experienced over the first twenty-five years of his saved life. Come along and walk the path of life with this man and share in the exciting journey, the many blessings experienced, the supernatural provision and protection found, and the numerous miraculous events that occurred as he continued to move forward in God's plan for his life. See what it is like to walk on the path of life where one finds renewed hope, purpose, and fulfillment in their life–a path where perfect love casts out all fear, and the peace that passes understanding fills one's heart even in the midst of fiery trials and great trouble. Join with this man as he learns about the unconditional love of God, His faithfulness, His goodness, His grace, and His immeasurable mercy. It is a journey that will change your life.
Download or read book Wisconsin Congregational Church Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Penland Book of Jewelry written by Marthe Le Van and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From Penland, the premier academy for fine crafting, comes a jewel of a volume: a splendidly photographed combination of how-to manual, coffee table book, and reflective essays. On breathtaking display are the skills of 10 contemporary jewelers who have taught at the school, each possessing a special expertise. From John Cogswell's handsome forged metal to Heather White's innovative casting, the material here is inspirational."--Amazon.
Download or read book Room Number 3 written by Anna Katharine Green and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American author Anna Katharine Green helped to originate the classic detective story, publishing her first works a full ten years before Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes tales hit the shelves in England. This collection brings together a diverse array of Green's mystery and detective stories.
Download or read book Jewels of Memory written by John Alexander Joyce and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains biographical sketches of prominent figures of the Civil War as well as personal experiences and descriptions of events, including a number of poems written by the author.
Download or read book Jewels written by Victoria Finlay and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth. With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatra’s long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the world’s amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag. Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earth’s mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.
Download or read book The Fire Eye Kronicles written by Konrad Sneed and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scrappy fifteen-year-old Dallas Marge and his older brother, Logan, strive to live a normal life, in the infamous city of kaspers, Starfall City. However, an unspoken truth between the two siblings leads Dallas to find a mysterious orb imprisoning a malevolent entity called Oryga, the tiger god, that curses him with an unimaginable power. Training under the supervision of the formerly villainous dragon kasper, Singuard, Dallas adapts to his newfound strength. Anxious to test himself, he disregards Singuard's warnings about the dangerously ominous and superpowered criminal underworld and the kasper hunting militia, GAUNTLET, challenging them both as Starfall's first-ever vigilante, Kirikon. However, the novice mask, alongside his friends, struggle to save Starfall from a sinister duo of otherworldly creatures when they target him for reasons unknown. Discover the truth behind the tigris orb as Kirikon blasts his way into action in this adventurous and gripping chapter of a brand new series, The Fire Eye Kronicles.
