Download or read book This Is How It Begins written by Joan Dempsey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In a time when religious liberty is on trial, This Is How It Begins is an extraordinarily pertinent novel dripping in suspense and powerful scenes of political discourse . . . a must read . . .” —Foreword (starred review) “Beautifully written . . . an ambitious and moving debut novel.” —Lily King, the New York Times best-selling author of Writers & Lovers A woman bearing a thorny secret. A man fighting for religious freedom. A battle neither saw coming. Massachusetts, 2009. Ludka Zeilonka is relishing her emeritus status. With the horrors of World War II willfully buried in her past, the eighty-five year-old art professor doesn’t want to accept that there’s escalating cultural unrest in her adoptive country. But when her gay grandson is fired for allegedly silencing Christian kids in his classroom, she and her influential family are thrust into the center of a political firestorm. Warren Meck is worried about his sons. Leading a statewide effort to protect free speech in public schools for Christian kids, the popular radio host is on the cusp of taking his fight to the State House. But when his carefully orchestrated campaign turns unexpectedly violent, he’s alarmed by suspicions that someone within his inner circle might be responsible. As the increasingly vicious conflict plays out on the public stage, Ludka wrestles with resurfacing memories . . . and the exposure of a well-guarded secret. And when Meck identifies the culprit behind the violence, he faces an unbearable choice that could jeopardize his family's future. Can these two come to grips with unwelcome truths in time to make a stand in the final political showdown? This Is How It Begins is an emotionally gripping literary novel. If you like even-handed stories about hot-button social issues, rich character development, and thought-provoking narratives, then you'll love Joan Dempsey's captivating page-turner.
Download or read book It Begins written by Thom L. Nichols and published by Thom L Nichols. This book was released on 2010-05-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he traded a bottle of tequila for a girl, he didn't expect to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, she has a mechanical problem. Finding out about her problem as he is being arrested by the military police, K-bar learns that they think he's an alien. Since Melody can't register on anything mechanical, they think that she's one too. While K-bar and Melody are helping a real alien, the United States falls under crisis. A presidential scandal incites an international incident. When K-bar returns to Earth, everything is in chaos. Something has to be. Using a bit of magic and a bit of technology, K-bar comes up with a plan. To initiate his plan, K-bar has to become the President of the United States. He also has to battle a cyborg bounty hunter, stop an assassination, destroy the government, uncover a conspiracy, and completely end taxation.
Download or read book It Begins with an A written by Stephanie Calmenson and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1993 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming riddles challenge the reader to guess objects beginning with letters A to Z.
Download or read book So It Begins written by Gina Maria and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A holocaust is coming to Earth in the form of a deadly virusone that will bring pandemonium and disaster to all. To survive, a wealthy billionaire named Simion builds a gigantic complex in the side of a mountain. He becomes a modern-day Noah, bringing in two of each living creature and providing protection for all those working on the top-secret project. When the day of reckoning arrives, one of Simions key people, Zack, is home attending to his fathers funeral. Too far away to make it to the complex, Zack has no choice but to stay put and watch the destruction around him. Incredibly, Zack discovers he is immune to the virus. He finds six other survivors, and the small group is determined to stay alive, no matter the obstacles they face. The group begins the long, arduous journey to find the compound, but as the years pass and Zack grows more and more confused as to its exact location, hope begins to run out. Yet before his death, Zack passes on the information to his children; now it is up to them to find Simions complex. Only then will the future of the world be secure. Unique in scope, So It Begins is a riveting tale of how one individuals foresight and intellect becomes mankinds last hope.
Download or read book And It Begins Like This written by LaTanya McQueen and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2020 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LaTanya McQueen's essays offer a bold examination of the weight history, both personal and societal, places on our present moment. And it Begins Like This is a book brave enough to challenge our accepted notions of the past to put black women in their rightful place, in the forefront of the ongoing struggle for dignity and equality. It's a book that is both moving and absolutely necessary.
Download or read book And So It Begins written by Wayne Fuller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “And So It Begins,” by Wayne Fuller, brings to reality the feelings of a man that was forced into retirement by a company rule. Carl Richard Wilson, who was a success in his own right, was forced into retirement under the “Mandatory Retirement at Age Seventy Rule” his company had established. He then tried to surmise what had been his purpose in life and began thinking about what he had accomplished and what was left to be done. He read a poem from a book his daughter had given him for a fiftieth wedding anniversary gift. The poem he read was “RETURN” and he began thinking about a much earlier time in his life. Now he was recalling the happy times spent on a farm in Mississippi with his aunt, uncle, and cousins during the summer and winter of 1931 when he was five years old. Their teachings that he had learned remained etched in his memory and were used throughout his life. He and his five year old cousin Jess were inseparable and built a friendship that lasted a lifetime. Enjoy browsing around the farm and sharing the simplicity of life then as seen through the eyes of two innocent, but curious five year olds.
Download or read book It Starts with Us written by Colleen Hoover and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: IT ENDS WITH US, ISBN 9781501110368. Before 'It Ends with Us', it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlass side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the glorious and touching (USA TODAY) 'It Ends With Us'.
Download or read book It Begins with a Kiss written by Eileen Dreyer and published by Forever Yours. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Drake's Rakes Short Story! Fiona Ferguson wants nothing more than to flee Miss Lavinia Chase's Finishing School. Rather than the safe haven the girls' families presume it to be, the school is intent on making its charges conform to the rules-by any means necessary. For Fiona, the only thing worse than staying at the dreaded "Last Chance Academy" would be abandoning the friends she's made there. But when she receives word from home that her sister is in trouble, Fiona plots her escape . . . A devoted spy in service to the Crown, Alex Knight takes his duties very seriously. His latest assignment-to ensure that the incorrigible Fiona remain safely at school-turns out to be far more of a challenge than he expected. After matching wits with the fiery Scottish beauty, he learns that the greatest danger of all . . . begins with a kiss. This download includes a sneak peak from the first book in the Drake's Rakes series, Barely a Lady!
Download or read book Life Revelations It Begins with an End written by Simonne Tracia and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Dalai Lama At a crossroad where all my dreams and everything in my life were shattered, I knew I had failed terribly in my life and bad enough that I wanted to end my life. Suicide was on my mind, but it was not the solution to all the problems, to any life crisis, be it emotional, mental, physical, or social. If you want your life to change, new choices and actions must be aligned to your desired future. Each new day is an opportunity to fulfi l your dreams and potentials. Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living life creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you or you are not using your talents and efforts in striving for an important goal. Maxwell Maltz Live the life that you want... make that change Its your place in the world; its your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
Download or read book Will s Purpose The End is Near And So It Begins written by and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book And So It Begins written by Rachel Abbott and published by Black Dot Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the multi-million bestselling author of COME A LITTLE CLOSER and SLEEP TIGHT, comes a dark, tense and creepy psychological thriller about murder. But was the victim innocent, or guilty of a crime of their own? Where does murder begin? And is there ever an acceptable defence?
Download or read book It Begins with Please and Doesn t End with Thank You written by Edwin Baldry and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU"? We live in a world where respect, gratitude, and appreciation have been replaced by efficiency, dismissiveness, and even fear of genuine connection. Sometimes, we don't stare up from our screens and devices long enough to realize there is even another person on the other side of the tweet or email. "Is anybody out there?" One thing is for sure: this speed of life has taken a toll on our basic use of good manners and etiquette. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the decline of professional business communications. But manners and etiquette can be a powerful tool for business and sales success. It Begins with Please and Doesn't End with Thank You will show you how to regain those tools and techniques of bygone eras and update them for the digital today. This how-to guide and go-to resource takes the concepts of "please" and "thank you" into every realm where you engage with clients and prospects-from your first hellos and emails, phone and video calls, to conference rooms and restaurants. With his "return to the personal" philosophy, sales veteran Edwin P. Baldry breaks down the practices, principles, and protocols for successful business dealings and relationship-building. Via tips, tools, and humorous tales, Baldry shows how to tap into the often-overlooked power of manners to improve your business relationships, and how to transfer etiquette into sales performance.
Download or read book Where Happiness Begins written by Eva Eland and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This follow-up to When Sadness Is at Your Door suggests that happiness can always be found by looking within. This helpful picture book is a great introduction to mindfulness and emotional literacy. A spare text and simple illustrations encourage readers to find happiness even if it feels far away. The book gives it a shape, turning this elusive emotion into something real while acknowledging that you can't be happy all the time. The thoughtful text reassures readers that when happiness is hard to find, they can look for it in many places. Sharing something with a friend or reaching out to someone who needs it can lead to happiness. Recognize and treasure it when you experience it, knowing that happiness begins with you. Perfect for kids and for adult readers tackling these feelings themselves!
Download or read book So It Begins written by David Sherman and published by Dark Quest, LLC. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the Human Cost of War! The battle rages on in book two of the award-winning Defending the Future series. Witness sixteen accounts of hardcore military science fiction, from planetside combat to fleet actions up among the stars. Featuring the works of David Sherman, Charles E. Gannon, John C. Wright, James Daniel Ross, Jonathan Maberry, James Chambers, Patrick Thomas, Andy Remic, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jeffrey Lyman, Jack Campbell, Mike McPhail, Bud Sparhawk, Tony Ruggiero, and C.J. Henderson. Praise for Breach The Hull, Book One in the Defending the Future series Winner of the 2007 Dream Realm Award "There is more than enough great SF in Breach the Hull for any true fan of the genre, military or not." - Will McDermott, author of Lasgun Wedding "I enjoyed this book and heartily recommend it." -Sam Tomaino, Space and Time Magazine "Pick up Breach the Hull. You're sure to find stories that you like." -David Sherman, author of the DemonTech series and co-author of the Starfist series "[Breach the Hull] kicks down the doors in a way that allows anyone access to the genre[ . . . ]it read like a bunch of soldiers sitting around swapping stories of the wars. Fun, fast-paced, and packed with action. I give it a thumbs up." -Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award-winning author "[Breach the Hull] is worth the purchase. I normally don't partake of anthologies as a general rule . . . but Mike McPhail has done a great job in making me rethink this position." -Peter Hodges, Reviewer "Breach the Hull is full of excellent stories, no two of which are the same. While similar themes crop up throughout, each writer has managed to take the subgenre and make it his own." -John Ottinger III, Grasping for the Wind Reviews "A collection of military science fiction from a well mixed group of authors, both new and established. Found it a good source for some new authors to investigate." -Tony Finan, Philly Geeks
Download or read book A New World Begins written by Jeremy Popkin and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning historian, a “vivid” (Wall Street Journal) account of the revolution that created the modern world The French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning is more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the reader in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton, in all their brilliance and vengefulness; we witness the failed escape and execution of Louis XVI; we see women demanding equal rights and Black slaves wresting freedom from revolutionaries who hesitated to act on their own principles; and we follow the rise of Napoleon out of the ashes of the Reign of Terror. Based on decades of scholarship, A New World Begins will stand as the definitive treatment of the French Revolution.
Download or read book And So It Begins written by David Wheelock and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: traces the lives and history of thw Wing family; 1630's pioneers to New England and Plymoth Colony. From the humble beginnings at Saugus, and later Sandwich, this is a history of the United States from colonial times to the 20th Century in the microcosm of one family or Christians and Quaker first settlers at Sandwich.
Download or read book It Begins with Me written by Michael Blomsterberg and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Blomsterberg walks alongside us, guiding us on our path to creating sustainable personal fulfillment. With a respectful yet frank delivery, It Begins With Me reads with a subtle simplicity, providing profound material in a refreshingly accessible way such that we leave feeling empowered and invigorated. Its candor and humor resonate on an intimate level, gently carrying us through important self-discovery that could otherwise feel perilous as we delve inward. Michael's supportive process assists us in identifying what needs to be addressed within us in order to set ourselves free. The tools and knowledge illuminated in this book allow us to recognize who we truly are, who we can be for ourselves, and how to constitute the transformations we desire for ourselves and our lives.
