Download or read book The Book of Longings written by Sue Monk Kidd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” —Associated Press “A true masterpiece.” —Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything. Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history. Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.

Download or read book HER OWN RANGER written by Anne Marie Duquette and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COUNT ON A COP In Florida's Everglades, Carson Ward is the law. As a ranger, he's sworn to protect the land. But Carson's taken a private oath, too—that he will track down the poachers who killed his father. Alisha Jamison is a well-known wildlife photographer. This assignment in the Evergaldes will be her last—the poachers who attacked her have seen to that. Carson and Alisha team up to search for poachers…and find strength in their partnership of two. They're alike in their independence, their willingness to take risks; they're also alike in their capacity for deep love—and for passion. Danger in the Everglades brings them together. Will it also tear them apart?

Download or read book Defiant Ecstasy written by Janelle Taylor and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An imprisoned Englishwoman awaits to be rescued by a sexy Sioux warrior in this romance novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Savage Ecstasy. The longer Alisha Williams remained at Fort Pierre, the more she hoped her lover would rescue her from the taunts and tirades of the white pioneers. They would never let her forget she had been the mistress of the infamous fierce warrior, Gray Eagle. As if the auburn-haired beauty could forget! Each night, Alisha sweetly remembered Gray Eagle’s bold caresses, burning kisses, his blazing passion. Each day, she scanned the vast horizon in hopes her Oglala brave would recapture her. Then one day, Alisha saw hundreds of Indian warriors riding to the gates of Fort Pierre—and at their head was the fierce Gray Eagle. Though her most fervent prayers had been answered, Alisha’s heart skipped a beat: Would Gray Eagle destroy her—or make her destiny his own? Praise for Defiant Ecstasy “I thought Taylor’s ability to keep the conflict, action and mystery going into this second book was brilliant. And very difficult to do . . . An adventure you will not want to miss . . . This is a compelling story I could not put down.” —Regan Walker, author of The Donet Trilogy

Download or read book The Ex Prisoner s Dilemma written by Andrea M. Leverentz and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a woman leaves prison, she enters a world of competing messages and conflicting advice. Staff from prison, friends, family members, workers at halfway houses and treatment programs all have something to say about who she is, who she should be, and what she should do. The Ex-Prisoner’s Dilemma offers an in-depth, firsthand look at how the former prisoner manages messages about returning to the community. Over the course of a year, Andrea Leverentz conducted repeated interviews with forty-nine women as they adjusted to life outside of prison and worked to construct new ideas of themselves as former prisoners and as mothers, daughters, sisters, romantic partners, friends, students, and workers. Listening to these women, along with their family members, friends, and co-workers, Leverentz pieces together the narratives they have created to explain their past records and guide their future behavior. She traces where these narratives came from and how they were shaped by factors such as gender, race, maternal status, age, and experiences in prison, halfway houses, and twelve-step programs—factors that in turn shaped the women’s expectations for themselves, and others’ expectations of them. The women’s stories form a powerful picture of the complex, complicated human experience behind dry statistics and policy statements regarding prisoner reentry into society for women, how the experience is different for men and the influence society plays. With its unique view of how society’s mixed messages play out in ex-prisoners’ lived realities, The Ex-Prisoner’s Dilemma shows the complexity of these women’s experiences within the broad context of the war on drugs and mass incarceration in America. It offers invaluable lessons for helping such women successfully rejoin society.

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Download or read book Decadence written by Cecil Leslie and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-04-28 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alicia Skinner, a streetwise Trinidadian beauty, leads her all-female gang to success. Over-confident, however, they pull one heist too many and pay the pricein prison. Marcus, a creative chef whose cooking proudly reflects his West-Indian heritage, lands his own cooking show. He soon becomes a local celebrity, and he and his lifelong buddies are in for the ride of a lifetime! J.Q. Charles, owner of a booming business, sponsors a parolee-release work program and takes on the tough Ms. Skinner, helping her acquire social skills and business savvy. The three characters paths cross and each must face personal challenges. Alicia struggles to overcome a turbulent past and accept the taxing course Destiny has steered her on. Marcus achievement leads to a corrupt business world, one which challenges his ethics. J.Q. must defy employees who intend to dethrone him from the empire he has arduously erected. Trials and tribulations flourish, danger lurks in the most innocuous places, friendships are challenged, yet love and compassion still manage to prevail.

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Download or read book Artificial Intelligence in Education written by Elisabeth André and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in June/July 2017. The 36 revised full papers presented together with 4 keynotes, 37 poster, presentations, 4 doctoral consortium papers, 5 industry papers, 4 workshop abstracts, and 2 tutorial abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 159 submissions. The conference provides opportunities for the cross-fertilization of approaches, techniques and ideas from the many fields that comprise AIED, including computer science, cognitive and learning sciences, education, game design, psychology, sociology, linguistics as well as many domain-specific areas.

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Download or read book Fantastic Four Epic Collection written by Stan Lee and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #68-87, Annual (1963) #6; material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #6-7. Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby redefined super heroes and started the Marvel revolution. And there was nowhere they notched more innovative firsts than with the first family of super heroes: the Fantastic Four! In the pages of this massive Epic Collection, the members of the FF struggle to protect their own against the Mad Thinker’s android army, travel into the Microverse to save the Silver Surfer from the wrath of Galactus, journey to the Himalayan refuge of the Inhumans and venture into the depths of the Negative Zone! That’s quite a trip — and that’s not even the whole itinerary! Plus: Witness the historic birth of Franklin Richards — and gaze in awe as the FF engage Doctor Doom in an epic life-or-death battle in the heart of Latveria!

Download or read book Youth Of You written by ••ANNA•• and published by NovelCat. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davian and Alicia… They were lovers on the screen but not in real life. But Alicia loved Davian because he was the man of her dreams and he had a warm and kind personality. Davian made one mistake six years ago and fell for another woman, the woman he believed he would always be responsible for. When he is forced to marry Alicia - his best friend's sister - instead of the woman he loves, he has no choice but to make it a contract marriage. But as the lies start to become untangled and the events from six years ago become clearer, he understood everything. He found who is the rightful owner of his youth...

Download or read book The Truth about Alicia and Other Stories written by Ana Consuelo Matiella and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The truth about Alicia was that she wasnÕt that stable to begin with. So when she did what she did, no one was very surprised. Still it was shocking, the way she followed them from the hardware store to the woman's house, the way she broke the sliding glass door with the tire jack, the way she found them in bed. It was more than she could take, her being seven months pregnant and all. It only took two shots. . . . " Alicia is not the only woman with problems. In these stories about contemporary and traditional Latinas, Ana Consuelo Matiella uses sensitivity and wit to address issues faced by women of color and women everywhereÑissues largely having to do with love: between men and women, mothers and daughters, women and friends. In engaging stories about family myths, gossip, and lies, comadres converse over afternoon cafŽ con leche. "I'm sure that I was the only wife whose husband was teaching their daughter to do Cheech Marin imitations," remarks one of Matiella's characters. Another sings the praises of the chocolate milkshake diet: "ThatÕs one advantage of living on the border. You get to try all the latest gringo inventions as soon as they hit the streets." Through encounters with angels, conversations with dogs, and relationships with men overly concerned with the dimensions of their manhood, Matiella offers a new exploration of the human conditionÑone showing us that if we cannot laugh at life, no matter how tragic the circumstances, we are surely doomed. With humor and insight that come only through close observation of her fellow human beings, this gifted writer brings new twists to familiar scenes. The Truth about Alicia and Other Stories is an authentic portrayal of the world of contemporary Chicanas that will delight everyone who enters it.

Download or read book Archangel written by Paul Watkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-11-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Businessman Noah Mackenzie has a bitter history with the Algonquin forest, and how he's trying to clear-cut the part he considers his own. Using her small newspaper, Madeleine Cody tries to stop the excessive logging in a peaceful manner. But when a newcomer proposes a radical--and dangerous--form of protest, Madeleine is frustrated enough to try it. Optioned for film by Paramount.

Download or read book The Rules to Raise Happy Healthy Children Collection written by Richard Templar and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three books for just $29.99! When it comes to parenting, you can't do everything, no matter how hard you try: nobody can. Given that, how do you make sure to do the things that are most important? The parts of raising kids that'll really help your children enjoy their lives, and help them grow into healthy, confident, successful, happy adults? This collection contains three books and is available for nearly 50% the price of each book alone. The Rules to Raise Happy, Healthy Children doesn't just identify the principles you need to know: it covers the hard part, actually applying them in your own family. You'll enjoy your kids more... they'll enjoy you more... and they'll grow up with the solid foundation they need to find their own paths, build their own lives, and thrive! Here's just some of what you'll learn: How to help your kids build the confidence and self-assurance they need How to give them some magic in a world where enchantment is hard to find Make sure they know right from wrong Teach them the value of money Handle pressure and become successful, independent adults Help your child reach his or her fullest potential Get them to think for themselves …And grow into leaders