Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Relax It s Just English written by Brett Vanderburg and published by via tolino media. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't get better at English by filling in blanks in grammar exercises. 'Business English' is just a marketing term. Books and dictionaries teach you words most people never use. 'If' is just a regular word with no special grammar. If you can read this description, you can speak and write like a native English speaker, and you don’t need to memorize ‘Business English’ phrases and do hundreds of grammar exercises to do it. Relax, It’s Just English will show you that you already know most of the vocabulary and grammar you need to speak and write better English. There are no exercises, and you won’t find hundreds of rules and exceptions. Over 28 chapters, you will learn shortcuts through some of the trickiest and most important parts of using English, all in a fun and easy-to-read style designed to take some of the pain out of learning the language. Writing work emails, managing tenses, and using the word 'if' are all covered in a simpler, more realistic way than most students of English have heard before, and many other overlooked topics are given needed attention. Perhaps most importantly, you'll unlearn some unnecessary rules you've been taught over the years. Less stress, more authentic language. Relax, it's just English.

Download or read book The Dish written by Carolyn O'Neil and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to The Dish, where new nutrition aptitude meets stylish lifestyle attitude! Serving up heaping helpings of nutrition know-how designed to fit a busy schedule and a sense of taste, The Dish is here to proclaim that you can have your chocolate torte and eat it, too! Forget starve-yourself regimens and diet gimmicks that just don't work; instead join Carolyn O'Neil and Densie Webb as they invite you to wine and dine, entertain and travel, and feel fabulous. As registered dietitians, they know their stuff, but call them the Dish Divas as they put the fun into eating right and feeling great. In these pages they dish out smart tips on how to fit nutrition into hectic days, how to make healthy eating stylish, and how to be trim by eating more, not less (yes, it can be done!). There are no food police on patrol here, just some real-life advice from two nutrition experts, who talk you through food challenges with wit and wisdom. Eating out? The dish is here, from four-star tables to the fast-food lane. What about a bit of the bubbly? The Dish Divas offer the lowdown on the liquid portion of portion control. Need to get your rear in gear? From power walking to karate kicks, they'll help you find the moves that appeal to you. They've even dished up plenty of fresh advice on beauty and fashion. To show you how to maximize flavor with flare, there are loads of easy-to-cook recipes from top chefs, dubbed Gourmet Gurus. And to answer that oft asked question, how do stylish women stay fit and still live the high life, Carolyn and Densie gather the secrets that work for their Hip & Healthy Heroines. A marvelous mix of nutrition advice, culinary wisdom, and chic insight, The Dish is here to help you create your own hip and healthy lifestyle.

Download or read book Come For Me written by Mia Ford and published by Mia Ford. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She left me. Married another man and ripped my heart out. Now she's back and begging for my help. No way am I getting involved. Except I already am. Savannah. Her name still makes my head buzz. We were in love, or so I thought. But she broke my heart. I made the army my home and tried to forget her fresh floral scent. Her heart-pounding beauty. The fool who stole her from me. I thought I'd succeeded. Until I got the call. "Jayden, I need your help." What could I say? It's been years since Savannah begged me for anything. Her child is missing. The cops think he's dead. Her husband thinks she's depressed. Crazy. Maybe she is. I won't stop until I find out the truth. The man who stole her son will pay. And just maybe Savannah and I can fix what we used to have.

Download or read book Danny written by R. S. Heller and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1867, the country is focused on rebuilding after the Civil War. As westward emigration begins once again, two thousand miles of desolation and dust, drenching rains and blazing sun, and life and death await those brave enough to tackle the Oregon Trail. Ian OFallon, a solitary scout with a mysterious past, arrives in St. Louis on the request of his boss, Captain Tom Williams, to investigate an Irish horse breeder who wants to join his wagon train to Oregon. But everything changes when he meets the breederthe beautiful widow, Danny Seabhac, who has a dream of starting a horse farm in Oregon. As the two become acquainted, Ian begins to fall in love with her. But there is one problem: Danny has her own secreta past that may have more to do with Ian than he realizes. Danny is a story of determination and perseverance, life and death, and beginnings and endings as a wagon train embarks on a dangerous journey on the Oregon Trail with two passengers about to realize their true destinies.

Download or read book In Due Time written by Eve Darby and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey Everhart is a smart, successful attorney who seems to have everything going her way right on schedule in her professional life. Her personal life, on the other hand, had been dull and uneventful since her breakup with the handsome police officer she met on a case. Without her best friend Kennedy, Lacey is certain she would have almost no life at all. Kennedy is the flame to which everyone and everything seems to be attracted, and Lacey simply basks in her glow. Now suddenly her life was spinning out of control: her father, who had abandoned her as a child, wants to reunite; her free-willing best friend now wants to settle down; her ex-boyfriend wants back into her life; and suddenly Laceys found that she has developed feelings for her sexy arch enemy, Martin Harrison. In all of Laceys relationships, her workaholic demeanor, beliefs and faith often clash with her needs and desires. Could this self-proclaimed wallflower find and keep love without losing herself?

Download or read book The River City Chronicles written by J. Scott Coatsworth and published by Other Worlds Ink. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other's lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American Novel; teenager Marissa, kicked out for being bi; and Sam and Brad, a May-September couple who would never have gotten together without a little magic of their own.

Download or read book Harlequin Intrigue November 2013 Bundle 2 of 2 written by Debra Webb and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new edge-of-your-seat romances for one great price, available now for a limited time only from November 1 to November 30! This Harlequin Intrigue bundle includes Would-Be Christmas Wedding by USA TODAY bestselling author Debra Webb, Catch, Release by Carol Ericson and Scene of the Crime: Return to Bachelor Moon by Carla Cassidy. Catch a thrill with 6 new edge-of-your-seat romances every month from Harlequin Intrigue!

Download or read book Magic in Manhattan Bras Broomsticks and Frogs French Kisses written by Sarah Mlynowski and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first two books in the Magic in Manhattan series -- Bras & Broomsticks and Frogs & French Kisses -- now available in one volume! What if all your wishes could come true? In Bras & Bromsticks, fourteen-year-old Rachel learns the outrageously unfair fact that yes, magic exists, but she's not the one who's a witch: Miri, her younger sister, is! The magic continues in Frogs & French Kisses when the teeny-tiny love spell Rachel talks Miri into casting goes horribly wrong. Now the fate of their family, the world, and senior prom is in Rachel's hands. . . . Praise for Magic in Manhattan: “Sabrina fans will get a witchy kick out of Bras & Broomsticks!”—Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries, on Bras & Broomsticks “Poof, instant bliss.”—Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author of TTYL and Rhymes with Witches, on Bras & Broomsticks "A creative, frolicsome tale . . . Readers will find themselves quickly swept away." —New York Post, on Frogs & French Kisses "Simply charming." —Publishers Weekly, on Frogs & French Kisses

Download or read book Frogs French Kisses written by Sarah Mlynowski and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love spells run amok in New York City when high school freshman Rachel asks her younger sister, who is a witch, for magical help in winning the affection of heartthrob Raf Kosravi.

Download or read book Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage written by Dan DeMatte and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate goal for the Christian life is heaven, but what path should a couple take to get there? Dan and Amber DeMatte, who have worked together in youth and family ministry for more than fifteen years, believe it’s holiness—living as Jesus did. Giving and receiving love and living for the sake of others—especially your spouse and children—will help you achieve holiness, the DeMattes say. You can even find holiness in the everyday tasks of marriage and family life such as doing the dishes, changing diapers, and cleaning up messes. In The Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage, the DeMattes walk you through a thirty-three -day retreat that culminates in consecrating your marriage to Christ. They will help you achieve perfect love for each other, your family, and God by incorporating the virtues of poverty, chastity, and obedience into your life. This retreat will help you fall deeper in love with Christ, your spouse and children, and the world God calls you to serve. Each chapter includes discussion questions and a prayer for couples.

Download or read book Twice Held Hostage written by Donna Brown and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold! Rock City, a small isolated town located near timberline, has a gold mine. Crystolians from the planet Argos need gold. Recent college graduate, Derek Lang, is fired by his gold-lusting boss, Captain De Prive, who then schemes how he can take over Rock City's mine. Derek, angry with De Prive and also bitter because God did not save his wife's life, returns to Rock City. When he learns his town has decided to loan gold to aliens, he shows hostility toward Laird, the Crystolian leader, and his son, Raynor, who commands the spaceships that brought their miners. Raynor earns his trust and friendship while they prospect to locate a site for an Argos mine. A trip to Argos restores Derek's faith in God. During his three years there, De Prive, along with his corrupt friends, amass enough money to pull off De Prive's scheme. Their loan paid, Crystolians, who touch down to visit, find strangers mining, and the townspeople gone, including Derek, his wife, Angelina, and their son, Robin. Where are they? From the author of Lives Intertwined.

Download or read book The Wellspring written by Todd Kreisman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wellspring is a satire on the American education system. Leiden Shepherd finds himself wracked with doubt as early as kindergarten, and makes it his mission to investigate and unearth all of the problems inherent in the system. He embarks on a personal quest to validate his belief that even the tiniest, seemingly insignificant event can dramatically alter the course of a young person's life...

Download or read book The Finals written by Craig Lamping and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction: The Missouri State Finals Rodeo held at the Missouri State Fair is the culmination of a year of following the rodeo trail. But these aren't profesional cowboys and cowgirls; they all work real jobs during the week, and follow thier rodeo dream on the weekends. The three day Finals Rodeo is the ultimate goal. And once there, the excitement inside of the arena is only overshadowed by the excitment on the outside, surrounding the event.Follow these amateur cowboys and cowgirls as they live out thier deams, one bull or steer at a time.

Download or read book A Measure of Faith written by Maxine Billings and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devastated by the news that she has fibroid tumors that could be cancerous, interior designer Lynette Montgomery is further upset when the diagnosis strains her relationship with her long-time husband, Robert.

Download or read book The Letter written by Kailah Raye and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their best friend is tragically ripped from their lives, two strangers are left grappling with an unimaginable void. In the midst of sifting through grief and memories, they learn he has left behind something to help them navigate their now uncertain future. In an attempt to fulfill his dying wish, it pushes them down a path wrought with demons from their broken pasts and forces them to lean on one another. Unbeknownst to them, their decision to leave behind what they once knew unwittingly triggers a collision of events with fatal consequences.

Download or read book From The Ashes written by Claire Sanders and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleeing a secret that changed her life forever, Judith Robertson decides she can live in the little cabin in the woods that she inherited from her grandfather. The big barn and the quaint little church just add to the allure of the four hundred acres of her new home. Within minutes of her decision, Reverend Washington asks to use her church building, and Jacob Fraser wants to cut a deal to timber the woods Judith now owns. But arsonists are burning African-American churches and threatening anyone who dares to intervene. Judith loans her church to the recently burned out members of the All Faith Community Church, which brings troubles beyond anything she ever imagined. And Jacob Fraser is everywhere, causing a heart she'd thought was stone cold dead to flutter with emotions she had lost a long time ago. But Jacob has secrets, too. Can two heartbroken people gain the courage to challenge the status quo and accept the Lord's blessings?