Download or read book And Still the Crows Laugh written by Mark Wolfe and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the simpler days of the early 1970s, And Still the Crows Laugh is the story of two friends who grow together through their first loves, family difficulties, and their own inward journeys. Through no conscious choices of their own, the boys confront life-altering obstacles. David becomes lost in a world induced by psychedelic drugs, and Ashton unknowingly becomes a member of a clan of crows. With the help of an aged medicine woman, his own recovered ancient memories, and his animal spirits, Ashton enters the underworld and is able to save his friend. David and Ashton get into mischief, solve mysteries, meet a troll, fight monsters, and learn that things are not always what they appear to be. But most importantly, they discover that life is rarely black-and-white and that simply taking the time to listen to the ancient truths they already know may just be the key they need to find happiness.
Download or read book Killing Me Softly written by Jeanette Shaw and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some relationships are not what it's supposed to be. There are some folks in life you can trust, and some you can't. Marriage is a beautiful thing, and shouldn't be played with not only because it's a serious thing dealing with people's lives. You need to be very sure of what you're doing. You're not only committing yourself to that person you are making a vow in front of God That should never be broken. A part of the vow is for better or worst. What makes a partner change their ways? Could it be money, another women or Man, drugs, or is it just in them? What make them do the things they do? Why do some of them have skeletons in their closets? I want you to know that skeletons get lonely too and they do come out.
Download or read book Let It Go written by T.D. Jakes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.
Download or read book We re Not Robots written by Enid Elliot and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book presents the stories of infant/toddler caregivers and their work to illustrate the complexity of balancing relationships with babies, families, coworkers, and self, yet remaining emotionally present and mindfully engaged. Enid Elliot explores the inevitable tensions of working within these various relationships and demonstrates how proficient caregivers can develop strategies for achieving this delicate balance. In the process, she raises provocative questions about how we care for babies, and how to provide education and support for their caregivers.
Download or read book Sunshine And Showers written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris take you back in time with this beautifully moving and emotional saga of love, life and trauma. Fans of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin will not be disappointed! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 'Once you start reading this you can't put it down' - 5 STARS 'Brilliant'-- 5 STARS 'Kept me engrossed from start to finish' -- 5 STARS 'Delightful' - 5 STARS ********************************************************************************** FROM LOVE AND HAPPINESS TO HATRED AND DESPAIR, WILL SHE BE ABLE TO PULL THROUGH? When pretty seventeen-year-old Sheryl Williams after she marries dashing soldier Alun Powell, life seems to alternate between periods of stunning happiness and times when bad luck and despair almost drown her happiness forever. When their baby Caitlin is born and Alun, having recently left the army, is unable to find work, they are reduced to living in the slums of Cardiff's Tiger Bay. Their life together becomes one of rows and recriminations and when Alun is involved in a vicious fight and imprisoned, estranged from her own family, a desperate Sheryl is forced to turn to the Powells. They agree to help but Sheryl soon spirals into a life of unhappiness and despair. Until one fateful day, seven-year-old Caitlin takes off for Cardiff in search of her mother. As night falls and the police continue to look for the young girl, Sheryl fears she will never see her beloved daughter again ...
Download or read book Option B written by Sheryl Sandberg and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she writes, “a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl’s personal insights with Adam’s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart—and her journal—to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. “I want Dave,” she cried. Her friend replied, “Option A is not available,” and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.
Download or read book A Path Appears written by Nicholas Kristof and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how altruism affects us, what are the markers for success, and how to avoid the pitfalls—with scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists and bestselling authors of Half a Sky and Tightrope Kristof and WuDunn will inspire you to "change lives for the better, including your own (The New York Times Book Review). In their recounting of astonishing stories from the front lines of social progress, we see the compelling, inspiring truth of how real people have changed the world, underscoring that one person can make a difference. A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return. Kristof and WuDunn know better than most how many urgent challenges communities around the world face today. Here they offer a timely beacon of hope for our collective future.
Download or read book The Popsicle Tree written by Dorien Grey and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the death of the parents of Jonathan’s four-year-old nephew Joshua, Dick and his partner find themselves in a new role: parents. As if fatherhood didn’t bring enough of a set of challenges, the mother of one of Joshua’s new friends is murdered, sending Dick on a trail to find out who killed her and why. With a list of suspects ranging from a lesbian ex-partner to the boy’s race-car-driver father, Dick is soon embroiled in a case so complicated that child-rearing begins to look easier than solving the case.
Download or read book Calm My Anxious Heart written by Linda Dillow and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though we want to be content and trust God, we can still feel overwhelmed by worry. Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this 12-session Bible study for women explains what God says about contentment and offers ways to apply it to daily life.
Download or read book High Expectations are the Key to Everything written by Michael Bergdahl and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can bring out the best in others, by bringing out the best in YOU! All of us deal with challenges in our lives that interfere with the achievement of our goals. Why is it that some people always seem to land on their feet, while others fall down, crippled under the weight of life’s obstacles? In almost all cases both individuals started out with similar capabilities and resources. So what’s the difference? I believe those who succeed approach problems as opportunities and are driven by a cando attitude. Moreover, they have high expectations. They face every challenge with the belief that they will succeed in the end. In this inspirational book, Michael Bergdahl will explain how he and his wife, Sheryl, overcame adversity and achieved their goals in life; and he’ll explain how you can do it too how YOU can overcome life’s challenges, how YOU can control your own destiny, how YOU can reach your full potential. MICHAEL BERGDAHL is a professional international business speaker, turnaround specialist and author. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Univision, CBS National Radio and Bloomberg TV. Bergdahl was the Director of “People” at the WalMart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. He worked in the FMCG Industry for PepsiCo’s FritoLay Division in the sales organization and headquarters staff assignments. Bergdahl received the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) life certification from SHRM. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Sociology/Behavioral Sciences.
Download or read book Dragon Force written by R.D. Moore and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An intriguing fast-paced story focused on exploits during the Vietnam War taking Americans beyond the borders of South Vietnam." - Michael Hayes, Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Vietnam 67-68, 70-71
Download or read book Stars over Shiralee A Sheryl McCorry Memoir 2 written by Sheryl McCorry and published by Pan Australia. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheryl McCorry's memoir Diamonds and Dust was a runaway bestseller in 2007. Now, in Stars over Shiralee, Sheryl brings her story up to date, picking up from the death of her husband Bob McCorry. Having moved from the Kimberley to a property called the Shiralee, Sheryl is rocked by the death of her ex-husband. While continuing to run the Shiralee, Sheryl at first leans on her parents and her children for comfort. But soon, she meets a new man - one who pursues her with ardour and is seemingly a wonderful match for her. Sheryl agrees to marry him, but not before she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Moving and inspirational, Stars over Shiralee is the million acre cattle queen's surprising memoir of what happened next.
Download or read book It s Me in the Middle written by Linda Laws and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s Me in the Middle By: Linda Laws It’s Me in the Middle is a true story that reads like a horror movie about how author Linda Laws got to where she is today. Tears welled in her eyes as she wrote the book enclosed, recalling how unjustly she was treated by her family. Growing up in the mid-1950s, things were not easy for her big heart and naivety which got her into trouble.
Download or read book Leading the Life You Want written by Stewart Friedman and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wall Street Journal Bestseller “For nearly thirty years, my life’s work has been to help people like you find ways to bring the often warring aspects of life into greater harmony.” — Stew Friedman, from Leading the Life You Want You’re busy trying to lead a “full” life. But does it really feel full—or are you stretched too thin? Enter Stew Friedman, Wharton professor, adviser to leaders across the globe, and passionate advocate of replacing the misguided metaphor of “work/life balance” with something more realistic and sustainable. If you’re seeking “balance” you’ll never achieve it, argues Friedman. The idea that “work” competes with “life” ignores the more nuanced reality of our humanity—the interaction of four domains: work, home, community, and the private self. The goal is to create harmony among them instead of thinking only in terms of trade-offs. It can be done. Building on his national bestseller, Total Leadership, and on decades of research, teaching, and practice as both consultant and senior executive, Friedman identifies the critical skills for integrating work and the rest of life. He illustrates them through compelling original stories of these remarkable people: • former Bain & Company CEO and Bridgespan co-founder Tom Tierney • Facebook COO and bestselling author Sheryl Sandberg • nonprofit leader and US Navy SEAL Eric Greitens • US First Lady Michelle Obama • soccer champion-turned-broadcaster Julie Foudy • renowned artist Bruce Springsteen Each of these admirable (though surely imperfect) people exemplifies a set of skills—for being real, being whole, and being innovative—that produce a sense of purpose, coherence, and optimism. Based on interviews and research, their stories paint a vivid picture of how six very different leaders use these skills to act with authenticity, integrity, and creativity—and they prove that significant public success is accomplished not at the expense of the rest of life, but as the result of meaningful engagement in all its parts. With dozens of practical exercises for strengthening these skills, curated from the latest research in organizational psychology and related fields, this book will inspire you, inform you, and instruct you on how to take realistic steps now toward leading the life you truly want.
Download or read book I Am Your Disease written by Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis and published by Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mom, nobody wakes up one day and decides to be an addict." The stories contained in this book are about people from every walk of life, socioeconomic levels, religious and ethnic backgrounds whose lives were intertwined with people who didnt "decide to be an addict." They all share one common bond - living with, and loving an addicted person. Contained within the pages of this book are stories by bereaved parents who have suffered the ultimate loss: The loss of their precious child. Read how addiction, whether it be drugs, alcohol or gambling, destroys not only the addicted person, but their entire circle of friends and family. No one escapes the tentacles of addiction. Like an octopus it reaches its deadly arms around us and squeezes the very life out of all of us. Our society is affected in ways we never imagined. Read excerpts from middle school students on the peer pressures they face today. Read about "pharming" and other code words used by kids. Read the stories of parents who have gone through hell, sacrificing their very sanity trying to save their child. The profiles of these children will change your mind about what kind of people do drugs. GOOD KIDS DO DRUGS TOO! And theyre dying by the thousands from high profile celebrities to the boys and girls next door. It isnt always heroin or cocaine thats killing them. Prescription pill abuse is growing at an alarming rate and parents need to know about this.
Download or read book A Touch of the Beast written by Linda Winstead Jones and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawk Donovan was seeking the truth about hismysterious past. And when his search led him toa former fertility clinic, for once the avowed lonerhad no choice but to ask for help from beautifulSheryl Eldanis. The desirable vet didn't want thehandsome rancher poking around her new office,but Hawk desperately needed access to the oldclinic files—and her. Her strength enticed him;her wit seduced him. Hawk knew they couldnever have a future—unless he could find whathe was looking for in the sinister records. But hesoon feared it was too late to protect Sheryl.From a broken heart…and from the danger he'dbrought to her door.
Download or read book Rebuild World Volume 5 written by Nahuse and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his adventures in the Mihazono Town Ruins behind him, Akira returns home to find that Sheryl is joining forces with Katsuragi to start a relic shop in the slums. When the years-long war between the two largest gangs—the Ezent Family and Harlias—comes to a head, Sheryl and her business get caught in the cross fire! With Sheryl in both gangs’ crosshairs, it’s up to Akira to save her! But with Viola scheming behind the scenes and Akira having another unexpected encounter with Carol, it won’t be easy. Will a brand-new set of gear and weapons be enough to go up against two gangs at once and rescue Sheryl from a grisly fate?
