Download or read book Deluge written by Leila Chatti and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “To write a series of poems out of extreme illness is a bracing accomplishment indeed. In Deluge... Leila Chatti, born of a Catholic mother and a Muslim father, brilliantly explores the trauma." —Naomi Shihab Nye, The New York Times In her early twenties, Leila Chatti started bleeding and did not stop. Physicians referred to this bleeding as flooding. In the Qur’an, as in the Bible, the Flood was sent as punishment. The idea of disease as punishment drives this collection’s themes of shame, illness, grief, and gender, transmuting religious narratives through the lens of a young Arab-American woman suffering a taboo female affliction. Deluge investigates the childhood roots of faith and desire alongside their present day enactments. Chatti’s remarkably direct voice makes use of innovative poetic form to gaze unflinchingly at what she was taught to keep hidden. This powerful piece of life-writing depicts Chatti’s journey from diagnosis to surgery and remission in meticulous chronology that binds body to spirit and advocates for the salvation of both. Chatti blends personal narrative, religious imagery, and medical terminology in a chronicle of illness, womanhood, and faith.
Download or read book The Palomar Paradox A Seti Mystery written by Richard Rydon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of the characters in 'The Palomar Paradox' deals with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in their own way. As in real life, some believe; others don't want you to believe. 'The Palomar Paradox' sees Luper Beauchamps, a brilliant scientist, back in an astronomical observatory searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. He finds himself working with Leila Keiler, a young student recovering from leukaemia, and Karina Lowenhaupt, an experienced astronomer. Other characters include, Trent Foresyth, a senior Pentagon official, and his intern, Rihanna Sorensen. They are charged chiefly with quashing all reports of, and evidence for, extraterrestrial activity.
Download or read book Verity written by Colleen Hoover and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Download or read book Tunsiya Amrikiya written by Leila Chatti and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Women's Studies. In TUNSIYA/AMRIKIYA, emerging Tunisian-American poet Leila Chatti explores the nuances of multicultural identity, the necessity of family, and the perennial search for belonging. From vantage points on both sides of the Atlantic, Chatti investigates the perpetual exile that comes from always being separated from some essential part of oneself.
Download or read book Palomar Paradox written by Richard Rydon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perfect Score written by Charles Sisk and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called "A Romance Novel With Machine Guns." Newly appointed Director of Domestic Terrorism for the Secret Service, Retired Navy SEAL Maxwell "Max" Mason must now tread the hostile waters of the political world while keeping the United States safe from terrorists wanting to do harm on our very shores. After a somewhat successful mission in Boston caused serious injuries to both of his teammates as well as the notoriety they all received from Max's unorthodox methods, Max must act quickly and on his own when a hospital takeover by armed men puts surgical patient and newfound love Karen Tyler in harm's way... AGAIN. Max must step up AGAIN to take on a pair of homicidal brothers, a highly trained Czech special forces team, the Russian mob, and a sadistic old enemy he has been searching for for over twenty years...all while his new girlfriend is in surgery and has no idea what is going on around her. With the help from his SEAL teammate and tech guru Jordan "Jordy" Alexander, as well as several new friends and allies, Max has to take on a highly feared rich Russian mobster that runs his Little Russia community with an iron fist, whose obsession for money, power, control, family revenge, and keeping a dark secret quiet has Max doing everything he can to stop the Russian's vendetta in order to get Tyler out of danger. Having to choose between his new love or his badge and gun, Max Mason understands that he has several highly trained targets standing between him and everyone's safety and must get a "PERFECT SCORE" to keep everyone and Tyler alive.
Download or read book Dead Tired written by Kat Ailes and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in a charming and hilarious mystery series by Kat Ailes, Dead Tired follows a group of new moms who didn’t think their maternity leave would involve so much murder. "Full of charming characters, including Alice’s goofy dog, this fast-paced, original cozy is great fun."—Publishers Weekly Being a new mom is murder. Alice didn’t think her maternity leave would involve so much, well, murder. Before becoming proud new moms, she and her friends bonded more than members of a prenatal group usually would, as they became accidental amateur sleuths and solved a crime together. Now, with all this behind them and Alice’s son Jack somehow already a year old, Alice is keen to finally catch up on some sleep. So when an opportunity presents itself in the unlikely form of an eco-protest, Alice and her friends willingly chain themselves to trees and settle in as an excuse to get some overdue rest. Not the most comfortable arrangement ever, but at this point, they’ll take what they can get. However, the next morning one of their fellow protesters is found strangled, and any hope of a peaceful interlude is suddenly swept away. Soon Alice and her friends become entangled in a plot involving rogue artists, an enigmatic local entrepreneur, and nude (optional) protesting, offering an unexpected—but not necessarily unwelcome—break from changing diapers and wrestling baby toys away from Helen the dog. Alice, whose success rate in solving countryside murder is at an all-time high (one out of one), cannot resist the chance to demonstrate her detective skills once more, and assembles her gang of new moms to investigate this latest mystery in their not-so-sleepy English countryside village.
Download or read book Crazy Little Thing Called Love written by Charlotte Butterfield and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will LOVE this festive, funny laugh-out-loud romcom for fans of Kirsty Greenwood, Josie Silver and Mhairi McFarlane. *Over 100 amazing reviews on Netgalley*
Download or read book Finding Langston written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves. It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything-- Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved. In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy. But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him. Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book Before She Was Harriet, has crafted a lyrical debut novel about one boy's experiences during the Great Migration. Includes an author's note about the historical context and her research. Don't miss the companion novel, Leaving Lymon, which centers on one of Langston's classmates and explores grief, resilience, and the circumstances that can drive a boy to become a bully-- and offer a chance at redemption. A Junior Library Guild selection! A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, with 5 Starred Reviews A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Appetite by Random House. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.
Download or read book The Stars of Jaxoras Are Beautiful written by Matt Storrs and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the moon of Bixlam is taken over by aliens, it falls to the military of Jaxoras to take back their base and their moon for the glory of the empire! Those brave souls who dare to test their mettle on the battlefield do so to earn glory, and possibly, the hand of the fair Lady Xiva. One such warrior is Jared Koenig, a high-schooler from Chicago trying out the new total-immersion virtual reality video game with his best friend, Layla. Jared, however, only has eyes for Layla, who does not seem to return his feelings. Then, an accident in the video game leaves Layla thinking that she is Lady Xiva, and is now only devoted to Jared. As the only thing she recognizes in this new world, Jared is asked to help Layla recover, and come back to her old self. Jared now faces the daunting task of rescuing his best friend from herself, while also having to contend with his own conflicted feelings.
Download or read book Carolina Mist written by Mariah Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart weaves the enthralling tale of two kindred spirits reunited after years apart. On the fast track at a Philadelphia consulting firm, Abigail McKenna has put her personal life on hold, content to focus on her professional success. But when she's suddenly laid off, Abby finds herself with a dwindling savings account and no promising job prospects. So when a letter arrives holding the solution to all her financial problems, Abby is relieved but saddened: Her dear Aunt Leila has passed away, naming Abby the sole beneficiary of her majestic Victorian estate in North Carolina. But Abby is in for a few surprises. When she travels to claim her inheritance, instead of finding the elegant mansion of her childhood memories, she discovers her aunt's home in shambles, and her Aunt's best friend, Belle, who appears to be staying as a permanent guest. Although everything about Primrose may have changed, Abby still has her memories—especially those lazy summer days and warm summer nights spent with Alex Kane—a past love she can't forget....
Download or read book City of Veils written by Zoë Ferraris and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2010-08-09 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Nouf's Katya Hijazi and Nayir Sharqi return for another thrilling, fast-paced mystery that provides a rare and intimate look into women's lives in the Middle East. Women in Saudi Arabia are expected to lead quiet lives circumscribed by Islamic law and tradition. But Katya, one of the few women in the medical examiner's office, is determined to make her work mean something. When the body of a brutally beaten woman is found on the beach in Jeddah, the city's detectives are ready to dismiss the case as another unsolvable murder-chillingly common in a city where the veils of conservative Islam keep women as anonymous in life as this victim is in death. If this is another housemaid killed by her employer, finding the culprit will be all but impossible. Only Katya is convinced that the victim can be identified and her killer found. She calls upon her friend Nayir for help, and soon discovers that the dead girl was a young filmmaker named Leila, whose controversial documentaries earned her many enemies. With only the woman's clandestine footage as a guide, Katya and Nayir must confront the dark side of Jeddah that Leila struggled to expose: an underworld of prostitution, violence, exploitation, and jealously guarded secrets. Along the way, they form an unlikely alliance with an American woman whose husband has disappeared. Their growing search takes them from the city's car-clogged streets to the deadly vastness of the desert beyond.!--EndFragment--
Download or read book How to Stop Overthinking written by Layla Moon and published by Layla Moon. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spending your life as though you’re trapped inside your mind? So many people live their lives trapped in endless loops of thinking. It’s a pandemic with symptoms of stress, worry, and anxiety affecting every aspect of our lives, and if you’re reading this, then you surely know what this feels like. Chances are you’ve reached the point where you’re ready to let go of worry, stress, and anxiety and ultimately cease your overthinking. Once you open this door, you can walk into a new life filled with happiness, peace, satisfaction, and productivity. You step into the life you actually want to live, not the one your mind is forcing you to stay in. This book is the key to unlocking this door. Throughout How to Stop Overthinking: 27 Proven Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain, Calm Your Thoughts, Stop Worrying, and Be Happy, Layla Moon will take you on a journey to discover the true you. The you that doesn’t overthink everything or make ungrounded decisions while consumed by emotion. Instead, Layla teaches you the necessary strategies to help you overcome consuming thoughts and feelings at their core, reducing symptoms of stress, worry, and anxiety. You’ll learn how to quit overthinking and strategies that will actively rewire your mind into a positive state that leads to productivity and general happiness in life. Some of the strategies you’ll learn on your journey include: ● The power of deep breathing ● The techniques behind rewiring strategies like CBT ● Strategies for dealing with intense and stressful situations and people ● How to set goals and give yourself purpose in life ● How to find peace in your life ● Strategies for overcoming fear ● The benefits of meditation, journaling, and gratitude ● And so much more. In fact, there are 27 in total! Layla has taken every measure to ensure that the strategies in this powerhouse of a book are explored using easy-to-follow stories and information and backed by quick-fire facts and tips you can put into action immediately. This means instant, positive changes from the moment you read the first chapter. If you’ve been looking to change your life, there are few books that will be as gripping as this one. Scroll up, Click on “Buy Now with 1-Click,” and Grab your Copy Today!
Download or read book Secret Service Setup written by Jessica R. Patch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A federal agent in the crosshairs must turn to his ex for help—but will he wind up putting her in harm’s way? Secret Service agent Evan Novak becomes the target of multiple hit men when someone puts a two-million-dollar bounty on his head. Is it the gunrunner he’s tracking . . . or a traitorous agent? Framed and wanted, Evan reluctantly accepts protection from bodyguard Jody Gallagher, his former love, who lost her Agency career because of him. But then the bounty is raised to include Jody . . .
Download or read book Hunting Danger written by Katie Reus and published by KR Press, LLC. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the next story in the explosive Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets… The one woman he wants… When a childhood friend needs help, Nova doesn’t hesitate. They endured the foster system together, forging a bond Nova can’t ignore. Relying on her friends from Redemption Harbor Consulting—including Gage, the computer genius she’s falling for—is out of the question. She used to work for the CIA and she’s trained—she can handle this. Besides, the whole team is working on their own important jobs. She’s not going to drag anyone away when she’s not sure it’s necessary. Is the one he can’t have… When Nova asks for time off out of the blue—and use of the company jet—former Marine Gage takes note. Of course, he notices everything about Nova. But as one of her bosses, his growing attraction to her is a line he won’t cross. However, that doesn’t mean he’ll let her run straight into danger—and a quick hack of her computer proves she’s gotten in over her head. Gage is coming along for the ride, whether the sassy assistant likes it or not. He’ll do whatever’s necessary to save her friend…and keep Nova out of the clutches of a lethal enemy who won’t hesitate to kill anyone who gets in their way. Length: NOVEL Author note: This is a stand-alone novel in the Redemption Harbor series complete with an HEA. Redemption Harbor Series: 1. Resurrection 2. Savage Rising 3. Dangerous Witness 4. Innocent Target 5. Hunting Danger 6. Covert Games 7. Chasing Vengeance
