Download or read book Let Me Try Again written by Matthew Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Romantic Tragicomedy of Faith, Family, and Folly Ross, twenty-three, isn’t nearly as clever as he thinks he is. His brilliant idea to break up with his girlfriend, Lora Liamant, in an attempt to show her how terrible other men are and how empty life would be without him, has backfired spectacularly. Within weeks, he discovers she’s moved on with the brother of a famous network TV actor. In the midst of his heartbreak, Ross’s parents die tragically—in a helicopter crash at an all-inclusive resort in Turks and Caicos—leaving him with millions of dollars and custody over his teenage sister. Traumatized, ruminating, and rich, Ross plots scheme after scheme to show Lora he’s changed into a responsible adult, even as she shows no indication of wanting that. Everything he does seems to make matters worse, as his misguided mission of self-transformation only leads to Lora’s confusion and dismay. Let Me Try Again is an electric picaresque charting a young Jewish man’s spiral of neurotic pride and self-improvement within a culture that only caters to his worst impulses. Brimming with vitality and crackling with wit, Matthew Davis’s dynamic debut illuminates the absurdities of twenty-first-century life with ecstatic flair.
Download or read book Unaccompanied written by Javier Zamora and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestselling Author of Solito "Every line resonates with a wind that crosses oceans."—Jamaal May "Zamora's work is real life turned into myth and myth made real life." —Glappitnova Javier Zamora was nine years old when he traveled unaccompanied 4,000 miles, across multiple borders, from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with his parents. This dramatic and hope-filled poetry debut humanizes the highly charged and polarizing rhetoric of border-crossing; assesses borderland politics, race, and immigration on a profoundly personal level; and simultaneously remembers and imagines a birth country that's been left behind. Through an unflinching gaze, plainspoken diction, and a combination of Spanish and English, Unaccompanied crosses rugged terrain where families are lost and reunited, coyotes lead migrants astray, and "the thin white man let us drink from a hose / while pointing his shotgun." From "Let Me Try Again": He knew we weren't Mexican. He must've remembered his family coming over the border, or the border coming over them, because he drove us to the border and told us next time, rest at least five days, don't trust anyone calling themselves coyotes, bring more tortillas, sardines, Alhambra. He knew we would try again. And again—like everyone does. Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at the age of nine. He earned a BA at UC-Berkeley, an MFA at New York University, and is a 2016–2018 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.
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 Magical Bonds written by Cecilia Agetun and published by Cecilia Agetun. This book was released on 2024-02-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Whitelake village, three witches are forced to sacrifice their magic each year to keep the village hidden and protected from a demon that threatened its destruction two centuries ago. This year Sky has been chosen. What should be an honour feels like a death sentence to Sky. Refusing to accept her reality, she asks the Fates for guidance and embarks on a journey to reclaim what’s been taken. Her quest leads her to meet others who have had their magic sacrificed, and she learns that without magic flowing in her veins, she will slowly wither away. When she comes face to face with the demon she’s been taught to fear, she realises everything isn’t as it seems, and going with him may be the only way to get her magic back.
Download or read book The Innocent One written by Lisa Ballantyne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a child who was accused of murder. Who did he become when he grew up? A gripping, thought-provoking thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Everything She Forgot. Innocent? Ten years have passed, but everyone remembers The Angel Killer. Sebastian Croll was just eleven years old when accused of murdering his playmate. Criminal attorney Daniel Hunter helped prove Sebastian's innocence in a trial that gripped the nation—and now the past is being unearthed when he gets a call from his old client. Or guilty? Sebastian's university professor has been brutally murdered—and everyone who knew her is in the frame of suspicion. As Daniel steps in to represent Sebastian for a second time, news about the boy's past spreads like wildfire, instantly branding Sebastian as guilty. With tensions around the country rising, can Daniel prove once again that Sebastian is the innocent one? Especially when he realizes that it's not just Sebastian who is in danger, but himself . . .
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Enlightened Man written by Gary W. Hixon and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What should a deeply religious man do when he is shown an artefact that its current custodian believes contains the cryptic clues to the whereabouts of an ancient document, that when found, would destroy everything he has always believed? When events conspire to send Dr Thomas Bass's life spiralling out of control - at a time when his mind is tormented by the consequences of how he has lived that life - the search for the ‘truth' contained on an ancient piece of parchment takes him on a frenzied, turbulent journey of self-discovery. But Dr Thomas Bass is not the only one searching for ‘the truth’.
Download or read book A Time of Renewal written by Mary Francis and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother Mary Francis, abbess of a Poor Clare Monastery for over forty years, left an enduring legacy in her writings and in the conferences she gave to her spiritual daughters. In this work she presents beautiful meditations on the liturgical season of Lent, revealing the treasures of the liturgy to Christians in all walks of life. Her insight into Holy Scripture and her poet's heart engendered reflections that illuminate the daily Mass readings in a fresh and attractive way. These meditations enlighten the reader to see conversion as positive and enriching, and help us to understand that the generous embrace of Lenten penance has a purpose and brings a wondrous reward: deeper union with God. She was a true daughter of Saint Francis of Assisi, who found perfect joy by turning away from self to God. As a spiritual guide, Mother Mary Francis excels in the art of persuasion, aware that the human heart cannot be forced but only gently led to holiness. She makes this goal attractive and desirable by tirelessly explaining why striving for holiness is the happiest and wisest way to live. This book provides a wealth of material for plundering the riches of the Lenten season and for deepening one's spiritual life. Her meditations are profound and timeless, not changing from year to year, thus providing a lifetime of Lenten meditations in this one volume.
Download or read book Placements written by Rose Mac Bride and published by Lapwing Publications. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Company of Horses written by Kathleen Lindley and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kathleen Lindley showed up at one of Mark Rashid's horsemanship clinics, she told him that she didn?t know who he was and didn?t really care, as long as he could fix her horse. In the course of working with him and learning about his way of training horses, not only was Kathleen's horse ?fixed, ? her life was changed. This book documents her time spent with Mark Rashid and the deeper appreciation and knowledge she gained for horses and life while there.
Download or read book The Greatest Gifts Our Children Give to Us written by Steven W. Vannoy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Ten Greatest Gifts I Give My Children comes a collection of inspiring stories and life lessons parents across the nation have learned from their children, lessons about sharing, courage, trust, and love.
Download or read book Tiger in Traction The written by Gifford W. Wingate and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1970 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Herald of Hope written by Paul Francis Spencer and published by Ovada Books. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can someone who died over 100 years ago possibly say to us today? Saint Charles of Mount Argus died in Dublin in 1893. Can his life speak to people who live in a very different world? These relections on Charles' life and spirit attempt to allow him to dialogue with us, to share his sense of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book Land of Love and Drowning written by Tiphanie Yanique and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critically acclaimed debut from an award-winning writer—an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule, and an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea. Orphaned by the shipwreck are two sisters and their half brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, and the author’s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.
Download or read book Dr Dropo s Juggling Buffoonery written by Bruce Fife and published by Piccadilly Books, Ltd.. This book was released on 1988 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People who want to develop an act for birthday parties or street corners will find this book a blessing. Easy-to-follow directions on how to juggle, manipulate cigar boxes, do balancing tricks, and become an hilariously funny juggler. Contains 25 complete comic juggling routines. Simple enough for beginners, funny enough for professionals.
Download or read book Zen and the Art of Consciousness written by Susan Blackmore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who are you? When are you? What were you conscious of a moment ago? Susan Blackmore combines the latest scientific theories about mind, self, and consciousness with a lifetime’s practice of Zen. Framed by ten critical questions that are derived from Zen’s teachings, Zen and the Art of Consciousness explores how intellectual enquiry and meditation can expand your understanding and experience of consciousness and tackle some of today’s greatest scientific mysteries.
Download or read book How To Become A 3D Christian written by Rick Ryther and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity....it's not what you think!.... Are You a Christian? Do you consider yourself to be a Christian? What makes you a Christian? How do you know you are a Christian? What made you decide to become one? What does it mean in your daily life? Could it be that maybe some of the people who call themselves Christian, really aren't? What IS a Christian? Most people in this country say they are Christian, but what does that mean? What makes you a Christian? Is it having a membership in a church? Does attendance at a Sunday morning worship service make you a Christian? Would sitting in a garage for an hour every week make you a car? These questions arise because when we talk about Christianity, we all mean something different. We assume we mean the same thing, but we each have a very different picture of what a Christian is. This ends up causing people to spend a lot of time and energy arguing with each other and trying to get others to believe and behave as you do. And that is hardly what being a Christian should be. Many people, both Christian and non-Christian, make a variety of assumptions about Christians. What is a 3D Christian? So lets\' take a look at what it means to be a 3D Christian. The 3 D's: 1. Discovery "" defining what a Christian is. 2. Decision "" committing to be a Christian. 3. Discipline "" traveling the path of a Christian. How to use this book. We will explore the 3 Dimensions of Christianity: Discovery, Decision and Discipline. We will talk about what these mean, the "theory" behind them. Then you will have the opportunity to explore some practical ways you can incorporate these dimension into your daily life. So we begin our journey together; a journey of change and growth, from one dimensional to three dimensional, as we follow our vision to be "3D Christians."
