Download or read book The Artist s Way written by Julia Cameron and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — The Artist’s Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it."—The New York Times "Morning Pages have become a household name, a shorthand for unlocking your creative potential"—Vogue Over four million copies sold! Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron's novel approach guides readers in uncovering problems areas and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck, opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery. The program begins with Cameron’s most vital tools for creative recovery – The Morning Pages, a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious, and The Artist Date, a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist. From there, she shares hundreds of exercises, activities, and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter. She also offers guidance on starting a “Creative Cluster” of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavors. A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

Download or read book Do Not Say We Have Nothing A Novel written by Madeleine Thien and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award // Finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction "A powerfully expansive novel…Thien writes with the mastery of a conductor." —New York Times Book Review “In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old.” Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations—those who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women, Marie and Ai-Ming. Through their relationship Marie strives to piece together the tale of her fractured family in present-day Vancouver, seeking answers in the fragile layers of their collective story. Her quest will unveil how Kai, her enigmatic father, a talented pianist, and Ai-Ming’s father, the shy and brilliant composer, Sparrow, along with the violin prodigy Zhuli were forced to reimagine their artistic and private selves during China’s political campaigns and how their fates reverberate through the years with lasting consequences. With maturity and sophistication, humor and beauty, Thien has crafted a novel that is at once intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of life inside China yet transcendent in its universality.

Download or read book Get to the Point written by Joel Schwartzberg and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this indispensable guide for anyone who must communicate in speech or writing, Schwartzberg shows that most of us fail to convince because we don't have a point-a concrete contention that we can argue, defend, illustrate, and prove. He lays out, step-by-step, how to develop one. In Joel's Schwartzberg's ten-plus years as a strategic communications trainer, the biggest obstacle he's come across-one that connects directly to nervousness, stammering, rambling, and epic fail-is that most speakers and writers don't have a point. They typically have just a title, a theme, a topic, an idea, an assertion, a catchphrase, or even something much less. A point is something more. It's a contention you can propose, argue, defend, illustrate, and prove. A point offers a position of potential value. Global warming is real is not a point. Scientific evidence shows that global warming is a real, human-generated problem that will have a devastating environmental and financial impact is a point. When we have a point, our influence snaps into place. We communicate belief, conviction, and urgency. This book shows you how to identify your point, leverage it, stick to it, and sell it and how to train others to identify and successfully make their own points.

Download or read book Hemingway s Notebook written by Bill Granger and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is looking for it on St. Michel in the Caribbean. Here the president is a raving lunatic, the "Black Police" have the run of the capital, guerilla forces mass in the hills, an organized crime syndicate plans its own takeover, and U.S. agents brutally battle for a document filled with hot political secrets, the lost notebook of Ernest Hemingway. And here one of America's toughest spies, the man they call November, will need all his courage and cunning if the coveted prize is to be his.

Download or read book The Inland Sea written by Madeleine Watts and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "eloquent debut," a young Australian woman unable to find her footing in the world begins to break down when the emergencies she hears working as a 911 operator and the troubles within her own life gradually blur together, forcing her to grapple with how the past has shaped her present (Publishers Weekly). Drifting after her final year in college, a young writer begins working part-time as an emergency dispatch operator in Sydney. Over the course of an eight-hour shift, she is dropped into hundreds of crises, hearing only pieces of each. Callers report car accidents and violent spouses and homes caught up in flame. The work becomes monotonous: answer, transfer, repeat. And yet the stress of listening to far-off disasters seeps into her personal life, and she begins walking home with keys in hand, ready to fight off men disappointed by what they find in neighboring bars. During her free time, she gets black-out drunk, hooks up with strangers, and navigates an affair with an ex-lover whose girlfriend is in their circle of friends. Two centuries earlier, her great-great-great-great-grandfather--the British explorer John Oxley--traversed the wilderness of Australia in search of water. Oxley never found the inland sea, but the myth was taken up by other men, and over the years, search parties walked out into the desert, dying as they tried to find it. Interweaving a woman's self-destructive unraveling with the gradual worsening of the climate crisis, The Inland Sea is charged with unflinching insight into our age of anxiety. At a time when wildfires have swept an entire continent, this novel asks what refuge and comfort looks like in a constant state of emergency.

Download or read book The Mistakes Madeline Made written by Elizabeth Meriwether and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Weller is a bold and productive dramatist. --NY Times. The best thing about Weller's play is that it offers no easy answers for making a relationship work. Its shades of gray are less than comforting but realistic as husband and wife struggle to des

Download or read book End of the Roadie written by Elizabeth Flynn and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A killer riff that hits a deadly note. When a member of rock star Brendan Phelan's road crew turns up dead, all fingers point to the colourful cast of characters on stage - including front man Phelan. With guns, whips, and a trail of suspects, DI Angela Costello and her team must race against time to catch the killer before the show's over for good. But with a web of secrets to unravel, the truth may be harder to find than a backstage pass... An electrifying read, "End of the Roadie" is the third of Elizabeth Flynn's popular DI Costello books and will appeal to fans of Richard Osman's "The Thursday Murder Club". Praise for "End of the Roadie": 'A thoroughly enjoyable mystery read that keep me entertained and engrossed and written by an accomplished writer. If you enjoy mystery books of a whodunnit nature this is one that you would enjoy' - Goodreads review Elizabeth Flynn is a Londoner of Anglo-Irish parentage. An ex-actress, she spent many years working as a bereavement officer in a hospital. "Game, Set and Murder" is the first in her series of DI Costello novels.

Download or read book Bettie English Private Eye Mysteries Volume 1 written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 Private Eye Mysteries you don’t want to miss! BUY NOW! A Very Private Women An Invitation Like No Other. Sister Rivalry. A Very Private Woman. Nothing is as it seems. Private Eye Bettie English receives a visitor. She hears a top-secret job offer. Bettie knows something is afoot. Bettie needs to find the truth. If you enjoy gripping, unputdownable private eye mysteries holding you from the first to last word. You will love this book! The Russian Case A Strange Invitation. A World In Danger. A Russian Case. Bettie solves cases. When Private Eye Bettie English receives a strange invitation. She takes the offer. Bettie investigates her most dangerous case yet. Can Bettie save the western world? A Very Urgent Matter A Stream of Emails. High-Tech Theft. A Very Urgent Matter. Conspiracies and crimes happen. Private Eye Bettie English receives tons of email. Someone wants her. Bettie opens the emails. Bettie finds herself in a deadly game. A suspenseful, gripping private eye mystery that will lead you wanting more! BUY NOW!

Download or read book Dangerous Desires written by Dee Davis and published by Oliver-Heber books. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he’s about to meet one adversary he can’t subdue . . . or resist. A RACE FOR SURVIVAL Stranded in the Colombian jungle after a mission goes bad, Drake has only one objective: evade the mercenaries hot on his trail and deliver “the package” to U.S. officials. But “the package” has a mind of her own, and she has no intention of trading one set of captors for another. Madeline Reynard is beautiful, headstrong, and hell-bent on escape after years as a crime lord’s pawn. She’ll risk everything for freedom, even if it means deceiving the dark, handsome soldier who now holds her life in his hands. Drake has been burned too many times to let a woman manipulate him, especially a secretive one like Madeline. Even so, they cannot deny the attraction between them. Now as enemy forces close in, Drake and Madeline must trust each other with their lives—or face certain death.

Download or read book The Trouble With Paradise written by Cynthia Hamilton and published by SevernRiver+ORM. This book was released on 2020-05-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two murder cases take the Santa Barbara PI into the dark secrets that lurk beneath domestic bliss in this mystery thriller by the author of Girl Trap. Private investigator Madeline Dawkins has just received two cases, each concerning a grieving widow. One insists that she didn’t kill her much older husband. The other insists that her husband’s death was no suicide. Meanwhile, Madeline’s own history with troubled marriage is about to resurface—now that her ex-husband Steve has made parole. Madeline and her partner, Mike Delaney, peer into the once-beautiful lives of two dead husbands, discovering the dirty secrets each man took to his grave. As they dig deeper into the sordid tales of greed and betrayal, disturbing connections begins to emerge. And Madeline realizes that a killer may still be at large, ready to turn another wife into a widow.

Download or read book Minimal written by Madeleine Olivia and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love yourself. Love the planet. We are facing an urgent climate crisis and we must all take action now. However, it can be difficult to know where to start when bombarded with overwhelming facts and statistics every day. We all want to make a difference, but what can we do? Minimal makes simple and sustainable living attainable for everyone, using practical tips for all areas of everyday life to reduce your impact on the earth. Leading environmentalist Madeleine Olivia shares her insights on how to care for yourself in a more eco-friendly way, as well as how to introduce a mindful approach to your habits. This includes how to declutter your life, reduce your waste and consumption, recipes for eating seasonally and making your own natural beauty and cleaning products. Learn how to minimise the areas that aren’t giving you anything back and discover a happier and more fulfilled life, while looking after the Earth we share.

Download or read book Only for You written by Beth Kery and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some passions are too hot to disguise… Former Army intelligence officer Seth Hightower may work with the Hollywood elite as a makeup artist, but he’s learned not to trust the rich and famous with anything more than a good time. Only one woman ever tempted him to break his rules about dating actresses—and she left him with the memory of a single night and a lifetime of what-ifs. Hollywood “It” girl Gia Harris is used to being in the spotlight. But after she witnesses something that puts her life in danger, she needs to avoid prying eyes. Seth’s special skills make him the perfect person to keep her famous face out of the news, but their history makes him the last person she wants to be alone with. He’s far too tempting—and now, far too close… As Seth conceals Gia from those who would do her harm, they can’t ignore the blistering attraction between them. And when they give in to their cravings, they reveal more about themselves than either of them has ever laid bare before…

Download or read book The Man from Sanctum written by Lexi Blake and published by DLZ Entertainment LLC. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A painful past Deke Murphy and Maddie Hall should never have worked as a couple in high school. She was the class valedictorian and he the jock who took nothing seriously…except her. Together they formed an amazing team, and young love blossomed into something that strengthened them both. Until tragedy struck and Deke made a sacrifice that split them up forever. An unexpected reunion Seventeen years later, Maddie is living her dream working for a brilliant tech guru in the beauty of Southern California. She’s made a life for herself and it’s first class all the way. She rarely thinks of the jock who dumped her all those years ago. But when Maddie realizes her boss might be part of an international conspiracy, she can’t deny Deke might be her best bet to solve the mystery. Her one-time sweetheart works for one of the world’s premiere security and investigative firms. She’ll hire him and prove to herself their relationship could never have worked. A dangerous future As Maddie and Deke begin to uncover her boss’s secrets, they can’t deny the chemistry that has reignited. But before they can explore the connection growing between them, they must survive the deadly forces hunting them down.

Download or read book The Burlington Affair written by Carol Parrilli and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When tour director, Madeline Marlborough, reluctantly agrees to escort a mismatched group of American tourists to London and the English countryside, she has no idea she is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. After a hilarious misunderstanding with London Heathrow's Airport security, Madeline rescues her jetlagged detainees and they all emerge from the Customs Hall laughing and talking as if they had known each other for years. The tour goes wonderfully, with Madeline providing her incomparable spin on British history. However, the jovial atmosphere comes to an abrupt halt when the group's youngest member, eighteen-year-old Kelly Dalton, never returns from an afternoon shopping expedition to the Burlington Arcade. Rallying her troops, Madeline uses their unique talents to unravel the mystery surrounding Kelly's disappearance. Join Texas cowboy, Jake Donovan, the elderly Talbot sisters from Wisconsin and best friend, Chloe Ambrose as Madeline marshals her little army of sleuths into battle.

Download or read book One in a Million written by Janet Dailey and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Culhane may be the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas' most prestigious families, but his party girl daughter, Jasmine, is only interested in the money the ranch brings in--and the cowboys. Until the day she heads to the stables in search of their hot horse trainer and instead discovers her daddy's body in their prize stallion's box stall.Roper's rodeo career was cut short by an injury. Now, he's hungry to compete in reining events, like the prized forthcoming Run for a Million. In the meantime, until his family can afford their own breeding business, he's got to work for the rich ranchers who snub them--including the Culhanes. But when an autopsy reveals Frank was murdered, Roper lands on the list of possible suspects. A city outsider, Detective Sam Rafferty's investigation propels him into a tangle of simmering rivalries. For the ranch is now in the hands of an explosive Frank's young, glamourous second wife, Lila, and his scorned first wife, Madeline. Lila has a genuine passion for ranching. Madeline is determined to destroy her.

Download or read book Bettie English Private Investigator Mysteries Volume 3 written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 6 addictive Private Eye Mysteries you don’t want to miss! BUY NOW! A Very Private Women An Invitation Like No Other. Sister Rivalry. A Very Private Woman. Nothing is as it seems. Private Eye Bettie English receives a visitor. She hears a top-secret job offer. Bettie knows something is afoot. Bettie needs to find the truth. If you enjoy gripping, unputdownable private eye mysteries holding you from the first to last word. You will love this book! The Russian Case A Strange Invitation. A World In Danger. A Russian Case. Bettie solves cases. When Private Eye Bettie English receives a strange invitation. She takes the offer. Bettie investigates her most dangerous case yet. Can Bettie save the western world? A Very Urgent Matter A Stream of Emails. High-Tech Theft. A Very Urgent Matter. Conspiracies and crimes happen. Private Eye Bettie English receives tons of email. Someone wants her. Bettie opens the emails. Bettie finds herself in a deadly game. A Case Most Personal An Attack Close To Home. Police Corruption. A Case Most Personal. Bettie helps innocent people. Private Eye Bettie English sees her nephew stabbed. She rushes to help. Bettie investigates. If you enjoy gripping heart-wrecking private investigator mysteries, you need to read this! Scots, Trains and Private Eyes Amazing Scots. A Secret Train. Reader’s Favourite Private Eye. Private Eyes always work. Private Eye Bettie English holidays in Scotland. She meets MI5 Agent Carter. She accepts a dangerous job. A nation’s future depends on Bettie. The Federation Protects A Private Eye Convention. A Power Vacuum. A Poisoner On The Loose. Powerful people stepping down leads to danger. Private Eye Bettie English organises Private Eye Con. She hears her friends are stepping down. Bettie fears the fallout. More than she realises depends on Bettie. If you enjoy gripping, unputdownable private eye mysteries. You will love this one! BUY NOW!

Download or read book The Fall written by Robert Muchamore and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an MI5 operation goes disastrously wrong, James Adams needs all of his skills to get out of Russia alive. Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo mission, trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking operation. And when James does get home, he finds that his nightmare is just beginning ... CHERUB agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.