Download or read book Unpacking My Library written by Marcel Proust and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin's seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of today's leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers. This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artist's self-presentation and persona. Photographs of each artist's bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of well-loved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf one's own. The interviews are accompanied by "top ten" reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Proust's seminal essay "On Reading."

Download or read book Little Universes written by Heather Demetrios and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heather Demetrios's Little Universes is a book about the powerful bond between sisters, the kinds of love that never die, and the journey we all must make through the baffling cruelty and unexpected beauty of human life in an incomprehensible universe. One wave: that’s all it takes for the rest of Mae and Hannah Winters’ lives to change. When a tsunami strikes the island where their parents are vacationing, it soon becomes clear that their mom and dad are never coming home. Forced to move to Boston from sunny California for the rest of their senior year, each girl struggles with secrets their parents’ death has brought to light, and with their uncertainty about the future. Instead of bringing them closer, it feels like the wave has torn the sisters apart. Hannah is a secret poet who wants to be seen, but only knows how to hide. The pain pills she stole from her dead father hurl her onto the shores of an addiction she can’t shake and a dealer who turns her heart upside down. When it’s clear Hannah’s drowning, Mae, a budding astronaut suddenly launched into an existential crisis—and unexpected love—must choose between herself and the only family she has left.

Download or read book Bessie Mae S Dog written by Sabra Kiani and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bessie Mae and Julia grew up together, became secretaries and married; Bessie Mae to a lawyer who became a district court judge (who died of a heart attack as the story was beginning), Julia to the owner of a boutique. Julia had three children (the youngest, Aaron was a lawyer), and Bessie Mae had none so she and her husband became spare parents for Julias family. When Harold died, Julia suggested that Bessie Mae get a pet as a companion, and so the story began with Julia narrating. Imagine a dirty, bedraggled waif of a puppy in an animal shelter as the central figure in a case of fraud, intellectual theft, murder and destruction of a major pharmaceutical companys laboratory. It wasnt his fault, but he was a central figure when a young researchers formula for a cure for certain types of cancer was stolen and patented by the owner of Rogitech Labs. When it became apparent that the formula was valid but would need at least two years work before FDA approval, Weldon, the owner of the labs, decided he needed money now and sold spaces on the list of people who would get first dibs on the formula to those who had no other chance for survival. The treasurer Jeffrey Katz was aware that money was being siphoned off but had no way to prove it. He was told to make a second set of books that would show massive increases in costs to the lab, but he had no paperwork to back it up and assumed that he was being set up and was planning to get out. He was also aware that the formula that was supposed to be costing so much belonged to the young man who had brought it in and wasnt aware that Weldon had patented it as belonging to Rogitech. When it became clear to Weldon that his dream of instant money was two years in the future, he decided to take what he had already scammed and get out after, making it look like Olaf Dalgren, the oncologist he had hired to do the work, had destroyed the lab and run off with the money. That worked until the body of the man was found in a Dumpster twenty-two miles away, but Weldon was gone by then, and Katz was on the hook.

Download or read book Riley Mae and the Sole Fire Safari written by Jill Osborne and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re gonna run for your life, you gotta wear the right shoes. Pre-teen shoe model Riley Mae laces up her flaming orange Sole Fire running shoes for another ad campaign—this time in Kenya, Africa! Kenya is the perfect place for runners to train, with its high elevation and encouragement from Olympic athletes. It’s also a great hiding place for Riley and her Swiftriver friends from so-called enemies back in the United States ... but for how long? Adjusting to a new culture is difficult. Every chore is tiring, school is miles away, and there’s always the threat of a lurking lion that can ruin everything. But after spending time with the children and Christian women in her friend Sunday’s remote village, Riley finds herself growing stronger and praying for God to use her to spread the good news. Her prayers are answered in exciting and startling ways when she meets an orphaned girl seeking answers at a children’s home, but also when an error in judgment causes her to stumble into a surprise meeting with the enemy.

Download or read book Portrait of a Shadow written by Meriam Metoui and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A missing sister. A mysterious boy. And a painting that holds the truth beneath its peeling edge... Inez is missing, but missing things can always be found. Mae knows this as a fact, even though the police investigation has come to a standstill, even though her parents are moving on. But when she goes to clear out her older sister’s studio, she finds a mess of research and a white canvas that seems even older than the ornate frame it is set in. The closer Mae gets to the canvas, the more difficult it is to pull her eyes away from its mottled surface, its heavy layers of white paint, its peeling top corner she is tempted to pull to see what’s beneath. But she doesn’t. Not yet. Mae decides to trace her sister’s last steps in the hopes of finding answers, certain that Inez’s disappearance is related to the painting. And she knows she is desperate enough to let the strange boy who claims to have been Inez’s neighbor tag along. Even if his good looks don't help distract from his avoidance of her questions. So begins a scavenger hunt piecing together what they can find from what Inez left behind. One that leads to centuries-old questions best left unasked and secrets best kept in the dark. From the author of A Guide to the Dark comes another romantic and eerie mystery about the lengths we are willing to go for the truth and the ones we love.

Download or read book The Complicated Heart written by Sarah Mae and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you forgive when the wound is still open? People often ask Sarah, "How did you forgive your alcoholic mother?” How do you forgive someone who carelessly brushed aside your pain, who caused such destruction, and who doesn’t show remorse? How do you know when to stay and when to go? In The Complicated Heart, you will travel through Sarah's story with her, from age 14 and beyond, as she wrestles with these very questions. Prepare yourself: she holds nothing back. If you’ve struggled with a difficult relationship, if you’ve felt torn-up and crazy and confused because of it, if you just want to know how to move forward and be okay, this story is for you. Dysfunction does not have to be your destiny or your identity. Victory is on the table. What's more: you’ll not only travel with Sarah, you’ll travel with her mom as well as you read her mom’s journal entries and letters. What goes on in the mind of the person who hurt you the most? In this story, you’ll get a rare peek into that mind and heart. In these pages you'll be reminded that light always finds a way in, even in the deepest darkness, and redemption and joy are possible in the midst of trauma and unmet needs. If you want to learn how to forgive when your wound is still open, heal when circumstances don't change, and become a generational bondage-breaker, The Complicated Heart is for you. And if not for you, for someone you know. Pass it along.

Download or read book Hope Isn t Stupid written by Sean Austin Grattan and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope Isn’t Stupid is the first study to interrogate the neglected connections between affect and the practice of utopia in contemporary American literature. Although these concepts are rarely theorized together, it is difficult to fully articulate utopia without understanding how affects circulate within utopian texts. Moving away from science fiction—the genre in which utopian visions are often located—author Sean Grattan resuscitates the importance of utopianism in recent American literary history. Doing so enables him to assert the pivotal role contemporary American literature has to play in allowing us to envision alternatives to global neoliberal capitalism. Novelists William S. Burroughs, Dennis Cooper, John Darnielle, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, and Colson Whitehead are deeply invested in the creation of utopian possibilities. A return to reading the utopian wager in literature from the postmodern to the contemporary period reinvigorates critical forms that imagine reading as an act of communication, friendship, solace, and succor. These forms also model richer modes of belonging than the diluted and impoverished ones on display in the neoliberal present. Simultaneously, by linking utopian studies and affect studies, Grattan’s work resists the tendency for affect studies to codify around the negative, instead reorienting the field around the messy, rich, vibrant, and ambivalent affective possibilities of the world. Hope Isn’t Stupid insists on the centrality of utopia not only in American literature, but in American life as well.

Download or read book The Reincarnation of Shaleena McBay written by Dessie Mae and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reincarnation of Shaleena McBay By Dessie Mae Jodi’s parents love children, but they are unable to have their own. Instead, they literally have a baby handed to them. In their desperation, they keep Jodi’s mysterious arrival a secret. When Jodi needs a brain implant to stay alive, her parents face a desperate choice. The reality of the soul and the truth of identity must be confronted. Who is the real Shaleena McBay?

Download or read book Forgiven and Set Free written by Linda Cochrane and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gently guides hurting women through painful emotions and memories to lasting healing and forgiveness. For solo or group use.

Download or read book Pearline s Pretty Good Year written by Travis Gibson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearline LaWanda Nicolls (Mrs. Oscar Wayne Nicolls) will tell you that she is not the town busy-body. As she tells the girls at the Curly Q, with everything she has to do she certainly has no time for idleness or gossiping. She works part time at the Stop N Buy and helps her friend, Carmella, clean houses. The rest of her time is spent trying to take care of her own house and family and helping her husband – a proud twenty year employee at the city sanitation plant - try to make ends meet and keep the wolves from the door. Of course, she also must contend with an on-going rivalry with an uppity sister, a son who is in danger of becoming religious and thirteen large dogs, and the rigors of being a volunteer in an election campaign. Then there is the fact that her mamma suddenly goes missing and then reappears with information that Pearline could well do without. Add this to the fact that Pearline finds herself deeply involved in the events surrounding the murder of a popular high school coach and the subsequent trial of the accused killer, and an ordinary year for Pearline becomes quite unforgettable.

Download or read book Drama High Second Chance written by L. Divine and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back for another dose of high drama, Compton's sassiest, Jayd Jackson, is about to discover it really is a different world when she starts dating South Bay High's finest white boy. . . All Jayd Jackson wants is a drama-free year at South Bay High, a.k.a. Drama High. But it doesn't seem she's going to get it. It's only the second week of Junior year and already, Misty, her nemesis, has almost gotten her killed after instigating a fight between Jayd and KJ's girlfriend, Trecee. But it goes with the territory. She's a fire child, and granddaughter to Lynne Mae Williams—Mama—and Mama says that means the drama will follow Jayd wherever she goes. Even so, Jayd just wants to chill, still hoping Junior year can carry on, drama-free. And with Misty and KJ reportedly "hanging," Jayd is ready to move on. But the brother won't stop blowing up Jayd's cellie, and the text-messages keep coming; and the message is clear: KJ wants Jayd back bad. But Jayd couldn't care less. She's got a new man to kick-it with now—a half-Jewish white boy from Palos Verdes whose parents are loaded with a capital "L." And Jeremy Weiner's no ordinary white boy—he listens to East Coast rap, he's got a sweet ride, and he's got it bad for Jayd Jackson. But no one at South Bay High will just let a sistah be happy. Misty's back to her usual foolishness, KJ's all over her jock, and the notoriously anti-black teacher Mrs. Bennett is tripping. Jeremy's got her totally sprung, but she's going to have to rely on her brains—and some of Mama's magic, of course—if she's going to survive another week at Drama High. L. Divine is at the top of her game in this superb follow-up to the power-packed Drama High: The Fight. Look for the next juicy installment, Jayd's Legacy, coming soon.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book The 11th Plague written by Phillip C. Reinke and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 11th Plague The search for the truth behind conspiracies leads Blaine and Mae down many proverbial rabbit holes where none should travel. Joined by others, they search for answers to questions ranging from creation to the true reason behind the internet. Intrigue, romance, murder and TMI (Too Much Information) unite to constantly threaten Blaine and Mae, along with all those working with them. They find that no one is immune to The 11th Plague. The 11th Plague. Noun. A disastrous evil or affliction. The 11th Plague has been waiting since the dawn of creation to take humanity to its demise. It was introduced in the Garden of Eden and reintroduced in Egypt when Israel was trying to escape from Pharaoh. The plague's final entry into the present world quietly came with the introduction of the internet. TMI distracts the world at large from the real threats and the truth of humanity. (What is the real threat and how it can be overcome is a matter of individual choice, as should be the responses to many of the current conspiracies that are intentionally and unintentionally used to control society.) Phillip C. Reinke is the founder and owner of The Continuous Improvement Institute, an organization that helps businesses and organizations improve their performance. He is also a professor of philosophy, psychology, and business management in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Download or read book Luvin a Young Ratchet City Boss written by Renessa D Jackson and published by Allure Productions LLC. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raylexia Gavion had been carrying the weight of her world for as long as she could remember. From taking care of her siblings after her grandmother passed to juggling school and work, she’d been in survival mode since she was a child. But Raylexia? She was more than just a survivor. She was a hustler, and she wasn’t about to let life or circumstances knock her down. No, Raylexia was focused—locked in on her goals and determined to make it out the mud. She walked the fine line between street smarts and book knowledge, knowing one without the other wouldn’t be enough. School, despite its challenges, was a means to an end for her. The classroom was just another battlefield, where grades were the currency for her future. Every class, every assignment, every test—she handled them like a boss. But even with all that, the responsibilities at home were never far from her mind. Her siblings depended on her. They didn’t ask for it, but Raylexia had become the glue holding them all together, even when her world felt like it was coming apart at the seams. From making sure homework was done to getting food on the table, she played every role necessary: sister, parent, and sometimes counselor when things got too real. Still, Raylexia’s dream was bigger than her day-to-day hustle. She wasn’t about to let her current situation define her future. She had a vision—one that would pull her and her family out of the struggle for good. Owning a business, being her own boss, and creating something that would last—something no one could take away from her. Her friend Shamena always had a thing for hair, Deana for fashion, Shayla for decoration and Johnya for touch massage. They all had a knack for making people look and feel good. Cosmetology seemed like the path. But more than that, it was their way out. While some of their peers were chasing guys and living for the moment, Raylexia and her friends were planning, stacking their money, and plotting their next moves. That’s where our crew was different from the rest. We weren’t just friends; we were each other’s backup. Deana, Shamena, Johnya, and Shayla—each of them had their own struggles, but together, they were a force. They understood Raylexia’s drive because they had their own ambitions too. It wasn’t just about surviving the streets or getting by; it was about rising above it, building something that would last. It started small—late-night talks after shifts, brainstorming sessions over cold pizza. But soon, the vision became real. Raylexia, with her natural leadership and business acumen, led the charge. They pooled their resources, saved every dollar, and made sacrifices that others couldn’t understand. It wasn’t glamorous, but nothing worth having ever was. They hit the grind, balancing jobs, family obligations, and their hustle on the side. “We gon' make it, y’all. Just wait,” Raylexia would say, her voice steady, eyes sharp with focus. She believed it. And when she spoke, the others believed it too.

Download or read book Heroes with Heat and Heart 4 written by Carina Alyce and published by Carina Alyce. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall in love with a hot hero in this sizzling collection of protector romances - available for a limited time! You've waited all year, and it's time for the FINAL Heroes with Heat and Heart anthology! This year we have 10 talented authors delivering 10 sexy stories to leave you craving more. Even better, the authors are part to support Wounded Warrior charities by donating twenty percent of release day sales to help our courageous veterans. Let's honor our brave military members and dive into a world of passion, danger, and undeniable love. Carina Alyce EmKay Connor LC Taylor CB Samet C. J. Corbin Leigh Adams Tracy Brody Carrie Thomas R Sullins Greenleigh Adams Warning: This anthology and the rest of Heroes with Heat and Heart anthology series are only available for a limited time. Make sure you don't miss out before they're gone.

Download or read book The Backup Bride Proposal written by Jaci Burton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next installment in the bestselling Boots and Bouquets series from New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton Bellini Weddings has agreed to allow a production company to film a movie at Red Moss Vineyards. It will be great PR for both the vineyard and the wine and wedding businesses. Mae Wallace, who works for the Bellini family, is thrilled with the possibility of new business. What she isn’t thrilled with is actor Kane August, who she finds crashing one of the weddings. He tells her it’s research for the movie, but she finds him overconfident and annoying. Kane August is rarely surprised by anything—until he meets Mae Wallace. She’s sharp, just a bit on the snarky side, and the most refreshing woman he’s had the pleasure of meeting. She constantly challenges him, and he can’t remember having this much fun on a movie set. He takes every opportunity to spend time with her, peeling back layers until he gets to the heart of who this amazing person really is. And, unexpectedly, he realizes that he’s letting her in, too, something he hasn’t done with anyone before. However, they live very different lives and he’ll need to be careful around Mae, because she’s someone he could see a future with. But can she see the same thing? When Kane takes her to his family’s ranch in Texas, Mae discovers a whole new side to him, learning about the heart and soul of a kind and gentle man. And as they grow closer, her guard goes up. Once burned, she has no intention of falling in love ever again, despite this very hot and sexy guy who’s trying his best to turn her world upside down and work his way through the steely wall she’s built. Kane is determined to show her he’s the one man she can trust with her heart. If only Mae will allow herself to fall.

Download or read book The Bullet Journal Method written by Ryder Carroll and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2021-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Transform your life using the Bullet Journal Method, the revolutionary organisational system and worldwide phenomenon. The Bullet Journal Method will undoubtedly transform your life, in more ways than you can imagine' Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning In his long-awaited first book, Ryder Carroll, the creator of the enormously popular Bullet Journal organisational system, explains how to use his method to: * TRACK YOUR PAST: using nothing more than a pen and paper, create a clear, comprehensive, and organised record of your thoughts and goals. * ORDER YOUR PRESENT: find daily calm by prioritising and minimising your workload and tackling your to-do list in a more mindful and productive way. * PLAN YOUR FUTURE: establish and appraise your short-term and long-term goals, plan more complex projects simply and effectively, and live your life with meaning and purpose. Like many of us, Ryder Carroll tried everything to get organised - countless apps, systems, planners, you name it. Nothing really worked. Then he invented his own simple system that required only pen and paper, which he found both effective and calming. He shared his method with a few friends, and before long he had a worldwide viral movement. The system combines elements of a wishlist, a to-do list, and a diary. It helps you identify what matters and set goals accordingly. By breaking long-term goals into small actionable steps, users map out an approachable path towards continual improvement, allowing them to stay focused despite the crush of incoming demands. But this is much more than a time management book. It's also a manifesto for what Ryder calls "intentional living": making sure that your beliefs and actions align. Even if you already use a Bullet Journal, this book gives you new exercises to become more calm and focused, new insights on how to prioritise well, and a new awareness of the power of analogue tools in a digital world. *** This book has been printed with three different colour designs, black, Nordic blue and emerald. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random. ***