Download or read book Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by One World. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

Download or read book Teaching Struggling Students written by Laura M. Harrison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tackles the phenomenon of limited learning on campuses by approaching it from the point of view of the author, an educator who writes about the experience of being, simultaneously, a college student and a college professor. The author lays out her experience as a student struggling in an introductory linguistics class, framing her struggles as sites ripe for autoethnographic interrogation. Throughout the book, the author melds her personal narratives with the extant research on college student learning, college readiness, and the interconnectedness of affect, intellect, and socio-cultural contexts. This book poses a challenge to the current binary metanarrative that circles the college student learning conundrum, which highlights either the faculty or student perspective, and unfolds this unnecessary binary into a rich, nuanced, and polyvocal set of perspectives.

Download or read book Dear Hartley written by Jedediah Bila and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother writes honest, reflective letters to guide her son as he navigates through life with a common-sense appeal to the next generation: Drop the worst and take the best of what you're given. In these days of nonstop, round-the-clock division, where confrontation is our most prevalent form of entertainment, we’ve forgotten the more fundamental things that unite us. We’ve lost track of the importance of conversations that foster growth, self-reflection, and discovery of one another while cultivating our sense of shared humanity. In her new book, Dear Hartley, Jedediah Bila reignites much-needed conversations about everything from character and empathy to parenting and friendship, from education and family to fitness and food. Through fifty-two heartwarming letters to her son, Bila shares a road map she hopes he will revisit often, one he can turn to for strength and guidance throughout his life. Connecting her love for her child with her hopes and dreams for the next generation, Bila’s letters reveal an exciting path forward. Jam-packed with quick wit and authentic, unpredictable insights, these letters welcome us into Bila’s personal journey of mistakes made and lessons learned. Dear Hartley presents a chance for us to find common ground and unite in our wish for a better, brighter world, especially for the children in our lives. An independent thinker, Bila has always been an outspoken proponent of common sense and truth, even when she found herself in situations where it wasn’t always welcome. Here, in these pages, she has an open platform to tell it like it is, and she does. Readers are invited to travel beside her with an open mind and an open heart as she explores the themes that touch us all.

Download or read book Our Love Could Light the World written by Anne Leigh Parrish and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-23 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know the Dugans. They’re that scrappy family that lives down the street. Their yard is overgrown, they don’t pick up after their dog, their five children run free—leaving chaos in their wake—and the father hasn’t earned a cent in years. The wife holds them together on her income alone. You wouldn’t want them for neighbors—but from a distance, they’re quite entertaining. You can tell from the empty bottles lying under the bush out front that alcohol is an issue in the household—and all things considered, you can hardly blame the wife for leaving one day. Without her at the helm, the rest carry on the best they can. Their strong sense of family keeps them going. They help—and in some cases, rescue—each other as they struggle for a better life. And while they never follow the rules, or completely conquer the adversity with which they’re faced, they do manage to meet their challenges—and even earn some much-needed respect. Along the way, they might even make you proud. Set in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, the twelve linked stories of Our Love Could Light The World depict a dysfunctional family that’s messy and rude, cruel and kind, and loyal to the end.

Download or read book A Rough Guide to a Smooth Life written by Jess Stuart and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does it feel like youre always striving but never arriving? What would it be like if life wasnt so hard, if you had more time and energy? Its the question were all trying to find the answer to; where is happiness and how do we get it? This is a practical self-improvement guide on surviving modern life. Rediscover the art of happiness, find meaning and purpose, and create a life you love. It seems like we live on fast forward. As a result, were living a fast life not a good life, in which we can do more things in less hours of the day but spend less time doing the things that really matter. Over the past few years I have transformed my own life. This involved overcoming challenges, discovering my true self and finding the courage to leave everything I know to walk my own path and make my dreams a reality. I learned a lot about myself and even more about life and happiness along the way. This book doesnt create happiness for you; its already there inside. It will empower you to realise your potential, improve your life, and achieve your dreams. Jess uncovers the key to creating a happier life and leads by example. Her perspective shines a bright light at a much needed time. Let her guide you, this book will help. Shannon Kaiser, Best Selling Author of Adventures for Your Soul & Find Your Happy

Download or read book The Brand of Silence written by Johnston McCulley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Brand of Silence: A Detective Story" by Johnston McCulley When Sidney Prale returns home to New York after making his fortune, he finds that old friends have turned against him. Accused of murder with a hidden enemy out to get him, he relies on the help of his valet Murk and detective Jim Farland to clear his name. Written under the Pen name of Harrington Strong, this book captured hearts and earned McCulley his much-deserved spotlight as a writer.

Download or read book Settlers When It Comes To Love Never Settle written by Jessica T. Rogers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brandon is a miserable rookie police officer who is torn between marrying the daughter of the town's wealthiest, most influential family and confessing his true love for his secret best friend, Porsha.Across town, retired soldier Dexter has settled a rent-a-girlfriend who is ready to cash out. When he receives devastating news from his doctors, Dexter proposes the sugar daddy contract of the century.Izzy has settled into a routine with her married lover until an unexpected family trip forces them to decide.Chris married Leon, the drug lord of St. Canaan at a young age to escape her life of poverty.Joy is an overweight young IT tech who desperately seeks attention from hook-up web sites. When her latest fling turns out to be another dramatic loss, Joy concocts a plan that will make all heads turn.All their lives become intertwined when the town suffers the most horrific crime in their history.

Download or read book Letters to My Wife A WWII Love Story written by Ellen Anderson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters that were found in a small cedar chest Mom saved that Dad wrote when he was in WWII. From 1942-1946 these letters tell interesting war stories & facts and a love story like no other. Dad wrote to Mom every moment that he could. Every breath & every step he took was for her. Dad was a "trailblazer" and fought on the front line in France and Germany. He was a radio man and was in charge of managing the location of his troop. This story will make you laugh and certainly make you cry. It is a truly amazing story!

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Magazine written by Norfolk and Western Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Path Os of Redemption written by Julian Lesouffrir and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the true depth of love and commitment? On the road to being forgiven, and tasked to aid those that are lost, Blaeciel, a newly born Cherub seeks to answer just that when his charge, a girl named Deirdre, commits suicide. While battling demons from his own past, Blaeciel attempts to find his beloved in the lowest depths of the universeTartarus. On his journey he confronts many foes, friends, and unlikely allies, but on his quest to find one he runs the risk of losing himself. This novel explores the true path, and pains, of redemption, and how true love can help one to see paradise even in the darkest regions of Hell.

Download or read book Positive Intervention for Pupils who Struggle at School written by Helen Sonnet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positive Intervention for Pupils who Struggle at School provides the resources and information primary teachers need to ensure a happy and effective school experience for all children, particularly those who are seriously struggling. This tried and tested intervention is designed specifically for those children who have been through all the standard interventions, to no avail, and who are now in danger of being excluded. Explaining the thinking behind the suggested modified curriculum, this innovative book considers the reasons why certain children experience difficulties and looks at how this curriculum addresses their needs and enables them to develop personal, social and emotional skills. The activities are chosen to develop and enhance skills for learning, including listening, speaking, concentrating, a positive disposition and a willingness to take on new challenges. Helen Sonnet demonstrates how success has been achieved through this strategy and provides valuable information to help teachers to set up similar groups in their own schools, including how to: ensure firm foundations for the group select the children who will benefit most establish the structures and routine of a successful group assess the children’s progress reintegrate children into their mainstream classes effectively. In line with government initiatives this important and effective intervention strategy can make the world of difference, giving teachers new, proven strategies to enable them to support children who are struggling in mainstream primary schools.

Download or read book To what Extent Should an Artist Understand the Implications of His Or Her Findings written by Bojan Sarcevic and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book God and Hamilton written by Kevin Cloud and published by Deep River Books. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Spiritual Truths from the Smash Broadway Hit Hamilton that Will Transform Your Life Hamilton―the hip-hop musical about a forgotten Founding Father―is the most compelling musical of our time. But if you watch it without understanding the spiritual themes of Alexander Hamilton’s life, you only get half the story. Discover how Hamilton is a modern-day parable that will: Lead you into a deeper experience of God’s grace Help you battle guilt and shame Challenge you to forgive Inspire your faith Engage you in the struggle for human equality God and Hamilton impressively weaves together insights from the musical itself, the lives of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, and the story of Scripture into a tapestry that challenges people of faith to reexamine their lives. “God and Hamilton turned me inside out and revealed a side of Hamilton I had never thought to explore.”―LAUREN BOYD, HAMILTON BROADWAY CAST “A wonderful example of drawing from contemporary culture to understand how God works…I cannot recommend it more highly!”―MIKE BREEN “A bold and creative exploration of the themes in life that matter most. In this beautiful book, Kevin Cloud helps us see, listen, and open to the all-consuming love God pours out to us.”―PHILEEN HEUERTZ “For all who struggle with doubt, depression, and despair, God and Hamilton offers an inspiring way forward. Kevin Cloud’s book made my heart sing!” ―CRAIG DETWEILER “In this book Kevin portrays a wonderful example of how you can draw from contemporary culture to understand how God works with us on our own heroic journeys. I found his emphasis on God’s grace and faithfulness particularly inspiring and think that all who read it will come away with a better understanding of the challenges we all face. I cannot recommend it more highly!” (Mike Breen, Founder of 3DM, Author of Building a Discipling Culture, Covenant and Kingdom, and Family on Mission) “A bold and creative exploration of the themes in life that matter most. If we have the eyes to see and the ears to hear, we will notice God everywhere. In this beautiful book, Cloud helps us see, listen, and open to the all-consuming love God pours out to us.” (Phileena Heuertz, author of Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life and founding partner, Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism) “How did Alexander Hamilton overcome a tragic and shame-filled childhood? Kevin Cloud celebrates the amazing grace that propelled Hamilton to become a key architect of our fledgling democracy. For all who struggle with doubt, depression, and despair, God and Hamilton offers an inspiring way forward. Kevin Cloud’s book made my heart sing!” (Craig Detweiler, President, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology) “C.S. Lewis once lamented that people too often fail to appreciate the real and serious glory of even the most dull and uninteresting human life; that if we could ever truly glimpse the beauty of a normal everyday person’s story we might actually be tempted to worship them. In God and Hamilton, Kevin Cloud offers precisely this kind of appreciative glimpse into the life of Alexander Hamilton. These pastoral reflections upon a life that was anything but dull and uninteresting are sure to inspire. Read this book and catch a new imagination for what it means to be human.” (Tim Suttle, pastor and author of Shrink: Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture) A Note from the Author: I will never forget the moment I saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway. I walked out of the Richard Rogers Theatre that night knowing that I had seen a ground-breaking and brilliant Broadway musical. I also knew that Hamilton somehow become for me a deeply spiritual experience. I soon discovered that I was not the only one. I read so many reviews and watched so many interviews where people spoke of Hamilton as a life changing experience. Rosie O’Donnell even went so far as to call it “medicine that I need for my soul. It is vital to me; it feels like going to church.” In writing this book, I have come to see Hamilton as a story that will transform our lives. A story that teaches us about grace, shame, forgiveness, and despair. A story that invites us into the struggle for equality and challenges us to partner with God in his ultimate goal of bringing redemption to His creation. I pray that this story, which intersects insights from the musical, the lives of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, and the story of Scripture, might transform your life as well.

Download or read book Mythverse Boxset Books 4 7 Struggle Strife Battle Brawl Catch Conquer Defy and Defend written by Demitria Lunetta and published by Little Fish Publishing. This book was released on with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second half of the Mythverse Series is now here as a single boxset! Binge on four full length academy novels for one low price! Welcome to the Mythverse - an interconnected world of stories full of supernatural creatures and the Greek gods who rule them! It all starts with Edie when she enrolls at Mount Olympus Academy. Revenge is her goal, but she ends up finding friendship and love along the way. Later, Edie joins forces with Brandee Jean, a former teen beauty queen who - after getting struck by lightning - gains super strength. To keep her new powers BJ travels to Amazon Academy to compete for the title of Amazon Queen. And finally the series ends up at the former Underworld Academy, now turned into the supernatural prison. Edie's sister, Mavis, works there, along with Edie's best friend, Cassie. When Edie goes missing, Cassie and Mavis won't let anything stop them from rescuing her. Even if it means releasing the prisoners they're supposed to help keep behind bars. The Mythverse novels are young adult magic academy fantasy with non-stop action. The four books in this bundle include: Struggle & Strife, Battle & Brawl, Catch & Conquer, and Defy & Defend. Percy Jackson meets Vampire Academy in this fun new trilogy! Classes start now - one-click to enroll with Edie in the assassination class! Keywords: vampire academy, shifter, fae romance, supernatural, paranoramal romance, fantasy, fae, vampire, paranormal, shifter romance, vampire romance, paranormal books, vampire sereis, vampire books, ya paranormal romance, wolf shifter, ya paranormal romance books, supernatural romance, urban, supernatural series, dragon shifter, urban fantasy, wolf shifter romance, ya paranormal, shifter romance books, urban fantasy adventure, supernatural academy, vampire academy series, ya paranoramal academy, new urban fiction, supernatural books, shifters, paranormal, best vampire series, best vampire romance, shifter romance novels, dark paranormal romance, mythology, Greek mythology, Greek myths, magic academy, academy, mythverse, Mount Olympus academy, Mount Olympus, mythverse academy, supernatural invesitgator, magical PI., Mythverse Boxset, Bundle, Omnibus, Boxed Set, omnibus, god, goddess, gods, goddesses, greek gods, greek goddesses, greek god, greek goddess, monster, monsters, Greek myth, roman mythology, roman myth, roman myths Similar Authors: Jaymin Eve, Sofia Daniel, Jen L. Grey, Simone Leigh Martin, G. Bailey, Regan Rosewood, Marisa Claire, Lexi C. Foss, Meg Xumai X, Debbie Cassidy, May Dawson, Wendi L. Wilson, Michelle Maddow, Rachel Jonas, Sadi Moss, Shannon Mayer, Bella Forest, Rick Riordan, Richelle Mead, P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Tracy Wolff, Brandon Mull, Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

Download or read book When Love Comes Home written by H.C. Bentley and published by H.C. Bentley. This book was released on 2016-11-05 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer before she left for college, Kari Nelson had the world in the palm of her hand. She was on her way out of her small hometown and out from under the thumbs of her controlling parents. More importantly, she was in love for the first time. That summer would change her life forever. Years after returning home unexpectedly, Kari is no longer a naïve and hopeful teenager. She’s a grown woman who has been married and divorced, and is now a single mother who balances running a respectable business while also raising her daughter. The daughter Marc Eaddens, the boy she'd loved all those summers ago, didn't know he had. That boy is now a man who's returned to town to take over the family business from his ailing father. Sparks fly and tensions rise when he discovers the truth about the girl in Kari's life. Will he forgive Kari for keeping her secret – and his daughter – to herself? And can the two of them come together for their child...and themselves?

Download or read book Purge written by Eugene Kaellis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purge is a novel of political hypocrisy, intrigue, brutality, and falsification. It is a work of fiction based on a composite of people, places and events in the Soviet Union during the period beginning in 1934, approximately a decade after the death of Lenin, the "father" of the Bolshevik Revolution, and revolving around Stalin, who, despite Lenin's misgivings, succeeded him at the apex of Bolshevik power.

Download or read book Reinventing Mom written by Kelly Pryde and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youre on demand 24/7, juggling children, home management, work, relationships, and never-ending to-do lists. You perform superhuman feats of multitasking to get it all done, but the harder you strive for life balance and happiness, the more tired, frustrated, and underappreciated you feel. Like many moms today, you are simply running on empty. In this guide, Kelly Pryde, Ph.D., combines real-life experiences with extensive research to help you step out of the hurried fogginess of everyday juggling into a deeper, more joyful experience of motherhood. Her seven pathways of reinvention will help you learn how to: turn around self-limiting beliefs and practices reclaim your feminine wisdom and restore your energy and mood rethink balance and priorities find joy, meaning, and peace of mind amidst the chaos slow down and reconnect with what matters most to you and your family Filled with practical advice, inspiring stories, and a wealth of resources, Reinventing Mom will support, nurture, and guide you toward becoming the Mom and woman you are meant to be.