Download or read book Alex written by Frank Deford and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father’s moving memoir of cystic fibrosis “captures a brave child’s legacy as well as the continuing fight against the genetic disease” (The New York Times). In 1971 a girl named Alex was born with cystic fibrosis, a degenerative genetic lung disease. Although health-care innovations have improved the life span of CF patients tremendously over the last four decades, the illness remains fatal. Given only two years to live by her doctors, the imaginative, excitable, and curious little girl battled through painful and frustrating physical-therapy sessions twice daily, as well as regular hospitalizations, bringing joy to the lives of everyone she touched. Despite her setbacks, brave Alex was determined to live life like a typical girl—going to school, playing with her friends, traveling with her family. Ultimately, however, she succumbed to the disease in 1980 at the age of eight. Award-winning author Frank Deford, celebrated primarily as a sportswriter, was also a budding novelist and biographer at the time of his daughter’s birth. Deford kept a journal of Alex’s courageous stand against the disease, documenting his family’s struggle to cope with and celebrate the daily fight she faced. This book is the result of that journal. Alex relives the events of those eight years: moments as heartwarming as when Alex recorded herself saying “I love you” so her brother could listen to her whenever he wanted, and as heartrending as the young girl’s tragic, dawning realization of her own very tenuous mortality, and her parents’ difficulty in trying to explain why. Though Alex is a sad story, it is also one of hope; her greatest wish was that someday a cure would be found. Deford has written a phenomenal memoir about an extraordinary little girl.

Download or read book The Unforgiving written by Karel Macleod and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Baby My Love written by Dani Sinclair and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sydney Edwards woke in the hospital, she couldn't believe her eyes—or her ears. The most tempting man she'd ever seen sat by her side and told her she was pregnant! Then he insisted she needed his protection…. Noah Inglewood had never met his brother's widow, but now they shared a bond that couldn't be broken. His brother's actions had placed Sydney in great danger—and Noah in an impossible situation. Sydney was the only eyewitness to murder, and Noah had to keep her safe. But he was falling in love with Sydney—and keeping one precious little secret….

Download or read book Moving to Love A Free steamy small town protector romance written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rolling Thunder - where bikes are built, family bonds are strengthened and love ignites. An Iraq veteran who sponsors an annual veterans ride to help local vets. A single mom whose bruised heart is closed to love. The undeniable attraction neither can ignore and the dangerous person out to stop them. Jeremiah Sheppard has found healing in helping local veterans each year with his charity ride. Moreover, it's become a passion to him to keep the demons at bay. His desire to make this year's ride the best ever, he's sought outside help in planning. Joci James is happy to use her graphic design and marketing savvy to help a good cause but charity might not be her only motivator. She cannot deny a mutual attraction to Jeremiah but the past has trained her that love equals heartache. The tenacious Jeremiah has vowed to make Joci his but he's failed to see someone on the inside has other plans. Plans that may mean Joci needs to be removed permanently to ensure she's no longer a threat. ••• Entire series complete! USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the full and complete Rolling Thunder series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything for the women they love. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. ​​​​​​This book was previously published in a different size. Please check your library to see if you have it. Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, romance books, romance, romance novels, contemporary romance, romance series, romance novels, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero, page turner, read, emotional read For Fans of: Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak, Anna Blakely, Riley Edwards

Download or read book One Way Ticket written by Birgit Ohms and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headed for Germany from Denmark, nineteen-year-old Birgit had her whole life ahead of her. Independent and free, she was pursuing her dream to learn commercial fashion art, planning to work abroad before returning to Sweden to settle. Birgit met Urban in Munich. He was creative, charming, and funny. They were together every day from the day they met. He said he loved her and told everyone they met that they were getting married, which was news to Birgit. When Urban’s mother booked him a one way ticket to Sweden to visit Birgit’s family, it was the first hint that not everything was what it seemed with Urban. A pregnancy, a marriage, and another two children later, and Birgit felt as if her life was no longer her own. Small arguments within the marriage spiralled into frightening, violent episodes. Urban’s behaviour was confusing and hurtful, causing Birgit lived in fear of Urban’s violent threats, while at the same time basking in his attentions and generosity. Her mistake was keeping the reality of her life with Urban a secret. Birgit and Urban’s life together took them from Germany, to Sweden, to America, and finally to Canada, where, after fifty-five years of tumultuous marriage, an unthinkable event brought it to an end.

Download or read book Please Change Your Mind written by Steve White and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mind is the single most powerful force in our life, and the real power of the mind is in your thoughtswhat and how you think. In Please Change Your Mind, author Steve White explores how the mind works. Through real-life examples, fables, jokes, poetry, and personal memories, White shows how your thoughts about everything in your daily life affect what you feel and what you do. He demonstrates how these thoughts create results and examines whether these results are really meeting your needs. Please Change Your Mind teaches you how to examine your thoughts; understand the laws you put on your lens of life; change what you feel; change your behavior; change the results you create in your life; alter your thoughts; better meet the needs in your life; apply thought-change to every aspect of your life; create results that meet your needs. Whites process diagram offers insights into an array of the topics, ideas, and situations you face on an ongoing basis and the ways that you react to those events. Life comes at you one hundred miles per hour every day; what you think about it makes all the difference.

Download or read book The Secrets She Keeps written by Calle J. Brookes and published by Lost River Lit Publishing, L.L.C.. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powell Barratt was used to success in real estate, business, and law… not romance. Certainly not romance with a man who could give the god Thor a real run for his money. But Detective Gunnar Erickson is right there, in front of her, vowing to keep her safe after she is nearly abducted. He’ll do anything to protect her, and she believes him. And Powell has a secret he deserves to know… Gunnar knew what it was like to lose the woman he loved. He’d lived that hell before. Now that he has Powell in his arms, he’s not about to let anything hurt her—even if he is in the midst of the biggest case of his career with the TSP. He’ll keep her safe by keeping her right next to him where she belongs. But when his enemies realize just how important Powell is, Gunnar has a fight on his hands. Before people close to them both pay the ultimate price... The Secrets She Keeps is a complete, 500-page romantic suspense novel and is the second in the Finley Creek: Enemies Within tetralogy. The Finley Creek series contains multiple scenes of violence, adventure, dark criminal behavior, cursing by heroes, heroines and villains, a few mild-to-moderate love scenes, and references to subject matter that may distress some readers, including pregnancy loss, abductions, assaults, stalkings, mass shootings, child abuse and other dark themes. The Finley Creek series of books contain the same depth of content that can be found on a network crime drama series. Bad things happen to good characters, but GOOD always triumphs over EVIL in the end.

Download or read book Honoring Lena written by Sara Blackard and published by Sara Blackard. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She wants her fiancé’s betrayers found. He yearns to fix a horrible mistake. When tensions explode, will they find an ally in each other or an enemy? Lena Rebel’s heart bled out when her military mission went south and her fiancé never made it home alive. Two years later, she still struggles between her drive to gain justice for his death and the potential for healing she’s found in the Stryker Security Force. When her next protection assignment has her acting as nanny, her patience and resolve is tested. Marshall Rand’s entire existence revolves around redeeming the one decision that cost him everything. After finding out his wife was used and murdered to manipulate his vote in Congress, Marshall spends his energy doing everything he can to support the military that he failed. When his son’s life is threatened and he needs covert help, he calls the best security team he knows. With threats escalating to attacks, will Lena and Marshall’s escape into the Alaskan wilderness provide the safety they need or more danger than they can handle? If you like page-turning adventure, fascinating characters, and engaging stories of triumph, you'll love Sara Blackard's riveting inspirational security romance series.

Download or read book Gunner written by Victoria Howard and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairytales. We all love fairytales because there is a piece of us, a sliver of innocence left from our youth that suddenly surfaces when revealed by the printed page or silver screen. It’s there in our inner self, the part that still believes in magical tales. Looking at fairy tales through the lens of science reveals that some stories aren’t as far-fetched as they appear to be. This is where the wonders of pure imagination kick in. Many stories focus on animals that are always the eternal underdogs. Who didn’t love the stories of Bambi, Lassie, and Black Beauty? They are essentially fairy tales, but hauntingly told with a modicum of truth and reality. The ingenious Walt Disney did it best as his characters came to life via animation, bringing fantasy and imagination to reality and utilizing the tried and tested ‘feel good’ philosophy that ‘Dreams Can Come True.’ That is, after some trials and tribulations, of course. Although the story of Gunner is factual, there are parts that have been enhanced and exaggerated in adherence to pure storytelling. In true Walt Disney like inspiration, Gunner is the basic ‘rags to riches’ saga of an ordinary racehorse that overcomes incredible adversity to emerge as the extraordinary equine legend he is today. After reading the story, formulate your own conclusion. Can horses really communicate with one another? Do they connect with and even reflect human emotions?Is there really that elusive Rainbow Bridge between Heaven and Earth where departed pets idyllically await their owners’ crossing? It’s your call, but I know one thing: Dreams Do Come True ---- just ask Gunner.

Download or read book The Middle of Everywhere written by Ray Petersen and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man’s quest to keep his hometown’s paper mill from closing turns into an odyssey across a rural upstate New York county. One man’s affliction is another’s gift, and Kenny Hopewell’s “special gift” is a terrible memory and virtually no sense of direction. Entrusted by a family friend to deliver a plea for help that might keep his hometown mill from closing, Kenny misses his ride and sets out on foot across an isolated rural area between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. Along the way he meets and comes to terms with some of the denizens of this lonely landscape—the Casimir family, who survive on the outskirts of the law; Johnny Percy, a Vietnam veteran still defending his family’s abandoned homestead; and Gunnar Molshoc, a well-driller and “witcher”—refugees, like him, from the decay of rural America in the 1980s. Meanwhile, several characters at the local college are struggling to define the college’s role in the mill fight and to rescue the soul of higher education. John Harlan is an instructor attempting to write a meaningful dissertation that won’t threaten his chances at tenure; Ernest Guppy’s notion of himself as a political comic is driving his wife off the deep end; and college president Baxter McAdam and his administrative vice president are locked in a withering campaign to force each other out of power. The novel’s setting, a fictional county in upstate New York, is like a braided rug: smooth on the top, all knots underneath. Chained to a dying farm economy and losing its youth to greener pastures, it’s the sort of place where refugees from Brooklyn might live next to Amish farmers, who might live next to Italian millworkers, who might live next to a bigot whose house was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Like so many rural American communities, it has the feel of a self-inflicted wound, and as Kenny comes to understand, sometimes you have to feel pain just to know you’re still alive. “The book is a series of at times exquisitely written encounters Petersen is a storyteller and a literary craftsman who has reached high in this effort. With his talent, who can blame him?” —Thousand Islands Life “Ray Petersen’s The Middle of Everywhere is an intricate and cunningly crafted Odyssey through the troubled small towns of the northeast. It’s a keenly observed, taut, often very funny novel, stitched together by the wanderings of a wonderful, impaired Odysseus you won’t soon forget. I liked it a lot.” — Thomas Cobb, author of Crazy Heart: A Novel “Ray Petersen’s vested epic, The Middle of Everywhere, does everything well. It is a billion-footed beast in running shoes. Swift, sensitive, and enduring, the novel is breathless in its transparent sustained dream of realistic replication of the blue blue-collar worlds of the steel and diploma mills. Run, run for all your lives!” — Michael Martone, author of Four for a Quarter: Fictions “In his follow-up to the spectacularly funny and moving Cowkind, Ray Petersen has created another novel set in rural upstate New York that’s sure to make readers laugh and cry and wish for a better way to care for each other. The Middle of Everywhere gives us that necessary compass point as we journey across time and space with Kenny in an attempt to save the Alta paper mill. Once again Petersen proves to be a storyteller of unparalleled wisdom and kindness as he helps us find our True North with characters we’ll keep dreaming about long after the book’s final page.” — Todd Davis, author of The Least of These

Download or read book Your Baby s Microbiome written by Toni Harman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Directors of the Award-Winning Documentary Microbirth At least two amazing events happen during childbirth. There’s the obvious main event, which is the emergence of a new human into the world. But there’s another event taking place simultaneously, a crucial event that is not visible to the naked eye, an event that could determine the lifelong health of the baby. This is the seeding of the baby’s microbiome, the community of “good” bacteria that we carry with us throughout our lives. The seeding of the microbiome, along with breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, kick-starts the baby’s immune system and helps protect the infant from disease across a lifetime. Researchers are discovering, however, that interventions such as the use of synthetic oxytocin, antibiotics, C-sections, and formula feeding interfere with, or bypass completely, the microbial transfer from mother to baby. These bacteria are vital for human health, and science has linked an imbalance in the human microbiome with multiple chronic diseases. Drawing on the extensive research they carried out for their documentary film Microbirth, authors Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford reveal a fascinating new view of birth and how microscopic happenings can have lifelong consequences, for ourselves, our children—and our species as a whole.

Download or read book Gunner Goggles Obstetrics and Gynecology E Book written by Hao-Hua Wu and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gunner Goggles Series is the first exam prep resource written by a high-scoring peer group of medical students, ensuring the most practical and efficient study guidance. It organizes topics around the USMLE and NBME content outlines for the required shelf exams and features state-of-the-art Augmented Reality (AR) mobile application to extend learning beyond the book. This innovative series features AR opportunities throughout the text for an integrated print-mobile experience that maximizes learning and test preparation. The Gunner Goggle function allows you to scan pages for integrated AR links, unlocking animations, visuals, and 3D models that clarify complex anatomy, conditions, and concepts in a remarkably effective and unique manner. Gunner Goggles Series: Ob-Gyn is one of seven authoritative exam preparation guides that use cutting-edge AR technology to fully prepare you for the NBME clinical shelf exams, the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) exam, and successful clinical rotations. - Topics are organized around the USMLE and NBME content outlines for specific shelf exams, and information is presented in a highly templated, concise manner. - The Augmented Reality application allows you to efficiently study and learn using an integrated print-mobile approach. In addition to unlocking animations and other visuals, AR app access also includes additional content, links to provide feedback to the authors, community pages, and more. - All test topics are covered in just enough detail to help you hone in on key points you must know for exam success. - Unique! Every disease is described by its stem clues (buzzwords that appear in question stems) and prophylactic measures (PPx), mechanism (MoD), diagnostic tests (Dx) and treatment/management principles (Tx/Mgmt) – the four "Physician Tasks" that the NBME requires students to know about each disease. - You'll also get real-world tips for your clinical rotations from your peers – information that won't show up on the shelf exam but is ideal for maximum impact when on rounds (knowing the prognosis for a specific disease, for example). - Plus ... effective study techniques, sample study schedules, tips and tricks to better retain information learned from review questions, and methods to self-generate mnemonics. - Edited, written, and crowdsourced by high-performing medical students and residents and reviewed by experts in the field to ensure accuracy, relevancy, and accessibility. Titles in the Gunner Goggles series: Family Medicine • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51034-9 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52756-9 Medicine • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51035-6 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52758-3 Neurology • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51036-3 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52760-6 Ob-Gyn • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51037-0 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52768-2 Pediatrics • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51038-7 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52763-7 Psychiatry • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51039-4 e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52765-1 Surgery • Print ISBN: 978-0-323-51040-0 • e-Book ISBN: 978-0-323-52767-5

Download or read book Utoya written by Edoardo Erba and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've got goosebumps. One of us. It's horrendous. July 2011. A far-right terrorist has just massacred sixty-nine people, most of them students attending a Norwegian Labour Party Youth's summer camp on the island of Utoya. Gunnar and Malin have sent their daughter to the island, and desperately seek contact. On the farm next-door to the perpetrator's, Petter and Inga realise their suspicions about him are well-founded. At Central Command, Alf and Unni must decide on the best course of action in response to the attack. A searing reflection on the domestic effects of societal trauma, Edoardo Erba's Utoya offers a timely reminder of the threat of far-right extremism, inviting us to consider how tragedy can both bind people together and pull them further apart. This edition was published to coincide with the UK premiere at London's Arcola Theatre in August 2024.

Download or read book Head Over Heels written by Crystal B. Bright and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes it takes hurt to open your heart... At twenty-two, Thane Wells is the highest-paid pitcher in Major League Baseball—and he owes it all to his adoptive Mama, “Queen” Elizabeth Sommerville, a wise, beautiful, entrepreneurial African-American woman who always encouraged him and his two white brothers to reach for the stars...the woman Thane still talks to daily. He never dreamed their most recent conversation would be their last. With his beloved supporter suddenly gone, Thane is grief-stricken, shaken, and vulnerable—especially to a woman like Kari Meyers. Kari’s had her eye on Thane for a while, but strictly for business. As a junior sports agent, she’s hungry to sign him, especially when she hears his current agent will be retiring soon. When she finally locates Thane, she’s shocked to discover he’s attending his mother’s funeral—and he’s shocked to find Kari in his hotel room. Assuming she’s an escort is just the beginning of their misunderstandings. But one thing that’s clear is their mutual attraction. As a single mom with an NBA ex, Kari has a rule against dating athletes. Yet as circumstances bring the two closer together, they just might find they’re on the same team, heart and soul...

Download or read book The Baby Name Wizard Revised 4th Edition written by Laura Wattenberg and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully revised and updated version of the classic baby name guide, featuring updated trends, facts, ideas, and thousands of enchanting names! Your baby’s perfect name is out there. This book will help you find it. The right baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But there’s no shortage of names to choose from, and you can’t expect to just stumble upon a name like that in an A-to-Z dictionary. Enter the revised and updated fourth edition of The Baby Name Wizard. This ultimate baby-name guide uses groundbreaking research and computer-generated models to create a visual image for each name, examine its usage and popularity over the last one hundred years, and suggest other specific and promising name ideas. Each unique “name snapshot” includes a rundown of style categories the name belongs to, nickname options, variants, pronunciations, prominent examples, and names with a similar style and feeling. This new edition also contains expanded sections on popular names and style lists. A perfect, up-to-date guide to the modern world of names, The Baby Name Wizard will delight you from the first name you look up and keep you enchanted through your journey to finding the just-right name for your baby.

Download or read book Moving to Hope written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rolling Thunder - where bikes are built, family bonds are strengthened and love ignites. A former Marine with a shy side. A sexy photographer with a dark secret. If it doesn't break them apart, they'll have a fight on their hands. Ryder Sheppard falls hard and fast for the sultry Molly Bates. When he realizes just how much trouble she's in, he doesn't waste a second devising a way to save the woman he's fallen in love with. This war veteran quickly learns that facing your enemy is one thing, facing a psychotic killer is something entirely different. Molly has had to grow up fast - - too fast. She's finally in a good place, both emotionally and financially, when she meets shy yet sexy Ryder and starts to believe love could be in her future. but that happiness is short-lived when her past comes back with a killer vengeance. ••• Entire series complete! USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the full and complete Rolling Thunder series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything for the women they love. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. This book was previously published in a different size; please check your library before purchase. Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, romance books, romance, romance novels, contemporary romance, romance series, romance novels, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero, page turner, read, emotional read Rolling Thunder series Moving to Love Moving to Hope Moving to Forever Moving to Desire Moving to You Moving On For Fans of: Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak, Anna Blakely, Riley Edwards

Download or read book Your Child From Birth to Eight written by Pam Linke and published by ACER Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Child from Birth to Eight provides a supportive and practical guide to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of young children.