Download or read book Priya s Choice written by Paul Bouchard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine thousand miles separate Chennai, India, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, the distance Priya Kumar, 25, travels to join two of her sisters for a one year graduate program at New Mexico State University. Busy with school work and learning all she can about the United States, it’s in Professor Martin’s year-long Independent Studies course where her comparison-culture learning is put to the forefront, for she must write a 50-page paper about Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic Democracy in America and whether it still rings true nearly two centuries after its first publication. The American Story is often best told from a foreigner’s perspective, and it’s in writing this paper that Priya not only learns about her host country, but more so about herself and the choices she’s faced with. One choice stands above all the others, and it changes her life forever.
Download or read book Priyas Choice written by Paul Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine thousand miles separate Chennai, India, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, the distance Priya Kumar, 25, travels to join two of her sisters for a one year graduate program at New Mexico State University. Busy with school work and learning all she can about the United States, it's in Professor Martin's year-long Independent Studies course where her comparison-culture learning is put to the forefront, for she must write a 50-page paper about Alexis de Tocqueville's classic Democracy in America and whether it still rings true nearly two centuries after its first publication. The American Story is often best told from a foreigner's perspective, and it's in writing this paper that Priya not only learns about her host country, but more so about herself and the choices she's faced with. One choice stands above all the others, and it changes her life forever.
Download or read book City of Nightmares written by Rebecca Schaeffer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who finds herself at the center of a criminal syndicate conspiracy, in a city where crooked politicians and sinister cults reign and dreaming means waking up as your worst nightmare. Ever since her sister became a man-eating spider and slaughtered her way through town, nineteen-year-old Ness has been terrified—terrified of some other Nightmare murdering her, and terrified of ending up like her sister. Because in Newham, the city that never sleeps, dreaming means waking up as your worst fear. Whether that means becoming a Nightmare that’s monstrous only in appearance, to transforming into a twisted, unrecognizable creature that terrorizes the city, no one is safe. Ness will do anything to avoid becoming another victim, even if that means lying low among the Friends of the Restful Soul, a questionable organization that may or may not be a cult. But being a member of maybe-cult has a price. In order to prove herself, Ness cons her way into what’s supposed to be a simple job for the organization—only for it to blow up in her face. Literally. Tangled up in the aftermath of an explosive assassination, now Ness and the only other survivor—a Nightmare boy who Ness suspects is planning to eat her—must find their way back to Newham and uncover the sinister truth behind the attack, even as the horrors of her past loom ominously near.
Download or read book Barish written by Punitha Muniandy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything about an Indian wedding is signi?cantthe mantras, the sacred ?re in the middle of the altar, the seven rounds around the ?re, and the colors of the brides sari. This day of an arranged marriage for the Sharma family is drenched in heavy rain, but far deeper problems lay within this particular Indian family, who has lived in Canada for the last thirty years. For Gangga Sharma, marrying Subash has been her dreamuntil her wedding day, when her dream turns into a nightmare. For Jamuna Sharma, the wedding is sacred; she vows if she gets married, itll be an Indian wedding. Shes not certain, though, that it will be with an Indian man. For Kaveri Sharma, the sacredness of her marriage meant nothing. For Menaka, her marriage destroyed the life shed always dreamed of living. When she discovers Ajays a?air, she believes shes failed at being a good wife. For Ajay, his daughters wedding opens a can of worms that could potentially destroy his life and his relationship with his daughters. The Sharma family must analyze what marriage means to each and reconcile their expectations with the old culture of India and the di?ering culture in Canada.
Download or read book The Killer App and Other Paranormal Stories written by Various and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2012 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wildly popular app that feeds on hatred; a trek that literally brings out the beast in man; a luxury resort you don't want to visit on a new-moon night; a swimming pool with a deadly secret. These fiendishly unnerving tales by best-selling authors David Hair, Ranjit Lal, Deepa Agarwal, Murdering ghosts, enchanted amulets, a haunted medical school, an uncle with a resemblance to a vengeful lion...all these bring the paranormal uncomfortably close. Read if you dare..
Download or read book LOVE BITES written by Varsha Prakash and published by Astitva Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-11-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maya, a misogamist, falls in love while trying to prevent her closest friend from being married to an orthodox. Maya, a lawyer who handles divorces, struggles with her mother's wish to marry her off and her distaste for matrimony. Maya watched her parents divorce as a child, which destroyed her faith in love and fostered hatred. On the other hand, Priya is a girl who has lived a life of comfort but wants to stand on her feet and become independent by opening a bakery. She had recently applied for a course in baking to make her dream come true, But her parents and Rahul (her fiance) discourage her because they are convinced she doesn't need a job. After all, she would soon wed a diamond merchant. Everything starts falling out of place for Priya when the marriage dates are preponed, putting Priya’s dream at stake. The childhood friends Priya, Kunal, and Maya plan a trip where they rekindle the lost love and friendship, but at a price. Maya is taken aback when Priya's brother, Dhruv, whom she despises, joins them on the trip. As the days pass, they become fond of each other, turning from enemies to lovers. Priya starts doubting her decision to marry Rahul when she starts having feelings for Kunal. These good times eventually end when Priya confesses about her soon-to-be marriage to Rahul, which she had kept a secret from Maya and Kunal, fearing their reaction. Rahul is an unworthy guy for Priya who body shames her and tries to control her life. The plot develops as Maya and Kunal support Priya's happiness by attending her wedding despite the conflict. During this period, Priya understands her love for Kunal, who helps her realise her worth and fight against all the injustices done to her in the past. On the other hand, Maya realises her love for Dhruv through her constant jealousy when she sees him with other women at the wedding. The story ends when Priya finally takes a stand against the unfair treatment, leaves the marriage, and opens her bakery after pursuing the course. Maya gets engaged to Dhruv, and love steps into her life again after all these years.
Download or read book Traversing Transnationalism written by Pier Paolo Frassinelli and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2011 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material -- TRAVERSING TRANSNATIONALISM /Pier Paolo Frassinelli , Ronit Frenkel and David Watson -- FRICTION AND FRAGMENTS: LOCAL COSMOPOLITANISM IN POSTCOLONIAL MOZAMBIQUE /Pamila Gupta -- VELVET AND VIOLENCE: PERFORMING THE MEDIATIZED MEMORY OF SHANGHAI'S FUTURITY /Amanda Lagerkvist -- TOWARDS AN AESTHETIC POLITICS OF TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY: ASIAN AMERICANS IN A DECOLONIZING HAWAI'I /Bianca Kai Isaki -- IMMIGRATION AND “OPERATIONS”: THE MILITARIZATION (AND MEDICALIZATION) OF THE US-MEXICO BORDER /Sang Hea Kil -- “I HAD FORGOTTEN A CONTINENT”: COSMOPOLITAN MEMORY IN DEREK WALCOTT'S OMEROS /Shane Graham -- LOCAL TRANSNATIONALISMS: ISHTIYAQ SHUKRI'S THE SILENT MINARET AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE GLOBAL IMAGINARY /Ronit Frenkel -- NOMADIC NARRATIVES: TAWADA YOKO'S JAPANESE-GERMAN FICTION /Tomoko Kuribayashi -- PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION: UNWRITING DIASPORA IN LAVANYA SANKARAN'S THE RED CARPET /Melissa Tandiwe Myambo -- THE IDENTITY OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE: MODERNISM AND AFRICAN LITERATURE /Nicholas Brown -- WORLD LITERATURE: A RECEDING HORIZON /Pier Paolo Frassinelli and David Watson -- THE ADVENTURES OF A TECHNIQUE: DODECAPHONISM TRAVELS TO BRAZIL /Fabio Akcelrud Durão and José Adriano Fenerick -- WHAT REVOLT IN THE POSTCOLONY TODAY? /Ashleigh Harris -- COSMOPOLITAN SENSUS COMMUNIS: AESTHETIC JUDGMENT AS MODEL FOR POLITICAL JUDGMENT? /Ulrike Kistner -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
Download or read book Therapy in the Real World written by Nancy Boyd-Franklin and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field. The authors provide a clear approach to engaging diverse clients and building rapport; interweaving evidence-based techniques to meet therapeutic goals; and intervening effectively with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems. Practitioners will find tools for addressing the needs of their clients while caring for themselves and avoiding burnout; students will find a clear-headed framework for making use of the variety of approaches available in mental health practice.
Download or read book Tambo written by Vasso Vydelingum and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying, name calling, reconciliation and belonging to a group are part and parcel of every school childs life. Faced with adversity, a young child, who is perceived as different because he has an extra thumb, enters the world of animals to find true friendship, dedication and commitment to a cause. One day he stumbles across a strange bird, thought to be extinct. With his newly acquired friends, he hatches out a plan to help the bird escape from the island. Will they succeed?
Download or read book Exploring Gender in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora written by Sandhya Rao Mehta and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the continuing interest in the diaspora and transnationalism, this collection of critical essays is located at the intersection of gender and diaspora studies, exploring the multiple ways in which the literature of the Indian diaspora negotiates, interprets and performs gender within established and emerging ethnic spaces. Based on current theories of diaspora, as well as feminist and queer studies, this collection focuses on close textual interpretation framed by cultural and literary theory. Targeted at both academic and general readers interested in gender and diaspora, as well as Indian literature, this collection is an eclectic selection of works by both established academics and emerging scholars from different parts of the world and with diverse backgrounds. It brings together multiple approaches to the predicament of belonging and the creation of identities, while showcasing the range and depth of the Indian diaspora and the diversity of its literary productions.
Download or read book Jasmine Skies written by Sita Brahmachari and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mira Levenson is bursting with excitement as she flies to India to stay with her aunt and cousin for the first time. As soon as she lands, Mira is hurled into the sweltering heat and a place full of new sights, sounds, and deeply buried family secrets. From the moment Mira meets Janu she feels an instant connection. He becomes her guide, showing her both the beauty and the chaos of Kolkata. Nothing is as she imagined it--and suddenly home feels a long way away. Before Mira leaves India she is determined to uncover the truth about her family, whatever it takes, and she must also make a decision that will break someone's heart.
Download or read book The Art of Gathering written by Priya Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, an exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them.
Download or read book Priya written by Namita Gokhale and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is shining, and Suresh Kaushal, the stout lawyer -of sober habits', has propelled himself up the political ladder to become Minister of State for Food Processing, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Canneries. His wife Priya can't believe their luck and, determined to ensure it doesn't run out, struggles valiantly with -social vertigo', infidelity and menopause. Along the way she also learns vital lessons on survival, as she watches her glamorous new friend Pooonam chase status, sex and Jimmy Choo shoes, and her radical old friend Lenin ride a donkey and lose his bearings. In this wickedly funny, occasionally tender, book, Namita Gokhale resurrects some unforgettable characters from her 1984 cult bestseller Paro, and plunges them neck-deep into Delhi's toxic waste of power, money and greed.
Download or read book Ashes to Ashes written by Paul Bouchard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his hero, Pat Tillman, Eric Holzer deploys to Afghanistan right after signing an NFL contract, but when an IED hits his convoy, he becomes a double amputee and must find purpose in his life. His founding of a wheelchair-basketball league in his native Bangor, Maine, is one such purpose, but so is President Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts. When the incumbent president is defeated, Holzer takes part in the January 6, 2021, Trump Rally and storming of the Capitol Building, only to meet his demise there when a stray bullet proves fatal. Narrated by his best friend, Dean Leonard, this story recounts the ups and downs of a short life well lived.
Download or read book The Sikandar Of Life written by Khushi Patel and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Akath Kahani Prem Ki, Kuch Kahi Na Jaye Goonge Keri Sarkara, Baithe Muskae" Meera is a girl from Gen X, who is dispossessed of love from every person she ever loved. A mother is usually considered the main driver of any child’s life, who guides her kid at every stage of life, but Meera wasn’t fortunate. Her mother was the root cause of all the hardship she faced. Whether it was boyfriends or friends, no one stayed permanent in Meera’s life. Yet she won her battles on her own terms. Finally, there was a ray of hope in Meera’s life, a handsome husband and a lovely child, a chance to start fresh, but Sikandar died in the palace even before returning to the throne. She never gave up, fought until her last breath and tried overcoming struggles at every stage. But is this her past karma or just her fate? Albeit the struggle, she was a warrior right from the start, truly The Sikandar of Life!
Download or read book STOP it Stupid written by AiR and published by AiR Institute of Realization. This book was released on 2022-07-17 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How often have you felt that you have been stupid, and you could not stop the stupidity! If you want to put an end to your stupidity, this book is just the book for you. In this book, AiR shares a simple tool that will help you stop being a fool, a Mantra, we never learned in school! All you have to say is, ‘Stop it, Stupid!’ to yourself when you feel like a fool, and you will see the magic. We human beings are the only ones blessed with the power of the Intellect. We can discriminate, and we can choose. We have been gifted with the willpower to change. However, as long as we are slaves to the Mind and Ego, ME, we will continue to do stupid things. This Mantra is a result of AiR’s own personal experience, an outcome of his journey of self-realization.
Download or read book Priya Dreams of Marigolds Masala written by Meenal Patel and published by Beaver's Pond Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Priya lives in the United States and her family is from India. She feels the magic of the place her family comes from through her Babi Ba's colorful descriptions of India--from the warm smell of spices to the swish-swish sound of a rustling sari. Together, Priya and Babi Ba make their heritage live on through the traditions that they infuse into their everyday lives.
