Download or read book Silence and Sacrifice written by Merav Shohet and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do families remain close when turbulent forces threaten to tear them apart? In this groundbreaking book based on more than a decade of research set in Vietnam, Merav Shohet explores what happens across generations to families that survive imperialism, war, and massive political and economic upheaval. Placing personal sacrifice at the center of her story, Shohet recounts vivid experiences of conflict, love, and loss. In doing so, her work challenges the idea that sacrifice is merely a blood-filled religious ritual or patriotic act. Today, domestic sacrifices—made largely by women—precariously knot family members together by silencing suffering and naturalizing cross-cutting gender, age, class, and political hierarchies. In rethinking ordinary ethics, this intimate ethnography reveals how quotidian acts of sacrifice help family members forge a sense of continuity in the face of trauma and decades of dramatic change.

Download or read book How to Fall in Love with Anyone written by Mandy Len Catron and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir” (Los Angeles Review of Books) from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy. What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a twenty-eight year marriage and her own ten-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer. In a series of candid, vulnerable, and wise essays that takes a closer look at what it means to love someone, be loved, and how we present our love to the world, “Catron melds science and emotion beautifully into a thoughtful and thought-provoking meditation” (Bookpage). She delves back to 1944, when her grandparents met in a coal mining town in Appalachia, to her own dating life as a professor in Vancouver. She uses biologists’ research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from. And she tells the story of how she decided to test an experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship. “Perfect fodder for the romantic and the cynic in all of us” (Booklist), How to Fall in Love with Anyone flips the script on love. “Clear-eyed and full of heart, it is mandatory reading for anyone coping with—or curious about—the challenges of contemporary courtship” (The Toronto Star).

Download or read book Love Comes Silently written by Andrew Grey and published by Dreamspinner Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caring for a loved one with cancer is tough. Doing it alone is overwhelming—especially when that loved one is a child. But ever since Ken Brighton’s partner left him, Ken has spent his days at the hospital with his daughter, Hanna, hoping for a miracle. Maybe the mysterious care packages that appear for Hanna don’t qualify, but they bring a spark of hope into his and Hanna’s tired life—and so does Ken’s neighbor, former singer Patrick Flaherty. For two years Patrick hasn’t been able to focus on anything but the life he should have had. An injury robbed him of his voice, and the idea of introducing himself to new people intimidates him. But over the past months, he’s watched as his neighbor nursed his sick child, and once he meets Ken, Patrick starts to crave a life with him—a life he isn't sure he can have. Ken doesn’t realize he’s fallen in love until the doctors send Hanna home, saying there’s nothing more they can do: Hanna will either recover or succumb. Ken’s heart is set on a new beginning—with both Patrick and Hanna. But Patrick's silence leaves Ken wondering what Patrick wants.

Download or read book The Silent Patient written by Alex Michaelides and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." —Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

Download or read book THE THUNDEROUS SILENCE OF LOVE written by OMASIRICHI JOY OTI and published by OMASIRICHI JOY OTI. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thunderous Silence of Love narrates the experience of Lulu, a vivacious teenager whose life is transformed by an experience in a far away country. The story of the protagonist captures the impulsive and tumultuous emotions of youth from the pedestal of artistic suspense and a lucid language. The writer takes the reader on a memorable journey not just into the life of a down-to-earth and willful character, but importantly into various cultures, faiths and attitudes. Lulu soon personifies the challenges inherent in missionary work, the terrors of being captured and tortured, the sweetness of escape and the humbling realization of the awesome power of a benevolent Creator. In spite of her religious upbringing and in spite of leading a life she believed was consistent with the tenets of her faith, she eventually encounters the beacon of her life in an unexpected way that confounds the reader's imagination.

Download or read book Silently Seduced written by Kenneth M. Adams and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of his groundbreaking book, Dr. Kenneth Adams, a leading expert on covert incest, sex addiction, and childhood trauma, offers tools for identifying and healing from covert incestuous relationships that affect adult relationships and lives. He explains how 'feeling close' with a parent is not always the source of comfort the phrase suggests, especially when that child is cheated out of a childhood by being a parent's surrogate partner. Dr. Adams includes a new Q&A section that directly addresses issues including: • How can this be incestuous when there is no physical sexual contact? • Why is sexual addiction so common with covert incest survivors? • Why is it so hard for covert incest survivors to commit to romantic relationships? • If my partner is a covert incest survivor, how can I help? • Can I pass covert incest on to my children? Through new findings and expanded discussions on 'engulfment,' 'excessive guilt,' 'loyalty,' and 'narcissism,' and others, Silently Seduced offers a framework to understand covert incest and its effect on sexuality, intimacy, and relationships to facilitate the process of recovery.

Download or read book Singing in Silence written by Stephanie Bailey and published by Furze Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janey Green, a middle class woman, releases herself from a twenty-year marriage to seek a new life in the Middle East.Life is not what it seems in the Arab world, her experiences lead her to be insightful to the 'unspoken' Arabic culture.Janey meets a local Emirati whom she believes to be a successful businessman, only to subsequently discover that he is a prominent politician, closely related to the royal family.Attractive and vivacious in her midlife she never expects to find true old-fashioned romance, love, or erotic encounters of the third kind!Intrigued and excited she is drawn into a highly dangerous liaison that she has to protect. Utterly fearless she eventually has to defend her newfound lover from the militant organisation Hezbollah.Janey finds herself reflecting on her own naivety in a funny and heartfelt manner, with her man's high libido and her personal maid's nurturing ways.In contrast to the emotional bleakness of life in North Yorkshire, her new world of wealth, status and wild-pace living has taught her survival and given her the strength to regain her power as a woman.Singing in Silence is a political erotic thriller that also captures a tender love.

Download or read book Practising Spiritual Intelligence written by Awdhesh Singh and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual Intelligence refers to the intuitive knowledge of the self, others, situations and techniques to achieve the desired objectives. Hence it can be called the soul of all intelligences. Spiritual Intelligence enhances our power to inspire others by transforming their souls in such a way that their desires and aspirations are aligned in a single direction. Soul is beyond all reason and intellect. It is, in fact, the source of mind and intellect. One who knows his soul knows the universe, since soul is nothing but the microcosm of the universe. This book explains this body-soul continuum and suggests practical steps to evolve through the body-senses-mind-intellect to reach our soul. Welcome to this new path of spiritual evolution.

Download or read book Silence written by Isaac J. Myers, II and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-05-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like so many, a young Katherine Mills thought she would get a job, advance her career and become successful. Instead she fell in love with the son of a millionaire, an heir to an investment firm. To most this would be a dream come true, but for Katherine it was the start of an incredible nightmare. Before she knew it, Katherine was banned from New York City forever The troubles continue as Katherine stumbles upon a secret that is tied to a string of unsolved murders-information so powerful that it could destroy the lives of some of the most powerful men in New York City. Being stalked, Katherine realizes the only way to save her life is for her to return to New York City and end her nightmare once and for all.

Download or read book Jottings written by Edwin Ransford and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Silence with God written by Benedict Baur and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Time to Break Silence written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of King’s essential writings for high school students and young people A Time to Break Silence presents Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most important writings and speeches—carefully selected by teachers across a variety of disciplines—in an accessible and user-friendly volume. Now, for the first time, teachers and students will be able to access Dr. King's writings not only electronically but in stand-alone book form. Arranged thematically in five parts, the collection includes nineteen selections and is introduced by award-winning author Walter Dean Myers. Included are some of Dr. King’s most well-known and frequently taught classic works, including “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream,” as well as lesser-known pieces such as “The Sword that Heals” and “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” that speak to issues young people face today.

Download or read book Silence Speaks for Love written by Emma Goldrick and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Silence Once Begun written by Jesse Ball and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the celebrated author of The Curfew (“A spare masterwork of dystopian fiction” —The New York Times Book Review), Jesse Ball’s Silence Once Begun is an astonishing novel of unjust conviction, lost love, and a journalist’s obsession. Over the course of several months, eight people vanish from their homes in the same Japanese town, a single playing card found on each door. Known as the “Narito Disappearances,” the crime has authorities baffled—until a confession appears on the police’s doorstep, signed by Oda Sotatsu, a thread salesman. Sotatsu is arrested, jailed, and interrogated—but he refuses to speak. Even as his parents, brother, and sister come to visit him, even as his execution looms, and even as a young woman named Jito Joo enters his cell, he maintains his vow of silence. Our narrator, a journalist named Jesse Ball, is grappling with mysteries of his own when he becomes fascinated by the case. Why did Sotatsu confess? Why won’t he speak? Who is Jito Joo? As Ball interviews Sotatsu’s family, friends, and jailers, he uncovers a complex story of heartbreak, deceit, honor, and chance. Wildly inventive and emotionally powerful, Silence Once Begun is a devastating portrayal of a justice system compromised, and evidence that Jesse Ball is a voraciously gifted novelist working at the height of his powers. This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Download or read book A Deafening Silence in Heaven written by Thomas E. Sniegoski and published by Roc. This book was released on 2015 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remy Chandler hovers on the brink of death. As his friends gather around him to ward off those who would take advantage of his vulnerability, Remy himself is travelling farther than they know - sent by God himself to an alternate universe where something caused a horrible catastrophe: the Unification. But while he searches for a way home to stop his world from following in the footsteps of the alternate reality, his enemies are massing in his universe - for the Unification is coming there as well.

Download or read book Kaash Silence Of Broken Hearts written by Kaashian Baliarsingh and published by Puffins Publishers Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaash: Silence of Broken Hearts is the journey of Kaash: The Monster, a neat and clean wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He hides behind a human-seeming face, tracks down cheaters and on the nights when the moon is loudest kills them. Later, he hangs them in public after extracting their hearts out. He is on the side of Truth and Justice. Still a monster, of course, but he takes an extra-long shower after every killing, letting the cold water wash away all impurities from the body and mind. And, after a fresh shower, he is again the tall dark handsome, happy-go-lucky, quirky Kaash.

Download or read book The Conservator written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: