Download or read book Sweet Adversity written by Kate Meriwether and published by New York : Silhouette Books ; Markham, Ont. : Paperjacks. This book was released on 1983 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sweet Adversity written by Sheryl Gwyther and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'ADVERSITY MCALLISTER IS THEATRICAL, KIND, SMART AS A WHIP AND OH SO BRAVE. I WANT HER TO BE MY BEST FRIEND' -- Katrina Nannestad, author of Olive of Groves and The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome There's never a good time to be orphaned - or abandoned ... especially when you are twelve years old, and it's the Great Depression. In 1928, Shakespearean actors, the McAllisters, are forced to leave their daughter Adversity at the Emu Swamp Children's Home. They fully intend to return, but things don't go according to plan. Then, to make matters worse, Scrimshaw, a villainous theatrical agent, hears the talented Addie sing. He plots to use her in his next money-making venture, but when he turns up at Emu Swamp to collect his prize, Scrimshaw will find she's run away. Together with Macbeth, her Shakespeare-quoting cockatiel, Addie is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. PRAISE 'Feisty, brave and fearless, Addie McAllister is on a courageous quest to right wrongs. She is a hero who is unstoppable. A must-read.' -- Susanne Gervay, author of the I am Jack series 'Addie McCallister captured my heart from the outset. An irresistible read with a powerful sense of time and place.' -- Jen Storer, author of the bestselling Truly Tan series 'A sure-fire hit, both for parents (for its take-away messages and great charm) and for readers 10+ who will love feisty Addie and all her exciting adventures.' -- Better Reading
Download or read book The Quest written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book As You Like it written by William Shakespeare and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of Duke Senior, Rosalind is driven from her cruel uncle's court and goes to find her father who has taken refuge in the Forest of Arden.
Download or read book Bending Adversity written by David Pilling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A]n excellent book...” —The Economist Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section of Japanese citizenry, including novelist Haruki Murakami, former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, industrialists and bankers, activists and artists, teenagers and octogenarians. Through their voices, Pilling's Bending Adversity captures the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Japan. Pilling’s exploration begins with the 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. His deep reporting reveals both Japan’s vulnerabilities and its resilience and pushes him to understand the country’s past through cycles of crisis and reconstruction. Japan’s survivalist mentality has carried it through tremendous hardship, but is also the source of great destruction: It was the nineteenth-century struggle to ward off colonial intent that resulted in Japan’s own imperial endeavor, culminating in the devastation of World War II. Even the postwar economic miracle—the manufacturing and commerce explosion that brought unprecedented economic growth and earned Japan international clout might have been a less pure victory than it seemed. In Bending Adversity Pilling questions what was lost in the country’s blind, aborted climb to #1. With the same rigor, he revisits 1990—the year the economic bubble burst, and the beginning of Japan’s “lost decades”—to ask if the turning point might be viewed differently. While financial struggle and national debt are a reality, post-growth Japan has also successfully maintained a stable standard of living and social cohesion. And while life has become less certain, opportunities—in particular for the young and for women—have diversified. Still, Japan is in many ways a country in recovery, working to find a way forward after the events of 2011 and decades of slow growth. Bending Adversity closes with a reflection on what the 2012 reelection of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and his radical antideflation policy, might mean for Japan and its future. Informed throughout by the insights shared by Pilling’s many interview subjects, Bending Adversity rigorously engages with the social, spiritual, financial, and political life of Japan to create a more nuanced representation of the oft-misunderstood island nation and its people. The Financial Times “David Pilling quotes a visiting MP from northern England, dazzled by Tokyo’s lights and awed by its bustling prosperity: ‘If this is a recession, I want one.’ Not the least of the merits of Pilling’s hugely enjoyable and perceptive book on Japan is that he places the denunciations of two allegedly “lost decades” in the context of what the country is really like and its actual achievements.” The Telegraph (UK) “Pilling, the Asia editor of the Financial Times, is perfectly placed to be our guide, and his insights are a real rarity when very few Western journalists communicate the essence of the world’s third-largest economy in anything but the most superficial ways. Here, there is a terrific selection of interview subjects mixed with great reportage and fact selection... he does get people to say wonderful things. The novelist Haruki Murakami tells him: “When we were rich, I hated this country”... well-written... valuable.” Publishers Weekly (starred): "A probing and insightful portrait of contemporary Japan."
Download or read book Olive of Groves written by Katrina Nannestad and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2016 Indie Book Awards Olive has always dreamed of attending boarding school, but Mrs Groves' Boarding School for Naughty Boys, Talking Animals and Circus Performers is not what she expected. The headmistress is completely befuddled and Pig McKenzie, school bully, is determined to make Olive's life unbearable. Olive, clever and kind, soon gains the loyalty of three rats, a short-sighted moose, a compulsive liar and a goose who faints at the sight of cherries. But will friendship and wits be enough when Pig McKenzie puts his Truly Wicked Plan into gear? Or will Olive be cast out of Groves forever? Multi-award-winning author Katrina Nannestad charms with a series that will keep you giggling, gasping and sighing with delight. PRAISE 'Exciting, imaginative, charming and very, very funny' - Judith Rossell, award-winning author of Withering-by-Sea
Download or read book The Gift of Adversity written by Norman E Rosenthal MD and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback—this acclaimed book from Norman Rosenthal, the New York Times–bestselling author and research psychiatrist, shows how life’s disappointments and difficulties provide us with the lessons we need to become happier and more resilient human beings. Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Award represents “Better Books for a Better World”—the Silver Award in the category of Heroic Journeys. Adversity is an irreducible fact of life. Although we can and should learn from all experiences, both positive and negative, bestselling author Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, believes that adversity is by far the best teacher most of us will ever encounter. Whether the adversity one experiences is the result of poor decision-making, a desire to test one’s mettle, or plain bad luck, Rosenthal believes life’s most important lessons—from the value of family to the importance of occasionally cutting corners—can be best learned from it. Running counter to society’s current prevailing message that “excellence” must always be aspired to, and failure or mistakes of any sort are to be avoided at all costs, Rosenthal shows that engaging with our own failures and defeats is one of the only ways we are able to live authentic and meaningful lives, and that each different type of adversity carries its own challenges and has the potential to yield its own form of wisdom. Using stories from his own life—including his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, his years after suffering a violent attack from a stranger, and his career as a psychiatrist—as well as case studies and discussions with well-known figures like Viktor Frankl and David Lynch, Rosenthal shows that true innovation, emotional resilience, wisdom, and dignity can only come from confronting and understanding the adversity we have experienced. Even when life is hardest, there are meanings to be found, riches to be harvested, and gifts that can last a lifetime. Rosenthal illustrates his message through a series of compact, memorable chapters, each one drawn from episodes in the lives of his patients, colleagues, or himself, and concluded with a take-away maxim on the lesson learned.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 1 C Group 3 Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under Gemini written by Isabel Bolton and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the loss of her twin sister Grace, Isabel Bolton's parents both died of cholera and their five children were raised by relatives. Bolton's prose captures the chaotic and unstructured life she and her siblings led, finding comfort in each other among the violet-scented meadows of their uncle's estate in New London -- until Grace's untimely death. First published in 1966, this extraordinary memoir is a classic evocation of childhood at the turn of the century.
Download or read book Forty Thousand Quotations Prose and Poetical written by Charles Noel Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 2022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Rooted Blooming written by Dalyn J Weller and published by Morning Mocha Press. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling discouraged? Spiritually dry? We all experience difficulties, but we don't all flourish in those times. Even if you’re in a desert time, and you feel like a prickly cactus instead of a beautiful bloom, just remember that though a harsh, dry wind may blow into your life once in awhile, even a cactus blooms in the desert.Using metaphoric language and plenty of scripture, this book is meant to sustain the weary soul and encourage us to root down in the truths of the Bible and bloom with faith. For those struggling in their faith, or someone just needing a faithful friend to remind them of who they are, Rooted & Blooming was written to lead the way in a courageous daily walk with Jesus.There are forty devotions to be read one per day, or one per week. The chapters include a suggested passage of Scripture to read.Practical and thematic, the devotions are written to remind the reader how to face each day with confidence in the written word of God and what the Bible says to them and about them.Each day is a bit different, with an occasional suggested prayer, a list of Bible verses to look up, or a thought provoking quote.
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Download or read book Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Founding of the University and Inauguration of Ira Remsen as President written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
