Download or read book Tara Takes the Stage written by Tamsin Lane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many ways this story can go. YOU decide what happens next. And if you don’t like how it ends? Just start again! The Yes No Maybe So series is an interactive reading experience about friendships, family, and all the feelings. Every day before and after school, Tara Singh helps her parents at their Indian sweet shop, but the only business Tara is interested in is show business. When a local theater announces a casting call for The Wizard of Oz, Tara is determined to wear the ruby slippers. As she prepares for the audition, Tara is distracted by some unexpected drama: There is Rohan, the delivery boy her parents hired. Hiro, her forever crush, who wants to rehearse with her. And Desmond, a shy theater nerd who has started lighting up her heart. Can Tara win the part and get the guy? You have the power to choose what happens…and the chance to choose differently next time!
Download or read book Playing Big written by Tara Mohr and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At last. At last this very important book has been written... It will empower legions of women to step into their greatness.' ELIZABETH GILBERT, author of EAT, PRAY, LOVE 'One of the most important books in my life. If you want to achieve anything, or simply be less stressed, this book will help you do it. In it you will find your voice, your ability, your self-confidence and perhaps even your mission in life. Buy it. Pass it on.' SHIRLEY CONRAN The groundbreaking book that gives every woman the practical skills they need to begin PLAYING BIG. Five years ago, Tara Mohr began to see a pattern in her work as an expert in leadership: women with tremendous talent, ideas and aspiration were not recognising their own brilliance. They felt that they were playing small' in their lives and careers and wanted to play bigger', but didn't know how. And so Tara devised a step-by-step programme for playing big from the inside out: this book is the result. Many women are aware of the changes they need to make to be more successful, but they don't know how to become that more confident woman they'd like to be. Playing Big provides real, practical to
Download or read book Amplified written by Tara Kelly and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she's the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn't think a spoiled girl from over the hill can hack it. . . . In this fresh new novel by critically acclaimed author Tara Kelly, Jasmine finds out what happens when her life gets Amplified.
Download or read book Educated written by Tara Westover and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University “Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle’s Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. “Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Time • NPR • Good Morning America • San Francisco Chronicle • The Guardian • The Economist • Financial Times • Newsday • New York Post • theSkimm • Refinery29 • Bloomberg • Self • Real Simple • Town & Country • Bustle • Paste • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • LibraryReads • Book Riot • Pamela Paul, KQED • New York Public Library
Download or read book Off Pointe written by Leanne Lieberman and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Meg’s summer ballet program is canceled and her ballet teacher suggests she attend Camp Dance to learn new dance styles, Meg is devastated. Worse still, her teacher thinks she lacks stage presence and needs to connect more with her audience. At camp, Meg struggles to learn contemporary dance. A girl named Logan, who is jealous of Meg’s ballet technique and her friendship with Nio, a cute contemporary dancer, makes Meg’s life even more difficult. When Meg, Nio and Logan have to work together to create a piece for the final show, arguments threaten to ruin their dance. Unless they are able to overcome their differences, Meg’s time at Camp Dance will have been a disaster from start to finish.
Download or read book The Foundation written by Roberta R. Carr and published by . This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A paperback novel
Download or read book Yael and the Party of the Year written by Tamsin Lane and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many ways this story can go. YOU decide what happens next. And if you don’t like how it ends? Just start again! The Yes No Maybe So series is an interactive reading experience about friendships, family, and all the feelings. Yael Lewis is dreading her bat mitzvah. Her loving but clueless mother insists on throwing an epic birthday extravaganza, even though Yael hates the spotlight. Despite herself, Yael is excited when her crush Cam accepts the invitation. But then she meets Gabriel, the emcee’s son, whose chill attitude makes her rethink the party plans. Thank goodness her old friend Eli will be there to keep her steady, even though he’s returned from camping a little bit different. Will Yael’s party be the best…or a bust? You have the power to choose what happens…and the chance to choose differently next time!
Download or read book The Pursuit of Happiness written by Tara Altebrando and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reeling from her mother's death, an aimless 21st-century teen working at a historic village discovers new friends, new loves, and the courage to forge her own path.
Download or read book Thundercats 4 written by Declan Shalvey and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Sword of Omens broken, and bitter division spreading over what to do with Calica, the ThunderCats are in turmoil — and the time is ripe for Mumm-Ra to strike! Casting aside his diminished appearance, the devil-priest attacks with his legion of mummified Mu’Tants. It’s the moment of truth for Lion-O — will he prove himself to be a worthy leader? Or will his youth and inexperience condemn the last survivors of Thundera to their final doom? Find out in the planet-shaking climax to the first ThunderCats story arc —brought to life by the acclaimed creative team of DECLAN SHALVEY (Old Dog, Hero Killer) and DREW MOSS (Gargoyles: Dark Ages) and adorned with exceptional covers from DAVID NAKAYAMA, LUCIO PARRILLO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, SHALVEY, and MOSS!
Download or read book From Flowers to Ash written by Philip Edward Coyle and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the N‡yari (Cora) people of northwestern Mexico have experienced violence at the hands of drug producers and traffickers. Although a drug economy may seem potentially lucrative to such peasants, spreading violence tied to this trade threatens to destroy their community. This book argues that the source of the problem lies not solely in drug trafficking but also in the breakdown of traditional political authority. By studying the history of religious practices that legitimate such authority, Philip Coyle shows that a contradiction exists between ceremonially based forms of political authority and the bureaucratic and military modes of power that have been deployed by outside governments in their attempts to administer the region. He then shows how the legitimacy of traditional authority is renewed or undermined through the performance of ceremonies. Coyle explores linkages between long-term political and economic processes and changes in N‡yari ceremonial life from Spanish contact to the present day. As a participant-observer of N‡yari ceremonies over a ten-year period, he gained an understanding of the history of their ceremonialism and its connections to practically every other aspect of N‡yari life. His descriptions of the Holy Week Festival, mitote ceremonies, and other public performances show how struggles over political legitimacy are intimately tied to the meanings of the ceremonies. With its rich ethnographic descriptions, provocative analyses, and clear links between data and theory, Coyle's study marks a major contribution to the ethnography of the Indians of western Mexico and Latin America more generally. It also provides unusual insight into the violence raging across the Mexican countryside and helps us understand the significance of indigenous people in a globalizing world.
Download or read book Oh The Audacity Tales written by Deedra Abboud and published by Me Youniversity Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for a whirlwind adventure in Oh, The Audacity Tales!, where the ordinary meets the extraordinary in unexpected ways. Tara takes center stage as a young office worker bursting with a unique talent for crafting whimsical stickers that capture the essence of emotions and idioms. When a chance encounter sets off a chain of events, Tara finds herself on a journey that will challenge her perceptions and experience the job of being seen. As Tara navigates the ups and downs of office life, she discovers that sometimes the smallest acts of kindness can have the biggest impact. With her trusty stickers in hand, Tara learns to embrace her unique talents and find joy in the everyday moments. Join Tara and her friends as they embark on a quest filled with laughter, heartwarming moments, and plenty of surprises along the way. Oh, The Audacity Tales! is a story about the magic of believing in yourself, the power of friendship, and the courage to chase your dreams, no matter how audacious they may seem.
Download or read book Only the Impossible is Worth Doing written by Written by Rinpoche's students and published by Dzalendra Publishing & Rokpa Trust. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the Impossible is Worth Doing is a biography of a revered master of Vajrayana Buddhism, eminent humanitarian and profound innovator in the fields of psychotherapy and medicine. Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche brought immense benefit to the world. After a dramatic escape from his homeland of Tibet in 1959, Rinpoche established and became the spiritual leader of Kagyu Samye Ling, Europe’s first Tibetan Buddhist monastery. From there his activity flourished and gave rise to remarkable projects across the globe. After Rinpoche’s sudden and tragic passing in 2013, a conference was held at the University of Oxford to commemorate his life and achievements. The event was presided over by Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro Rinpoche, one of the most renowned lamas and scholars of Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in the Tibetan highlands. The speakers were individuals responsible for upholding Akong Tulku Rinpoche’s projects and activities around the world. This book is the outcome of the conference, illustrating the life story of a truly compassionate leader of our time.
Download or read book Tara written by Donna Mabry and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the movie version of 'Gone With The Wind' ended, Scarlett's life was in a shambles. First, she lost her little girl, Bonnie, when she fell from her pony. A few days later, her best friend Melanie died. Now Rhett has left her. Our story begins where the movie left off. There's only one place where Scarlett can be healed. She must go home to the red earth of Tara. She vows to change her life, change herself, and make atonement for her mistakes. Somehow, someway, she will win Rhett back. Once home, Scarlett finds that Tara isn't the safe haven she expected. Old friends may not be what they once were. There are people who don't like a rich, independent woman. An unexpected gift from an old enemy changes her life and may be the key to bringing Rhett back to her. Along the way, Scarlett learns some bitter truths about slavery and she tells Big Sam and Mammy that she's through with lies and deception and in the future, she wants only the cold, hard truth, no matter what illusions it destroys. When she beats him in a land deal, Scarlett antagonizes her old overseer, Jonas Wilkerson. He swears deadly vengeance after he is humiliated in front of the whole town. Can Scarlett make peace with her sisters, regain the love of the man she lost, and atone for her mistakes? More importantly, can she protect her family and the home she loves from ghostly midnight riders with white hoods and burning crosses?
Download or read book World Enough written by Clea Simon and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Boston music journalist-turned-corporate writer investigates the suspicious death of a friend from her punk past in this noir mystery. The Boston club scene may be home to a cast of outsiders and misfits, but it’s where Tara Winton belongs—the world she’s been part of for the past twenty years. Now, one of the old gang is dead, having fallen down the basement stairs at his home. With her journalist’s instincts, Tara senses there’s something not quite right about Frank’s supposedly accidental death. When she asks questions, she begins to uncover some disturbing truths about the club scene in its heyday. Beneath the heady, sexually charged atmosphere lurked something darker. Twenty years ago, there was another death. Could there be a connection? Is there a killer still at large…and could Tara herself be at risk? “[A] a fascinating reminiscence of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.”—Kirkus Reviews “Simon writes with authority and affection about a lost world. Highly recommended”—Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of Strangers at the Gate “World Enough, is steeped in the 1980s Boston rock scene, with its sticky-floored clubs, radio stations dusted in coke, stars and hangers-on, seedy barbacks, and all the attendant sin and debauch that emerges after midnight when you can still hear the show ringing in your ears.”—Boston Globe “Simon's dark story shimmers with brilliance—and stands as her finest.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Download or read book My Vancouver Dance History written by Peter Dickinson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, Vancouver dance has received tremendous acclaim nationally and internationally, as witnessed by the success of choreographer Crystal Pite and a rejuvenated Ballet BC. But this is only part of a vibrant and diverse story of contemporary movement practices in the city. In My Vancouver Dance History Peter Dickinson crafts an embodied narrative that focuses on his critical and creative collaborations with nine Vancouver-based dance artists and companies. Mixing interview excerpts with fieldwork descriptions of studio research and performance analysis, Dickinson draws on ten years of close observation to delve into the individual histories of select members of this community, while also relating the cumulative story of Vancouver dance production and performance as it has unfolded in the past decade. The voices of other invested participants interpolate this rich history, and chapters are interspersed with a series of "movement intervals" that reflect key moments in Dickinson's history as a spectator, scholar, and collaborator. In innovative ways, Dickinson suggests that when we pay attention to the larger social topography of dance practice - the sites that give rise to it, the labour that goes into it, and the professional friendships it engenders - we can properly understand dance's contributions to civic life.
Download or read book Seven Seasons of Buffy written by Glenn Yeffeth and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's "Matchmaking in Hellmouth" and Sherrilyn Kenyon's "The Search for Spike's Balls." An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much-loved program and future cult classic.
Download or read book Dawn of the DAW written by Adam Patrick Bell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawn of the DAW examines DIY recording studio practices past and present, with a focus on the concept of ""the studio as musical instrument"" the evolving role of the producer, and the implications of these practices for the field of music education.
