Download or read book Broken Masterpiece written by Tee Smith and published by Tee Smith. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is as it seems. When Charlie wakes from a brutal attack, she finds herself in a strange new world. Desperate for answers, she searches for remnants of the life she had. Who do you trust when everyone seems to be hiding something? Are the answers she seeks the very thing she should be running from? Or is it necessary to walk through hell to see where the truth lies?
Download or read book Broken and Beautiful written by Christine Soule and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turning Tragedy into Triumph Do you ever feel stuck? Overwhelmed by fear? Do you worry that if people really knew the secrets you hide, they wouldn't want you? Do you wonder why you're even here? The things you hate about your life are the very things that excite God most. Your past doesn't repel Him and your present doesn't intimidate Him--because He knows what He can do with them! The places where you feel hopeless are exactly what He wants to redeem and fill with beauty, dignity, and strength. He has a plan for your pain. A wonderful intention for your failures. A purpose for your hardest, darkest stories. In Broken and Beautiful, Christine Soule shares the message of hope as she tells how God took the pieces of her own broken life--childhood abuse, poverty, human trafficking, and more--and turned them all into breathtaking joy and purpose. Told with honesty and humor, this is the story of a drug-addicted stripper's transformation into an exuberant Jesus lover with a passion for meeting others in their journey and watching God's love mend them together.
Download or read book Broken But Still A Masterpiece written by Miyoshi U Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some things are not only tough to endure but equally challenging to communicate. Miyoshi Umeki Gordon grew up in a loving and caring environment. She was raised to be strong and confident. However, there came a time in her life when her faith and strength were challenged. Faced with the choice to suffer in silence or speak her truth, the author chose to 'let go and let God.' The values her parents instilled, and her faith in God are what sustained the author when life seemed bleak and hopeless. Fueled by the love and desire to parent her only son well, the author persevered through her emotional and physical pain to live out God's purpose for her life. This book is her story of triumph.
Download or read book Masterpiece of Broken written by Amy Dial and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many if not most of us, we have been walking along and been hit with the overwhelming thought of the current hard times in life, that has us questioning ourselves or maybe even out loud “Will I ever feel whole again?” or “Will I just always feel alone and broken?” Is what you are walking through really from God? Will life ever be simple? As she uncovered in her own life, God uses every part to build something beautiful along your journey. God is placing every piece of your life together for His Purpose. With every piece of life Amy grows stronger and closer to who God truly is for each of us. Discovering that broken has a lot more beauty when it is in the hands of our God. In this inspiring memoir you will read and relate to having a life of lessons, love, joy, hurt, pain and most of all the feelings of “broken” that truly transform in us for our beautiful purpose, one piece at a time.
Download or read book Broken Glass written by Alex Beam and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the intimate relationship that gave birth to the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture—and disintegrated into a bitter feud over love, money, gender, and the very nature of art. “An intimate portrait . . . alive with architectural intrigue.”—Architect Magazine In 1945, Edith Farnsworth asked the German architect Mies van der Rohe, already renowned for his avant-garde buildings, to design a weekend home for her outside of Chicago. Edith was a woman ahead of her time—unmarried, she was a distinguished medical researcher, as well as an accomplished violinist, translator, and poet. The two quickly began spending weekends together, talking philosophy, Catholic mysticism, and, of course, architecture over wine-soaked picnic lunches. Their personal and professional collaboration would produce the Farnsworth House, one of the most important works of architecture of all time, a blindingly original structure made up almost entirely of glass and steel. But the minimalist marvel, built in 1951, was plagued by cost overruns and a sudden chilling of the two friends’ mutual affection. Though the building became world famous, Edith found it impossible to live in, because of its constant leaks, flooding, and complete lack of privacy. Alienated and aggrieved, she lent her name to a public campaign against Mies, cheered on by Frank Lloyd Wright. Mies, in turn, sued her for unpaid monies. The ensuing lengthy trial heard evidence of purported incompetence by an acclaimed architect, and allegations of psychological cruelty and emotional trauma. A commercial dispute litigated in a rural Illinois courthouse became a trial of modernist art and architecture itself. Interweaving personal drama and cultural history, Alex Beam presents a stylish, enthralling narrative tapestry, illuminating the fascinating history behind one of the twentieth century’s most beautiful and significant architectural projects.
Download or read book The Broken Masterpiece written by Wolkenzye Pascal and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about finding hope in the midst of darkness, rejection, molestation and suicidal attempts. The evidence of God's work is evident in all the pages. No matter what happens, there is and will always be light at the end of the tunnel.
Download or read book The Masterpiece written by Francine Rivers and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller “This character-driven romance will enthrall [Rivers’s] many fans.” —Library Journal The New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken among us into an imperfect yet stunning masterpiece. A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want—money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. The demons of Roman’s past seem to echo through the halls of his empty mansion and out across his breathtaking Topanga Canyon view. But Grace doesn’t know how her boss secretly wrestles with those demons: by tagging buildings as the Bird, a notorious but unidentified graffiti artist—an alter ego that could destroy his career and land him in prison. Like Roman, Grace is wrestling with ghosts and secrets of her own. After a disastrous marriage threw her life completely off course, she vowed never to let love steal her dreams again. But as she gets to know the enigmatic man behind the reputation, it’s as if the jagged pieces of both of their pasts slowly begin to fit together . . . until something so unexpected happens that it changes the course of their relationship—and both their lives—forever. “Rivers deftly threads Roman’s and Grace’s lives together as they tiptoe around their emotional scars, eventually shifting into a dance of tentative steps toward a love neither can resist. Fans of Christian romance will delight in this tale of salvation through love.” —Kirkus Reviews “Richly detailed characters with traumatic pasts are woven together with biblical truths and redemptive themes. . . . This is an amazing, beautifully written tale to be savored and pondered and shared with others.” —Romantic Times “Readers will marvel at Rivers’s storytelling arc encompassing the reconciliation of gritty past misdeeds and the work in progress of a life of forgiveness.” —Booklist “Fans of Francine Rivers will eagerly devour The Masterpiece and find exactly what they are looking for: a beautifully written story of faith, romance, and the power that true freedom can bring.” —Bookreporter
Download or read book The Masterpiece written by Fiona Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this captivating novel, New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them. For most New Yorkers, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future. It is 1928, and Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art. Though not even the prestige of the school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist," fiery Clara is single-minded in her quest to achieve every creative success—even while juggling the affections of two very different men. But she and her bohemian friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great Depression...and that even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come. By 1974, the terminal has declined almost as sharply as Virginia Clay's life. Dilapidated and dangerous, Grand Central is at the center of a fierce lawsuit: Is the once-grand building a landmark to be preserved, or a cancer to be demolished? For Virginia, it is simply her last resort. Recently divorced, she has just accepted a job in the information booth in order to support herself and her college-age daughter, Ruby. But when Virginia stumbles upon an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking watercolor, her eyes are opened to the elegance beneath the decay. She embarks on a quest to find the artist of the unsigned masterpiece—an impassioned chase that draws Virginia not only into the battle to save Grand Central but deep into the mystery of Clara Darden, the famed 1920s illustrator who disappeared from history in 1931.
Download or read book A Broken Masterpiece written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the death of her father and unjust incarceration of her mother, Kayanni was placed in the care of her aunt where she soon learned nothing in life was free.Having endured years of abuse, rape, and eventually an unwanted pregnancy, Kayanni quickly became numb to the pain, leaving her to feel imprisoned in a life she never asked for.The death of her uncle brought an unexpected meeting with a handsome stranger, pulling Kayanni from her broken and battered shell, permitting her to feel again.Dallas was everything a young woman could want, as he was a law student, his family was quite fortunate, and he loved Kayanni despite her unpleasant past. Reluctant, but in an effort to know and accept love, Kayanni finally lowered her veil of protection, allowing love, affection, and emotion for another to ensue. But only then did she learn of Dallas' true motives.From selling to stripping, Kayanni acted as needed to provide for her man, and if she chose not to follow suit Dallas ensured she did.When enough is enough and another man steps in to demonstrate to Kayanni that even through all the brokenness she is worth more, she is no longer willing to keep up with the charades she once did to satisfy Dallas and his ever-growing ego.Will Kayanni have the strength to just walk away, or will the years of bottled up pain and emotion turn her vengeful?
Download or read book Klara and the Sun written by Kazuo Ishiguro and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Download or read book The Broken Sword written by Poul Anderson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson’s novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. Stolen by elves and replaced by a changeling, Skafloc is raised to manhood unaware of his true heritage and treasured for his ability to handle the iron that the elven dare not touch. Meanwhile, the being who supplanted him as Orm’s son grows up angry and embittered by the humanity he has been denied. A pawn in a witch’s vengeance, the creature Valgard will never know love, and consumed by rage, he will commit a murderous act of unspeakable vileness. It is their destiny to finally meet on the field of battle—the man-elf and his dark twin, the monster—when the long-simmering war between elves and trolls finally erupts with a devastating fury. And only the mighty sword Tyrfing, broken by Thor and presented to Skafloc in infancy, can turn the tide in a terrible clashing of faerie folk that will ultimately determine the fate of the old gods. Along with such notables as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Poul Anderson is considered one of the masters of speculative fiction. This edition contains the author’s original text.
Download or read book Broken Crayons Still Color written by Shelley Hitz and published by Body and Soul Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma and Sophia discover the answer to this question in this fun and impactful children's book. This is a book adults will love reading over and over again as the message brings hope to those of any age. It's a perfect way to end the day and a gift appropriate for any occasion. The book includes discussion questions and a memory verse at the end.
Download or read book Making Masterpiece written by Rebecca Eaton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emmy Award-winning producer of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! reveals the secrets to Downton Abbey, Sherlock, and its other hit programs For more than twenty-five years and counting, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, the longest running weekly prime time drama series in American history. From the runaway hits Upstairs, Downstairs and The Buccaneers, to the hugely popular Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, and Poirot, Masterpiece Theatre and its sibling series Mystery! have been required viewing for fans of quality drama. Eaton interviews many of the writers, directors, producers, and other contributors and shares personal anecdotes—including photos taken with her own camera—about her decades-spanning career. She reveals what went on behind the scenes during such triumphs as Cranford and the multiple, highly-rated programs made from Jane Austen’s novels, as well as her aggressive campaign to attract younger viewers via social media and online streaming. Along the way she shares stories about actors and other luminaries such as Alistair Cooke, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Radcliffe, whose first TV role was as the title character in David Copperfield. Readers will also get to know Eaton on a personal level. With a childhood steeped in theater, an affinity for nineteenth century novels and culture, and an “accidental apprenticeship” with the BBC, Eaton was practically born to lead the Masterpiece and Mystery! franchises. Making Masterpiece marks the first time the driving force behind the enduring flagship show reveals all.
Download or read book From Broken Pieces to Masterpieces written by Alford Pelton and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print is in Black and White What does it mean to become "Broken"? The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives several definitions for "Broken". One definition provided is "Violently separated into parts: SHATTERED." Another definition given is "Damaged or altered by or as if by breaking." A third definition given is to be "Made weak or infirm." No matter which definition we use, it is not good to become "Broken". When we become "Broken," we are no longer whole - we are no longer complete. We become separated into many pieces. When we become "Broken," what should we do with the many "Broken" and "Shattered" pieces of our lives? Those who are wise, will take the "Broken Pieces" of their lives and place them in the hands of the One who can take all our "Broken Pieces," put them together again, and turn them into His Great "Masterpiece". As you read this book, you will find people whose lives had become broken simply because of the everyday trauma of living in a world that is filled with trouble: a world filled with many trials and tribulations. It is my desire that all who find themselves "Broken" will place themselves in the hands of the One who can make us all become His Great "Masterpiece".
Download or read book The Obelisk Gate written by N. K. Jemisin and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR) The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power -- and her choices will break the world. N. K. Jemisin's award winning trilogy continues in the sequel to The Fifth Season.
Download or read book Inspiration From a Masterpiece written by D.C. Schorno and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you created or invented? Do you know? Have you ever had this question cross your mind? Unfortunately, mainstream America has never posed this question to people. We’ve left out the designer, the potter, the sculptor, the painter, and the great poet. In this book, I hope to open the door that has been closed for many years. Our education system in this nation is deeply secular and humanistic. We are encouraged from the day we enter grade school to find what we love and have an interest in, and then pursue those dreams and we will find happiness and fulfillment. Sadly, this has turned out to be bad advice for many students upon reaching adulthood. Disillusioned and following their dreams, they work many years in occupations, soon realizing again and again and job after job, they have lost the passion they once knew. Now determined more than ever to locate a new career these people move on to their next dream. In these pages, I hope to bring some clarity to this dilemma in which a majority of us encounter at some point in our life walk. I will also feature real-life stories of people who shared moments in my life, some with significant and positive outcomes and some unfortunately with tragic endings, not easy to understand or for some folks to accept. I hope this book will encourage and inspire everyone who picks it up to read and find the hidden lessons in each story. God has crafted each and every one of his children with intimate brush strokes, which are yours and yours only, which no other painting receives. Instead of inventing yourself over and over again in a lifetime of nurturing frustration and disappointment, find out what God created you to be. In this book, I will share real stories with different perspectives regarding uniqueness, purpose, destiny, vocation, as well as how to know when to be patient waiting on the Lord, and knowing when to be content in your vocation. Learning to hone a keen eye, how to look for God and his plan, and accepting the mysteries and unknowns, which God will never reveal to us here on this earth. You may ask, well, what or where did you acquire this wisdom and insight? I’ve gathered these experiences over a lifetime of doubts and unknowns and frustration. Therefore, it’s my desire to share them with everyone who is brave enough to take the journey in discovering their true identity, their true value, and the work of art God hoped you would become in order to complete his goal for you to give him the greatest possible glory. I pray each person who picks up this book will find inspiration and motivation to take the necessary steps needed to draw close to the grand designer in order to become his masterpiece; a divine product, his workmanship, his poetry, a work of art.
Download or read book From Brokenness to Wholeness written by Jamil Everett and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Broken pieces can be turned into a Master-piece"Hurt, pain, betrayal, deception, and feelings of worthlessness are all heart-crushing attacks. These conditions causes one's heart to become broken. If you have suffered hurt over a damaged relationship, don't worry, you are not alone. Many people, Christians alike, tend to waddle in the broken pieces of their heart and never pull themselves together. This ministry, through the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit, has empowered others to allow God to take their broken pieces and mend them together and create a master-piece for His service.In this book, Brokenness to Wholeness, chronicles the authors' experiences dealing with hurt and pain and over-coming such. The AuthorsYolanda Y. Everett, BA., MA a Southern California resident and successfully completed formal education from CSULA. She has been in ministry for over 25 years, ministering to the very soul of young ladies. Jamil Everett is a business owner, Battleflex Fitness. He is the author of Position Yourself For The End Game. His passion is for everyone to be whole, mind, body and soul.Jamil and Yolanda were joined together on February 13, 2016. They have a combined family of seven adult children, whom they cherish. Their vision is to create a platform of healing and wholeness through faith in the Lord and His word. This dynamic dual is available for speaking engagements. You may contact them at [email protected]"
