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Book The Seenager Scribbles

    Book Details:
  • Author : NEERJA SINGH
  • Publisher : Notion Press
  • Release : 2024-02-14
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book The Seenager Scribbles written by NEERJA SINGH and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-02-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seenager Scribbles is a quick and breezy exploration of the newest generational trends shaping our world. In an era of technological advancements, shifting cultural landscapes, and evolving social norms, this book opens one skylight after another to the surprising new horizon of contemporary generations. Drawing on extensive research and real-life experiences, it decodes the latest trends in communication, work, relationships, and lifestyle choices that are reshaping our societies. Through a lens of sociological insights and a touch of wonder, "The Seenager Scribbles" presents reference points for generational connectedness. Against the rise of social media, climate change awareness, and the ongoing pursuit of diversity and inclusion, The Seenager Scribbles presents ways in which the generations may influence each other. As a vantage point for businesses, educators, parents, and anyone seeking to bridge the generation gap, this book provides factual insights. Whether you're a CEO aiming to understand the preferences of your workforce or a parent trying to connect with your tech-savvy teenager, "The Seenager Scribbles" is your blueprint to decoding the trends that define the newest generations and fostering meaningful connections across age groups in the age of intelligence.

Book Just One Day

Download or read book Just One Day written by Gayle Forman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life. A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the “accidents” of fate, Just One Day shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know. The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!

Book The Romanov Empress

    Book Details:
  • Author : C. W. Gortner
  • Publisher : Ballantine Books
  • Release : 2019-07-02
  • ISBN : 0425286185
  • Pages : 466 pages

Download or read book The Romanov Empress written by C. W. Gortner and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish princess who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. “This epic tale is captivating and beautifully told.”—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Barely nineteen, Minnie knows that her station in life as a Danish princess is to leave her family and enter into a royal marriage—as her older sister Alix has done, moving to England to wed Queen Victoria’s eldest son. The winds of fortune bring Minnie to Russia, where she marries the Romanov heir, Alexander, and once he ascends the throne, becomes empress. When resistance to his reign strikes at the heart of her family and the tsar sets out to crush all who oppose him, Minnie—now called Maria—must tread a perilous path of compromise in a country she has come to love. Her husband’s death leaves their son Nicholas as the inexperienced ruler of a deeply divided and crumbling empire. Determined to guide him to reforms that will bring Russia into the modern age, Maria faces implacable opposition from Nicholas’s strong-willed wife, Alexandra, whose fervor has led her into a disturbing relationship with a mystic named Rasputin. As the unstoppable wave of revolution rises anew to engulf Russia, Maria will face her most dangerous challenge and her greatest heartache. From the opulent palaces of St. Petersburg and the intrigue-laced salons of the aristocracy to the World War I battlefields and the bloodied countryside occupied by the Bolsheviks, C. W. Gortner sweeps us into the anarchic fall of an empire and the complex, bold heart of the woman who tried to save it. Praise for The Romanov Empress “Timely . . . [Gortner’s] ability to weave what reads as a simple tale from such complex historical and familial storylines is impressive. . . . Maria’s life as a royal reads like a historical soap opera.”—USA Today “Gortner, an experienced hand at recreating the unique aura of a particular time and place, will deftly sweep historical-fictions fans into this glamorous, turbulent, and ultimately tragic chapter in history.”—Booklist (starred review) “Mesmerizing . . . This insightful first-person account of the downfall of the Romanov rule . . . is the powerful story of a mother trying to save her family and an aristocrat fighting to maintain rule in a country of rebellion.”—Publishers Weekly “A twist on the tragic story you’ve heard many times before.”—Bustle

Book What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence

Download or read book What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence written by Steven Gerali and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you:• Understand the issues of bullying, violence, and aggression• Grasp the factors that play into the issue, including the gender difference in the issue• Identify the profiles of the aggressors, victims, and gangs • Explore how theology informs the issue• Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as “Why are people so cruel?” and “Why does God allow suffering?”• Get tips to help prevent bullying in your youth group and how to transform the bully and empower the victim• Find ways to deal with the issue when it is specifically targeted at your youth groupWith this practical book, you’ll have what you need to help the victims and transform the bullies, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.

Book Scribbles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack O. Patterson
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2005-09
  • ISBN : 0595349196
  • Pages : 125 pages

Download or read book Scribbles written by Jack O. Patterson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you believe, downstairs I have a concubine in my harem whose sole duty consists of stamp collecting. It is really not all that difficult. She must peruse each day the mail that comes to the house. Her task is to cut off stamps that seem unusual. She then tosses these stamps into a drawer in a desk upstairs. I should at this point also mention the scullery maid for pots and pans, and another specialists for loading the dishwasher. The most inspiring concubine, yet the most demanding, requiring careful and constant effort on my part, is the Political Lady. Her depth of information leaves me in awe. Her refusal not to be uninformed leaves me ashamed. The shadow cast by this Iron Lady is long and my entire harem and I live within it. What a challenge, what joy to have and know my harem. Today of all days I must reflect on the joy of kinship on the joy of love one for the other, all within my harem. I ask: Please won't you all be my Valentine? -from the short story Harem in My House

Book Fever Dreams and Drunken Scribbles

Download or read book Fever Dreams and Drunken Scribbles written by Andy Rausch and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 20 weird and far-out stories, these unique tales cover a lot of ground. “Searching for Dirty Jesus” follows a live-action roleplayer on a search for his father's killer. In “Chicken Car” a down-on-his-luck man devises a plan to achieve notoriety, through any means necessary. What if a man with a Gila-Monster head decided to try his luck with online dating? What if the government conducted a secret experiment in which they altered the color of people's skin? What if a famous serial killer was hired to kill a Nazi war criminal hiding in the U.S.? What if the corpse of John Wayne was reanimated so he could appear in a low-budget zombie movie? Find out the answers to these and many other questions in Fever Dreams and Drunken Scribbles, a powerful, one-of-a-kind story collection by a master storyteller. “He's got some damn good stuff.” -Joe R. Lansdale, author of the Hap and Leonard series This book contains graphic violence and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

Book MTV and Teen Pregnancy

Download or read book MTV and Teen Pregnancy written by Letizia Guglielmo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2009, 16 and Pregnant premiered on MTV, closely followed by the spinoffs Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2. Because of their controversial portrayals of teenage mothers, the shows have received ongoing media attention. While some argue that the programs could play a factor in reducing the number of teen pregnancies, others claim the shows exploit young women and glamorize their situations. Among these debates, there have been surprisingly few in-depth discourses that discuss the roles such shows have on teenage audiences. In MTV and Teen Pregnancy: Critical Essays on 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, contributors from a variety of backgrounds and expertise offer potent essays about these programs. Divided into four parts, the book tackles the controversial representations of teen pregnancy from various disciplines. Part I explores gendered social norms and the shows’ roles as either educational resources or idealized depictions of teenage motherhood. Part II prompts readers to consider the intersections of race, class, gender, and the social and cultural power structures often glossed over in these programs. Part III focuses on teenage fathers, the portrayal of masculinity, and “good” vs. “bad” parents. Part IV draws from TVs representations of reality to discuss the impact of these shows on the viewing audience. This section includes a narrative from a teen mother who argues that the shows do not accurately reflect the life she leads. As the debates about 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom continue, this collection provides a valuable critical discourse to be used both inside and outside the classroom. Those engaged in courses on gender and women’s studies, as well as media studies, social work, and family and childhood development, will find MTV and Teen Pregnancy especially insightful—as will those involved in community outreach programs, not to mention teens and young mothers themselves.

Book Teenagers Learn What They Live

Download or read book Teenagers Learn What They Live written by Rachel Harris L.C.S.W., Ph.D. and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-10-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting by example. Using the simple, powerful message that turned Children Learn What They Live into an international bestseller with over 1.5 million copies in print, Drs. Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris bring their unique perspective to families with adolescents. Structured, like the first book, around an inspirational poem, Teenagers Learn What They Live addresses the turbulent teenage years, when a stew of hormones, pressures, and temptations makes for such extreme challenges for parents and children. Teenagers addresses popularity and peer pressure ("If teenagers live with rejection, they learn to feel lost"); the responsibilities of maturity ("If teenagers live with too many rules, they learn how to get around them./ If teenagers live with too few rules, they learn to ignore the needs of others"); body image and the allure of cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol ("If teenagers live with healthy habits, they learn to be kind to their bodies"). Central to the book are ways for parents to communicate with their teenage children-including how to deal with being "tuned out" and when to start the conversation again-and how to strike the right balance between holding on and accepting a teen's growing independence. Hundreds of examples of parent-child interactions cover everything from the all-night graduation party to problems of sexual identity, providing great guidance as well as effective conversation starters.

Book Scribbling the Cat

Download or read book Scribbling the Cat written by Alexandra Fuller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-04-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger." Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller here recounts her friendship with K. K is, seemingly, a man of contradictions: tattooed, battle scarred, and weathered by farm work, he is a lion of a man, feral and bulletproof. Yet he is also a born-again Christian, given to weeping when he recollects his failed romantic life, and more than anything else welling up inside with memories of battle. For his war, like all wars, was a brutal one, marked by racial strife, jungle battles, unimaginable tortures, and the murdering of innocent civilians—and K, like all the veterans of the war, has blood on his hands. Driven by K's memories, Fuller and K decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way—by traveling from Zambia through Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans. It is a strange journey into the past, one marked at once by somber reflections and odd humor and featuring characters such as Mapenga, a fellow veteran who lives with his pet lion on a little island in the middle of a lake and is known to cope with his personal demons by refusing to speak for days on end. What results from Fuller's journey is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of men who have killed, mutilated, tortured, and scrambled to survive during wartime and who now must attempt to live with their past and live past their sins. In these men, too, we get a glimpse of life in Africa, a land that besets its creatures with pests, plagues, and natural disasters, making the people there at once more hardened and more vulnerable than elsewhere. Scribbling the Cat is an engrossing and haunting look at war, Africa, and the lines of sanity.

Book The Untimely Art of Scribble

Download or read book The Untimely Art of Scribble written by Victoria de Rijke and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new definitions, vocabularies and insights for “scribbling”, viewing it as a fascinating and revealing process shared by many different disciplines and practices. The book provides a fresh and timely perspective on the nature of mark making and the persistence of the gestural impulse from the earliest graphic marks to the most sophisticated artistic production. The typical treatment of scribbling in the literature of artistic development has cast the practice as a prelude to representation in drawing and writing, with only occasional acknowledgment of the continuing joy and experiment of making marks across many arts practices. The continuous line the author traces between the universal practice of scribbling in infancy and early childhood and the work of radical creativity for contemporary and historical artists is original and clarifying, expanding the range of drawing behaviors to that of avant-garde painters, performance and the digital.

Book SCRIBBLED IN THE STARS

Download or read book SCRIBBLED IN THE STARS written by ALICE BRAMLEY and published by Brenda Hammond. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Wallace is the name that's written in the stars, why is Stephanie falling for a man called Ben? Lovely but dyslexic Stephanie Mortlake is blessed—or is that cursed?—with a clairvoyant aunt. Recently released from hospital, Tilda announces she received an important message for her niece. On the 5th February Stephanie, who's pretty much given up hope of seeing her 50th wedding anniversary, is going to meet her Mr. Right. Not only that, but Tilda knows the name: Wallace. And to help matters along, she'll host a modest get-together. Seven guys with that name will be invited. The incentive? To have the chance to court oil heiress Stephanie. Ex-playboy Benjamin Wright plans to be a professor. After a disastrous and well-publicized romance with a diva, he longs to repair his relationship with his difficult and domineering Dad. To do this it’s vital he keep a low profile. While studying for his master's degree, he's helping out in sister's new business by delivering flowers. Last on his list is a big bouquet for a chick named Stephanie, complete with an apology from a guy called Wallace who can't make the party, which looks like it's going to be the biggest, honkingest bash of the year. When Ben rings the front door bell, a sassy looking chick grabs ahold of him and pulls him inside. He has to save her, she insists, or her crazy aunt will have her engaged to one of these weird men, and then the legal fees will start piling up. Startled and intrigued, Ben stifles the little voice that's screaming 'not a good idea' and agrees. Besides, he's dying for a beer and something to eat wouldn't go down badly either. Soon he's smitten with Stephanie, carving out time from his over-busy schedule to be with her, but horrified by the reappearance of his nemesis, a paparazzo. Madly attracted to Ben, Stephanie dates him, deceiving Tilda with the pretence that he's called Wally... until the proverbial hits the fan.

Book Scribbled Stories

Download or read book Scribbled Stories written by Jack Patterson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-07-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Patterson for 30 years taught school in the Redwood City School District in California. He now resides in an enclave west of Redwood City called Emerald Hills. As a retired teacher he finds he is a very busy person. First it takes time to be a great grandfather to grandson, K. J. Also writing and reading are ongoing activities for each day. In spare moments he helps his lovely wife Phyllis with her wild garden. Then once or twice a week he takes a bundle of sticks and attempts to strike a golf ball 40 or 50 times before he goes home a disheartened and discouraged man. His Scribbled Stories come from his life as lived and remembered, all true blue except for a few.

Book  Scribbling Women

Download or read book Scribbling Women written by Marthe Jocelyn and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1855, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote to his publisher, complaining about the irritating fad of “scribbling women.” Whether they were written by professionals, by women who simply wanted to connect with others, or by those who wanted to leave a record of their lives, those “scribbles” are fascinating, informative, and instructive. Margaret Catchpole was a transported prisoner whose eleven letters provide the earliest record of white settlement in Australia. Writing hundreds of years later, Aboriginal writer Doris Pilkington-Garimara wrote a novel about another kind of exile in Australia. Young Isabella Beeton, one of twenty-one children and herself the mother of four, managed to write a groundbreaking cookbook before she died at the age of twenty-eight. World traveler and journalist Nelly Bly used her writing to expose terrible injustices. Sei Shonagan has left us poetry and journal entries that provide a vivid look at the pampered life and intrigues in Japan’s imperial court. Ada Blackjack, sole survivor of a disastrous scientific expedition in the Arctic, fought isolation and fear with her precious Eversharp pencil. Dr. Dang Thuy Tram’s diary, written in a field hospital in the steaming North Vietnamese jungle while American bombs fell, is a heartbreaking record of fear and hope. Many of the women in “Scribbling Women” had eventful lives. They became friends with cannibals, delivered babies, stole horses, and sailed on whaling ships. Others lived quietly, close to home. But each of them has illuminated the world through her words. A note from the author: OOPS! On page 197, the credit for the Portrait of Harriet Jacobs on page 43 should read: courtesy of Library of Congress, not Jean Fagan Yellin. On page 197, the credit for the portrait of Isabella Beeton on page 61 should read: National Portrait Gallery, London. On page 198, the credit for page 147 should be Dang Kim Tram, not Kim Tram Dang. We are very sorry about the mix-up in the Photo Credits, they will be updated on any new editions or reprints.

Book Script and Scribble

Download or read book Script and Scribble written by Kitty Burns Florey and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A witty and readable (and fetchingly illustrated and glossed) excursion through the history of handwriting." —The Wall Street Journal Let a self-confessed "penmanship nut" take you on a tour of the strange and beautiful world of handwriting. Since her Catholic school days learning the Palmer Method, Kitty Burns Florey has been in love with handwriting, and can't imagine a world where schools forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding. In this "winsome mix of memoir and call to arms" (Chicago Tribune), Florey weaves together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, and the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and asks the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today's busy world? "Charmingly composed and handsomely presented," Script & Scribble traces the history of penmanship to the importance of writing by hand in an increasingly digital age (The Boston Globe).

Book Scribbling through History

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chloé Ragazzoli
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2018-05-31
  • ISBN : 1474288839
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Scribbling through History written by Chloé Ragazzoli and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th century and has been embraced by modern street culture: graffiti have been left on natural sites and public monuments for tens of thousands of years. They mark a position in time, a relation to space, and a territorial claim. They are also material displays of individual identity and social interaction. As an effective, socially accepted medium of self-definition, ancient graffiti may be compared to the modern use of social networks. This book shows that graffiti, a very ancient practice long hidden behind modern disapproval and street culture, have been integral to literacy and self-expression throughout history. Graffiti bear witness to social events and religious practices that are difficult to track in normative and official discourses. This book addresses graffiti practices, in cultures ranging from ancient China and Egypt through early modern Europe to modern Turkey, in illustrated short essays by specialists. It proposes a holistic approach to graffiti as a cultural practice that plays a key role in crucial aspects of human experience and how they can be understood.

Book Geniuses  Addicts  and Scribbling Women

Download or read book Geniuses Addicts and Scribbling Women written by Cynthia Cravens and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Geniuses, Addicts, and Scribbling Women, contributors argue for critical attention to the ways in which writers have been portrayed through various genres, modalities, and historical periods, and the significant impact these portrayals have had on the popular imagination.

Book The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager

Download or read book The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager written by Andy Cope and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BESTSELLING book on BEING A TEEN, now updated into an all new edition. In a world where there’s a lot of talk about ‘living your best life’ and being your ‘best self’, The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager shows you how. The book has a strong academic underpinning (its DNA is taken from the author’s PhD) but is written in a fun and non-patronising way. The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager is a book that prepares young people for REAL life; addressing modern issues of screen time and social media, as well as the teenage perennials of confidence, positivity, motivation and relationships. The book is built on a rock-solid foundation of wellbeing and human flourishing but is quirky in tone and entertaining to read. Dr Andy Cope’s words are brilliantly brought to life by award winning illustrator, Amy Bradley. The book includes activities and thought-provoking questions that encourage the user to interact with the material. Reflecting and journalling helps make the messages stick. Learn how to: Stay upbeat in a fast-paced world Be resilient and rise to life’s challenges Create strong relationships Conquer anxiety Tap into your values and use them to guide your life Shape your future The book has a deliberately light touch but is not light-weight. It doesn’t dodge the issues. In a world of rising anxiety, The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager provides a personal upgrade to ‘world class’. It shows young people how to let go of bad habits and develop positive traits that will fire up their future. It covers themes of resilience, values, consumerism, purpose and communication, in a page-turning way. The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager is THE go-to book to ease young people into adulthood.