Download or read book Time Whiled written by Guy J Jackson and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DescriptionTime Whiled is the scathingly funny story of Lark McDougall, an impoverished, obsessive-compulsive ne'er-do-well struggling with a crumbling psyche and soulless jobs while he scrapes together money to go home to his ailing father. With dazzling, fractured prose, author Guy J. Jackson has created a charming anti-hero worthy of the Holden Caulfield pantheon, and a literary novel both brutal in its comedy and life-affirming in its humanity. About the AuthorGuy J. Jackson was born in California and grew up in Alaska. Eleven of his plays were produced in Chicago and two of his plays, Hello & Goodbye Hansel & Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin Revisited, have seen publication. Guy writes and performs short stories and has released several spoken word CDs. Recently Guy has taken to filmmaking and one of his short movies, My Surprise Cousin Catherine, was at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Time Whiled is his first novel. He currently lives in London
Download or read book Home for A While written by Lauren Kerstein and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calvin is in foster care, and he wants to trust someone, anyone, but is afraid to open his heart. He has lived in a lot of houses, but he still hasn’t found his home. When he moves in with Maggie, she shows him respect, offers him kindness, and makes him see things in himself that he’s never noticed before. Maybe this isn’t just another house, maybe this is a place Calvin can call home, for a while.
Download or read book While You Are Sleeping written by Durga Bernhard and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very simple look at how when it is day in one part of the world, it may be night in another place.
Download or read book One Wild Bird at a Time written by Bernd Heinrich and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique encounters with wild birds from the acclaimed scientist and “a dedicated watcher happy to knock down the fourth wall of zoology” (The Wall Street Journal). In his modern classics One Man’s Owl and Mind of the Raven, Bernd Heinrich has written memorably about his relationships with wild ravens and a great horned owl. In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. There are countless books on bird behavior, but Heinrich argues that some of the most amazing bird behaviors fall below the radar of what most birds do in aggregate. Heinrich’s “passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science” lead to fascinating questions—and sometimes startling discoveries (The New York Times Book Review). A great crested flycatcher, while bringing food to the young in their nest, is attacked by the other flycatcher nearby. Why? A pair of Northern flickers hammering their nest-hole into the side of Heinrich’s cabin deliver the opportunity to observe the feeding competition between siblings, and to make a related discovery about nest-cleaning. One of a clutch of redstart warbler babies fledges out of the nest from twenty feet above the ground, and lands on the grass below. It can’t fly. What will happen next? Heinrich “looks closely, with his trademark ‘hands-and-knees science’ at its most engaging, [delivering] what can only be called psychological marvels of knowing” (The Boston Globe). “An engaging memoir of the opportunities for doing scientific research without leaving one’s own backyard.”—Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Time Machines Repaired While U Wait written by K. A. Bedford and published by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll be shocked and surprisedto learn what lies at the end of time!Relish the conundrums of time travelin this story of a man attempting to both solvea mystery and come to terms with his life."K. A. Bedford delivers by focusing less on the "wow" factor (and more) on the social-implications factor." — The Harrow"This is a gotta-read, with some thoughtful concepts to ponder." — Pam Allen, ConNotations------------------------------"Bedford is funny in a crazed, Rudy Rucker kind of way.While Rucker writes of gonzo theorists, Bedford writes of the gonzo mechanics who keep the machines running." — Fred Cleaver, Denver Post------------------------------Winner of the Australian Aurealis Award------------------------------If You enjoy Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy but crave something more sci-fi, with fewer goofy antics, you'll appreciate Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait.------------------------------In the future, Aloysius "Spider" Webb will journey to the End of Time.For now, he must be content with repairing broken time machines, rebuilding his life and avoiding the lunatic antics of his boss, Dickhead McMahon.Spider's life is status quo until he discovers inside a broken second-hand time machine, the corpse of a brutally murdered woman from the future. The Department of Time and Space steps in to manage the situation — leaving Spider asking a lot of questions that only lead to more questions; unsettling evidence, brewing trouble, and the knowledge that Spider himself might be involved in an epic battle for control of time itself.Will his knowing the future be a curse or a blessing? and will Spider Webb really find out how things turn out before they happen? With his new found knowledge, who can Spider trust?One thing is certain: it will all happen before the End of Time!------------------------------About the Author:K. A. Bedford lives in Perth, Western Australia. All of his novels have been shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel, and he has twice won, including for TIME MACHINES REPAIRED WHILE-U-WAIT, which was also shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award.Bedford attended Curtin and Murdoch Universities, where he studied Writing, Theatre, and Philosophy.------------------------------Other books by K. A. Bedford: - Orbital Burn - Eclipse - Hydrogen Steel - Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait (A Spider Webb Novel) - Paradox Resolution (A Spider Webb Novel)------------------------------Praise:"The local Western Australia ambiance provides a unique perspective that is quite consistent with the gonzo aspects of the story. Bedford has created a science-fiction novel that is sure to please most SF fans." — D. Douglas Fratz, Sci-Fi"The premise is not only is time travel common place, it's treated like any other vacation spot. The equipment is cheap enough that one can often find good deals on time machines on Ebay. But the book doesn't rest on one plot device but manages to pull off suspense mystery and intrigue. I am liking it despite myself!" — Paul, Reader
Download or read book Our Time After a While written by Billingsley Lloyd Billingsley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All baby boomers are children of their time. In Our Time After a While, writer Lloyd Billingsley backpacks into that time, the tail end of the tail-fi n era, in its very birthplace. In the motor cities of Detroit and Windsor, the streets, schools and parks jostled with a vast cast of characters. The author charts their adventures, and the sound track no border could stop, and which would spread around the world. This was long ago, but like Bob Seger the author is still humming a song from 1962, and still looking back in wonder. In Our Time After a While, his fellow baby boomers and all others can join him. Memories are made of this.
Download or read book Wild Anecdotes from the Shadow of Time written by J R Mohan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the “Times of India” of July 11, 1936 reported of man-eating Hyenas at large in a U.P. district, the entire district administration were taken aback and went all- out finding them. Could the beasts be found? In the jungles of Himalayan foot-hills a British hunter-photographer goes after a tigress, which had successfully dodged many of her pursuers, for a snapshot. Was he successful? What are the commonalties between the mythological “Unicorn” and the present day Rhinoceros? What “Maharajah”, the elephant, did do when in 1815 the British retire him from active service and drive the pachyderm to jungle? Read ‘Wild Anecdotes from the Shadow of Time’ for many such wonderful and captivating true wild accounts from the era of Raj, each sure to leave reader spell-bound.
Download or read book Wild Adventures in Time and Place written by Denis O’Connor and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a varied collection of short stories. They describe unusual life experiences of people that are interrelated to animals, the natural environment, and nature in its broadest sense, as well as to other people.
Download or read book Detroit Tigers Gone Wild Mischief Crimes and Hard Time written by George Hunter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Detroit Tigers came out of the womb scratching and snarling. Early owner James D. Burns orchestrated the only known arrest of a journalist while covering a game. It's the only Major League franchise to sign a star player out of prison, which happened twice. Ex-Tigers have done time for crimes ranging from armed robbery to racketeering-and worse. One tried to burn and dismember a group of men after they kidnapped his mother. Another threatened to blow up a cruise ship unless he was paid a sizeable ransom. And Detroit legend Ty Cobb ran afoul of the law several times during his brilliant, tumultuous and often mischaracterized career. Join Detroit News writer George Hunter on a foray into the darkest, unruliest and sometimes funniest moments in Tigers history.
Download or read book While There is Time The Case Against Social Catastrophe written by Stephen Butler Leacock and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "While There is Time: The Case Against Social Catastrophe" by Stephen Butler Leacock. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book How to Become a Successful Author While Working Full time The Secret to Work Life Balance written by Ron Vitale and published by Ron Vitale. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unsure how to hold a full-time day job, a second career as an author and have a life outside of working? This book provides not only the details on how to enact a plan that will help you achieve your goal as an author, but also gives you the tools to deal with the stress of juggling multiple jobs, making time for family/friends and committing to practicing self-care. Each chapter provides a roadmap on how to be successful by helping you define your goal, write a business plan, create a schedule, commit to yourself as well as how to prevent burnout and implement a marketing strategy for your book. Specific tips are given not only in marketing but also how to remain healthy in mind and body for the life of your career.
Download or read book Seven Words to Change Your Family While There s Still Time written by James MacDonald and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the power of God your family can be totally transformed!For anyone who's serious about improving the quality of their family life, Seven Words to Change Your Family gives hard-hitting practical guidance on how to make it happen. In his captivating and contemporary style, Pastor James MacDonald will challenge readers to avoid devastating complacency and become proactive in loving their families. Whether it's learning to speak words of blessing, extend forgiveness, or be faithfully committed, families will be transformed by the step-by-step realistic plan laid out in this excellent resource.
Download or read book Cook Naked Wild Domestic Series A Pinch of Lost in Time written by Beth An Moseley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume One, Cook Naked: Wild & Domestic: A Pinch Of Lost In Time, is a collection of old-fashion, long forgotten recipes, which my family and extended family have contributed, yet it also contains my husband's and my own recipes, which we have created over time and would like to share them with you. Most of the series is broken down into specific areas, such as, the processing methods for big game, all about Alaska salmon, cooking for survival, and recipes from personal living experiences; time-saving, money-saving, and kid friendly meals.
Download or read book The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time Vol 7 light novel written by Nero Kizuka and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHEDAfter successfully coming back to the other world, Kaito happens upon Leticia, only to discover that she doesn’t recognize him. From there, he and his two newest accomplices, Mai and Yuuto, travel to the town of Zolkia and start climbing the ranks at the Adventurers Guild. Don’t think they’ve turned over a new leaf, however—it’s all in service of drawing the attention of their next targets: a prince of the beast lands named Leon and Leticia’s elder sister Lilia. In the past, this accomplished duo betrayed Kaito out of a conviction that it would save their realm. But Kaito couldn’t care less about their motivations; the only thing he’s concerned with is returning the pain they inflicted on him, a thousand times over.
Download or read book The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time Vol 2 light novel written by Nero Kizuka and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER Now that Kaito Ukei’s been given another shot at life, he has set out on his journey to exact revenge on the party members who brutally murdered him. He walks this path of vengeance with the beastfolk girl Minnalis, inching toward the capital to carry out his plan. Their first stop along the way? The City of Learning, Elmia. There, he brushes shoulders with the band of adventurers who purged the place most precious to him...as well as the damned Eumis—the traitorous spellcaster who turned her back on him in his time of need!
Download or read book The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time Vol 4 light novel written by Nero Kizuka and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON VENGEANCE With Eumis dead, Kaito, Minnalis, and Shuria head to the trade city of Dartras to exact revenge on Grond, the avaricious merchant who sold out Kaito in his past life. Though Grond all but rules Dartras using his connections to the criminal underworld, which include a pair of bloodthirsty killers at his beck and call, the three partners in crime immediately set to work undermining his business through a combination of subterfuge and good old-fashioned violence. When Kaito finally gets Grond in his clutches, he forces the corrupt magnate to make an impossible choice: Would he rather part with his money or his life?
Download or read book While There s Time written by Robert Griffin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I refer to schools in the five essays on education that comprise While Theres Time, I have elementary and secondary schools in mind. I approached this writing from the perspective of an insider, so to speak, as I have worked extensively in the field of education, first as a high school teacher and now as a professor of education in a university. These essays were prompted by dissatisfaction and a desire. Increasingly over the last few years, I have felt uncomfortable with the conventional wisdom in my field about how students ought to be educated. It just didn't set right with me. Labels vary for the mainstream thinking in the profession, but let's call it a progressive or neo-Deweyian (after the philosopher John Dewey) approach. Some might refer to it simply as modern education. Even though its advocates marshal compelling arguments in support of this set of ideas and practices (what they are will be spelled out in the essays), I was finding in my work in schools that it wasn't getting good enough results with students in the classroom, and that in any case it simply didn't fit me as a person or as a professional: my values, my hopes for schools and students and this society. So I felt an inner push to find an educational orientation that I could believe in more than the one that currently dominates in the field of education to the point that it could be called an orthodoxy, or at least find something that complements it, adds to it. These essays represent the results of my quest. I have concluded that the philosophical orientations that we most need to affirm and employ as bases for constructing school programs in our time are the very ones which are most often dismissed by professional educators, namely, conservatism and individualism. In these essays, I go into the specifics of conservative and libertarian orientations to education, explore what all the talk about teaching democracy in the schools is about, contrast sports and schools as settings, and use the concept of personal authenticity in a discussion of the work of teaching. What holds these five essays together is that they all are grounded in a conservative rather than liberal and individual-centered rather than collectivist frame of reference. These essays are self-contained enough to be read out of order, although I did line them up in the way that I think best presents my argument. I hope what I offer here informs the debate in this country over the best route to take in educating our children. I wrote this book with both general readers and professional educators in mind. For general readers, I hope what is here will provide them with a better understanding of how professional educators come at their work, and thereby enable them to deal with school people more effectively and give them some things they can take into account when determining what ought to go on in their children's education, or in schools generally. For people in the profession who read this book--teachers and administrators, those in training to become teachers, and so on--I believe these writings will provide them with a clearer understanding of the predominant thinking in their field; a good way to understand anything is to compare it with something that contrasts with it. I would presume, and hope, that for some educators and educators-to-be this book will provide them with ideas they can use to guide their work. Much of what follows is expressed in the first person. I thought that if I brought myself into this book it would encourage readers to bring themselves into it. I would like readers to see these writings as my half of a conversation. I want them to respond critically to what I have written and extend it, take it farther than I have been able to--and I don't think they have to be active in the field of education to be able to do that. I want readers to decide how, if at all, what I write changes the way they look at things, and what they a
