Download or read book Weigh More Than A Pun A Day Plus Irony written by Scott Patrick McGowan and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Final Updates is the very last edition of the author's pun book series. Its publication marks a definitive end to the series not only in its title but by its very structure. This book culminates the series by refraining from the creation of any fresh new stories and is intended to give those who appreciated the trilogy one last visit with the characters and stories that were contained within it. The Final Updates offers yet one more entertaining reprieve from the grind and stress of daily life with more fun-filled, pun-filled additional narrative to select stories from the previous volumes. Like with all 4 books which complete the set, the author shares some real life narrative regarding aspects of his own personal life within the timeframe surrounding the creation of the book itself. Because of the big life transitions that have overlaid the author's creation of the series, beginning with the sudden passing of his wife, Harlene in August 2017 up through and beyond his engagement with the second love of his life, Kathy, both Volume 3 and The Final Updates have rather long narratives describing his grief journey and his way forward. The author's unfortunate need to go "no contact" with abusive family members which comprised the essence of the "even more serious twist at the end" in Volume 3 is further expounded upon in The Final Updates. Despite it's seriousness, the authors finds a way to weave humor and word play and bring levity to what, in reality has been a deeply painful experience. This portion of the writing process itself provided therapeutic value to the author and is grounded in a sincere hope that his ability to have brought humor to the situation will help lighten the perspective to any readers who may, unfortunately, be able to relate or are coping with any difficult and challenging experiences or circumstances. The rather lengthy, pun-filled real life introduction contained in the Final Updates interweaves the author's life not only in the context of the toxic family issues, but out into the broader contemporary world with its references to Covid-19, the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump's dispute of the results up through the attack on the Capitol and the installation of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. It is the author's sincere hope that laughter in connection with historically controversial and shocking and divisive events helps to bring healing to the hearts of many who feel passionate about or who have been directly impacted by the recent challenges of our times. The completion of this series in the form of The Final Updates was a nearly 4 year process that seemed to take on a life of its own in the creative process, especially in light of the fact that the 3rd and 4th and final publication had never been formally planned at the start. Scott has ended this prolonged mission with a deep sense of gratitude for his essentially newly invented life and the benefit of and perspective brought about through personal healing, including having made a great deal of peace with his family issues. The time, creativity and efforts from which Scott's completed book series has been fully realized and made available are strongly in keeping with his philosophy that we give honor to our Creator and to our highest purpose when we make use of the talents bestowed upon us to bring something uplifting and positive into the world.
Download or read book Weigh More Than a Pun a Day Plus Irony written by Scott McGowan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book literally contains just shy of 1,000 puns that were spontaneously generated by its decidedly extroverted author. When it comes to the art of punning, Scott laces his writing with ironic twists and has it sewn up tight. You, or the book's intended, will soon be delighted to have entered the world of Scott's unique creative imagination and punning prowess. As you progress through this highly entertaining book, as your appetite for puns is whet, Scott's writing sometimes morphs into longer and more elaborate short stories complete with aptly named fictional characters. Many of these short stories contain a dozen or more puns each that may require a re-read or two to make sure you catch the more subtle ones. Scott has been recognized in social settings for his ability to instantaneously combine words in a way that stands the English language on its head. You may find yourself trying to remember these stories and the puns they contain so that you can share them with friends and coworkers. At the end of the book, once you're convinced that Scott is nothing, but a comic punster, he shares another side of himself and his use of language with the inclusion of serious compositions that he created in reflection of many of his own personal important life passages...
Download or read book Breathe written by J. Sharon and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-06-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8) In order to be sober and vigilant, scripture tells us we need to know our enemy. The more we know about the wiles of the devil and his minions, the easier it is to defeat them. The Bible teaches us how to live godly lives. It's the devil's job to interfere and to crush the things of God in our lives. Jesus was the firstborn of many brethren. What made Him different? Jesus was an empty vessel that the anointing of God could flow through. Jesus never performed a single miracle. He said himself in John 5:30, "I can of Mine own self do nothing; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which sent Me." It was the anointing of God that poured through Jesus that spoke the words of His Father, healed the sick, and raised the dead. After Jesus died, the born-again new creatures in Christ became the brethren. We, now, are the vessels that the anointing flows through. Because of this anointing, the devil hates the born-again Christian. His attacks are unrelenting, but as Jesus said in John 17:14-15, "I have given them Thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil." I pray that this book can give the reader the knowledge needed to rise above the trappings of the world. God has so much more planned for his people in the Spirit! Step out!
Download or read book British Satire 1785 1840 Volume 1 written by John Strachan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set offers a representitive collection of the verse satire of the Romantic period, published between the mid-1780s and the mid-1830s. As well as two single-author volumes, from William Gifford and Thomas Moore, there is also a wealth of rare, unedited material.
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Download or read book Of Bears and Weight Loss written by Brian King and published by Apollo Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychologist, stand-up comedian, and best-selling author Dr. Brian King reveals the techniques he used to lose one hundred pounds, and provides guidance and humor to make your weight loss journey a healthy, sustainable, and even enjoyable one. Dr. Brian King studied neuroscience and psychology before touring the world as a stand-up comedian and public speaker. Yet despite giving life guidance to others, he was carrying an extra one hundred pounds, taking up too much space in airplane seats and keeping the opposite sex at bay. When Dr. Brian committed to change, he embraced his understanding of human behavior and mindsets to reframe his approach to a healthy lifestyle. Now having lost most of the weight, he uses his signature combination of humor and neuroscience to delve deep into mindfulness, stress, habits, willpower, diet, exercise, and much more to guide readers in losing weight and keeping it off. This highly anticipated follow-up to Dr. Brian’s renowned stress management guide, The Art of Taking It Easy, is equally destined to help readers worldwide live better, longer, more active lives—and make your skinny jeans your everyday ones. Dr. Brian's unique, encouraging guidance brims with colorful anecdotes, personal stories, and scientific evidence, and is complemented by wisdom from a wealth of other experts—in various health fields as well as comedy—who have also triumphed in their weight loss journeys. Whether you are looking to shed those final five, the COVID fifteen, or the weight of another adult, Of Bears and Weight Loss offers life-changing tips and instructions that will have you embracing change with humor and the power to finally see your goals through to completion. Inside you’ll find: - A comprehensive guide to developing the right mindset. - An understanding of how factors such as poor sleep or impulse control could be sabotaging your goals. - Guidance on how to know what diet and exercise program is right for you. - The motivation to change and instructions on how to sustain a healthy lifestyle. - Revelations on why diets fail and how to embrace sustainable change without going hungry or spending all night in the gym. - Support for balancing weight loss goals with busy lifestyles, work, parenting, and social commitments. - A wealth of humor, deep belly laughs, and scientifically-sound, evidence-based know-how.
Download or read book The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Satire 1785 1840 written by John Strachan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 2177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set offers a representitive collection of the verse satire of the Romantic period, published between the mid-1780s and the mid-1830s. As well as two single-author volumes, from William Gifford and Thomas Moore, there is also a wealth of rare, unedited material.
Download or read book Out of Battle written by J. Silkin and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-06-22 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poetry of the Great War is among the most powerful ever written in the English language. Unique for its immediacy and searing honesty, it has made a fundamental contribution to our understanding of and response to war and the suffering it creates. Widely acclaimed as an indispensable guide to the Great War poets and their work, Out of Battle explores in depth the variety of responses from Rupert Brook, Ford Madox Ford, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Issac Rosenberg and Edward Thomas to the events they witnessed. Other poets discussed are Hardy, Kipling, Charles Sorely, Ivor Gurney, Herbert Read, Richard Aldington and David Jones. For the second edition of Out of Battle , a substantial new preface has been added together with an appendix on the unresolved problems concerning the Owen manuscripts. An updated bibliography provides useful guidance for further reading.
Download or read book American Comic Poetry written by Jeff Morgan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic poetry is serious stuff, combining incongruity, satire and psychological effects to provide us a brief victory over reason—which could help us save ourselves, if not the world. This book champions the literary movement of comic poetry in the U.S., providing an historical context and exploring the work of such writers as Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath, Billy Collins, Thomas Lux and Tony Hoagland. Their techniques reveal how they make us laugh while addressing important social concerns.
Download or read book Eclectic Magazine and Monthly Edition of the Living Age written by John Holmes Agnew and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book At the Scent of Water written by J. Gerald Janzen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the basis of a study of "east wind" in the Bible -- "whirlwind" in Job -- Janzen proposes that the prominence God gives to rain in Job 38, with its renewal of the parched earth and the ensuing vigor of all forms of life, signals God's response to Job's thirst, heals Job's bitterness, and restores him to a life at the end of which he dies contented. Janzen demonstrates how life-crippling bitterness is transcended and hope in life's worthwhileness is restored in the face of grievous evil. The resolution of the Joban question lies not in a vindication of divine justice but, rather, in God's renewal of Job's appetite for life. Janzen underscores this interpretation with a candid epilogue on his own struggle with aggressive prostate cancer, which enabled him to connect personally with Job's story and to find a fresh and illuminating grace."--From publisher description.
Download or read book The Works of Charles Lamb Including His Most Interesting Letters written by Charles Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abjection Incorporated written by Maggie Hennefeld and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the films of Larry Clark to the feminist comedy of Amy Schumer to the fall of Louis C. K., comedic, graphic, and violent moments of abjection have permeated twentieth- and twenty-first-century social and political discourse. The contributors to Abjection Incorporated move beyond simple critiques of abjection as a punitive form of social death, illustrating how it has become a contested mode of political and cultural capital—empowering for some but oppressive for others. Escaping abjection's usual confines of psychoanalysis and aesthetic modernism, core to theories of abjection by thinkers such as Kristeva and Bataille, the contributors examine a range of media, including literature, photography, film, television, talking dolls, comics, and manga. Whether analyzing how comedic abjection can help mobilize feminist politics or how expressions of abjection inflect class, race, and gender hierarchies, the contributors demonstrate the importance of competing uses of abjection to contemporary society and politics. They emphasize abjection's role in circumscribing the boundaries of the human and how the threats abjection poses to the self and other, far from simply negative, open up possibilities for radically new politics. Contributors. Meredith Bak, Eugenie Brinkema, James Leo Cahill, Michelle Cho, Maggie Hennefeld, Rob King, Thomas Lamarre, Sylvère Lotringer, Rijuta Mehta, Mark Mulroney, Nicholas Sammond, Yiman Wang, Rebecca Wanzo
Download or read book Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders written by Marcia Herrin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcia Herrin and Maria Larkin have collaborated on the second edition of Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, infusing research-based approaches and their own clinically-refined tools for managing food and weight-related issues. New to this edition is a section on nutrition counseling interventions derived from cognitive behavioral therapy-enhanced, dialectical behavioral therapy, family-based treatment, and motivational interviewing techniques. Readers will appreciate the state of the art nutrition and weight assessment guidelines, the practical clinical techniques for managing bingeing, purging, excessive exercise, and weight restoration as well as the unique food planning approach developed by the authors. As a comprehensive overview of food and weight-related treatments, this book is an indispensible resource for nutrition counselors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, physicians, and primary care providers.
Download or read book The Eclectic Magazine written by John Holmes Agnew and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
