Download or read book The Nesting Dolls written by Alina Adams and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning nearly a century, from 1930s Siberia to contemporary Brighton Beach, a page turning, epic family saga centering on three generations of women in one Russian Jewish family—each striving to break free of fate and history, each yearning for love and personal fulfillment—and how the consequences of their choices ripple through time. Odessa, 1931. Marrying the handsome, wealthy Edward Gordon, Daria—born Dvora Kaganovitch—has fulfilled her mother’s dreams. But a woman’s plans are no match for the crushing power of Stalin’s repressive Soviet state. To survive, Daria is forced to rely on the kindness of a man who takes pride in his own coarseness. Odessa, 1970. Brilliant young Natasha Crystal is determined to study mathematics. But the Soviets do not allow Jewish students—even those as brilliant as Natasha—to attend an institute as prestigious as Odessa University. With her hopes for the future dashed, Natasha must find a new purpose—one that leads her into the path of a dangerous young man. Brighton Beach, 2019. Zoe Venakovsky, known to her family as Zoya, has worked hard to leave the suffocating streets and small minds of Brighton Beach behind her—only to find that what she’s tried to outrun might just hold her true happiness. Moving from a Siberian gulag to the underground world of Soviet refuseniks to oceanside Brooklyn, The Nesting Dolls is a heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive story of circumstance, choice, and consequence—and three dynamic unforgettable women, all who will face hardships that force them to compromise their dreams as they fight to fulfill their destinies.

Download or read book The Only Woman to Defy Him written by Carol Marinelli and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fine line between professional…and personal! Standing outside legendary playboy Demyan Zukov's penthouse suite, shy personal assistant Alina Ritchi is shaking with nerves—she should never have agreed to this job. She's out of her depth, and that's before she's met her delicious new boss. Demyan's wicked reputation doesn't disappoint—she might be a virgin, but surely one hot glance from Demyan shouldn't make her feel so…naked? Exposed, she finds that his gaze ignites her defiance, and soon she's challenging him every step of the way! But when every shared touch sizzles, how long can Alina keep saying no when her body wants to scream yes…?

Download or read book Her Gilded Voice written by K. C. Aegis and published by Elsewhen Press. This book was released on 2024-06-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey has a woman living inside her head … or is it the other way around? Decades from now, technology has advanced, and everyone has a ‘neuro-net’ wired into their brain. This provides each person with a ‘voyce’ inside their head that offers advice that guides and ostensibly protects them; as teen Lacey Clarke puts it: “Voyces help us all make the right decisions. They give us reason, protect us from outside chaos. And in some cases, they protect us from ourselves.” In this republic, Lacey and her older sister, Yadira, barely make ends meet. Their lives are made worse when they discover they must pay off their late father’s debt and that Lacey has been marked to become a Puzzler in a brainteaser competition in which losers are killed. Alina, Lacey’s voyce, reassures her everything will be fine if only they follow the rules, but when an encounter with Ogden Oliver, a powerful Elite, ends with Alina being temporarily deactivated, Lacey is left alone with her own thoughts. For the first time in her life, she is able to perceive the world as it actually is – without augmented-reality illusions. As Lacey navigates the competition, she realizes she may be a pawn but one that has hitherto unknown power. Cover art: Paramita Bhattacharjee & Troy Edward Nikolic

Download or read book Writing Our Lives written by Steven Joel Rubin and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 1991 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-eight selections from the writings of some of the best-known American-Jewish novelists, dramatists, critics, and historians span the social and cultural history of American Jews in the twentieth century. Often joyous, occasionally tragic, they provide a fascinating record—from immigration to assimilation, from life in the ghetto to the current movement by many to recapture their Jewish identity. At once personal and historical, the selections are poignant and moving testimonies to the perseverance of the American-Jewish people.

Download or read book Against a Brightening Sky written by Jaime Lee Moyer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1919 the Great War has ended, peace talks are under way in Paris, and the world has been forever changed. Delia Martin, apprentice practitioner of magical arts, and her husband, Police Captain Gabriel Ryan, face the greatest challenge of their lives when fragments from the war descend on San Francisco. As Delia prepares to meet friends at a St. Patrick's Day parade, the strange ghost of a European princess appears in her mirror. Her pleasant outing becomes a nightmare as the ghost reappears moments after a riot starts, warning her as a rooftop gunman begins shooting into the crowd. Delia rushes to get her friends to safety, and Gabe struggles to stop the killing-and to save himself. Delia and Gabe realize all the chaos and bloodshed had one purpose-to flush Alina from hiding, a young woman with no memory of anything but her name. As Delia works to discover how the princess ghost's secrets connect to this mysterious young woman, and Gabe tracks a ruthless killer around his city, they find all the answers hinge on two questions: Who is Alina...and why can't she remember? Against a Brightening Sky is the thrilling conclusion to Jaime Lee Moyer's glittering historical fantasy series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights written by Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at http://www.ruc.dk/~tovesk/

Download or read book Mistresses written by Elizabeth Abbott and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lively and nuanced look at gender roles as they have been revealed by the lives of concubines and mistresses over the centuries” (Kirkus). She exists as both a fictional character and as a flesh-and-blood human being. But who is she, really? Why do women become mistresses, and what is it like to have a private life that is usually also a secret life? Is a mistress merely a wife-in-waiting, or is she the very definition of the emancipated, independent female? Elizabeth Abbott intelligently examines the motives and morals of some of history's most infamous and fascinating women, from antiquity to today. Drawing intimate portraits of those who have—by chance, coercion, or choice—assumed this complex role, Mistresses offers a rich blend of personal biography and cultural insight. “Ms. Abbott is delightfully indiscreet, with an eye for a good story and a colloquial style . . . She has done the ladies a service by bringing them out of the shadows.” —The Economist

Download or read book Hello My Name Is written by Jeff Bradley and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charmingly designed and illustrated naming guide contains an A-to-Z listing of more than 25,000 names, listed separately by boys' and girls' names, and features two user-friendly ribbon place markers. Hello, My Name Is is chock full of tips on how to arrive at the perfect name, as well as guidance on choosing names for twins and triplets (or more babies!), naming strategies for those planning to have several children, advice on paying attention to what a child's initials will spell out or what possible nicknames might be, quirky lists of names from literature and history, and much more. There are also many anecdotes from parents on how they chose their children's names and from people of all ages on their own names, from the man who legally changed his name to Bubba Bubba Bubba to the real story of the boy named Sue. Naming a baby is surely one of the most satisfying things a parent does. It can be daunting - after all, the choice of a name will help define that baby, who will eventually be an adult - but with this book in hand, it will be supremely fun and rewarding.

Download or read book Your Name Is Light written by Tenaya Metzler and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When registered nurse Alina Dixon is targeted in a brutal attack, her ordinary life shatters beyond recognition. Thrust into an underworld of espionage, intrigue, and danger at every turn, she is increasingly desperate to learn who she can trust. But true intentions are hidden. And her enemies may be closer than her friends. Former military and MI5 Agent Blane Burns is haunted by the tragedies of his past. When asked to join the FBI to track down the ghost responsible for Alina’s attack, he’s resolved to doubt everything and trust no one. Especially not Alina Dixon—the woman he’s now risking his life to protect. As they travel internationally amidst new secrets and betrayal, Alina and Blane will need to stay one step ahead of a shadowy organization to stop a global threat and ultimately stay alive. At the same time, Blane will have to learn to trust the beautiful nurse under his protection if he ever hopes to save her. And if he ever hopes to save himself.

Download or read book Mystery Date written by Denise Little and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flirt with the unknown in 17 unusual tales of blind dates... When people embark on blind dates, they never quite know what they will find-and the dates in these mostly modern- day urban tales go far beyond the usual expectations. Here, these 17 romantic hopefuls encounter surprise first dates with the likes of Zeus and William Shakespeare; Medusa wreaks havoc upon Internet predators; a woman is cursed to see the truth about her dates after drinking a little wine; and more. All of these very different dates begin with the hope that romance will result. Some will find a happily ever after, while for others there will be no "ever after" at all...

Download or read book The One in a Million Baby Name Book written by Jennifer Moss and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the top parenting websites' a comprehensive naming guide featuring the unique Babynames.com popularity ratings. Forget those traditional lists of names and their meanings-in guiding readers step-by-step through the naming process, as well as the seven things to consider, this book will help parents decide upon a name perfectly suited to their child and family. The only baby name book to draw upon the opinions of 1.2 million parents, each listing features a popularity rating derived from website feedback as well as the top personality traits associated with the name. Readers can also browse lists of names organized in unique ways such as names for sports fans or fiction lovers, and names to be avoided.

Download or read book Cirillo written by Effie Douglass Putnam and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rebus and the Parrot The End Game written by CR Searle and published by TopM.Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having reached Eden in 4930 in search of the last pieces of the Rebus of Akhenaten and the treasure it promises, a world populated by robots controlled by Montard, Billy discovers space, time and reality are an illusion of pulsating light and dark we perceive not outside but inside, in our consciousness of our unconsciousness. But amazingly learns our unconsciousness is the quantum unconsciousness of all things, solids, liquids and gases, the source of all that is real to us. And the future, once the home of Nanochromes is a virtual reality game controlled by the Toba Men. A game he must escape if he is to reveal the secret of the Rebus and prevent the mass extinction event of 2084. But not without hazarding the most perilous dangers imaginable and suffering the death of a friend that will change his life.

Download or read book His Mute Mate written by bbgirllola and published by bbgirllola. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ash's wolf goes crazy over the smell of his mate, he doesn't stop until he finally finds her. His wolf goes crazy and kills everyone around her for keeping her locked with chains under a basement. He doesn't understand how someone could do such a thing to a sweet little girl like her. She's not a wolf... but she doesn't smell human either. After taking her home, he realizes she's not quiet for being shy. She can't talk at all. Betrayed by close friends, he comes to find there are others out there looking for his baby girl. What do they want with her? No one else will harm her as long as he's there to protect her. No one.

Download or read book The Memory of Stones written by Mandla Langa and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon the author's wide experience of exile, 'The Memory of Stones' is a novel about Zadwa, a sophisticated young graduate, and her clashes with men who subscribe to traditional attitudes and values towards women in South Africa.

Download or read book The Cat Who Would Be Dog written by Zuzanna Malavasic and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cat Who Would Be Dog is loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's short story, The Man Who Would Be King. This is the remarkable story of a cat that joins a pack of dogs. Boy, a large Maine coon cat, tells his amusing story of self-discovery, aware that most people think he is more like a dog than a cat! Soon he comes up with a shocking plan. He decides to join the neighborhood pack of dogs, who are disarmed by his look and his walk. Ironically, when an orphaned newborn kitty invades his house, Boy's glad that he's gone to the dogs. Ever the great storyteller, Boy entertains and enlightens readers with his tales of the Maine coon, explains how different dog breeds came to be, casts himself and his family in a Star Wars episode, dreams of eating buckets of ice cream in the park, and hitches a ride on a Harley Davidson to meet the Big Kahuna. Living with dogs seems just right for Boy until one day, a beautiful she-cat moves into the neighborhood. Suddenly Boy is not so sure who he really is, or wants to be.

Download or read book Impossible Knots written by K.P. DeLaney and published by K.P. DeLaney. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in Sycamore is numbingly predictable until a tornado hits and the town falls suddenly dark during a heatwave. Damien, a young, struggling writer, starts to flounder while his love for Violet, along with his war with addiction, begins to rage in the abrupt darkness. When Violet takes off on the run, Damien is left in another menacing spiral, this time of his own mess. Finding comfort in the rain, and in the company of Alina, he attempts to piece himself back together. As the sweltering summer rolls on, Damien's world unravels further when he's urged to question reality on his path to getting clean. Impossible Knots explains the fragility of the mind when moments in life go haywire.