Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Isaac Lidsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New York Times bestseller, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn’t external circumstances, but how we perceive and respond to them, that governs our reality. Fear has a tendency to give us tunnel vision—we fill the unknown with our worst imaginings and cling to what’s familiar. But when confronted with new challenges, we need to think more broadly and adapt. When Isaac Lidsky learned that he was beginning to go blind at age thirteen, eventually losing his sight entirely by the time he was twenty-five, he initially thought that blindness would mean an end to his early success and his hopes for the future. Paradoxically, losing his sight gave him the vision to take responsibility for his reality and thrive. Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age nineteen, served as a Supreme Court law clerk, fathered four children, and turned a failing construction subcontractor into a highly profitable business. Whether we’re blind or not, our vision is limited by our past experiences, biases, and emotions. Lidsky shows us how we can overcome paralyzing fears, avoid falling prey to our own assumptions and faulty leaps of logic, silence our inner critic, harness our strength, and live with open hearts and minds. In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us how we too can confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Noreena Hertz and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz’s practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk. In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to which the biggest decisions in our lives are often made on the basis of flawed information, weak assumptions, corrupted data, insufficient scrutiny of others, and a lack of self-knowledge. To avert such disasters, Hertz persuasively argues, we need to become empowered decision-makers, capable of making high-stakes choices and holding accountable those who advise us. In Eyes Wide Open, she weaves together scientific research with real-world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter, NASA to World War Two spies, to construct a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With a razor-sharp intellect and an instinct for popular storytelling, she offers counter-intuitive, actionable guidance for making better choices—whether you are a business-person, a professional, a patient, or a parent.
Download or read book With My Eyes Wide Open written by Brian "Head" Welch and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He left KoRn to help himself. He went back to help others. And along the way, he nearly lost everything. A life-changing spiritual awakening freed Brian “Head” Welch from a stranglehold of drugs and alcohol and prompted him to leave the highly successful nu-metal band KoRn in 2005. What followed was a decade-long trial by fire, from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving the shattering betrayal of a trusted friend. In this intensely inspiring redemption saga, perhaps most inspiring is Brian’s radical decision to rejoin KoRn and reconcile with the tribe of people he once considered family in the metal music scene. Brian returned to his musical roots with a clear head and a devoted heart. Though his story is wild, hilarious, and deeply poignant, the message is simple: God will love you into the freedom of being yourself, as long as you keep the relationship going and never, ever quit.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Raine Miller and published by Raine Miller Deutsche. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Andrew Gross and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gross is a top-notch thriller writer.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Andrew Gross knows how to make your skin crawl. Eyes Wide Open should be read with the door shut and the lights on; a truly terrifying descent into evil.” —Nelson DeMille New York Times bestselling author Andrew Gross solidifies his position as one of today’s very best suspense authors with Eyes Wide Open. Joining his previous bestsellers The Blue Zone, The Dark Tide, Don’t Look Twice, and Reckless, Eyes Wide Open is another brilliant example of the contemporary thriller done absolutely right. In this relentlessly exciting page-turner, a man must investigate a shattering personal tragedy that is somehow connected with a charismatic cult leader from the ‘60s. James Patterson, Harlan Coben, David Baldacci, John Grisham, Jonathan Kellerman, Jeffery Deaver, Lisa Gardner, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen—Andrew Gross stands tall in their elite company.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by William D. Romanowski and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson, and he speaks with historical depth and expertise on films from Casablanca to Crash and music from Bruce Springsteen to U2. Romanowski's confessional approach affirms a role for popular culture in faithful living. Practical, analytical approaches to content, meaning, and artistic style offer the tools to participate responsibly and imaginatively in popular cultural activities. An engaging read, this new edition introduces students and thoughtful readers to popular culture--one of the most influential forces in contemporary society.
Download or read book Lucian Freud written by Phoebe Hoban and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting life of the brilliant British artist, one of the greatest figurative painters of the 20th century.
Download or read book Serving with Eyes Wide Open written by David A. Livermore and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short-term mission trips are great ways to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naiveté on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective cross-cultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Foreword by Paul Borthwick.
Download or read book With Wide Open Eyes written by Deepali Shriram Giri and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moments that either save you, scar you or strengthen you - All in the blink of an eye.Poetry has got a face. Its visage shines with tears, burns with anger, and conceals vacant eyes within. In silence, poetry thrives. It accompanies you everywhere, in love, in heartbreak, in success and in failure. More often than not, poetry embodies the emotional upheaval of writers and brings forward a side of them that was never seen. This book is a collection of such pieces that resonate with your soul and once you finish reading, take away a fragment with it. It's an assortment of interesting poetry written by talented writers from all over the world, to be read "With Wide Open Eyes".
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Jud Wilhite and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had it all backwards. The main thing was not my love for God, but his love for me. And from that love I respond to God as one deeply flawed, yet loved. I’m not looking to prove my worth. I’m not searching for acceptance. I’m living out of the worth God already declares I have. I’m embracing his view of me and in the process discovering the person he created me to be. In Eyes Wide Open, Jud Wilhite invites you to discover the real you. Not the you who pretends to be perfect to satisfy everyone’s expectations. Not the you who always feels guilty before God. Not the you who secretly feels God forgives everyone else but only tolerates you. Not the you who looks in the mirror and sees a failure. The real you, loved and forgiven by God, living out of your identity in Christ. A travel guide through real spirituality from one incomplete person to another, Eyes Wide Open is a book of stories about following God in the messes of life, about broken pasts and our lifelong need for grace. It is a book about seeing ourselves and God with new eyes–eyes wide open to a God of love.
Download or read book Wide Open Eyes written by Paul Kirk Haeder and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BLACK AND WHITE VERSION From Cirque Press, Wide Open Eyes: Surfacing from Vietnam a collection of braided tales by Paul Haeder (fiction). What radiates from every page of Paul Haeder's Wide Open Eyes - Surfacing from Vietnam is a journeyman's gift for showing the ties that bind ordinary people to their own crystallized struggle with "their Vietnam War baggage." These 17 fictional stories confront estrangement war veterans and their families have dredged through lives which are heroic because they all are survivors. This is a collection of stirring interlinked stories of reclamation from the perspective of the walking wounded. The characters are colorful inside Haeder's cauldron of quirky visceral story-telling. Lost souls are deftly moved from plot to plot as this writer shows a wizard's sense of life's absurdity. There is sinew and heart sculpted into myriad of protagonists. --- Ordinary people are scrawled into this atmospheric collection, yet Haeder seeks to explore the devastation of heartache by deploying black humor and leafy poignancy. From an old Army colonel lamenting rotting teeth getting yanked, to a hard-boiled street person humping it in the West flailing at his own demons from America's War with Vietnam, this is funny, stirring stuff from a talented writer. --- Coupled with his imaginative story-telling and eye-watering vernacular, this collection comes with arresting photographs anchoring each story. Eighteen photographs are an added creative touch to his fiction. The writer was in Vietnam - after the war - as his preface sets the stage for the first casualties of war. Praise for the Stories: "From a lonely bookseller in Albuquerque to a street vagabond in Tucson, these are people most readers pass over in their lives. As readers of this collection, if we keep our eyes open and ears tuned, Haeder shows us vibrancy in people struggling. The author pins a lot of these stories on the theme 'surfacing from Vietnam, ' but the reality is we as readers are forced to dive deep into the author's realm of sometimes twisted characters and unforgiving plots." -- Rick DeMarinis (1995), Author of The Year of the Zinc Penny, The Mortician's Apprentice, and other works. CIRQUE - A Literary Journal Established 2009 Sandra Kleven Michael Burwell, publishers/editors CIRQUE PRESS3978 DEFIANCE STREET ANCHORAGE, AK 99504907 764-1945 Direct correspondence to: [email protected] Send submissions to: Cirque Submissions Like Cirque on Facebook
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Martin Trench and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-02 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a Christian who feels that something is seriously wrong with much of modern-day Christianity, and your question is, "Where is the love, compassion and forgiveness?"If you are gaining more and more Biblical knowledge but somehow it just doesn't seem to fit--like you have all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle but no picture to see how to put them all together.If you are a "spiritual-but-not-religious" seeker who finds Jesus and His message captivating but also sees the Christian Church as off-putting.If you are a pursuer of mysteries, secrets, and hidden things, and you feel that the Bible contains all kinds of hidden secrets that are ignored or overlooked or even unknown by religious people.Then this book is for you. In Eyes Wide Open you will discover:Why the Bible contains zodiac symbols in many of its propheciesThe true timing of "The Last Days" and "The End Times"The Culture, Customs, and Calender of the Biblical writersThe Four Spiritual diseases infecting much of the church todayA deeper and more authentic relationship with Godand much more .......Dr. Martin Trench is the co-author of Victorious Eschatology and a contributing author of Miracles Still Happen. Originally from Scotland, Martin has lived in Canada since 2009 where he is the Lead Pastor of Gateway Alliance Church, an innovative and growing church in Edmonton Alberta. He is also a popular inspirational speaker, Bible teacher and church consultant.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Mariana Caplan and published by . This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely guide on how to cultivate discernment as we journey along the spiritual path.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Frederic Raphael and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Andy Powell and published by Jawbone Press. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1969, Andy Powell was one of four founding members of progressive rock pioneers Wishbone Ash. Forty-five years later, with no sabbaticals, he is still a member of Wishbone Ash. And he has seen a lot of interesting things along the way. Watching the birth of rock'n'roll in the 50s; stepping into the swinging 60s mod scene as a teenager; breaking through to the big time and touring the States with The Who; selling hundreds of thousands of copies of Argus; being managed by industry legend Miles Copeland; outliving punk and moving to America; battling former bandmates over the right to use the name Wishbone Ash, and fighting to keep that name alive through decades of changing tastes and styles--Andy Powell has been there, done it, and seen it all. And he's still doing it today. Last Man Standing is not just the story of one man's adventures in music but also a journey through some of the most thrilling years of rock history. Honest, unpretentious, and often wryly amusing, it draws on half a century of mingling with the great and the good--not to mention the occasional nutcase. It's a book that will appeal strongly to fans of Wishbone Ash but also to anybody with even a passing interest in classic rock of the 70s and beyond.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Ted Dekker and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the newest series from Ted Dekker, master of suspense, whose books have sold 9 million copies. Humming with intensity, Eyes Wide Open is a raw adrenaline rush from first page to last.
Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by Kristie Kilgore and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using techniques trusted by trained bodyguards is one way to increase chances of survival in the case of an attack and, more important, to prevent an attack from occurring. In this guide to self-protection, Kilgore takes the reader beyond self-defence, offering an insider's tips on subjects including how not to attract the attention of a 'human predator', how to increase awareness of surroundings, defensive techniques, and ways to avoid being an easy target. Detailed case studies of everyday people who have suffered violent assaults are followed by an analysis of what went right or wrong, as well as alternative actions and reactions to the assault.
