Download or read book This Is Water written by Kenyon College and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously' How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion' The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.

Download or read book Wishing written by Elizabeth Harper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you could make one wish and you knew it would be granted, what would you wish for? Think about it. By following the seven easy principles contained within, anything and everything is within your grasp. Isn't that tempting! What better venture can there be? Besides mastering the art of Wishcrafting, you'll learn how to initiate constructive events and transform them into positive results.

Download or read book Wishing Well 3 written by Jason Lethcoe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Bartholomew Piff is the luckiest kid on the earth! His wish for unlimited wishes brought him to the wonderful Wishworks Factory, he has one of the best jobs in the factory, and he’s finally found somewhere that feels like home. But his luck may be about to run out. After the war started by Ben’s evil cousin Penelope, most of the Jinns left the Wishworks Factory! The factory needs Jinn magic to grant wishes and bring hope to children everywhere. What’s even worse is that Jinns are threatening to wage war not only against the factory, but against all of humankind. And there’s more: Penelope has gone over the enemy’s side and taken over the Curseworks Factory. Her mission? To destroy Ben and Wishworks Factory.

Download or read book The Wishing Well written by Mildred A. Wirt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Wishing Well" by Mildred A. Wirt. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book The Wishing Well written by James E. Livingston and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timothy Legget, 12, was forced to grow up quickly living in Appleton, Kentucky, caring for his younger sister, Lisa. Their parents, Jan and Justin, were impoverished coal miners working in one of the local mines near their home. On October 5, 1901, tragedy struck their family. Timothy and Lisa are sent to Jasper, Virginia to live with their aunt-Martha Satcher. They arrive in Jasper late one night, only to discover that their Aunt Martha is not home. Timothy explores the house and finds it empty of most everything. Timothy considers this to be very strange and out of character for his Aunt. Suddenly, reality overwhelms him he is in a strange town, caring for his younger sister, with neither friends nor relatives, and returning home is not an option. Without relatives, he and Lisa could be mistaken for orphans and placed in an orphanage-where there would be little hope of ever returning home.

Download or read book The Wishing Well written by Mark Faris and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mark Faris first met Cate Greenway, he knew she was an angel. As a teenager hanging out with the neighborhood kids in 1970s Kansas City, Faris often went with his friends to Cates house and enjoyed picnics next to the wishing well in her field. They found safety and love there, and Cate became a guiding light for them. Even after Faris moved to Minneapolis and started a new life, he never forgot Cate. But it was years later in 2009 that Cate became an even more important influence on his life. After decades of self-interest, combined with his wobbly faith, Faris was convicted of money laundering, mail fraud, and wire fraud. He was incarcerated in a federal prison and separated from his family and friends. It was in prison that Cate appeared to him in angelic form, pushing Faris to make faith, love, and service for God the highest priorities in his life. Chronicling the drowsy summer days under under Cate's sprawling oak tree, his venture into the business world, and his renewal of faith in God, The Wishing Well is an honest look at Fariss life and how one special angel transformed it forever.

Download or read book Roastbeef s Promise written by David Jerome and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, his first novel, David Jerome combines two of his passions: travel and comedy writing, into one warm, and funny, travel-adventure. A Promise, An Urn, And An Atlas is loosely based on the author's experiences while visiting the 48 contiguous United States during the mid-1990s. Prior to this effort, Mr. Jerome had written jokes for Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show," and performed his own monologue on the ABC late night talk show, "Into The Night With Rick Dees." From 1994-1996 he wrote and published a comedy newspaper, The Irreverent Times. Under the pen name, James E. Spamm Jr., he authored a collection of humorous fan letters to celebrities and other notables called, "I'm A Big Fan."

Download or read book A Child from the Wishing Well written by Raymond Nickford and published by Haunted Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerard's wish is to break out of paranoia and mental illness to re-discover daughter Rosie's love for her father. He takes her to violin lessons and tries to trust Ruth, Rosie's tutor, to help him to know how to bond with his daughter. Is the eerie music tutor Ruth's foul-smelling garden well a place where wishes happen or is Rosie in danger from which her ill father can still rescue her ? Ashamed he cannot relate to his daughter, Rosie, Gerard accompanies and stays with her for violin lessons at the home of tutor, Ruth Stein. Ruth, fascinating him for her musical sensitivity, becomes a confidante. Against his better judgement and his wife's reservations - the paranoid, Gerard, can only cling to believing the tutor can bring him closer to Rosie. Soon, he must wrestle with his suspicions again, for Ruth mothers Rosie, almost smothers... Reaching out to a broken doll, propped in the darkness at the bottom of Ruth's garden well, Gerard wants to believe what he touches and smells is just the decay of sacks enfolding a doll; the closest to a child that the lonely old spinster could cling. Investigating, Gerard's fears for Rosie’s safety mount. Rosie draws closer to her father, notices his new concern but, if she is in real danger, can he save her? If he needs to save her, can Gerard triumph over the emotional void of paranoia; feel, accept, he and Rosie could share the love of which others speak? REVIEWS : Candace Bowen Early - author of A Knight of Silence : " Growing up in a suburb of Chicago, the first scary movie I remember seeing was the 1965 Bette Davis movie, The Nanny. To this day, that movie has always stuck with me as one of the great psychological thrillers of all time. For me, A Child from the Wishing Well, is reminiscent of that movie. Ruth and Gerard strap you in, and take you on a psychological thrill-ride to the very end. " Raven Clark - author of The Shadowsword Saga : " Raymond Nickford has a writing voice that has to be one of the most unique and intriguing I have come across. The story is both enjoyable and oddly chilling, all the more so for its apparent warmth. The pleasantness of Ruth and her liveliness should seem gentle, grandmotherly and appealing, a sweet old lady one could adore, but reading the pitch, what seems kindly suddenly turns sinister, her upbeat excitability oddly macabre. Each time she says lines like "Our Rosie," and speaks so excitedly, rather than hearing a pleasant old lady, I think of a bird screeching. Fingers down a blackboard. " Stephen Valentine - author of Nobody Rides for Free : " The author gives great voice to his characters, describing well their idiosyncrasies. A good story must either go deep or wide, and with Nickford's background in psychology he goes deep within the human condition. For some adults, the ability to relate to a child does not come naturally, and requires enormous if not awkward effort. This is an often overlooked subject worth exploring. " Tony Brady - author of Scenes from an Examined Life : " A beautifully constructed scenario emerged. The attic scene vividly describes the significance of the doll in the depth of the well. All the mystery and menace of the story coalesces here. I was taken back years to the 1960s when I read a story by Saki entitled The Lumber Room. Mystery and menace are purely distilled in a distinctive writing style and I was thrilled that that there was still another 10 Chapters in a book that engrosses the reader from the opening passage. " Burgio - author of A Grain of Salt : " This is an intriguing story: is Gerald being overly possessive toward his daughter or is Miss Stein really a threat? Every parent is aware today that he or she needs to supervise their child's friends. But a violin teacher? I liked Gerald because of his predicament. This should have a wide appeal because it touches parents so personally. Good read. " A. R. Taylor - author of Sex, Rain, and Cold Fusion : " Full of dark shadings and menace. I like the tenderness of the father's feelings."

Download or read book Well Wishes written by Scott Harper and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Princess of the Elven kingdom is taken by a Well Spirit, the Elven king enlists the aid of Avari, the heroic Water Nix who was instrumental in the fall of Veemox the Ur'hunglav only months before. After his attempt to free the Princess results in Fyrnn being taken by the same Spirit, along with the Princess's best friend, Avari is off on an ocean voyage to a distant, near-mythical island with a reputation from which it earned its name - the Island of Death. Once there, he must confront the terrible creatures which haunt the island in order to bargain with the most powerful Well Spirit of them all to gain the freedom of the captive Elf women. But time is running out for the enslaved Elves. Will Avari make it in time?

Download or read book Beautiful Piece written by Joseph G. Peterson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a deadly Chicago heat wave that's claiming hundreds of lives, Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone, fears he's going to be the next victim. In the apartment above him lives a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran who talks obsessively about the corpses of his war experience while alternately listening to Die Meistersinger and Madama Butterfly. One day, Robert ventures forth into the searing heat to gas up his car. Immediately he encounters enigmatic Lucy who is trying to escape her brutal fiancé, Matthew Gliss. On a whim, Lucy invites Robert to her apartment where she shows him her mysterious tattoo and tells him of her dangerous life with Matthew Gliss. She warns Robert that if Matthew ever catches them together he should run, not walk, because Matthew won't think twice of killing him. So begins the risky, short-lived relationship that leads to a chilling climax. Each of Robert's increasingly hallucinatory recollections of what happened during the heat wave leads him to profoundly question his own culpability.

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Download or read book The Wishing Well written by Anna Jacobs and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family dramas and all their complications unfold amidst the dales of Lancashire... When her unfaithful husband dies in a car crash, Laura decides to leave Australia for her native England to help nurse her ailing mother. Desperate to find a job and a home, a moment of chance at a wishing well leads her to former journalist Kit – a man in need of a live-in housekeeper. Kit is convalescing after an accident and still coming to terms with his disability. Both struggling in the face of hardship and heartbreak, Laura and Kit must learn how to find solace and strength in each other. This moving contemporary romance is perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Sheila O’Flanagan. Praise for The Wishing Well ‘A truthful tale of how one woman overcomes the obstacles thrown in her path’ Booklist

Download or read book The Master of the Fallen Chairs written by Henry Porter and published by Orchard Books. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A truly original novel packed with humour, magic and mystery. A classic children?s adventure story. `He came on the shortest day of the year between the storms that carried the sea twenty miles inland and the great snow of that winter. But before his arrival there was an equally mysterious disappearance...? The first in a trilogy, THE MASTER OF THE FALLEN CHAIRS sees thirteen-year-old orphan Kim living with his elusive guardian, surly tutor and various servants in a grand but dilapidated old house called Skirl. When one of the servant girls goes missing, a dark cloud descends on the house. The arrival of a stranger in the dead of night plunges everything further into mystery, and introduces a bit of magic to the mix too... `He came on the shortest day of the year between the storms that carried the sea twenty miles inland and the great snow of that winter. But before his arrival there was an equally mysterious disappearance...? The first in a trilogy, THE MASTER OF THE FALLEN CHAIRS sees thirteen-year-old orphan Kim living with his elusive guardian, surly tutor and various servants in a grand but dilapidated old house called Skirl. When one of the servant girls goes missing, a dark cloud descends on the house. The arrival of a stranger in the dead of night plunges everything further into mystery, and introduces a bit of magic to the mix too...

Download or read book The Gift written by Allison M. Johnston and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to be inspired as you journey through some real-life experiences, as well as heartfelt and intense emotions. This book will challenge you to have the kind of faith to move mountains in your life through stories brought to life through the power of the imagination. It has been said that some of the stories are therapeutic and soothing to the soul. Some have found themselves captivated til the very end. No matter how low you may feel, The Gift will encourage you to persevere through the power of love and Gods Word. May you be blessed as you embark on a journey meant to encourage and inspire.

Download or read book The Wishing Well Spell written by Holly Anna and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember me? Daisy Dreamer? Of course you do, silly! Well, Posey my totally true imaginary friend just cast a special wishing well spell. And you won’t believe what came true! Have you ever wished a wish? Do you remember what you wished for? Wait, don’t tell me, because then your wish might not come true. My made a wish once. They threw a coin down a well, but it never came true. At least not until my totally true imaginary friend Posey came along with a special wishing-well spell. And guess what? It wasn’t only their wish that came true. Almost everyone in town had cast wishes down that well. Sounds great, right? Well, maybe not. Let’s just say be careful what you wish for because with Posey around, it might just come true. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Daisy Dreamer chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Download or read book The Wishing Well and Other Fantasies written by Maxine Handy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-11-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wishing-Well and other Fantasies by Maxine Handy

Download or read book Wishes for a Mother s Heart written by Tricia Lavoice and published by Hay House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three friends with wildly different lives-but the same heart-come together to celebrate hopes, dreams, and the wishes that fuel them. A trio of mothers: TV journalist/author Leeza Gibbons, author Tricia LaVoice, and designer/restaurateur Barbara Lazaroff, have created a timeless collection of original reflections and pragmatic suggestions for a more fulfilling and purposeful life. A tribute to women of all ages, this book honors the significant connections that women share with their mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, and friends--and the bonds of sisterhood that permates their lives with support, devotion and wisdom.