Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book In My Life written by Opiew O. Cham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that I write my memoirs came to me when I had barely begun to live in Kaufman, Texas, and continued all through the years. But I never paid heed to the plan. I was living my life intensely—what need to write about it? Another reason for my reluctance was the conviction I entertained that one should write about one’s life only when one had ceased to stand in the very torrent of it. “When one has reached a good philosophic age,” I used to tell my friends, “capable of viewing the tragedies and comedies of life impersonally and detachedly—particularly one’s own life—one is likely to create an autobiography worthwhile.” Still feeling adolescently young in spite of advancing years, I did not consider myself competent to undertake such a task. Moreover, I always lacked the necessary leisure for concentrated writing. I discovered, much to my discomfiture, that old age, far from ripening wisdom and mellowness, is too often fraught with senility, narrowness, and petty rancor. I would not risk such a calamity, and I began to think seriously about writing my life biography. I am a very nostalgic person. As long as I can remember, I have enjoyed thinking about the past, and how it melded into the present, especially in reference to my own life and my own family history. This life story is about over all my life in Africa and United States of America. I had included the stories about my parents, relatives, what life was like for them, and what they were doing when they were alive. I like looking at old pictures and other mementos that help bring some of that past back to life or just evoke the spirit of the memories. This story is about my childhood life I had in Ethiopia, refugee camp, and United States of America, and my family as seen through my eyes. It is my snapshot, my memories to share with the world. Now, I do not know why anyone would be interested in my life, but I hope a few people, especially family, will find it interesting, and, to help keep it interesting, I promise to keep chapters and stories short, concise, and to the point. After all, nothing is more boring than someone’s tedious diatribe about something so entirely mundane. If you get to that point, just skip to another story, and just try to find something interesting, and of value to you. If you still can’t find anything of value in the reading, then I apologize, but still thank you for trying. As for me, I believed I had more fun writing this than anyone would ever have reading it.

Download or read book The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by Rian Malan and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essay collection that offers “a fascinating glimpse of post-apartheid South Africa” from the bestselling author of My Traitor’s Heart (The Sunday Times). The Lion Sleeps Tonight is Rian Malan’s remarkable chronicle of South Africa’s halting steps and missteps, taken as blacks and whites try to build a new country. In the title story, Malan investigates the provenance of the world-famous song, recorded by Pete Seeger and REM among many others, which Malan traces back to a Zulu singer named Solomon Linda. He follows the trial of Winnie Mandela; he writes about the last Afrikaner, an old Boer woman who settled on the slopes of Mount Meru; he plunges into President Mbeki’s AIDS policies of the 1990s; and finally he tells the story of the Alcock brothers (sons of Neil and Creina whose heartbreaking story was told in My Traitor’s Heart), two white South Africans raised among the Zulu and fluent in their language and customs. The twenty-one essays collected here, combined with Malan’s sardonic interstitial commentary, offer a brilliantly observed portrait of contemporary South Africa; “a grimly realistic picture of a nation clinging desperately to hope” (The Guardian).

Download or read book A Day in May written by Colin Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a million in the middle - and they might go either way. On May 22nd, 2015, the people of Ireland voted resoundingly for marriage equality - making Ireland the first country in the world to introduce gay marriage by popular vote. Little about Ireland's 20th-century history suggested that the country would find itself at the vanguard of LGBT+ rights. “Homosexual conduct may lead a mildly homosexually-orientated person into a way of life from which he may never recover,” warned the Irish Supreme Court in 1982. Homosexuality remained criminalised till 1993. But a long, hard fight by determined activists, as well as the individual efforts and sacrifices of thousands of ordinary people, gradually made the case for gay rights and, eventually, marriage equality. Colin Murphy's documentary drama, based on interviews by the journalist Charlie Bird, charts the arc of that fight - culminating in the fervour of the final campaign weeks - interwoven with the personal stories of some of those who were touched by it. This edition was published to coincide with the presentation of A Day in May at Dublin's Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire, in October 2022.

Download or read book The Seduction Campaign written by Lloyd Reman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lloyd Reman The Seduction Campaign Mindy Brand, a Harvard University undergrad and budding liberal activist, feels burdened by expectations; her late father was a Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard professor who uncovered a Republican presidential scandal. Boston's Kurt Jennings feels no such pressure. Raised by unassuming parents, the habitual womanizer looks forward to creating his own legacy; he's the protégé of a right-wing talk show host. Mindy and Kurt's paths would likely never cross, but when Mindy researches three untimely deaths during the election season? Mindy thinks American companies are conspiring to kill Americans?liberal Americans, in particular. Thinking she's a target, she reluctantly tells Kurt seeking his help to investigate further. He agrees to help, influenced in no small part by Mindy's good looks. But there's something Kurt should have considered more carefully: the other person Mindy confided in wound up dead.

Download or read book The Chance You Won t Return written by Annie Cardi and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your mom thinks she’s Amelia Earhart, navigating high school, first love, and family secrets is like flying solo without a map. Driver’s ed and a first crush should be what Alex Winchester is stressed out about in high school — and she is. But what’s really on her mind is her mother. Why is she dressing in Dad’s baggy khaki pants with a silk scarf around her neck? What is she planning when she pores over maps in the middle of the night? When did she stop being Mom and start being Amelia Earhart? Alex tries to keep her budding love life apart from the growing disaster at home as her mother sinks further into her delusions. But there are those nights, when everyone else is asleep, when it’s easier to confide in Amelia than it ever was to Mom. Now, as Amelia’s flight plans become more intense, Alex is increasingly worried that Amelia is planning her final flight — the flight from which she never returns. What could possibly be driving Mom’s delusions, and how far will they take her?

Download or read book Out of the Shadow World written by Colleen Chao and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Pax Jackson doesn’t know if he’ll make it to his next birthday. He has cancer. And he’s about to embark upon an unforgettable adventure. At their favorite climbing tree, Pax and his best friend, Jayni, meet Wilmer—a comical bellbird who introduces them to a magical realm of delightful and bewitching creatures. The children sail a vast sea, navigate a frightening forest, and summit a perilous mountain in search of a mysterious man who might be able to heal Pax. Will they be thwarted by a malevolent weeping willow, a horde of Bumfuzzles, or the dragon snake? The kids face their fears and the lurking evil that threatens to destroy them. And they also contend with their own inner struggles: Pax, wounded by Jayni’s ignorance of suffering, and Jayni, resentful of how Pax’s illness has changed him. Will the mysterious healer meet their dreams and expectations? Pax and Jayni return to their world with newfound joy and hope—and a keen awareness of the very real magical world that lies within their shadow world. In Out of the Shadow World, Colleen Chao masterfully weaves a tale of suffering and joy. Children will be captivated. Readers develop empathy and a theology of suffering that equips them to both face difficult circumstances and love others who are experiencing hardship.

Download or read book How to Hide Inside a Three written by Jane van der Riet and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's hard enough being an adult, let alone a functional one. Leigh-Anne feels like neither. A white woman from Cape Town's Southern Suburbs, she's gradually unravelling as wife, mother, sister, daughter and office manager. The story opens in winter with Leigh-Anne lost at midnight on Rondebosch Common. Three losses are preying on her. First, there's her relationship with her ageing dad, who seems to be hiding a secret. Secondly, Leigh-Anne's desire for Samuel, her thin and distracted psychiatrist husband, has run dry, and she can't help thinking about her colleague Omar at NGO Phambili - Omar with the hairy wrists and warm jacket. The third area of loss is through a perceived betrayal of her activist best friend, Gwendal, whose increasing battiness alienates her teenage daughter. Leigh-Anne's children, Tom and Jamie, pipe up from the sidelines. They are oblivious as their mother grows fatter and drunker, her clandestine bingeing a backdrop to their lives. She seeks refuge by ordering her world into threes and multiples of threes, which are presented as lists - quirky, funny and often poignant. Her lists corral her worries and failures but can't fix them. Looming large is the loss of a national dream, evident in the poverty all around them, and personified in Mr Hoody, who lives on the pavement outside Leigh-Anne's local Spar. Leigh-Anne and her siblings discover the sordid secret their parents have been hiding: her father had an affair with the teenage sister of a nurse who worked at his abortion clinic on the Cape Flats during the apartheid years. The girl became pregnant, and Leigh-Anne has a sister, whom she tracks down. Eventually, Leigh-Anne's husband moves out and she starts rebuilding her life - with the possibility that Omar (whose attempted reconciliation with his ex-wife has failed) might be a part of it.

Download or read book Twas the Bite Before Christmas written by David Rosenfelt and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt’s ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this next case at his door. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation’s annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that’s come through the rescue—and their families—are invited to celebrate. This year’s party is no exception. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation’s best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder. Andy discovers Derek—whose real name is Bobby—is in the witness protection program after giving evidence against his former gang. The police believe Bobby murdered a member. But Bobby swears to Andy he didn’t do this. He’s built a new life, a new business, has two new dogs after being a double foster-failure. There isn’t much Andy likes about this case, but he likes Bobby. If he’s innocent, Andy wants to help. Before Andy can settle down for his long winter’s nap, he has a client’s name to clear, a murderer to catch, and two new dogs to look after: a golden and a Dalmatian. Andy’s golden retriever, Tara, will have to adjust to not being the only golden at the house while Andy gets to the bottom of this one...

Download or read book An Unfortunate Place to Die written by Allan Taylor and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Islamic terrorist group al Shabaab has overrun Somalia and is believed to be planning a major terrorist attack across the border in neighboring Kenya. US officials are concerned the attack may be aimed at an American target in retaliation for recent drone strikes the US has been conducting against the terrorists. As part of an all-out effort to thwart the attack, the US sends a young intelligence agent, Alex Morgan, to Mombasa, the center of Kenya’s Muslim community where al Shabaab is known to have a covert presence, to try to uncover information about the group’s plans. But soon after he arrives, Alex and a young French woman he meets run afoul of both al Shabaab and the notoriously corrupt Mombasa police, causing Alex to wonder whether he has in fact been sent into a trap. Caught in a web of terror and deceit, Alex and the young woman must somehow find a way out with their lives hanging in the balance. Keywords: Spy, Thriller, Africa, Terrorist, Espionage, Lies, Murder, Sex, Corruption, Betrayal

Download or read book Kill Call written by Jeff Wooten and published by CamCat Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams do come true. It’s Jude's job to make sure they don’t. Born with the curse of prophetic nightmares, Jude sees violent murders through the eyes of the killer before they happen. His father, who shares Jude’s dark gift, has trained Jude since birth to save the innocent and to kill the killer. A life for a life—it’s the only way. But everything goes awry when Hanna Smith, the young woman he was supposed to save, rescues herself instead, and catches Jude in her home. Fate isn’t inescapable, but it demands balance. While Hanna may be safe for now, Jude knows that the killer will strike again, only next time there will be no warning. Jude must now find the killer on his own, without the visions to aid him, in order to carry out the task he’s been training for before it’s too late.

Download or read book Battlefield Z Complete Adventures written by Chris Lowry and published by Grand Ozarks Media. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of massive post apocalyptic adventures are going to enjoy this massive collection of over 24 novels set in the world of Battlefield Z. A Dad hunts for his children in a zombie filled wasteland where the dead walking aren't the worst thing to survive. He leads a ragtag group of survivors across the scarred landscape, searching for a place where he can keep everyone safe from the monsters left behind. Stay up all night swiping with this collection of the Battlefield Z series and a dozen more stories set in the Z world.

Download or read book Me 1 Arthritis 0 written by Brandon Wilkinson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his early twenties, Brandon Wilkinson received a shocking diagnosis: he had arthritis. Life took a sudden and devastating turn as he coped with chronic pain and the knowledge that he needed immediate hip replacement surgery. Yet as he struggled against the pain throughout his body, Wilkinson made a conscious decision to win the fight. With emotional depth and a maturity beyond his years, Wilkinson delves into the difficult days following his diagnosis in Me 1 Arthritis 0. He tells of how friends, family, and co-workers greeted the news with varying degrees of support, sympathy, and even pity, and he shares the emotional upheaval that he experienced in every aspect of his life. After his successful surgery, Wilkinson changed his life: he adopted better eating habits, pain-management techniques, and an improved mental attitude. In the end, Wilkinson triumphed over his disease and today lives a pain-free life. Dark and edgy with splashes of humor, this memoir is a must-read for all arthritis sufferers. Wilkinson's courage and strength brilliantly capture the true essence of the human spirit and will inspire anyone living with the physical and mental aspects of chronic pain.

Download or read book Runner s World written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Runner's World magazine aims to help runners achieve their personal health, fitness, and performance goals, and to inspire them with vivid, memorable storytelling.

Download or read book Soccer IQ written by Dan Blank and published by SoccerPoet LLC. This book was released on 2012 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amazon #1 Best-Seller! Named the #1 Soccer Book by Football.com. Named a Top 5 Book of the Year by the NSCAA Soccer Journal! Soccer iQ is the first book for soccer PLAYERS! In a world saturated with books about how to coach soccer, Dan Blank finally gives players a book on how to think it. Standing on two decades of collegiate coaching experience, Blank has catalogued soccer's most common mistakes and provides simple, connect-the-dots solutions to help players solve their soccer problems. Soccer IQ is soccer's first text book for players; an almanac of smarter soccer decisions intended to flatten out the learning curve. It covers everything from hunting rebounds to the value of the toe-ball; from playing in the rain to the world's dumbest foul. Blank tells his story from the familiar and humorous voice of a coach who has endured years of stress at the hands of his players. Written in plain-spoken language, Soccer IQ is an easy read and a quick-fix to the most common yet critically important soccer problems. Includes a bonus chapter on the college recruiting process. " Finally someone wrote this book! If every soccer player read Soccer IQ, every coach would be a lot happier." Mark Francis - Head Coach University of Kansas "Dan Blank has just written soccer's first definitive text book." Colin Carmichael - Head Coach Oklahoma State University "This book has immediately become required reading for my team. I'll take 30 copies." Steve Nugent - Head Coach UNC-Greensboro "Soccer IQ may the best practical soccer book I have ever read. There's no fluff. Just nuts and bolts principles that we teach every day. It'll solve a lot of your soccer problems." Steve Holeman - Head Coach University of Georgia

Download or read book Infatuation written by Nannette Elizabeth Riegel and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infatuation By: Nannette Elizabeth Riegel Infatuation is the true-life story as told by the author from her heart and life experiences. Lies, deceits, sexual fantasies and encounters, despair, adultery, abortions, and infatuations are just some of what you will experience as she grows up right before your very eyes. Losing the love of her life because she did not know how to love with her heart. Married to a man that she no longer wants and does not know how to get out of the situation. Causing such heartache for everyone she touches. How will she make an amends to everyone she has hurt, including herself? She was saved as a child, and entered the devil’s world. Now starting to come back to what she knew, that being God. It is not a pretty life. This story has caused so much pain for so many lives of the people she touched with her deceitful escapades. Living in darkness as they call it when you are a Christian. Nannette has lost her way and is trying to recover from her darkness. Rediscovering the ability to love with all her heart, and be loved by the love of her life whether it be right or wrong. She hopes to find forgiveness and healing for her heart with all the help of God’s love and forgiving way. God remains steadfast and will wait for you to find your way back to Him. God wants you to choose the right path, but you have to have the willpower to overcome the devil’s work. It is so hard to do that when there are so many obstacles, enticements, and temptations the devil puts in your path. Nannette did get caught up in the devil’s black web and destructive path that she became lost. She forgot where God was and what He did for us by sending His only Son to die on that cross for us.

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)