Download or read book How to Love a Jamaican written by Alexia Arthurs and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In these kaleidoscopic stories of Jamaica and its diaspora we hear many voices at once. All of them convince and sing. All of them shine.”—Zadie Smith An O: The Oprah Magazine “Top 15 Best of the Year” • A Well-Read Black Girl Pick Tenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret—Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island communities to the streets of New York City and midwestern university towns, these eleven stories form a portrait of a nation, a people, and a way of life. In “Light-Skinned Girls and Kelly Rowlands,” an NYU student befriends a fellow Jamaican whose privileged West Coast upbringing has blinded her to the hard realities of race. In “Mash Up Love,” a twin’s chance sighting of his estranged brother—the prodigal son of the family—stirs up unresolved feelings of resentment. In “Bad Behavior,” a couple leave their wild teenage daughter with her grandmother in Jamaica, hoping the old ways will straighten her out. In “Mermaid River,” a Jamaican teenage boy is reunited with his mother in New York after eight years apart. In “The Ghost of Jia Yi,” a recently murdered student haunts a despairing Jamaican athlete recruited to an Iowa college. And in “Shirley from a Small Place,” a world-famous pop star retreats to her mother’s big new house in Jamaica, which still holds the power to restore something vital. Alexia Arthurs emerges in this vibrant, lyrical, intimate collection as one of fiction’s most dynamic and essential authors. Praise for How to Love a Jamaican “A sublime short-story collection from newcomer Alexia Arthurs that explores, through various characters, a specific strand of the immigrant experience.”—Entertainment Weekly “With its singular mix of psychological precision and sun-kissed lyricism, this dazzling debut marks the emergence of a knockout new voice.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Gorgeous, tender, heartbreaking stories . . . Arthurs is a witty, perceptive, and generous writer, and this is a book that will last.”—Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties “Vivid and exciting . . . every story rings beautifully true.”—Marie Claire

Download or read book Apparently I m the Infamous Earl s Legendary Bride A Girl in Another World A FREE Arranged Marriage Kingdom Building Romantic Fantasy written by Alexia S. Praks and published by Alexia Praks Media. This book was released on 2022-10-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into this thrilling FREE first installment of the Apparently, I’m the Infamous Earl’s Legendary Bride Series, a transmigration/time travel (isekai) romantic fantasy with a powerful heroine, badass hero warrior, arranged marriage, action and adventure, and kingdom-building by Alexia S. Praks What’s a girl to do when she finds herself in a medieval-like world of magic and monsters and is forced to wed an infamous earl? Marries the hunky warrior, of course! Plus saves his citizens, feeds them delectable food, and builds a grand kingdom in the process. Quinn Chen has her life planned out after university graduation—working in one of the biggest medical research companies and then maybe dating again after a bad breakup. The only problem is on the day of her graduation, she is hit by a truck and wakes up to find herself as eighteen-year-old Quinn Fairchild in a war-torn medieval-like fantastical world full of magic and monsters and is forced to become a bride to an infamous, ruthless, cold-blooded warrior of an earl. Swept not only into the isolated, strangely beautiful, lush land of Norsewood, but the powerful arms of the piercing blue-eyed Lord Aldric Templeton, Quinn—armed with blessings—must navigate her way through poverty-stricken, dangerous medieval life with a modern mindset and maybe even teach her gorgeous golden-haired husband, who is both kind and gentle and nothing like the merciless character that rumors imply, that having a girl from another world as a bride isn't so bad after all. Apparently, I’m the Infamous Earl’s Legendary Bride is a romantic fantasy series featuring a vivacious heroine with a determination to change and improve the lives of civilians in a medieval-like, war-torn world with the use of her modern knowledge and her magic and a hunky hero hell-bent on protecting his land and people and claiming his bride’s love. This series contains romance, magic, kingdom building, and food and cooking. Oh, and enough steam to fog up the other world’s medieval-era glass window in later books as the story progresses. A kingdom-building fantasy series usually involves strong, powerful protagonist/s with talent or knowledge that is rare or unknown in the world they are in as they work on building and managing their own village, town, city, nation, or even empire and gathering citizens and subordinates.

Download or read book A Tiny Spark of Hope written by Kim S. Golding and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I could not ignore the tiny spark of hope that whispered to me that there might be someone with whom I could be vulnerable and real, and that this time they might just not let me down... This is the story of Alexia and her therapist Kim, and their three-year therapy journey to begin Alexia's path to recovery. Written from both perspectives, it is a powerful and revealing account of a therapist-client relationship. Together, the authors show the manifold challenges that adult survivors of childhood abuse have to overcome, and offer insight to all therapists on how relational interventions can pave a way to healing.

Download or read book Soccer Biographies for Kids written by Tanya Keith and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the greatest soccer players in the game—inspiring biographies for ages 8 to 12! Soccer (or football) is a popular and beloved sport all over the world. Discover the most talented goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards with Soccer Biographies for Kids. This lineup shows you what it takes to be one of the greats, with the amazing stories, stats, and achievements of the best players on the pitch. Legends of the league — Learn about players who changed the game, like Sergio Ramos, Kylian Mbappé, Alexia Putellas, and Yaya Touré. Key career stats — Each biography includes the player's history, big wins, fun facts, and more. Draft your dream team — Get to know the players and create your own ideal team on the blank roster at the back of the book. Whether you're an aspiring athlete or just a big fan, score big with this soccer book for kids.

Download or read book Step into Your Moxie written by Alexia Vernon and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PREPARE TO TRANSFORM YOUR VOICE AND BE HEARD Step into Your Moxie is a soul-stirring call to action to speak up for yourself and the ideas and issues that matter most to you. Dubbed a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement for her potent approach to women’s empowerment, Alexia Vernon has helped thousands of women (and men) slay diminishing self-talk and cultivate confidence. She has created a timely, refreshingly playful guide for women to communicate with candor, clarity, compassion, and ease every time they open their mouths to speak — in their careers, communities, and homes. Step into Your Moxie is the book women want by their side as they have that daring conversation, give an important presentation, run for office, or simply tell the people closest to them to step back from the boundaries they’ve trespassed.

Download or read book Dreamseller written by Brandon Novak and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former skateboarder prodigy Novak relates his harrowing tale of drug abuse, addiction, and recovery, in this riveting memoir that details his slide from a dream life to a nightmare existence.

Download or read book Aphasia written by Jane Marshall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to aphasia, or loss of language, a complex condition that affects approximately a third of stroke survivors. It describes the varied manifestations of aphasia on speech, comprehension, reading and writing. Chapters explore how aphasia presents across different languages and in bilingualism, as well as the impacts of aphasia on a person’s life and the effects for family members. The text also considers recovery in aphasia and how that recovery can be enhanced by a range of interventions. All topics are informed by extensive research and personal accounts of individuals living with aphasia. Anyone interested in language needs to know about aphasia and will find here the perfect beginner’s guide. The book provides an invaluable introduction to aphasia for students of speech and language therapy, health professionals and others with an interest in stroke care. It also offers easy-to-read answers to many of the questions posed by family members of stroke survivors.

Download or read book National and International Rank of the United States The World s Best Practitioners of Divinatory Arts written by Maximillien De Lafayette and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National and International Rank of the United States & The World's Best Practitioners of Divinatory Arts. Based upon the results of the New York 6th International Vote. Published by Times Square Press New York. From the contents: A quick guide to recommended lightworkers's charges. This is how much some of the best practitioners charge. Charge for 1 hour. Charge for 45 minutes. Charge for 30 minutes. Charge for 20 minutes. Charge for 15 minutes. Charge for 10 minutes. Flat Charge per question. United States best and most recommended mediums and psychics: Rank, profile, services, contact.

Download or read book Animal Kisses written by Barney Saltzberg and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like scratchy cat kisses? Or do you prefer squeaky pig kisses? How about a velvety cow kiss? Kids will adore puckering up to Barney Saltzberg's irresistible menagerie of animals with fuzzy, sticky, and rubbery mouths just waiting for big smooches.

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Download or read book All Equally Real Femininities and Masculinities Today written by Anna Pilińska and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Friendship and the Novel written by Allan Hepburn and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends are at the centre of novels by everyone from George Eliot to Elena Ferrante. It is nearly impossible to name a work of fiction that is not enriched by the tensions and magnetisms of friendship. Friendship and the Novel focuses on the affective and narrative possibilities created by friendship in fiction. Friendship enables plots about rivalry, education, compassion, pity, deceit, betrayal, animosity, and breakup. It crosses boundaries of gender, class, nationality, disposition, race, age, and experience. Some novels offer lessons about distinguishing good friends from bad. In a Bildungsroman, friends contribute to the development of the protagonist through example or advice, as if novels were manuals for making and keeping friends. Sometimes sparks fly between friends and friendship swerves into sexual intimacy. Sally Rooney and other contemporary writers take friendship online. The essays in Friendship and the Novel illustrate how friendship, in its many forms – short or lifelong, intense or circumstantial – is a central problem and an abiding mystery in fiction as in life, a subject that continues to shape the novel as a literary form and, in turn, its readers. Contributors include Robert L. Caserio (Penn State), Maria DiBattista (Princeton), Jay Dickson (Reed), Brian Gingrich (Texas), Jonathan Greenberg (Montclair State), Barry McCrea (Notre Dame), Deborah Epstein Nord (Princeton), Edward Rosinberg (Emory), Jacqueline Shin (Towson), Lisa Sternlieb (Penn State), and Emily Wittman (Alabama).

Download or read book Falling for Sakura A FREE Slow Burn Contemporary Billionaire New Adult Menage Romance written by Alexia Praks and published by Alexia Praks. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sakura once again meets the gorgeous brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and old flame ignites. Sakura is accustomed to being rejected, hated, bullied, and unloved. When she is taken in by the wealthy Princetons, she works hard to earn the family’s trust and love. Her endeavor, however, ultimately leads to a series of unfortunate incidents. Now years later, the twenty-three-year-old beauty dreads the moment she once again has to meet the drop-dead gorgeous Princeton brothers, due to arrive for their cousin’s wedding. Dodging their very presence is next to impossible since the brothers are attracted to her like moths to a flame and thwart her escapes at every turn. This leads to ungodly, tempting situations, awakens forbidden feelings, and ignites old flames that have been suppressed and lying dormant for many years. When she finds them competing for her, she is torn between Sebastian Princeton, the brother who loves her and watches over her from a distance, and Darcy Princeton, the brother who was once her best friend and now secretly yearns for her forgiveness and her love once again. Falling for Sakura is a slow-burn menage romance. Please note this book ends in a cliff-hanger. The romantic happy ending concludes in book 3.

Download or read book A Kingdom of Roses and Magic written by Alexia S. Praks and published by Alexia Praks Media. This book was released on 2019-04-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One girl. Seven sexy demon lords with dark, sinister powers. An unexpected detour to a beautiful kingdom of roses and magic. What could possibly go wrong? My name is Alfie, a girl who is magically transported to Aurora Realm and taken in by seven, sexy demon lords who rule the kingdom of Acaedien. After I discovered that I have strong pure qi—one of the three most powerful and rare types—stirred a bit of trouble that almost led to the destruction of a whole city, and acquired myself boyfriends with dark, sinister qi, my new companions and I are now on a journey to the Wulin Kingdom for the realm’s international conference. Then, of course, the unexpected happens. My body’s physiology is changing, and amongst these changes is the production of qi nectar, which has an overwhelmingly sweet scent that could drive demons mad. Making a pit stop to erase the unwelcome sweet scent is top priority and we land in the Forbidden Forest, a beautiful kingdom of roses and magic. Of course, need I mention that in the background, those who hunger for my power are hot on my heels and hunting me down? Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords story is a reverse harem fantasy romance. Aurora Realm Fairy Tales Universe (In Order of Timeline) 1: The Beast and I (Lilly and Aslan) 2: The Magic of the Aurora Light (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords) 3: Seven Devils and a Rose (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords) 4: A Kingdom of Roses and Magic (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords with Aslan and Lilly Cameo) 5: A Court of Roses and Stardust (Alfie and the Seven Demon Lords with Aslan and Lilly Cameo) - COMING SOON

Download or read book Sherlock Holmes Is Like Sixty Comparisons for an Incomparable Character written by Christopher Redmond and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Superman, Gertrude Stein, the Beatles, Lord Shiva, the Wizard of Oz, and Hermione Granger have in common? They share essential characteristics with iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, explored in Sherlock Holmes is Like: Sixty Comparisons for an Incomparable Character. In his introduction, editor Christopher Redmond says “The essays in this collection are not an analysis of what Sherlock Holmes is like (brilliant, unsociable, hawk-nosed) but rather case studies of whom he can be said to be like. Their sixty suggestions range across centuries and continents, and include figures from belief and legend as well as from contemporary fiction and film. Some are household names, while others will be unknown to nearly all readers. In each case, while the author has been encouraged to provide an introduction to the character in question, the ultimate purpose of the comparison is to shed light on some aspect of the character of Sherlock Holmes, whose complexities are far from exhausted more than 130 years after he was introduced to a curious readership.”

Download or read book A Dark Faerie Tale Collection Books 1 8 written by Alexia Purdy and published by Lyrical Lit. Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 1613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection contains books 1-8 of A Dark Faerie Tale Series. Magic and Malice abound in the Land of Faerie. Shade is thrown into the treacherous Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield, she must race against time to save her new friends from the wrath of the Unseelie armies. Dare to enter Faerie where things are never as they seem.