Download or read book So Brave Young and Handsome written by Leif Enger and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An almost perfect novel” of yearning, adventure, and redemption in the dying days of the Old West from the bestselling author of Peace Like a River (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Minnesota, 1915. With success long behind him, writer, husband, and father Monte Becket has lost his sense of purpose . . . until he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale. Plagued by guilt over abandoning his wife two decades ago, Hale is heading back West in search of absolution. And he could use some company on the journey. As the modern age marches swiftly forward, Becket agrees to travel into Hale’s past, leaving behind his own family for an adventure that will test the depth of his loyalties and morals, and the strength of his resolve. As they flee the relentless former Pinkerton Detective who’s been hunting Hale for years, Becket falls ever further into the life of an outlaw—perhaps to the point of no return. With its smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, So Brave, Young, and Handsome examines one ordinary man’s determination to risk everything in order to understand what it’s all worth, in “an old-fashioned, swashbuckling, heroic Western . . . [An] adventure of the heart and mind (The Washington Post Book World).

Download or read book I Will Be Fierce written by Bea Birdsong and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, I Will Be Fierce is a powerful picture book about courage, confidence, kindness, and finding the extraordinary in everyday moments. Today, I will be fierce! It's a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. From home to school and back again, our hero conquers the Mountain of Knowledge (the library), forges new bridges (friendships), and leads the victorious charge home on her steed (the school bus). A 2020 Southern Book Prize Finalist

Download or read book Promising Young Women written by Suzanne Scanlon and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Suzanne Scanlon enters the inverted space of grief and near-madness with courage, intelligence, and wit—and with a small, sharp light for us to follow.” —Dawn Raffel A series of fragmentary tales tells the story of Lizzie, a young woman who, in her early twenties, unexpectedly embarks on a journey through psychiatric institutions, a journey that will end up lasting many years. With echoes of Sylvia Plath, and against a cultural backdrop that includes Shakespeare, Woody Allen, and Heathers, Suzanne Scanlon’s first novel is both a deeply moving account of a life of crisis and a brilliantly original work of art.

Download or read book Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership written by Scott T. Allison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, research and theory on heroism and heroic leadership has greatly expanded, providing new insights on heroic behavior. The Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership brings together new scholarship in this burgeoning field to build an important foundation for further multidisciplinary developments. In its three parts, "Origins of Heroism," "Types of Heroism," and "Processes of Heroism," distinguished social scientists and researchers explore topics such as morality, resilience, courage, empathy, meaning, altruism, spirituality, and transformation. This handbook provides a much-needed consolidation and synthesis for heroism and heroic leadership scholars and graduate students.

Download or read book Brave written by Alice Connor and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are essential to the biblical story--they bear life, lead communities, and testify to God's power and presence. Some of their names we know, others we've only heard, and others, tragically, go unnamed. Following the success of her beloved book Fierce, pastor and provocateur Alice Connor introduces us to a whole new group of women from the Bible, including Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Esther, and Lydia. Connor invites us to see them not as players in a man's story--as victims or tempters--nor as solely morality archetypes who teach women to be better wives and mothers--but as brave foremothers of the faith. Skillfully drawn by the author, these women's stories are messy, challenging, and beautiful. When we read their stories, we can see not only their particular, formidable lives but also our own.

Download or read book Dare to Lead written by Brené Brown and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start. Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? In this new book, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love. Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It’s why we’re here.” Whether you’ve read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you’re new to Brené Brown’s work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.

Download or read book Fields of Air A steampunk adventure novel featuring smart brave women written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her father started a war in the steampunk Wild West. She intends to stop it. Her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers, but heiress Gloria Meriwether-Astor is finding it difficult to forgive him. After all, how many young ladies of her acquaintance will inherit wealth, beauty … and a legacy of arms dealing? Now the Royal Kingdom of Spain and the Californias is about to declare war on the Texican Territory and Gloria simply will not allow it. In company with Alice Chalmers and the crew of Swan, along with a lost young Evan Douglas seeking reparation for his own sins, she takes to the air. Her intention—to stop the train carrying the final shipment of monstrous mechanicals into the Wild West. But they should have known that making a deal with air pirate Ned Mose in exchange for his help could never end well. What is a lady of principle to do? For the lives of thousands may depend on her ability to stop the war … even if it means losing everything and everyone she has come to love … “Gloria doesn’t have any hard choices she has to make. But she makes them anyway. She makes hard choices because they’re right, because of principle, because of morality, perhaps even out of a need to change her family and her business’s legacy: but Gloria’s is ultimately the most unselfish path and that is unexpected.” —Fangs for the Fantasy Fields of Air is the tenth novel in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series. While Books 9-12 can be read separately, they are best enjoyed as a quartet. No strong language, just a very proper kiss or two and a satisfying solution. If you like books by Gail Carriger, Lindsay Buroker, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!

Download or read book Kate and the Angels of Xara written by Brendan Hanley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate is a pretty red-head, nearly sixteen years old and yearning to become an astronaut. A family tragedy opens the way for her to fulfil her dream, and a life of adventure and comradeship unfolds. The next few years bring a rich mix of fulfilment, joy, sorrow, distress, and eventually, romance. There is also the prospect of a place in the history books, as the crew is chosen for the greatest journey of the century.

Download or read book What God Is Honored Here written by Shannon Gibney and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native women and women of color poignantly share their pain, revelations, and hope after experiencing the traumas of miscarriage and infant loss What God Is Honored Here? is the first book of its kind—and urgently necessary. This is a literary collection of voices of Indigenous women and women of color who have undergone miscarriage and infant loss, experiences that disproportionately affect women who have often been cast toward the margins in the United States of America. From the story of dashed cultural expectations in an interracial marriage to poems that speak of loss across generations, from harrowing accounts of misdiagnoses, ectopic pregnancies, and late-term stillbirths to the poignant chronicles of miscarriages and mysterious infant deaths, What God Is Honored Here? brings women together to speak to one another about the traumas and tragedies of womanhood. In its heartbreaking beauty, this book offers an integral perspective on how culture and religion, spirit and body, unite in the reproductive lives of women of color and Indigenous women as they bear witness to loss, search for what is not there, and claim for themselves and others their fundamental humanity. Powerfully and with brutal honesty, they write about what it means to reclaim life in the face of death. Editors Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang acknowledge “who we had been could not have prepared us for who we would become in the wake of these words,” yet the writings collected here offer insight, comfort, and, finally, hope for all those who, like the women gathered here, have found grief a lonely place. Contributors: Jennifer Baker, Michelle Borok, Lucille Clifton, Sidney Clifton, Taiyon J. Coleman, Arfah Daud, Rona Fernandez, Sarah Agaton Howes, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Soniah Kamal, Diana Le-Cabrera, Janet Lee-Ortiz, Maria Elena Mahler, Chue Moua, Jami Nakamura Lin, Jen Palmares Meadows, Dania Rajendra, Marcie Rendon, Seema Reza, 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin, Kari Smalkoski, Catherine R. Squires, Elsa Valmidiano.

Download or read book Alpha s Mercy written by Kate Rudolph and published by Kate Rudolph. This book was released on 2015-12-06 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jess Patrick never planned to catch the eye of an alpha. And with her ample curves she knows that she would never be able to hold his interest. But when a betrayal of his pack threatens to destroy her life, Jess finds herself under Rafe's power and tempted by his touch. Rafe Blackwood is the Wolf of Falcon Point. He rules the pack as werewolf alpha and takes what he wants. And he wants Jess. Her curves draw his eye and ignite his imagination, and her willingness to stand up to him makes him realize that Jess is more than a lover. She is his mate. But Rafe must convince Jess that she is more to him than the means to an end, and Jess must open herself to a chance at love before she can be anything more than at the alpha's mercy. This is a novella featuring a steamy alpha werewolf and the sumptuous BBW that he can't get enough of. Alpha's Mercy is a complete story with no cliffhanger. This book is great for readers of paranormal romance and sci fi romance who love to read in their free time!

Download or read book Wolf by Wolf written by Ryan Graudin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Walled City comes a fast-paced and innovative novel that will leave you breathless. Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball in Tokyo. Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele's twin brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's every move. But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and stay true to her mission?

Download or read book The Return written by Angus McMillan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great power has awoken; one that will change the face of The Crescent forever. A prophecy foretold a thousand years ago will soon come to pass. Max Akurai watched his entire life get destroyed when he was ten years old. Since then, all he wants to do is live long enough to become a member of a deadly group of assassins called the Ajnin. But he has to survive their training first, and try to unravel the mysteries of a strange creature that haunts his dreams. Will he ever learn the truth for himself? Or will fate be denied for another generation?

Download or read book Mor Dok written by Chris Blurton and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventure continues with Mor-Dok Volume II: Maelstrom! Russian astronomers-turned-cosmonauts join forces with a mad scientist, oligarch, and sworn enemy to blast off aboard the Black Raven in search of the Mor-Dok. The newly assembled US space crew has been eagerly preparing to launch the Michelangelo and attempt to find the Mor-Dok also. Their plans take a sudden turn, however, when Johnny Conrad is alerted by the Mor-Dok that the Chinese spaceship White Tiger is under attack! Heart-pounding action, conflict, and danger surround the explorers as they take the fight to the Persticon! Jealousy, emotions, and betrayal threaten our heroes from within and can jeopardize everything. If the Mor-Dok cannot be saved and brought back to Earth, then all existence, and maybe the universe itself, will be lost. If that sounds exciting, just wait until you read the author’s bonus, alternate ending! It will have you thinking, “I didn’t see that coming. Mind blown!”

Download or read book Storm Bear written by Bianca D'Arc and published by Hawk Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together they will reap the whirlwind... Sabrina is a weather witch losing control. Everything she touches seems to fall apart and tornadoes are whirling down Main Street in the small shifter town in the Canadian Rockies where she's lived for the past couple of years. Ace is a bear shifter on walkabout without his brothers for the first time in a long time. When he stops to talk to the Lords of the Were, he is given a mission to fetch Sabrina and bring her back to their compound in Montana so she can get help. When Ace is with Sabrina, weather tempests are the least of their problems. Sparks fly between them and an attraction builds, even as evil agents chase them, trying to steal her power. Will Ace be able to get her to safety, or will the whirlwind take them into the darkness of the unknown?

Download or read book Keeping Kori written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stopping traffickers is only half of the job; finding the victims is RAPTOR’s specialty. An operative shot in the line of duty. An EMT with a huge secret. And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts. Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught. Kori Jackson is an EMT with many secrets. While hunting down a man who traffics women out of the country, Kori runs to assist a man shot during an altercation. The stubborn man won’t accept her help though he clearly needs it. She’ll soon learn that his stubbornness is an asset and she’ll need it if she’s to continue on the path she’s carved for herself. Will their battle of wills prevent them from realizing they are also falling in love? ••• Entire series complete! USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the full and complete Lynyrd Station Protectors - Trafficking series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything in service to their country, and for the women they love. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. For fans of Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, romance books, romance, romance novels, contemporary romance, romance series, romance novels, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero, page turner, read, emotional read

Download or read book Lynyrd Station Protectors Trafficking Box Set Three written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2024-09-15 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynyrd Station Protectors—Trafficking Series Box Set Three Stopping traffickers is only half the battle; finding the victims is RAPTOR's specialty. Dive into the next three gripping novels of the Lynyrd Station Protectors—Trafficking series by USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala. Join the elite RAPTOR team (Rescue And Protect Team Operation Recover) as they risk everything to dismantle trafficking rings and rescue the innocent. Packed with action, suspense, and steamy romance, this box set delivers heroes willing to sacrifice everything for their country and the women they love. Book 4: Keeping Kori Injured but determined, operative Falcon Montgomery refuses to stand down in the hunt for a dangerous criminal. EMT Kori Jackson insists on treating his wounds, but she's harboring secrets that drive her own pursuit of justice. As their wills clash and danger escalates, they realize they're fighting the same enemy. Can they unite against a common foe and embrace the love igniting between them? Book 5: Healing Hope Former SEAL Creed Rowan rescues Hope Dumond, a congressional aide abducted and nearly sold into slavery. Hope possesses crucial information to dismantle an international trafficking ring. Together, they compile evidence against a network of criminals. As their alliance deepens, so do their feelings. Amidst danger and deceit, can they navigate their growing attraction while bringing down a powerful enemy? Book 6: Engaging Emersyn Relentless operative Emersyn Copeland is closing in on the man who betrayed her, even if it risks her ability to walk. When she turns to Dr. Chase Nicholas for healing, their lives become entwined. Unaware that his medical work has been corrupted into something lethal, Chase must face the consequences alongside Emersyn. As secrets unravel, can they overcome their conflicting beliefs to survive—and perhaps find love? Entire series complete! Experience the pulse-pounding action and passionate romance in the Lynyrd Station Protectors—Trafficking series. Full-length novels with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and guaranteed happily-ever-afters.

Download or read book Interviews with Artists written by Bill Powers and published by Gagosian Gallery. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Powers' first non-fiction book, Interviews With Artists, is a collection of Q&As ranging from art world legends like Ed Ruscha, George Condo, and Jeff Koons, to newer talent such as Nate Lowman, Rashid Johnson, and Adam McEwen (whose painting graces the cover). Many of these conversations were originally published in Purple Fashion magazine (Dave Hickey, Peter Beard, Damien Hirst with Jay-Z), but several were conducted specifically for this volume (Tom Sachs, Ryan McGinely, Julian Schnabel). Discover what Kara Walker considers to be the first human artwork, read Dana Schutz's remembrances of drawing Barack Obama in person, or hear John Currin's problem with bad reviews ("they're usually right.") This collection is a must-read for any contemporary art lover.