Download or read book Beauty Room written by Regi Claire and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of her mother, Celia Roth begins life anew by redecorating the house where they lived together -the house containing her mothers beauty room. But as the new paint covers their shared history, layer upon layer of dark truths begin to surface. Celias attempts to wrestle free from her mothers shadow falter when she receives a bouquet of black tulips, and realizes she is being watched. The revelation of long-held family secrets and a passionate new affair combine to shatter Celias secure life in the Swiss gem trade. Forced to confront her own grief and guilt, finally she must find the strength and courage to lay her familys past to rest. The Beauty Room is a compelling story of intense family relations. With a beautifully compassionate voice, Regi Claire talks of the pain of coping with the loss of those you loved and those you secretly grew to hate.
Download or read book The Beauty in Breaking written by Michele Harper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book “Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring.” —The New York Times Book Review “An incredibly moving memoir about what it means to be a doctor.” —Ellen Pompeo As seen/heard on Fresh Air, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, Weekend Edition, and more An emergency room physician explores how a life of service to others taught her how to heal herself. Michele Harper is a female, African American emergency room physician in a profession that is overwhelmingly male and white. Brought up in Washington, D.C., in a complicated family, she went to Harvard, where she met her husband. They stayed together through medical school until two months before she was scheduled to join the staff of a hospital in central Philadelphia, when he told her he couldn’t move with her. Her marriage at an end, Harper began her new life in a new city, in a new job, as a newly single woman. In the ensuing years, as Harper learned to become an effective ER physician, bringing insight and empathy to every patient encounter, she came to understand that each of us is broken—physically, emotionally, psychically. How we recognize those breaks, how we try to mend them, and where we go from there are all crucial parts of the healing process. The Beauty in Breaking is the poignant true story of Harper’s journey toward self-healing. Each of the patients Harper writes about taught her something important about recuperation and recovery. How to let go of fear even when the future is murky: How to tell the truth when it’s simpler to overlook it. How to understand that compassion isn’t the same as justice. As she shines a light on the systemic disenfranchisement of the patients she treats as they struggle to maintain their health and dignity, Harper comes to understand the importance of allowing ourselves to make peace with the past as we draw support from the present. In this hopeful, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along the precious, necessary lessons that she has learned as a daughter, a woman, and a physician.
Download or read book ICEKIM 2023 written by Mohd Fauzi bin Sedon and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Education, Knowledge and Information Management (ICEKIM 2023) held via hybrid form in Nanjing, China during May 26th to 28th, 2023. The specific topics covered in this conference include the application of artificial intelligence in education, learning management systems, collaborative learning, e-learning methodologies, intellectual property rights, and patents. The aim of the conference is to bring together various professionals from the scientific community to foster connections between science, technology, and industry, and provide a platform for exploring fundamental issues and new applications in related fields. We hope that the scientific attitudes and skills developed through research will encourage scholars worldwide to contribute to the development of knowledge generated by research. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to the conference chair, publication chairs, technical program committee chairs, local organizing chairs, program committee chairs, conference secretariat, and conference sponsors for their financial support, which made the successful organization of ICEKIM 2023 possible. We hope that this conference will continue to be held in the coming years, publishing more insightful articles with inspiring research. We would also like to thank the invited speakers for their valuable contributions and for sharing their perspectives during their speeches.
Download or read book Roses written by Rose Mannering and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She bears no name. Her silvery appearance is freakish to the numerous inhabitants of Sago, the cosmopolitan capital of Pevorocco in the Western Realm. With her mother vanishing at the instance of her birth, she is sent to live with the cruel, rich Ma Dane, where she is punished daily for something, though she knows not what. Tauntingly named Beauty, she flees Sago in a violent uprising that sets out to massacre all Magics and journeys to the farthest point of the country. But Beauty cannot hide in the grassy Hillands forever. Before long, the State officials find her and threaten to take her back to war-torn Sago where death surely awaits. In a midnight blizzard she escapes them, running into a deep, enchanted forest to a great and terrible beast who will bargain for her life. But can Beauty accept Beast? Eternity is a long time. Now for the first time in paperback, Roses is sure to capture your heart as you fall in love with Beauty and her Beast all over again. For readers 12+, this is a very imaginative, fantasy retelling of a classic fairy tale, which is still popular to the YA genre. With lessons about bullying others and falling in love, this is not only a light, fun read but also engages kids to think about their relationship to others in the real world. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Thunder Valley written by Shirleen Davies and published by Avalanche Ranch Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frontier lawman, the woman he let slip away, a sinister threat to her life, and a second chance neither saw coming. Thunder Valley, Book Sixteen, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series Ezekiel Boudreaux is caught between two worlds. As a deputy in Splendor, Montana, he’s an exceptional lawman, able to face down the worst criminals. Underneath, in a place no one ever sees, he hides a soul-deep sense of failure and regret which keeps him from snatching happiness with the woman he’s come to love. Francesca O’Reilly loves the frontier town she now calls home. Her law practice is growing, along with her many friendships. Frannie’s one regret is the loss of the man she loves. After months of courting, he walked away, leaving her confused at his abrupt departure and lack of explanation. For Frannie, their time apart hasn’t lessened the emptiness in her heart. Zeke yearns for the same fulfillment his brother has found in his marriage. Struggling to accept the failures of his past, he fights to reclaim Frannie’s trust while battling multiple threats to the town and those he cares about. Working together, Zeke and Frannie sift through clues to identify those responsible for the attacks. Will their efforts unmask those behind the threats, or will time run out, increasing the danger to their town while pushing them further apart? Thunder Valley, book sixteen in the Redemption Mountain historical western romance series, is a full-length novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger. Book 1: Redemption’s Edge Book 2: Wildfire Creek Book 3: Sunrise Ridge Book 4: Dixie Moon Book 5: Survivor Pass Book 6: Promise Trail Book 7: Deep River Book 8: Courage Canyon Book 9: Forsaken Falls Book 10: Solitude Gorge Book 11: Rogue Rapids Book 12: Angel Peak Book 13: Restless Wind Book 14: Storm Summit Book 15: Mystery Mesa Book 16: Thunder Valley Book 17: A Very Splendor Christmas, Coming Next!
Download or read book My Beautiful Struggle written by Jordan Bone and published by Trapeze. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl with her whole life ahead of her. A terrible accident. An inspiring story of triumph over trauma. Aged 15, Jordan was a happy-go-lucky girl; having fun with friends and loving life. In one fateful moment, everything changed. A car accident left her paralysed from the chest down and shocked her into deep depression. She was on the brink of giving up. But gradually Jordan realised there is hope beyond utter devastation, and life beyond disability. Painstakingly re-learning how to apply her beloved make-up, Jordan began to rebuild her sense of self and empowerment. Her body may have been broken but her spirit was not. She is now a successful beauty blogger and her journey of positivity inspires millions around the world. MY BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE is the incredible true story of how one young woman overcame immense challenges, of inner strength that lies beneath outer beauty, of how to believe in yourself and find the light when it feels like all hope is gone.
Download or read book Urban Ghost Slayer written by An WuZhi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was born with a pair of dark and positive eyes. His Yin ability allowed him to understand the world's ghosts while his Yang ability allowed him to understand the evils of the human heart.
Download or read book French Fairy Tales written by Bettina L. Knapp and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bettina L. Knapp explores the universal and eternal nature of fourteen French fairy tales, including the medieval Romance of Mélusine, Charles Perrault's seventeenth-century versions of Sleeping Beauty and Bluebeard, and Jean Cocteau's film version of Beauty and the Beast. She demonstrates the relevance of these fairy tales for modern readers, both for the psychological problems they address and for the positive resolutions they offer. Through her careful examination of these tales, Knapp shows that people in past eras suffered from such supposedly "modern" problems as alienation and identity crises and went through harrowing ordeals before experiencing some sort of fulfillment. By imparting the age-old wisdom embedded in these works, French Fairy Tales triggers new insights into psychological problems and offers helpful ways of dealing with them.
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Download or read book Beauty s Breath written by Shan R.K and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-05-13 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her plight for vengeance will not be deterred, even by the one who owns the last piece of her. I was once just a beggar on the street, then like all poor girls I met a prince and fell in love. But I didn't get my happily ever after as beauty was the Devil's joke that only the blind could see. So a twist in my tale I ended up becoming a hunter and executioner, until one day an Enforcer crossed my path. I told him I will destroy him, I did. I never lied. He loves me, but what he doesn't know is that his love for me won't change the direction of my bullet, just the expiration date of our love. In a world of danger, deceit, and revenge, Beggar and Zero's love is put to the ultimate test. As a hunter and executioner, Beggar's only goal is to avenge the wrongs committed against her. But when she falls for the enforcer, Zero, she's forced to choose between love and justice. In the small town of Kanla, tensions run high as more young girls become victims of the enemies within. The Satan Sniper's Motorcycle Club will stop at nothing to catch those responsible, even if it means taking matters into their own hands. But when Beggar and Zero find themselves on opposite sides of the law, will their love be enough to save them? Or will they be forced to pay the ultimate price? Discover the gripping conclusion to Beggar and Zero's story in this thrilling romantic suspense novel. "My end by your hands, would be like this water touching the moon." Beggar "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now?" Zero "I can give you a hundred why you should." Beggar
Download or read book Book of Virtues written by William John Bennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-11 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
Download or read book Bedtime Stories for Kids 4 Books in 1 written by Albert Piaget and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you having a hard time getting your child to sleep? And are you looking to use bedtime stories to get them to settle down, wind down and get to sleep, without you having to threaten them and do engage in all manner of power struggles? If you've answered YES, keep reading.... You've Just Discovered One Of The Biggest Collections Of The Best, Original Bedtime Stories That Will Eliminate All The Power Struggles You Face During Bedtime And Turn Bedtime Into A Calming Routine For Your Kids! It's a fact that children generally love stories. Whether it is because it helps them learn new concepts, travel to magical realms or even go on adventures, stories offer truly limitless possibilities. Children are usually very active and putting them to sleep can prove difficult at times. This is where a good story comes in to help prepare your kids for bedtime, as they relax and they'll also be looking forward to it if you have good stories to tell. Furthermore, if you're a parent and are looking for ways to create a strong bond with your child despite your busy routine, then reading stories to your child is a perfect way to do so. This is because as much as children love stories, they especially love to hear the stories from their father or mother. Reading a bedtime story to your child is a perfect way to create a bond with them because you get to spend time with them without any distractions. Reading bedtime stories also helps you to cultivate a strong reading culture in your child so that they can grow up loving to read. It also helps strengthen their creativity, sharpens their memory and improves their language. And this book will help you achieve just that with its rich collection of the best stories that your kid(s) will love to listen to all the time, every night, without getting bored! Perhaps you are wondering.... Are the stories likely to become their all-time favorite for years to come? Does the book have a wide variety of stories to ensure kids with different preferences can find something they like? Are the stories specially created with kids in mind to ensure the kids not only learn but learn something from the stories? Are the stories appropriate for kids of different age groups to ensure kids of different ages can find something that will work for them? Are the stories easy to read such that even kids can read for themselves? The answer to all these questions is a resounding YES! Inside this 4 in 1 book, you'll find: A collection of the best bedtime stories to help make sure that your child has a variety of stories to read Easy to follow stories that will make it easy for your child to follow and understand Cute and short bedtime stories, which are great for a quick bedtime story Interesting and captivating stories that will help keep your child captivated and look forward to another session of reading bedtime stories All the stories are well written to help improve the cognitive functions of your child Each of the stories have an important life lesson to impart to your child And much more! Getting your child to sleep doesn't have to be a hustle, even if you've always felt it has to be a battle because you can't get your kids to sleep without a fight! This 4 in 1 book will offer you a collection of stories that will guarantee your child relaxation and sleep in no time. Scroll up and click Buy Now With 1-Click or Buy Now to get started today!
Download or read book Hospital Accommodation for Children and Young People written by NHS Estates and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication sets out best practice guidance on the design of healthcare facilities for children and adolescents, with the aim of creating a child-centred built environment. It is primarily intended for new-builds and upgrades of existing childrens facilities. Central considerations are alleviating fear and anxiety, maximising security and safety, reducing boredom, and creating a healing environment. Facilities should also cater for parents and siblings. Issues discussed include: general functional and design considerations, including patient groups, capacity planning, space, access and security requirements, play facilities and privacy aspects; design of specific service areas, including reception, out-patient and in-patient facilities; engineering services; and cost information.
Download or read book Classic Fairy Tales written by and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated reetelling of 14 standard fairy tales.
Download or read book Laughter Aloud written by Mary-Christine Levett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughter Aloud is a light-hearted look at the authors experiences expressed in prose and comic verse. The events and encounters are related in such a humorous way that the reader can often identify with them. This is a book to make one chuckle, and to indeed laugh aloud at the antics of the author as she travels in the United Kingdom and further afi eld. Her perception and descriptions provide entertainment throughout. A truly enjoyable book to which the reader will want to return many times.
Download or read book Of Memory and Desire written by Gladys Swan and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1989-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: hese eleven compelling stories reveal the interplay and varying hues of two basic elements of human experience -- memory and desire, Gladys Swan's characters are frequently forced to shed their illusions as they struggle to shape their lives. The title story, like many of the others in the collection, has as its backdrop the beautiful but sometimes harsh landscape of the American Southwest. There a reclusive farmer known as Goat Man takes in a young Mexican boy as his companion. When the greed of a tax collector and the complicity of a community destroy Goat Man, the boy vanishes into the night but returns in the form of a legend, a reminder to the residents of the valley of their changing, crueler world. In another story a traveling carnival breaks down when a sandstorm does final damage to the dreams of the company, and a tired, almost defeated woman attempts to regroup and continue what has been so hopefully called "Carnival for the Gods." An older couple, carrying their Jewish past to a "Land of Promise." Discovers instead an alien territory and must struggle from day to day, one leaning to the past, the other inclining toward an unattainable vision of the future. In "The Ink Feather" a small, lonely girl, witness to endless quarrels between her mother and her much older brother, draws comfort from the world of her dolls and the prospect of adventure outside the mist-covered windows of her house. In "Getting an Education" a diffident young woman, "trying to be a student and to discover what she ought to be learning," finds insight in the details of the lives around her, especially the secretive, eccentric existence of one of her professors. A widowed grandmother, in "Black Hole," is impregnated during a chance encounter with a nameless stranger and shocks her family when she determines to give birth to and raise her child. Like that grandmother, all of the characters in these fictions -- whether from the comfortable middle class or the fringes of society -- are at odds with themselves and their world. It is Gladys Swan's special gift that she can so seamlessly depict the particular terrors and wonders of their lives. This is a mesmerizing collection.
Download or read book The Fairy Book written by Maria Dinah Craik and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Fairy Book by Maria Dinah Craik
