Download or read book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly written by Jean-Dominique Bauby and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-03-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A triumphant memoir by the former editor-in-chief of French Elle that reveals an indomitable spirit and celebrates the liberating power of consciousness. In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young children, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book. By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This book is a lasting testament to his life.

Download or read book Butterfly Blink written by Karl Beckstrand and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wordless picture book fantasy that helps kids cement vocabulary. Blink-and they multiply. Blink-and they're gone! Includes insect habitat conservation info and characters of color (ages 2 - 6, soft cover/ebook, 24 illustrations)

Download or read book Relearning to See written by Thomas R. Quackenbush and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2000-01-24 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this accessible presentation of the famous Bates method, Thomas R. Quackenbush (who teaches the Bates method in California and Oregon) describes how eyesight can improve naturally, at any age and regardless of heredity. This book is a wonderful tribute to the genius of Dr. Bates, who was a pioneer in discovering how vision becomes blurred and how it restores itself naturally to clarity and acuity. Now 80 years later, his findings and teachings remain light years ahead of our contemporaries. His approach to treating vision problems was truly holistic and the theme throughout this book is very much an extension of that holistic approach. Dr. Quackenbush is to be commended for his dedication in getting the truth out and keeping the torch burning in this "bible" on vision improvement.

Download or read book Living with Catherine Mcauley written by Ulana M. Bochan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a novel approach to the charism of Catherine McAuley. It is an inspirational view of how a life can be influenced by a strong workable philosophy. It centers around the qualities of compassion and unconditional love. Although it has a pedagogical thrust, it is applicable to anyone pursuing a meaningful way of life. This reflective work can initiate a self analysis which can prompt a clearer understanding of life's journey.

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Download or read book Why written by Laurent Albarracin and published by Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why? consists of an extended series of questions about the nature of things, and particularly about the singular thing that is a rose. It begins with and revolves around Angelius Silesius’s famous line, ‘‘The rose is without why, it blooms simply because it blooms.’’ Why? makes a reverse proposition, questioning the thing so that it will bloom.

Download or read book The Trappings of a Teenage Heart written by Katie Jo Greger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of original poetry from a blog kept throughout high school and early adulthood.

Download or read book Starlight written by Nikki Chartier and published by Nicole Chartier. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kissing a mega-famous pop star wasn't in Chloe Branson's summer plans. But after her family agrees to hide boy band Spaceships Around Saturn during a protective order, it's hard not to fall for the dreamy Milo Grayson. What started as late-night secret dates quickly spirals into a tabloid-worthy summer romance. But as their secrets mount and management's "no girlfriends" rule weighs on them, Chloe isn't sure if they'll last beyond the walls of their summer lockdown. But she knows, if this is what Saturn feels like, she doesn't want to come back to Earth. *Note: This book can be read as a stand alone novel.*

Download or read book Life to the Full written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like 70 percent of working adults, you're still looking for your sweet spot. You're struggling to find meaning in your work, use for your talents, and a purpose for your days. Maybe you have settled for this kind of ho-hum existence. Maybe you think it's all that's out there. It's not. New York Times best-selling author, Max Lucado, says that we've each been created for a purpose, and when we discover that purpose, our lives will be radically different. When we live in our sweet spots--using the gifts we've been given to glorify God--we'll have satisfied lives. Full lives. For the first time, three of Max's favorite books on living full lives are available in one digital product. Life to the Full includes the complete versions of Cure for the Common Life, Great Day Every Day, and Outlive Your Life to help readers discover the life they were always intended to live.

Download or read book An Insect A Day written by Dominic Couzens and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated stories of fascinating insects from across the globe in 366 daily entries. In this beautifully produced collection, nature experts Gail Ashton and Dominic Couzens tell the stories of hundreds of insects with information about behaviour, migration and protection mechanisms, as well as their involvement in folklore, history, literature and more. Learn the scientific name for each bug and why they are important while reading what both poets and scientists have recorded about them over the years. Discover the story of the gnat, whose wings beat at 1000 times a second, the glowworm, who has captured the power of light, and the sacred scarab beetle, worshipped in Egypt thousands of years ago. Illustrated with stunning photographs and works of art, showcasing the colours, textures and strange and unique features of these fascinating creatures, this collection is a celebration of insects and their special place in our ecosystems and culture.

Download or read book Outlive Your Life written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Friend, May I share a story that is very dear to my heart? It's a story of hillbillies and simple folk, net casters and tax collectors. A story of a movement that exploded like a just-opened fire hydrant out of Jerusalem and spilled into the ends of the earth: into the streets of Paris, the districts of Rome, and the ports of Athens, Istanbul, Shanghai, and Buenos Aires. A story so mighty, controversial, head spinning, and life changing that two millennia later we wonder: Might it happen again? Heaven knows we hope so. These are devastating times: 1.75 billions people are desperately poor; one billion are hungry. Lonely hearts indwell our neighborhoods and attend our schools. In the midst of it all, here we stand: you, me, and our one-of-a-kind lives. We are given a choice ... an opportunity to make a big difference during a difficult time. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Worth a try, don't you think? - Max Lucado One hundred percent of the author's royalties from Outlive Your Life products will benefit children and families through World Vision and other ministries of faith-based compassion.

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Download or read book Butterflies Darkness written by Lexi Buchanan and published by HFCA Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rafael is all about vengeance . . . After witnessing the brutal murder of his mother and younger brother, Rafael DeLacroix lives in a world of darkness. With vengeance eating his soul, he moves to Port Michael with his father. There, Rafael discovers a unique connection to the girl next door. Wren is all about butterflies . . . Trapped in a world of her own, under the watchful eye of her father, the Reverend—leader of their small town—Wren is filled with dreams of flying free like a butterfly. Her life takes an unexpected turn when the boy next door befriends her. Not everyone is happy with their growing friendship, and just when Rafael and Wren discover what is really going on in Port Michael, darkness settles over the town. A standalone, romantic suspense/coming of age, novel.

Download or read book Silent to the Bone written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who might be able to break through Branwell's wall of silence. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused — when Branwell can't speak for himself?

Download or read book Forever Innocent written by Deanna Roy and published by Casey Shay Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USA Today bestselling series "Our baby died on prom night, and nothing was ever the same again." Corabelle doesn't feel like any of the other college girls. On what should have been one of the happiest nights of her life, she and her boyfriend Gavin watched a nurse disconnect the ventilator from their seven-day-old baby. During the funeral two days later, Gavin walked out and never returned. Since then, her life has been a spiral of disasters. The only thing that has helped is her ability to black out whenever the pain gets too hard to bear, a habit that has become an addiction. When Gavin shows up in her astronomy class four years later, he is hell-bent on getting her back, insisting she forgive him. Corabelle knows she can't resist the touch that fills the empty ache that has haunted her since he left. But if he learns what she has done, if he follows the trail back through her past, her secrets will destroy their love completely. And once again, she'll lose the only person who always believed she was innocent. A New Adult Contemporary Romance. Contains themes of loss, second chance, love story, first love, reuniting, new adult and coming of age, pregnancy, grief, dangerous romance, college, and blue collar. HEA. 288 print pages

Download or read book Like the Stars The Complete Series written by Nikki Chartier and published by Nicole Chartier. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the Stars follows three teenage girls whose lives are flipped upside down when they become involved with international pop group, Spaceships Around Saturn. See what their lives are like when they live "like the stars." Contains: Starlight, Moonlight, & Satellite Starlight: A summer romance with an international pop star wasn't in Chloe's plans... but that doesn't stop her from kissing Milo Grayson. Moonlight: Aralie Branson hates boy bands... until she meets a certain bad boy. Satellite: Marisol wasn't looking for fifteen minutes of fame, but she can't hide from the limelight when she meets Noah Winters.

Download or read book Natural vision quickly and easy How to restore 20 20 eyesight for 1 month without pills and surgery Miopia hypermetropia astigmatism cataract and other eye problem recovery step by step guide written by Fedor Simonov and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, cataract and other eye problem recovery step-by-step guide. The program is working not only on the myopia but on the hyperopia, cataracts, glaucoma. Everything person is unique and the results depend on the current stage of the eye problem, self-motivation and desire to work on it. According to the methodology, the average speed of the eyesight recovery is approximately 0.5—1 diopter a month. However, you can achieve better result if you train harder.