Download or read book Diamonds and Curlz written by Andrea Williams and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-17 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamonds and Curlz gives you a peak behind the "Purple Curtain" Fabulously told personal accounts of tour life experiences and other shared moments with Prince, Kim Berry brings this labor of Love to the masses. A captivating, heartfelt recollection of her journey alongside one of the most prolific artist in the world, the book will serve as a healing agent of peace to all who never truly received closure after the death of Prince Roger Nelson, nearly 3 years later.
Download or read book Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds written by Mondiant Dogon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 by Kirkus • A New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Selection A stunning and heartbreaking lens on the global refugee crisis, from a man who faced the very worst of humanity and survived to advocate for displaced people around the world One day when Mondiant Dogon, a Bagogwe Tutsi born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was only three years old, his father’s lifelong friend, a Hutu man, came to their home with a machete in his hand and warned the family they were to be killed within hours. Dogon’s family fled into the forest, initiating a long and dangerous journey into Rwanda. They made their way to the first of several UN tent cities in which they would spend decades. But their search for a safe haven had just begun. Hideous violence stalked them in the camps. Even though Rwanda famously has a former refugee for a president in Paul Kagame, refugees in that country face enormous prejudice and acute want. For much of his life, Dogon and his family ate barely enough to keep themselves from starving. He fled back to Congo in search of the better life that had been lost, but there he was imprisoned and left without any option but to become a child soldier. For most refugees, the camp starts as an oasis but soon becomes quicksand, impossible to leave. Yet Dogon managed to be one of the few refugees he knew to go to college. Though he hid his status from his fellow students out of shame, eventually he would emerge as an advocate for his people. Rarely do refugees get to tell their own stories. We see them only for a moment, if at all, in flight: Syrians winding through the desert; children searching a Greek shore for their parents; families gathered at the southern border of the United States. But through his writing, Dogon took control of his own narrative and spoke up for forever refugees everywhere. As Dogon once wrote in a poem, “Those we throw away are diamonds.”
Download or read book Stuff They Don t Want You to Know written by Ben Bowlin and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Interesting...Bowlin's calmly rational approach to the subject of conspiracy theories shows the importance of logic and evidence.”—Booklist "A page-turning book to give to someone who believes in pizza pedophilia or that the Illuminati rule the world."—Kirkus Reviews The co-hosts of the hit podcast Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know, Ben Bowlin, Matthew Frederick, & Noel Brown, discern conspiracy fact from fiction in this sharp, humorous, compulsively readable, and gorgeously illustrated book. In times of chaos and uncertainty, when trust is low and economic disparity is high, when political institutions are crumbling and cultural animosities are building, conspiracy theories find fertile ground. Many are wild, most are untrue, a few are hard to ignore, but all of them share one vital trait: there’s a seed of truth at their center. That seed carries the sordid, conspiracy-riddled history of our institutions and corporations woven into its DNA. Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick, and Noel Brown host the popular iHeart Media podcast, Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know. They are experts at exploring, explaining, and interrogating today’s emergent conspiracies—from chem trails and biological testing to the secrets of lobbying and the indisputable evidence of UFOs. Written in a smart, witty, and conversational style, elevated with amazing illustrations, Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know is a vital book in understanding the nature of conspiracy and using truth as a powerful weapon against ignorance, misinformation, and lies.
Download or read book The Diamond Quest written by Santhosh Kumar K and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing tale of six children who are put in an impossible situation when a sorceress abducts their beloved grandmother and demands that they must go to the magical world of Omodrome and find the seven magical diamonds and return to her. After many amazing adventures, the children were finally able to recover the magical diamonds. It is at this point when a mysterious character comes along and propagandizes to be the real villain. He was using the sorceress for his own intentions. Thereafter, the sorceress and her sister who also happens to be the childrens abducted grandmother escaped from the clutches of the evil villain and went on a quest for the Torch of Knowledge which is the only thing that can counter the magical diamonds and disable it. On the other hand the six children who are now prisoners of the evil villain, mysteriously escaped without trace. In their continued search for their grandmother they underwent another series of adventures. All this while, their grandmother and the sorceress were in their adventurous search for the Torch of Knowledge. Finally when they found the Torch of Knowledge, the children happen to reunited with them. Finally a huge battle takes place for the soul of Omodrome. It remains to be a question, that who is the true victor of the conflict.?
Download or read book Waiting for You written by Susane Colasanti and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old high school sophomore Marisa, who has an anxiety disorder, decides that this is the year she will get what she wants--a boyfriend and a social life--but things do not turn out exactly the way she expects them to.
Download or read book The Encounter written by Crawford Power and published by Abrams. This book was released on 1983-12-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father Cawder dreams about the arrival of the carnival and the hubbub it will bring, but he cannot anticipate the heated tragedy of lovers Stella and Diamond, or the harsh judgment of his neighbor Mrs. Girard. With characters that leap off the page and stay with you long after the final lines, The Encounter is a shattering Southern novel and a landmark work of literature, now back in print for a new audience.
Download or read book Bridge written by H. Anthony Medley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the game of bridge and discusses bids, rebids, trick-taking, defense, and advanced play
Download or read book Diamond Mafia written by Genesis Woods and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For as long as Bobbi, Lucci, Diamond, and Kay Kay have been in each other's lives, they have always had one another's back. When Bobbi presents her girls with a plan that would eliminate their financial burdens and have them set for life, one by one they jump on board. Never in a million years would they have imagined that this perfectly planned heist would be the very thing that put their lifelong friendships to the test."
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Bridge 3rd Edition written by H. Anthony Medley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning bridge isn't like learning poker or blackjack, where the basic rules can be explained in a few minutes. Entire books have been written on the bidding aspects alone, and learning the language of bridge can be intimidating to new players. But 60 million bridge players worldwide is evidence enough that people don't seem to be discouraged by the game's challenging rules and concepts. And why should they be when there's The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Bridge, Third Edition, to teach them the game in a fun and easy-to-understand format? This new edition includes modern bidding techniques and examples to make learning the game even easier, a pull-out reference card for beginning players to have at the table with them as they learn the game, and bonus chapters online that cover some of the more advanced aspects of the game.
Download or read book Diamonds Aren t written by Norman Azbell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all seemed so routine, the old lady dead in her bed, the grieving nephew and his lovely wife arranging a quick and quiet burial, with the seasoned undertaker and his policeman pal lending sympathetic service to their visitors from out of town. But then Sammy Vanderhove and Chief Earl stir up the whole thing by finding the old Caddy with its trunk full of shiny gold bars in the garage behind the former movie star's house. When Nathan Corso's gorgeous wife finds out about the diamonds, the ones the old lady had secretly stashed, well, she just has to have them. After all, Nathan is the only heir, and they belong to him, and she...er, he, should have them at any cost. Problem is, others feel the same way, and they want the diamonds just as badly. When bodies start turning up it's up to Chief Earl and his counterpart in small town Iowa to begin sorting it all out. They quickly find that nothing is as it appeared, and the chase is on, a chase that will leave one of them risking everything he had thought was dear. Diamonds Aren't... is a tale of greed, lust, murder and mayhem, but most importantly, a tale of begrudged friendship with a heavy dose of wry humor. Chuckle along with Sammy, Earl and Johnny as they ogle and slog through the adventure to arrive at its bizarre and warmly satisfying conclusion.
Download or read book Polly Diamond and the Magic Book written by Alice Kuipers and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polly loves words. And she loves writing stories. So when a magic book appears on her doorstep that can make everything she writes happen in real life, Polly is certain all of her dreams are about to come true. But she soon learns that what you write and what you mean are not always the same thing! Funny and touching, this new chapter book series will entertain readers and inspire budding writers.
Download or read book Diamond Heart Being and the Meaning of Life written by A. H. Almaas and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founder of the Diamond Approach guides readers through the difficult process of understanding and accepting our true identity We live in a world of mystery, wonder, and beauty. But most of us seldom participate in this real world, being focused rather on the part that is mostly strife, suffering, or meaninglessness. This situation is basically due to our not realizing and living our full human potential. This potential can be actualized by the realization and development of the human essence. The human essence is the part of us that is innate and real, and which can participate in the real world. In this third installment of the Diamond Heart series, A. H. Almaas guides and orients individuals who are engaged in doing the difficult work of realization. It is a transcription of talks given by the author in both California and Colorado.
Download or read book Black Diamond 3 written by Brittani Williams and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her happily-ever-after ending was just the beginning. . .. For two years, Diamond and Black have been living comfortably on their high-class cul-de-sac with their daughter, Dior. They're ready to leave the drug business behind them, having enough money to continue their lavish lifestyle without going back to the streets to re-up. With the loss of his sister Mica, Johnny can feel nothing but rage for the woman he once loved. Now he plans to strip her of everything that she loves. From behind bars on his death bed, he sets a plan in motion that will tear Diamond's world apart. Fighting to survive, Diamond almost gives up—until a mystery man enters her life. She believes he will save the day, but is he genuine, or just another person out to teach Diamond a lesson? What would you do if your prized possessions were in danger of being taken away?
Download or read book Diamond at Your Rock Bottom written by Bolu Oladini and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond at Your Rock Bottom: Turning Adversity into Triumph In this transformative debut, Dr. Bolu Oladini, a dynamic pharmaceutical executive and serial entrepreneur, extends a compelling invitation to young adults in their 20s and 30s. Drawing from a rich tapestry of wisdom that blends stoicism, Zen, modern psychology, and Christianity, Dr. Oladini guides readers through a comprehensive framework to use personal and professional adversity as stepping stones to self-transformation through post-traumatic growth. His unique approach encourages readers who have gone through traumatic experiences (“rock bottom”) to use the aftermath of the crisis to re-assess and re-create themselves into the best version of themselves (a “diamond”). Dr. Oladini employs the powerful metaphor of a diamond—crafted under pressure from rough coal—to illustrate the potential for beauty and success from life's hardest moments. This book will flip your perspective, revealing that rock bottom is not a pit of despair, but a launching pad for finding your true potential. The journey laid out in Diamond at Your Rock Bottom is not about merely surviving challenges, but transforming them into catalysts for profound personal growth. His unique model breaks down the path to post-traumatic growth. Dr. Oladini’s book takes readers on a journey with his methodical framework that includes insightful and often counterintuitive ideas in chapters discussing failure, acceptance, identity, values, habits, relationships, intuition, and courage. With a wide variety of stories and examples to drive home his points, Oladini shows us the common threads in people and companies who are able to overcome and transcend adversity. As he states in the first chapter, “The pressure that will form your diamond is your journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and spiritual awakening after reaching rock bottom.” Similar to how coal can turn into a diamond after undergoing thousands of pounds of pressure, this book is a guide to show the reader how to create and uncover their own diamond. Readers will leave with a sense of renewed hope, energy, and insight. Go to www.boluoladini.com today to find out more and get your copy. Dr. Bolu Oladini is a pharmacist by training and a pharmaceutical industry executive. He is also a serial entrepreneur with a profitable short-term rental business, a real estate syndication group, and a successful career coaching business. With his background in psychology and a life filled with overcoming personal challenges, Dr. Oladini is passionately equipped to inspire others to use their adversity as a catalyst for personal transformation. He, his wife, and their son reside in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, where he continues to share his journey and support others in crafting their own stories of success.
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Download or read book Dirty Diamond written by J. P. Cardenas and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a little African boy finds a raw diamond, it sets a series of events showing the human spirit in each individual person it touches. The surprise here is not the diamond, which is a phenomenon in itself, but the dramatic reaction of each, bringing some to the end of their destruction and others to pick themselves up from the dark abyss that life can become.
Download or read book Diamond in a Rough written by Denea Whitest and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Diamond, Sissy, Christina, Leeya, and Desiree through this riveting tale of domestic violence, drugs, alcohol, sexual immorality, and murder that plagues the lives of these five Philadelphia families. Join them as they navigate through the pain, drama, and deceit that each family faces. Diamond, a God-fearing woman, plays an intricate part in each person's life, encouraging them through the message of salvation in Jesus Christ that with God, they are able to see their own worth, potential, and value of a second chance. Just like natural diamonds, they are formed under pressure. Through her own pressures in life, Diamond was not afraid to share her experiences with Sissy, Leeya, and Desiree to show why she is a diamond in the rough.
