Download or read book written by Debra Lynne and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha Duchet is a smart young girl, average in every way, and in desperate need of an escape from her small town and the constant tyrannical abuses of her father. From preteen to young adult, Sam is habitually exposed to almost constant abuse from Richard Duchet, until one day she splits. She can choose to properly heal with years of psychotherapy and prescription drugs, or take the road less traveled, but often dreamt of. The SPLIT of Samantha Duchet is both evil and heroic. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.

Download or read book Ty written by VJ Washington and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyrique (Ty), a bright young boy who intrigues all who know him, love him and want to be a part of his life. With the help of God, hopefully, we are finding out who Ty really is through Grandmas eyes. Follow the heart of my grandmother as she and I inform, enlighten, and bring out truths about me, my behavior, and the medicines that I have experienced.

Download or read book Life As a Mommy written by Cathy Spigarelli and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do You Feel Isolated as a Mom?" You've heard, "No man is an island," but did you know that, "No mom is an island," either? Through twelve years of parenting, Cathy Spigarelli has learned moms need other moms, for advice, reassurance, suggestions, and camaraderie. In her book, "Life as a Mommy," moms find just such support. Every day for a year, Cathy wrote about life with her three, young children. The 365 compact entries have a girlfriend-to-girlfriend, conversational tone and can be read in minutes, without guilt. "Life as a Mommy" provides a window into the daily life of a mom, revealing her triumphs and struggles, her joy and laughter, and her dilemmas and concerns. The book gently advises, provides insights, and offers suggestions to fellow moms. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will wonder, as Cathy does, about this incredibly difficult, incredibly joyous thing called motherhood. Cathy Spigarelli didn't start out dreaming of being a mommy. Instead, she began a career as an engineer. She married and then completed a master's degree. With a brand new degree and a brand new baby, Cathy found herself at a turning point. Setting aside career ambitions, she became a full-time mommy. For twelve years, Cathy has been a stay-at-home mom. Every day for an entire year, she captured her thoughts, feelings, and concerns about daily life as a mom. She wrote while locked in the bathroom, at stoplights, and in the preschool parking lot. She lives with her husband (who wonders why he isn't mentioned in the book more often) and her three lively children (who wonder why mommy writes about them) in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this book, you will find that, as a mom, you do not walk alone. We journey through motherhood together. Won't you join me?

Download or read book Our Hidden Conversations written by Michele Norris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peabody Award–winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project. The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send. The answers, though, have been challenging and complicated. In the twelve years since award-winning journalist Michele Norris first posed that question, over half a million people have submitted their stories to The Race Card Project inbox. The stories are shocking in their depth and candor, spanning the full spectrum of race, ethnicity, identity, and class. Even at just six words, the micro-essays can pack quite a punch, revealing, fear, pain, triumph, and sometimes humor. Responses such as: You’re Pretty for a Black girl. White privilege, enjoy it, earned it. Lady, I don’t want your purse. My ancestors massacred Indians near here. Urban living has made me racist. I’m only Asian when it’s convenient. Many go even further than just six words, submitting backstories, photos, and heirlooms: a collection much like a scrapbook of American candor you rarely get to see. Our Hidden Conversations is a unique compilation of stories, richly reported essays, and photographs providing a window into America during a tumultuous era. This powerful book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories. The breadth of this work came as a surprise to Norris. For most of the twelve years she has collected these stories, many were submitted by white respondents. This unexpected panorama provides a rare 360-degree view of how Americans see themselves and one another. Our Hidden Conversations reminds us that even during times of great division, honesty, grace, and a willing ear can provide a bridge toward empathy and maybe even understanding.

Download or read book My Homework Ate My Dog written by Derek Taylor Kent and published by Whimsical World. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Harry Potter, Goosebumps, and A Series of Unfortunate Events, this page-turning fantasy novel for ages 8-12 will keep young readers turning every page and cheering in triumph. Rudy Berkman thought he was the luckiest kid in the world when his family moved to Danville, recently named "The Best City in the World." There is no crime and the schools are considered the best in the nation. The only problem is, all the kids at Danville Junior High act like mindless robots and his teachers seem to want him dead! When an enchanted homework comes to life and 'eats' his dog alive, Rudy embarks on a dangerous quest with his kooky grandpa and the school bully to rescue his beloved best friend from a greater evil than he could ever imagine. This action-packed adventure is ideal for reluctant readers, superhero fans, and anyone who is looking for the next magical story after finishing Harry Potter.

Download or read book It s Tough Growing Up written by and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The messages in the book, as well as the follow-up questions at the end of each chapter, will not only help the youth who are facing these challenges themselves, they will also help those surrounding them provide more compassion.

Download or read book The Making of a Country Lawyer written by Gerry Spence and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-10-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of a Country Lawyer is the firsthand account of a beloved American attorney, a modern-day folk hero, a man who has devoted his life's work to the downtrodden and damned. It is the story of a wayward son who, at the age of twenty, suffered an immense and tragic loss. It is this single dark moment in Spence's life that transformed him, preparing him to be a trial lawyer, eventually handling such landmark cases as the defence of Randy Weaver and the vindication of Karen Silkwood. This is the stirring memoir of a man who has captured the American imagination at a time when our belief in our values and in ourselves has been shaken to the core, told as only Gerry Spence can.

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Download or read book Free Man Around the world on a bicycle written by Danilo Perrotti Machado and published by Ciao Ciao Editorial . This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years, three months, three days. This was the exact time that Danilo Perrotti Machado took to travel around the planet on a bicycle. Seeking to get to know the world and himself, Danilo left his hometown, Belo Horizonte, and went on a journey through 59 countries, covering 50,000 kilometers across Planet Earth. This exciting adventure is called “Free Man”. His goal was to get to know the peoples and cultures of the world, moved by his own physical effort, discovering at the same time the simple essence of being alive. The trip starts in Brazil followed by Europe, crossing the Middle East and a stretch of North Africa, traversing Asia and its appealing cultural diversity, then he goes to Oceania, descending the Americas and, finally, with a lot of pedaling, he arrives in the Amazon, with a surprising jump in the river that takes him back to Brazil. Free Man talks about what can happen when you realize that it is your own mind that dictates the circumstances you live in, with many accurate remarks about your existence, the way of life of rich and poor countries, the awakening of a man with the sun, moon and stars, most often alone, facing imminent death, danger and difficulty in communicating with foreign languages. A story that makes the reader find the pleasure of traveling very far on a bike, in an adventure that ends and starts after each page, taking him to travel within himself, with an intertwining that only great narratives possesses. It will certainly thrill anyone willing to embark on an immersive journey through Planet Earth and, at the same time, the human soul.

Download or read book Running from Paradise written by A.F. Osborne and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alicia endures a traumatic childhood of abuse and adversity that drives her to run away and spiral into addiction as a teen. At 16, she boards a plane to an unfamiliar place, where even more hardship awaits. There, she faces a painfully heartbreaking experience that pushes her pain deeper inside in order to survive. For years, Alicia suppresses the memories of her devastating past. But in her early thirties, the haunting trauma resurfaces with such vivid clarity that she can no longer distinguish reality. After losing herself, Alicia must find the hope to carry on even during her darkest hour. This is a resilient woman’s powerful story of wrestling with childhood demons and the struggle to overcome trauma.

Download or read book The Christian Grandma s Idea Book Hundreds of Ideas Tips and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma written by Ellen Banks Elwell and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter your age or stage of life, if someone calls you"Grandma," you'll find plenty of hints and helps just for you inthis long-awaited sequel to The Christian Mom's IdeaBook. Arranged into alphabetical categories and loaded withall kinds of life-tested, creative advice, this amazingly personalresource features 800 tips, thoughts, and stories from 200grandmas, moms, and grandkids in 30 countries around the world.It's full of good grandmothering from A to Z! Here is just a sampling of the topics that await you: activities and one-on-one times childcare gift giving family relationships manners and discipline traditions books long-distance grandparenting overnights trips and vacations ...and many more! In addition to its fresh ideas and touching stories, thisone-of-a-kind book offers spiritually encouraging narrative tointroduce each chapter, interviews with grandmas who are facingspecial challenges, plus reflections from well-known Christianauthors Nanci Alcorn, Gracia Burnham, Cynthia Heald, FrancineRivers, Gary Chapman, and Sigmund Brouwer, Bruce Howard, RebeccaLutzer, Jerry Jenkins, and Margaret Taylor about their owngrandmothers. With its gentle offerings and uplifting insights,The Christian Grandma's Idea Bookwill prepare you tonot only make the most of your time with the grandkids but create alegacy of rich memories, shared traditions, and special timestogether.

Download or read book A Martian Adventure written by Caroline Tung Richmond and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living on Mars is such a drag! That's where Miri lives with her exobiologist parents who were transferred to the red planet for work. One day while doing her chores with her robotic dog Ruff, she makes a startling discovery that will make her re-evaluate whether living on Mars is so bad, after all! With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page sci-fi book will capture the interest of both reluctant and avid readers who enjoy science fiction stories with a female protagonist. The hi-lo text is perfect for students who need high-interest, low-readability books.

Download or read book Ma s Cow written by Patrick Flanagan and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember the first TV you ever saw, the Space Race, sonic booms, JFK, men on the Moon, the Cuban Missile Crissis, Friendship 7 as well as numerous events and inventions from the 1950's and 60's? Well, if you answered yes to any of the above, you're going to love reading Ma's Cow. The book is a treasure trove of memories of that happy innocent time known to some as the Cold War and to others as a period of Camelot between World War II and the Oil Crisis of the 1970's. Whatever name you remember the era as you doubtless have happy memories of a time long gone, but seemingly so recent in our memories. Ma's Cow has something for everyone.

Download or read book The Throwaway Kids written by Peggy Case Aldhizer and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book From the Streets To Million Dollar Peaks written by Michael Labrecque and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an influential book that brings poetry and philosophy to life. It is a true-life story that demonstrates the human experience by looking into a young boy's journey riddled with immense trials and tribulations, forcing him into manhood at a very young age, and against all odds. Living on his own at sixteen, homeless and loveless, Michael navigated his way through life to become a multi-millionaire in just over a decade later. Over the years, he has continued with this positive momentum to obtain great wealth. This book exemplifies an impossible journey against insurmountable odds that perfectly melds the perspective of one's journey, choices, and hardships, into blossoming potential and rewards. From the Streets to Million Dollar Peaks is a remarkable story that feeds truth on how to attract and control your destiny. Unequivocally, this book both teaches and reaffirms your ability to control all outcomes of life, regardless of difficult circumstances. Filled with tales of excitement, fear, violence, destitution, and resilience; this novel is a breath of confidence to those lacking. This memoire brings hope to all readers, even if they feel hopeless, regardless of the situation. Above all, this is a self-help story that reaffirms personal truths and love's importance in our lives while demonstrating a path forward that is true, raw, and inspiring.

Download or read book Grandmother s Attic written by Jack Trammell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Angela Ziff finds an intriguing hat and letter in her grandmother's attic that opens the door to a family past that no one can imagine. Though her grandmother has passed away, the old house and the objects provide clues that Angela and her best friend Alan follow through a web of deceit and danger that ultimately reveals a shocking truth. Her grandmother had been helping hide a wanted Nazi war criminal. Angela finds a grandfather she never knew she had; encounters her real father, who threatens to repeat the family violence of the past; and tries to help her damaged mother navigate the new changes and accept them. Most of all, Angela finds that she must face some of the inexplicable unfairness of life just at the moment when she thinks she finally has some answers. Everything begins in her grandmother's attic.

Download or read book Rising from Rubble written by Kenneth Weaver and published by Aspen Mountain Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising from Rubble...Germany Revisited is the only illustrated history book in English by American GI, Kenneth Weaver, covering the occupation of Germany, 1945-47. It focuses on the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich. Life stories of six men and a Jewish woman include the Blitzkrieg of Poland, the fall of France, and Hitler's Final Solution to the Jewish Problem. Vichy France ships teenage Simone Jacob and family from Nice to concentration camps in Poland and Holland. The Allies assault Berlin and the Third Reich is crushed in 1945. British forces rescue Auschwitz survivors, Simone and her sister; parents and brother perished in the Holocaust. 48 rare photos (1945-47) depict the European struggle to survive. Weaver and wife lived in war-ravaged Frankfurt. Weaver is also the author of Barely Flying, and My Friend Max.