Download or read book The Love of Baseball written by Chris Arvidson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by and for baseball fans (or those trying to live with one), this collection of essays joins a perennial conversation all fans have--"Why do we love baseball?" Thirty contributors share personal narratives of how they found an abiding passion for the sport and how their relationship to it changed over the years. Tracing the thematic arc of a typical season, the essays begin with stories of spring training optimism, followed by the guts and grind of the regular season, and ending with the glory (or heartbreak) of the playoffs.

Download or read book If These Ovaries Could Talk written by Jaimie Kelton and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making An LGBTQ Family by JAIMIE KELTON and ROBIN HOPKINS is equal parts funny, serious, happy, sad, celebratory, cautionary, and powerful. You'll learn a lot and laugh even more along the way! Who knew making a baby could be this much fun?

Download or read book IMomSoHard written by Kristin Hensley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Has it been months since you’ve read a book with actual adult words that had nothing to do with farm animals or superheroes or going potty? Well then, it’s time to take a break. Pour yourself some wine. Put on your comfy pants. All good? Ok, welcome to the party. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the creators of #IMOMSOHARD, know that you probably didn’t get to shower today and that the last thing you need is more advice on how to be a better parent. Instead, they invite you to join their laugh-out-loud, best friend banter on the eighty bajillion ways moms give their all every day—including: I KEEP IT TOGETHER SO HARD I BODY AFTER BABY SO HARD I HIT THE TOWN (AND AM IN BED BY 9:30 P.M.) SO HARD I BUST MY ASS SO HARD I KEEP FOOLS ALIVE SO HARD Come for the laughs, stay for the kinship with two friends who are just getting it right, getting it wrong, and leaning on each other for a laugh at the end of the day. They don’t care if your house is a mess and they won’t judge you if you pee a little when you sneeze.So kick back, relax, and enjoy. You deserve it.

Download or read book Katie and Me written by Taji Warren Hillson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p>While many people around the world watched the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, twelve-year-old Katie Hillson harbored Olympic dreams, dreams that had been growing since she was a young girl. But Katies aspirations were shattered when she suffered a sudden, life-changing skiing injury the same day she qualified for the Junior Olympic Festival. In Katie and Me, Taji Warren Hillson tells the familys story as Katie is challenged to go through the same mourning process as death, as well as learning to live with and accommodate a disability. Taji narrates how mother and daughter confronted the psychological and emotional struggles in the aftermath of the crash and subsequent surgeries. Intertwined is a secondary tale of friendship, bonding, and abandonment that contains the healing aspects of forgiveness and transformational power of unconditional love. With excerpts and artwork by Katie and testimonials from those who knew her, Katie and Me addresses topics that pushed the pair into the unsaid and unknown parts of themselves to educate and inspire others facing adversity.

Download or read book Precious Cargo written by Tiffany Zweifel and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the passengers plus the copilot had zipped off the delayed plane, with their luggage bouncing behind them, when Kylie, the flight attendant, and Landon, the pilot, heard a whimpering cry that drew them to seat 21D, where a tiny, blue-eyed, golden-curled girl huddled, awaiting her mother’s return. But the mother had designs of her own, unbeknownst to the shocked trio left in her wake. As the innocent toddler grew increasingly central to their happiness, both Kylie and Landon feared the mother would come crashing back, this time to take Jessica away. What had happened to the woman? Something awful? Or was abandoning her daughter part of the plan? Would she reenter their lives as dramatically as she had once disappeared? While they hoped the mother would stay away, someone else was desperately searching for her. Their futures faced a collision course, but to a healing conclusion or a heap of smoking ruins? One thing was for sure—in an instant, five lives were permanently changed from their previous headings, a new course was charted, and a few hearts were hijacked by the abandoned precious cargo that Kylie scooped into her arms.

Download or read book Mommy Are You Ok written by Tashara S. Void and published by Tashara S. Void. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the heartwarming journey of Mommy, who sometimes feels like there’s a storm inside and around her and wants to talk with her daughter about it. Through beautifully illustrated pages, the reader will discover Mommy’s Journey, as she tries to explain her feelings to Munchkin.

Download or read book Total Softball the Game Beyond the Game written by Paul Victor and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Big Lou’s Gentlemen’s Club softball was more than running around in dirt and grass. This crazy band of misfits had to defeat the three time champs, The Animals. They couldn’t do it playing straight up softball. They needed an edge – an edge that included exploding dogs, half of a dead horse, and a shootout with a car. The Animals were not going to surrender their crown easily.

Download or read book Legacy of Love written by bndsawyer and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, Legacy of Love, is an opportunity for my family and me to share portions of our life story with all humanity. Our hope is that it will help, inspire, motivate, and encourage all those who read it. Our life story is not a work of fiction . . . it is real. Journey with us and allow us to share with you how blessed we are, how good God is, and how great His love is for us . . . always!

Download or read book Playing Like a Girl written by Marian Betancourt and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more women and girls are discovering the joy and relishing the fierce competition of team sports. Their increasing participation in sports is influencing all aspects of women’s—and men’s—lives. Playing Like a Girl explores the ramifications of this sports revolution, such as the change in male-female relationships, the impact on women in the workplace, the long-term effects of Title IX, and the phenomenon of men coaching women. These ideas are explored through stories of women from grandmothers playing basketball in the Senior Olympics, to working women who get up before dawn to row on the Potomac River. Robert Lipsyte, writing in The New York Times, said, “For a wider look at the obstacles and opportunities facing the emergent female athlete, read, Playing Like a Girl.” Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD, founder of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center Hospital for Special Surgery and team physician, U.S. Rowing Team, called the book, “A wonderful compilation of personal stories and hard facts, which provide compelling evidence for the power of team sports in the development of strong and successful women.

Download or read book Enough Love written by Paula Fortune and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enough Love is a collection of essays weaving together the brutally-honest story of one womans journey through depression, sexual promiscuity, avoidance of intimacy, fear of abandonment, marriage, divorce, and multiple suicide attempts to a place of self-love and joy. Including excerpts from her own personal journals between age ten to present day, Paula Fortune eloquently describes what her life was like, what she did to change it, and what it is like today. Enough Love will enlighten the reader about the severity of sex and love addiction, a disease largely considered a joke by the media and public opinion. Light is shed on turning resentment into compassion, moving from atheism to faith, and healing the inevitable family-of-origin wounds. It is guaranteed to provide hope and inspiration to anyone suffering from low self-worth, addictive patterns, and relationship issues.

Download or read book The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti written by Jennifer Probst and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A secret romance sends three estranged sisters to the Amalfi Coast to follow clues about their mother’s past, and challenges them to a whole new future, in this emotional novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey haven’t been close in years, but when the sisters are forced to come together to settle their mother’s estate, they discover a secret. In an old trunk, they happen upon ownership papers for a house on the Amalfi Coast, along with a love letter to their mother from an anonymous man, promising to meet her in Italy during the summer of her sixty-fifth birthday. Now they’re questioning everything they knew about her history. In order to get answers about the woman they thought they knew, they’ll have to go back to where it all started. The sisters embark on a trip to the stunning cliffside village of Positano, Italy, to track down the mysterious ex-lover, and figure out who their mother really was. As Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey unearth the truth, they also experience the magic of Italy, the power of sisterly love, a little unexpected romance, and newfound hope for the future.

Download or read book The Five Love Languages Gift Edition written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marriage should be based on love, right? But does it seem as though you and your spouse are speaking two different languages? #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse's primary love language-quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with specific, simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. A newly designed love languages assessment will help you understand and strengthen your relationship. You can build a lasting, loving marriage together. This beautiful faux leather edition is the perfect gift for weddings, holidays, or any special occasion. Includes a promotional code to gain exclusive online access to the new comprehensive love languages assessment.

Download or read book American Folklore and the Mass Media written by Linda Dégh and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-02-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book shows how folklore -- magic, miracles, and tales of enchanted princesses and genial giants -- is still alive and well in the modern mass media.... contains a wealth of facts and observations with which to conjure." -- Journal of Communication "Dégh brings her decades of expertise in folk narrative to bear in this well-researched, provocative study of the interrelationship between traditional processes of folk narrative performances and modern mass media.... Highly recommended... " -- Choice "Spanning folk cultural developments as old as feudalism and as new as today's TV ad, American Folklore and the Mass Media demonstrates how vital folklore remains, how often it absorbs -- rather than being absorbed by -- the most dramatic technological innovations and social realignments." -- Carl Lindahl "... all six essays are meaty and informative contributions to vital folkloric issues..." -- Contemporary Legend

Download or read book Electroabsorption Mechanisms in Germanium Quantum Well Material written by Rebecca Kayla Schaevitz and published by Stanford University. This book was released on 2011 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One possible solution to make viable optoelectronic modulators that meet strict targets down to the scale of on-chip communication is to use germanium-rich materials. Ge/SiGe quantum wells grown on silicon substrates provide the strongest mechanism, the quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE), and thereby can meet the strictest requirements for optical interconnects, including CMOS-compatibility. Using such a strong effect, Ge-based modulators can be ultra-compact, ultralow-power, large bandwidth and high-speed, making them a strong contender for the future of optoelectronic device integration to solve the bottleneck problem. In this thesis, we will discuss the physical properties of the Ge and SiGe material system then present designs of optoelectronic modulators at the important 1310 nm and 1550 nm communication wavelengths using a program we developed called the Simple Quantum Well Electroabsorption Calculator (SQWEAC). SQWEAC takes the important physical mechanisms present, such as QCSE and indirect absorption, to predict the electroabsorption profile of Ge-based quantum wells. QCSE was experimentally determined on a wide range of samples to show the predictive powers of SQWEAC. Additionally, indirect absorption was also experimentally determined to optimize the physical model for these Ge quantum well devices. In being able to design both 1310 nm and 1550 nm devices using this Ge material system, we provide a platform for designing optoelectronic devices that are Si CMOS compatible and operate over a wide range of wavelengths. These modulators have the capability of providing the large density of information at very low energies per bit required for future interconnect technologies.

Download or read book Life in the Balance written by Jen Petro-Roy and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance. Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock. Except right before tryouts, Veronica’s mom announces that she’s entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much. Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?

Download or read book Tears in My Heart written by James Collins and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a number of years I have collected stories. My criteria for saving a story was always what I thought of as "Tears In My Heart," and I must admit most of those resulted in tears on my cheeks. This is a selection of some of those stories. Ones I would like to share with others. Some stories are true and others are illustrations, but, all have been used by God to touch my heart when I needed Him most. Always to remind me of His "Great Love" and to remind me to thank Him and praise Him for the blessings of the family and friends that He has sent me to encourage me and give me hope and faith in Him and "HOPE" in the future. It is my prayer that perhaps through these stories the Spirit of God will put "Tears in Your Heart" also and remind you of God's great LOVE for you and your "HOPE" for the future.

Download or read book With a Book in Their Hands written by Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez gathers diverse and passionate accounts of reading drawn from several research projects aimed at documenting Chicana and Chicano reading practices and experiences.