Download or read book Memories of the Future written by Siri Hustvedt and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence A provocative, exuberant novel about time, memory, desire, and the imagination from the internationally bestselling and prizewinning author of The Blazing World, Memories of the Future tells the story of a young Midwestern woman’s first year in New York City in the late 1970s and her obsession with her mysterious neighbor, Lucy Brite. As she listens to Lucy through the thin walls of her dilapidated building, S.H., aka “Minnesota,” transcribes her neighbor’s bizarre and increasingly ominous monologues in a notebook, along with sundry other adventures, until one frightening night when Lucy bursts into her apartment on a rescue mission. Forty years later, S.H., now a veteran author, discovers her old notebook, as well as early drafts of a never-completed novel while moving her aging mother from one facility to another. Ingeniously juxtaposing the various texts, S.H. measures what she remembers against what she wrote that year and has since forgotten to create a dialogue between selves across decades. The encounter both collapses time and reframes its meanings in the present. Elaborately structured, intellectually rigorous, urgently paced, poignant, and often wildly funny, Memories of the Future brings together themes that have made Hustvedt among the most celebrated novelists working today: the fallibility of memory; gender mutability; the violence of patriarchy; the vagaries of perception; the ambiguous borders between sensation and thought, sanity and madness; and our dependence on primal drives such as sex, love, hunger, and rage.

Download or read book One Line a Day written by Line A Day and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisit thoughts and memories with a 5-year journal and memory bookThis classic memory keeper is the perfect way to track the ups and downs of life, day by day.More than a daily diary or journal: For those daunted by the idea of keeping a journal or diary, the simple commitment of just One Line a Day is manageable for everyone. Each page of the journal includes an entry for five successive years, allowing users to revisit previous thoughts on a specific day of the year over the span of five years, and reflect on change and progress.Use the One Line a Day 5-year journal format to provide an insightful snapshot of your thoughts, memories, change, and progress on each of the 365 days of the yearSee patterns emerge as important events like anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays come and goAs the pages fill, you'll discover happy coincidences and have a chance to relive forgotten momentsA valuable alternative to the 5-minute journal format, One Line a Day will appeal to those new to the journaling habit and seasoned journalers alike.A great way to begin the day or to put down a final thought before falling asleep at nightDurable and elegantly designed with a ribbon for easy opening to the right pageMakes a great graduation or milestone birthday gift, or for someone starting on a new journey in lifeKeepsake diary will enhance the appreciation of life and be a treasure for years to come

Download or read book First Time Mom s Baby Memory Book written by Emily Ramirez and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capture a bundle of memories for your newborn bundle of joy. Record you and your first child’s precious firsts in a refreshingly stress-free way! The First-Time Mom’s Baby Memory Book is an easy-to-use, heartwarming, and occasionally irreverent baby memory book, perfect for mothers looking for a little support and a whole lot of memory making. Stay sane as you discover tons of ideas for writing about both your baby and you. This open-ended baby memory book allows you to write about whatever you feel like—or whatever your little one is doing—whenever you want. No stressing that you missed a day because you were too tired! The First-Time Mom’s Baby Memory Book includes: No-fuss (for you)—Write at your own pace with undated prompts that are bound to thoughts and events rather than days, weeks, or months. Brighten your day—Get a little pick-me-up with feel-good quotes and laugh-worthy prompts that will help lighten your mood when stress is high. You and your little one—Entries relate to the both of you, meaning this baby memory book not only tracks your child’s journey, but yours as well. Create a truly one-of-a-kind family keepsake with the First-Time Mom’s Baby Memory Book.

Download or read book Journal of a Solitude written by May Sarton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poet and author’s “beautiful . . . wise and warm” journal of time spent in her New Hampshire home alone with her garden, her books, the seasons, and herself (Eugenia Thornton, Cleveland Plain Dealer). “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.” —May Sarton May Sarton’s parrot chatters away as Sarton looks out the window at the rain and contemplates returning to her “real” life—not friends, not even love, but writing. In her bravest and most revealing memoir, Sarton casts her keenly observant eye on both the interior and exterior worlds. She shares insights about everyday life in the quiet New Hampshire village of Nelson, the desire for friends, and need for solitude—both an exhilarating and terrifying state. She likens writing to “cracking open the inner world again,” which sometimes plunges her into depression. She confesses her fears, her disappointments, her unresolved angers. Sarton’s garden is her great, abiding joy, sustaining her through seasons of psychic and emotional pain. Journal of a Solitude is a moving and profound meditation on creativity, oneness with nature, and the courage it takes to be alone. Both uplifting and cathartic, it sweeps us along on Sarton’s pilgrimage inward. This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.

Download or read book Growing You written by Korie Herold and published by Blue Star Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your pregnancy story is a special one. Document your most precious moments from this season of life in this elegant keepsake journal and memory book. Growing You is a place to celebrate and chronicle your pregnancy journey, reflecting on the growth, anticipation, and memories that you want to hold onto as a mother. This heirloom-quality book, created by the author of the popular baby book As You Grow, is designed with a timeless look and archival paper so that you can one day pass it along to your child. Growing You includes: Space to journal your feelings and experiences about pregnancy and your birth story A section to document your prenatal appointments and growth Writing prompts to record precious milestones such as baby showers and prepping your nursery Pages to document your baby's birth day Pocket folder for sonogram photos, letters from loved ones, and other mementos And more! Special Features: Chic, gender-neutral design Elegant linen cover Acid-free and archival paper Generous trim size offers ample space for photos Lay-flat design created by a beautiful gold spiral binding allows you to easily write in the book

Download or read book Firsts Favorites written by Kate Pocrass and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of 40ish Weeks and Pleased to Meet You, this keepsake journal invites new parents to commemorate their baby's very own firsts and special favorites. Filled with colorful illustrations and prompts ranging from the classic (first step, favorite book) to the quirky (first diaper blow-out, favorite food to spit up)—plus a few "fill-in-your-own" pages—this cute little journal makes it simple for exhausted but well-meaning parents to capture all the sweet milestones and laughter-filled moments of life with their growing baby.

Download or read book Sophie s World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Download or read book Life Is in the Transitions written by Bruce Feiler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all fifty states from Americans who’d been through major life changes—from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change. What Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we’ll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We’re concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we’ve veered off course, living life out of order. But we’re not alone. Life Is in the Transitions introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in ten of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now. The most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to reimagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before. From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.

Download or read book A Lifetime of Memories A Guided Journal for Your Grandma Grandpa Or Parent to Record Their Memories and Life Experiences written by Keep Track Books and published by Gift for Grandparents and Pare. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Lifetime of Memories: A guided journal for your Grandma, Grandpa or parent to record their memories and life experiences Have you ever wondered about the early lives of an older generation? Your parents or grandparents, maybe. Would you like to know what they got up to in their younger days? A Lifetime of Memories is a great journal to give to your grandparents and parents as a gift, be it for Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday or Christmas. It's a notebook that will help them record their memories and life experiences. When the recipient has filled it in, he/she can return it to you - and it will become a family heirloom for you to keep or pass on to later generations. This keepsake journal includes plenty of questions and prompts about different aspects of life, starting from birth and ending with later life. It's divided into five sections. They are titled: - You and your relatives - Your childhood - Your teenage years and student life - Adulthood and working life - Your life today Each section will help the recipient look back and reflect on a lifetime of experiences - which, without question, deserve to be recorded and remembered. This paperback notebook has 114 pages and measures 8.5 x 11 inches / 21.6 x 27.9 cm. The pages have ornate question boxes where the recipient can write his/her answers. A page at the beginning of the journal has space where you can write a dedication, including the recipient's name, a short message and your own name. This page is followed by an introduction which explains how to make the most out of the book. Please note that this is a LARGE PRINT book. A clear font (Calibri) in size 18pt has been used throughout. This journal is also available as a standard edition (ISBN: 9781794591738).

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book Canvas One Line a Day written by Line a Day and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expand your journaling with this five-year memory book journal, a tactile version of the bestselling One Line a Day memory book.Jot down ideas or highlights one page for every day and compare your entries to the same date in years past in this notebook. This small handsome book features a rich oatmeal-colored, canvas cloth case, striking metallic page edges, and a ribbon page marker and one line for every day.* An excellent gift for graduates, adventurers, dreamers, and anyone embarking on a new phase of life* Capture your memories and ideas and reflect on past entries* A clean, modern, and sophisticated multi-year journal

Download or read book The Memory Librarian written by Janelle Monáe and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller! In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, futurist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of one of her critically acclaimed albums, exploring how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality, and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape…and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms. Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborators have crafted a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts—as a means of self-conception—could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether you were human, AI, or other, your life and sentience were dictated by those who’d convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it’s like to live in such a totalitarian society . . . and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the tradition of speculative fiction writers such as Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor—and filled with powerful themes and Monáe’s emblematic artistic vision—The Memory Librarian serves to readers tales that dissect the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, reaching through to the worlds of memory and time, and the stakes and power that pulse there.

Download or read book Dear Grandma written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tell Me Your Life Story Dad written by Questions About Me and published by Tell Me Your Life Story Series. This book was released on 2021-04-18 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tell Me Your Life Story Mom written by Questions About Me and published by Tell Me Your Life Story Series. This book was released on 2021-04-18 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stranger on Earth written by Richard Jones and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jones writes brief, simple poems about isolated incidents while gracefully alluding to the complex relationships underlying them." --Publishers Weekly "Skillful, direct, and surprisingly delicate." --The Village Voice "A poet of uncommon perceptual gifts." --Library Journal Richard Jones's prodigious volume travels the wide arc of a lifetime in Proustian detail. He remembers a peripatetic upbringing, travels to London and Paris, separation from and reunion with his wife in the Italian countryside, morning tea with his daughter and trail runs with his sons, flights with a pioneering aviator father and conversations with a deaf mother. "Impossible task, staying alive," Jones writes, and yet a perspicacious examination of the life we have lived yields clarity andenrichment. Finding poetry in what went before,Stranger on Earth opens the door to what Proust calls "those dwelling-places deep within us that we would not have known how to enter." Richard Joneshas published eleven books of poetry and his poems have been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered." He is the founder and editor of Poetry East, and he teaches at DePaul University in Chicago, where he lives with his family.

Download or read book Grandma s Story written by Korie Herold and published by Blue Star Press. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preserve your life story and pass it down to your family in this beautiful keepsake memory book. Grandma's Story is a guided journal thoughtfully designed to help grandmothers record their special memories and share them with their grandchildren and family. Designed by bestselling artist Korie Herold, this keepsake book offers writing prompts and journaling pages to guide grandmothers along as they record their life’s most precious moments. This book is the perfect gift for Mother's Day, birthdays, or any time of year for your grandmother. Sections and writing prompts include: • Early Childhood: What was your house like growing up? What were your favorite toys or playtime activities? • School Years: What did you think you wanted to be when you grew up? What were you like as a teenager? • Work and Travel: What was your first job? What family vacations do you remember the most? • Love and Family: What’s your best relationship advice? How did you feel when you found out you were going to be a grandfather? • Character and Values: What do you value most in life? What family values do you hope to pass down? • Hypotheticals and Curiosities: What's something you wish you had done differently? What's the best advice you ever received? • Words of Wisdom: Additional space to write letters to your family Special features include: • Elegant linen with gold foil cover • Acid-free and archival paper • Layflat design allows you to easily write in the book • Carefully developed designs and prompts allow to you reflect and remember