Download or read book The Cracks in my Skin written by Phil Porter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Do you find it hard? Getting close? I want to get close but I can't stop blowing things apart. Vexing people like a bomb' Janie's a force of nature, like some considerable disaster zone. It's baking hot, her mouth is peeling away and now she's got horns. Been on her head for yonks apparently, growing... Roper can feel his grandson Linden pulling away from him, pushing him away... like his eyes are mini pebbles all suddenly. Like everyone, Josefa needs a bit of a miracle to happen. One summer's night, with the help of a paddling pool, a baby dragon and a bottle of gin, it does. But how long can anything perfect last? Funny, open-hearted, surprising and strange, The Cracks in My Skin is a new kind of love story...a new kind of family. It opened at The Studio at Manchester Royal Exchange, in February 2008.
Download or read book The Cracks in My Skin written by Phil Porter and published by Oberon Books. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny play about a new kind of love story and a new kind of family.
Download or read book White Cracks On My Black Skin written by Tristan Wright and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Cracks On my Black Skin is a collection of poetry based on events of survival, depression, micro and macro discrimination, anti-black racism, love, and self reflection through n intricate Canadian Black experience. Each poem brings you a different emotion, perspective and range of complex ideas through the personal journey of Tristan Wright. The author shares his experiences as a young biracial male brought up by a single immigrant mother in Brampton, Ontario while overcoming and surviving oppressive structures within the Canadian context.
Download or read book The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies written by Mayo Clinic and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many common health problems can be treated with simple remedies you can do at home. Even if the steps you take don't cure the problem, they can relieve symptoms and allow you to go about your daily life, or at least help you until you're able to see a doctor. Some remedies, such as changing your diet to deal with heartburn or adapting your home environment to cope with chronic pain, may seem like common sense. You may have questions about when to apply heat or cold to injuries, what helps relieve the itch of an insect bite, or whether certain herbs, vitamins or minerals are really effective against the common cold or insomnia. You'll find these answers and more in Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies. In situations involving your health or the health of your family, the same questions typically arise: What actions can I take that are immediate, safe and effective? When should I contact my doctor? What symptoms signal an emergency? Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies clearly defines these questions with regard to your health concerns and guides you to choose the appropriate and most effective response.
Download or read book Blythewood written by Carol Goodman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Carol Goodman’s Blythewood is reminiscent of both Harry Potter and The Diviners, but in a way that doesn’t distract from the entertaining story within."* After narrowly escaping death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, seventeen-year-old Avaline Hall is sent to Blythewood Academy, the elite girls’ boarding school in New York’s Hudson Valley that her mother attended years before. Ava hopes to solve the mystery of her mother’s death and its connection to the students who keep disappearing from Blythewood. But the school is not all that it appears . . . and neither is the handsome young man who saved Ava from the fire. What’s the meaning of the extraordinary powers Ava possesses? Who’s good and who’s evil? And who has the right to make that distinction? *review of Blythewood by Forever Young Adult
Download or read book Him and i written by Teodor Mihalcea and published by Teodor Mihalcea. This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A few premonitory dreams put our hero on a course of events that bend his mind in unpleasant ways. From saving his friends, and saving the god of a long extinct religious cult, to saving the entire planet and its population, our hero struggles to save everybody and everything but himself, and then he discovers he needs to save himself the most. Secrets are the foundation of our hero's life and they are the most benefic thing for him, but fighting to reveal them all puts our hero on a path of self-hatred, self-destruction, and self-endarkenment. And nothing goes well for our hero until he decides that he needs to defeat the monster inside himself above anything else. Quote: "Light doesn't kill shadows, doesn't make them disappear, it just blinds you. Shadows are always there, always will be, they are cast by things, that sometimes cannot be disposed of. Ignoring or trying to forget never solved the problem. The problem you have when you always look at every shadow with a panic alertness expecting the monster to come out of it at any moment. Learn to live with shadows around you, with darkness in you. It's not always bad." Sometimes you do not need to defeat, you can also assimilate in order to adapt and grow.
Download or read book Saving My Skin written by Iris Seidenstricker and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is an enormous challenge - not only for self-confidence, but also for physical, mental and emotional strength and your own zest for life. After more than 45 years of suffering from this agonizing skin disease, Iris Seidenstricker has found an amazingly simple way to healthy skin. With courage and determination, with sometimes very little hope but with untiring patience and confidence in the healing powers of her own body, she went this new way despite many setbacks. In the end she was rewarded with healthy skin and a never before experienced quality of life. This frank, sensible and touching book is not a self-help guide - it is a personal report which tells of an impressive recovery and provides deep insights into daily life with atopic eczema. The book gives hope and offers inspiring impulses to build and strengthen self-confidence.
Download or read book Her written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1960 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A surreal semi-autobiographical blackbook record of a semi-mad period of my life, in that mindless, timeless state most romantics pass through, confusing flesh madonnas with spiritual ones." This is how the author describes this extraordinary expatriate novel.
Download or read book Neale s Disorders of the Foot written by Paul Frowen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neale’s Disorders of the Foot remains the essential resource for students and practitioners of podiatry. All the common conditions encountered in day-to-day podiatric practice are reviewed and their diagnoses and management described along with areas of related therapeutics. Students will find in this one volume everything they need to know about foot disorders and their treatment in order to pass their examinations, while practitioners will continue to appreciate the book’s accessibility and relevance to their daily practice. The new eighth edition is more indispensable than ever before with all contributions revised and brought up to date, colour photographs throughout, an all-new clear and accessible full colour design, and its own website including a full image library, video clips of key techniques and interactive self-assessment questions. Whether you need quick reference or more detailed information, the new and improved Neale’s Disorders of the Foot is ready to serve the needs of a new generation of podiatry students and practitioners.
Download or read book Skin and Hair Care written by Ratna Sagar and published by Ratna Sagar. This book was released on with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Bizarre Captive s Diary written by Anusha Devi Harish and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 29 years old Tara’s monotonous routine is interrupted when a strange man enters her life and claims that he will cause bomb blasts and terrorize the religious city of Schedoty in order to exterminate those who believe in the creator and have blind faith. When Tara ignores his claims, the strange man goes ahead with his mission. Will Tara feel guilty? Did she commit a crime of letting the terror attacks occur by not taking an action against the warnings given to her? Or will nihilism prevail and crime she has not have committed as she perceives that imposing religion is in itself a grave sin. Simultaneously, Tara is tormented when her past surfaces in the form of emotions and a close one gets affected with schizophrenia. Can Tara’s philosophical attitude pave way for survival? This story attempts the exposition of existentialism, religious fundamentalism, nihilism, finding what is real in the unreal, and the wrath of sanity and insanity.
Download or read book Dermatology Made Easy written by Amanda Oakley and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise overview of the common dermatological conditions most likely to present in general medicine From reviews: "... a perfect solution to the constant struggle that dermatology diagnosis presents to primary care physicians and other providers... This well-formatted book covers a vast array of topics ranging from common to rare skin disorders. The pictures are immensely helpful in the understanding of various skin rashes...." Fam Med 2019;51(5):451–452. “... easy to read and informative. One cannot emphasise enough the quality and comprehensive nature of the photographic content.... As someone who was interested in dermatology even as a medical student my only regret is that this book was not around when I was a student as it would have very adequately guided me into my beloved subspecialty.” Ulster Med J 2017;86(3):1–1. “The introduction outlines dermatological conditions by symptom, morphology and body site, providing an excellent index prior to delving into greater detail in the following chapters. The logical approach and level of detail make this text perfect for medical students, interns/residents, primary care physicians and other specialists who wish to quickly identify differential diagnoses or refresh their knowledge of dermatological conditions.” A Lecturer in Dermatology Dermatology Made Easy is based on the hugely popular DermNet New Zealand website and is designed to help GPs, medical students and dermatologists diagnose skin conditions with confidence. The book starts by providing a series of comprehensive tables, complete with over 500 thumbnail photos, to aid diagnosis according to symptoms, morphology, or body site. Once you have narrowed down the diagnosis, cross-references then guide you to more detailed descriptions, and another 700 photographs, covering: common infections inflammatory rashes non-inflammatory conditions skin lesions Every section provides consistent information on the disorder: who gets it and what causes it? what are the clinical features and does it cause any complications? how do you diagnose it? how do you treat it and how long does it take to resolve? The book concludes with a comprehensive section on further investigations and treatment options. Dermatology Made Easy combines the essential focus of the Made Easy book series with the authority and knowledge base of DermNet New Zealand’s unparalleled resources. Printed in full colour throughout.
Download or read book Peppers written by Paul W. Bosland and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although thought of as a minor crop, peppers are a major world commodity due to their great versatility. They are used not only as vegetables in their own right but also as flavourings in food products, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Aimed at advanced students and growers, this second edition expands upon topics covered in the first, such as the plant's history, genetics, production, diseases and pests, and brings the text up to date with current research and understanding of this genus. New material includes an expansion of marker-assisted breeding to cover the different types of markers available, new directions, and trends in the industry, the loss of germplasm and access to it, and the long term preservation of Capsicum resources worldwide. It is suitable for horticultural researchers, extension workers, academics, breeders, growers, and students.
Download or read book The Huntress written by Pixie Birkitt and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At birth we are taken away from our parents, and from the moment we can walk, we are trained to fight and kill. Our DNA is altered, and this is one of the many things we have to survive. From a young age, we are told our fate. We will either become the twelve chosen to kill your people in the games or we are terminated. This is our fate, and there is no way to stop it."
Download or read book C est Possible written by Count Walter von Oskar and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marrying intellect with romance and spiritual wisdom, it’s not merely a romantic tale but a philosophical odyssey that commands attention. Enriched with profound passages exploring the spiritual realm, it unveils astonishing experiences and unexpected revelations, boasting an exceptional narrative. With eloquent prose, the book unfolds enthralling adventures and insights, spotlighting two individuals whose disparate lives converge into a journey of transformation, evoking admiration from others. This novel is not only a testament to the power of love and understanding but also a voyage into life’s deeper meanings, inviting readers to traverse alongside its characters through a realm of intellectual and spiritual exploration.
Download or read book Silver Knight written by Melony A Wagner and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After experiencing a childhood full of fear and pain in the Magic Realm, Knight Adelaide must reinvent herself to survive the hardships that are thrown at her. In becoming the Silver Knight, she is able to push away her past and live a new life. But the past doesn’t stay in the past for long. In being forced to confront her lost love head on, she must find the strength to continue on, building back the pieces of herself that she thought she left buried and gone. Her journey is fraught with magic and powers that must be overcome if she wants to survive. About the Author Melony A Wagner has been a lover of fantasy ever since she read her first “big book” in the fourth grade. After that, she started writing about worlds she wished that existed. Everywhere she went, she had a notebook and pen with her to jot down ideas or capture a vision that struck her. When she got to college, she used writing as a way to keep her mind organized and she managed to write a whole book. With degrees in Equine Management and Equine Journalism, Melony now lives and works on a horse farm, which has been her biggest dream ever since she was a little girl. She teaches riding lessons, trains horses, and manages the stable during the day, writing in her free time. Having a degree in Equine Journalism, she was able to apply what she learned to take her writing to the next level. She has a wonderful family who has supported her all throughout her journey of achieving her dreams, and she is fortunate that they all still live very close. Melony’s sister is her biggest inspiration, and they are exceptionally close.
