Download or read book Top Five Regrets of the Dying written by Bronnie Ware and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

Download or read book American Roulette written by Richard Marcus and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Roulette, Richard Marcus tells his never-before-heard story, of ripping off casinos. The book follows Marcus, along with several of the world's great professional casino cheaters, as he travels from Las Vegas to London and Monte Carlo, pilfering large sums of money from casinos by performing sleight of hand magic tricks with gaming chips. As skilled cheaters, they back up their moves with psychological setups to convince pit bosses that they're watching legitimate high rollers getting lucky, while in fact they're being ripped off blind. With the exploding growth of casino gambling, heightened by Indian reservation and riverboat expansion, more and more elaborate casino cheaters are illegally assaulting the green-felt, getting rich off of novice casino personnel. Richard Marcus's insider story is a window into the hidden world of intriguing personalities and tense situations he encounters as a member of expert casino-cheating teams who use their wits to turn the odds upside down and "earn" millions. American Roulette is a fascinating story not only for those who occasionally casino-gamble, but for everyone with a little larceny in their heart.

Download or read book The Turning Wheel The story of General Motors through twenty five years 1908 1933 written by Arthur Pound and published by Edizioni Savine. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “ ...GENERAL MOTORS in 1933 reached its twenty-fifth milestone. Since the founding of General Motors Company of New Jersey in 1908, the growth of the organization has contributed a unique chapter to American industrial history. From beginnings so small that its birth escaped notice in financial centers, General Motors has worked its way steadily forward to a place where its leadership in many of the most exacting branches of production and distribution is taken for granted and where it meets the public of many lands with a wide variety of merchandise and services. Scientific research, close attention to dealer and consumer needs, and constructive public policies are among the factors accounting for General Motors' present strength. My acquaintance with General Motors began at its birth in 1908, and as a somewhat impartial observer of social trends I have watched its progress with keen interest ever since” ARTHUR POUND - 1934

Download or read book On Turning Sixty Five written by John Jerome and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Personally, I've got a lot invested in reaching my stunning current age, and I'm damned if I'm going to hang on to that youthful crap. (I liked the idea of being a sixty-year-old so much I started claiming that age before I turned fifty-nine.) Parts of it, I don't like--the loss of energy that seems its inevitable accompaniment, for example--but when I consider how I used to boil that energy away as a younger man, and the things I boiled it away on, I am happy to accept a shorter tether and a more reflective way of going at things." John Jerome, author of such beloved books as Truck and Stone Work, entered his sixty-fifth year with a number of goals in mind: to battle the debilities of age, to master them through understanding when he could not physically defeat them, and to keep a journal of these efforts. As he puts it, "It was time to start planning an endgame." The result is a warm, compassionate, and honest look at the twelve months that led him to the gateway of old age--a survey of this time of life which ranges from strict physiology to expansive philosophy, from delicate neurosurgery to rough weather on a Canadian canoeing trip, from the despair and isolation of illness to the love and comfort of a sound marriage. The writing, in its clarity, grace, and humor, matches its author's spirit. "The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our time," Jerome reminds us. Reading this wise and funny chronicle of one man's--and everyman's--journey toward citizenship, senior division, will be time well spent, for young and old alike. It is that rare kind of book which comes to life as a companion, and even a friend.

Download or read book Goze written by Gerald Groemer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a tradition extending from the medieval era to the early twentieth century, visually disabled Japanese women known as goze toured the countryside as professional singers. An integral part of rural musical culture, the goze sang unique narratives of their own making and a significant repertory of popular ballads and short songs. Goze activities peaked in the nineteenth century, and some women continued to tour well into the middle of the twentieth. The last active goze lived until 2005. In Goze: Women, Musical Performance, and Visual Disability in Traditional Japan, Gerald Groemer examines the way of life, institutions, and songs of these itinerant performers. Groemer shows that the solidarity and success goze achieved with the rural public through narrative and music was based on the convergence of the goze's desire for a degree of social and economic autonomy with the audience's wish to mitigate the cultural deprivation it so often experienced. Goze recognized audiences as a stimulus for developing repertories and careers; the public in turn recognized goze as masterful artisans who acted as powerful agents of widespread cultural development. As the first full-length scholarly work on goze in English, this book is an invaluable resource to scholars and students of Japanese culture, Japanese music, ethnomusicology, and disability studies worldwide.

Download or read book Proud Being Different written by De Chap and published by De Chap. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud Being Different tells the True Story about a girl with Asperger Syndrome (high functioning autism) who was born in Staten Island New York. From being treated differently in school and at home because of her autism, she learns to be strong and wise while learning to accept her diagnosis. Growing up, she learns how to make friends, discovering what her talents are and most importantly, learning how to be independant. Like many N.T.s (Nero Typical's), she experiences the very same trials and tribulations. Love surfaces in her world as she searches for that special someone! Despite her heart break of feeling lonely on the outside of things, she never gives up, and proves herself to be the outgoing special individual that she is.

Download or read book The Five Thousand Year Leap written by W. Cleon Skousen and published by Verity Publishing. This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Founding Fathers of the United States of America created the first free people in modern times. They wrote a new kind of Constitution which is now the oldest in existence. They built a new kind of commonwealth designed as a model for the whole human race. They believed it was thoroughly possible to create a new kind of civilization; giving freedom, equality, and justice to all. The Founders created a new cultural climate that gave wings to the human spirit. They built a free-enterprise culture to encourage industry and prosperity. They gave humanity the needed ingredients for a gigantic 5,000-year leap in which more progress has been made in the past 200 years than all of prior recorded human history. All of this came about because of 28 basic principles the Founders discovered, upon which all free nations must be built in order to succeed. This eBook includes the original index, footnotes, table of contents and page numbering from the printed format, and also new illustrations.

Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Thirty Fifth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents some of the best science fiction short stories written in 2017.

Download or read book The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer written by Richard Burn and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Day Month and Year written by Jade Ashcroft and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us wonder why we are here and what life is all about. It is possible to answer these questions through the application of astrology and numerology to life events. These ancient sciences can affect and shape our lives, and author Jade Ashcroft can show you how. In The Day, Month, and Year, she tells her life story, one marked by struggles with mental illness and love affairs. She then illustrates the significance of date, time, and year throughout her life events. Ashcroft reveals real evidence about the knowledge that can be gained through the study of the planets and numbers as they relate to our lives. Datesparticularly birth datescan offer insight into ourselves and can guide us as we seek to make sense of the past and present and move forward into the future. The understanding presented here can provide meaning and answers to anyone seeking to know more about the interconnectedness of life. In this memoir and guide, one woman shares her personal narrative of a challenging but rewarding life, along with the understanding she gained from astrology and numerology.

Download or read book Reports from Committees written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forbidden Fire written by Bonnie K. Winn and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-10-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The western love story awarded Best Overall Historical Romance from the author with 14 million copies of her books in print (Affaire de Coeur). Kitty O’Shea thinks she’s found the perfect place for her new saloon, The Crystal Palace, in a small Kansas town. But the Browning town council doesn’t approve of her establishment and calls upon Reverend Jake Payne for backup. Kitty finds herself judged by Payne’s congregation and condemned by the townsfolk, but she still can’t deny her attraction to the devastatingly handsome reverend. As the flame of desire between them burns hot, Jake learns that love is a temptation that won’t be resisted. “Bonnie K. Winn presents a love story filled with insight into her characters’ needs, loyalties and honor that readers will adore.” —RT Book Reviews

Download or read book Nigel s Dream written by Errol Shaw and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis At an early age, a young girl met and fell in love with a good looking boy who often visited the Kingston wharf to swim with other boys. It was close to this area that Doreen met and fell in love with this boy known to others only as Roy. This boy was the oldest of the pack of boys who he often hangs out with at the wharf. She had no idea what would become of her life. It did not take long before the two became really close. Although Doreen was under age, she failed to follow her mother's advise and was sexually involved with the boy she met. She became pregnant and later gives birth to a child with amazing capabilities. From the inception of his birth, Nigel, was deemed a child of mystery and remarkable talent. He had visions in the world that many people, including his family, could not believe. At a young age, he was able to tell vivid stories of his dreams and imaginations to his family that at times appeared to be seemingly real. Even in school he developed the ability to read and write much quicker than others who were not able to at his level. Who knew that one day this young boy would rise above it all. Only time will give an account to what kind of man Nigel would grow up to be, as he get over the spirits that followed the family for most of his young life. Incredibly, his family dug deeper to explore the visions and talent this youngster possessed. They would later realize that there is more to his talents that set him apart from other children. They would later find out most of his talents would stem from spirits teaching him the basic principles of learning to read and write. Soon enough, the thoughts of dealing and finding ways to evade ghost would overwhelm them. The spirits would haunt them everywhere they traveled. However, despite all their fears casted by ghosts, Nigel was the least fearful of the crack walls, the rising bed and the falling clock. Ultimately, their vision and hope to rise against it all will one day become a possibility.

Download or read book August written by Judith Rossner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Mr. Goodbar— the story of two women, a psychoanalyst and her patient who help each other through very different periods in their lives. When Dawn Henley, the beautiful, talented Barnard College freshman steps into psychoanalyst Dr. Lulu Shinefeld’s office, she’s immediately intrigued. What could have driven this girl to such extreme levels of depression? Over the course of five years, Dawn’s bizarre and tortured childhood is drawn out, and both women are inevitably changed.

Download or read book The Best American Short Stories 2012 written by Tom Perrotta and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Download or read book Love Goes to Buildings on Fire written by Will Hermes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title provides a group portrait of some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, including Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and Bob Dylan.

Download or read book Plane of the Ecliptic written by Karen Estes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie MacKenzie believes her existence to be as orderly as the books on her library shelves. She has a devoted husband, wonderful stepdaughter, and loyal best friend. But her perfect life is shattered on the night she experiences a mystifying tie to her newborn granddaughter. When she becomes obsessed with haunting dreams of two young girls in seventeenth-century Scotland, Maggie wonders if it's all a case of synchronicity, genetic memory, or reincarnation. Her buried emotions begin to surface as the lines of reality and dreams blur together. Ultimately, she discovers how lives can be intertwined beyond the veil of time and space. Filled with intrigue and inspiration, this novel presents a unique look at an ordinary woman's desperate attempt to find meaning and reason in her life. Maggie accepts the help of a former student turned astronomer, a girlfriend dealing with her own peculiar relationship, a feisty Italian neighbor, and a young, hip clergyman to journey where the moon meets the sun and Earth a place where truth is revealed in Plane of the Ecliptic. Please visit www.planeoftheecliptic.com