Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Be Kind written by Pat Zietlow Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

Download or read book Long Way Down written by Jason Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

Download or read book Anything Matches If You Wear It with Confidence written by Natalie Merrill and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anything Matches If You Wear It with Confidence is a reminder to all readers that they can be comfortable and confident being themselves and that their identities shouldn’t be found in other people or things. You were created on purpose. You’re not here by accident, and you’re going through the things you’re going through for some reason that you may not know now or even ever. This book encourages you to trust where you are and to trust Whose you are. He won’t ever let you down. And always remember: You are valued, you are loved, and you matter.

Download or read book Hey You Matter written by Sharon Witt and published by . This book was released on 2022-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every one experiences bad days, and tough seasons. This little book has been created for all ages. It has been designed to brighten someone's day, whether that be a family member, colleague or a complete stranger.

Download or read book How to Write Amazing Stories written by Zuni Blue and published by Saved Press. This book was released on 2015-12-02 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing a story seems scary when you’re a kid. That’s why this guide is for young authors. It has all the tips you’ll need including choosing a writing space, picking cool characters, and designing a great cover. Use this guide and one day you could have thousands of readers just like Zuni Blue, author of The Mean Girl Who Never Speaks. ---- Relevant words or phrases that describe this book: how to write a book, write a book kids, how to write a story

Download or read book What Does It Matter written by Emma Pears and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unpack the power of asking, “What does it matter?” to pull the plug on the rising waters of your anxiety and put a pin in the expanding balloon of your stress. Life is an unpredictable white-water ride of fast currents, beautiful scenery, rocky passageways, and calm waters. What Does It Matter? is a simple yet profound framework to be used when deciding priorities, curating possessions, making plans, and managing emotions. In this life-affirming book, the author shares what she has found undeniably helpful in her own life and offers it to you, the reader, to use in yours—however you want to. And the “however you want to” bit is crucial, because the best lesson you can take away from this book is to remember to think before you follow. Remember to think before you overreact. Remember to think before being so hard on yourself. Remember to ask, “What does it matter?” to help you see the funny side in any situation sooner. You are in charge of yourself; your life is yours. You can think for yourself—don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Happiness propaganda may imply that you are not enough or your life is sub-standard, but this book will serve as a direct torpedo hit against that commonplace assault. Use this book as part of your protection plan against self-destruction…and then use it to help others. Live life with less stress and more joy by asking yourself: “What does it matter?” (WDIM)—and have the courage to act on your answer.

Download or read book The Key written by Marianne Curley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle to protect the future is coming to an end as the evil Order of Chaos launches their final attack on the Named. To defeat the Order, the Named must locate the Key to a treasury of weapons hidden somewhere in the ancient city of Atlantis. The race is on to capture the Key before a horde of undead soldiers find it. And as the Named work against time, one of their own is plotting against them. "Enormously imaginative." -VOYA

Download or read book How to Preach written by Samuel Wells and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Preach, Samuel Wells goes beyond the arts and disciplines of preparing, crafting and delivering sermons, to explore preaching as an act of worship and prayer. Here, preachers will discover how being attentive to God, to Scripture, to the world, to their hearers, and to themselves can inform and shape their message. They will be renewed in joining the long tradition of witnessing to the revelation of God in every area of human experience. Preaching takes many forms and responds to many different needs and occasions. This broad-ranging volume considers: • the times in which we live: politics, society, freedom, disability and war • the seasons of the church year: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost • the variety of biblical texts: Old Testament narratives and poetry, Gospel miracles and parables, the writings of Paul • life’s key moments: baptisms, weddings and funerals. For each topic, there is reflection on the demands and opportunities presented, ways of approach, sermon examples, and memorably wise and uncompromising practical guidelines that will nourish and inspire all who long to embrace the call to preach more faithfully.

Download or read book While Going Through the Storms written by Sandy Rivera and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do not allow the storms in your life to dictate your outcome! Speak to the storm and command it to cease! Do you ever feel that you're stuck in a rut and cannot get out due to the lie of the enemy? Have you ever gone through dark and dim days that only caused you anxiety, fear, and has raised havoc in your life? This is how I found myself at one point in my life, but glory be to God for He made a way of escape for me. If He did it for me, He can do it for you! This book will help you overcome many obstacles and storms in your way. It will show you how to get the victory and not remain the victim by utilizing the word of God to defeat your enemy and regain your life back. * Be transparent. * Confront what confronts you. * Use the sword of the spirit. * Defeat your enemy. * Arise and shine. * Share your story.

Download or read book Invention written by Justin Camp and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The universe’s Inventor designed us like he did the world: with passion and precision and purpose. He made us for confidence and significance, joy and relationship. He made us to be part of something massive and majestic—to contribute to his work of remaking this world and to play vital parts in his Kingdom.But we have a vicious enemy, hell-bent on thwarting us. Our enemy spins lies that convince us into distraction and dependence—on alcohol, drugs, pornography, success-at-all-cost. But Jesus said, “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” (MSG, John 10:10) He said that about us. Invention is an invitation to join a band of renegades and revolutionaries, change-makers and troublemakers—men who won’t be daunted, because they know there is more. It’s a guide for living, finally, with depth and purpose. It will expose the lies that obscure God’s intent, and will help reveal His design for your life. There is so much more. Come and see.

Download or read book Soundtrack of My Life written by Kovadlo Lena and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-12 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to burst into song and sing your heart out, as you dive into the second volume of my lyric anthology, featuring an enormous collection of lyrics that will connect with you, touch you, and leave you craving for more.

Download or read book Til Death written by Kris Norris and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM POPULAR ROMANCE AUTHOR KRIS NORRIS 'Til Death &– the complete box set 1 - Deadly Vision A power she can't control... A love he can't forget... A slow descent into darkness... 2 - Deadly Obsession He's blurred the line between reality and fantasy, bringing Brooklyn's imaginary world to life...and only one man stands between him and his deadly obsession. 3 - Deadly Deception Another dead body—another victim of convicted serial killer, John Davies. There's just one problem—Davies is dead. 'Til Death do us part... Who knew one small vow could hold so much power—or be so hard to keep? Bound by duty, it'll take more than just fancy words to bring our couples back together, let alone keep them alive. And when the hunters become the hunted, will love be enough to guarantee they live happily ever after? Or will death break more than a promise...

Download or read book Our Casualty and Other Stories written by George A. Birmingham and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our Casualty, and Other Stories" by George A. Birmingham. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book Welcome Home written by Dave Browning and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 20 years as a pastor, Dave has helped thousands of people on their spiritual journey. In Welcome Home Dave surveys seven different sections of the Bible in which God reaches out to welcome you home. Each chapter concludes with a prayer whereby you can receive God's love, acceptance and forgiveness. Find a quiet place. Grab your Bible. Step on the welcome mat. As the door opens, get ready to be loved. The journey is personal. The destination is profound - a personal relationship with the God who created you.

Download or read book Daily Meditations for Healing from Divorce written by Marlene A Pontrelli and published by Addicus Books. This book was released on 2016-01-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A divorce can be one of the most traumatic, stressful events a person can experience, forever changing every aspect of life. It affects your parenting, family relationships, friendships, finances, and even your personal belongings. But for many, these changes can seem minor when compared to the jolt of emotional distress one may feel when experiencing the "death of a relationship." Family law attorney Marlene Pontrelli knows the road you're traveling. After more than thirty years of practice, she has guided hundreds of individuals through the maze of divorce. She knows divorce is more than just a legal action. In Daily Meditations for Healing from Divorce, Pontrelli addresses the emotional side of ending a marriage. She offers daily meditations filled with uplifting advice that will comfort and guide you toward acceptance of a new beginning filled with opportunities. A Personal Meditation for Each Day of the Year

Download or read book You Matter written by Matthew Emerzian and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform the way you live your life with a message of unexpected hope, radical joy, and deep connection. You matter. Not because of what you earn or how you look or what you’ve achieved, but because you are inherently valuable. Author Matthew Emerzian takes this seemingly simple premise and shows readers how truly understanding their own worth will change every aspect of their lives. You Matter is a call to empathy and a joyous celebration of the value of each and every person. The book is structured into three sections, each of which expands the concept in ever widening ripples. In the first section, “I Matter,” readers come to terms with their own worth, in “You Matter” that awareness expands to acknowledge and celebrate the value of the people around us, and finally in “We Matter” Emerzian explores the power of a thriving community with those around us. Each chapter features exercises, journal prompts, and conversation starters to help readers dive deeper. Author Matt Emerzian is the founder of Every Monday Matters, a not-for-profit dedicated to spreading the message of self-worth and compassion to people throughout the world. Every week 1.2 million people—from elementary school children to employees at national corporations—engage with ideas and concepts from Every Monday Matters. You Matter is a manifesto of self-esteem and call to action for people to find their meaning and live fully—and change the world while doing so.