Author : Craig Hamilton-Parker
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,42 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780806977737
Psychological and mystical meanings of symbols in dreams.
Author : Alan Lightman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 2011-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307789748
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. “A magical, metaphysical realm ... Captivating, enchanting, delightful.” —The New York Times Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
Author : Naomi Epel
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 23,51 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
As they discuss their dreams--both sleeping and waking--with Naomi Epel, the 26 writers in this intriguing book create a portrait of the creative process that is more candid than most autobiographies and more inspiring than any guide to writing.
Author : David Farr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1665922591
An exhilarating, wondrous middle grade debut about a brother and sister on a quest that “swoops from thrilling to terrifying to heartwarming and back again” (BookPage) to defeat a tyrannical ruler and protect a magical book. “[W]ill appeal to readers of Kelly Barnhill and Lemony Snicket” (Publishers Weekly). Rachel and Robert live a gray, dreary life under the rule of cruel and calculating Charles Malstain. That is, until one night, when their librarian father enlists their help to steal a forbidden book. Before their father is captured, Rachel and Robert are given one mission: find the missing final page. But to uncover the secrets of The Book of Stolen Dreams, the siblings must face darkness and combat many evils to be rewarded with the astonishing, magical truth about the book. Nevertheless, they resolve to do everything in their power to stop it from falling into Charles Malstain’s hands. For if it does, he could rule their world forever.
Author : Katherine Hikes Terrell
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Dreams in literature
ISBN :
Author : Nathan Bransford
Publisher : Nathan Bransford
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 173414940X
Author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford shares his secrets for creating killer plots, fleshing out your first ideas, crafting compelling characters, and staying sane in the process. Read the guide that New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called "The best how-to-write-a-novel book I've read."
Author : Barack Obama
Publisher : Crown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 16,85 MB
Release : 2007-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307394123
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World). “Quite extraordinary.”—Toni Morrison In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Praise for Dreams from My Father “Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . This book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride’s The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williams’s Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride America’s racial categories.”—Scott Turow “Provocative . . . Persuasively describes the phenomenon of belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither.”—The New York Times Book Review “Obama’s writing is incisive yet forgiving. This is a book worth savoring.”—Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here “One of the most powerful books of self-discovery I’ve ever read, all the more so for its illuminating insights into the problems not only of race, class, and color, but of culture and ethnicity. It is also beautifully written, skillfully layered, and paced like a good novel.”—Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of In My Place “Dreams from My Father is an exquisite, sensitive study of this wonderful young author’s journey into adulthood, his search for community and his place in it, his quest for an understanding of his roots, and his discovery of the poetry of human life. Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white.”—Marian Wright Edelman
Author : Deborah S. Nelson
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781450556019
CAREER ACTION PLAN WORKBOOKTODAY is the 1st Day of the Rest of Your Life.Now Let's Get Real.How many motivational programs have you done that dropped you back into "real life" on Monday morning somewhat inspired, but still LOST? Author of 10 self-help books, Deborah S. Nelson presents this transformational curriculum that uses the power of the pen. It teaches step-by-step how to write a self-published vision board book. Experience astonishing life changes, using self-publishing, combined with this approach to authentic growth. The Dreams to Reality Series sets the bar for a new level in personal development!Here's what readers of this self-help curriculum say:"Great tool for establishing dreams suitable for junior high students through college and adult seekers. Positive affirmations and simple step by step activities make this a must have tool for those ready to plan for future, write a practical life plan, or even write a book!"Dr. Deborah De Vries, School Trustee and College Instructor"This is a serious "self-help" formula that I believe could actually make a reader's dreams come true, IF they seriously followed the instructions of the author. In my opinion, this book often reads like "The Power of Now" or "A Course in Miracles" -- which one should consider as a "good thing." After all, "The Power of Now" and "A Course in Miracles" did positively transform thousands of lives!"Amelia A. Painter, Author (Fostoria, IA USA)"Dreams to Reality, when used with the Workbook, truly helps the reader determine their dreams (goals), and list them--which is very important. Then you pick one and ride it to fruition in a wonderful manner. I was pleasantly surprised, since I don't think of myself as dreamer."Larry Melby (Left Bank, California)"My dream was to be an author. I have 5 books in the making that I've never completed. Through this course I finally finished and published my very first book! What a dream come true. I now have many of the skills, the courage and the inspiration to continue onward and upward!"Cindy M. White Santa Barbara, CA"For a lot of us, it's not that we don't have dreams. Life gets busy and all we get to do is what needs to be done. This book is a call to action to get started with bringing your dreams to reality. Dreams to Reality helps you define your dream and get you started with actually making the steps to fulfill that dream. Want to get started working on your dream? Get this book!"Peter Kahuria (OK, USA) "The author distills and simplifies centuries of wisdom in this little easy to read guidebook for setting & accomplishing life goals. Well worth owning a copy. You'll likely keep it as a long-term guidebook to your universe."Carol Stall (Austin, TX)"Deborah Nelson, author of Dreams to Reality - Author Your Dreams ACTION PLAN, is passionate about allowing you to follow your own dreams - not hers. You are NOT told what to dream, or what to expect, but to live your own dream, whatever it may be. But, be ready to conquer the fear of failure, as that word is not in Ms. Nelson's vocabulary. She will help you to look at all facets of your life, find your dream, separate the truth from fantasy and inspire you to take action to make your own dream come true. Don't buy the book - invest in yourself by investing in this book that will turn your Dreams to Reality. I did!"Bill Hood Books, Bill Hood (Austin, TX) How often have you wanted real results leading to authentic happiness? Dreams to Reality Action Plan is a 3-part curriculum teaching how to become author of your dreams in six weeks!PART ONE: Introduction to Dream Planning PART TWO: Dream Planning Workbook leads through 10 Dreams to Reality Steps.PART THREE: Dream Plan Book: Your PUBLISHED vision board book or dream book! Experience Self-transformation and self-inspiration through self-publishing! There's nothing more fun & useful in self-development today!How much is a "dream come true" worth? It's PRICELESS!
Author : MS L B
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 2019-05-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781099049071
Bring your dream of becoming a best-selling author to life today! As a little girl I always dreamed of writing my very own book. I would sit in my room for hours reading the latest editions of "Nancy Drew" and "The Baby-Sitting Club". As I got older, I became more interested in Urban-Fiction. It wasn't until I went through a domestic violence situation that I decided to pursue my dreams of writing in hopes of my story inspiring other women. Within two months of publishing my first book, I became a best-selling author. How? Actually, it's really not hard as you think. By following a simple writing outline, setting daily writing goals of two-three hours per day and a few secret marketing tips, you can complete and publish a best -selling novel within twelve months (or less if you have more time to set-aside for daily writing goals). This book will give you every piece of information needed to create and publish your book from start to finish in no time at all! Topics Include: - The Four Biggest Mistakes Every New Author Make- Top Secret Marketing Tips to Help Your Book Become a Best Seller. (I Know because I used Them)- A writing outline template that includes plot, character, theme and conflict development, to help structure and build your story.- The Editing Process- What type of editing will your manuscript need?- How to Make Your Synopsis Stand-Out?- Traditional Versus Independent Publishing. Which one will work better for you?- A Monthly Writing Plan used by Best-Selling Authors used to establish deadlines dates to start and a finish each phase of your manuscript.*Bonus Writing Journal
Author : Amira Mittermaier
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520258509
"This brilliant study presents contemporary anthropology at its best. Whether one's goal is understanding the permeability of traditions and modernities or the changing shape of religious imagination and thought in one of the most pivotal countries of the Middle East, this book is an outstanding point of departure."—Dale F. Eickelman, author of The Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach, 4th ed. "Dreams That Matter is an insightful and well-crafted study of the practice of dreaming in contemporary Egypt. Mittermaier provides a superb analysis of the imaginative repertoires of Islamic traditions and shows how the dream has remained not only a site of Muslim scholarly interest, but an important part of the way ordinary Muslims encounter and engage with the divine."—Charles Hirschkind, author of Powers of the Secular Modern: Talal Asad and His Interlocutors "Amira Mittermaier has given us the most complete anthropological study of dream culture in the Middle East—perhaps in any culture. It is a sensitive, intellectually challenging, indeed a courageous, investigation of the psychological, ontological, and ethical assumptions that lie behind dreams, visions, and dream-visitations in contemporary Egypt—where the dream is a vibrant site of political, religious, and interpretive contest. Dreams That Matter will rank among the most important contributions to the anthropology of the imagination for years to come."—Vincent Crapanzano, author of The Harkis: The Wound That Never Heals
