Author : Margaret Blair
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1460298659
This is a collection of clear-eyed, often humorous and always affectionate essays about the rural community where the author lives: the local wildlife, people who make a difference and daily life in general.
Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481431811
In a book with foldout pages, Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size.
Author : Nicole Dennis-Benn
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1631491776
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction Named a Best Book of 2016 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Root, BookRiot, Kirkus Reviews, NYLON, Amazon, WBUR's "On Point", the Barnes & Noble Review, and Amazon (Fiction & Literature) Finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize Selected for the Grand Prix Litteraire of the Association of Caribbean Writers Longlisted for the ALA Over the Rainbow Award Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each woman—fighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she craves—must confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer, Here Comes the Sun offers a dramatic glimpse into a vibrant, passionate world most outsiders see simply as paradise.
Author : Karen L. Phillips
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 22,63 MB
Release : 2010-02-05
Category :
ISBN : 1450201814
Suicide, depression, addiction—how you can get help and find peace is the beating heart of this memoir, "Here Comes The Sun." As the author tries to escape from her pain and from the effects of child abuse through drugs and drinking, she finds herself lost—feeling unworthy and alone. Depressed and suicidal, she tries running away from the torture and from the memories of sexual abuse. While she tries to run away from her pain, she finds a seemingly endless amount of trouble to get into. Her journey takes you through Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico, and Canada on her search for love. Through her prose, journals, and poems, she speaks her innermost private thoughts—her true feelings of child abuse and suicide become open. She is the voice for all the ones who cannot speak as she clearly expresses her deepest emotions. This is a memoir that is serious, yet it is entertaining and funny. In this story, the author reveals how she finds her way out of the dark night and into the sun, showing you how to get help and find peace.
Author : Steve Jones
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 14,51 MB
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 140871129X
Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels - but sometimes destroys - the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns of activity, makes chemicals in the skin that cheer up those who bask in its rays, and for the ancients was the seat of divine authority. In Here Comes the Sun, Steve Jones shows how life on Earth is ruled by our nearest star. It is filled with unexpected connections; between the need to stay cool and man's ability to stand upright, between the power of memory and the onset of darkness, between the flow of solar energy through the plants and animals and of wealth through society, and between Joseph Goebbel's 1938 scheme to make Edinburgh the summer capital of a defeated Britain and the widening gap in the life expectancy of Scottish men compared to that of other European men brought on by thnat nation's cloudy climate. Its author charts some of his own research in places hot and cold across the globe on the genetic and evolutionary effects of sunlight on snails, fruit-flies and people and shows how what was once no more an eccentric specialism has grown to become a subject of wide scientific, social and political significance. Stunningly evocative, beautifully written and packed full of insight, Here Comes the Sun is Steve Jones's most personal book to date.
Author : Gayle Kasper
Publisher : Loveswept
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307799093
With more sizzle than the Nevada sun, this delectable romance showcases Gayle Kasper’s talent for bringing together passionate characters and re-creating the magic of falling headfirst into love. He looks like a man who breaks hearts for a living, observes Fiona Ames when she gets her first glimpse of Nick Killian. And his underwear is as wicked as his grin, she thinks as the silk briefs spill out of his suitcase and onto the luggage carousel. Fiona has flown to Las Vegas to talk her father out of his surprise wedding, never expecting to find an irresistible ally on the other side of the aisle. But a late-night strategy session with Nick inspires her own whirlwind affair. Nick may not think Walter Ames is any match for his vivacious aunt, but Walter’s beautiful, blushing daughter might just be the match for Nick. Fiona’s a little uptight for his taste, but that’s not the only hitch—Nick doesn’t believe in love. A divorce lawyer by trade, he’s seen plenty of honeymooners turn into bitter enemies. Now, even as they try to silence the wedding bells of Sin City, Fiona’s fighting a battle of her own: convincing Nick that true love is no mirage. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: Back to You, Morgan’s Woman, and A Case for Romance.
Author : Thomas Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 43,84 MB
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 1315465272
Popular Music Theory and Analysis: A Research and Information Guide uncovers the wealth of scholarly works dealing with the theory and analysis of popular music. This annotated bibliography is an exhaustive catalog of music-theoretical and musicological works that is searchable by subject, genre, and song title. It will support emerging scholarship and inquiry for future research on popular music.
Author : Carl Hiaasen
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 38,27 MB
Release : 2024-08-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593376323
Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishes Zoom school. Another wild adventure in Carl Hiaasen's Florida, now in paperback! Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living. So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help—in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them. Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West—at the marina, in the cemetery, even right outside his own door. And now they want more than his silence—they want a lookout. He'll have to dive deep into their shady dealings to figure out a way to escape this tangled net. . . .
Author : Matthew Streett
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567035395
Matthew Streett considers violence in Revelation, particularly the book's demand that Christias act non-violently, contrasted with the violence of God depicted in the text
Author : Richard G. Vassar
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 50,87 MB
Release : 2008-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0595614922
If you are ready for simple explanations, practical solutions, and time-tested strategies that will reap huge savings in insurance costs, then Hide! Here Comes the Insurance Guy is here to help! Rick Vassar, a certified expert in the commercial insurance arena, writes from a risk manager's perspective as he tackles the often confusing field of commercial insurance with his real numbers, real solutions strategy. Developed not just as an initial learning tool but also as an ongoing resource for experienced managers as well as the uninitiated, this simple guide will help busy executives and business owners reduce expenses in their current programs. Vassar will teach you four distinct steps for controlling your insurance costs: Understand the language and the process Know the players and how to better manage the process Develop a strategy and a plan to maximize coverage for minimal cost Invest the time and gain real financial benefits With a fresh perspective, this guidebook provides insight into an industry that is constantly evolving, and it shows how you can potentially save your company millions of dollars in insurance costs!
