Think You're a Loser?
Author : E. Ashley Rooney
Publisher : Forward Movement
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Self-esteem in adolescence
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Incident Off Runway 31L
Author : Walter Carlin
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,43 MB
Release : 2000-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595156606
Book Description
Global Air, once the pride of the American airline industry, has hit some very turbulent weather. Pat Boyle, Global’s up-from-the-ranks VP of operations, desperately tries to keep the airline flying safely while the new owner, Wall Street buyout artist Gerald Samuels and his hatchetman William Noren – both contemptuous of established operations procedures – connive to wring the maximum amount of money out of the failing carrier. When a widebody crashes off JFK, Boyle is publicly scapegoated for the disaster and fired. Boyle fights back, one man struggling against an entrenched, wealthy and powerful antagonist. INCIDENT OFF RUNWAY 31L weaves a contemporary tale in which human greed, hypocrisy and ego combine with circumstance to produce tragic results. This is not a book for the white-knuckle flyer.
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author : Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0593193539
Book Description
A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
Intensive-Learning English
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Publisher : PT Grafindo Media Pratama
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
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ISBN : 9789799255402
Book Description
I Declare
Author : Joel Osteen
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 32,63 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1455517712
Book Description
Embrace God's blessings every morning and experience the glory of His promises with thirty-one powerful Scripture lessons based on a regular, favorite feature of Joel Osteen's sermons at Lakewood Church. Broken into thirty-one segments, this book defines the most powerful blessings in Scripture and encourages readers to declare one each day for a month. The declarations will affirm God's blessings in the area of health, family legacy, decisions, finances, thoughts, outlook, and overcoming obstacles.
Inside Out & Back Again
Author : Thanhha Lai
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,41 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0702251178
Book Description
Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.
Joebie
Author : Mary Ann Donovan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1546234411
Book Description
A senior at Hamilton High and sometimes the class clown, Joebie and his best friend DT are a popular duo among their group of friends. Joebie also has a special relationship with Eileen, who helps him with his homework and covers for his careless ways. Spending the better part of two years restoring a vintage convertible, Joebie puts the finishing touches on his Star Car as his senior year begins. As he drives the car out of the garage, he has no idea of the events that will lie ahead. Joebie soon becomes the focus of Angela Magdons attention. As one of the prettiest girls in Hamilton High, Angela is surrounded by a small group of cool friends and dates only the most popular guys in school. Having had a crush on Angela ever since he saw her, Joebie was quick to fall for her charms despite the warnings of his best friend, DT, and Eileen. Joebie is the story of a first love and a first heartbreak. It is the story of the life lessons learned about true love and true friendship.
To Be or Not To Be
Author : Ryan North
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 073521221X
Book Description
From the bestelling author of Romeo and/or Juliet and How to Invent Everything, the greatest work in English literature, now in the greatest format of English literature: a chooseable-path adventure! When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet he gave the world just one possible storyline, drawn from a constellation of billions of alternate narratives. And now you can correct that horrible mistake! Play as Hamlet and avenge your father's death—with ruthless efficiency this time. Play as Ophelia and change the world with your scientific brilliance. Play as Hamlet's father and die on the first page, then investigate your own murder… as a ghost! Featuring over 100 different endings, each illustrated by today's greatest artists, incredible side quests, fun puzzles, and a book-within-a-book instead of a play-within-a-play, To Be or Not To Be offers up new surprises and secrets every time you read it. You decide this all sounds extremely excellent, and that you will definitely purchase this book right away. Because as the Bard said: “to be or not to be… that is the adventure.” ...You're almost certain that's how it goes. To Be or Not To Be originally launched as a record-breaking Kickstarter project. This new, reader-friendly edition features the same text and illustrations as the original version, redesigned to take up half as many pages and weigh a whole pound less.
Any Way the Wind Blows
Author : Rainbow Rowell
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 23,10 MB
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1250254345
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's epic fantasy, the Simon Snow trilogy, concludes with Any Way the Wind Blows. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. Now, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means choosing whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. The Simon Snow Trilogy was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings—about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.
Taking a Stand
Author : Jared N. Champion
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1496835522
Book Description
Contributions by Jared N. Champion, Miriam M. Chirico, Thomas Clark, David R. Dewberry, Christopher J. Gilbert, David Gillota, Kathryn Kein, Rob King, Rebecca Krefting, Peter C. Kunze, Linda Mizejewski, Aviva Orenstein, Raúl Pérez, Philip Scepanski, Susan Seizer, Monique Taylor, Ila Tyagi, and Timothy J. Viator Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory took time away from the stage to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and—more recently—Tig Notaro challenged popular notions of damaged or abject bodies. Stand-up comedians deploy humor to open up difficult topics for broader examination, which only underscores the social and cultural importance of their work. Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals draws together essays that contribute to the analysis of the stand-up comedian as public intellectual since the 1980s. The chapters explore stand-up comedians as contributors to and shapers of public discourse via their live performances, podcasts, social media presence, and political activism. Each chapter highlights a stand-up comedian and their ongoing discussion of a cultural issue or expression of a political ideology/standpoint: Lisa Lampanelli’s use of problematic postracial humor, Aziz Ansari’s merging of sociology and technology, or Maria Bamford’s emphasis on mental health, to name just a few. Taking a Stand offers a starting point for understanding the work stand-up comedians do as well as its reach beyond the stage. Comedians influence discourse, perspectives, even public policy on myriad issues, and this book sets out to take those jokes seriously.
