Author : Tim Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 38,83 MB
Release : 2018-05-17
Category :
ISBN : 9780977105113
Are you stressed out about becoming an adult? Worried that you don't have your whole life figured out, much less your university major or job choice? With so many people telling you what to do, it can be hard to figure out what is right for you. Let the wisdom in this Grandfather's letters help you discover your purpose and a life worth living.
Author : Lea Redmond
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781452159485
Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever. Letters to my Grandparent will inspire you to share memories, drawings, and well wishes for a grandparent to warm their heart. Each letter begins with a unique prompt like: Here are three special memories I have of us... A special place we share is... You are wonderful because... Included are 12 letters that will inspire grandchildren to stay connected to their grandparents. Each letter has a space to write when it was sealed and when it should be opened (will it be tomorrow or in 20 years?). Seal letters with the included stickers before giving this time capsule to a grandparent!
Author : Sarah Wildman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101616164
One woman’s journey to find the lost love her grandfather left behind when he fled pre-World War II Europe, and an exploration into family identity, myth, and memory. Years after her grandfather’s death, journalist Sarah Wildman stumbled upon a cache of his letters in a file labeled “Correspondence: Patients A–G.” What she found inside weren’t dry medical histories; instead what was written opened a path into the destroyed world that was her family’s prewar Vienna. One woman’s letters stood out: those from Valy—Valerie Scheftel. Her grandfather’s lover who had remained behind when he fled Europe six months after the Nazis annexed Austria. Valy’s name wasn’t unknown to her—Wildman had once asked her grandmother about a dark-haired young woman whose images she found in an old photo album. “She was your grandfather’s true love,” her grandmother said at the time, and refused any other questions. But now, with the help of the letters, Wildman started to piece together Valy’s story. They revealed a woman desperate to escape and clinging to the memory of a love that defined her years of freedom. Obsessed with Valy’s story, Wildman began a quest that lasted years and spanned continents. She discovered, to her shock, an entire world of other people searching for the same woman. On in the course of discovering Valy’s ultimate fate, she was forced to reexamine the story of her grandfather’s triumphant escape and how this history fit within her own life and in the process, she rescues a life seemingly lost to history.
Author : Tom McQueen
Publisher : Seraphina Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780984196593
Fortunately, you're blessed with a family that loves you. Your grandfather, Tom McQueen, wrote you this book. No one has all the answers, but he's already faced many of the challenges you'll encounter. Even those of us who've been around awhile can learn a thing or twelve from your grandpa. He's helped a lot of folks as a therapist; he's inspired audiences with his seminars; and he's shared his thoughts in several other books.
Author : Camron Wright
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 19,66 MB
Release : 2002-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743448154
You are so young. You may wonder what an old man like me could teach? I wonder as well. I certainly don't claim to know all the answers. I'm barely figuring out the questions....Life has a strange way of repeating itself and I want my experience to help you. I want to make a difference. My hope is that you'll consider my words and remember my heart. Harry Whitney is dying. And in the process, he's losing his mind. Afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, he knows his "good" time is dwindling. Wishing to be remembered as more than an ailing old man, Harry realizes the greatest gift he can pass on is the wisdom of his years, the jumbled mix of experiences and emotions that add up to a life. And so he compiles a book of his poems for his favorite granddaughter, Emily, in the hope that his words might somehow heal the tenuous relationships in a family that is falling apart. But Harry's poems contain much more than meets the eye....As Emily and her family discover, intricate messages are hidden in them, clues and riddles that lead to an extraordinary cache of letters, and even a promise of hidden gold. Are they the ramblings of a man losing touch with reality? Or has Harry given them a gift more valuable than any of them could have guessed? As Harry's secrets are uncovered one by one, his family learns about romance, compassion, and hope -- and together they set out to search for something priceless, a shining prize to treasure forever. They may grow closer in spirit or be torn apart by greed...but their lives will be undeniably altered by Harry's words in his letters for Emily.
Author : Daniel Gottlieb
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1402772769
The author and radio host shares an inspiring collection of letters to his grandson about family, growing up, and living with disability. When his grandson was born, Daniel Gottlieb began writing a series of letters for Sam to read later in life. He planned to cover everything from dealing with your parents and handling bullies to falling in love and coping with death. Ever since a car accident left Daniel quadriplegic, he knew not to take anything for granted. He wrote the letters in case he wasn’t around to see Sam reach adulthood. Then, when Sam was only fourteen months old, he was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disability, a form of autism, and suddenly everything changed. Now the grandfather and grandson were bound by something more: a disability. And Daniel’s special understanding of what that means became invaluable. Letters to Sam is a lovingly written, emotionally gripping book that offers unique—and universal—insights into what it means to be human.
Author : Earle P. Martin
Publisher : Future Horizons
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2004-01-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781885477613
In this heartwarming book, a grandfather offers loving advice in a series of letters to his grandson Charlie, who has autism. His letters educate and inspire, while painting a beautiful, positive portrait of children with autism. He explains what autism is and what it is not, offers social dos and don'ts, and encourages Charlie to be who he is and follow his dreams. Makes a great gift for young adults on the spectrum! Helpful chapters include: What Does It Mean for You to Be Autistic? Our Brains Accepting Your Autism Being Different Time Alone and Time with Others Mistakes Friends God in Your Life Seeing Autism as a Challenge
Author : David Suzuki
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 177164088X
In his most important book since "The Sacred Balance" and his most personal ever, revered activist and thinker David Suzuki draws on the experiences and wisdom he has gained over his long life and offers advice, stories, and inspiration to his six grandchildren.
Author : Suzanne L. Holko
Publisher : Inspiring Voices
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1462404251
As unresolved issues carried from one generation to the next, author Suzanne L. Holko tried to make sense of her familys situation. She began rereading the letters her father, Walter, had written to her while she was attending college forty years earlier. She also began searching for her fathers ancestors, connecting her with newfound relatives. In Letters from My Father, Holko tells how the intertwining of these events led to a story of understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, and unconditional love. She shares how comprehending the details of her fathers life and what unfolded within her search gave light to the generational wounds unintentionally handed down through her fathers ancestors. She also reveals how she gained further awareness to the challenges faced within her own life and the obvious parallels within both her fathers lifeand the grandfather she never knew. Letters from My Father describes Holkos spiritual journey, the healing that occurred, and the blessings that were gained. She received a renewed understanding of all in Gods timing and the joy found within acceptance and unconditional love.
Author : Brendan Mathews
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 20,75 MB
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316382132
A debut collection of moving and darkly witty stories from an "admirably fearless" (New York Times Book Review) writer whom critics have compared to Michael Chabon, E.L. Doctorow, and Dennis Lehane A Massachusetts Book Award "Must Read" Selection When marriages, friendships, and families come undone, to what lengths do we go to keep it all together? That question lies at the heart of Brendan Mathews's buoyant and unforgettable debut story collection. A young mother watches as her desperate husband, convinced a hidden poison lurks inside their walls, tears their home apart. Two journalists bruised by romance and revolution, one a survivor of the Bosnian war, trade tales of lost lovers. A father and his sons haggle over the family business during a high-stakes round of golf. And a lovesick circus clown tries to explain the accidents that bound him to a trapeze artist and a witless lion tamer. If Mathews's novel The World of Tomorrow was an "outsized" entertainment, a "big, expressive debut" (Wall Street Journal), then This Is Not a Love Song, two stories from which have been included in The Best American Short Stories, is glorious proof that he excels equally as a miniaturist. From rock-star flameouts to church burnings to ordinary people trying not to fall out of love, these stories are packed with vivid detail, emotional precision, and deft, redemptive humor.
