I Closed My Eyes


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Award-winning journalist and author Michele Weldon offers a distinctly honest and articulate portrayal of the domestic violence she experienced in a nine-year marriage to a man many considered to be the perfect husband. As an assistant professor of journalism at the Medill School, Northwestern University since 1996, public speaker, journalist for magazines and newspapers and seminar leader for The OpEd Project, Weldon defies the mythology about abuse victims. She conveys a poignant portrayal of a woman caught in abuse and her victorious escape to raise her three children alone. Working to understand and explain why and how this would happen, she offers hope to all women with similar stories, modeling the courage to break free, move forward and live a joyful life full of love.




Closed Eyes


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Kim Alexis is a confident, courageous, powerful, intelligent, and sophisticated woman. She loves her job, husband, and kids. Life is good. Until, she discovers her husband Grant dead. The events surrounding his death are mystical as well as scandalous. Kims strength is tested. Her spirit is broken. Her life is threatened. Stability is gone. All she has to embrace is a spiraling world of betrayal, darkness and pain. Kim takes on a vigilantly persona to find the person or persons who murdered her husband. But the Police Department has their eye on Kim and emphatically believes she murdered her husband. Will they find the evidence and motive to prove this suspicion? This is a fast pace book full of spice, excitement, drama, passion, and entertainment. Once you pick it up it will be hard to put down.




Closed Eyes


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Author Lucas Blane's first collection of short suspenseful tales offers a thrill ride through his imagination. In "Clouds," a young fog fighter determined to protect Frontville from a cloud legend suddenly realizes he is about to become immersed in the fight of his life as dark wings attack his town and change it forever. "The Alaskan Hunt" tells the story of a man who buys a cabin in Alaska--and slowly starts to go crazy. In "Mile of Mayhem," a haunted road transforms into a popular attraction that tests the fears of those brave enough to try it. A crazy inventor works in his warehouse on a creation he hopes will change the world in "Suicide Sessions," and "Sea Salt" tells the story of a psychiatric patient who embarks on a cruise ship vacation to an island without any idea things are about to get very strange. Closed Eyes shares a compilation of eight stories that invite you on a gripping journey through the experiences of an eclectic group of characters battling their greatest challenges: themselves.




Songs with Our Eyes Closed


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Many of the poems included here are short and uplifting, with messages such as “be yourself,” “you are beautiful,” and “this too shall pass.” They combine the appeal of short, shareable poems with inspiration and encouragement. Also included are some of White’s lengthier prose pieces, which address his childhood, his relationship with his father, and past romantic relationships, among other things. Whatever the form, White takes inspiration from the everyday, writing about abstract topics like love, loss, depression, and resilience using concrete, relatable details and scenes. “Never apologize for burning too brightly, or for collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.” – Tyler Kent White




Close Your Eyes


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A little tiger takes an imaginative journey The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass. "Close your eyes, little tiger," said his mother, "and go to sleep." But the little tiger is worried about what sleep might bring. His mother reassures him that once he closes his eyes, he will dream of magical places. And when he awakens, she will be right there, waiting for him. Alternating between real-life scenes with the baby tiger and his mother and enchanted dream scenes of sleep's possibilities, Kate Banks's simple, comforting text and Georg Hallensleben's bright, colorful illustrations make this a charming bedtime story for small children. Close Your Eyes is a 2002 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.




Eyes Closed Tight


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O'Clair is a former Detroit homicide investigator who now owns a motel in Pompano Beach, Florida in his retirement. When two women are killed, he is reminded of a case he investigated years earlier. He returns to Detroit's homicide department to study his old murder file and see what he may have missed. Then, his girlfriend is kidnapped.




The Art of Learning


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An eight-time national chess champion and world champion martial artist shares the lessons he has learned from two very different competitive arenas, identifying key principles about learning and performance that readers can apply to their life goals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.




Don't Close Your Eyes


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Nestled on the shores of Lake Erie, the small town of Port Ariel, Ohio, is a welcome haven for Natalie St. John. Back home for the first time in years, she plans to visit old friends, mend a broken heart, and take a break from her busy veterinarian practice. But her peace is shattered her first night back, when she discovers the murdered body of her friend, Tamara Peyton. Was it a random act of violence...or something personal? The answer becomes clear as Natalie is stalked by the voice of "Tamara," whose terrifying phone calls warn her that she too, is going to die. One by one, the people closest to Tamara are being savagely murdered. But neither Natalie nor Sheriff Nick Meredith recognizes the face of the devious killer who walks among them, hiding behind a well-crafted lie. Now, a murderer's deadly act of vengeance demands one more sacrifice-and Natalie has been chosen to pay the price...




Seeing Through Closed Eyes


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From the beginning, the basic element of the story that I have wanted to write about has been the Meaning of Life. But the story I started to pen has been the story of my life. For as long as I can remember, people have been telling me to write that story down. A contemplative blend of memoir and moral science, Seeing through Closed Eyes: A Memoir with a Social Conscience is an honest and provocative testament to the power of spiritual relativity and its ability to help attain meaning in life. Along with the subjects of passion, life, and death, author Angelo La Pietra explores the relationship of the uncharted subconscious and the complacent conscious. Seeing through Closed Eyes is based on La Pietra's unconventional life and focuses especially on peculiar dreams that have challenged his understanding of spiritual relativity. The unique personalities in La Pietra's dreams come unsought into his life, imposing their own agendas onto his. As you reflect with him on these visions, you will follow his journey through painful memory, impassioned seeking for meaning, and finally, a growing understanding of what life could be.




Beyond Closed Eyes


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As the tide goes out The lambent moon A nimbus of light through An opaque bank of cloud To a symphony of night Reflected in a shroud Of water stretching to the horizon As the waves gently break Around my ankles Silty sand beneath my toes A peaceful sinking sensation In the dark beyond as I close My eyes