Author : Amy Wilensky
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 2005-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780805077728
A deeply affecting memoir about the bond between two sisters--and the 150 pounds that nearly separated them. In her late twenties, Alison underwent gastric bypass surgery, she lost more than 150 pounds and achieved the shape she'd dreamed of. But it wasn't just her body that was transformed: every relationship in her life was profoundly altered.
Author : N. R. Walker
Publisher : Blueheart Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 2018-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781925886443
After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym. Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn't sure he'll ever be ready to date again. He's sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is. As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamours Reed with recipes and laughter. As the friendship lines start to blur, Henry is convinced there's no way Thor-like Reed could ever be interested in a guy like him. Reed just has to convince Henry that life isn't about reaching your ideal bodyweight. It's about finding your perfect counterweight.
Author : Elizabeth Tammi
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 35,67 MB
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1635830451
When her sister is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Lena strikes a gruesome deal with the Norse gods to bring her back and finds herself in the middle of an impending doomsday—all while discovering dangerous secrets about her sister’s identity.
Author : Joseph M. Stowell
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1998-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575677083
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me? This lie has been taught to children for years. We claim it strengthens them. Allows them to let the harsh words of other children roll off their backs. But the truth is that words have power. Power to encourage. Power to heal. But also power to intimidate, power to scourge, and power to wound.How are you using the power of words? What we say has both spiritual and physical implications. Revelation 21:8 tells us that liars have their place in the Lake of Fire. And we all have seen the devastation wreaked by rumors on innocent reputations. Yet with the same intensity, kind words can soothe a broken spirit and restore shattered relationships. Your words also say a lot about you. Jesus said, 'For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks' (Matthew 12:34). If our hearts are not in tune with God, neither will be our words. In The Weight of Your Words, Joseph Stowell shares the truth about the tongue straight from the Bible, God's Word to His people. He challenges us to not allow our mouths to be controlled by our anger or our circumstances, but rather, to be controlled by the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives. Take inventory of your words and your heart attitude with Joseph Stowell in The Weight of Your Words.
Author : Josephine Nobisso
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 39,10 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780940112100
On the day of a royal wedding in a kingdom where everyone has grown careless in the practice of their Catholic faith, a poor widow helps reveal the true value of the Mass.
Author : Chef Jernard Wells
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1468530410
The Weight of Expectations, focuses on the expectations of life, the weight that it carries, achieving greatness spiritually, and healthy eating, The Weight will help jump start the inner being in you, awake what has been instilled inside, reform yourself conscious, become the person you always wanted to be, release the weight, reclaim life, lose low self esteem, lose weight, lose poverty & gain wealth a healthy body, mind and connect with God.
Author : Hanna Alkaf
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534426094
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.
Author : Amy Wilensky
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1466865865
A deeply affecting memoir about the bond between two sisters—and the 150 pounds that nearly separated them As young girls, a year apart in age, Alison and Amy Wilensky were almost indistinguishable. And they were inseparable: growing up in a comfortable Boston suburb, they were never far from each other's side, wearing matching dresses, playing the same games, eating the same food. But Alison began gaining weight in elementary school and by the time she was sixteen was morbidly obese. The sisters remained close, but over the years the daily indignities and affronts endured by Alison took their toll, reshaping her identity indelibly and affecting the sisters' relationship in unanticipated ways. In her late twenties, Alison underwent gastric bypass surgery, in the wake of which she lost more than 150 pounds and achieved the shape she'd dreamed of for so much of her life. It wasn't just her body that was transformed: every significant relationship in her life was profoundly altered. The Weight of It is a universal story of how we discover what makes us who we are, and how we become the people we want to be. Amy Wilensky is uniquely equipped to write this book, and she does so with fine perception, insight, and compassion.
Author : J. J. Thorn
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2021-02-10
Category :
ISBN :
An Affinity.Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine.When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight.Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer - someone who explores and conquers Dungeons.Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves.Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Author : Laura McHugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 081299521X
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD WINNER AND BARRY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE The town of Henbane sits deep in the Ozark Mountains. Folks there still whisper about Lucy Dane’s mother, a bewitching stranger who appeared long enough to marry Carl Dane and then vanished when Lucy was just a child. Now on the brink of adulthood, Lucy experiences another loss when her friend Cheri disappears and is then found murdered, her body placed on display for all to see. Lucy’s family has deep roots in the Ozarks, part of a community that is fiercely protective of its own. Yet despite her close ties to the land, and despite her family’s influence, Lucy—darkly beautiful as her mother was—is always thought of by those around her as her mother’s daughter. When Cheri disappears, Lucy is haunted by the two lost girls—the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn’t save—and sets out with the help of a local boy, Daniel, to uncover the mystery behind Cheri’s death. What Lucy discovers is a secret that pervades the secluded Missouri hills, and beyond that horrific revelation is a more personal one concerning what happened to her mother more than a decade earlier. The Weight of Blood is an urgent look at the dark side of a bucolic landscape beyond the arm of the law, where a person can easily disappear without a trace. Laura McHugh proves herself a masterly storyteller who has created a harsh and tangled terrain as alive and unforgettable as the characters who inhabit it. Her mesmerizing debut is a compelling exploration of the meaning of family: the sacrifices we make, the secrets we keep, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love. Praise for The Weight of Blood “[An] expertly crafted thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly, “The Must List” “Haunting . . . [a] riveting debut.”—Los Angeles Times “Laura McHugh’s atmospheric debut . . . conjures a menacingly beautiful Ozark setting and a nest of poisonous family secrets reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone.”—Vogue “Fantastic . . . a mile-a-minute thriller.”—The Dallas Morning News
