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Arrival Stories

Amy Schumer,Christy Turlington Burns
Arrival Stories Book PDF

Author : Amy Schumer,Christy Turlington Burns
Publisher : Dial Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780593230299

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Arrival Stories by Amy Schumer,Christy Turlington Burns Pdf

A wide range of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection. Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including those of her friend Christy Turlington Burns. Turlington Burns’s work in maternal health began after she experienced a childbirth-related complication in 2003—an experience that would later inspire her to direct and produce the documentary feature film No Woman, No Cry, about the challenges women face throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world. It is through Schumer and Turlington Burns’s conversations that the idea for Arrival Stories was born. By sharing their experiences, the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother. This beautiful collection features essays by: Serena Williams • Alysia Montaño • Abby G. Lopez • Amber Tamblyn • Shilpa Shah • Christy Turlington Burns • Emily Oster • Emma Hansen • Leslie Feist • Amanda Williams • Angel Geden • Adrienne Bosh • Latham Thomas • Rachel Feinstein • Ashley Graham • Jill Scott • Jennie Jeddry and Kim DeLise • La La Anthony • Shea Williams • Sienna Miller • Katrina Yoder • Amy Schumer Intimate and urgent, Arrival Stories offers a panoramic view of motherhood and highlights the grave injustices that women of color face in maternal healthcare. It is the perfect book for any expectant or new mother, or for anyone who knows and loves one.

Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others Book PDF

Author : Ted Chiang
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781931520898

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From the author of Exhalation, an award-winning short story collection that blends "absorbing storytelling with meditations on the universe, being, time and space ... raises questions about the nature of reality and what it is to be human" (The New York Times). Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change—the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens—with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic. Includes “Story of Your Life”—the basis for the major motion picture Arrival

Hoping for Home

Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
Hoping for Home Book PDF

Author : Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545986977

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Hoping for Home by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz Pdf

In these eleven original stories, characters bravely face the challenges of settling into a new life. In this wonderful new short story anthology, eleven of Canada's top children's authors contribute stories of immigration, displacement and change, exploring the frustration and uncertainty those changes can bring. Told in first-person narratives, this collection features a diverse cast of boys and girls, each one living at a different point in Canada's vast landscape and history. With unforgettable protagonists -- such as Miriam, a Warsaw-ghetto survivor, now reunited with her family in Montreal; Wong Joe-on, a young Chinese immigrant who faces racism in a small Saskatchewan town; and Insy, an Ojibwe girl who makes her first trip to a "white" town in Northern Ontario -- young readers will be moved by the opportunities and difficulties that these characters face, as each one ponders what it means to be Canadian, and struggles to fit in. Hoping for Home includes stories by Jean Little, Kit Pearson, Brian Dowle, Paul Yee, Irene N. Watts, Ruby Slipperjack, Afua Cooper, Rukhsana Khan, Marie--Andrée Clermont, Lillian Boraks--Nemetz and Shelley Tanaka.

The Arrival

Shaun Tan
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Author : Shaun Tan
Publisher : Lothian Children's Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0734415869

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What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a mysterious country, a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown. This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to all those who have made the journey.

Exhalation

Ted Chiang
Exhalation Book PDF

Author : Ted Chiang
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101947906

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Exhalation by Ted Chiang Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory. Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine. In “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,” the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Ken Liu
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Book PDF

Author : Ken Liu
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481442541

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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu Pdf

Presents the author's selection of his best short stories, as well as a new piece, in a collection that includes "The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary," "Mono No Aware" and "The Waves."

Dead on Arrival in Manhattan: Stories of Unnatural Demise from the Past Century

Lawrence R. Samuel
Dead on Arrival in Manhattan Stories of Unnatural Demise from the Past Century Book PDF

Author : Lawrence R. Samuel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467147262

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Dead on Arrival in Manhattan: Stories of Unnatural Demise from the Past Century by Lawrence R. Samuel Pdf

With more than one million people crammed into just over twenty-two square miles, Manhattan Island is a petri dish for the study of humanity. From murder and suicide to fatal accidents, death takes myriad forms among the hustle and bustle of the city that never sleeps. With the city always a hotbed of mob activity, gangsters have left victims of hits throughout the city. The boom and bust of Wall Street often resulted in tragic economic desperation. The soaring heights of Manhattan's skyscrapers provided for macabre incidents of New Yorkers falling out of windows--or perhaps mysteriously pushed. Pulling from the pages of New York's heyday of newspapers, author Lawrence R. Samuel reveals the lurid and vivid details of Gotham's deadly past.

Arrival (The Invasion Chronicles—Book Two): A Science Fiction Thriller

Morgan Rice
Arrival The Invasion Chronicles Book Two A Science Fiction Thriller Book PDF

Author : Morgan Rice
Publisher : Morgan Rice
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781640294424

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Arrival (The Invasion Chronicles—Book Two): A Science Fiction Thriller by Morgan Rice Pdf

“ARRIVAL is riveting, unexpected, and firmly rooted in strong psychological profiles backed with thriller and sci-fi elements: what more could readers wish for? (Just the quick publication of Book Two, Arrival.)” --Midwest Book Review From #1 worldwide bestselling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes a long-anticipated science fiction series. SETI has received a signal from an alien civilization. Is there time to save the world? In the aftermath of SETI’s receiving the signal, 13 year old Kevin realizes: he is the only one who can save the world. But is there time? What must he do? And what do the aliens plan next? “Action-packed …. Rice’s writing is solid and the premise intriguing.” –Publishers Weekly, re A Quest of Heroes “A superior fantasy… A recommended winner for any who enjoy epic fantasy writing fueled by powerful, believable young adult protagonists.” –Midwest Book Review, re Rise of the Dragons “An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as THE INHERITANCE CYCLE by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.” –The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons) Book #3 in the series is also now available! Also available are Morgan Rice’s many series in the fantasy genre, including A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING), a free download with over 1,300 five star reviews!

Take Us to Your Chief

Drew Hayden Taylor
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Author : Drew Hayden Taylor
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771621328

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Take Us to Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor Pdf

A forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, Drew Hayden Taylor frames classic science-fiction tropes in an Aboriginal perspective. The nine stories in this collection span all traditional topics of science fiction--from peaceful aliens to hostile invaders; from space travel to time travel; from government conspiracies to connections across generations. Yet Taylor's First Nations perspective draws fresh parallels, likening the cultural implications of alien contact to those of the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, or highlighting the impossibility of remaining a "good Native" in such an unnatural situation as a space mission. Infused with Native stories and variously mysterious, magical and humorous, Take Us to Your Chief is the perfect mesh of nostalgically 1950s-esque science fiction with modern First Nations discourse.

Arrival of the Snake-woman and Other Stories

Olive Senior
Arrival of the Snake woman and Other Stories Book PDF

Author : Olive Senior
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCSC:32106013261570

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Arrival of the Snake-woman and Other Stories by Olive Senior Pdf

The second collection from Olive Senior, winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize in 1987 for Summer Lightning. Set again in Jamaica, these new stories continue to explore the child as an isolated individual coming to terms with the strange, harsh ways of the adult world.

MONICA THE MOONCHILD - Child's Story about the arrival of a new Brother

Mabel Henriette Spielmann
MONICA THE MOONCHILD Child s Story about the arrival of a new Brother Book PDF

Author : Mabel Henriette Spielmann
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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MONICA THE MOONCHILD - Child's Story about the arrival of a new Brother by Mabel Henriette Spielmann Pdf

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 331 In this 331st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Child’s Tale "MONICA THE MOONCHILD” by Mabel Henriette Spielmann. It is a cold Victorian winter in England. Monica arrives home after a sleigh ride and is told that her mother is expecting and that she is about to become a sister. She is so excited that she battles to find sleep that night. When she does sleep she dreams of a journey to the moon in an old fashioned airship where she meets the Man in the Moon and finds him to be as grumpy as he looks. While there she also meets a fairy who takes her to a garden, in which she allowed to select her new baby brother, or is it a sister? When she awakens in the morning she has a big surprise waiting for her. Well to find the answers to these questions, and others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out! BUY ANY 4 BABA INDABA CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR ONLY $1 33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".

The Art and Science of Arrival

Tanya Lapointe
The Art and Science of Arrival Book PDF

Author : Tanya Lapointe
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781803360805

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The Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya Lapointe Pdf

Official retrospective companion book to the Paramount film Arrival starring Amy Adams, Jereny Renner and Forest Whitaker, featuring concept art, sketches, behind-the-scenes photography and interviews with key creative and scientific team members. Since its release in 2016, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, based on the Hugo-nominated short story Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, has embedded itself firmly in the minds of moviegoers around the world. The film garnered many accolades, including nine BAFTA nominations and eight Academy Award® nominations, proceeding to win an Oscar® for Best Sound Editing and a BAFTA for Best Sound. Since then, the film has generated larger conversations within the cultural landscape of academia including film, philosophy, and linguistics. In The Art and Science of Arrival, author and producer Tanya Lapointe revisits the film and its legacy with the production’s key team members. This lavish hardback volume recounts the genesis of this modern classic, from Ted Chiang’s short story The Story of Your Life to its premiere in Venice and its subsequent eight Academy Award(R) nominations. It explores the film’s concept of non-linear time, and showcases the remarkable concept art that brought the aliens, their ships and their startling logogram language to life.

Tower of Babylon

Ted Chiang
Tower of Babylon Book PDF

Author : Ted Chiang
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101974421

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Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang Pdf

A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Together with a crew of other miners and cart-pullers, Hillalum is recruited to climb the Tower of Babylon and unearth what lies beyond the vault of heaven. During his journey, Hillalum discovers entire civilizations of tower-dwellers on the tower—there are those who live inside the mists of clouds, those who raise their vegetables above the sun, and those who have spent their lives under the oppressive weight of an endless, white stratum at the top of the universe. “Tower of Babylon” is a rare gem—a winner of the prestigious Nebula award, the first story Ted Chiang ever published, and the brilliant opening piece to Chiang’s much-lauded first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, which is soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams. An ebook short.

This Is Not the Story You Think It Is...

Laura Munson
This Is Not the Story You Think It Is Book PDF

Author : Laura Munson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101186190

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This Is Not the Story You Think It Is... by Laura Munson Pdf

By the time Laura Munson had turned 40, her life was not how she thought it would turn out. Career success had eluded her; her beloved father was no longer around to be her biggest cheerleader; and her husband wanted out of their marriage. Poignant, wise, and often exceedingly funny, this is the moment-by- moment memoir of a woman who decided to let go-in the midst of the emotional equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. It recounts what happened as Munson set out on her spiritual journey-and provides raw, powerful inspiration to anyone searching for peace in an utterly unpredictable world.

High on Arrival

Mackenzie Phillips
High on Arrival Book PDF

Author : Mackenzie Phillips
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780731815364

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High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips Pdf

Not long before her fiftieth birthday,Mackenzie Phillips walked into Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way to a reunion for One Day at a Time, the hugely popular 70s sitcom on which she once starred as the lovable rebel Julie Cooper. Within minutes of entering the security checkpoint, Mackenzie was in handcuffs, arrested for possession of cocaine and heroin. Born into rock and roll royalty, flying in Learjets to the Virgin Islands at five, making pot brownies with her father's friends at eleven, Mackenzie grew up in an all-access kingdom of hippie freedom and heroin cool. It was a kingdom over which her father, the legendary John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, presided, often in absentia, as a spellbinding, visionary phantom. When Mackenzie was a teenager, Hollywood and the world took notice of the charming, talented, precocious child actor after her star-making turn in American Graffiti. As a young woman she joinedthe nonstop party in the hedonistic pleasure dome her father created for himself and his fellow revelers, and a rapt TV audience watched as Julie Cooper wasted away before their eyes. By the time Mackenzie discovered how deep and dark her father's trip was going, it was too late. And as an adult, she has paid dearly for a lifetime of excess, working tirelessly to reconcile a wonderful, terrible past in which she succumbed to the power of addiction and the pull of her magnetic father. As her astounding, outrageous, and often tender life story unfolds, the actor-musician-mother shares her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions. She overcomes seemingly impossible obstacles again and again and journeys toward redemption and peace. By exposing the shadows and secrets of the past to the light of day, the star who turned up High on Arrivalhas finally come back down to earth -- to stay.