Do You Think This Is Strange

Author : Aaron Cully Drake
Publisher : Brindle and Glass
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781927366387

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Do You Think This Is Strange? by Aaron Cully Drake Pdf

Freddy is having a rough year. First, he is expelled from school for fighting. Now, at his new school, he is required to have regular conversations with a counseloran awkward situation for anyone, really, but even more so for Freddy, who has autism. Not only that, Freddy's mom left years ago and his dad drinks too much. But then Saskiaa fair-haired girl Freddy hasn't seen in ten yearsappears at his new school. As children they attended the same group therapy sessions, and now she is hardly the same person he remembers. She doesn't smile. And she doesn't talk. But their reunion provides him with respite in a difficult time, and sets a chain of meetings and events into motion that reveals long-repressed memories and brings Freddy to a unexpectedly freeing moment of truth. A funny and touching coming-of-age story you won't forget.

Author : Omar El Akkad
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781529069501

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What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Pdf

‘Deserves to be an instant classic. I haven’t loved a book this much in a long time . . . What Strange Paradise . . . reads as a parable for our times . . . Such beautiful writing . . . This is an extraordinary book.’ – New York Times From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El Akkad, a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic and profoundly moving novel that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level of a child’s eyes. More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another over-filled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too-many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives in their homelands. And only one had made the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who has the good fortune to fall into the hands not of the officials, but of Vänna: a teenage girl, native to the island, who lives inside her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vänna and Amir are complete strangers and don’t speak a common language, Vänna determines to do whatever it takes to save him. In alternating chapters, we learn the story of Amir’s life and of how he came to be on the ship; and we follow the duo as they make their way towards a vision of safety. But as the novel unfurls, we begin to understand that this is not merely the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise is the story of our collective moment in this time: of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair – and of the way each of those things can blind us to reality, or guide us to a better one.

Author : John Piper,David Mathis
Publisher : Desiring God
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991277694

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Think It Not Strange by John Piper,David Mathis Pdf

For 350 years, the church on American soil has enjoyed relatively little affliction for her fidelity to the Scriptures. This nation, though, is an anomaly in church history. And those days seem to be passing, more quickly than many of us expected. But panic would not be a Christian response. For two thousand years, this has been what it has meant to identify with Christ in the world-the normal experience of those who follow a man who was crucified. Suffering for the gospel was not just tolerated in the early church; it was expected. For now, we may be prone to think it strange. But soon enough, the expectations of American Christians will adjust to what is normal in other times and places. We will realize that when we proclaim a gospel like ours, and make the sort of claims we do, the world won't receive it well. For Christians, it really is strange *not* to be persecuted. In these short chapters, a diverse team of contributors, representing six continents, joins together to help American Christians get ready for the insults, trials, opposition, and even persecution that may lie ahead.

Author : Vivian Shaw
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316434614

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Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw Pdf

The first book in a delightfully witty fantasy series in which Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, must defend London from both supernatural ailments and a bloodthirsty cult Greta Helsing inherited her family's highly specialized and highly peculiar medical practice. In her consulting rooms, Dr. Helsing treats the undead for a host of ills: vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights, and entropy in mummies. Although she barely makes ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta's been groomed for since childhood. Until a sect of murderous monks emerges, killing human and undead Londoners alike. As terror takes hold of the city, Greta must use her unusual skills to stop the cult if she hopes to save her practice and her life. Praise for the Dr. Greta Helsing Novels: "An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens and A Night in the Lonesome October."―Elizabeth Bear, Hugo-award winning author "Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters. These are not your mother's Dracula or demons."―Shelf Awareness Dr. Greta Helsing Novels Strange Practice Dreadful Company Grave Importance

Author : James Hogg,Florence Marryat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015020108372

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London Society by James Hogg,Florence Marryat Pdf

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Communication between Prince Edward Island and the Mainland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Prince Edward Island
ISBN : UOM:39015021113512

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Report Relative to Steam Communication Between Prince Edward Island and the Main Land by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Communication between Prince Edward Island and the Mainland Pdf

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Norwegian drama
ISBN : MSU:31293000695951

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The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

An idealistic outsider’s volunteers past secrets and destroys a family.

Author : Eric Stephenson
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781607068853

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Nowhere Men Vol. 1 by Eric Stephenson Pdf

SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK 'N' ROLL! So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement. As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time. They changed the world--and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong? And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price? Collects NOWHERE MEN #1-6

Author : Tom Stoppard
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571300587

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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard Pdf

In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the '500 acres inclusive of lake' where Capability Brown's idealized landscape is about to give way to the 'picturesque' Gothic style: 'everything but vampires', as the garden historian Hannah Jarvis remarks to Bernard Nightingale when they stand in the same room 180 years later. Bernard has arrived to uncover the scandal which is said to have taken place when Lord Byron stayed at Sidley Park. Tom Stoppard's absorbing play takes us back and forth between the centuries and explores the nature of truth and time, the difference between the Classical and the Romantic temperament, and the disruptive influence of sex on our orbits in life - 'the attraction', as Hannah says, 'which Newton left out'.

Author : Victor Appleton II
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781304543066

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9—Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment (HB) by Victor Appleton II Pdf

In this hardbound edition of the 9th book in the series, Tom must suffer disappointment when a contract to build habitats for a Moon colony go to another, inferior, bidder. The result is catastrophe and Tom must mount a mission to recover the bodies of nearly a third of the colonists. When Swift Enterprises offers to build a protection system, that offer is rebuffed for no good reason. Angry, Tom decides to set his sights on an even more ambitious project: a colony on Mars! It will need to be huge and totally self-sustaining as no ""quick resupply"" system will be available. With a good understanding of the weak points of the lunar buildings he begins developing an inflatable habitat. He sneaks up to the Moon for a test and runs afoul of the company that built the fragile structures. He is even attacked by their rocket. Or, is it them? There are rumblings that the Brungarians are up to their old tricks and might be trying to sabotage Tom's efforts. Whoever it is, they seemed determined to stop Tom Swift!

Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HNQEZ5

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The International Code of Signals for the Use of All Nations by United States. Hydrographic Office Pdf

Author : Elizabeth A. Laugeson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : MEDICAL
ISBN : 9781315297040

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PEERS® for Young Adults by Elizabeth A. Laugeson Pdf

Session 1. Trading information and starting conversations -- session 2. Trading information and maintaining conversations -- session 3. Finding a source of friends -- session 4. Electronic communication -- session 5. Appropriate use of humor -- session 6. Entering group conversations -- session 7. Exiting conversations -- session 8. Get-togethers -- session 9. Dating etiquette : letting someone know you like them -- session 10. Dating etiquette : asking someone on a date -- session 11. Dating etiquette : going on dates -- session 12. Dating etiquette : dating do's and don'ts -- session 13. Handling disagreements -- session 14. Handling direct bullying -- session 15. Handling indirect bullying -- session 16. Moving forward and graduation.

Author : Steve Trenoweth,Nicola Moone
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781526421524

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Psychosocial Assessment in Mental Health by Steve Trenoweth,Nicola Moone Pdf

Psychosocial and holistic approaches to assessment have become a central feature of modern mental health care. This practical and comprehensive book guides students through the theory and practice of psychosocial assessments to help them integrate the data as preparation for the effective planning of treatment and interventions. Key features: step-by-step guide on how to undertake each stage of the assessment process in practice clinical staff and service users voices describing their experiences of the process end of chapter exercises reflections and considerations for practice This is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students and mental health professionals.

Author : Vera Strange
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368056502

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Second Star to the Fright by Vera Strange Pdf

Second Star to the Fright, Book 3 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a kid who finds he's hooked far more than he can handle when Captain Hook creeps out of Neverland and into our world. With shuddersome spooks and blood-curdling frights, readers should grab their night-lights and prepare to be chilled!

Author : Claire Keegan
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802160157

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Foster by Claire Keegan Pdf

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.