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Author : Thad Sitton,Dan K. Utley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292777798

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From Can See to Can’t by Thad Sitton,Dan K. Utley Pdf

Cotton farming was the only way of life that many Texans knew from the days of Austin's Colony up until World War II. For those who worked the land, it was a dawn-till-dark, "can see to can't," process that required not only a wide range of specialized skills but also a willingness to gamble on forces often beyond a farmer's control—weather, insects, plant diseases, and the cotton market. This unique book offers an insider's view of Texas cotton farming in the late 1920s. Drawing on the memories of farmers and their descendants, many of whom are quoted here, the authors trace a year in the life of south central Texas cotton farms. From breaking ground to planting, cultivating, and harvesting, they describe the typical tasks of farm families—as well as their houses, food, and clothing; the farm animals they depended on; their communities; and the holidays, activities, and observances that offered the farmers respite from hard work. Although cotton farming still goes on in Texas, the lifeways described here have nearly vanished as the state has become highly urbanized. Thus, this book preserves a fascinating record of an important part of Texas' rural heritage.

Author : Carol Williamson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493100538

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Can't You See Me? by Carol Williamson Pdf

A story of hope in the face of ultimate betrayal. It is a story of surviving evil with a love filled heart.

Author : Anthony Doerr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476746609

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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Pdf

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the Resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge. Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, he illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another. Ten years in the writing, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer “whose sentences never fail to thrill” (Los Angeles Times).

Author : Zena Cooper
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781788173261

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What You See When You Can't See by Zena Cooper Pdf

A deeply touching and uplifting view of the world through different eyes, and a roadmap to finding bliss in the simplest of things. Zena Cooper lives a full life, in which she uses her senses to examine and explore the world around her. She does all that without one thing many of us take for granted: sight. Born with Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that means she is almost completely blind, Zena kept the extent of her condition hidden from the world for four decades. That was until Munch - a guide dog full of personality - took up residence in her life and, almost overnight, a disability she had been hiding for years was suddenly clear for all to see. What You See When You Can't See follows Zena's journey in accepting her limitations. A qualified integrative counsellor, she shares her unique model to reset negative thought patterns, along with tools to help anyone reshape their narrative. Zena asks her readers to find beauty in their own adversity. With Munch at the heart of her experience, this book explores the possibility of an amplified life, no matter your circumstances.

Author : Dom Musial
Publisher : On The Way Editing & Publiahing
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781777279868

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Can't See For Looking by Dom Musial Pdf

Life is difficult for many people who face great dilemmas. For them life can be a blur. However, this statement will be quite literal when you only put yourself in my shoes. For years now, I have suffered. During my teenage years, I was diagnosed with an untreatable nerve condition that tragically made me lose my sight within a spec of time. Since then, I had to learn to adapt to my new way of living - as a young blind adult. Finishing school, moving on to university, and doing things I love most. Difficult, yet I learn to manage. I experienced many a moment where I thought I could not cope anymore. I could not do it. But I rose again and tried my hardest. The blind journey took me through an unknown path as I learned ways of living a life unlike the one of an average person, but it also gave me a new perspective on the world. Now, all I can hope for is that the blurry future that is ahead of me is a joyful one. Experience my adventure with me and see my story through my eyes.

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781844097654

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Can’t See the Wood for the Trees? by Alison Smith Pdf

A guide to using the metaphorical language of a “stuck” situation to discover the solution • Shares an easy, fun process of exploring well-known sayings as a means to identify new solutions and get unstuck in life and work • Explains how to bring clarity to a problem, highlight alternative perspectives, bypass any conscious resistance to finding a solution, and allow solutions to emerge organically, from within ourselves • Details the author’s “Landscaping Your Life” method, which has been used successfully in business strategy development, team development, project problem resolution, and in one-to-one coaching If you can’t see the wood for the trees, feel like a fish out of water, or are going around in circles, we’ve got good news for you: that saying is also a clue to where you’ll find the solution. Yes, you read right--you can use the language you’re using to describe the stuck situation to discover the solution. It’s not even the language as much as the landscape contained within your description of the situation that can give you pointers. As Alison Smith explains, “If a picture paints a thousand words, then a metaphor paints a thousand pictures. In other words, the metaphor in the saying you’re using will provide a million words that will undoubtedly have the solution contained within them.” That’s what this book is all about--taking these sayings that you’re using to describe being stuck and using them to get unstuck again. The language you apply provides clues to how you perceive the current situation. Subconsciously, you know the solution. Exploring the metaphors contained within your language allows your subconscious to communicate to your conscious awareness more easily. The metaphor reduces resistance and the barriers we put up to change. It’s as if we enjoy exploring the metaphor and forget what it means in reality, and before we know it, we have a metaphorical solution that we cannot help but translate into real life. Offering an effective, easy process based on the power of metaphors, Alison Smith introduces her “Landscaping Your Life” method as a means to bring clarity to a problem, highlight alternative perspectives, and allow solutions to emerge organically, from within ourselves.

Author : Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Publisher : Orenda Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781914585739

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You Can't See Me by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir Pdf

A wealthy Icelandic family is investigated and dark secrets are exposed when a body is found on the lava fields outside the hotel where they' ve gathered for a reunion ... the chilling, gripping prequel to the addictive Forbidden Iceland series The wealthy, powerful Sn&æ berg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland' s remote Sn&æ fellsnes peninsula. Petra Sn&æ berg, a successful interior designer, is anxious about the event, and her troubled teenage daughter, Lea, whose social-media presence has attracted the wrong kind of followers. Ageing carpenter Tryggvi is an outsider, only tolerated because he' s the boyfriend of Petra' s aunt, but he' s struggling to avoid alcohol because know what happens when he drinks ... Humble hotel employee, Irma, is excited to meet this rich and famous family and observe them at close quarters ... perhaps too close... As the weather deteriorates and the alcohol flows, one of the guests disappears, and it becomes clear that there is a prowler lurking in the dark. But is the real danger inside ... within the family itself? Masterfully cranking up the suspense, Eva Bj&ö rg &æ gisd&ó ttir draws us into an isolated, frozen setting, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted, as the dark secrets and painful pasts of the Sn&æ berg family are uncovered ... and the shocking truth revealed. A Golden Age mystery for the 21st Century, with a shocking twist.

Author : Jaxx Wylde
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781504369220

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Believe in What You Can't See by Jaxx Wylde Pdf

Have you ever thought there is more than what religion teaches? Have you ever had experiences that you couldn’t explain? Jaxx Wilde experienced hauntings, voices and attacks that no one could explain, or stop. Horror movies pale in comparison to some of the paranormal attacks he and those close to him experienced. With his religious beliefs not working he decided to dive into the dark forces to find answers. This is a simple story of a search for truth that goes from religion to the depths of hell and back. Jaxx’s quest takes him on a mind-blowing journey through sex, drugs, organized crime, and satanic cults before finally coming to spiritual truths revealed through supernatural forces from the light side.

Author : Zena Cooper
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401963408

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What You See When You Can't See by Zena Cooper Pdf

A deeply touching and uplifting view of the world through different eyes, and a roadmap to finding bliss in the simplest of things. Zena Cooper lives a full life, in which she uses her senses to examine and explore the world around her. She does all that without one thing many of us take for granted: sight. Born with Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that means she is almost completely blind, Zena kept the extent of her condition hidden from the world for four decades. That was until Munch - a guide dog full of personality - took up residence in her life and, almost overnight, a disability she had been hiding for years was suddenly clear for all to see. What You See When You Can't See follows Zena's journey in accepting her limitations. A qualified integrative counsellor, she shares her unique model to reset negative thought patterns, along with tools to help anyone reshape their narrative. Zena asks her readers to find beauty in their own adversity. With Munch at the heart of her experience, this book explores the possibility of an amplified life, no matter your circumstances.

Author : Eldon Adams
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664280526

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Can't See the Forest for the Trees by Eldon Adams Pdf

“Sometimes the deepest knowledge of God comes from those who had to trust in Him the most” What does this book’s title, “Can’t See the Forest for the Trees” imply? A simple answer is: • The ‘Forest’ is symbolic of God’s Plan, revealed in Bible scripture with all of its mystery to be understood and fulfilled with steadfast belief, faith and trust in the power of the Holy Trinity: God (the Father), Jesus Christ (the Son), and the Holy Spirit (one for all, all for one). God’s Plan is a work in progress nearing fulfillment. • The ‘Trees’ are symbolic of obstacles, like gullibility, false teaching, false prophesy, false doctrine, apostasy, hate, lying, deceit, evil, love-of-money, blind speculation and the like; all of which are growing rampant in the United States. • The message reveals Spiritual Blindness as a curse that God has imposed upon His Church for their lack of true faith in Him (not unlike the Israelites), as they turn away from the New Covenant Law, blindly accepting unsuspected guidance from Satan, to employ worldly ways and promote apostasy. By misguided faith some may be unprotected by the “Armor of God”, and their failing to cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit makes matters worse. The author is hopeful that his book will bring awareness of spiritual blindness, to summon a repentant reaction for ‘restoration’ of religious understanding and direction in line with God’s real purpose.

Author : Susan Kreller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698177796

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You Can't See The Elephants by Susan Kreller Pdf

One brave girl takes an extreme step to protect two abused children When thirteen-year-old Mascha is sent to her grandparents' for the summer, she spends her days bored and lonely at a nearby playground. There she meets Julia and Max, two young siblings who are incredibly shy and withdrawn. Mascha soon begins to suspect that they are being physically abused by their father, a prominent member of their small community. She tells her grandparents and the authorities, but they all refuse to believe her. Mascha can’t let the abuse go on, so she takes matters into her own hands. Already an international award winner, this beautifully written novel is a haunting and timely tale.

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1663608199

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Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Mel Darbon
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781805319795

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What The World Doesn't See by Mel Darbon Pdf

Run away from what they see. Discover who you are. Maudie and Jake's family is falling to pieces - their mum's been struggling with her grief since they lost Dad and one night she vanishes. When Jake is put into care, Maudie can't take it any more. She comes up with a wild plan to pull their family back together - by kidnapping Jake. On the run in Cornwall, Jake and Maudie each find something they hadn't expected - freedom and love. But can they find Mum and a way to heal together? A powerful and insightful novel about grief, disability and first love; a story about getting lost and finding yourself.

Author : Rosette
Publisher : Litres
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785041942359

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The Girl Who Couldn'T See Rainbows by Rosette Pdf

The encounter of two lonely souls in the fascinating context of an imaginary Scottish village is the starting point for a great love story where nothing is like it seems. The main character – Melisande Bruno – is the girl who can’t see rainbows, for she is able to see only in black and white. And her opponent, as well as great love, is Sebastian McLaine, a writer relegated to a wheelchair.Melisande Bruno flees from her past and refuses to accept her diversity: she was born with a particular and rare sight impairment that prevents her from distinguishing colours and her greatest dream would be to see a rainbow. Her new employer is Sebastian McLaine, a famous writer of horror novels, relegated to a wheelchair due to a mysterious car accident. A figure lies in the shadows, ready to feed on other people’s desires... Two solitudes that intertwine; two destinies united by their darkest dreams in which nothing is as it seems. A Gothic novel waiting only to be read...

Author : Alice Jolly
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781912618989

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What the Eye Doesn't See by Alice Jolly Pdf

Disgraced Tory politician, Max, is unable to shake off the whiff of scandal following the suspicious death of his best friend's wife. His daughter, Maggie, believes she witnessed something which confirms Max's guilt – but she has told no one what she saw that terrible night. Max's mother, Nanda, living an unconventional life in a ramshackle cottage in Gloucestershire, observes it all with the detachment of one who is nearing her death. As these three characters move through a crucial few months, events unfold in their alternating voices, and so the truth behind the headlines gradually emerges. In this assured and acute observation of ordinary lives under extraordinary pressure, Alice Jolly explores the complex nature of the bond between mother and son, father and daughter, and examines what happens when that bond is stretched to breaking point and the most basic loyalties are called into question.