If It S Not Impossible

Author : Barbara Winton
Publisher : Troubador Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : 1783065206

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If It's Not Impossible-- by Barbara Winton Pdf

There are around 6000 people in the world today who owe their lives to Nicholas Winton. They are the descendants of a group of refugee children rescued by him from the Nazi threat in 1939. Some of them know of his existence and the part he played in their history, many others do not. It was a short event in his life but a critical one for those whose lives were saved. For him that intervention was over in a flash and other adventures supplanted it. Only much later did this episode re-emerge in his life and ever since has brought him visitors from all over the world anxious to learn his story. This book lays out that story in detail, exploring the motivation and early experiences that led to him acting to save young lives, while others looked the other way. His motto "If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it" led him to follow his own convictions and undertake an operation others had dismissed as unnecessary or too difficult. His life thereafter was full of exploits stimulated by similar motivation which, though not so consequential, remain testimony to his character. But what was his motivation? How had his life and background led to him being ready, willing and able to conduct a successful rescue operation of 669 children from Czechoslovakia at the age of 29? His daughter has painstakingly sifted through her father's papers and talked to family and friends to construct a detailed account of his whole life. It explores the influences on his character as well as the historical events he was caught up in. Taken from his historical letters and writings, Winton's own words are introduced to convey the atmosphere of many of his diverse experiences.

Author : Winn Atkins,Barry Becton,Bill Berman,Mike Bertman,Robert Cornet,Maire Griffin,Mark Harding,Steve Heller,Eleni Houghton,Dwayne Kratt,Ken Lane,LaTanya Langley,Greg Leonard,Zsoka McDonald,John Merrigan,Marja Mullineaux,Jon Pageler,Rachel Rosenblatt,Dan Sanborn,Virginia Sanchez,Josh Sanders,Jessica Schilling,Alanna Stone,Tammy Thompson,Elizabeth Wise,Gary Zizka,John Ashford,Sari Brecher,Craig Chester,Lou Colasuonno,Gillian Cook,Joshua Friesen,Maura Jeffords,John McGrath,Guy L. Smith IV,Glenn R. Marchi,William Georges,Erica J. Johnson,Nyree Pinto,Irené Waldman,Jessica Woolley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781105382512

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If It's Not Impossible, It's Not Interesting by Winn Atkins,Barry Becton,Bill Berman,Mike Bertman,Robert Cornet,Maire Griffin,Mark Harding,Steve Heller,Eleni Houghton,Dwayne Kratt,Ken Lane,LaTanya Langley,Greg Leonard,Zsoka McDonald,John Merrigan,Marja Mullineaux,Jon Pageler,Rachel Rosenblatt,Dan Sanborn,Virginia Sanchez,Josh Sanders,Jessica Schilling,Alanna Stone,Tammy Thompson,Elizabeth Wise,Gary Zizka,John Ashford,Sari Brecher,Craig Chester,Lou Colasuonno,Gillian Cook,Joshua Friesen,Maura Jeffords,John McGrath,Guy L. Smith IV,Glenn R. Marchi,William Georges,Erica J. Johnson,Nyree Pinto,Irené Waldman,Jessica Woolley Pdf

Over the past decade, the Diageo North America Corporate Relations team has been the driving force in the transformation of the place of distilled spirits in American society - a transformation that many in the industry considered an impossible task. This book tells the story of how our team accomplished the impossible. It begins with the team's leader, Guy Smith, explaining our origin and accomplishments, and describing The Seven Guideposts to Achieving the Impossible, which the team members exemplified by achieving remarkable results for Diageo and in their own lives. These stirring and engaging stories will help managers, leaders and executives inspire their teams and their organizations, and move their businesses forward beyond all expectations, by helping them and their teams connect to experiences in their own lives that show that they have already accomplished the impossible. Note: All proceeds from the book will be donated to the Spirit of the Americas Foundation.

Author : Mick Ebeling
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982185534

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Not Impossible by Mick Ebeling Pdf

"How the author has created new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds, and how you can do it, too"--Publisher's description

Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781458742933

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When the Impossible Happens by Stanislav Grof Pdf

Feelings of oneness with others, nature, and the universe. Encounters with extraterrestrials, deities, and demons. Out-of-body experiences and past-life memories. Science casts a skeptical eye. But Dr. Stanislav Grof - the psychiatric researcher who co-founded transpersonal psychology - believes otherwise. When the Impossible Happens presents Dr. Grof's mesmerizing firsthand account of his fifty-year inquiry into waters uncharted by conventional psychology, an odyssey that will leave you questioning the very fabric of your existence. From the first LSD session that gave Dr. Grof a glimpse of cosmic consciousness to his latest work with Holotropic Breathwork, When the Impossible Happens explores fascinating experiments in astral projection; remarkable tales of synchronicity; memories of birth and prenatal life; the survival of consciousness after death, and much more. Here is an incredible opportunity to journey beyond ordinary consciousness - guaranteed to shake the foundations of what we assume to be reality - and sure to offer a new vision of our human potential, as we contemplate When the Impossible Happens. STANISLAV GROF, M.D., PH.D. One of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology, Dr. Grof is the president of the International Transpersonal Association, and a professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Pacifica Graduate Institute. His numerous books include Beyond the Brain and Psychology of the Future.

Author : Richard Carrier
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-27
Category : Atheism
ISBN : 9780557044641

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Not the Impossible Faith by Richard Carrier Pdf

Dr. Richard Carrier is an expert in the history of the ancient world and a critic of Christian attempts to distort history in defense of their faith. Not the Impossible Faith is a tour de force in that genre, dissecting and refuting the oft-repeated claim that Christianity could not have succeeded in the ancient world unless it was true. Though framed as a detailed rebuttal to Christian apologist J.P. Holding (author of The Impossible Faith), Carrier takes a general approach that educates the reader on the history and sociology of the ancient world, answering many questions like: How did Christians approach evidence? Was there a widespread prejudice against the testimony of women? Was resurrection such a radical idea? Who would worship a crucified criminal? And much more. Written with occasional humor and an easy style, and thoroughly referenced, with many entertaining "gotcha!" moments, Not the Impossible Faith is a must-read for anyone interested in the origins of Christianity.

Author : Allan Zullo
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338157369

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Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo Pdf

Gripping and inspiring, these true stories of bravery, terror, and hope chronicle nine different children's experiences during the Holocaust. These are the true-life accounts of nine Jewish boys and girls whose lives spiraled into danger and fear as the Holocaust overtook Europe. In a time of great horror, these children each found a way to make it through the nightmare of war. Some made daring escapes into the unknown, others disguised their true identities, and many witnessed unimaginable horrors. But what they all shared was the unshakable belief in-- and hope for-- survival. Their legacy of courage in the face of hatred will move you, captivate you, and, ultimately, inspire you.

Author : Nancy Werlin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101575956

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Impossible by Nancy Werlin Pdf

A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?

Author : Brian Phillips
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374717704

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Impossible Owls by Brian Phillips Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR ART OF THE ESSAY. One of Amazon, Buzzfeed, ELLE, Electric Literature and Pop Sugar's Best Books of 2018. Named one of the Best Books of October and Fall by Amazon, Buzzfeed, TIME, Vulture, The Millions and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. “Hilarious, nimble, and thoroughly illuminating.” —Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad A globe-spanning, ambitious book of essays from one of the most enthralling storytellers in narrative nonfiction In his highly anticipated debut essay collection, Impossible Owls, Brian Phillips demonstrates why he’s one of the most iconoclastic journalists of the digital age, beloved for his ambitious, off-kilter, meticulously reported essays that read like novels. The eight essays assembled here—five from Phillips’s Grantland and MTV days, and three new pieces—go beyond simply chronicling some of the modern world’s most uncanny, unbelievable, and spectacular oddities (though they do that, too). Researched for months and even years on end, they explore the interconnectedness of the globalized world, the consequences of history, the power of myth, and the ways people attempt to find meaning. He searches for tigers in India, and uncovers a multigenerational mystery involving an oil tycoon and his niece turned stepdaughter turned wife in the Oklahoma town where he grew up. Through each adventure, Phillips’s remarkable voice becomes a character itself—full of verve, rich with offhanded humor, and revealing unexpected vulnerability. Dogged, self-aware, and radiating a contagious enthusiasm for his subjects, Phillips is an exhilarating guide to the confusion and wonder of the world today. If John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Pulphead was the last great collection of New Journalism from the print era, Impossible Owls is the first of the digital age.

Author : Susannah Meadows
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780812996470

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The Other Side of Impossible by Susannah Meadows Pdf

"True stories about people who triumphed over seemingly impossible medical diagnoses using untraditional, inventive therapies and perseverance--and about what scientists are discovering on the psychology of healing and the mind-body connection--from the author of the New York Times Magazine article about her own son, 'The Boy with the Thorn in his Joints,' which led to this book about other families"

Author : Jessica Buchanan,Erik Landemalm,Anthony Flacco
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476725161

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Impossible Odds by Jessica Buchanan,Erik Landemalm,Anthony Flacco Pdf

An account of the aid worker co-author's dramatic January 2012 rescue from kidnappers in Somalia by members of a Navy SEAL Team Six unit offers insight into the effective use of targeted U.S. military missions.

Author : Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407149127

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The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson Pdf

A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling to forget the past. But some memories run too deep, and soon the cracks start to show. Stunning, hard-hitting fiction from an award-winning writer.

Author : Anonymous,Duchess Goldblatt
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780358216773

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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous,Duchess Goldblatt Pdf

Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter personality reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living.

Author : Nelsia Sweetshiine
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781504997294

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I’m Possible Not Impossible by Nelsia Sweetshiine Pdf

A brave, but brutally honest story of a young child's battles of overcoming inner turmoils and harrowing experiences of hurt, guilt, pain, Shame, and blame, but which shows exceptional courage, endurance, love, faith, strength and forgiveness.

A great story of inspiration and encouragement to keep going, even when knocked down!

Are you important?, Do you matter?...Yes of course!!!

So always Let your inner light shine and be that lighthouse to help and guide others. Never let your light die!

Even when you feel small, weak, unloved and insignificant, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING you cannot achieve!!!

My wish and hope is for all children and young people...the next generation and to come, to Stand up, speak up and speak out!...No matter what! Suffer not in silence!

And REMEMBER most of all, You're possible..NOT IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Author : Colin O'Brady
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982133122

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The Impossible First by Colin O'Brady Pdf

Colin O’Brady’s awe-inspiring, New York Times bestselling memoir recounting his recovery from a tragic accident and his record-setting 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica is a “jaw-dropping tale of passion and perseverance” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit). Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered. Yet, Colin O’Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he’d ever walk again normally. From the depths of a tragic accident, he fought his way back. In a quest to unlock his potential and discover what was possible, he went on to set three mountaineering world records before turning to this historic Antarctic challenge. O’Brady’s pursuit of a goal that had eluded many others was made even more intense by a head-to-head battle that emerged with British polar explorer Captain Louis Rudd—also striving to be “the first.” Enduring Antarctica’s sub-zero temperatures and pulling a sled that initially weighed 375 pounds—in complete isolation and through a succession of whiteouts, storms, and a series of near disasters—O’Brady persevered. Alone with his thoughts for nearly two months in the vastness of the frozen continent—gripped by fear and doubt—he reflected on his past, seeking courage and inspiration in the relationships and experiences that had shaped his life. “Incredibly engaging and well-written” (The Wall Street Journal)—and set against the backdrop of some of the most extreme environments on earth, from Mt. Everest to Antarctica—this is “an unforgettable memoir of perseverance, survival, daring to dream big, and showing the world how to make the impossible possible” (Booklist, starred review).

Author : Barbara Winton
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1472148665

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One Life by Barbara Winton Pdf