Lost Lullaby

Author : Deborah Golden Alecson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995-03-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0520915364

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Lost Lullaby by Deborah Golden Alecson Pdf

Lost Lullaby makes one think the unthinkable: how a loving parent can pray for the death of her child. It is Deborah Alecson's story of her daughter, Andrea, who was born after a full-term, uneventful pregnancy, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces, perfectly formed and exquisitely featured. But an inexplicable accident at birth left her with massive and irreversible brain damage. On a vitality scale of one to ten, her initial reading was one. And so begins Deborah Alecson's heart-rending struggle to come to terms with two desperately conflicting and powerful emotions: her desire to nurture and love Andrea, and her desire to do everything in her power to bring about her death. Told in a mother's voice, with a simplicity and directness that heighten the intensity of the drama that unfolds, Lost Lullaby reaffirms the human dimension of what is too often an abstract and purely theoretical discussion. During the two months that Andrea spent in the Infant Intensive Care Unit, Ms. Alecson spoke with lawyers, doctors, and ethicists in an effort to understand the legal, medical and ethical implications of her plight. She recounts those discussions and describes legal cases that have a direct bearing on her own situation. Her battle—both in coming to the agonizing decision to let her child die and in convincing the medical and legal establishments to respect that decision—will engender empathy for the plight of many families, and an awareness of the need to use medical technology with restraint. It is a must-read for everyone who cares about how we make life-and-death decisions on these new medical, legal, and moral frontiers.

Author : Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385744300

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Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby by Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller Pdf

“Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —Publishers Weekly, on book one in the series Stay up late with the hilariously frightening middle-grade novel Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby. You thought the nightmares were over? You'd better keep the lights on! Not since he faced his fears has Charlie had so many bad dreams. Whenever he falls asleep, he finds himself in a Netherworld field, surrounded by a flock of CREEPY BLACK SHEEP. They’re not counting sheep. They refuse to jump. In fact, they don’t do much at all. Even eerier, though, is that it’s not Charlie’s nightmare. Somehow he’s trapped in someone else’s bad dream. And he’s pretty sure the twins ICK and INK are responsible. Charlie and his friends thought they’d put the twins out of business, but it seems they didn’t quite finish the job. Now the WOOLLY NIGHTMARES are closing in, and INK has shown up at Cypress Creek Elementary! Charlie is convinced that INK is up to NO GOOD. And if he’s right, it could be a very long time before anyone’s dreams are sweet again. Praise for the Nightmares! series “Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and . . . readers will want to accompany him again.” —The New York Times Book Review “A touching comical saga . . . about facing things that go bump in the night.” —US Weekly “Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Robin Danielle,Maggie Beth
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781414034942

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Lost Lullaby by Robin Danielle,Maggie Beth Pdf

Author : Hester Fox
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488078118

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A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox Pdf

Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. Once there was a young woman from a well-to-do New England family who never quite fit with the drawing rooms and parlors of her kin. Called instead to the tangled woods and wild cliffs surrounding her family’s estate, Margaret Harlowe grew both stranger and more beautiful as she cultivated her uncanny power. Soon, whispers of “witch” dogged her footsteps, and Margaret’s power began to wind itself with the tendrils of something darker. One hundred and fifty years later, Augusta Podos takes a dream job at Harlowe House, the historic home of a wealthy New England family that has been turned into a small museum in Tynemouth, Massachusetts. When Augusta stumbles across an oblique reference to a daughter of the Harlowes who has nearly been expunged from the historical record, the mystery is too intriguing to ignore. But as she digs deeper, something sinister unfurls from its sleep, a dark power that binds one woman to the other across lines of blood and time. If Augusta can’t resist its allure, everything she knows and loves—including her very life—could be lost forever. Don't miss Hester Fox's next novel, THE BOOK OF THORNS, where two sisters who never knew the other existed meet on opposite sides during the Napoleonic Wars and must use the magic of flowers to solve the mystery of their mother’s death—while surviving the war raging around them... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library The Witch of Willow Hall The Widow of Pale Harbor The Orphan of Cemetery Hill

Author : Aliette de Bodard
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765389817

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Lullaby for a Lost World by Aliette de Bodard Pdf

Charlotte died to shore up her master's house. Her bones grew into the foundation and pushed up through the walls, feeding his power and continuing the cycle. As time passes and the ones she loved fade away, the house and the master remain, and she yearns ever more deeply for vengeance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Elaine Bickell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593202173

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The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by Elaine Bickell Pdf

Perfect for Halloween! The New York Times bestselling read-aloud about a little ghost who goes on a nighttime hunt to find her lost "boo!". Perfect for fans of Five Little Pumpkins, Room on a Broom, and How to Catch a Monster! Little Ghost went out in the middle of the night and flew up to someone to give them a fright. She opened her mouth--but her BOO wasn't there! All that came out was a rush of cold air. "I've lost my BOO! I've lost my BOO! Where has it gone? What will I do?" Poor Little Ghost has lost her scary BOO, so she sets out on a nighttime hunt to find it. She searches high and low, but it's nowhere to be found! Will she ever find her lost BOO? With bold and gorgeous art accompanied by bouncy, rhyming text, The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo is a charming, not-so-spooky read aloud perfect for Halloween or any time of year! Praise for The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!: "This interactive feature is sure to be a crowd pleaser." --Horn Book Magazine "In time for Halloween, a BOO-k about a ghost that young readers will enjoy." --Kirkus Reviews "Bickell and McGrath have created an endearing read-aloud that hits all the right notes, with clever rhyming text that invites audience participation." --School Library Journal

Author : Chuck Palahniuk
Publisher : Random House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446483992

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Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk Pdf

Carl Streator is a reporter investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for a soft-news feature. After responding to several calls with paramedics, he notices that all the dead children were read the same poem from the same library book the night before they died. It's a 'culling song' - an ancient African spell for euthanizing sick or old people. Researching it, he meets a woman who killed her own child with it accidentally. He himself accidentally killed his own wife and child with the same poem twenty years earlier. Together, the man and the woman must find and destroy all copies of this book, and try not to kill every rude sonofabitch that gets in their way. Lullaby is a comedy/drama/tragedy. In that order. It may also be Chuck Palahniuk's best book yet.

Author : Johann Solovev
Publisher : XinXii
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783989116221

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Enchanted Slumber by Johann Solovev Pdf

Step into a world of wonder and imagination with this enchanting collection of bedtime stories and fairytales for children. As the sun sets and the stars begin to twinkle, embark on a journey through magical realms, distant lands, and captivating adventures. Each story is carefully crafted to ignite young minds and spark dreams as they drift into slumber. Within the pages of this book, young readers will discover tales of bravery, friendship, and kindness that will warm their hearts and inspire their dreams. These timeless stories transport children to a place where anything is possible and where the power of imagination knows no bounds. Whether it's a tale of a young explorer venturing into uncharted territories, a clever trickster outwitting magical beings, or a heartwarming adventure that unfolds under the moonlit sky, these stories are designed to create a sense of wonder and excitement that lingers long after the final page is turned. With gentle prose and vivid descriptions, this collection of bedtime stories is the perfect way to unwind and share a moment of quiet magic before bedtime. Each story invites children to imagine, dream, and drift into a peaceful sleep, where they can continue their own adventures in the world of dreams. This book is an invitation to a world where dreams come alive and where the promise of a new story is just a page away.

Author : Nicole Snitselaar
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781772780048

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Little Fox, Lost by Nicole Snitselaar Pdf

Little Fox's paw prints make such beautiful pictures in the newly fallen snow. Left here, right there, around that fallen branch--he scatters them throughout the forest until, too late, he finds he can't retrace his steps back home. Lost and afraid, Little Fox wants to agree when a kind, old owl offers to fly ahead and guide him. But Mama Fox has warned him often: "If ever you are lost, my child, / don't let a stranger guide you. / Be still and I will search the wild / until I am beside you." In gentle, expressive text, Nicole Snitselaar spins a tale that goes far beyond a simple "stranger danger" warning. Her Little Fox, equipped with his own ingenuity as well as his mother's wisdom, cleverly finds a way for the other animals to attract Mama Fox's attention while keeping himself safe. Alicia Padr n renders this resilient Little Fox and his forest companions in soft watercolors, their rounded shapes and endearing features easing any anxiety that little listeners might feel about being lost.

Author : Teri Buford O'Shea
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1462037380

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Jonestown Lullaby by Teri Buford O'Shea Pdf

At age nineteen, author Teri O’Shea joined Peoples Temple in California led by Jim Jones. A member for seven years, she escaped Peoples Temple three weeks before the massacre in Jonestown, Guyana. The raw and powerful poems in Jonestown Lullaby explore her experience in Jonestown and the aftermath of her survival. A personal confidant to Jim Jones for seven years, O’Shea writes about the harrowing nightmare of Jonestown with an intensity and passion seldom captured in poetic form. Teri was the last person to escape Peoples’ Temple before the massacre in Jonestown; now, she turns to writing to help find her way back to a more peaceful life. Jonestown Lullaby records her voyage, with vivid, stark images of the bewildering world that was Jonestown and the pathological madness of Jim Jones. Teri includes photographs of some of the Peoples Temple members who lived and lost their lives there; revealing an aspect of Jonestown rarely seen. This is her tribute to those who died so tragically. I Write I write from the poor side of silence Of an unholy priesthood that Captured my soul for a time These poems Neither confession nor biography Follow the voyage of a lonely spirit Into a realm where there are no answers

Author : Heather O'Neill
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062484123

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Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill Pdf

A new deluxe edition of the international bestseller by Heather O’Neill, the Giller-shortlisted author of Daydreams of Angels and The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, featuring an original foreword from the author, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the coming-of-age story that People describes as “a vivid portrait of life on skid row.” Baby, all of thirteen years old, is lost in the gangly, coltish moment between childhood and the strange pulls and temptations of the adult world. Her mother is dead; her father, Jules, is scarcely more than a child himself and is always on the lookout for his next score. Baby knows that “chocolate milk” is Jules’ slang for heroin and sees a lot more of that in her house than the real article. But she takes vivid delight in the scrappy bits of happiness and beauty that find their way to her, and moves through the threat of the streets as if she’s been choreographed in a dance. Soon, though, a hazard emerges that is bigger than even her hard-won survival skills can handle. Alphonse, the local pimp, has his eye on her for his new girl; he wants her body and soul—and what the johns don’t take he covets for himself. At the same time, a tender and naively passionate friendship unfolds with a boy from her class at school, who has no notion of the dark claims on her—which even her father, lost on the nod, cannot totally ignore. Jules consigns her to a stint in juvie hall, and for the moment this perceived betrayal preserves Baby from terrible harm—but after that, her salvation has to be her own invention. Channeling the artlessly affecting voice of her thirteen-year-old heroine with extraordinary accuracy and power, Heather O’Neill’s heartbreaking and wholly original debut novel blew readers away when it was first published ten years ago. Now in a new deluxe package it is sure to capture its next decade of readers as Baby picks her pathway along the edge of the abyss to arrive at a place of redemption, and of love.

Author : Richard Robert Madden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Ireland
ISBN : PRNC:32101064071895

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Literary Remains of the United Irishmen of 1798 by Richard Robert Madden Pdf

Author : Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0605951144

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The Lost Lullaby by Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller Pdf

"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends are in new danger as a visitor from the Netherworld is in Cypress Creek and is intent upon connecting the two worlds. It is up to them to stop that from happening or risk losing all that they've ever known"--

Author : Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780385744270

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Nightmares! the Sleepwalker Tonic by Jason Segel,Kirsten Miller Pdf

"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must find out why their neighboring town has become overrun with sleepwalkers before what's going around reaches them and it's too late."--

Author : Dr Alexander Agadjanian
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472412713

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Armenian Christianity Today by Dr Alexander Agadjanian Pdf

Armenian Christianity Today examines contemporary religious life and the social, political, and cultural functions of religion in the post-Soviet Republic of Armenia and in the Armenian Diaspora worldwide. Scholars from a range of countries and disciplines explore current trends and everyday religiosity, particularly within the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), and amongst Armenian Catholics, Protestants and vernacular religions.