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My True Life in Short Stories

Author : Mariette Guenette
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460294970

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My True Life in Short Stories by Mariette Guenette Pdf

From a very humble beginning filled with hardships, the sixth child in a family of fourteen, I was born on a small impoverished farm on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec, Canada, just a tiny dot on the map as I say, and had a very unusual and fulfilled life. Living in ten major Canadian and us cities, always accidentally, I met unforgettable people such as a Roman Catholic Cardinal, Representatives of Governments in Canada, the Governor of Florida, as well as meeting internationally known singers such as Elvis Presley and Julio Iglesias, a WWII naval officer, hockey players, wrestlers and many more prominent people. I lived through illnesses, three earthquakes, car accidents, robberies at gun point and knife point, the Italian and Cuban exoduses and through the 9/11 collapse of the Twin Towers by the terrorists, in ny. In my youth I even realized my dream of skydiving. I dedicate this book to Dr. Maria Pedro for saving my life in 2013, without whom there would not be a book to leave as my legacy to future generations, and to my dear sister, Françoise, who is always there for me.

I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home

Author : Cathy Glass
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007389803

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I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home by Cathy Glass Pdf

Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother.

Gal

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1419320793

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Total Recall

Author : Arnold Schwarzenegger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471126499

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Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger Pdf

This enhanced edition of Total Recall holds 16 videos clips, including behind the scenes footage from Terminator 3, political speeches from the Governor years and clips from Pumping Iron. In this fully illustrated ebook, Arnold Schwarzenegger takes us through each of the 170+ photographs and narrates each image. In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial and truly unique life. Born in a small Austrian town in 1947, a year of famine, he was the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of 21, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr Universe. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. But that was only the beginning. The Terminator spawned numerous sequels and made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, as he had a series of hit films including Predator, Total Recall, True Lies and Twins. He married Maria Shriver, becoming part of the Kennedy clan, while going on to become the Republican governor of California, where he led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters and political turmoil. It is the greatest immigrant success story of our time. His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. Here is Arnold, with total recall.

Hot Mess

Author : Emily Belden
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488027888

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“[E]very bit as juicy as the dishes it describes.” —SPLASH Twentysomething Allie Simon is used to playing by the rules—until Chicago’s most sought-after, up-and-coming culinary genius, Benji Zane, walks into her world and pulls her into his. The only thing more renowned than Benji’s mouthwatering masterpieces and equally luscious good looks? His struggle with addiction and his reckless tendency to live life on the edge, no matter the havoc he wreaks along the way. But loving someone means supporting him no matter what, or so Allie tells herself. That’s why, when Benji’s offered the chance to light up foodie hot spot Randolph Street with a high-profile new restaurant, Allie takes the ultimate risk and invests her life savings in his dream. Then one day Benji disappears, relapsing to a place where Allie can’t reach him. Left with nothing but a massive withdrawal slip and a restaurant that absolutely must open in a matter of weeks, Allie finds herself thrust into a world of luxury and greed, cutthroat business and sensory delight. Lost in the mess of it all, she can either crumble completely or fight like hell for the life she wants and the love she deserves. With razor-sharp wit and searing insight, Emily Belden serves up a deliciously dishy look behind the kitchen doors of a hot foodie town, perfect for fans of Sweetbitter and The Devil Wears Prada.

The Fiction Class

Author : Susan Breen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440636981

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Read Susan Breen's posts on the Penguin Blog. A witty, honest, and hugely entertaining story for anyone who loves books, or has a difficult mother. And, let’s face it, that’s practically everybody . . . On paper, Arabella Hicks seems more than qualified to teach her fiction class on the Upper West Side: she’s a writer herself; she’s passionate about books; she’s even named after the heroine in a Georgette Heyer novel. On the other hand, she’s thirty-eight, single, and has been writing the same book for the last seven years. And she has been distracted recently: on the same day that Arabella teaches her class she also visits her mother in a nursing home outside the city. And every time they argue. Arabella wants the fighting to stop, but, as her mother puts it, “Just because we’re family, doesn’t mean we have to like each other.” When her class takes a surprising turn and her lessons start to spill over into her weekly visits, she suddenly finds she might be holding the key to her mother’s love and, dare she say it, her own inspiration. After all, as a lifelong lover of books, she knows the power of a good story.

Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels

Author : Mark Twain,Harriet Beecher Stowe,Aphra Behn,Thomas Clarkson,Daniel Drayton,Louis Hughes,Lydia Maria Child,James Weldon Johnson,Austin Steward,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Moses Grandy,William Wells Brown,William Still,Nat Turner,Henry Bibb,Olaudah Equiano,Sojourner Truth,Mary Prince,Kate Drumgoold,Frederick Douglass,Brantz Mayer,Theodore Canot,Booker T. Washington,Elizabeth Keckley,Albion Winegar Tourgée,Charles Ball,Solomon Northup,Josiah Henson,Stephen Smith,Harriet E. Wilson,Ellen Craft,William Craft,John Gabriel Stedman,Charles W. Chesnutt,Sarah H. Bradford,Sutton E. Griggs,Lucy A. Delaney,L. S. Thompson,F. G. De Fontaine,Henry Box Brown,John Dixon Long,Harriet Jacobs,Jacob D. Green,Thomas S. Gaines,Willie Lynch,Margaretta Matilda Odell,Joseph Mountain
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 6416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-26
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : EAN:8596547679073

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Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels by Mark Twain,Harriet Beecher Stowe,Aphra Behn,Thomas Clarkson,Daniel Drayton,Louis Hughes,Lydia Maria Child,James Weldon Johnson,Austin Steward,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Moses Grandy,William Wells Brown,William Still,Nat Turner,Henry Bibb,Olaudah Equiano,Sojourner Truth,Mary Prince,Kate Drumgoold,Frederick Douglass,Brantz Mayer,Theodore Canot,Booker T. Washington,Elizabeth Keckley,Albion Winegar Tourgée,Charles Ball,Solomon Northup,Josiah Henson,Stephen Smith,Harriet E. Wilson,Ellen Craft,William Craft,John Gabriel Stedman,Charles W. Chesnutt,Sarah H. Bradford,Sutton E. Griggs,Lucy A. Delaney,L. S. Thompson,F. G. De Fontaine,Henry Box Brown,John Dixon Long,Harriet Jacobs,Jacob D. Green,Thomas S. Gaines,Willie Lynch,Margaretta Matilda Odell,Joseph Mountain Pdf

This unique collection of "LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Testimonies, Novels & Historical Documents" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes Harriet: The Moses of Her People Father Henson's Story of His Own Life 50 Years in Chains Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story From the Darkness Cometh the Light Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain Novels Oroonoko Uncle Tom's Cabin Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Heroic Slave Slavery's Pleasant Homes Our Nig Clotelle Marrow of Tradition Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man A Fool's Errand Bricks Without Straw Imperium in Imperio The Hindered Hand Historical Documents The History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Report on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address XIII Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865) Civil Rights Act of 1866 XIV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1868) Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)...

UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume

Author : Thomas Clarkson,Daniel Drayton,Louis Hughes,Lydia Maria Child,Austin Steward,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Moses Grandy,William Wells Brown,William Still,Nat Turner,Henry Bibb,Olaudah Equiano,Sojourner Truth,Mary Prince,Kate Drumgoold,Frederick Douglass,Brantz Mayer,Theodore Canot,Booker T. Washington,Elizabeth Keckley,Charles Ball,Solomon Northup,Josiah Henson,Stephen Smith,Ellen Craft,William Craft,John Gabriel Stedman,Sarah H. Bradford,Lucy A. Delaney,L. S. Thompson,F. G. De Fontaine,Henry Box Brown,John Dixon Long,Harriet Jacobs,Jacob D. Green,Thomas S. Gaines,Willie Lynch,Margaretta Matilda Odell,Joseph Mountain
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 4290 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : EAN:8596547811695

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UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume by Thomas Clarkson,Daniel Drayton,Louis Hughes,Lydia Maria Child,Austin Steward,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Moses Grandy,William Wells Brown,William Still,Nat Turner,Henry Bibb,Olaudah Equiano,Sojourner Truth,Mary Prince,Kate Drumgoold,Frederick Douglass,Brantz Mayer,Theodore Canot,Booker T. Washington,Elizabeth Keckley,Charles Ball,Solomon Northup,Josiah Henson,Stephen Smith,Ellen Craft,William Craft,John Gabriel Stedman,Sarah H. Bradford,Lucy A. Delaney,L. S. Thompson,F. G. De Fontaine,Henry Box Brown,John Dixon Long,Harriet Jacobs,Jacob D. Green,Thomas S. Gaines,Willie Lynch,Margaretta Matilda Odell,Joseph Mountain Pdf

This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves and the stories of people who have helped them. With their powerful & unflinching stories, they changed people's convictions and shook the very foundation of slavery: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup The Underground Railroad The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave! Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs Harriet: The Moses of Her People History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William and Ellen Craft Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom, by Louis Hughes Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green, a Runaway Slave Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Narrative of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes - 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House, by Elizabeth Keckley Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Fifty Years in Chains, by Charles Ball Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman, by Austin Steward Narrative of the Life of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story, by Kate Drumgoold From the Darkness Cometh the Light, by Lucy A. Delaney Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna; An Emancipated Slave, of Surinam Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive For a Quarter of a Century - Life of William Walker Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Life of Joseph Mountain Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Captain Canot Pearl Incident: Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism

The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

Author : Christian Guenette,Gillian Laura Roberts
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781614482956

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The Thought That Changed My Life Forever by Christian Guenette,Gillian Laura Roberts Pdf

“An inspiring book of breakthroughs and a joyful call to personal awakening . . . demonstrates the power our thoughts really have” (Jason Sugar, founder of Breakthrough Adventures, Inc.). The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is an inspirational gem highlighting the art and science of changing your mind, with a unique approach that will please both science and spirituality enthusiasts alike. It’s obvious people around the world continue to seek answers to the age-old questions: “Why are we here?” and “What is my purpose?” The Thought book not only offers valuable insights into the process of finding a solution to life’s most challenging conundrums, but also provides fifty-two real-life examples of how it’s been achieved—leaving a firm belief in each of our minds that even the most difficult situations can be overcome, one thought at a time. “A lyrical journey, providing a rhythm and heartbeat that captivated my attention and moved my whole being right until the final word . . . Reading this book will definitely light a spark and bring it to the surface of your awareness.” —James F. Twyman, New York Times–bestselling author

My Real Life

Author : Julian Novitz
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775531401

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My Real Life by Julian Novitz Pdf

This prize-winning collection of short stories playfully questions what 'real life' is and, more importantly, where it can be found. Philip is a New Zealander, born and raised; the trouble is that no one will believe him. He travels widely, though his brother Dan has no intention of going anywhere - why leave when everything you hate is here? His ex-girlfriend, Kumiko, drifts between universities, enrolling in every course she can find in an effort to hold on to her student visa. Her father is searching for her, but like every other character in this collection, he has a problem and a story of his own . . . The characters in this funny and astute book of short stories span genders, generations and identities. Whether at home or abroad, they are often lost, wandering in and out of each other's lives, never quite coming together. Moving convincingly between differing perspectives, these stories are deftly handled, offering flashes of sharp insight and unexpected humour. This book won the New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book of Fiction Award (2005).

Cat Person

Author : KRISTEN. ROUPENIAN
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1787331156

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Cat Person by KRISTEN. ROUPENIAN Pdf

She thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who'd just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. Margot meets Robert. They exchange numbers. They text, flirt and eventually have sex - the type of sex you attempt to forget. How could one date go so wrong? Everything that takes place in Cat Person happens to countless people every day. But Cat Person is not an everyday story. In less than a week, Kristen Roupenian's New Yorker debut became the most read and shared short story in their website's history. This is the bad date that went viral. This is the conversation we're all having. You Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian's debut collection, will be published in February 2019.

Stories of Your Life and Others

Author : Ted Chiang
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781931520898

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Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Pdf

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

Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life

Author : Mike Winchell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399540035

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Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life by Mike Winchell Pdf

Award-winning and bestselling authors turn their own real-life experiences into captivating works of fiction! Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen.

What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?

Author : Bruce Frankel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101185964

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What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life? by Bruce Frankel Pdf

Read Bruce Frankel's posts on the Penguin Blog "This wise and inspiring book hands down an important message: Happiness is abundant at any age, and only you can limit your options." -The Boston Globe In today's world, the question "What should I do with my life?" only scratches the surface. Now, more and more people-from baby boomers retiring from their "first act" to people in their forties and fifties reconsidering their careers in a recovering economy-are finding themselves wondering how to find new stimulation and meaningful work over a lifetime. Bringing together a diverse array of stories, veteran journalist Bruce Frankel brings to life a mesmerizing series of profiles of men and women who discovered a new calling, success, or purpose later in life. Brimming with inspiration and humanity, What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life? celebrates activists, artists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and others who found extraordinary ways to experience true fulfillment in the second half of life. On these pages, readers will meet a civil servant, laid off at age fifty-two, who enrolled in graduate school, earning a Ph.D. in psychology; a former consultant who began a microfinance program in Africa; a longtime contact-lens grinder who has chiseled twelve hundred stone heads on a property now known as the "Easter Island of the Hudson"; and many others who proved that age is a spark-not a barrier. Full of spirit and plenty of chutzpah, this book shows that anything is possible in any stage of life.

Seventeen Real Girls, Real-Life Stories: True Crime

Author : Seventeen Magazine
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781588168535

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Seventeen Real Girls, Real-Life Stories: True Crime by Seventeen Magazine Pdf

From pranks gone wrong to sexual abuse and murder, these stories will motivate readers to reflect on their own lives. In one case, 14-year old twin girls rob a bank in a desperate bid to save the family home, while another tale tells of a mother who makes a horrifying decision for her pregnant daughter. These people share their personal trials and tragedies in the hopes that others can learn from their experiences. Includes a 16-page color photo insert.