Standing On Both Feet

Author : Cathy J Tashiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317251460

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Standing on Both Feet by Cathy J Tashiro Pdf

In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions of identity and the significance of family experiences, aging and the life course, class, gender, and nationality. Including African American/White and Asian American/White individuals, the book highlights the poignant voices of people who embodied the transgression of the color line. Their very existence violated deep cultural beliefs in the distinctiveness of the races at the time. Based on extensive interviews, the book offers a unique perspective on the social construction of race and racism in America.Check out the website for "Standing on Both Feet" here!

Author : Tamara Schmitz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780843132212

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Standing on My Own Two Feet by Tamara Schmitz Pdf

Addison is a regular kid whose parents are going through a divorce, but he knows that no matter what happens, his parents will always love him. The text in this beautifully illustrated picture book is inspiring, gentle, and uplifting, and teaches kids that having two homes to live in can be just as great as having two strong feet to stand on.

Author : Sue Grant
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1846421233

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Standing On His Own Two Feet by Sue Grant Pdf

Alexander had just begun his studies at university when he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. In this honest account, Alex's mother traces the impact of the diagnosis on the whole family and outlines the issues that arose during diagnosis, treatment and terminal stages of her son's illness. Standing on His Own Two Feet offers an insight into how health care systems serve the terminally ill, the choices faced by families, and ways of providing the best possible care at home and maintaining the patient's dignity until the end. In particular, Sue Grant deals sensitively with the care needs of young adults. Portraying a family of admirable resilience and strength, this inspiring and moving book offers support and practical tips for anybody encountering terminal illness and presents valuable discussion points for all nursing, health and social care professionals.

Author : Gareth Syvret
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648262820

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Never Standing on Two Feet by Gareth Syvret Pdf

Author : James D. Richardson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616634810

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Standing on Two Feet by James D. Richardson Pdf

Everything seemed perfect in James Richardson's life. All the components of the American Dream seemed to be in place: a lovely home, a wife, two sons, the time required for fishing and outdoors adventures, and an invigorating career as an advanced placement world history teacher in Tampa, Florida. In the horror of a split-second, high-speed traffic accident, everything changed. When Richardson awoke in a hospital weeks later with a variety of physical and emotional injuries, he had no idea the obstacles he was about to face. Overcome by a haze of bewilderment, he tried to rise from his hospital bed. He crashed to the floor. His left leg was gone. One by one, the seemingly perfect building blocks of an American Dream were stripped from him. Secrets from his wife's past life emerged, painting a dark character with whom he had unwittingly shared every detail of his life. For James Richardson, this was the moment of truth. Alone, injured, boiling with anger, and with only a string of hope, he had to ask himself: Would he ever again be Standing on Two Feet?

Author : Clare Sultmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Accident victims
ISBN : 1920831630

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Standing on My Own Two Feet by Clare Sultmann Pdf

By Clare Sultmann; Edited by Peter FitzSimons. Surgeons were not optimistic about Clare Sultmann after a garbage truck ran her down on a pedestrian crossing.

Author : Faizia Zaman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 0951606611

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Standing on My Own Two Feet by Faizia Zaman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Health
ISBN : UOM:39015070323079

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American Physical Education Review by Anonim Pdf

Includes abstracts of magazine articles and "Book reviews".

Author : Suzanne Mathis McQueen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Femininity
ISBN : 0985895500

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4 Seasons in 4 Weeks by Suzanne Mathis McQueen Pdf

4 Seasons in 4 Weeks (4s4w) is a non-technical and symbolic journey through the 28 days of the female hormonal experience. It reveals a logical and predictable blueprint for optimizing rest, love, leadership, and problem-solving a remarkable monthly sequence that can be tapped into throughout a woman's lifetime. Using language and images that are clear, comfortable, and positive, this exquisite book sheds light on the true nature of the organic feminine rhythm and allows both women and men to embrace it with grace and ease.

Author : Rachael Lippincott
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534451568

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Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott Pdf

Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives. Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals. Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment. What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?

Author : Amy Purdy
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062379115

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On My Own Two Feet by Amy Purdy Pdf

Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars and has been called a hero by Oprah Winfrey, reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder. In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: “You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it’s all going to make sense in the end.” In that moment, Amy chose to live. Her glimpse of the afterlife—coupled with a mysterious premonition she’d had a month before —became the defining experiences that put Amy’s life on a new trajectory after her legs had to be amputated. She wouldn’t just beat meningitis and walk again; she would go on to create a life filled with bold adventures, big dreams, and boundless vitality—and share that spirit with the world. In 2014, Amy—the only competitor, male or female, with two prosthetic legs—claimed a bronze medal for the U.S. Paralympic team in adaptive snowboarding. She then became a contestant on season eighteen of Dancing With the Stars, and viewers were captivated as the girl with bionic legs managed to out-dance her competitors all the way to the finale. Amy’s journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we all have to dream bigger, defy expectations, and rewrite our stories. Amy was given a second chance for a reason—to use her life to inspire others. Her powerful memoir urges us to live life to the fullest, because we are all a lot more capable than we could ever imagine.

Author : Kelly Jones (Inspirational speaker)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Artificial legs
ISBN : 1365814769

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Standing on My Own Two Feet by Kelly Jones (Inspirational speaker) Pdf

Author : Guy Johnson
Publisher : Villard
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375506567

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Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson Pdf

Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family's ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains' fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana. King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France, where he fights in World War I as a member of the segregated 369th Battalion—in the bigoted army he finds himself locked in combat with American soldiers as well as with Germans. When he returns to America, he battles the Mob in Jazz Age Harlem, the KKK in Louisiana, and crooked politicians trying to destroy a black township in Oklahoma. King Tremain is driven by two principal forces: He wants to be treated with respect, and he wants to create a family dynasty much like the one he left behind in Louisiana. This is a stunning debut by novelist Guy Johnson that provides a true depiction of the lives of African-Americans in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Author : Joe Simpson
Publisher : Direct Authors
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780957519305

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Touching the Void by Joe Simpson Pdf

The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.

Author : László Krasznahorkai
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811224208

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The World Goes On (Third Edition) by László Krasznahorkai Pdf

Now in paperback, a transcendent and wide-ranging collection of stories by László Krasznahorkai: “a visionary writer of extraordinary intensity and vocal range who captures the texture of present-day existence in scenes that are terrifying, strange, appallingly comic, and often shatteringly beautiful.”—Marina Warner, announcing the Booker International Prize In The World Goes On, a narrator first speaks directly, then narrates a number of unforgettable stories, and then bids farewell (“here I would leave this earth and these stars, because I would take nothing with me”). As László Krasznahorkai himself explains: “Each text is about drawing our attention away from this world, speeding our body toward annihilation, and immersing ourselves in a current of thought or a narrative…” A Hungarian interpreter obsessed with waterfalls, at the edge of the abyss in his own mind, wanders the chaotic streets of Shanghai. A traveler, reeling from the sights and sounds of Varanasi, India, encounters a giant of a man on the banks of the Ganges ranting on and on about the nature of a single drop of water. A child laborer in a Portuguese marble quarry wanders off from work one day into a surreal realm utterly alien from his daily toils. “The excitement of his writing,” Adam Thirlwell proclaimed in The New York Review of Books, “is that he has come up with his own original forms—there is nothing else like it in contemporary literature.”