The Graceful Art Of Falling

Author : L. White
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491816028

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The Graceful Art of Falling by L. White Pdf

The Graceful Art of Falling provides an inside look at fifteen years of one womans experience with a chronic, progressive muscle disorder. Beginning at age twelve when she was diagnosed, L. White tried to ignore and deny that she was any different than all her friends and that she was afflicted by a degenerative disease. Life in a small town with little diversity meant the smallest difference stood out like a sore thumb, and her difference was not small. Not wanting to be different, she found clever ways to hide her weakness throughout middle school, high school, and even into college, which included Google-Mapping routes to avoid stairs. Only after several years, and when she realized her weaknesses could no longer be ignored, did L. White find the courage to face her disorder, learn to cope, and eventually accept the ongoing changes to her body and her life. This book is a motivational and true account about growing up, struggling to find acceptance, and facing your future when you know exactly what your fate holds. The Graceful Art of Falling shows readers what its like to accept what you cannot change and find the strength to keep walking.

Author : Kathryn Craft
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402285202

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The Art of Falling by Kathryn Craft Pdf

"A sensitive study of a woman choreographing her own recovery."—Kirkus One Wrong Step Could Send Her Over the Edge All Penny has ever wanted to do is dance—and when that chance is taken from her, it pushes her to the brink of despair, from which she might never return. When she wakes up after a traumatic fall, bruised and battered but miraculously alive, Penny must confront the memories that have haunted her for years, using her love of movement to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Kathryn Craft's lyrical debut novel is a masterful portrayal of a young woman trying to come to terms with her body and the artistic world that has repeatedly rejected her. The Art of Falling expresses the beauty of movement, the stasis of despair, and the unlimited possibilities that come with a new beginning.

Author : Ashish Karwasra
Publisher : Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9789356676169

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The Indomitable by Ashish Karwasra Pdf

Ashish’s muscular dystrophy has diminished his mobility and in a few short years, it would leave him to lead a life on wheelchair. Before it would happen, would he find some meaning for his life. Apoorva, an energetic girl from a small town, wants to do something big in her life. All that matters for her is to fulfil her dreams. When they meet, they get to know each other and eventually fall for each other. How will they face the harsh reality of life? How much strength does one need to stay strong after every storm of life?

Author : John Berendt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0143036939

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The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Pdf

A #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." —The Boston Globe Twelve years ago, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the New York Times bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight, and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fly fishing
ISBN : CORNELL:31924068940455

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Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kate Southwood
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609451103

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Falling to Earth by Kate Southwood Pdf

A “poignant [and] powerful” novel about a 1920s Midwestern community in the aftermath of a devastating tornado (The New Yorker). In March 1925, the worst tornado in the nation’s history will descend without warning on the small town of Marah, Illinois. By nightfall, hundreds will be homeless and hundreds more will lie in the streets, dead or grievously injured. Only one man, Paul Graves, will still have everything he started the day with—his family, his home, and his business, all miraculously intact. This “absolutely gorgeous” novel follows Paul Graves and his young family in the year after the storm as they struggle to comprehend their own fate and that of their devastated town (The New York Times). They watch helplessly as Marah tries to resurrect itself from the ruins and as their friends and neighbors begin to wonder how one family, and only one, could be exempt from terrible misfortune. As the town begins to recover, the family miscalculates the growing resentment and hostility around them with tragic results, in an “extraordinarily moving” portrayal of survivor’s guilt and the frenzy of bereavement following a disaster (Financial Times). “All the big themes are here—chance, fate, loyalty, revenge, guilt, jealousy . . . Inspired by actual events surrounding the 1925 Tri-State tornado, the worst in U.S. history, Southwood’s poignantly penetrating examination of the psychic cost of survival is breathtaking in its depth of understanding.” —Booklist (starred review) “What’s most exciting about Southwood’s debut is her prose, which is reminiscent of Willa Cather’s in its ability to condense the large, ineffable melancholy of the plains into razor-sharp images.” —The Daily Beast

Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101884003

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Fall from Grace by Danielle Steel Pdf

When Sydney's husband dies, she is dealt a devastating blow. He never wrote her into his will, so she is forced to leave the beautiful home they shared and is left with nothing

Author : Aimee Pozorski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781628924428

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Falling After 9/11 by Aimee Pozorski Pdf

Falling After 9/11 investigates the connections between violence, trauma, and aesthetics by exploring post 9/11 figures of falling in art and literature. From the perspective of trauma theory, Aimee Pozorski provides close readings of figures of falling in such exemplary American texts as Don DeLillo's novel, Falling Man, Diane Seuss's poem, "Falling Man," Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Frédéric Briegbeder's Windows on the World, and Richard Drew's famous photograph of the man falling from the World Trade Center. Falling After 9/11 argues that the apparent failure of these texts to register fully the trauma of the day in fact points to a larger problem in the national tradition: the problem of reference-of how to refer to falling-in the 21st century and beyond.

Author : Sara Fiorenzo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990685225

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The Impossible Art of Falling by Sara Fiorenzo Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112071299116

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The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edwin Pears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : History
ISBN : OXFORD:590771491

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The Fall of Constantinople by Edwin Pears Pdf

The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade by Edwin Pears, first published in 1885, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Author : Dominique Fortier
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770564718

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The Island of Books by Dominique Fortier Pdf

A fifteenth-century portrait painter, grieving the untimely death of his unrequited love, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until the monks assign him the task of copying manuscripts – though he is illiterate. His work heals him and grows the monastery's library into a beautiful city of books, all under the shadow of the invention of the printing press. Dominique Fortier is an editor and translator living in Montreal. She is the author of five books, including On the Proper Use of Stars and Wonder. Rhonda Mullins is an award-winning translator and writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

Author : James Parton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Caricature
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019623578

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Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands by James Parton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172131552661

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The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emily P. Freeman
Publisher : Revell
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800719845

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Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman Pdf

Emily Freeman offers advice to the Christian woman on letting go of expectations and trusting in God.