The Lotus Tattoo One Woman S Grit From Bully To Redemption

Author : Marisa Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 057856694X

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The Lotus Tattoo: One Woman's Grit from Bully to Redemption by Marisa Jones Pdf

Dear God, please let my dad die in his sleep tonight-pleeeease, don't let him kill me before he dies. As a child, Marisa's prayers were left unanswered as she begged God to save her from her abusive alcoholic father. Now she is convinced her nightmares are a punishment. God left her, and the nightmares are a curse the Devil placed on her for being a bad child.Finding herself alone in a world she doesn't understand, Marisa's fight for survival leads her to bullying others, taking drugs, and entering an abusive relationship as her life plummets into an endless chasm of bad decisions. Now in her forties and newly divorced, the nightmares return. Questioning her mental state and her ability to raise her kids, she begins a quest to find out the truth about the demons in her head. Marisa is astoundingly open about her doubts and concerns along her unlikely journey. Can she break the curse to find her inner peace and redemption? The Lotus Tattoo is a remarkably candid memoir of one woman's story of resilience after abuse and the fear, anger, and mind games she battles along the way.

Author : Mary H. Kingsley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048627330

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Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley Pdf

As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.

Author : Katie West,Jasmine Elliott
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781633411388

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Becoming Dangerous by Katie West,Jasmine Elliott Pdf

"A fierce and voluble refutation of the patriarchy and its soul-crushing oppression of female power. These writers make clear that as witches, femmes, and queers, they will use their own strength, ingenious rituals, beauty routines, and spells to rise above and beyond the limits of racism/classism and objectifications set by a male-dominated society. While bound by a thread of magic, these are inspiring feminist writings for readers of feminist literature, however identified.” --Library Journal Edgy and often deeply personal, the twenty-one essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common is that they’ve created personal rituals to summon their own power in a world that would prefer them powerless. Here, they share the rituals they use to resist self-doubt, grief, and depression in the face of sexism, slut shaming, racism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. Contents Introduction Notes from the Editors Content Warning Unfuckable—Cara Ellison Trash-Magic: Signs & Rituals for the Unwanted—Maranda Elizabeth Uncensoring My Ugliness—Laura Mandanas Femme as in Fuck You: Fucking with the Patriarchy One Lipstick Application at a Time—Catherine Hernandez Before I Was a Woman, I Was a Witch—Avery Edison Undressing My Heart—Gabriela Herstik Garden—Marguerite Bennett Reddit, Retin-A, and Resistance: An Alchemist’s Guide to Skincare—Sam Maggs The Future is Coming for You—Deb Chachra My Witch’s Sabbath of Short Skirts, Long Kisses, and BDSM—Mey Rude Buzzcut Season—Larissa Pham The Harpy—Meredith Yayanos Fingertips—merritt Red Glitter—Sophie Saint Thomas Touching Pennies, Painting Nails—Sim Bajwa Ritual in Darkness—Kim Boekbinder Gayuma—Sara David Pushing Beauty Up Through the Cracks—Katelan Foisy Ritualising My Humanity—J. A. Micheline Simulating Control—Nora Khan I Am, Myself, a Body of Water—Leigh Alexander Contributors Acknowledgements

Author : Paul Allen
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241953716

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Idea Man by Paul Allen Pdf

What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all? Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea - writing software - into a company and then an entire industry. This is the story of how it came about: two young mavericks who turned technology on its head, the bitter battles as each tried to stamp his vision on the future and the ruthless brilliance and fierce commitment.

Author : Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Biography
ISBN : HARVARD:HNBL84

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English Traits and Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson Pdf

Author : Muhammad M. Al-Akili
Publisher : Pearl Publishing House (PA)
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : IND:30000029834474

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Ibn Seerïn's Dictionary of Dreams According to Islãmic Inner Traditions by Muhammad M. Al-Akili Pdf

Author : David Mitchell
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307373571

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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Pdf

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks | Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new generation of writers, Mitchell explores with daring artistry fundamental questions of reality and identity. Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history. But the story doesn’t end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky. As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.

Author : Penelope Douglas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593641996

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Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas Pdf

Secrets, deception, and passion consume two pen pals in the TikTok sensation from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with exclusive bonus material! They were perfect together. Until they met. In fifth grade, Misha’s teacher set him and his classmates up with pen pals from a different school. For the next seven years, Ryen was his everything. She kept Misha on track and accepted him as he is. They only had three rules: No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. There was no reason to ruin the good thing they had going…until Misha runs across a photo of a girl online named Ryen. He knows he has to meet her. But he didn’t expect to hate what he finds. Ryen has gone three months without a letter from Misha. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha like she does, neither would be a stretch. She needs to know someone is listening to her. But really, Ryen knows this is her own fault. She should’ve gotten his phone number, or picture, or something. As a mysterious vandal leaves messages in Ryen’s school, she’s possessed by the handsome new student who knows just how to hurt and heal her. But she can’t stop thinking of Misha. He could be gone forever. Or right under her nose, and she wouldn’t even know it…

Author : Robert William Service
Publisher : W. Briggs, 1911 [c1910]
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Alaska
ISBN : UIUC:30112003629315

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The Trail of '98 by Robert William Service Pdf

Author : Kate Saunders
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Boarding schools
ISBN : 9780385740753

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Beswitched by Kate Saunders Pdf

Originally published: London: Marion Lloyd Books, 2010.

Author : Lari Don
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780863158520

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First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts by Lari Don Pdf

Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother. So she isn't best pleased when asked to help an injured horse. Only this horse isn't entirely normal . . . and nor are his friends. Without warning, Helen is thrust into an extraordinary world full of magical rituals, fantastical creatures and a dangerous, powerful beast known as the Master, who would destroy it all. Everything hinges on finding the lost Book of Wisdom before the Winter Solstice. Can Helen work out the riddles and help her new friends to make amends for a foolish prank? This is a wonderful mixture of fable and fiction, woven together into an exciting race through Scotland's diverse landscapes, accompanied by an array of creatures from mythology and folklore.

Author : James Patrick Kelly,John Kessel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1892391937

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The Secret History of Science Fiction by James Patrick Kelly,John Kessel Pdf

This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question, If Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow had won the Nebula award in 1973, would the future distinction between literary fiction and science fiction have been erased? Exploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres have already been obscured. Don DeLillo's ?Human Moments in World War III” follows the strange detachment of two astronauts who are orbiting in a skylab while a third world war rages on earth. ?The Ziggurat” by Gene Wolfe traverses a dissolving marriage, a custody dispute, and the visit of time travelers from the future. T. C. Boyle's ?Descent of Man” is the subversively funny tale of a man who suspects that his primatologist lover is having an affair with one of her charges. In ?Schwarzschild Radius,” Connie Willis draws an allegorical parallel between the horrors of trench warfare and the speculative physics of black holes. Artfully crafted and offering a wealth of esteemed authors?from writers within the genre to those normally associated with mainstream fiction, as well as those with a crossover reputation?this volume aptly demonstrates that great science fiction appears in many guises.

Author : Edwin Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : OCLC:5320306

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An Autobiography by Edwin Muir Pdf

Author : Masaaki Hatsumi
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1988-04-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UOM:39015013387249

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Essence of Ninjutsu by Masaaki Hatsumi Pdf

Looks at the history of the ninja and their martial arts, demonstrates the use of various weapons, and clears up misconceptions about the ninja.

Author : Errol Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1604733721

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Errol Morris by Errol Morris Pdf

Interviews with the creator of The Thin Blue Line; Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control; The Fog of War; and Standard Operating Procedure