This Is Not How I Thought It Would Be

Author : Kristin Maschka
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101148648

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This Is Not How I Thought It Would Be by Kristin Maschka Pdf

An important look at motherhood and family dynamics in the 21st century?by the national spokesperson of Mothers & More. Kristin Maschka, past president of Mothers & More, a national organization with more than 140 chapters across the country, shines a spotlight on the complex issues mothers face?at work, in their homes, their lives, and with their partners? and shows how the hidden assumptions that society, the media, public policy, and women themselves hold about motherhood can sabotage a mother?s happiness. Maschka weaves together her own story, anecdotes from mothers all over the country, and a deep knowledge of history and society to offer mothers a comforting, often funny read that helps them see themselves and the world around them in a whole new way. At the same time she provides specific actions women can take today to remodel motherhood to live the lives they always thought they would.

Author : Lizzy Stewart
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781683964353

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It's Not What You Thought It Would Be by Lizzy Stewart Pdf

A poignant coming-of-age story, this debut graphic novel follows two young women on their path to adulthood. In her graphic novel debut, English cartoonist Lizzy Stewart chronicles the lives of two close friends from adolescence to adulthood. As the years go by, life nudges them in directions that they never could have expected until finally, in their thirties, they hardly recognize the women they have become. Their situations have changed, from the sleepy countryside to bustling London, but their relationships and perspectives have also gradually shifted over time. In a series of interconnected vignettes, Stewart focuses on the ordinary, slice-of-life moments ― teenagers climbing up and lounging on a rooftop, friends catching up over pints at the pub, a woman riding the night bus home ― and charges these scenes with a quiet intensity. Through keen observation and an ear for naturalistic dialogue, she reveals the complex natures of her characters, from their confidence to their insecurities, as they experience the joys and pains of growing up. Drawn in a variety of different styles, from watercolor to colored pencil to pen and ink, the style of this book echoes the evolution of the characters within.

Author : Brené Brown
Publisher : Avery
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781592403356

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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it Isn't) by Brené Brown Pdf

First published in 2007 with the title: I thought it was just me: women reclaiming power and courage in a culture of shame.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electric engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015039706810

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The Electrical Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Katharine Welby-Roberts
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281075775

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I Thought There Would Be Cake by Katharine Welby-Roberts Pdf

EVER THOUGHT LIFE ISN’T TURNING OUT QUITE AS YOU EXPECTED? Growing up, Katharine Welby-Roberts imagined that being an adult was one big party. But depression, anxiety and crippling self-doubt led her to alienate herself from others. To replay events and encounters as nightmares. Occasionally, to be unable to leave the house. Aware of the cacophony of voices in her head, Katharine invites us to join her as she journeys to the depths of her soul. Here, with instinctive honesty and humour, she confronts the parts of her story that hinder her most. As she charts a course that offers ways of coping with everyday issues, we are encouraged to embrace our own self-worth. To recognize the value of our existence. To let ourselves be loved. Exactly as we are. ‘Brilliantly honest, often funny and wonderfully readable’ Martin Saunders, Youthscape ‘Wholly authentic in the face of suffering and struggle’ Will van der Hart, The Mind and Soul Foundation

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11361763

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Senate documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : IND:30000091604490

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The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain. Parliament Pdf

Author : Ali Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143197881

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Autumn by Ali Smith Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2017 Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. That’s what it felt like for Keats in 1819. How about Autumn 2016? Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdon is in pieces, divided by a historic, once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand-in-hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever. Ali Smith’s new novel is a meditation on a world growing ever more bordered and exclusive, on what richness and worth are, on what harvest means. It is the first installment of her Seasonal quartet—four stand-alone books, seperate yet interconnected and cyclical (as the seasons are)—and it casts an eye over our own time. Who are we? What are we made of? Shakespearean jeu d’esprit, Keatsian melancholy, the sheer bright energy of 1960s pop art: the centuries cast their eyes over our own history making. Here’s where we’re living. Here’s time at its more contemporaneous and its most cyclic. From the imagination of the peerless Ali Smith comes a shape-shifting series, wide-ranging in time-scale and light-footed through histories, a story about aging and time and love and stories themselves.

Author : María Ruiz de Burton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547792208

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Who Would Have Thought It? by María Ruiz de Burton Pdf

"Who Would Have Thought It?" details the struggles of a Mexican-American girl born in Indian captivity, Lola, in an American society obsessed with class, religion, race and gender. The first part of the book follows the central family in the years leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter (1857–1861), and flashbacks are meant to take the readers back further than that time line, such as the kidnapping of Lola's mother in 1846. The second part chronicles the events that took place during the Civil War (1861–1864). Each chapter focuses on a particular character and is told from an omniscient point of view. Who Would Have Thought It? is a semi-autobiographical novel written by María Ruiz de Burton and it reflects the author's ambiguous position between the small in number Californio elite and the Anglo-American populace, which form the majority of the United States population.

Author : Laurie Notaro
Publisher : Villard
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812969016

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We Thought You Would Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro Pdf

She thought she’d have more time. Laurie Notaro figured she had at least a few good years left. But no–it’s happened. She has officially lost her marbles. From the kid at the pet-food store checkout line whose coif is so bizarre it makes her seethe “I’m going to kick his hair’s ass!” to the hapless Sears customer-service rep on the receiving end of her Campaign of Terror, no one is safe from Laurie’s wrath. Her cranky side seems to have eaten the rest of her–inner-thigh Chub Rub and all. And the results are breathtaking. Her riffs on e-mail spam (“With all of these irresistible offers served up to me on a plate, I WANT A PENIS NOW!!”), eBay (“There should be an eBay wading pool, where you can only bid on Precious Moments figurines and Avon products, that you have to make it through before jumping into the deep end”), and the perils of St. Patrick’s Day (“When I’m driving, the last thing I need is a herd of inebriates darting in and out of traffic like loaded chickens”) are the stuff of legend. And for Laurie, it’s all true.

Author : María Ruiz de Burton
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066389482

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Who Would Have Thought It: My Story of the American Civil War by María Ruiz de Burton Pdf

This book details the struggles of a Mexican-American girl born in Indian captivity, Lola, in an American society obsessed with class, religion, race and gender. The first part of the book follows the central family in the years leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter (1857–1861), and flashbacks are meant to take the readers back further than that time line, such as the kidnapping of Lola's mother in 1846. The second part chronicles the events that took place during the Civil War (1861–1864). Each chapter focuses on a particular character and is told from an omniscient point of view. Who Would Have Thought It? is a semi-autobiographical novel written by María Ruiz de Burton and it reflects the author's ambiguous position between the small in number Californio elite and the Anglo-American populace, which form the majority of the United States population.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781913724269

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Why I Write by George Orwell Pdf

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : DMM:057003580399

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Journal of the Royal Society of Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : American literature
ISBN : UIUC:30112109763307

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The Atlantic Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Literature
ISBN : UOM:39015078140442

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The Contemporary Review by Anonim Pdf