We Were Young And Carefree

Author : Laurent Fignon
Publisher : Random House
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781407075211

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We Were Young and Carefree by Laurent Fignon Pdf

'Ah, I remember you: you're the guy who lost the Tour de France by eight seconds!' 'No monsieur, I'm the guy who won the Tour twice. The international bestselling autobiography of the legendary French cyclist Laurent Fignon Two-time winner of the Tour de France in the early eighties, Laurent Fignon became the star for a new generation. In the 1989 tour, he lost out to his American arch-rival, Greg LeMond, by an agonising eight seconds. In this revealing account, the former champion spares nobody, not even himself, and pulls back the curtain on what really went on behind the scenes of this epic sport - the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the parties, the girls and, of course, the performance-enhancing drugs. Fignon's story bestrides a golden age in cycling: a time when the headlines spoke of heroes, not doping, and a time when cyclists were afraid of nothing. ‘Sports book of the year: He's ruthlessly honest, about himself and about cycling, and he provides a gripping insight into an unrelenting hard world’ Independent

Author : Gregory E. Bryant
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781546265061

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Like Roses Rising from Concrete by Gregory E. Bryant Pdf

These fifty-two spiritual reflections cover a variety of topics that will be of interest to the spiritually curious who want to know more about Christ, the Black Church, Urban America, and even, the late rapper, poet, and actor, Tupac Shakur. Some entries are autobiographical testimonies; others are short theological essays. Most offer the reader ways to apply biblical truth to life’s situations; and more than a few include a social critique of the worst elements of American culture, coupled with references to noteworthy people and events in African American history. Each entry will provide food for the mind, heart, and soul. The title of this book was inspired by the powerful metaphor depicted in Shakur’s famous poem about a rose that resiliently grows up above unyielding forces—forces meant to suppress its potential. These essays originally were crafted through the author’s weekly discipline of preparing spiritual reflections for publication in his congregation’s Sunday morning worship bulletin. What is presented here are expanded or modified versions of these weekly entries. Though none were, or are sermons, together, they are presented in the chronology and thematic focus that Pastor Bryant normally lifts up during the cycle of a year of preaching. The themes reflect those liturgical celebrations that are recognized in many African American mainline congregations from January to December: Epiphany, Black History Month, Lent, Easter, Mother’s Day, Pentecost, Father’s Day, Women’s Day, Ordinary Time, Youth Sunday, Stewardship Month, Senior’s Day, Friends and Family Sunday, Men’s Day, Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Watch Night. It is the author’s hope that these pastoral essays, each one like a rose ascending and pushing upward, will exalt the beauty of Christ, the strength of faith, the power of the Word of God, and the fascinating story of what God has done and is doing in the world, especially through the lives of those who have been, in the words of the Negro Spiritual, “buked and scorned...and talked about as sure as you were born.”

Author : Saleena Landers
Publisher : Saleena Landers
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Time X Time by Saleena Landers Pdf

Saleena has put together this amazing poetry book Time After Time which is a collection of thoughts that are inspired by true life events and encounters that she has experienced. Saleena has been using writing as a form of therapy since the age of 13. She enjoys sharing her emotions and being nothing less than raw, uncut, authentic and 100% real with her audience through true storytelling and poems.

Author : Seth Farber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781594777035

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The Spiritual Gift of Madness by Seth Farber Pdf

A bold call for the “insane” to reclaim their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural transformation • Explains how many of those diagnosed as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other forms of “madness” are not ill but experiencing a spiritual awakening • Explores the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients’ liberation movement • Reveals how those seen as “mad” must embrace their spiritual gifts to help the coming global spiritual transition Many of the great prophets of the past experienced madness--a breakdown followed by a breakthrough, spiritual death followed by rebirth. With the advent of modern psychiatry, the budding prophets of today are captured and transformed into chronic mental patients before they can flower into the visionaries and mystics they were intended to become. As we approach the tipping point between extinction and global spiritual awakening, there is a deep need for these prophets to embrace their spiritual gifts. To make this happen, we must learn to respect the sanctity of madness. We need to cultivate Mad Pride. Exploring the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients’ liberation movement as well as building upon psychiatrist R. D. Laing’s revolutionary theories, Seth Farber, Ph.D., explains that diagnosing people as mad has more to do with social control than therapy. Many of those labeled as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other kinds of “mad” are not ill but simply experiencing different forms of spiritual awakening: they are seeing and feeling what is wrong with society and what needs to be done to change it. Farber shares his interviews with former schizophrenics who now lead successful and inspiring lives. He shows that it is impossible for society to change as long as the mad are suppressed because they are our catalysts of social change. By reclaiming their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural revitalization, the mad--by seeding new visions for our future--can help humanity overcome the spiritual crisis that endangers our survival and lead us to a higher and long-awaited stage of spiritual development.

Author : Ruth Lewin Sime
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520918993

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Lise Meitner by Ruth Lewin Sime Pdf

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international physics community. Of Jewish origin, Meitner fled Nazi Germany for Stockholm in 1938 and later moved to Cambridge, England. Her career was shattered when she fled Germany, and her scientific reputation was damaged when Hahn took full credit—and the 1944 Nobel Prize—for the work they had done together on nuclear fission. Ruth Sime's absorbing book is the definitive biography of Lise Meitner, the story of a brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century.

Author : W.R. Shea
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789400971332

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Otto Hahn and the Rise of Nuclear Physics by W.R. Shea Pdf

and less as the emanation unden\'ent radioactive decay, and it became motion less after about 30 seconds. Since this process was occurring very rapidly, Hahn and Sackur marked the position of the pointer on a scale with pencil marks. As a timing device they used a metronome that beat out intervals of approximately 1. 3 seconds. This simple method enabled them to determine that the half-life of the emanations of actinium and emanium were the same. Although Giesel's measurements had been more precise than Debierne's, the name of actinium was retained since Debierne had made the discovery first. Hahn now returned to his sample of barium chloride. He soon conjectured that the radium-enriched preparations must harbor another radioactive sub stance. The liquids resulting from fractional crystallization, which were sup posed to contain radium only, produced two kinds of emanation. One was the long-lived emanation of radium, the other had a short life similar to the emanation produced by thorium. Hahn tried to separate this substance by adding some iron to the solutions that should have been free of radium, but to no avail. Later the reason for his failure became apparent. The element that emitted the thorium emanation was constantly replenished by the ele ment believed to be radium. Hahn succeeded in enriching a preparation until it was more than 100,000 times as intensive in its radiation as the same quantity of thorium.

Author : Courtney Peppernell
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781524865542

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Pillow Thoughts IV by Courtney Peppernell Pdf

The final installment in this bestselling series completes the journey that Courtney Peppernell began with Pillow Thoughts. With 600,000 copies sold across the series, Pillow Thoughts continues to inspire all who dip into Courtney's encouraging words. Self-healing is the theme of the entire Pillow Thoughts series. While books II and III focus on healing the heart and mind, respectively, Pillow Thoughts IV offers a balm for healing the soul. Have a cup of tea and let yourself feel.

Author : Maria D'Alessandro
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504393904

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Go Buggy Go by Maria D'Alessandro Pdf

Go Buggy Go is about how negative patterns and beliefs can lead to self-sabotage and not feeling good enough. Its about how to use embedded beliefs and patterns as guiding lessons to learn to live from a more healed, higher-self perspective. Its about relationships, finding self-love, and discovering inner strength. It is about love, loss, triumphs, and failures. It involves emotions that range from fear, resentment, and depression to forgiveness, perseverance, and courage. It is about a journey of realigning with ones true, higher self and the struggle it takes to do so when one has strayed so far for so long from that place.

Author : Nancy Wachowich
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0773522441

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Saqiyuq by Nancy Wachowich Pdf

Saqiyuq is the name the Inuit give to a strong wind that suddenly shifts direction; Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women is a vivid portrait of the changing nature of life in the Arctic during the twentieth century. Through their life stories a grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life -- childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and child rearing - are presented against the contrasting experiences of three successive generations. Their memories and reflections give us poignant insight into the history of the people of the new territory of Nunavut. Apphia Awa, who was born in 1931, experienced the traditional life on the land while Rhoda Katsak, Apphia's daughter, was part of the transitional generation who were sent to government schools. In contrast to both, Sandra Katsak, Rhoda's daughter, has grown up in the settlement of Pond Inlet among the conveniences and tensions of contemporary northern communities - video games and coffee shops but also drugs and alcohol. During the last years of Apphia's life Rhoda and Sandra began working to reconnect to their traditional culture and learn the art of making traditional skin clothing. Through the storytelling in Saqiyuq, Apphia, Rhoda, and Sandra explore the transformations that have taken place in the lives of the Inuit and chart the struggle of the Inuit to reclaim their traditional practices and integrate them into their lives. Nancy Wachowich became friends with Rhoda Katsak and her family during the early 1990s and was able to record their stories before Apphia's death in 1996. Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women will appeal to everyone interested in the Inuit, the North, family bonds, and a good story.

Author : Klaus Hoffmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0387950575

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Otto Hahn by Klaus Hoffmann Pdf

Otto Hahn received a Nobel Prize in 1944 for his work in Germany on atomic fission but ironically, after WWII he became an outspoken opponent of nuclear proliferation and an advocate of social responsibility among scientists. This invaluable account of the life and times of Otto Hahn discusses his contributions as one of the fathers of the Nuclear Age and reflects on his view of scientific and social responsibility. The book concludes with Hahn's ideas, which serve as a foundation for responsible and moral actions by scientists.

Author : Lee Perlitz
Publisher : Lee Perlitz
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780646481661

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Flight by Lee Perlitz Pdf

Author : Gary W. Griffiths
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781483639918

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Class of '65: Rock On by Gary W. Griffiths Pdf

Class of 65: Rock On is a magical trip back to a time when life seemed less complicated and more carefree. The sixties were so magical that we dared to believe the impossible dream that tomorrow would be better than today. We even dreamed about building a more perfect society. We were on a quest to fulfill the nations birthright and we were nave enough to believe that we could overcome any obstacles in our path. Even after President Kennedys death, we were unable to let the dream die. My story is a fictional account of a group of kids from a small town in Wisconsin completing their senior year of high school in 1965. They were coming of age during a decade of turmoil and unrest. President Kennedys assassination, the civil rights movement, and the growing war in Vietnam were the events changing the nation. They lived in a place that was isolated from the headlines which were gripping the attention of the nation. They realized the world was changing; however, they were committed to making their final year of high school something they would remember for the rest of their lives. The spirit of the sixties they embraced was found in the music they listened to, the products they bought, and the movies they watched. Their focus was a love affair with being young. They were the generation with a new explanation. They were convinced that time was on their side and that it was endless. They needed a lot of time to complete their bold experiment to change the world.

Author : Bethany Lopez
Publisher : Bethany Lopez
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788835369851

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Time for Love Series by Bethany Lopez Pdf

This Box Set Features the entire Time for Love Series: 1 Night - Prequel Short 8 Weeks 21 Days 42 Hours 15 minutes 10 Years 3 Seconds 7 Months For Eternity - Novella Night & Day - Novella Each book is about a different couple, and can be read as a standalone, but do go in chronological order.

Author : Rosemund Charles
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781257177653

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Poetic Beauty by Rosemund Charles Pdf

Author : Rodric Braithwaite
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199832668

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Afgantsy by Rodric Braithwaite Pdf

The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. Afghan mujahideen upset their plans, holding on with little more than natural fighting skills, until CIA agents came to the rescue with American arms. Humiliated in battle, the Soviets hastily retreated. It is a great story-but it never happened. In this brilliant, myth-busting account, Rodric Braithwaite, the former British ambassador to Moscow, challenges much of what we know about the Soviets in Afghanistan. He provides an inside look at this little-understood episode, using first-hand accounts and piercing analysis to show the war as it was fought and experienced by the Russians. The invasion was a defensive response to a chaotic situation in the Soviets' immediate neighbor. They intended to establish a stable, friendly government, secure the major towns, and train the police and armed forces before making a rapid exit. But the mission escalated, as did casualties. Braithwaite does not paint the occupation as a Russian triumph. To the contrary, he illustrates the searing effect of the brutal conflict on soldiers, their families, and the broader public, as returning veterans struggled to regain their footing back home. Now available in paperback, Braithwaite carries readers through these complex and momentous events, capturing those violent and tragic days as no one has done before.