Where The Ashes Are

Author : Jesse Thistle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982101237

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From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Pdf

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.

Author : Qui Duc Nguyen
Publisher : Bison Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803226985

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Where the Ashes Are by Qui Duc Nguyen Pdf

In 1968 Nguyen Qui Duc was nine years old, his father was a high-ranking civil servant in the South Vietnamese government, and his mother was a school principal. Then the Viet Cong launched their Tet offensive, and the Nguyen family’s comfortable life was destroyed. The author’s father was taken prisoner and marched up the Ho Chi Minh Trail. North Vietnam's highest-ranking civilian prisoner, he eventually spent twelve years in captivity, composing poems in his head to maintain his sanity. Nguyen himself escaped from Saigon as North Vietnamese tanks approached in 1975. He came of age as an American teenager, going to school dances and working at a Roy Rogers restaurant, yet yearning for the homeland and parents he had to leave behind. The author’s mother stayed in Vietnam to look after her mentally ill daughter. She endured poverty and “reeducation” until her husband was freed and the Nguyens could reunite. Intertwining these three stories, Where the Ashes Are shows us the Vietnam War through a child’s eyes, privation after a Communist takeover, and the struggle of new immigrants. The author, who returned to Vietnam as an American reporter, provides a detailed portrait of the nation as it opened to the West in the early 1990s. Where the Ashes Are closes with Nguyen’s thoughts on being pulled between his adopted country and his homeland.

Author : Ilsa J. Bick
Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ®
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781606842317

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Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick Pdf

An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions. When it happens, Alex was hiking in the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP. For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it's now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human. Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation.

Author : Quí Đức Nguyễn
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015026846785

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Where the Ashes Are by Quí Đức Nguyễn Pdf

Nguyen Qui Duc was 10 years old when his father was captured by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. He was 17 when he escaped from Saigon, leaving his mother behind. In this stirring memoir, he tells how the Nguyen family survived prison, death, and life under Communism to reunite in America.

Author : Frank McCourt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780684842677

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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt Pdf

The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies

Author : Joy McCullough
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780525556077

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We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister's rapist escapes with no prison time. Em Morales's older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the rapist guilty on all counts--a remarkable verdict that Em felt more than a little responsible for, since she was her sister's strongest advocate on social media during the trial. Her passion and outspokenness helped dissuade the DA from settling for a plea deal. Em's family would have real justice. But the victory is short-lived. In a matter of minutes, justice vanishes as the judge turns the Morales family's world upside down again by sentencing the rapist to no prison time. While her family is stunned, Em is literally sick with rage and guilt. To make matters worse, a news clip of her saying that the sentence makes her want to learn "how to use a sword" goes viral. From this low point, Em must find a new reason to go on and help her family heal, and she finds it in the unlikely form of the story of a fifteenth-century French noblewoman, Marguerite de Bressieux, who is legendary as an avenging knight for rape victims. We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire is a searing and nuanced portrait of a young woman torn between a persistent desire for revenge and a burning need for hope.

Author : Mary Hooper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781582347202

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Petals in the Ashes by Mary Hooper Pdf

In 1666, Hannah and Sarah escape London, leaving behind plague and death as well as their sweets shop, and when it is safe, Hannah and her younger sister Anne return, only to face the city's Great Fire.

Author : Paul Semendinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 193292678X

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Scattering the Ashes by Paul Semendinger Pdf

Sam Holmes' simple life is radically changed when his father suddenly passes away and the Last Will and Testament are read. To earn his inheritance, Sam must travel to the places that had been significant and scatter his father's ashes at these destinations.

Author : Padraic Colum
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1018542027

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The Girl who Sat by the Ashes by Padraic Colum Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Shatner,Judith Reeves-Stevens,Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publisher : Pocket Books/Star Trek
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671520369

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The Ashes of Eden by William Shatner,Judith Reeves-Stevens,Garfield Reeves-Stevens Pdf

Just as Kirk faces the prospect of retirement, he goes on an adventure which offers the chance of recapturing his youth.

Author : Joan D. Vinge
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0708882048

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Phoenix in the Ashes by Joan D. Vinge Pdf

Author : Sabaa Tahir
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781595148049

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An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Pdf

BOOK ONE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time Instant New York Times bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir Amazon's Best Young Adult Book of 2015 People's Choice Award winner - Favorite Fantasy Bustle's Best Young Adult Book of 2015 “This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human — and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” — The Washington Post “An Ember in the Ashes could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality of The Hunger Games combined with the fantasy of Harry Potter and the brutality of Game of Thrones.”—Public Radio International "An Ember in the Ashes glows, burns, and smolders—as beautiful and radiant as it is searing."—Huffington Post “A worthy novel – and one as brave as its characters.” —The New York Times Book Review Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy. There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

Author : William W. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Middle East
ISBN : 0786013338

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Enemy in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone Pdf

In a shattered world struggling to rebuild, its oil supply--the lifeblood of industry--is held hostage by terror-master El Farrar, a barbaric warlord of the Near East. Betrayed by the unholy UN treachery, Ben Raines and the forces of the Southern United States of America take on El Farrar, attacking him where he lives and setting the region ablaze from Baghdad to Teheran.

Author : Kristin Topping
Publisher : Golden Brick Road Publishing House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1988736609

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Propagated from the Ashes by Kristin Topping Pdf

"In December of 2016, Kristin Topping's life changed in a fraction of a second. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. She was an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, she had a charmed career that took her all over the world as an engineering specialist, and she aspired to do great and important things. A split second was all it took to wash those dreams down the drain. A concussion, or in Kristin's case a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) with loss of consciousness, is a serious injury that is accompanied with changes to a person's physical well-being, cognitive abilities, and can result in an altered mental state. The training and the social pressures instilled over twenty-two years of military service were a deterrent to her seeking help right away for her injury. Kristin wallowed in despair for months before she would admit the significance of her problem. Her relationships collapsed, her ability to function in and out of the workplace deteriorated and her purpose was lost. When she finally admitted to herself that she needed help, she was thrown into a rehabilitation labyrinth with the hope of regaining simple skills that were taken for granted. This isn't a sad story though; this is a story about how Kristin's indoor garden saved her life."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Amelia Hutchins
Publisher : Legacy of the Nine Realms
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1952712041

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Ashes of Chaos by Amelia Hutchins Pdf

Aria and company are back inside the Nine Realms, righting the wrongs of the past.