Wide Eyes

Author : Marija Platace Futchs Fine
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781514436998

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Wide Eyes by Marija Platace Futchs Fine Pdf

Nazi soldiers seized the baby Marija and her mother, Solomeja, on March 13, 1944 as reprisal for the father Bronislavs Platacs' partisan activities in Latgale, Latvia. Soldiers took mother and child as political prisoners to Rezekne Prison and Salaspils concentration camp. Solomeja was sent to German concentration camps; Marija was taken to orphanages in Latvia and Germany. In 1949 Marija was flown to America, adopted by American parents, and became a US citizen. For 70 years her origins were unknown to her due to the Soviet occupation of her native Latvia. A family detective in Riga unlocked the story about her parents in 2014, enabling Marija to be reunited with the one surviving member of her fathers family, Bronislavs' sister, Leonora. The discovery process opened Marijas eyes to her identity, true to her family name Platacs, which means wide eyes.

Author : Isaac Lidsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780143129578

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Eyes Wide Open by Isaac Lidsky Pdf

In this New York Times bestseller, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn’t external circumstances, but how we perceive and respond to them, that governs our reality. Fear has a tendency to give us tunnel vision—we fill the unknown with our worst imaginings and cling to what’s familiar. But when confronted with new challenges, we need to think more broadly and adapt. When Isaac Lidsky learned that he was beginning to go blind at age thirteen, eventually losing his sight entirely by the time he was twenty-five, he initially thought that blindness would mean an end to his early success and his hopes for the future. Paradoxically, losing his sight gave him the vision to take responsibility for his reality and thrive. Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age nineteen, served as a Supreme Court law clerk, fathered four children, and turned a failing construction subcontractor into a highly profitable business. Whether we’re blind or not, our vision is limited by our past experiences, biases, and emotions. Lidsky shows us how we can overcome paralyzing fears, avoid falling prey to our own assumptions and faulty leaps of logic, silence our inner critic, harness our strength, and live with open hearts and minds. In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us how we too can confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace.

Author : Brian "Head" Welch,Carol Traver
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780718030612

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With My Eyes Wide Open by Brian "Head" Welch,Carol Traver Pdf

He left KoRn to help himself. He went back to help others. And along the way, he nearly lost everything. A life-changing spiritual awakening freed Brian “Head” Welch from a stranglehold of drugs and alcohol and prompted him to leave the highly successful nu-metal band KoRn in 2005. What followed was a decade-long trial by fire, from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving the shattering betrayal of a trusted friend. In this intensely inspiring redemption saga, perhaps most inspiring is Brian’s radical decision to rejoin KoRn and reconcile with the tribe of people he once considered family in the metal music scene. Brian returned to his musical roots with a clear head and a devoted heart. Though his story is wild, hilarious, and deeply poignant, the message is simple: God will love you into the freedom of being yourself, as long as you keep the relationship going and never, ever quit.

Author : Paul Fleischman
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780763674076

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Eyes Wide Open by Paul Fleischman Pdf

Paul Fleischman offers teens an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting them. We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never before seen. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking – suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Not with isolated facts, but the principles driving attitudes and events, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Because money is as important as molecules in the environment, science is joined with politics, history, and psychology to provide the briefing needed to comprehend the 21st century. Extensive back matter, including a glossary, bibliography, and index, as well as numerous references to websites, provides further resources.

Author : Leah Gallo
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783297184

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Big Eyes: The Film, The Art by Leah Gallo Pdf

Big Eyes is the new movie from iconic filmmaker Tim Burton. Re-teaming with the writers of Ed Wood, Burton returns to the biopic genre by telling the story of Margaret and Walter Keane, and their beautiful and melancholy ‘big eyes’ paintings. This companion book features behind the scenes images detailing everything from costume design to cinematography, and original interviews explore the making of the movie all the way from script to final cut. Also featured is a gallery of Margaret Keane’s work.

Author : George Prochnik
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781640095472

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I Dream with Open Eyes by George Prochnik Pdf

A journey of reckoning and renewal, this story of family history and future dreams is an examination of the individual imagination as a catalyst for social change Whatever the ideological slant of our information feeds, nowadays we all share a sense of binge-watching the apocalypse. Facing so much uncertainty, we need a language for thinking about the unknown not simply as a threat but also as a space of fertile possibility. George Prochnik has chosen to reflect on these urgent themes through the lens of a personal narrative: an account of his own family’s decision to leave the United States. I Dream with Open Eyes begins with an exploration of Prochnik’s ancestral past: the pilgrimage of his mother’s family, who were among the first English settlers in the New World. In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a parallel migration unfolds as Prochnik, along with his wife and their son, makes the decision to uproot their lives in New York to move to England. A deep critique of this current moment, Prochnik takes the words of nineteenth-century poet Heinrich Heine, “I dream with open eyes, and my eyes see,” as an inspiration to ask how, as a society, we might use art and literature to refract and expand our vision of the future, while simultaneously generating a new focus on present realities.

Author : David A. Livermore
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441241139

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Serving with Eyes Wide Open by David A. Livermore Pdf

Short-term mission trips are great ways to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naiveté on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective cross-cultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Foreword by Paul Borthwick.

Author : Kenneth W. Harrow
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9042001542

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With Open Eyes by Kenneth W. Harrow Pdf

Bibliografie : p. 193-218 Survey of some projects by female African filmmakers from different countries ; the problematic encounter between Western feminism and African feminist filmmaking practice; the representation of women in African film.

Author : Marie Sordat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Photography, Artistic
ISBN : 9791092265

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Eyes wild open by Marie Sordat Pdf

Author : Deepali Shriram Giri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8194932440

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With Wide Open Eyes by Deepali Shriram Giri Pdf

Moments that either save you, scar you or strengthen you - All in the blink of an eye.Poetry has got a face. Its visage shines with tears, burns with anger, and conceals vacant eyes within. In silence, poetry thrives. It accompanies you everywhere, in love, in heartbreak, in success and in failure. More often than not, poetry embodies the emotional upheaval of writers and brings forward a side of them that was never seen. This book is a collection of such pieces that resonate with your soul and once you finish reading, take away a fragment with it. It's an assortment of interesting poetry written by talented writers from all over the world, to be read "With Wide Open Eyes".

Author : Andrew Gross
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062092427

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Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross Pdf

“Gross is a top-notch thriller writer.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Andrew Gross knows how to make your skin crawl. Eyes Wide Open should be read with the door shut and the lights on; a truly terrifying descent into evil.” —Nelson DeMille New York Times bestselling author Andrew Gross solidifies his position as one of today’s very best suspense authors with Eyes Wide Open. Joining his previous bestsellers The Blue Zone, The Dark Tide, Don’t Look Twice, and Reckless, Eyes Wide Open is another brilliant example of the contemporary thriller done absolutely right. In this relentlessly exciting page-turner, a man must investigate a shattering personal tragedy that is somehow connected with a charismatic cult leader from the ‘60s. James Patterson, Harlan Coben, David Baldacci, John Grisham, Jonathan Kellerman, Jeffery Deaver, Lisa Gardner, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen—Andrew Gross stands tall in their elite company.

Author : William D. Romanowski
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441200808

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Eyes Wide Open by William D. Romanowski Pdf

Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson, and he speaks with historical depth and expertise on films from Casablanca to Crash and music from Bruce Springsteen to U2. Romanowski's confessional approach affirms a role for popular culture in faithful living. Practical, analytical approaches to content, meaning, and artistic style offer the tools to participate responsibly and imaginatively in popular cultural activities. An engaging read, this new edition introduces students and thoughtful readers to popular culture--one of the most influential forces in contemporary society.

Author : Jennie Swanson Dincecco
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780595340545

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Dying with Open Eyes by Jennie Swanson Dincecco Pdf

All proceeds of Dying With Open Eyes will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association.

Author : Mariana Caplan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591797326

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Eyes Wide Open by Mariana Caplan Pdf

A timely guide on how to cultivate discernment as we journey along the spiritual path.

Author : Betsy Franco-Feeney,Betsy Franco
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 015204874X

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Why the Frog Has Big Eyes by Betsy Franco-Feeney,Betsy Franco Pdf

A fable explaining how a staring contest left frogs with large eyes.