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I am a home to butterflies
J. Alchem - 2018
It will then be about them only. It will be all about the one they loved like thunder, about the one they struggled hard to keep, about the one who had left them in the middle of their 'forever', about their world shattering into pieces, about them gluing together every piece, and about them falling in love one more time.And if you still think it is about you and me, you haven't loved someone like thunder, yet.
Mentalpause and Other Midlife Laughs
Laura Jensen Walker - 2001
As in Thanks for the Mammogram!, she uses hilarious vignettes and a delightful mix of wit and wisdom to connect with her readers. With chapters about how "All Varicose Veins Lead to Rome" and "PMS Is a Picnic in the Park," this book helps women dealing with "mentalpause" and those around them gain a better understanding--and certainly a lighter attitude--about this passage of life. Mentalpause . . . and Other Midlife Laughs will get readers laughing at themselves as they hear Laura lightheartedly describe her age spots, lament her sagging everything, and look anew at love after forty.
Dog Training: 10 Steps To A Perfect Dog
Paw Lifestyles - 2017
Inside we guide you through some of the best training tips and exercises to make your pup that much more amazing! These training tips and instruction were written by an actual professional dog trainer so get started training your dog today. Here’s What You Will Learn Inside: • Stopping Your Dog From Chewing • House Training • Stopping The Dog From Pulling On The Leash • Fun Dog Tricks • Stopping Barking • Dealing With Over Excitement • Behaving At The Vet • Car Manners • And Much More!
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Black Girls Don't Cry: Unveiling Our Pain and Unleashing Hope
Angelica Leigh - 2012
It provides scriptural solutions to life altering problems such as low self-esteem, abuse, and depression. Black Girls Don’t Cry frees us from the bondage of regrets, encourages us to drop the baggage from our past, and moves us forward towards a renewed strength in Christ.
Jessica's Diary: A sweet story about a puppy with three legs.
Robin Darcy - 2013
She is placed in a foster home, following an operation to amputate one of her front legs, and she hopes that she can stay there forever. When she finds out she can't, she worries that she will never find a home. Who would want a dog with only three legs after all? Then a close encounter with a dangerous stranger changes everything... Told in her own voice, "Jessica's Diary" follows the thoughts and feelings of a lost little puppy, trying to negotiate a world filled with uncertainty and people with unknown intentions. Inspired by a true story. This is a short story of approximately 30 print pages
QUILTING: ONE DAY QUILTING MASTERY: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Learn Quilting in Under One Day -10 Step by Step Quilt Projects That Inspire You - ... Needlecrafts Textile Crafts Hobbies & Home)
Ellen Warren - 2015
The satisfaction of seeing your finished quilt spread out on your bead or draped over the back of your couch will make every hour of stitching worth it ten times over!! A well-made quilt can last for a life time, while serving to not only warm your bed at night, but to brighten up your home with colors, patterns, and beauty. In this book, you will learn how to create striking and unique quilting pieces. Making quilts is easy, fun, and maybe even addicting. Even the smallest patchwork idea can quickly to become a big, full, colorful projects Start making your own quilts today, and open up a world of color, creativity, and personal expression that you may not have even knew existed. Included in this book are 10 beautiful quilt projects, so you can kick-start the learning process! These projects include pictures and a detailed step by step method to assist beginner's in their quest to master the art! Here is a preview of what you will learn…
The proper way to think through the quilting process, before starting a project
The materials and tools needed to complete a quilting project
How to combine colors and techniques to create beautiful patterns
Finishing techniques that will make you look like a pro
10 original projects to practice all that is taught in this book
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Flying by the Seat of My Pants: Flight Attendant Adventures on a Wing and a Prayer
Marsha Marks - 2005
How did I know the President of the United States would be on the flight that day?”Where flight attendant Marsha Marks goes, funny things happen, and she tells them all in this hilarious and insightful chronicle of her career as a naive flight attendant and a struggling author. From missed flights to missing uniforms, miracle babies to indecipherable southern accents, Flying by the Seat of My Pants is a laugh-out-loud reminder of what is important and what keeps us steady through the turbulence of life.
A Stranger Killed Katy: The True Story of Katherine Hawelka, Her Murder on a New York Campus, and How Her Family Fought Back
William D. LaRue - 2021
On the dimly lit path beside the university's ice hockey arena, a stranger emerged from the darkness. The brutal sexual assault and strangulation that followed rocked the campus and the local community to its core.When Katy was declared brain-dead three days later, her family's nightmare had only just begun.Terry Connelly soon learned details about her daughter's death that would make her blood boil. From the bungling campus guards who could have stopped the murder, to mistakes by others that allowed the killer to wander the streets committing violence, Katy's mother became certain of one thing: The criminal justice system only meant justice for the criminals.A STRANGER KILLED KATY is the true story of a life cut tragically short, and of the fight by a grieving mother and others more than 30 years later to ensure that a killer would spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Upturn: A better normal after COVID-19
Tanya Plibersek - 2020
But we did it.In Upturn Tanya Plibersek brings together some of the country's most interesting thinkers who are ready to imagine a better Australia, and to fight for it. It is a compelling vision for a stronger economy, a fairer society and a more environmentally sustainable future.
Giant Mountain Surprise
Valerie Wilde - 2018
“I didn’t know they made men like that!” I was only trying to get away from the city for a weekend, I didn’t think it would turn out like this! I’ve had my share of bad luck in the romance department, but I think my luck is changing, because I’ve never seen anything like him before....and I badly want to see more. She thinks I don’t see her there, watching...looking. Well, keep looking girl, but don’t come any closer because with a body like yours, there’s no telling what I’ll do if I get my hands on you. “Giant Mountain Surprise” is an over-the-top, standalone short story about a VERY large mountain man and the woman lucky enough to find him. It’s safe, fun, and of course, HEA guaranteed. Caution: May steam up your Kindle a little! Enjoy!
Supernova (Alphas Love Curves #1)
Sara Hazel - 2019
She's lived a rough life and I could take care of her -- but she won't let me. I need to help her see that my arms are where she belongs. There's no woman who can compete with Nova for my heart. I will win her over and make her my wife. ---- Supernova is an explosive and steamy sweet older Alpha man younger BBW friends to lovers short romance that you're not going to want to miss. There's plenty of heat to keep you up all night! This is a standalone story in Sara Hazel's new ALPHAS LOVE CURVES series. Sara Hazel writes stories of curvy women who learn they can have it all -- adventure, career, and love. There is always a hot Alpha Man who sees the brilliance in the heroine's smile and wants to make her his wife. He can even be a little obsessive about it! Every story has a HAPPY EVER AFTER (HEA) and there's absolutely NO CHEATING!
Malcolm X: Speeches at Harvard
Malcolm X - 1991
These speeches document Malcolm's progression from Black nationalism to internationalism, and are key to both understanding his extraordinary life and illuminating his angry yet uplifting cause.
Take My Hand
Kerry Fisher - 2020
They shine a light on what it really feels like when your world shatters and how they found hope in the deepest despair.Best friends since they met at university, Kerry and Pat had no idea that thirty years later, they’d need every ounce of their friendship to survive. In 2017, their worlds came crashing down when their teenage sons were both diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses within weeks of each other.During the following rollercoaster months, Kerry and Pat regularly snatched time to message each other – often with black humour – providing a momentary refuge from their frightening realities. Together these two ordinary mums found a way to survive their extraordinary challenges and to navigate a new normal in an alien and isolating world. With raw honesty, they share the things they’ve learnt and what they wish they’d known – from how to tame raging mother guilt to restoring their natural optimism in the aftershock of tragedy.In this profoundly moving book, Kerry and Pat take readers on a very personal exploration of the universal experiences of grief and loss, love and friendship that connect us all. Like a wise companion offering comfort, Take My Hand is a lifeline both to those overwhelmed by heartbreak and for friends and family who don’t know how to help. Most of all, it’s a powerful reminder that no matter how difficult life gets, you are not alone.
Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, The FBI and a Devil's Deal
Dick,O'Neil, Gerard Lehr - 2015
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Love + Hate: Stories and Essays
Hanif Kureishi - 2015
An inventive, thought-provoking and characteristically bold collection of short fiction and essays from Hanif Kureishi, centered around the vexed relationship between love and hate.In the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of Kureishi's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own: growing up and growing old; betrayal and loyalty; imagination and repression; marriage and fatherhood.The collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole Kureishi's life savings - a man who provoked both admiration and disgust, obsession and revulsion, love and hate.