Author: Jeremiah Messenger
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452513295
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Jez at twenty-two has it all; good looks, popularity, a girlfriend, career but something doesn't feel right. He sees more to life than getting ahead. Inspired by the words of the beat writers and a rock-n-roll muse, Jez drops out of a physiotherapy degree and takes off overseas to follow his bliss. With a try anything once attitude, a passion for extreme sports, an interest in art and Eastern mysticism, and an around-the-world ticket with a few friends dotted across the globe, Jez seeks answers on the road. Based on a true story, we go a journey with Jez surfing magical waves in Bali; experimenting with mind-altering substances in London and Amsterdam; falling in love in Canada with a snowboarding pothead; camping with a Christian scientologist hippy in Oregon; and hitching a ride with Satan and the Anti-Christ in Mexico. Having a reflective nature, he keeps a journal, writes poetry, philosophy and emails his muse in Australia. Jez asks the questions; what really is success? What's my purpose? Where does this journey take one? Travel uproots his attachments, brings some answers and a new sense of freedom, whilst following the mystery. A novel begins to bud from Jez's musings, yet it's ending remains clouded by some unknown force. Black Sheep, White Light is a gripping tale of adventure, and the blooming of an artist on his quest for truth. It is a testimonial to following one's bliss and dreams, listening to one's heart, and surrendering to the mystery of life, no matter how challenging it can become. It's a story for those who dare to dream, journey, and follow their truths to where the light shines bright. "It's truly rare and precious to find a book which has this level of non-judgmental honesty, depth, sensitivity and respect whilst exploring the outer worlds of travel, extreme sports, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll." -Lisa Fitzpatrick Soul Purpose Coach & Author
Black Sheep White Light
Author: Jeremiah Messenger
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452513295
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Jez at twenty-two has it all; good looks, popularity, a girlfriend, career but something doesn't feel right. He sees more to life than getting ahead. Inspired by the words of the beat writers and a rock-n-roll muse, Jez drops out of a physiotherapy degree and takes off overseas to follow his bliss. With a try anything once attitude, a passion for extreme sports, an interest in art and Eastern mysticism, and an around-the-world ticket with a few friends dotted across the globe, Jez seeks answers on the road. Based on a true story, we go a journey with Jez surfing magical waves in Bali; experimenting with mind-altering substances in London and Amsterdam; falling in love in Canada with a snowboarding pothead; camping with a Christian scientologist hippy in Oregon; and hitching a ride with Satan and the Anti-Christ in Mexico. Having a reflective nature, he keeps a journal, writes poetry, philosophy and emails his muse in Australia. Jez asks the questions; what really is success? What's my purpose? Where does this journey take one? Travel uproots his attachments, brings some answers and a new sense of freedom, whilst following the mystery. A novel begins to bud from Jez's musings, yet it's ending remains clouded by some unknown force. Black Sheep, White Light is a gripping tale of adventure, and the blooming of an artist on his quest for truth. It is a testimonial to following one's bliss and dreams, listening to one's heart, and surrendering to the mystery of life, no matter how challenging it can become. It's a story for those who dare to dream, journey, and follow their truths to where the light shines bright. "It's truly rare and precious to find a book which has this level of non-judgmental honesty, depth, sensitivity and respect whilst exploring the outer worlds of travel, extreme sports, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll." -Lisa Fitzpatrick Soul Purpose Coach & Author
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452513295
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Jez at twenty-two has it all; good looks, popularity, a girlfriend, career but something doesn't feel right. He sees more to life than getting ahead. Inspired by the words of the beat writers and a rock-n-roll muse, Jez drops out of a physiotherapy degree and takes off overseas to follow his bliss. With a try anything once attitude, a passion for extreme sports, an interest in art and Eastern mysticism, and an around-the-world ticket with a few friends dotted across the globe, Jez seeks answers on the road. Based on a true story, we go a journey with Jez surfing magical waves in Bali; experimenting with mind-altering substances in London and Amsterdam; falling in love in Canada with a snowboarding pothead; camping with a Christian scientologist hippy in Oregon; and hitching a ride with Satan and the Anti-Christ in Mexico. Having a reflective nature, he keeps a journal, writes poetry, philosophy and emails his muse in Australia. Jez asks the questions; what really is success? What's my purpose? Where does this journey take one? Travel uproots his attachments, brings some answers and a new sense of freedom, whilst following the mystery. A novel begins to bud from Jez's musings, yet it's ending remains clouded by some unknown force. Black Sheep, White Light is a gripping tale of adventure, and the blooming of an artist on his quest for truth. It is a testimonial to following one's bliss and dreams, listening to one's heart, and surrendering to the mystery of life, no matter how challenging it can become. It's a story for those who dare to dream, journey, and follow their truths to where the light shines bright. "It's truly rare and precious to find a book which has this level of non-judgmental honesty, depth, sensitivity and respect whilst exploring the outer worlds of travel, extreme sports, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll." -Lisa Fitzpatrick Soul Purpose Coach & Author
Black Sheep, White Lamb
Author: Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345346643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345346643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
White Field, Black Sheep
Author: Daiva Markelis
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226505316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Her parents never really explained what a D.P. was. Years later Daiva Markelis learned that “displaced person” was the designation bestowed upon European refugees like her mom and dad who fled communist Lithuania after the war. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Cicero, though, Markelis had only heard the name T.P., since her folks pronounced the D as a T: “In first grade we had learned about the Plains Indians, who had lived in tent-like dwellings made of wood and buffalo skin called teepees. In my childish confusion, I thought that perhaps my parents weren’t Lithuanian at all, but Cherokee. I went around telling people that I was the child of teepees.” So begins this touching and affectionate memoir about growing up as a daughter of Lithuanian immigrants. Markelis was raised during the 1960s and 1970s in a household where Lithuanian was the first language. White Field, Black Sheep derives much of its charm from this collision of old world and new: a tough but cultured generation that can’t quite understand the ways of America and a younger one weaned on Barbie dolls and The Brady Bunch, Hostess cupcakes and comic books, The Monkees and Captain Kangaroo. Throughout, Markelis recalls the amusing contortions of language and identity that animated her childhood. She also humorously recollects the touchstones of her youth, from her First Communion to her first game of Twister. Ultimately, she revisits the troubles that surfaced in the wake of her assimilation into American culture: the constricting expectations of her family and community, her problems with alcoholism and depression, and her sometimes contentious but always loving relationship with her mother. Deftly recreating the emotional world of adolescence, but overlaying it with the hard-won understanding of adulthood, White Field, Black Sheep is a poignant and moving memoir—a lively tale of this Lithuanian-American life.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226505316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Her parents never really explained what a D.P. was. Years later Daiva Markelis learned that “displaced person” was the designation bestowed upon European refugees like her mom and dad who fled communist Lithuania after the war. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Cicero, though, Markelis had only heard the name T.P., since her folks pronounced the D as a T: “In first grade we had learned about the Plains Indians, who had lived in tent-like dwellings made of wood and buffalo skin called teepees. In my childish confusion, I thought that perhaps my parents weren’t Lithuanian at all, but Cherokee. I went around telling people that I was the child of teepees.” So begins this touching and affectionate memoir about growing up as a daughter of Lithuanian immigrants. Markelis was raised during the 1960s and 1970s in a household where Lithuanian was the first language. White Field, Black Sheep derives much of its charm from this collision of old world and new: a tough but cultured generation that can’t quite understand the ways of America and a younger one weaned on Barbie dolls and The Brady Bunch, Hostess cupcakes and comic books, The Monkees and Captain Kangaroo. Throughout, Markelis recalls the amusing contortions of language and identity that animated her childhood. She also humorously recollects the touchstones of her youth, from her First Communion to her first game of Twister. Ultimately, she revisits the troubles that surfaced in the wake of her assimilation into American culture: the constricting expectations of her family and community, her problems with alcoholism and depression, and her sometimes contentious but always loving relationship with her mother. Deftly recreating the emotional world of adolescence, but overlaying it with the hard-won understanding of adulthood, White Field, Black Sheep is a poignant and moving memoir—a lively tale of this Lithuanian-American life.
Country Life Illustrated
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Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Science
Author: John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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New York State Hospitals Bulletin
Author: New York (State) State Hospital Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Psychiatric hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Psychiatric hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
Author: Society for Army Historical Research (London, England)
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society
Author: New Jersey Historical Society
Publisher:
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Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India
Author: Sir George Watt
Publisher:
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Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India: pt. 1. Pachyrhizus to Rye. pt. 2. Sabadilla to Silica. pt. 3. Silk to Tea. pt. 4. Tectona to Zygophillum
Author: Sir George Watt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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