I Didn't Tell Them Anything

I Didn't Tell Them Anything PDF Author: Aleena Rieger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990994244
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
This memoir chronicles Aleena Rieger's efforts to uncover the missing pieces of a patchwork family history---her parents' flight from Nazi-besieged Poland, forced labor in Siberia, temporary refuge in Kazakhstan, and a long journey to America made possible by their refusal to speak of the ordeals they'd faced behind the Iron Curtain.

I Didn't Tell Them Anything

I Didn't Tell Them Anything PDF Author: Aleena Rieger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990994244
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
This memoir chronicles Aleena Rieger's efforts to uncover the missing pieces of a patchwork family history---her parents' flight from Nazi-besieged Poland, forced labor in Siberia, temporary refuge in Kazakhstan, and a long journey to America made possible by their refusal to speak of the ordeals they'd faced behind the Iron Curtain.

Reckoning with Social Media

Reckoning with Social Media PDF Author: Aleena Chia
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538147416
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251

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Book Description
Once celebrated for connecting people and circulating ideas, social media are facing mounting criticisms about their anticompetitive reach, addictive design, and toxicity to democracy. Known cumulatively as the “techlash,” journalists, users, and politicians are asking social media platforms to account for being too big, too engaging, and too unruly. In the age of the techlash, strategies to regulate how platforms operate technically, economically, and legally, are often stacked against individual tactics to manage the effects of social media by disconnecting from them. These disconnection practices—from restricting screen time and detoxing from device use to deleting apps and accounts—often reinforce rather than confront the ways social media organize attention, everyday life, and society. Reckoning with Social Media challenges the prevailing critique of social media that pits small gestures against big changes, that either celebrates personal transformation or champions structural reformation. This edited volume reframes evaluative claims about disconnection practices as either restorative or reformative of current social media systems by beginning where other studies conclude: the ambivalence, commodification, and complicity of separating from social media.

Through Each Other's Eyes

Through Each Other's Eyes PDF Author: Aleena Ashe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781797799056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Book Description
At the Netherfield Ball, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy are at wit's end with each other. Darcy can no longer deny his growing attraction to her, but she is clearly not ready to hear him. Elizabeth is confused by the many versions of Mr. Darcy she has encountered. She seeks refuge from the crowds, including her ridiculous family, on the terrace. He finds solace in the empty library. Grappling with their own feelings, each look up at the night sky. The evening is fine and the stars shine in their multitude reminding Elizabeth and Darcy just how small they are. While looking up at the Heavens, each notices a shooting star streaking across the sky. And each makes a wish: to better understand the other. Neither is ready for what happens next. The day dawns bright but almost immediately, Elizabeth realizes something is very wrong. She is not in her room, not even in her own home. But it was not until she saw her - or rather his - reflection in the mirror that the magnitude of her situation becomes apparent. She has somehow come to inhabit Mr. Darcy's body! Meanwhile Mr. Darcy, who had imbibed too much wine the night before, remains blissfully unaware of his situation while he sleeps. It was not until much later in the day than is his usual wont, that he finally awakes and discovers that he too is not himself. While Through Each Other's Eyes stays true to the overall character of the Pride and Prejudice, the radical change in the characters' situation allows for some changes in perspective and timing, as well as some sensual situations but no explicit sex scenes. It includes all the original characters but also adds a few new ones.

Hello Stars

Hello Stars PDF Author: Alena Pitts
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310760585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Book Description
Hello Stars is book one in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and cowritten with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. This fiction story will appeal to young girls who have big dreams, and is a reflection of Alena’s own life experiences as she reaches for the stars and keeps faith, family, and friends in balance. Hello Stars is: perfect for young fans of realistic fiction for readers ages 8-12 suited for summer reading, as a birthday or Christmas gift, or as inspirational reading In Hello Stars, eleven-year-old Lena Daniels never thought she’d get the chance to star in a movie. Headstrong and determined, she has her life planned out to the minute. But when her best friends Savannah and Emma tell her about an audition, she knows there’s nothing else in the world she’d rather do. And now that she’s gotten her wish, Lena finds that being in the spotlight is harder than it sounds. Lena tackles tough choices, learns the value of perseverance, and keeps her hopes high. And she knows her faith and family will keep her feet on the ground and her eyes on the stars. If you enjoy Hello Stars, check out the other books in the Lena in the Spotlight series: Day Dreams and Movie Screens Shining Night

Mercy House

Mercy House PDF Author: Alena Dillon
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062914812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Book Description
“Never underestimate the power of a group of women. Fierce, thoughtful and dramatic—this is a story of true courage." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author She would stop at nothing to protect the women under her care. Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church. Evelyn will go to great lengths to defend all that she loves. She confronts a gang member, defies the church, challenges her own beliefs, and faces her past. She is bolstered by the other nuns and the vibrant, diverse residents of the shelter—Lucia, Mei-Li, Desiree, Esther, and Katrina—whose differences are outweighed by what unites them: they’ve all been broken by men but are determined to rebuild. Amidst her fight, Evelyn discovers the extraordinary power of mercy and the grace it grants, not just to those who receive it, but to those strong enough to bestow it.

Heart Pang

Heart Pang PDF Author: Kimberly Aleena Proveaux
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781608360611
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Book Description
Writing poetry is a therapeutic activity through which I can effectively cope with my feelings. As a teenager, writing was the only tool I had to positively express the pain that lived within my dispirited being. As a survivor of my past, I continue to write about topics that, at one time, had little to no meaning in my life. Both time and writing have brought healing for the pain that once consumed my life. It is through writing that I have found peace and hope. For a more in-depth look into my journey to recovery, read Gray & Red: Internal Struggle with Depression and Self-Injury (PublishAmerica, 2008).

Cultivating Your Creative Life

Cultivating Your Creative Life PDF Author: Alena Hennessy
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 161058418X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Book Description
Cultivating Your Creative Life: Exercises, Activities, and Inspiration for Finding Balance, Beauty, and Success as an Artist is a multi-faceted book where creativity and wonder intermingle to show how to live a creative and balanced life while moving toward your goals. You’ll find ideas for keeping your creative well full, an illustrated guide to healing herbs and plants, basic yoga poses and breathing exercises, and tips for moving your artistic career forward. Alena Hennessy's illustration style combines nature, whimsey, delicacy, and a modern sensibility; vibrant pen and ink illustrations accompany relevant quotes ofinspiration, tips, and creative journal exercises. Cultivating Your Creative Life is not only an interactive creativity guide; it is a work of art, in itself—a beautiful, collectible volume—to save and to savor, or to give as a gift to the special creative person in your life.

Kingdom of Cruel Intentions

Kingdom of Cruel Intentions PDF Author: Aleena Rhea James
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781638470755
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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I don't remember the moment it happened, but I recall cursing myself for allowing it. Julian Caradonno, the crown prince of the Caradonno crime family:He was my hero. He was my lover.But now, he is my enemy. His love was a blade that stabbed me in the back. All I see is revenge for the naïve, lovestruck girl I was. It wasn't until the Savage King of Russia, Ivan Petrov, emancipated me from that silly girl who had faith in fairytales. My name is Sonya DeLuca. There is no mercy for a kingdom that is built on cruel intentions.

The Veil Weavers: Veil of Magic Book 3

The Veil Weavers: Veil of Magic Book 3 PDF Author: Maureen Bush
Publisher: Coteau Books
ISBN: 1550504894
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153

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Book Description
It’s Halloween, and Josh and Maddy are all ready to go out trick-or-treating. But the arrival of their otter-people friends with an urgent message from Keeper the Giant changes everything.

The End of Heroes

The End of Heroes PDF Author: Kevin J. Herbst
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452038198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Book Description
What if all the heroes died? Malthus Kierin always dreamed of adventuring, of making his mark upon the world of Kalan. After he earns his robe and staff, rewards for passing the tests required to become a wizard, the door to his dreams stands open. But a nightmare awaits him on the other side, a black-hearted wizard who, along with his vile undead minions, systematically assassinates all of Kalan’s heroes. The tale of Malthus and his small band of companions begins, as they flee from the Darkener on a seemingly hopeless quest for aid. Who now will become heroes? Or will Kalan fall to an age of darkness?