Author: Gyuszi Süto
Publisher: Gyuszi Suto
ISBN: 9781736604946
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The time is 1972 to 1990. The place is communist Romania, one of the satellite states of the almighty-albeit slowly decaying-Soviet Union. I Tried is a collection of stories that reflect the author's life from the tender age of ten through age 28. The 36 tales of street-soccer, beekeeping, abuse, brutality, chases, forced labor, love, secret police informants and revolution present a quilt-like collage of the life in communist Romania, a country ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu, one of the worst dictators of the 20th century. These intimate stories-in turn thrilling, funny, and sad-of everyday life under a communist regime offer the reader a glimpse of an almost unimaginable period of recent history. I Tried will take you on an emotional roller coaster and leave you filled with wonder and disbelief that such events could occur in our modern world.
I Tried
Author: Gyuszi Süto
Publisher: Gyuszi Suto
ISBN: 9781736604946
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The time is 1972 to 1990. The place is communist Romania, one of the satellite states of the almighty-albeit slowly decaying-Soviet Union. I Tried is a collection of stories that reflect the author's life from the tender age of ten through age 28. The 36 tales of street-soccer, beekeeping, abuse, brutality, chases, forced labor, love, secret police informants and revolution present a quilt-like collage of the life in communist Romania, a country ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu, one of the worst dictators of the 20th century. These intimate stories-in turn thrilling, funny, and sad-of everyday life under a communist regime offer the reader a glimpse of an almost unimaginable period of recent history. I Tried will take you on an emotional roller coaster and leave you filled with wonder and disbelief that such events could occur in our modern world.
Publisher: Gyuszi Suto
ISBN: 9781736604946
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The time is 1972 to 1990. The place is communist Romania, one of the satellite states of the almighty-albeit slowly decaying-Soviet Union. I Tried is a collection of stories that reflect the author's life from the tender age of ten through age 28. The 36 tales of street-soccer, beekeeping, abuse, brutality, chases, forced labor, love, secret police informants and revolution present a quilt-like collage of the life in communist Romania, a country ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu, one of the worst dictators of the 20th century. These intimate stories-in turn thrilling, funny, and sad-of everyday life under a communist regime offer the reader a glimpse of an almost unimaginable period of recent history. I Tried will take you on an emotional roller coaster and leave you filled with wonder and disbelief that such events could occur in our modern world.
I Tried Until I Almost Died
Author: Sandra McCollom
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 1601425783
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Tired of trying to measure up? Trade your anxiety and frustration for rest and relaxation. Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. It’s an easy lie to buy into. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. And we get caught up in the unforgiving treadmill of self-imposed rules, believing that we should, we need to, we must. The result? Anger, frustration, and anxiety that keep us far away from the life of peace that Jesus promised. For years, Sandra McCollom lived in this trap. Finally worn out from striving for perfection but constantly feeling like a failure, one day she prayed in desperation, begging God for help. God answered Sandra by setting her on a life-changing journey to discover the riches of His grace. In I Tried Until I Almost Died, Sandra shares how she left behind her burden of anxiety and fear and shows you how to experience for yourself the freedom of trusting solely in the perfecting power of God’s grace.
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 1601425783
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Tired of trying to measure up? Trade your anxiety and frustration for rest and relaxation. Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. It’s an easy lie to buy into. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. And we get caught up in the unforgiving treadmill of self-imposed rules, believing that we should, we need to, we must. The result? Anger, frustration, and anxiety that keep us far away from the life of peace that Jesus promised. For years, Sandra McCollom lived in this trap. Finally worn out from striving for perfection but constantly feeling like a failure, one day she prayed in desperation, begging God for help. God answered Sandra by setting her on a life-changing journey to discover the riches of His grace. In I Tried Until I Almost Died, Sandra shares how she left behind her burden of anxiety and fear and shows you how to experience for yourself the freedom of trusting solely in the perfecting power of God’s grace.
I Didn't Get It Right God, But I Tried!
Author: Jack Hucks
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438993862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Rheumatic fever came at an early age and took several of his cousins and caused him to be confined to bed for many months while recovering. This confinment and curtailment caused Jack to develop his artistic talent in a more acute way. While always being a jokester, he has had a funny way of telling a yarn and he hopes you enjoy reading about some of the funny things that happened to him on the way to the forum.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438993862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Rheumatic fever came at an early age and took several of his cousins and caused him to be confined to bed for many months while recovering. This confinment and curtailment caused Jack to develop his artistic talent in a more acute way. While always being a jokester, he has had a funny way of telling a yarn and he hopes you enjoy reading about some of the funny things that happened to him on the way to the forum.
I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To
Author: Loni Love
Publisher: Hachette Go
ISBN: 0306873745
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
An inspiring, hilarious memoir about learning to resist the pressures of conformity, love yourself for who you are, embrace your flaws, and unlock your true potential. Winner of the African American Literary Award for Memoir! Now cohost of Fox's The Real and SiriusXM's Café Mocha, Loni Love hasn't taken the typical path to becoming America's favorite straight-talking girlfriend and comedian. She was not the child of Hollywood legends and she never wore a size 00. Rather, she grew up in housing projects in Detroit, more worried about affording her next meal than going on a diet. When she moved to Hollywood after graduating college with an engineering degree, seeking to break out in the entertainment world, there was nothing that would convince her to eat the kale salads and quinoa bowls that her colleagues introduced her to, which looked to Love like "weeds my grandma used to pay me a dollar to pull from her yard." Still, despite the differences that set her apart in the status-driven world of entertainment where being thin, young, blond, and bubbly is sometimes considered a talent, Love spent years trying to fit in—trying to style her hair just so, dieting, dating the men she thought she was supposed to be with. In this book, she tells the uproariously funny story of how she overcame the trap of self-improvement and instead learned to embrace who she was. As Love writes, "There's a saying a lot of people live by: 'Fake it till you make it.' For me, it's always been 'fake it, and then have the whole thing blow up in your face.'" I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To explores all of the embarrassing mistakes, terrifying challenges, and unexpected breakthroughs that taught her how, by committing ourselves to our own path, we can take control of our destiny.
Publisher: Hachette Go
ISBN: 0306873745
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
An inspiring, hilarious memoir about learning to resist the pressures of conformity, love yourself for who you are, embrace your flaws, and unlock your true potential. Winner of the African American Literary Award for Memoir! Now cohost of Fox's The Real and SiriusXM's Café Mocha, Loni Love hasn't taken the typical path to becoming America's favorite straight-talking girlfriend and comedian. She was not the child of Hollywood legends and she never wore a size 00. Rather, she grew up in housing projects in Detroit, more worried about affording her next meal than going on a diet. When she moved to Hollywood after graduating college with an engineering degree, seeking to break out in the entertainment world, there was nothing that would convince her to eat the kale salads and quinoa bowls that her colleagues introduced her to, which looked to Love like "weeds my grandma used to pay me a dollar to pull from her yard." Still, despite the differences that set her apart in the status-driven world of entertainment where being thin, young, blond, and bubbly is sometimes considered a talent, Love spent years trying to fit in—trying to style her hair just so, dieting, dating the men she thought she was supposed to be with. In this book, she tells the uproariously funny story of how she overcame the trap of self-improvement and instead learned to embrace who she was. As Love writes, "There's a saying a lot of people live by: 'Fake it till you make it.' For me, it's always been 'fake it, and then have the whole thing blow up in your face.'" I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To explores all of the embarrassing mistakes, terrifying challenges, and unexpected breakthroughs that taught her how, by committing ourselves to our own path, we can take control of our destiny.
I couldn't make it up ... if I tried!
Author: Cornelia J. Glynn
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244535221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Life is quite wonderful. Some things just happen, others we make happen. Whatever the occurrence, it can't be made up retrospectively. In this book I have chronicled twelve real life events that delight me even now. The memory of my first encounter with a strange looking fruit called a banana still makes me smile and I still chuckle at a school friend's unusual advice on how to cure a common cold and the consequences when I followed it. Thinking of Truffles, an eccentric neighbour's potbellied pet pig, makes me laugh out loud. What about the time when a neighbour asked me to keep an eye on her car while she was away? I still feel foolish when she talks about it over coffee and on that note, if you were wondering where you can drink the ritziest brew ever, you will find the answer in this book...
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244535221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Life is quite wonderful. Some things just happen, others we make happen. Whatever the occurrence, it can't be made up retrospectively. In this book I have chronicled twelve real life events that delight me even now. The memory of my first encounter with a strange looking fruit called a banana still makes me smile and I still chuckle at a school friend's unusual advice on how to cure a common cold and the consequences when I followed it. Thinking of Truffles, an eccentric neighbour's potbellied pet pig, makes me laugh out loud. What about the time when a neighbour asked me to keep an eye on her car while she was away? I still feel foolish when she talks about it over coffee and on that note, if you were wondering where you can drink the ritziest brew ever, you will find the answer in this book...
I Tried Not To Cry
Author: Michael Beattie
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646547810
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Rear Book Cover An incredible true story of one man’s rise from poverty to feed the hungry. After overcoming severe medical complications, and fighting to walk again, a promise was made to help mankind. After selling his home for funding, sixty-seven-year-old veteran Michael Beattie embarked on a life-changing mission to feed hungry veterans and their families, never realizing that his promise would change his way of thinking forever. And maybe, this incredible story will also change how you see others.
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646547810
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Rear Book Cover An incredible true story of one man’s rise from poverty to feed the hungry. After overcoming severe medical complications, and fighting to walk again, a promise was made to help mankind. After selling his home for funding, sixty-seven-year-old veteran Michael Beattie embarked on a life-changing mission to feed hungry veterans and their families, never realizing that his promise would change his way of thinking forever. And maybe, this incredible story will also change how you see others.
"In vain I tried to tell you"
Author: Dell Hymes
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512802913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
From the Introduction: This book is . . . devoted to the first literature of North America, that of the American Indians, or Native Americans. The texts are from the North Pacific Coast, because that is where I am from, and those are the materials I know best. The purpose is general: All traditional American Indian verbal art requires attention of this kind if we are to comprehend what it is and says. There is linguistics in this book, and that will put some people off. ''Too technical," they will say. Perhaps such people would be amused to know that many linguists will not regard the work as linguistics. "Not theoretical," they will say, meaning not part of a certain school of grammar. And many folklorists and anthropologists are likely to say, "too linguistic" and "too literary" both, whereas professors of literature are likely to say, "anthropological" or "folklore," not "literature" at all. But there is no help for it. As with Beowulf and The Tale of Genji, the material requires some understanding of a way of life. Within that way of life, it has in part a role that in English can only be called that of "literature." Within that way of life, and now, I hope, within others, it offers some of the rewards and joys of literature. And if linguistics is the study of language, not grammar alone, then the study of these materials adds to what is known about language.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512802913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
From the Introduction: This book is . . . devoted to the first literature of North America, that of the American Indians, or Native Americans. The texts are from the North Pacific Coast, because that is where I am from, and those are the materials I know best. The purpose is general: All traditional American Indian verbal art requires attention of this kind if we are to comprehend what it is and says. There is linguistics in this book, and that will put some people off. ''Too technical," they will say. Perhaps such people would be amused to know that many linguists will not regard the work as linguistics. "Not theoretical," they will say, meaning not part of a certain school of grammar. And many folklorists and anthropologists are likely to say, "too linguistic" and "too literary" both, whereas professors of literature are likely to say, "anthropological" or "folklore," not "literature" at all. But there is no help for it. As with Beowulf and The Tale of Genji, the material requires some understanding of a way of life. Within that way of life, it has in part a role that in English can only be called that of "literature." Within that way of life, and now, I hope, within others, it offers some of the rewards and joys of literature. And if linguistics is the study of language, not grammar alone, then the study of these materials adds to what is known about language.
I Tried Selling on Fiverr for 30 Days
Author: ARX Reads
Publisher: ARX Brand International LLC
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Is becoming a new seller on Fiverr worth it or is the market completely over-saturated? I spent one month on Fiverr trying to get solid gigs to earn some decent side income. It doesn’t matter whether you are a college student, a graphic artist, a talented writer, software developer, or a stay-at-home mom who is thinking to start making money from home. There are a lot of ways you can use to make money online, and most of them are reliable sources that help you make a decent income every month. Fiverr one of the most popular options today to create an online income where you create and provide your services, also called gigs, which will allow you to start making some real money online. Let’s learn how to earn money on Fiverr with the Fiverr guide we wrote for you.
Publisher: ARX Brand International LLC
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Is becoming a new seller on Fiverr worth it or is the market completely over-saturated? I spent one month on Fiverr trying to get solid gigs to earn some decent side income. It doesn’t matter whether you are a college student, a graphic artist, a talented writer, software developer, or a stay-at-home mom who is thinking to start making money from home. There are a lot of ways you can use to make money online, and most of them are reliable sources that help you make a decent income every month. Fiverr one of the most popular options today to create an online income where you create and provide your services, also called gigs, which will allow you to start making some real money online. Let’s learn how to earn money on Fiverr with the Fiverr guide we wrote for you.
Before I Tried Civilizing Her
Author: Seven
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499038534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
This is the story of a girl name Nicky who’s growing up in the streets of our inner cities. That forces her take her own life in her own hands and raise her self. Coming from an upper-middle-class family with a lot of love and values, she is dropped in the abyss of the ghetto, where the strong will survive and the weak will perish. The untold story of little girls all over America when force in the belly of the beast of the streets of the materialistic profiles, also upholding a reputation while slowly dieing within themselves. Which take place in the streets of Elizabeth NJ and all over Irvington,Newark,and all over Essex county.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499038534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
This is the story of a girl name Nicky who’s growing up in the streets of our inner cities. That forces her take her own life in her own hands and raise her self. Coming from an upper-middle-class family with a lot of love and values, she is dropped in the abyss of the ghetto, where the strong will survive and the weak will perish. The untold story of little girls all over America when force in the belly of the beast of the streets of the materialistic profiles, also upholding a reputation while slowly dieing within themselves. Which take place in the streets of Elizabeth NJ and all over Irvington,Newark,and all over Essex county.
I Tried Too Hard
Author: K.B. Morrison
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1649526466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
I Tried Too Hard is just that...a thorough, deep, and sometimes, troubling look into life that was supposed to go one way but inevitably created its own path and the destruction and rebuilding that moved on from it. Life lessons are in us all. Mine were meant to be shared. Adoption and abandonment, and growth through all the in-betweens. Read on to hear one woman's struggle to be everything to everyone but herself.
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1649526466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
I Tried Too Hard is just that...a thorough, deep, and sometimes, troubling look into life that was supposed to go one way but inevitably created its own path and the destruction and rebuilding that moved on from it. Life lessons are in us all. Mine were meant to be shared. Adoption and abandonment, and growth through all the in-betweens. Read on to hear one woman's struggle to be everything to everyone but herself.