Author: Amy Sue Nathan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 125009111X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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Teddi Lerner left her hometown years ago, but Shayna persuaded "Aunt Tee" to return to Chance, Ohio, to photograph her father's wedding. Even though it's been six years since Shay's mother, Celia, died, Teddi can hardly bear the thought of her best friend's husband marrying someone else. As Teddi looks through her viewfinder, nothing in her small town looks the same. That's when she truly sees the hurt she's caused. And-- maybe-- how to fix it.
Author: Steve Kroll-Smith
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477303847
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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How do survivors recover from the worst urban flood in American history, a disaster that destroyed nearly the entire physical landscape of a city, as well as the mental and emotional maps that people use to navigate their everyday lives? This question has haunted the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and informed the response to the subsequent flooding of New Orleans across many years. Left to Chance takes us into two African American neighborhoods—working-class Hollygrove and middle-class Pontchartrain Park—to learn how their residents have experienced “Miss Katrina” and the long road back to normal life. The authors spent several years gathering firsthand accounts of the flooding, the rushed evacuations that turned into weeks- and months-long exile, and the often confusing and exhausting process of rebuilding damaged homes in a city whose local government had all but failed. As the residents’ stories make vividly clear, government and social science concepts such as “disaster management,” “restoring normality,” and “recovery” have little meaning for people whose worlds were washed away in the flood. For the neighbors in Hollygrove and Pontchartrain Park, life in the aftermath of Katrina has been a passage from all that was familiar and routine to an ominous world filled with raw existential uncertainty. Recovery and rebuilding become processes imbued with mysteries, accidental encounters, and hasty adaptations, while victories and defeats are left to chance.
Author: Amy Sue Nathan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250091128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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From the author of The Good Neighbor and The Glass Wives comes an enchanting story of returning home and discovering what truly matters after loss. No one knows why Teddi Lerner left her hometown, but everyone knows why she’s back. Twelve-year-old Shayna— talented, persistent, and adorable—persuaded "Aunt Tee" to return to Chance, Ohio, to photograph her father’s wedding. Even though it's been six years since Shay's mother, Celia, died, Teddi can hardly bear the thought of her best friend's husband marrying someone else. But Teddi’s bond with Shay is stronger than the hurt. Teddi knows it’s time to face the consequences of her hasty retreat from family, friends, and, her old flame, but when she looks through her viewfinder, nothing in her small town looks the same. That’s when she truly sees the hurt she's caused and—maybe—how to fix it. After the man she once loved accuses Teddi of forgetting Celia, Teddi finally admits why she ran away, and the guilt she’s carried with her. As Teddi relinquishes the distance that kept her safe, she’ll discover surprising truths about the people she left behind, and herself. And she'll finally see what she overlooked all along in Left to Chance by Amy Sue Nathan.
Author: Steve Kroll-Smith
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477303863
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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This in-depth study of two black neighborhoods in the wake of Hurricane Katrina vividly captures the struggle and uncertainty in the process of rebuilding. Hurricane Katrina was the worst urban flood in American history, a disaster that destroyed nearly the entire physical landscape of a city, as well as the mental and emotional maps that people use to navigate their everyday lives. Left to Chance takes us into two African American neighborhoods—working-class Hollygrove and middle-class Pontchartrain Park—to learn how their residents have experienced “Miss Katrina” and the long road back to normal life. The authors spent several years gathering firsthand accounts of the flooding, the rushed evacuations that turned into weeks- and months-long exile, and the often confusing and exhausting process of rebuilding damaged homes in a city whose local government had all but failed. As the residents’ stories make vividly clear, government and social science concepts such as “disaster management,” “restoring normality,” and “recovery” have little meaning for people whose worlds were washed away in the flood. For the neighbors in Hollygrove and Pontchartrain Park, life in the aftermath of Katrina has been a passage from all that was familiar and routine to an ominous world filled with existential uncertainty. Recovery and rebuilding become processes imbued with mysteries, accidental encounters, and hasty adaptations, while victories and defeats are left to chance.
Author: Foster Owusu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781949033397
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Forget about what you've missed in the past. You can't fix that, but you can fix today and you can fix tomorrow. Every single chapter of Leave Nothing to Chance will shape your life into the success you have always dreamed of. Regardless of how you define the details of leading a "successful life," your underlying goal is to own your time so that you can pursue your goals and focus on the things that make you happy; happiness being the ultimate goal for us all.Over the years we've had the pleasure of working with thousands of people. Whether their vision of success included sitting behind a desk in a corner office or being able to take an extra vacation every year, control and freedom always played a big part in an individual's definition of leading a successful life.You know what you want, you just aren't sure how to get there. Even if we don't know you personally, our guess is that you already know this. That's why you need to read Leave Nothing to Chance.
Author: Lila Rose
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645460032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Jade Lewis's night out soon turns in to so much more than expected. A one-night stand with Chance Colt becomes more than she ever bargained for. His determined pursuit of Jade and her resolute dismissal of his charms leaves Jade at odds with her inner hussy. Confident she has managed to dodge the attraction she has for Chance, she lets down her guard, only to be taken by surprise by Chance's ploy to win her over and convince her that they're perfect for one another. Enter Dane, Chance's best friend. Jade quickly realises all the fight in her was useless, especially when things are left to Chance. (bonus novella in the back that contains Liberty's story)
Author: Steve Pemberton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1595552634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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A stirring account of courage, hope, and victory, A Chance in the World is the extraordinary story of what is possible when you dare to believe. "Home is the place where our life stories begin. It is where we are understood, embraced, and accepted. It is a sanctuary of safety and security, a place to which we can always return. Down in the dank basement, amidst my moldy, hoarded food and beloved worm-eaten books, I dreamed that my real home, the place where my story had begun, was out there somewhere, and one day I was going to find it." Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence. Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, he finds his only refuge in a box of books gifted to him by a kind stranger. In these books, he discovers new worlds he can only imagine and gains hope that one day he might have a different life, that one day he will find his true home. Armed with just a single clue, Steve embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find that nothing is as it appears. A Chance in the World is the unbelievable true story of a broken boy destined to become a man of resilience, determination, and vision. Through it all, Steve's story teaches us that no matter how broken our past, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build a new place, where love awaits.
Author: James Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781582402987
Category : Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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"[T]he adventure of a lifetime, filled with shape shifting Trogs, Indian mysticism, Sewer Goblins, a fire breathing dragon, and even a monstrous sized, city destroying Toad ... Leave it to Chance is guaranteed to charm readers of all ages"--Notes
Author: James Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563895869
Category : Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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YA. Graphic novel. Adolescent girl Chance Falconer is determined to prove she is capable of following her family's tradition of keeping dark forces at bay with magical arts.
Author: Richard Bach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451697465
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 263
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In Nothing by Chance, Richard Bach shares the adventure of one magical summer he spent as an old-fashioned barnstormer flying an antique biplane. The journey is another soaring adventure of wonder and insight from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
