Author: Helma Oelwein
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752662859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Helma Oelwein, born in 1926 in Neuhammer, Silesia, died 2018 in Coburg. She describes her childhood, funny episodes from the past, pregnant exodus from Silesia and her fears, confidence, hope and strong feelings. War and politics, people finding each other again after the war, and finally arriving home. A peaceful, happy life is built because: No day is like any other.
Author: Isla Dewar
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788852907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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You can't change your past. You can only use the experiences you live through to make your future better, wiser. Anna and her best friend George meet every week to remember, to sigh, to laugh, to reminisce about their moments of glory, guilt and mischief and share their sorrows over a glass or three of wine. The things they've done still make them blush. Anna wanted to be a poet – a famous poet. George left home in a childish rage and years later returned with her baby. When Anna is asked to look after the boy across the road for a few hours each week, she isn't sure. She doesn't really do children. But she takes the job on and, gradually, a child's view of her world shows her a different place. George remembers a flat she stayed in when she ran away from home. It had the kitchen of all kitchens and, oh, how she'd love to see it again. Anna sets out to see if it still exists and discovers a cookbook full of recipes, intimates notes and drawings from George's life. Does all this mark an ending or the beginning of something new and marvellous for Anna and George?
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455589004
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Opposites attract in this moving #1 New York Times bestseller of love lost and found between a medical student and the man who captures her heart. Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life—boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies—he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him . . . and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn’t help. Despite himself, Travis can’t stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage, and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us with the most heart-wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
Author: Marc Pandemoya
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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A Day Like Any Other But Different From The Others, is a story about a young man looking for happiness, when life challenges him by creating a disruption in his life to help him understand and get what he has been looking for. And in looking for ways to find balance again in his life and to solve the challenges that life has put before him, he will climb the emotional scale from powerlessness and anger to discouragement and frustration back to insecurity and finally to appreciation. In that infernal cycle from failing to getting back up, he will learn different things that will turn out to be valuable for him in the future.
Author: Genie Chipps Henderson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1888889918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A bucolic resort setting -- the summer colony and locals are caught in the path of a sudden and devastating hurricane in this brilliant and prophetic fiction that is a warning of storms to come. “For those few who still remember, the images are seared into their brains: the corpses floating down Main Street; the boats that drifted into the living rooms of flooded houses; the dead dogs and featherless chickens; the muck and fish stink; the moonscape of flattened houses; the residue of the last great hurricane to hit Long Island, the storm of 1938. “ - The New York Times This is a story of that day – a day that began much like any other day at the ragtag end of the summer season on the eastern end of Long Island – better known as The Hamptons. The storm came without warning landing at three in the afternoon bringing with it unprecedented wind and rain and waves so high and powerful they were recorded on seismographs 5000 miles away in Alaska. But A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER is not just a hurricane novel. The storm is a framing device for an historical tableau vivant of this near mythical place – The Hamptons – brought to life via the stories of townspeople, the wealthy summer colony, the fishing folk and the art crowd. Written by a natural tale-spinner and masterful portraitist of character and place, it does have one wild, furious storm at its center – an historic tempest that wreaked havoc on the little towns and villages that line the ocean front of the South Fork of Long Island. Could it happen again? Yes - it will almost certainly happen again and no matter how many moguls build seaside monuments defying the odds, another hurricane like 1938 will surely be the deadliest in American history.
Author: Mark Kram, Jr.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466802219
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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Winner of the 2013 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, Like Any Normal Day is a profound, powerful narrative of a golden boy's tragedy, a woman's unlived life, and a brother's complicated devotion. In the mid-1970s, brothers Buddy and Jimmy Miley were close, both on the verge of impressive athletic careers. A promising high school quarterback, Buddy's potential was cut short by an injury that left him quadriplegic. Immobile and imprisoned in his body for decades, Buddy would watch life pass by from his wheelchair, living at home under his mother's and brother's care, and wondering what his life could have been. Buddy and Jimmy visited special hospitals and traveled to Lourdes in search of a miracle, never losing hope as they searched for a cure. But as Buddy suffered increasing pain, and also realized that he would never be able to walk again—and never prove himself capable of being loved by Karen, a woman he'd first met in high school—he asked Jimmy to help him end his life. Beautifully written, both heart-wrenching and hopeful, Mark Kram Jr.'s Like Any Normal Day explores the important bonds between families and the depths of what we're willing to do for those we love. Like Any Normal Day is the winner of the 2013 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.
Author: Herbie Spence
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496999320
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89
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Inspired in the traditional setting of an Anglican chapel, A Day Like No Other is a provocative and stimulating look at the possibilities of prayer. An untraditional journey marked by the unique blend of biblical truth and economic theory. The principles of supply and demand are used to demonstrate the nature of a loving God who is a generous rewarder of those who seek him. A Day Like No Other explores classical and notable miracles and provides precious prayer insights designed to expand your thoughts and encourage bold and expansive praying. For those with a desire for more, this is a great start to develop the exciting skill of prayer. You will learn concrete lessons from nature, scripture, and failure, including the importance of prayer as the trigger to release the hand of the Lord in your life. It's not the number of hours you pray but the quality of prayer you bring to the hour that really matters. Gain an appreciation of the potential in every day no matter how bleak.
Author: Amy Teegan
Publisher: James Mountain Media
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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In just one day ... In the backyard of the bride’s Southern California home, a group of family, friends and strangers come together to celebrate the wedding of two people in love, but each brings with them conflicts they can’t leave behind. The bride’s brother Ian brings upheaval as he shakes off responsibility. Kristy, the photographer, is overwhelmed by her anxiety. The whole foundation of Leah’s life has been destroyed, distracting her from her critical job as wedding coordinator. Amber, the maid of honor, fights to keep a smile on her face as her loneliness crushes her. Dylan, the waiter, tries to balance two warring demands on him. The groom’s grandfather, Marshall, is looking forward to the day with his family. And Sophie, the flower girl, seeks the attention she never gets from her mom. As the wedding day progresses, each must reconcile their expectations of the day with the new reality. All set in one day, No Day Like Today explores how just the tiniest gesture can make a difference and how one single day can change everything.
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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