Author: Thomas Weber Carlsen
Publisher: XinXii
ISBN: 3969318815
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
” Try to imagine being dumped outside of time in a place where nothing resembles anything you ́ve ever experienced before, and where the smells, the sounds, the lights, and the feelings are all different.” Thomas Weber Carlsen ́s memoir This Side of Life covers an arduous journey over six decades through the first, the second and the third world, and explores the other side of life, where you are confronted with another you and where everything changes dramatically. From the point of view of a lost soul seeking a deeper truth behind the mundane, material world, This Side of Life begins with Thomas ́ fundamental choice to take a permanent vacation from his former life and former self. From Denmark to Cambodia to an island in the Mediterranean Sea, from being single to being a husband and a father of three, and from being lost to being found, This Side of Life is ultimately a spiritual journey towards God.
This Side of Life
Author: Thomas Weber Carlsen
Publisher: XinXii
ISBN: 3969318815
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
” Try to imagine being dumped outside of time in a place where nothing resembles anything you ́ve ever experienced before, and where the smells, the sounds, the lights, and the feelings are all different.” Thomas Weber Carlsen ́s memoir This Side of Life covers an arduous journey over six decades through the first, the second and the third world, and explores the other side of life, where you are confronted with another you and where everything changes dramatically. From the point of view of a lost soul seeking a deeper truth behind the mundane, material world, This Side of Life begins with Thomas ́ fundamental choice to take a permanent vacation from his former life and former self. From Denmark to Cambodia to an island in the Mediterranean Sea, from being single to being a husband and a father of three, and from being lost to being found, This Side of Life is ultimately a spiritual journey towards God.
Publisher: XinXii
ISBN: 3969318815
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
” Try to imagine being dumped outside of time in a place where nothing resembles anything you ́ve ever experienced before, and where the smells, the sounds, the lights, and the feelings are all different.” Thomas Weber Carlsen ́s memoir This Side of Life covers an arduous journey over six decades through the first, the second and the third world, and explores the other side of life, where you are confronted with another you and where everything changes dramatically. From the point of view of a lost soul seeking a deeper truth behind the mundane, material world, This Side of Life begins with Thomas ́ fundamental choice to take a permanent vacation from his former life and former self. From Denmark to Cambodia to an island in the Mediterranean Sea, from being single to being a husband and a father of three, and from being lost to being found, This Side of Life is ultimately a spiritual journey towards God.
The Chocolate Side of Life
Author: Cindy Sigler Dagnan
Publisher: Covenant Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781892435286
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
You can experience life's sweetness everyday! Each day can be a chocolate day, it all depends on your perspective. And if you don't like the piece you pick up? Lick off the chocolate, crumple the wrapper, and move on . . . it's still The Chocolate Side of Life!
Publisher: Covenant Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781892435286
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
You can experience life's sweetness everyday! Each day can be a chocolate day, it all depends on your perspective. And if you don't like the piece you pick up? Lick off the chocolate, crumple the wrapper, and move on . . . it's still The Chocolate Side of Life!
The Other Side of Life (Book #1 / Cyberpunk Elven Trilogy)
Author: Jess C. Scott
Publisher: Jess C Scott
ISBN: 1456529048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
ONE-LINE SUMMARY: A thieving duo's world turns upside down when an Elven rogue uncovers the heinous dealings of a megacorporation (The Other Side of Life, Book 1).SYNOPSIS: Anya and Leticia are partners-in-crime who steal for a living. Their world turns upside down after a chance encounter with fellow rogue, Ithilnin--the enigmatic leader of an Elven band of thieves.A scuffle to prove who's "the better thief" transforms into more than Anya and Ithilnin ever bargained for. They retrieve the missing piece of an ancient poem, before getting caught in the secret dealings of a megacorporation. What they uncover threatens to alter the very essence of not just human life, but the other side as well.Elven intrigue, cyberpunk action, and a deadly dose of danger come together in The Other Side of Life [Book #1 in the (Cyberpunk) Elven Trilogy].GENRE: Urban Fantasy / Cyberpunk / YA with adult crossover appealREVIEW: "Dear Jess: You are a very good writer - I like your plotting, your concept, the characters...pretty much everything. You are very gifted." - Dr. Uwe Stender, 2010
Publisher: Jess C Scott
ISBN: 1456529048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
ONE-LINE SUMMARY: A thieving duo's world turns upside down when an Elven rogue uncovers the heinous dealings of a megacorporation (The Other Side of Life, Book 1).SYNOPSIS: Anya and Leticia are partners-in-crime who steal for a living. Their world turns upside down after a chance encounter with fellow rogue, Ithilnin--the enigmatic leader of an Elven band of thieves.A scuffle to prove who's "the better thief" transforms into more than Anya and Ithilnin ever bargained for. They retrieve the missing piece of an ancient poem, before getting caught in the secret dealings of a megacorporation. What they uncover threatens to alter the very essence of not just human life, but the other side as well.Elven intrigue, cyberpunk action, and a deadly dose of danger come together in The Other Side of Life [Book #1 in the (Cyberpunk) Elven Trilogy].GENRE: Urban Fantasy / Cyberpunk / YA with adult crossover appealREVIEW: "Dear Jess: You are a very good writer - I like your plotting, your concept, the characters...pretty much everything. You are very gifted." - Dr. Uwe Stender, 2010
A Homemade Life
Author: Molly Wizenberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416551069
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
- An irresistible story of cooking that goes beyond the kitchen: Molly Wizenberg shares stories of an everyday life and a way of eating that is inspiring, playful, and mindful. From her father's French toast to her husband Brandon's pickles to her chocolate wedding cakes, A Homemade Life is a story about the lessons we can learn in the kitchen: who we are, who we love, and who we want to be.. - Delicious homemade food: The fifty recipes that accompany Molly's writing are an integral part of her story; she connects food to the people who cook and eat it. Full of fresh flavors, these dishes invite novices and experienced cooks alike into the kitchen. . - An established following: The hardcover of A Homemade Life reached the New York Times extended list, and Molly read before standing-room only crowds at bookstores across the country. Wizenberg's blog, Orangette, was named the #1 food blog in the world by the London Times and boasts more than 9,500 hits per day. .
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416551069
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
- An irresistible story of cooking that goes beyond the kitchen: Molly Wizenberg shares stories of an everyday life and a way of eating that is inspiring, playful, and mindful. From her father's French toast to her husband Brandon's pickles to her chocolate wedding cakes, A Homemade Life is a story about the lessons we can learn in the kitchen: who we are, who we love, and who we want to be.. - Delicious homemade food: The fifty recipes that accompany Molly's writing are an integral part of her story; she connects food to the people who cook and eat it. Full of fresh flavors, these dishes invite novices and experienced cooks alike into the kitchen. . - An established following: The hardcover of A Homemade Life reached the New York Times extended list, and Molly read before standing-room only crowds at bookstores across the country. Wizenberg's blog, Orangette, was named the #1 food blog in the world by the London Times and boasts more than 9,500 hits per day. .
The Bitter Side of Sweet
Author: Tara Sullivan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184297
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape a life of slavery in modern-day Ivory Coast Fifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his younger brother, Seydou, can chop down in a day. This number is very important. The higher the number the safer they are because the bosses won’t beat them. The higher the number the closer they are to paying off their debt and returning home to Moke and Auntie. Maybe. The problem is Amadou doesn’t know how much he and Seydou owe, and the bosses won’t tell him. The boys only wanted to make some money during the dry season to help their impoverished family. Instead they were tricked into forced labor on a plantation in the Ivory Coast; they spend day after day living on little food and harvesting beans in the hot sun—dangerous, backbreaking work. With no hope of escape, all they can do is try their best to stay alive—until Khadija comes into their lives. She’s the first girl who’s ever come to camp, and she’s a wild thing. She fights bravely every day, attempting escape again and again, reminding Amadou what it means to be free. But finally, the bosses break her, and what happens next to the brother he has always tried to protect almost breaks Amadou. The old impulse to run is suddenly awakened. The three band together as family and try just once more to escape. Tara Sullivan, the award-winning author of the astounding Golden Boy, delivers another powerful, riveting, and moving tale of children fighting to make a difference and be counted. Inspired by true-to-life events happening right now, The Bitter Side of Sweet is an exquisitely written tour de force not to be missed.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184297
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape a life of slavery in modern-day Ivory Coast Fifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his younger brother, Seydou, can chop down in a day. This number is very important. The higher the number the safer they are because the bosses won’t beat them. The higher the number the closer they are to paying off their debt and returning home to Moke and Auntie. Maybe. The problem is Amadou doesn’t know how much he and Seydou owe, and the bosses won’t tell him. The boys only wanted to make some money during the dry season to help their impoverished family. Instead they were tricked into forced labor on a plantation in the Ivory Coast; they spend day after day living on little food and harvesting beans in the hot sun—dangerous, backbreaking work. With no hope of escape, all they can do is try their best to stay alive—until Khadija comes into their lives. She’s the first girl who’s ever come to camp, and she’s a wild thing. She fights bravely every day, attempting escape again and again, reminding Amadou what it means to be free. But finally, the bosses break her, and what happens next to the brother he has always tried to protect almost breaks Amadou. The old impulse to run is suddenly awakened. The three band together as family and try just once more to escape. Tara Sullivan, the award-winning author of the astounding Golden Boy, delivers another powerful, riveting, and moving tale of children fighting to make a difference and be counted. Inspired by true-to-life events happening right now, The Bitter Side of Sweet is an exquisitely written tour de force not to be missed.
The Science of Everyday Life
Author: Len Fisher
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1611450519
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Uses the science of everyday life to illustrate amazing, but invisible scientific principles. . . . Puts the fizz in physics. Entertainment...
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1611450519
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Uses the science of everyday life to illustrate amazing, but invisible scientific principles. . . . Puts the fizz in physics. Entertainment...
The Secret Life of Chocolate
Author: Marcos Patchett
Publisher: Aeon Books
ISBN: 1801521832
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 805
Book Description
A fascinating guide to the history and medical uses of cacao. The Secret Life of Chocolate is a book about chocolate. Not the sweet, mass-produced fatty confection most of us are familiar with, though. This book is about old-school chocolate; pre-Colombian, Central American, bitter-spicy-foamy-intense blow-your-socks-off chocolate; chocolate beverages made with toasted cocoa beans, water, and indigenous plants. Today there are many different forms of drinking chocolate in Latin America, most of which reflect European (Spanish) influence, incorporating sugar, cinnamon, and milk. The aim of this work is to peel back the years of cultural cross-pollination and anatomize the original Cacao-based beverages, which were richer, more complex, more potent, and darker (in every sense) than modern forms of chocolate. This book delves into the ancient history of the human relationship with the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao; it dissects the pharmacological properties of chocolate to the fullest possible extent; and it divulges the mythical and magical associations of human interactions with this incredible plant.
Publisher: Aeon Books
ISBN: 1801521832
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 805
Book Description
A fascinating guide to the history and medical uses of cacao. The Secret Life of Chocolate is a book about chocolate. Not the sweet, mass-produced fatty confection most of us are familiar with, though. This book is about old-school chocolate; pre-Colombian, Central American, bitter-spicy-foamy-intense blow-your-socks-off chocolate; chocolate beverages made with toasted cocoa beans, water, and indigenous plants. Today there are many different forms of drinking chocolate in Latin America, most of which reflect European (Spanish) influence, incorporating sugar, cinnamon, and milk. The aim of this work is to peel back the years of cultural cross-pollination and anatomize the original Cacao-based beverages, which were richer, more complex, more potent, and darker (in every sense) than modern forms of chocolate. This book delves into the ancient history of the human relationship with the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao; it dissects the pharmacological properties of chocolate to the fullest possible extent; and it divulges the mythical and magical associations of human interactions with this incredible plant.
Side Life
Author: Steve Toutonghi
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Set in Seattle, Steve Toutonghi’s second novel, Side Life, is a dazzling, intriguing, and philosophical blend of literary science fiction—perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Philip K. Dick and Ex Machina. What if every possibility of every life were within your reach? Vin, a down-on-his-luck young tech entrepreneur forced out of the software company he started, takes a job house-sitting an ultramodern Seattle mansion whose owner has gone missing. There he discovers a secret basement lab with an array of computers and three large, smooth caskets. Inside one he finds a woman in a state of suspended animation. There is also a dog-eared notebook filled with circuit diagrams, beautiful and intricate drawings of body parts, and pages of code. When Vin decides to enter one of the caskets himself, his reality begins to unravel, and he finds himself on a terrifying journey that raises fundamental questions about reality, free will, and the meaning of a human life.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Set in Seattle, Steve Toutonghi’s second novel, Side Life, is a dazzling, intriguing, and philosophical blend of literary science fiction—perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Philip K. Dick and Ex Machina. What if every possibility of every life were within your reach? Vin, a down-on-his-luck young tech entrepreneur forced out of the software company he started, takes a job house-sitting an ultramodern Seattle mansion whose owner has gone missing. There he discovers a secret basement lab with an array of computers and three large, smooth caskets. Inside one he finds a woman in a state of suspended animation. There is also a dog-eared notebook filled with circuit diagrams, beautiful and intricate drawings of body parts, and pages of code. When Vin decides to enter one of the caskets himself, his reality begins to unravel, and he finds himself on a terrifying journey that raises fundamental questions about reality, free will, and the meaning of a human life.
Grace's Sweet Life
Author: Grace Massa Langlois
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612430317
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Live la dolce vita with recipes for Italian treats from amaretti to zabaglione: “Mak[es] these potentially tricky desserts feel completely approachable.” —The Kitchn.com No true Italian meal is complete without a perfectly crafted dessert. From traditional favorites to little-known delights, this book shows how to make eye-popping, mouth-watering, authentic Italian sweets, including: •Amaretti Morbidi Soft Amaretti Cookies •Pizzelle-Ferratelle Italian Waffle Cookies •Bomboloni alla Crema Italian Cream-Filled Doughnuts •Fiadone Dolce di Ricotta Abruzzo Sweet Cheesecake •Cannoli Siciliani Sicilian Cannoli •Cicerchiata-Struffoli Italian Honey Balls •Torta Sette Strati Seven-Layer Cake •Torta Caprese Flourless Chocolate Torte •Fichi allo Zabaione Figs with Zabaglione Cream •Panna Cotta con Gelatina Panna Cotta with Jelly Even if you’re a novice baker, Grace’s Sweet Life guides you through the process of creating amazing delights. With illustrative photos and detailed step-by-step instructions for making complex treats in your own kitchen, including frozen and fruit concoctions, this easy-to-use book will enable you to enjoy the labor of love that is Italian dessert.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612430317
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Live la dolce vita with recipes for Italian treats from amaretti to zabaglione: “Mak[es] these potentially tricky desserts feel completely approachable.” —The Kitchn.com No true Italian meal is complete without a perfectly crafted dessert. From traditional favorites to little-known delights, this book shows how to make eye-popping, mouth-watering, authentic Italian sweets, including: •Amaretti Morbidi Soft Amaretti Cookies •Pizzelle-Ferratelle Italian Waffle Cookies •Bomboloni alla Crema Italian Cream-Filled Doughnuts •Fiadone Dolce di Ricotta Abruzzo Sweet Cheesecake •Cannoli Siciliani Sicilian Cannoli •Cicerchiata-Struffoli Italian Honey Balls •Torta Sette Strati Seven-Layer Cake •Torta Caprese Flourless Chocolate Torte •Fichi allo Zabaione Figs with Zabaglione Cream •Panna Cotta con Gelatina Panna Cotta with Jelly Even if you’re a novice baker, Grace’s Sweet Life guides you through the process of creating amazing delights. With illustrative photos and detailed step-by-step instructions for making complex treats in your own kitchen, including frozen and fruit concoctions, this easy-to-use book will enable you to enjoy the labor of love that is Italian dessert.
Chocolate Cities
Author: Marcus Anthony Hunter
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520292820
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
When you think of a map of the United States, what do you see? Now think of the Seattle that begot Jimi Hendrix. The Dallas that shaped Erykah Badu. The Holly Springs, Mississippi, that compelled Ida B. Wells to activism against lynching. The Birmingham where Martin Luther King, Jr., penned his most famous missive. Now how do you see the United States? Chocolate Cities offers a new cartography of the United States—a “Black Map” that more accurately reflects the lived experiences and the future of Black life in America. Drawing on cultural sources such as film, music, fiction, and plays, and on traditional resources like Census data, oral histories, ethnographies, and health and wealth data, the book offers a new perspective for analyzing, mapping, and understanding the ebbs and flows of the Black American experience—all in the cities, towns, neighborhoods, and communities that Black Americans have created and defended. Black maps are consequentially different from our current geographical understanding of race and place in America. And as the United States moves toward a majority minority society, Chocolate Cities provides a broad and necessary assessment of how racial and ethnic minorities make and change America’s social, economic, and political landscape.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520292820
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
When you think of a map of the United States, what do you see? Now think of the Seattle that begot Jimi Hendrix. The Dallas that shaped Erykah Badu. The Holly Springs, Mississippi, that compelled Ida B. Wells to activism against lynching. The Birmingham where Martin Luther King, Jr., penned his most famous missive. Now how do you see the United States? Chocolate Cities offers a new cartography of the United States—a “Black Map” that more accurately reflects the lived experiences and the future of Black life in America. Drawing on cultural sources such as film, music, fiction, and plays, and on traditional resources like Census data, oral histories, ethnographies, and health and wealth data, the book offers a new perspective for analyzing, mapping, and understanding the ebbs and flows of the Black American experience—all in the cities, towns, neighborhoods, and communities that Black Americans have created and defended. Black maps are consequentially different from our current geographical understanding of race and place in America. And as the United States moves toward a majority minority society, Chocolate Cities provides a broad and necessary assessment of how racial and ethnic minorities make and change America’s social, economic, and political landscape.