Author: Jasz Kaur
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482881632
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Gurmeher, a talented and lively young girl truly was a free spirited child with the deep-set eyes of a wolf, soul of an owl and winged spirit of a Garuda bird. The clear sky was her domain. She chose to see beyond that which was shown to her by society. She knew she was never cut from the same loincloth as the rest of the comrades and never desired to be the same. She was destined to BE and DO something Extraordinary with her life. She wanted to be her own unique gemstone. She beat many odds physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually through her exponential journey of REBRANDING, by being her own artisan. Join her as she shares her escapades and the realizations she learnt on the importance of self-actualization, the power of prayer and manifestation as well as the 5Ps she held on tight through this learning phase. She pruned through wealth of self-improvement information and created her own recipe of abundant happiness with techniques and a mental attitude that resonated with her. Her take-home message is; Ones definition of oneself evolves as one embraces the concept of being a student of life. It sheds the hard shell called ego and embraces serendipity. -Be Your Own Dandelion-
The Girl Who Held Her Dandelion High
Author: Jasz Kaur
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482881632
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Gurmeher, a talented and lively young girl truly was a free spirited child with the deep-set eyes of a wolf, soul of an owl and winged spirit of a Garuda bird. The clear sky was her domain. She chose to see beyond that which was shown to her by society. She knew she was never cut from the same loincloth as the rest of the comrades and never desired to be the same. She was destined to BE and DO something Extraordinary with her life. She wanted to be her own unique gemstone. She beat many odds physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually through her exponential journey of REBRANDING, by being her own artisan. Join her as she shares her escapades and the realizations she learnt on the importance of self-actualization, the power of prayer and manifestation as well as the 5Ps she held on tight through this learning phase. She pruned through wealth of self-improvement information and created her own recipe of abundant happiness with techniques and a mental attitude that resonated with her. Her take-home message is; Ones definition of oneself evolves as one embraces the concept of being a student of life. It sheds the hard shell called ego and embraces serendipity. -Be Your Own Dandelion-
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482881632
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Gurmeher, a talented and lively young girl truly was a free spirited child with the deep-set eyes of a wolf, soul of an owl and winged spirit of a Garuda bird. The clear sky was her domain. She chose to see beyond that which was shown to her by society. She knew she was never cut from the same loincloth as the rest of the comrades and never desired to be the same. She was destined to BE and DO something Extraordinary with her life. She wanted to be her own unique gemstone. She beat many odds physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually through her exponential journey of REBRANDING, by being her own artisan. Join her as she shares her escapades and the realizations she learnt on the importance of self-actualization, the power of prayer and manifestation as well as the 5Ps she held on tight through this learning phase. She pruned through wealth of self-improvement information and created her own recipe of abundant happiness with techniques and a mental attitude that resonated with her. Her take-home message is; Ones definition of oneself evolves as one embraces the concept of being a student of life. It sheds the hard shell called ego and embraces serendipity. -Be Your Own Dandelion-
The Orchid and the Dandelion
Author: W. Thomas Boyce MD
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101946571
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children--and the adults who love them." --Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts. A book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, and child development experts coping with difficult children. In Tom Boyce's extraordinary new book, he explores the "dandelion" child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the "orchid" child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile), who, given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children. Boyce writes of his pathfinding research as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades, and explores his major discovery that reveals how genetic make-up and environment shape behavior. He writes that certain variant genes can increase a person's susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. But rather than seeing this "risk" gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research, has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these "bad" genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before but far exceed their peers. Orchid children, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with special sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in special ways. And in The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, their remarkable gifts.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101946571
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children--and the adults who love them." --Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts. A book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, and child development experts coping with difficult children. In Tom Boyce's extraordinary new book, he explores the "dandelion" child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the "orchid" child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile), who, given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children. Boyce writes of his pathfinding research as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades, and explores his major discovery that reveals how genetic make-up and environment shape behavior. He writes that certain variant genes can increase a person's susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. But rather than seeing this "risk" gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research, has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these "bad" genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before but far exceed their peers. Orchid children, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with special sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in special ways. And in The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, their remarkable gifts.
Dandelion
Author: Gabbie Hanna
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982153393
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Gabbie Hanna delivers everything from curious musings to gut-wrenching confessionals in her long-awaited sophomore collection of illustrated poetry. This edition includes a collection of uncomfortably honest personal essays about Gabbie’s childhood and relationships. In this visually thrilling installment of the inner-workings of Gabbie’s mind, we’re taken on a journey of self-loathing, self-reflection, and ultimately, self-acceptance through deeply metaphorical imagery, chilling twists on child-like rhymes, and popular turns of phrase turned on their heads. Through raw, provocative tidbits, Dandelion explores what it means to struggle with a declining mental health in a world where mental health is both stigmatized and trivialized. The poems range from topics of rage and despair to downright silliness, so if you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, just laugh until you cry.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982153393
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Gabbie Hanna delivers everything from curious musings to gut-wrenching confessionals in her long-awaited sophomore collection of illustrated poetry. This edition includes a collection of uncomfortably honest personal essays about Gabbie’s childhood and relationships. In this visually thrilling installment of the inner-workings of Gabbie’s mind, we’re taken on a journey of self-loathing, self-reflection, and ultimately, self-acceptance through deeply metaphorical imagery, chilling twists on child-like rhymes, and popular turns of phrase turned on their heads. Through raw, provocative tidbits, Dandelion explores what it means to struggle with a declining mental health in a world where mental health is both stigmatized and trivialized. The poems range from topics of rage and despair to downright silliness, so if you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, just laugh until you cry.
Like Dandelion Dust & This Side of Heaven Omnibus
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1455511366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Two of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's most beloved novels are now available together in this expertly packaged omnibus. Like Dandelion Dust is a powerful novel about two parents, their love for their adopted son, Joey, and the surprising lengths they will go to keep their family together when a judge rules that Joey must be returned to his biological father. In the days that follow, Jack Campbell has a desperate and dangerous thought. What if they can devise a way out? Then they could take Joey and disappear...like dandelion dust. This Side of Heaven is a story of secrets, broken relationships, and a love strong enough to reunite a family. Annie Warren always wanted the best for her son, Josh. But years of failure and bad choices created a heartbreaking distance. When Annie sets out to defend her son, she might find a treasure more valuable than money, one she never expected, this side of heaven.
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1455511366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Two of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's most beloved novels are now available together in this expertly packaged omnibus. Like Dandelion Dust is a powerful novel about two parents, their love for their adopted son, Joey, and the surprising lengths they will go to keep their family together when a judge rules that Joey must be returned to his biological father. In the days that follow, Jack Campbell has a desperate and dangerous thought. What if they can devise a way out? Then they could take Joey and disappear...like dandelion dust. This Side of Heaven is a story of secrets, broken relationships, and a love strong enough to reunite a family. Annie Warren always wanted the best for her son, Josh. But years of failure and bad choices created a heartbreaking distance. When Annie sets out to defend her son, she might find a treasure more valuable than money, one she never expected, this side of heaven.
A Touch of Innocence
Author: Katherine Dunham
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226171128
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
An internationally known dancer, choreographer, and gifted anthropologist, Katherine Dunham was born to a black American tailor and a well-to-do French Canadian woman twenty years his senior. This book is Dunham's story of the chaos and conflict that entered her childhood after her mother's early death. In stark prose, she tells of growing up in both black and white households and of the divisions of race and class in Chicago that become the harsh realities of her young life. A riveting narrative of one girl's struggle to transcend the painful confusions of a family and culture in turmoil, Dunham's story is full of the clarity, candor, and intelligence that lifted her above her troubled beginnings. "A Touch of Innocence is an absorbing family chronicle written with a gift for physical detail sometimes too real for comfort. In quietly graphic prose the growing girl, the slightly older brother, the ambitious father and the kind stepmother are pictured in such human terms that when their lives get tied into harder and harder knots beyond their undoing, one can only continue to read helplessly as doom closes in upon the household."—Langston Hughes, New York Herald Tribune "A Touch of Innocence is one of the most extraordinary life stories I have ever read . . . . The content of this book is so heartbreaking that only the strongest artistic skills can keep it from leaking out into sobbing self-pity, but Katherine Dunham's art contains it, understands it and refuses to be overwhelmed by its terrors."—Elizabeth Janeway, New York Times "The first eighteen years of the famous dancer and choreographer's life are brought vividly to the reader in this first volume of her autobiography. She writes of what it is like to be a special, gifted young woman growing up in a racially mixed family in the American Middle West. A beautiful, touching and sometimes discomforting book."—Publishers Weekly "As writing it is honest, searing, graphic and touching, giving us a rather heartbreaking early view of the young American Negro who was later to make a name for herself as a dancer and choreographer."—Arthur Todd, Saturday Review
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226171128
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
An internationally known dancer, choreographer, and gifted anthropologist, Katherine Dunham was born to a black American tailor and a well-to-do French Canadian woman twenty years his senior. This book is Dunham's story of the chaos and conflict that entered her childhood after her mother's early death. In stark prose, she tells of growing up in both black and white households and of the divisions of race and class in Chicago that become the harsh realities of her young life. A riveting narrative of one girl's struggle to transcend the painful confusions of a family and culture in turmoil, Dunham's story is full of the clarity, candor, and intelligence that lifted her above her troubled beginnings. "A Touch of Innocence is an absorbing family chronicle written with a gift for physical detail sometimes too real for comfort. In quietly graphic prose the growing girl, the slightly older brother, the ambitious father and the kind stepmother are pictured in such human terms that when their lives get tied into harder and harder knots beyond their undoing, one can only continue to read helplessly as doom closes in upon the household."—Langston Hughes, New York Herald Tribune "A Touch of Innocence is one of the most extraordinary life stories I have ever read . . . . The content of this book is so heartbreaking that only the strongest artistic skills can keep it from leaking out into sobbing self-pity, but Katherine Dunham's art contains it, understands it and refuses to be overwhelmed by its terrors."—Elizabeth Janeway, New York Times "The first eighteen years of the famous dancer and choreographer's life are brought vividly to the reader in this first volume of her autobiography. She writes of what it is like to be a special, gifted young woman growing up in a racially mixed family in the American Middle West. A beautiful, touching and sometimes discomforting book."—Publishers Weekly "As writing it is honest, searing, graphic and touching, giving us a rather heartbreaking early view of the young American Negro who was later to make a name for herself as a dancer and choreographer."—Arthur Todd, Saturday Review
Tilly's Gift
Author: P. J. Day
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The author (P. J. Day), his two brothers, and two sisters grew up in the magical valley of Tesuque (Tazookey), located about five miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the family pets was a little gray burro they had named Pedro, who was less than a year old when he came to live with them. While reminiscing about that marvelous childhood on Christmas Day 2001, the first book, A Burro's Tale, was conceived. Some years after that, the story continued in Call of the Burro, followed by The Burro's Colt and now the fourth book in the series, Tilly's Gift. The setting for Tilly's Gift continues to be the Tesuque Valley. Pedro, Snowball, and Jenny are the last three remaining burros from the original herd of working burros on the ranch. The burros' hard work and loyalty are responsible for the tremendous success of the ranch that the whole family enjoys today. Tilly is Raphael and Mama's youngest grandchild, and she is attempting to break free of childhood and into adolescence. She has an eye for adventure and has been granted an uncanny ability to gain an injured animal's trust so that she can protect them while she helps them heal. In Tilly's Gift, you, too, may wonder if Tilly's healing skills have been limited to merely helping animals; or, when necessary, has she also been blessed with a direct line of communication to Jesus Christ himself?
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The author (P. J. Day), his two brothers, and two sisters grew up in the magical valley of Tesuque (Tazookey), located about five miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the family pets was a little gray burro they had named Pedro, who was less than a year old when he came to live with them. While reminiscing about that marvelous childhood on Christmas Day 2001, the first book, A Burro's Tale, was conceived. Some years after that, the story continued in Call of the Burro, followed by The Burro's Colt and now the fourth book in the series, Tilly's Gift. The setting for Tilly's Gift continues to be the Tesuque Valley. Pedro, Snowball, and Jenny are the last three remaining burros from the original herd of working burros on the ranch. The burros' hard work and loyalty are responsible for the tremendous success of the ranch that the whole family enjoys today. Tilly is Raphael and Mama's youngest grandchild, and she is attempting to break free of childhood and into adolescence. She has an eye for adventure and has been granted an uncanny ability to gain an injured animal's trust so that she can protect them while she helps them heal. In Tilly's Gift, you, too, may wonder if Tilly's healing skills have been limited to merely helping animals; or, when necessary, has she also been blessed with a direct line of communication to Jesus Christ himself?
The Tobacco Girls Series Books 1-3
Author: Lizzie Lane
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1835618553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
Discover the Tobacco Girls, the gripping wartime saga series from Lizzie Lane 'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller This boxset contains the first 3 books in the Tobaccor Girls series The Tobacco Girls Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls The Tobacco Girls School leaver Maisie Miles suspects her father, a small-time crook, has an ulterior motive for insisting she gets a job at the W. D. H. O. Wills tobacco factory but keeps it to herself. She's befriended by effervescent Phyllis Mason and kind-hearted Bridget Milligan who take pity on her and take Maisie under their wing. But beneath their happy go lucky exteriors they all harbour dreams and worries about what the future holds. Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls The Tobacco Girls cling together as they realise that the clouds of war are turning dark, the world is becoming more dangerous and their lives more unpredictable. Bridget Milligan’s big, happy family fragments when her siblings are evacuated to North Devon, then a letter from America further fills her with dismay. Maisie Miles' safe haven is jeopardised and she is forced to move on, but where to this time? Phyllis Mason is struck down by tragedy and her life spirals downwards into despair until a new horizon beckons, but also perhaps great danger... Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers. As well as coping with the frequent air raids, Maisie is kept on her toes with three new junior employees one of whom is particularly testing. Bridget’s heart becomes torn between family loyalty and the man she loves. Meanwhile Phyllis Harvey has joined the WAAF, opting to serve overseas whilst trying to escape her past.
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1835618553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
Discover the Tobacco Girls, the gripping wartime saga series from Lizzie Lane 'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller This boxset contains the first 3 books in the Tobaccor Girls series The Tobacco Girls Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls The Tobacco Girls School leaver Maisie Miles suspects her father, a small-time crook, has an ulterior motive for insisting she gets a job at the W. D. H. O. Wills tobacco factory but keeps it to herself. She's befriended by effervescent Phyllis Mason and kind-hearted Bridget Milligan who take pity on her and take Maisie under their wing. But beneath their happy go lucky exteriors they all harbour dreams and worries about what the future holds. Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls The Tobacco Girls cling together as they realise that the clouds of war are turning dark, the world is becoming more dangerous and their lives more unpredictable. Bridget Milligan’s big, happy family fragments when her siblings are evacuated to North Devon, then a letter from America further fills her with dismay. Maisie Miles' safe haven is jeopardised and she is forced to move on, but where to this time? Phyllis Mason is struck down by tragedy and her life spirals downwards into despair until a new horizon beckons, but also perhaps great danger... Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers. As well as coping with the frequent air raids, Maisie is kept on her toes with three new junior employees one of whom is particularly testing. Bridget’s heart becomes torn between family loyalty and the man she loves. Meanwhile Phyllis Harvey has joined the WAAF, opting to serve overseas whilst trying to escape her past.
Chambers' Edinburgh Journal
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ISBN:
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Pages : 432
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The Bad Dream Notebook
Author: Linda Dahl
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631522957
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
John and Erica Mason-Grey are hard-working artists and loving parents—but when John dies, their teenage daughter Mona’s casual drug use spirals into heroin addiction. She and her mother soon begin an anguished game of hide-and-seek leading to countless arguments, arrests, thefts, rehabs, and relapse, a recurring nightmare that seems to have no end. Ultimately, it’s only when each of them finds a way to accept their new reality—Mona by taking charge of her own recovery, and Erica by focusing on her own vitality—that each experiences the unexpected joy and renewal that await those who decide to stop living in the bad dream of addiction. Unflinching about the ways the disease of addiction can torpedo a family yet leavened with dollops of humor, The Bad Dream Notebook will resonate with anyone who has lived through the agony of a loved one’s drug dependency.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631522957
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
John and Erica Mason-Grey are hard-working artists and loving parents—but when John dies, their teenage daughter Mona’s casual drug use spirals into heroin addiction. She and her mother soon begin an anguished game of hide-and-seek leading to countless arguments, arrests, thefts, rehabs, and relapse, a recurring nightmare that seems to have no end. Ultimately, it’s only when each of them finds a way to accept their new reality—Mona by taking charge of her own recovery, and Erica by focusing on her own vitality—that each experiences the unexpected joy and renewal that await those who decide to stop living in the bad dream of addiction. Unflinching about the ways the disease of addiction can torpedo a family yet leavened with dollops of humor, The Bad Dream Notebook will resonate with anyone who has lived through the agony of a loved one’s drug dependency.