Author: Vivian Ho
Publisher: Little a
ISBN: 9781503903722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In 2015, the ... Bay Area murders of twenty-three-year-old Audrey Carey and sixty-seven-year-old Steve Carter were personal tragedies for the victims' families. But they also shed light on a more complex issue .... In [her book], Vivian Ho delves deep into a rising subculture that's changing the very fabric of her city and all of urban America. Moving beyond the disheartening statistics, she gives voices to [homeless] young people--victims of abuse, failed foster care, mental illness, and drug addiction. She also doesn't ignore the threat they pose to themselves and to others as a dangerous dark side emerges. With alarming urgency, she asks what can be done to save the next generation of America's vagabond youth"--Dust jacket flap.
Those who Wander
Author: Vivian Ho
Publisher: Little a
ISBN: 9781503903722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In 2015, the ... Bay Area murders of twenty-three-year-old Audrey Carey and sixty-seven-year-old Steve Carter were personal tragedies for the victims' families. But they also shed light on a more complex issue .... In [her book], Vivian Ho delves deep into a rising subculture that's changing the very fabric of her city and all of urban America. Moving beyond the disheartening statistics, she gives voices to [homeless] young people--victims of abuse, failed foster care, mental illness, and drug addiction. She also doesn't ignore the threat they pose to themselves and to others as a dangerous dark side emerges. With alarming urgency, she asks what can be done to save the next generation of America's vagabond youth"--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher: Little a
ISBN: 9781503903722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In 2015, the ... Bay Area murders of twenty-three-year-old Audrey Carey and sixty-seven-year-old Steve Carter were personal tragedies for the victims' families. But they also shed light on a more complex issue .... In [her book], Vivian Ho delves deep into a rising subculture that's changing the very fabric of her city and all of urban America. Moving beyond the disheartening statistics, she gives voices to [homeless] young people--victims of abuse, failed foster care, mental illness, and drug addiction. She also doesn't ignore the threat they pose to themselves and to others as a dangerous dark side emerges. With alarming urgency, she asks what can be done to save the next generation of America's vagabond youth"--Dust jacket flap.
Virgil Wander
Author: Leif Enger
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0802146686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
A man seeks to rediscover his broken Midwestern community in a novel that “brims with grace and quirky charm” by the author of Peace Like a River (Bookpage). Movie house owner Virgil Wander is “cruising along at medium altitude” when his car flies off the road into icy Lake Superior. Though Virgil survives, his language and memory are altered. Awakening in this new life, Virgil begins to piece together the past. He is helped by a cast of curious locals—from a stranger investigating the mystery of his disappeared son, to the vanished man’s enchanting wife, to a local journalist who is Virgil’s oldest friend. Into this community returns a shimmering prodigal son who may hold the key to reviving their town. Leif Enger conjures a remarkable portrait of a region and its residents, who, for reasons of choice or circumstance, never made it out of their defunct industrial district. Carried aloft by quotidian pleasures including movies, fishing, necking in parked cars, playing baseball and falling in love, Virgil Wander is a journey into the heart of America’s Upper Midwest.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0802146686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
A man seeks to rediscover his broken Midwestern community in a novel that “brims with grace and quirky charm” by the author of Peace Like a River (Bookpage). Movie house owner Virgil Wander is “cruising along at medium altitude” when his car flies off the road into icy Lake Superior. Though Virgil survives, his language and memory are altered. Awakening in this new life, Virgil begins to piece together the past. He is helped by a cast of curious locals—from a stranger investigating the mystery of his disappeared son, to the vanished man’s enchanting wife, to a local journalist who is Virgil’s oldest friend. Into this community returns a shimmering prodigal son who may hold the key to reviving their town. Leif Enger conjures a remarkable portrait of a region and its residents, who, for reasons of choice or circumstance, never made it out of their defunct industrial district. Carried aloft by quotidian pleasures including movies, fishing, necking in parked cars, playing baseball and falling in love, Virgil Wander is a journey into the heart of America’s Upper Midwest.
The Big Wander
Author: Will Hobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439136750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
A Summer To Remember Fourteen-year-old Clay Lancaster has been dreaming for years of the adventure he calls The Big Wander -- a summer in the Southwest with his older brother, Mike, searching for their uncle Clay. When Mike decides to return home to Seattle and the girlfriend he left behind, Clay chooses to stay on and continue the search on his own. Following a tip about his uncle, he heads out into the most remote canyons of the Navajo reservation, with only a burro and a dog named Curly for company. Clay loses his heart to the vast, rugged land -- and to an adventurous girl with a long, dark braid -- but finds his uncle in big trouble. Can Clay pull off a risky plan to save his uncle -- and the wild horses Uncle Clay has put his own life in jeopardy to protect?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439136750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
A Summer To Remember Fourteen-year-old Clay Lancaster has been dreaming for years of the adventure he calls The Big Wander -- a summer in the Southwest with his older brother, Mike, searching for their uncle Clay. When Mike decides to return home to Seattle and the girlfriend he left behind, Clay chooses to stay on and continue the search on his own. Following a tip about his uncle, he heads out into the most remote canyons of the Navajo reservation, with only a burro and a dog named Curly for company. Clay loses his heart to the vast, rugged land -- and to an adventurous girl with a long, dark braid -- but finds his uncle in big trouble. Can Clay pull off a risky plan to save his uncle -- and the wild horses Uncle Clay has put his own life in jeopardy to protect?
Wander Woman
Author: Marcia Reynolds
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 160509840X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Presents fresh research and powerful stories to give voice to a new generation of women driven by challenge and change Offers compelling advice on how to make wandering a life strategy, not just a series of unplanned events Includes probing questions and thought-provoking exercises to help readers find peace in life's chaos and confusion 2011 Axiom Award Gold Medal winner in the category of Women in Business There’s a new generation of high-achieving women today—confident, ambitious, accomplished, driven. And yet, as master coach Marcia Reynolds discovered, many of them are also anxious, discontented, and frustrated. They’re constantly questioning their purpose, juggling multiple roles, and reevaluating their goals. As a result they’re restless—they move from job to job, from challenge to challenge, almost on impulse. They’re wander women. Existing personal growth books, so focused on empowerment and encouragement, can’t help these women. They don’t need to find their voice—they know how to roar. They don’t expect balance in their lives—but they long to find peace in the chaos. They aren’t necessarily focused on gaining a seat in the boardroom—they want projects that mean something or businesses they run on their own. Reynolds helps wander women understand the roots of their restlessness and make their wandering a conscious strategy, not a reaction. Drawing on extensive research and interviews she illuminates the needs that drive their decisions and the core assumptions that lock them into rigid perfectionist patterns. She offers a wealth of exercises and practices that will enable wander women to reset their mental programming, discover new ways of finding direction, and thoughtfully choose and plan their futures, whether they climb the corporate ladder, find satisfaction below the glass ceiling, or set out on their own. For every woman plagued by frustration and self-doubt—“Will what I’ve done ever feel good enough?”—Wander Woman sets the stage to uncover the answers to life’s tough questions about meaning and purpose, significance and value, and the legacy you can leave from a life lived well.
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 160509840X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Presents fresh research and powerful stories to give voice to a new generation of women driven by challenge and change Offers compelling advice on how to make wandering a life strategy, not just a series of unplanned events Includes probing questions and thought-provoking exercises to help readers find peace in life's chaos and confusion 2011 Axiom Award Gold Medal winner in the category of Women in Business There’s a new generation of high-achieving women today—confident, ambitious, accomplished, driven. And yet, as master coach Marcia Reynolds discovered, many of them are also anxious, discontented, and frustrated. They’re constantly questioning their purpose, juggling multiple roles, and reevaluating their goals. As a result they’re restless—they move from job to job, from challenge to challenge, almost on impulse. They’re wander women. Existing personal growth books, so focused on empowerment and encouragement, can’t help these women. They don’t need to find their voice—they know how to roar. They don’t expect balance in their lives—but they long to find peace in the chaos. They aren’t necessarily focused on gaining a seat in the boardroom—they want projects that mean something or businesses they run on their own. Reynolds helps wander women understand the roots of their restlessness and make their wandering a conscious strategy, not a reaction. Drawing on extensive research and interviews she illuminates the needs that drive their decisions and the core assumptions that lock them into rigid perfectionist patterns. She offers a wealth of exercises and practices that will enable wander women to reset their mental programming, discover new ways of finding direction, and thoughtfully choose and plan their futures, whether they climb the corporate ladder, find satisfaction below the glass ceiling, or set out on their own. For every woman plagued by frustration and self-doubt—“Will what I’ve done ever feel good enough?”—Wander Woman sets the stage to uncover the answers to life’s tough questions about meaning and purpose, significance and value, and the legacy you can leave from a life lived well.
The Wander Society
Author: Keri Smith
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0143108360
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal... wan·der verb \ˈwän-dər\ to walk/explore/amble in an unplanned or aimless way with a complete openness to the unknown Several years ago when Keri Smith, bestselling author of Wreck This Journal, discovered cryptic handwritten notations in a worn copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, her interest was piqued. Little did she know at the time that those simple markings would become the basis of a years-long, life-changing exploration into a mysterious group known only as The Wander Society, as well as the subject of this book. Within these pages, you’ll find the results of Smith’s research: A guide to the Wander Society, a secretive group that holds up the act of wandering, or unplanned exploring, as a way of life. You’ll learn about the group’s mysterious origins, meet fellow wanderers through time, discover how wandering feeds the creative mind, and learn how to best practice the art of wandering, should you choose to accept the mission.
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0143108360
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal... wan·der verb \ˈwän-dər\ to walk/explore/amble in an unplanned or aimless way with a complete openness to the unknown Several years ago when Keri Smith, bestselling author of Wreck This Journal, discovered cryptic handwritten notations in a worn copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, her interest was piqued. Little did she know at the time that those simple markings would become the basis of a years-long, life-changing exploration into a mysterious group known only as The Wander Society, as well as the subject of this book. Within these pages, you’ll find the results of Smith’s research: A guide to the Wander Society, a secretive group that holds up the act of wandering, or unplanned exploring, as a way of life. You’ll learn about the group’s mysterious origins, meet fellow wanderers through time, discover how wandering feeds the creative mind, and learn how to best practice the art of wandering, should you choose to accept the mission.
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
Author: Creative Notebooks
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544020044
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Beautifully designed lined journal Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost - Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6" x 9" notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. The pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled! DETAILS: 150 Lined Sheets Crisp White Pages with a Thick Cardstock Cover Simple, Stylish, Elegant Cover Art Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544020044
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Beautifully designed lined journal Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost - Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6" x 9" notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. The pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled! DETAILS: 150 Lined Sheets Crisp White Pages with a Thick Cardstock Cover Simple, Stylish, Elegant Cover Art Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Not All Those who Wander are Lost
Author: Steven Gary Blank
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Businesspeople
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Businesspeople
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Where Shall I Wander
Author: John Ashbery
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060765291
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
You meant more than life to me. I lived through you not knowing, not knowing I was living. I learned that you called for me. I came to where you were living, up a stair. There was no one there. No one to appreciate me. The legality of it upset a chair. Many times to celebrate we were called together and where we had been there was nothing there, nothing that is anywhere. We passed obliquely, leaving no stare. When the sun was done muttering, in an optimistic way, it was time to leave that there. -- from "The New Higher"
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060765291
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
You meant more than life to me. I lived through you not knowing, not knowing I was living. I learned that you called for me. I came to where you were living, up a stair. There was no one there. No one to appreciate me. The legality of it upset a chair. Many times to celebrate we were called together and where we had been there was nothing there, nothing that is anywhere. We passed obliquely, leaving no stare. When the sun was done muttering, in an optimistic way, it was time to leave that there. -- from "The New Higher"
Solomon Says
Author: Mark Horne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733535670
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
If you don't learn to govern yourself, you will be governed by others, and your own impulses will be the reins they use to lead you. That's how Mark Horne's new book, Solomon Says: Directives for Young Men, captures Solomon's warning to young men in the Book of Proverbs, advising them how to avoid sinful lifestyles and seek the wisdom of kings.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733535670
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
If you don't learn to govern yourself, you will be governed by others, and your own impulses will be the reins they use to lead you. That's how Mark Horne's new book, Solomon Says: Directives for Young Men, captures Solomon's warning to young men in the Book of Proverbs, advising them how to avoid sinful lifestyles and seek the wisdom of kings.
Not All Those Who Wander
Author: Arjun Nath
Publisher: Penguin Enterprise
ISBN: 9780143449461
Category : Dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Gehna Rai has normal friends, goes to a normal school and belongs to a normally dysfunctional family. In fact, everything about Gehna is normal-except she just found out that she's going to be a mom. Eram, a nerdy high-school dropout, dreams of becoming a poker pro while trying to keep his dad, who has Parkinson's disease, from going completely mental. He has little time for much else-until a chance meeting with a girl blows his life to pieces. Sometimes together and sometimes on their own, caught between friendship and something more, Gehna and Eram travel a most unexpected road. Quirky and heartfelt, Not All Those Who Wander is a story of millennial friendship that is #litAF.
Publisher: Penguin Enterprise
ISBN: 9780143449461
Category : Dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Gehna Rai has normal friends, goes to a normal school and belongs to a normally dysfunctional family. In fact, everything about Gehna is normal-except she just found out that she's going to be a mom. Eram, a nerdy high-school dropout, dreams of becoming a poker pro while trying to keep his dad, who has Parkinson's disease, from going completely mental. He has little time for much else-until a chance meeting with a girl blows his life to pieces. Sometimes together and sometimes on their own, caught between friendship and something more, Gehna and Eram travel a most unexpected road. Quirky and heartfelt, Not All Those Who Wander is a story of millennial friendship that is #litAF.