Author: Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1609112482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Oftentimes the most painful experiences are the ones in which we learn the most about ourselves. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins's personal journal chronicles her life: from the tender age of eleven, through the devastating pain of losing her father, and to the present-day awareness of the true essence of who she is. Hardin-Atkins discovered at a very young age that life was a vast greatness of unexplored questions. This discovery was the true beginning of spiritual awareness - a constant subtleness of something else - something more. Her journey took flight when she reached her mid-thirties and suffered what she describes as unbearable mental pain and anguish after the death of her beloved father. Searching for meaning, she studied philosophy, religion and meditation. After an intensely draining, yet amazingly clarifying meditation, a voice spoke to her, Write an autobiography about your life experiences over the last 28 years. As her deeply buried emotions emerged, Hardin-Atkins was finally able to let go of the limbo that bound her. Surrendering, she found the missing link that she so desperately needed to move forward and embrace the beauty of life, love and joy. Thoughts Are Things With Sterling Wings is a compelling, compassionate and beautiful rendering of a woman's spiritual journey. Astounding in its insights, this narrative is for anyone who wishes to discover the freedom of letting go and letting God in. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins is a writer who lives near San Pablo, California. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/ThoughtsAreThingsWithSterlingWings.htm
Thoughts Are Things with Sterling Wings
Author: Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1609112482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Oftentimes the most painful experiences are the ones in which we learn the most about ourselves. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins's personal journal chronicles her life: from the tender age of eleven, through the devastating pain of losing her father, and to the present-day awareness of the true essence of who she is. Hardin-Atkins discovered at a very young age that life was a vast greatness of unexplored questions. This discovery was the true beginning of spiritual awareness - a constant subtleness of something else - something more. Her journey took flight when she reached her mid-thirties and suffered what she describes as unbearable mental pain and anguish after the death of her beloved father. Searching for meaning, she studied philosophy, religion and meditation. After an intensely draining, yet amazingly clarifying meditation, a voice spoke to her, Write an autobiography about your life experiences over the last 28 years. As her deeply buried emotions emerged, Hardin-Atkins was finally able to let go of the limbo that bound her. Surrendering, she found the missing link that she so desperately needed to move forward and embrace the beauty of life, love and joy. Thoughts Are Things With Sterling Wings is a compelling, compassionate and beautiful rendering of a woman's spiritual journey. Astounding in its insights, this narrative is for anyone who wishes to discover the freedom of letting go and letting God in. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins is a writer who lives near San Pablo, California. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/ThoughtsAreThingsWithSterlingWings.htm
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1609112482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Oftentimes the most painful experiences are the ones in which we learn the most about ourselves. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins's personal journal chronicles her life: from the tender age of eleven, through the devastating pain of losing her father, and to the present-day awareness of the true essence of who she is. Hardin-Atkins discovered at a very young age that life was a vast greatness of unexplored questions. This discovery was the true beginning of spiritual awareness - a constant subtleness of something else - something more. Her journey took flight when she reached her mid-thirties and suffered what she describes as unbearable mental pain and anguish after the death of her beloved father. Searching for meaning, she studied philosophy, religion and meditation. After an intensely draining, yet amazingly clarifying meditation, a voice spoke to her, Write an autobiography about your life experiences over the last 28 years. As her deeply buried emotions emerged, Hardin-Atkins was finally able to let go of the limbo that bound her. Surrendering, she found the missing link that she so desperately needed to move forward and embrace the beauty of life, love and joy. Thoughts Are Things With Sterling Wings is a compelling, compassionate and beautiful rendering of a woman's spiritual journey. Astounding in its insights, this narrative is for anyone who wishes to discover the freedom of letting go and letting God in. Linda Onita Hardin-Atkins is a writer who lives near San Pablo, California. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/ThoughtsAreThingsWithSterlingWings.htm
Wood, Wire, Wings
Author: Kirsten W. Larson
Publisher: Thinkingdom
ISBN: 1635924006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
This riveting nonfiction picture book biography explores both the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles one of the greatest challenges of the early 1900s: designing an airplane. Emma Lilian Todd's mind was always soaring--she loved to solve problems. Lilian tinkered and fiddled with all sorts of objects, turning dreams into useful inventions. As a child, she took apart and reassembled clocks to figure out how they worked. As an adult, typing up patents at the U.S. Patent Office, Lilian built the inventions in her mind, including many designs for flying machines. However, they all seemed too impractical. Lilian knew she could design one that worked. She took inspiration from both nature and her many failures, driving herself to perfect the design that would eventually successfully fly. Illustrator Tracy Subisak's art brings to life author Kirsten W. Larson's story of this little-known but important engineer.
Publisher: Thinkingdom
ISBN: 1635924006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
This riveting nonfiction picture book biography explores both the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles one of the greatest challenges of the early 1900s: designing an airplane. Emma Lilian Todd's mind was always soaring--she loved to solve problems. Lilian tinkered and fiddled with all sorts of objects, turning dreams into useful inventions. As a child, she took apart and reassembled clocks to figure out how they worked. As an adult, typing up patents at the U.S. Patent Office, Lilian built the inventions in her mind, including many designs for flying machines. However, they all seemed too impractical. Lilian knew she could design one that worked. She took inspiration from both nature and her many failures, driving herself to perfect the design that would eventually successfully fly. Illustrator Tracy Subisak's art brings to life author Kirsten W. Larson's story of this little-known but important engineer.
Leading Equity
Author: Sheldon L. Eakins
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119840988
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Transform your school and your classroom with these best practices in equity That the typical modern classroom lacks equity will come as no surprise to many educators. But few resources explain how to remedy that situation in the here and now. Leading Equity delivers an eye-opening and actionable discussion of how to transform a classroom or school into a more equitable place. Through explorations of ten concrete steps that you can take right now, Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins offers you the skills, resources, and concepts you'll need to address common equity deficiencies in education. You'll learn about: Things you can do today to advance the cause of equity in your classroom, from reconsidering your language choices to getting to know yourself and your students Using social justice as the basis for your advocacy for equity How to promote a decolonial atmosphere and model vulnerability and humility for your students and colleagues Ideal for educators and educational leaders at all stages of their careers, Leading Equity will help you improve your ability to offer an equitable environment to all of your students.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119840988
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Transform your school and your classroom with these best practices in equity That the typical modern classroom lacks equity will come as no surprise to many educators. But few resources explain how to remedy that situation in the here and now. Leading Equity delivers an eye-opening and actionable discussion of how to transform a classroom or school into a more equitable place. Through explorations of ten concrete steps that you can take right now, Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins offers you the skills, resources, and concepts you'll need to address common equity deficiencies in education. You'll learn about: Things you can do today to advance the cause of equity in your classroom, from reconsidering your language choices to getting to know yourself and your students Using social justice as the basis for your advocacy for equity How to promote a decolonial atmosphere and model vulnerability and humility for your students and colleagues Ideal for educators and educational leaders at all stages of their careers, Leading Equity will help you improve your ability to offer an equitable environment to all of your students.
Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues
Author: John Sterling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Bagel in Love
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 9781454922391
Category : Baked products
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Poor Bagel He dreams of entering the Cherry Jubilee dance contest . . . but no one wants to be his partner Can he find a sweet-tart who doesn't think his steps are half-baked? Bagel loved to dance. It made him happier than a birthday cake And more than anything, he wants a partner who will spin and swirl, tap and twirl with him in the dance contest. But Pretzel sniffs that he doesn't cut the mustard, Croissant thinks his moves are stale, and Doughnut's eyes just glaze over. Can a cute cupcake save the day for our would-be Fred clair? Witty and pun-filled, this picture book really takes the cake.
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 9781454922391
Category : Baked products
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Poor Bagel He dreams of entering the Cherry Jubilee dance contest . . . but no one wants to be his partner Can he find a sweet-tart who doesn't think his steps are half-baked? Bagel loved to dance. It made him happier than a birthday cake And more than anything, he wants a partner who will spin and swirl, tap and twirl with him in the dance contest. But Pretzel sniffs that he doesn't cut the mustard, Croissant thinks his moves are stale, and Doughnut's eyes just glaze over. Can a cute cupcake save the day for our would-be Fred clair? Witty and pun-filled, this picture book really takes the cake.
Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues
Author: John Sterling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description
Wings and a Ring
Author: Rene' Armstrong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781795515672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
"Many Americans misunderstand the young men who fought in WWII. Contrary to popular myth, these men were not fighting machines--they were young, scared, and, in the end, incredibly mortal figures whose humanity proved the defining characteristic of their greatness. René Armstrong's book displays this humanity in full force. Her preservation and contextualization of J.R. Jones's letters intimately reveal the mind of a young citizen-soldier who was far from home and those he loved. Her contribution to the historical record is one that will be valued for generations."--Lawrence J. Hickey, author and historianEnhanced and interwoven with Mission Logs, Intelligence Reports, and other official documents and actual photographs, the letters give you an accurate and realistic portrait of this wartime couple whose relationship struggled to survive during WWII. When René Armstrong's husband found a box of 295 letters in a junk store, he had no idea the profound piece of history in his possession. Thus began a journey to discover who these two young people were who met on a blind date, communicating to each other over three years in the only way that this era could afford--through love letters that encompassed two continents. Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781795515672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
"Many Americans misunderstand the young men who fought in WWII. Contrary to popular myth, these men were not fighting machines--they were young, scared, and, in the end, incredibly mortal figures whose humanity proved the defining characteristic of their greatness. René Armstrong's book displays this humanity in full force. Her preservation and contextualization of J.R. Jones's letters intimately reveal the mind of a young citizen-soldier who was far from home and those he loved. Her contribution to the historical record is one that will be valued for generations."--Lawrence J. Hickey, author and historianEnhanced and interwoven with Mission Logs, Intelligence Reports, and other official documents and actual photographs, the letters give you an accurate and realistic portrait of this wartime couple whose relationship struggled to survive during WWII. When René Armstrong's husband found a box of 295 letters in a junk store, he had no idea the profound piece of history in his possession. Thus began a journey to discover who these two young people were who met on a blind date, communicating to each other over three years in the only way that this era could afford--through love letters that encompassed two continents. Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
On Borrowed Wings
Author: Chandra Prasad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743297830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele sees the chance to change her life. Enrolling at Yale as Charles, Adele assumes his identity -- and gender -- as a way to leave behind her mother's expectations and the limitations of her provincial Connecticut town. To her own surprise, hair chopped and chest bound, Adele falls in naturally with a lively crew of undergraduates: the Jewish Harry Persky with his slick Manhattan know-how, the quiet and mysterious legacy student Phineas, and the lanky, charismatic Wick. And in many ways, Adele faces her freshman year at Yale as would any undergraduate boy: she dreads invasive PE examinations and looks forward to dances, experiments with cigarettes and reads the classics. Through her work with a questionable eugenics professor and her friendship with a local Italian family, Adele confronts her class and ethnicity as never before, all the while fearing that both her crush on Wick and her mother's well-meaning interventions will put an end to her delicate masquerade. One part social history, one part comingof-age tale, On Borrowed Wings is an impeccably researched first novel that transports us to 1930s Yale, showing us around through the eyes of an unlikely, appealing female narrator.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743297830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele sees the chance to change her life. Enrolling at Yale as Charles, Adele assumes his identity -- and gender -- as a way to leave behind her mother's expectations and the limitations of her provincial Connecticut town. To her own surprise, hair chopped and chest bound, Adele falls in naturally with a lively crew of undergraduates: the Jewish Harry Persky with his slick Manhattan know-how, the quiet and mysterious legacy student Phineas, and the lanky, charismatic Wick. And in many ways, Adele faces her freshman year at Yale as would any undergraduate boy: she dreads invasive PE examinations and looks forward to dances, experiments with cigarettes and reads the classics. Through her work with a questionable eugenics professor and her friendship with a local Italian family, Adele confronts her class and ethnicity as never before, all the while fearing that both her crush on Wick and her mother's well-meaning interventions will put an end to her delicate masquerade. One part social history, one part comingof-age tale, On Borrowed Wings is an impeccably researched first novel that transports us to 1930s Yale, showing us around through the eyes of an unlikely, appealing female narrator.
Zeitgeist
Author: Bruce Sterling
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0307796795
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
It’s 1999, and in the Turkish half of Cyprus, the ever-enterprising Leggy Starlitz has alighted — pausing on his mission to storm the Third World with the G-7 girls, the cheapest, phoniest all-girl rock group ever to wear Wonderbras and spandex. His market is staring him in the face: millions of teenagers trapped in a world of mullahs and mosques, all ready to blow their pocket change on G-7’s massive merchandising campaign — and to wildly anticipate music the band will never release. Leggy’s brilliant plan means doing business with some of the world’s most dangerous people. Among these thieves, schemers, and killers, he must act quickly and decisively. Y2K is just around the corner — and the only rule to live by is that the whole scheme stops before the year 2000. But Leggy’s G-7 Zeitgeist is in serious jeopardy, for in Istanbul his former partners are getting restless — and the G-7 girls are beginning to die.... From the Paperback edition.
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0307796795
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
It’s 1999, and in the Turkish half of Cyprus, the ever-enterprising Leggy Starlitz has alighted — pausing on his mission to storm the Third World with the G-7 girls, the cheapest, phoniest all-girl rock group ever to wear Wonderbras and spandex. His market is staring him in the face: millions of teenagers trapped in a world of mullahs and mosques, all ready to blow their pocket change on G-7’s massive merchandising campaign — and to wildly anticipate music the band will never release. Leggy’s brilliant plan means doing business with some of the world’s most dangerous people. Among these thieves, schemers, and killers, he must act quickly and decisively. Y2K is just around the corner — and the only rule to live by is that the whole scheme stops before the year 2000. But Leggy’s G-7 Zeitgeist is in serious jeopardy, for in Istanbul his former partners are getting restless — and the G-7 girls are beginning to die.... From the Paperback edition.
The Women with Silver Wings
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 1524762814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II--only to be forgotten by the country they served. When Japanese planes executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Cornelia had escaped Nashville's debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Cornelia was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army's rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings. In The Women with Silver Wings, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck introduces us to these young women as they meet even-tempered, methodical Nancy Love and demanding visionary Jacqueline Cochran, the trailblazing pilots who first envisioned sending American women into the air, and whose rivalry would define the Women Airforce Service Pilots. For women like Cornelia, it was a chance to serve their country--and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled and able as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight of them would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment seemed to be a resounding success--until, with the tides of war turning and fewer male pilots needed in Europe, Congress clipped the women's wings. The program was disbanded, the women sent home. But the bonds they'd forged never failed, and over the next few decades, they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were--and for their place in history.
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 1524762814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II--only to be forgotten by the country they served. When Japanese planes executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Cornelia had escaped Nashville's debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Cornelia was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army's rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings. In The Women with Silver Wings, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck introduces us to these young women as they meet even-tempered, methodical Nancy Love and demanding visionary Jacqueline Cochran, the trailblazing pilots who first envisioned sending American women into the air, and whose rivalry would define the Women Airforce Service Pilots. For women like Cornelia, it was a chance to serve their country--and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled and able as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight of them would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment seemed to be a resounding success--until, with the tides of war turning and fewer male pilots needed in Europe, Congress clipped the women's wings. The program was disbanded, the women sent home. But the bonds they'd forged never failed, and over the next few decades, they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were--and for their place in history.