Author: Barbara Balazik Bigler
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595374859
Category : Cat owners
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
We don't have much money, but were the richest people in the world for Sparky taught me its what's in your heart. That's where happiness comes from. Faith, Hope, trusting the lord, those are free priceless choices that only we can make for ourselves. We all go through trials and tribulations in our life-but how we handle them makes us stronger and wiser. From the moment the cat-soon to be named Sparky-walked up to author Barbara Balazik Bigler's door, everything in her life changed. Bigler wrote When The Spark Came Into My Life to inspire and to provide hope and faith that when life has reached its darkest point, the sun will shine again. From their amazing beginning until Sparky's peaceful passing, the love they shared is a testament to the bond that can be created between owner and pet. Sparky helped Bigler become stronger and wiser and led her to Christianity. All of the things that Sparky taught Bigler have made her the woman she is today. It might be a lot for a little kitty-cat to accomplish, but she did it all and changed Barbara Balazik Bigler's life for the better. When The Spark Came Into My Life is Bigler's expression of love for her treasured feline friend, and a thank-you for the love that was given back to her.
When the Spark Came Into My Life
Author: Barbara Balazik Bigler
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595374859
Category : Cat owners
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
We don't have much money, but were the richest people in the world for Sparky taught me its what's in your heart. That's where happiness comes from. Faith, Hope, trusting the lord, those are free priceless choices that only we can make for ourselves. We all go through trials and tribulations in our life-but how we handle them makes us stronger and wiser. From the moment the cat-soon to be named Sparky-walked up to author Barbara Balazik Bigler's door, everything in her life changed. Bigler wrote When The Spark Came Into My Life to inspire and to provide hope and faith that when life has reached its darkest point, the sun will shine again. From their amazing beginning until Sparky's peaceful passing, the love they shared is a testament to the bond that can be created between owner and pet. Sparky helped Bigler become stronger and wiser and led her to Christianity. All of the things that Sparky taught Bigler have made her the woman she is today. It might be a lot for a little kitty-cat to accomplish, but she did it all and changed Barbara Balazik Bigler's life for the better. When The Spark Came Into My Life is Bigler's expression of love for her treasured feline friend, and a thank-you for the love that was given back to her.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595374859
Category : Cat owners
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
We don't have much money, but were the richest people in the world for Sparky taught me its what's in your heart. That's where happiness comes from. Faith, Hope, trusting the lord, those are free priceless choices that only we can make for ourselves. We all go through trials and tribulations in our life-but how we handle them makes us stronger and wiser. From the moment the cat-soon to be named Sparky-walked up to author Barbara Balazik Bigler's door, everything in her life changed. Bigler wrote When The Spark Came Into My Life to inspire and to provide hope and faith that when life has reached its darkest point, the sun will shine again. From their amazing beginning until Sparky's peaceful passing, the love they shared is a testament to the bond that can be created between owner and pet. Sparky helped Bigler become stronger and wiser and led her to Christianity. All of the things that Sparky taught Bigler have made her the woman she is today. It might be a lot for a little kitty-cat to accomplish, but she did it all and changed Barbara Balazik Bigler's life for the better. When The Spark Came Into My Life is Bigler's expression of love for her treasured feline friend, and a thank-you for the love that was given back to her.
Deeper Dating
Author: Ken Page
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834829924
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
With exercises, practical tools, and inspiring stories, Deeper Dating will guide you on a journey to find the love—and personal fulfillment—you long for Lose weight. Be confident. Keep your partner guessing. At the end of the day, this soulless approach to dating doesn't lead to love but to insecurity and desperation. In Deeper Dating, Ken Page presents a new path to love. Out of his decades of work as a psychotherapist and his own personal struggle to find love, Page teaches that the greatest magnet for real love lies in our "Core Gifts"—the places of our deepest sensitivity, longing, and passion. Deeper Dating guides us to discover our own Core Gifts and empowers us to express them with courage, generosity, and discrimination in our dating life. When we do this, something miraculous happens: we begin to attract people who love us for who we are, we become more self-assured and emotionally available, and we lose our taste for relationships that chip away at our self-esteem. Without losing a pound, changing our hairstyle, or buying a single new accessory, we find healthy love moving closer . . . Deeper Dating integrates the best of human intimacy theory with timeless spiritual truths and translates them into a practical, step-by-step process.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834829924
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
With exercises, practical tools, and inspiring stories, Deeper Dating will guide you on a journey to find the love—and personal fulfillment—you long for Lose weight. Be confident. Keep your partner guessing. At the end of the day, this soulless approach to dating doesn't lead to love but to insecurity and desperation. In Deeper Dating, Ken Page presents a new path to love. Out of his decades of work as a psychotherapist and his own personal struggle to find love, Page teaches that the greatest magnet for real love lies in our "Core Gifts"—the places of our deepest sensitivity, longing, and passion. Deeper Dating guides us to discover our own Core Gifts and empowers us to express them with courage, generosity, and discrimination in our dating life. When we do this, something miraculous happens: we begin to attract people who love us for who we are, we become more self-assured and emotionally available, and we lose our taste for relationships that chip away at our self-esteem. Without losing a pound, changing our hairstyle, or buying a single new accessory, we find healthy love moving closer . . . Deeper Dating integrates the best of human intimacy theory with timeless spiritual truths and translates them into a practical, step-by-step process.
Loitering with Intent
Author: Muriel Spark
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811219755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Where does art start or reality end? Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance — or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the association’s pompous director steals Fleur’s manuscript, fiction begins to appropriate life.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811219755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Where does art start or reality end? Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance — or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the association’s pompous director steals Fleur’s manuscript, fiction begins to appropriate life.
The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body
Author: Frances Ashcroft
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393089541
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"This is a wonderful book. Frances Ashcroft has a rare gift for making difficult subjects accessible and fascinating." —Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants What happens during a heart attack? Can someone really die of fright? What is death, anyway? How does electroshock treatment affect the brain? What is consciousness? The answers to these questions lie in the electrical signals constantly traveling through our bodies, driving our thoughts, our movements, and even the beating of our hearts. The history of how scientists discovered the role of electricity in the human body is a colorful one, filled with extraordinary personalities, fierce debates, and brilliant experiments. Moreover, present-day research on electricity and ion channels has created one of the most exciting fields in science, shedding light on conditions ranging from diabetes and allergies to cystic fibrosis, migraines, and male infertility. With inimitable wit and a clear, fresh voice, award-winning researcher Frances Ashcroft weaves together compelling real-life stories with the latest scientific findings, giving us a spectacular account of the body electric.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393089541
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"This is a wonderful book. Frances Ashcroft has a rare gift for making difficult subjects accessible and fascinating." —Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants What happens during a heart attack? Can someone really die of fright? What is death, anyway? How does electroshock treatment affect the brain? What is consciousness? The answers to these questions lie in the electrical signals constantly traveling through our bodies, driving our thoughts, our movements, and even the beating of our hearts. The history of how scientists discovered the role of electricity in the human body is a colorful one, filled with extraordinary personalities, fierce debates, and brilliant experiments. Moreover, present-day research on electricity and ion channels has created one of the most exciting fields in science, shedding light on conditions ranging from diabetes and allergies to cystic fibrosis, migraines, and male infertility. With inimitable wit and a clear, fresh voice, award-winning researcher Frances Ashcroft weaves together compelling real-life stories with the latest scientific findings, giving us a spectacular account of the body electric.
A Kind of Spark
Author: Elle McNicoll
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0593374282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different. "A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can’t stop thinking about them. Those people weren’t magic. They were like me. Different like me. I’m autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won’t let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine. Award-winning and neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll delivers an insightful and stirring debut about the European witch trials and a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0593374282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different. "A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can’t stop thinking about them. Those people weren’t magic. They were like me. Different like me. I’m autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won’t let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine. Award-winning and neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll delivers an insightful and stirring debut about the European witch trials and a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.
The Spark
Author: Chris Downie
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 140193577X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From the experts who created SparkPeople.com, America’s #1 diet and fitness site, comes The Spark. This groundbreaking book outlines the best of what has worked for millions of members who have lost weight, kept it off, and reached other goals. Driven by positive energy and proven results, The Spark outlines a breakthrough formula that combines nutrition, exercise, goal setting, motivation, and community, which has helped people change their lives beyond the scale. Discover the 27 Secrets of Success—the best action steps, foods, and proven medical advice that have helped tens of thousands of members lose from 2 to 200 pounds. Special tips from people who lost 100 pounds or more—see what these people had in common and what they did and didn’t do to make huge transformations in their lives. A step-by-step 28-day program that brings together the most effective, medically accepted nutrition and fitness practices from SparkPeople experts in an easy-to-follow plan, including flexible mix-and-match meal plans, fully illustrated workout programs, full-color before-and-after success stories, and more! And, new to this edition! Breakthrough survey results have been used to create a Strong Start Guide to help you jumpstart your weight-loss efforts. Based on what tens of thousands of successful SparkPeople members did to lose weight and change their lives, this guide tells you what to do in the first two weeks to make you five times more likely to reach your ultimate weight-loss goal! Whether you want to fit into your "skinny jeans," improve your health and fitness levels, change your outlook and mood, or reach all new goals, The Spark can help you transform your body and your life. What are you waiting for? Spark your life today!
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 140193577X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From the experts who created SparkPeople.com, America’s #1 diet and fitness site, comes The Spark. This groundbreaking book outlines the best of what has worked for millions of members who have lost weight, kept it off, and reached other goals. Driven by positive energy and proven results, The Spark outlines a breakthrough formula that combines nutrition, exercise, goal setting, motivation, and community, which has helped people change their lives beyond the scale. Discover the 27 Secrets of Success—the best action steps, foods, and proven medical advice that have helped tens of thousands of members lose from 2 to 200 pounds. Special tips from people who lost 100 pounds or more—see what these people had in common and what they did and didn’t do to make huge transformations in their lives. A step-by-step 28-day program that brings together the most effective, medically accepted nutrition and fitness practices from SparkPeople experts in an easy-to-follow plan, including flexible mix-and-match meal plans, fully illustrated workout programs, full-color before-and-after success stories, and more! And, new to this edition! Breakthrough survey results have been used to create a Strong Start Guide to help you jumpstart your weight-loss efforts. Based on what tens of thousands of successful SparkPeople members did to lose weight and change their lives, this guide tells you what to do in the first two weeks to make you five times more likely to reach your ultimate weight-loss goal! Whether you want to fit into your "skinny jeans," improve your health and fitness levels, change your outlook and mood, or reach all new goals, The Spark can help you transform your body and your life. What are you waiting for? Spark your life today!
My Life I Decide: 19 Thought-provoking Ideas to Change Your Life
Author: Rinku Sawhney
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529046319
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
THE SELF-HELP YOU NEED TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO FACE LIFE’S CHALLENGES. Are you someone who cannot be spontaneous? Or someone who is scared to take charge in life and move on to greater things? Or someone who feels awkward when facing an audience? My Life I Decide by mind-shift coach, Rinku Sawhney, is a how-to guide that enthuses you to have unflinching courage, be optimistic and self-reliant. With some refreshingly innovative exercises and life-changing stories, this quick read not only helps you identify your self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours that become roadblocks in the trajectory of your life but also shares simple and effective techniques which help you engage in a deep self-exploration and create excellence in both your personal and professional lives. Through nineteen thought-provoking ideas this book empowers you to find your best possible self and live an extraordinary life.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529046319
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
THE SELF-HELP YOU NEED TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO FACE LIFE’S CHALLENGES. Are you someone who cannot be spontaneous? Or someone who is scared to take charge in life and move on to greater things? Or someone who feels awkward when facing an audience? My Life I Decide by mind-shift coach, Rinku Sawhney, is a how-to guide that enthuses you to have unflinching courage, be optimistic and self-reliant. With some refreshingly innovative exercises and life-changing stories, this quick read not only helps you identify your self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours that become roadblocks in the trajectory of your life but also shares simple and effective techniques which help you engage in a deep self-exploration and create excellence in both your personal and professional lives. Through nineteen thought-provoking ideas this book empowers you to find your best possible self and live an extraordinary life.
Blue Heart, Red Blood
Author: Apollo Alehc Sore
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1647012910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Blue Heart, Red Blood is a poetic exposition of one man's road to finding true freedom and happiness. It's thoughtful, revolutionary, and as personal as a man can objectify. An autodidactic poet, Apollo Alehc Soré's poems are aggressive and bold and beautifully breaks what he perceives to be constricting rules of formation, rhyme schemes, and subject matter of "scholastic" poetry. This book was written for human-to-human relatability, so the author can feel less alone in the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that have shaped him into who he is today, as he feels that someone somewhere can relate. From the dregs of society, his voice and his poetry are universal and loud.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1647012910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Blue Heart, Red Blood is a poetic exposition of one man's road to finding true freedom and happiness. It's thoughtful, revolutionary, and as personal as a man can objectify. An autodidactic poet, Apollo Alehc Soré's poems are aggressive and bold and beautifully breaks what he perceives to be constricting rules of formation, rhyme schemes, and subject matter of "scholastic" poetry. This book was written for human-to-human relatability, so the author can feel less alone in the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that have shaped him into who he is today, as he feels that someone somewhere can relate. From the dregs of society, his voice and his poetry are universal and loud.
A Way Through the Wood
Author: Nigel Balchin
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474601219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A psychological study of marriage, loyalty and justice, A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD is a remarkable post-war novel. 'A superb storyteller' SUNDAY TIMES 'I'd place him up there with Graham Greene' Philippa Gregory 'Balchin writes about timeless things, the places in the heart' Ruth Rendell 'Balchin has been absurdly overlooked for too long' Julian Fellowes James Manning is perfectly content. He has a successful life as a businessman in the city, a bright young thing of a wife, Jill, and an idyllic home in the countryside, where he is a local magistrate. The only fly in the ointment as far as he can see is the 'Honbill' - the Honourable William Stephen Fitzharding Bule, a gentleman with too much time on his hands. When a young man is knocked off his bicycle and subsequently dies, James is sure that the culprit is Bule - after all, he saw a scratch on his car the day of the accident and the car matches the description to a T. But events take an unexpected turn when James discovers that it was really Jill driving the car that day, and he is torn between obligations of class, loyalty and justice. A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD was the inspiration for SEPARATE LIES, a 2005 British drama film adapted by Academy Award-winning writer Julian Fellowes and starring Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474601219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A psychological study of marriage, loyalty and justice, A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD is a remarkable post-war novel. 'A superb storyteller' SUNDAY TIMES 'I'd place him up there with Graham Greene' Philippa Gregory 'Balchin writes about timeless things, the places in the heart' Ruth Rendell 'Balchin has been absurdly overlooked for too long' Julian Fellowes James Manning is perfectly content. He has a successful life as a businessman in the city, a bright young thing of a wife, Jill, and an idyllic home in the countryside, where he is a local magistrate. The only fly in the ointment as far as he can see is the 'Honbill' - the Honourable William Stephen Fitzharding Bule, a gentleman with too much time on his hands. When a young man is knocked off his bicycle and subsequently dies, James is sure that the culprit is Bule - after all, he saw a scratch on his car the day of the accident and the car matches the description to a T. But events take an unexpected turn when James discovers that it was really Jill driving the car that day, and he is torn between obligations of class, loyalty and justice. A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD was the inspiration for SEPARATE LIES, a 2005 British drama film adapted by Academy Award-winning writer Julian Fellowes and starring Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett.
Racing Death
Author: Daniel K. O'Neill
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486614655
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
I remember running in my very first race in July 1987. Lining up with over two hundred others to run fifteen kilometres was exhilarating and daunting. I hadn’t really known how to train for a race, but there I was. To this day, I still remember the nerves and the excitement. After many races, including marathons and triathlons, I would discover that I was indeed pursuing life. I was running for the small boy inside of me who was beat down by childhood sexual abuse. I was running for the angry teenager in me who saw the hypocrisy of the world. I was pursuing the man I knew I could be! I was tired of running away. This is not a how-to book; it’s a to-do book! I have no magic formula or secret to help you live the life you desire. The truth is that you’ll need to do some work. But the ultimate payoff is achieving your vision, drawn from the life-sustaining energy of the Spirit within you. Living dead is not an option. We are Racing Death in pursuit of a life that will give us abundance and eternal peace.
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486614655
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
I remember running in my very first race in July 1987. Lining up with over two hundred others to run fifteen kilometres was exhilarating and daunting. I hadn’t really known how to train for a race, but there I was. To this day, I still remember the nerves and the excitement. After many races, including marathons and triathlons, I would discover that I was indeed pursuing life. I was running for the small boy inside of me who was beat down by childhood sexual abuse. I was running for the angry teenager in me who saw the hypocrisy of the world. I was pursuing the man I knew I could be! I was tired of running away. This is not a how-to book; it’s a to-do book! I have no magic formula or secret to help you live the life you desire. The truth is that you’ll need to do some work. But the ultimate payoff is achieving your vision, drawn from the life-sustaining energy of the Spirit within you. Living dead is not an option. We are Racing Death in pursuit of a life that will give us abundance and eternal peace.