Author: Brenda Wojick
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452058512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
To be a good nurse takes dedication, perseverance and patience. We are there to take care of the sick and nurture them back to good health. So what would you say to a little old man who asks you to squeeze his banana? Would you take him up on his offer? I would say, "Let me have it." By the way, he only wants it peeled! It is questions like that, that are not that unusual coming from the patients that I care for everyday and some questions get much more creative, if you know what I mean? It is also questions like that, which make me chuckle, and it is a small reminder of why I go to work each day. Contemplating my days, I found myself involved in some of the most outrageous situations, so I've decided to welcome all of you into my world just so you can see for yourself what nursing is all about. I am not just telling a single story but rather depicting humorous detailed encounters of actual events that leave you astonished. Remember, there is humor to be found in just about everything!
Can You Squeeze My Banana?
Author: Brenda Wojick
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452058512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
To be a good nurse takes dedication, perseverance and patience. We are there to take care of the sick and nurture them back to good health. So what would you say to a little old man who asks you to squeeze his banana? Would you take him up on his offer? I would say, "Let me have it." By the way, he only wants it peeled! It is questions like that, that are not that unusual coming from the patients that I care for everyday and some questions get much more creative, if you know what I mean? It is also questions like that, which make me chuckle, and it is a small reminder of why I go to work each day. Contemplating my days, I found myself involved in some of the most outrageous situations, so I've decided to welcome all of you into my world just so you can see for yourself what nursing is all about. I am not just telling a single story but rather depicting humorous detailed encounters of actual events that leave you astonished. Remember, there is humor to be found in just about everything!
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452058512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
To be a good nurse takes dedication, perseverance and patience. We are there to take care of the sick and nurture them back to good health. So what would you say to a little old man who asks you to squeeze his banana? Would you take him up on his offer? I would say, "Let me have it." By the way, he only wants it peeled! It is questions like that, that are not that unusual coming from the patients that I care for everyday and some questions get much more creative, if you know what I mean? It is also questions like that, which make me chuckle, and it is a small reminder of why I go to work each day. Contemplating my days, I found myself involved in some of the most outrageous situations, so I've decided to welcome all of you into my world just so you can see for yourself what nursing is all about. I am not just telling a single story but rather depicting humorous detailed encounters of actual events that leave you astonished. Remember, there is humor to be found in just about everything!
Can You Squeeze My Banana?
Author: Brenda Wojick
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452058520
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
To be a good nurse takes dedication, perseverance and patience. We are there to take care of the sick and nurture them back to good health. So what would you say to a little old man who asks you to squeeze his banana? Would you take him up on his offer? I would say, Let me have it. By the way, he only wants it peeled! It is questions like that, that are not that unusual coming from the patients that I care for everyday and some questions get much more creative, if you know what I mean? It is also questions like that, which make me chuckle, and it is a small reminder of why I go to work each day. Contemplating my days, I found myself involved in some of the most outrageous situations, so Ive decided to welcome all of you into my world just so you can see for yourself what nursing is all about. I am not just telling a single story but rather depicting humorous detailed encounters of actual events that leave you astonished. Remember, there is humor to be found in just about everything!
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452058520
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
To be a good nurse takes dedication, perseverance and patience. We are there to take care of the sick and nurture them back to good health. So what would you say to a little old man who asks you to squeeze his banana? Would you take him up on his offer? I would say, Let me have it. By the way, he only wants it peeled! It is questions like that, that are not that unusual coming from the patients that I care for everyday and some questions get much more creative, if you know what I mean? It is also questions like that, which make me chuckle, and it is a small reminder of why I go to work each day. Contemplating my days, I found myself involved in some of the most outrageous situations, so Ive decided to welcome all of you into my world just so you can see for yourself what nursing is all about. I am not just telling a single story but rather depicting humorous detailed encounters of actual events that leave you astonished. Remember, there is humor to be found in just about everything!
Patchwork
Author: Ellen Banda-Aaku
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the 2010 Penguin Prize for African Writing. In this coming-of-age novel, acclaimed author Ellen Banda-Aaku offers a profound exploration into the effects of stigma, class, and family dynamics in 1970s Zambia. Pumpkin is a nine-year-old girl pulled between two vastly different worlds – that of her father, the wealthy and power-hungry Joseph Sakavungo, and her mother, his unstable mistress. As Pumpkin attempts to come to terms with her own identity, she struggles to fashion a future for herself out of the torn patchwork of her parents' lives. Beautifully constructed, Banda-Aaku has crafted a story that is in equal parts uplifting and bittersweet.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the 2010 Penguin Prize for African Writing. In this coming-of-age novel, acclaimed author Ellen Banda-Aaku offers a profound exploration into the effects of stigma, class, and family dynamics in 1970s Zambia. Pumpkin is a nine-year-old girl pulled between two vastly different worlds – that of her father, the wealthy and power-hungry Joseph Sakavungo, and her mother, his unstable mistress. As Pumpkin attempts to come to terms with her own identity, she struggles to fashion a future for herself out of the torn patchwork of her parents' lives. Beautifully constructed, Banda-Aaku has crafted a story that is in equal parts uplifting and bittersweet.
Flabbergasted (Flabbergasted Trilogy Book #1)
Author: Ray Blackston
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441211772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
When Flabbergasted stormed on the scene in 2003, the reviews came fast and furious: "Good writing and an ample dose of humor make this as charming as Bridget Jones's Diary from the male point of view."--Library Journal "Blackston's novel will tickle your literary taste buds with a relational gumbo of quirky characters."--Christian Book Previews "Amazing. A novel that is simultaneously serious, hilarious, and impossible to put down."--The Dallas Morning News "With a colorful cast of quirky characters and a plot full of surprises, this is one of the feel-good novels of the year."--CCM Now this summertime favorite about a single stock broker looking for love in the murky waters of the southern church singles scene is repackaged with a hot new look.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441211772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
When Flabbergasted stormed on the scene in 2003, the reviews came fast and furious: "Good writing and an ample dose of humor make this as charming as Bridget Jones's Diary from the male point of view."--Library Journal "Blackston's novel will tickle your literary taste buds with a relational gumbo of quirky characters."--Christian Book Previews "Amazing. A novel that is simultaneously serious, hilarious, and impossible to put down."--The Dallas Morning News "With a colorful cast of quirky characters and a plot full of surprises, this is one of the feel-good novels of the year."--CCM Now this summertime favorite about a single stock broker looking for love in the murky waters of the southern church singles scene is repackaged with a hot new look.
Consider Me
Author: Becka Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668059177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
In the sizzling hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm, the ultimate player turns romantic to charm the woman he is desperate to win over. The first book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series. For a shot at love, he’ll do whatever it takes… Carter Beckett is the NHL’s best player—both on and off the ice. His career is at its peak, his friends are performing better than ever, and there’s no shortage of women to spend the night with. What more could he want? Olivia Parker isn’t new to professional hockey players, thanks to her best friend’s boyfriend, but she has no interest in dating one herself—no matter how hot he is. And anyway, she loves working as a teacher and hanging out with her best friend, drama-free. Why would she want to spend her time stroking the ego of an arrogant athlete? But once Carter meets Olivia, he can’t think of anything else. Too bad for him, Olivia is hellbent on keeping him at arm’s length, with no intention of giving into his charms. Perhaps it’s time for Carter to up his game…after all, nobody said he had to play fair. Sparks will fly as Carter does whatever it takes for Olivia to consider him.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668059177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
In the sizzling hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm, the ultimate player turns romantic to charm the woman he is desperate to win over. The first book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series. For a shot at love, he’ll do whatever it takes… Carter Beckett is the NHL’s best player—both on and off the ice. His career is at its peak, his friends are performing better than ever, and there’s no shortage of women to spend the night with. What more could he want? Olivia Parker isn’t new to professional hockey players, thanks to her best friend’s boyfriend, but she has no interest in dating one herself—no matter how hot he is. And anyway, she loves working as a teacher and hanging out with her best friend, drama-free. Why would she want to spend her time stroking the ego of an arrogant athlete? But once Carter meets Olivia, he can’t think of anything else. Too bad for him, Olivia is hellbent on keeping him at arm’s length, with no intention of giving into his charms. Perhaps it’s time for Carter to up his game…after all, nobody said he had to play fair. Sparks will fly as Carter does whatever it takes for Olivia to consider him.
Shooting Ladders
Author: Gary Keeney
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453531793
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Shooting Ladders is a book of advice written to a little girl named Tori. She was four years old when the author started writing the fi rst topic, and she was eight years old when he fi nished the last topic. But he didnt write it for the Tori of then or even the Tori of now; instead he wrote it for the Tori of the future, as something to help her make the right decisions in her late childhood/early adult yearsand throughout her life. The book contains the authors opinions on hundreds of various subjectssome of them practical, many of them philosophical; some serious, some whimsical. On a typical subject, the author tells a story from his own personal experiences and then adds a morala lesson for her to learn from the story. Although hes not trying to tell her what to think; he is trying to guide her into making the proper decisions in life. The author hopes that shell carefully weigh all the options and choose the paths that lead her to a good and happy life
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453531793
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Shooting Ladders is a book of advice written to a little girl named Tori. She was four years old when the author started writing the fi rst topic, and she was eight years old when he fi nished the last topic. But he didnt write it for the Tori of then or even the Tori of now; instead he wrote it for the Tori of the future, as something to help her make the right decisions in her late childhood/early adult yearsand throughout her life. The book contains the authors opinions on hundreds of various subjectssome of them practical, many of them philosophical; some serious, some whimsical. On a typical subject, the author tells a story from his own personal experiences and then adds a morala lesson for her to learn from the story. Although hes not trying to tell her what to think; he is trying to guide her into making the proper decisions in life. The author hopes that shell carefully weigh all the options and choose the paths that lead her to a good and happy life
Temple Care
Author: Sonja Chisolm
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452063486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:19 & 20 NKJV The Temple Care Workbook is designed for spiritual enlightenment and practical transformation in the areas of weight loss, weight maintenance and nutritional health. How you care for your body is a spiritual issue, being that it is intended to be the permanent residence of God's very Spirit! Temple Care goes beyond health/bodily and psychological issues. Ultimately, God has created your body to be a spiritual place for holy use and Spirit led care. Therefore, evoking God's Spirit to empower your spirit in overcoming the destructive desires of your flesh is the only true way to break the bondage of your fleshly appetite. If you are trying to discipline your flesh through your own willpower, then you will often experience great frustration, deceive yourself about the source of your true power, and have temporary success. Growing through the process of truly developing your spiritual nature will bring about long lasting, often completely liberating change in your mind, body and spirit! Temple Care is about walking you through this exciting process of transformation and liberation!
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452063486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:19 & 20 NKJV The Temple Care Workbook is designed for spiritual enlightenment and practical transformation in the areas of weight loss, weight maintenance and nutritional health. How you care for your body is a spiritual issue, being that it is intended to be the permanent residence of God's very Spirit! Temple Care goes beyond health/bodily and psychological issues. Ultimately, God has created your body to be a spiritual place for holy use and Spirit led care. Therefore, evoking God's Spirit to empower your spirit in overcoming the destructive desires of your flesh is the only true way to break the bondage of your fleshly appetite. If you are trying to discipline your flesh through your own willpower, then you will often experience great frustration, deceive yourself about the source of your true power, and have temporary success. Growing through the process of truly developing your spiritual nature will bring about long lasting, often completely liberating change in your mind, body and spirit! Temple Care is about walking you through this exciting process of transformation and liberation!
The Day The Banana Went Bad
Author: Michelle Robinson
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 0702301140
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A fantastically funny book about loving what makes you YOU! When Banana is thrown into the 'reject' bin with the other mis-shapen fruit and veg, he decides that enough is enough - he may be a little bit bruised but that doesn't mean he's any less brilliant! So be proud of your bumps! Because going bad can sometimes be very, very good.
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 0702301140
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A fantastically funny book about loving what makes you YOU! When Banana is thrown into the 'reject' bin with the other mis-shapen fruit and veg, he decides that enough is enough - he may be a little bit bruised but that doesn't mean he's any less brilliant! So be proud of your bumps! Because going bad can sometimes be very, very good.
Sadie Walker Is Stranded
Author: Madeleine Roux
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429938420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of ASYLUM MONTHS AGO THE WORLD ENDED... ...when an unknown virus spread throughout North America and then the world, killing millions of people. However, that is where the horror only started. The dead began to rise and when they rose they had an insatiable appetite for the living. A new hell had been unleashed on earth and the fight for survival had just begun. Sadie Walker is one of the survivors in this new world. Living in north Seattle behind barrier that keep the living in and the dead out, she trying to get back to a normal life, while raising her eight-year-old nephew, if anyone even knows what "normal" is anymore. Then everything goes sideways when Shane is kidnapped by a group of black market thieves and they bring down a crucial barrier in the city while trying to escape, and flood the city with the walking dead. After rescuing her nephew, Sadie and Shane escape Seattle on the last remaining boat, along with other survivors. However, now they must face the complete chaos of a world filled with flesh eating zombies and humans who are playing with a whole new rule book when it comes to survival in their journey to find a new place that they can call home.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429938420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of ASYLUM MONTHS AGO THE WORLD ENDED... ...when an unknown virus spread throughout North America and then the world, killing millions of people. However, that is where the horror only started. The dead began to rise and when they rose they had an insatiable appetite for the living. A new hell had been unleashed on earth and the fight for survival had just begun. Sadie Walker is one of the survivors in this new world. Living in north Seattle behind barrier that keep the living in and the dead out, she trying to get back to a normal life, while raising her eight-year-old nephew, if anyone even knows what "normal" is anymore. Then everything goes sideways when Shane is kidnapped by a group of black market thieves and they bring down a crucial barrier in the city while trying to escape, and flood the city with the walking dead. After rescuing her nephew, Sadie and Shane escape Seattle on the last remaining boat, along with other survivors. However, now they must face the complete chaos of a world filled with flesh eating zombies and humans who are playing with a whole new rule book when it comes to survival in their journey to find a new place that they can call home.
How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied
Author: Jess Keating
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402297564
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 to 7 From surviving middle school to feeling like a misfit, Ana Wright tackles it all in How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied. This heartwarming, coming of age story is the perfect summer reading book for middle school girls! Ana Wright's social life is officially on the endangered list: she lives in a zoo (umm, elephant droppings!?), her best friend lives on the other side of the world, and the Sneerers are making junior high miserable. All Ana wants is to fade into the background. Yeah, that's not going to happen. Creature File for Ana Wright: Species Name: Anaphyta Normalis Kingdom: The Zoo, Junior High Phylum: Girls Whose Best Friend Just Moved To New Zealand; Girls Who Are Forced To Live In A Zoo With Their Weirdo Parents And Twin Brother Weight: Classified Feeds On: Daydreams about Zackardia Perfecticus and wish cupcakes Life Span: Soon to become extinct due to social awkwardness A 2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner A 2015 Children's Choices Reading List Title A 2015 Red Maple Award Nominee "A fun-filled, pitch-perfect book...An amusing, highly readable book about the perils of being 12 in a snake-eat-snake world."—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402297564
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 to 7 From surviving middle school to feeling like a misfit, Ana Wright tackles it all in How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied. This heartwarming, coming of age story is the perfect summer reading book for middle school girls! Ana Wright's social life is officially on the endangered list: she lives in a zoo (umm, elephant droppings!?), her best friend lives on the other side of the world, and the Sneerers are making junior high miserable. All Ana wants is to fade into the background. Yeah, that's not going to happen. Creature File for Ana Wright: Species Name: Anaphyta Normalis Kingdom: The Zoo, Junior High Phylum: Girls Whose Best Friend Just Moved To New Zealand; Girls Who Are Forced To Live In A Zoo With Their Weirdo Parents And Twin Brother Weight: Classified Feeds On: Daydreams about Zackardia Perfecticus and wish cupcakes Life Span: Soon to become extinct due to social awkwardness A 2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner A 2015 Children's Choices Reading List Title A 2015 Red Maple Award Nominee "A fun-filled, pitch-perfect book...An amusing, highly readable book about the perils of being 12 in a snake-eat-snake world."—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review