Author: Natalie Lehto
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039153623
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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“How do you breathe when the waves are so rough and the water crashes in your face? How do you breathe when big wave after big wave hits?” A rebellious teenager, Natalie Lehto is pretty much a good-time party girl, until the day she discovers she’s able to run twelve minutes at a stretch. From that intoxicating first achievement, Natalie goes on to become an endurance athlete, running marathons and finishing strong at wildly challenging events like Hawaii’s XTERRA triathlon. In 2013, Natalie’s got it all: two little girls, a great husband, a wide-ranging friend-group, her own fitness studio, and a loving and supportive extended family. And she’s about to top it all off by fulfilling a long-held dream, running the legendary Boston Marathon. But shortly after Natalie joyfully crosses the finish line with her whole family cheering her on, the horror of the marathon bombing decimates the experience. In the years to come, she will grapple with debilitating PTSD, as well as health issues, family tragedy, and loss, but through these challenges, she begins to develop a philosophy of life that keeps her motivated and determined to finish strong through whatever life throws at her. Recounted in an enormously relatable, frequently hilarious voice that nonetheless movingly conveys the oceans of fear and sorrow Natalie’s had to navigate, Like the Glide of a Dragonfly will entertain readers and inspire them in equal measure.
Author: Dennis Paulson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691192537
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 227
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A lavishly illustrated introduction to the world's dragonflies and damselflies Dragonflies and damselflies are often called birdwatchers’ insects. Large, brightly colored, active in the daytime, and displaying complex and interesting behaviors, they have existed since the days of the dinosaurs, and they continue to flourish. Their ancestors were the biggest insects ever, and they still impress us with their size, the largest bigger than a small hummingbird. There are more than 6,000 odonate species known at present, and you need only visit any wetland on a warm summer day to be enthralled by their stunning colors and fascinating behavior. In this lavishly illustrated natural history, leading dragonfly expert Dennis Paulson offers a comprehensive, accessible, and appealing introduction to the world’s dragonflies and damselflies. The book highlights the impressive skills and abilities of dragonflies and damselflies—superb fliers that can glide, hover, cruise, and capture prey on the wing. It also describes their arsenal of tactics to avoid predators, and their amazing sex life, including dazzling courtship displays, aerial mating, sperm displacement, mate guarding, and male mimicry. Dragonflies and Damselflies includes profiles of more than fifty of the most interesting and beautiful species from around the world. Learn about the Great Cascade Damsel, which breeds only at waterfalls, the mesmerizing flight of Blue-winged Helicopters, and how the larva of the Common Sanddragon can burrow into sand as efficiently as a mole. Combining expert text and excellent color photographs, this is a must-have guide to these remarkable insects. A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, and accessible natural history that reveals the beauty and diversity of one of the world’s oldest and most popular insect groups Offers a complete guide to the evolution, life cycles, biology, anatomy, behavior, and habitats of dragonflies and damselflies Introduces the 39 families of dragonflies and damselflies through exemplary species accounts Features tips on field observation and lab research, and information on threats and conservation
Author: Stephen Burt
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674048140
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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"Few poetic forms have found more uses than the sonnet in English, and none is now more recognizable. It is one of the longest-lived of verse forms, and one of the briefest. A mere fourteen lines, fashioned by intricate rhymes, it is, as Dante Gabriel Rossetti called it, "a moment's monument." From the Renaissance to the present, the sonnet has given poets a superb vehicle for private contemplation, introspection, and the expression of passionate feelings and thoughts." "The Art of the Sonnet collects one hundred exemplary sonnets of the English language (and a few sonnets in translation), representing highlights in the history of the sonnet, accompanied by short commentaries on each of the poems. The commentaries by Stephen Burt and David Mikics offer new perspectives and insights, and, taken together, demonstrate the enduring as well as changing nature of the sonnet. The authors serve as guides to some of the most-celebrated sonnets in English as well as less-well-known gems by nineteenth- and twentieth-century poets. Also included is a general introductory essay, in which the authors examine the sonnet form and its long and fascinating history, from its origin in medieval Sicily to its English appropriation in the sixteenth century to sonnet writing today in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other English-speaking parts of the world." --Book Jacket.
Author: Kylie Quillinan
Publisher: Kylie Quillinan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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He feels called to be a bard, but his brothers think he's trying to avoid working. She has until summer's end to choose a husband or marry the man her father has chosen. Fionn is the youngest of seven sons and knows his destiny is to be a bard. But his older brothers think he's wasting his time and want him to start contributing to the household. When the woman he's secretly in love with is promised to his oldest brother, he realises he needs a stable income if he's to convince her to marry him before it's too late. Agata wants a life of travel and adventure, but her father has decided it's time she settles down. If she can find a husband before summer's end, she can marry him. Otherwise, she must marry the man her father has chosen. Sent to Silver Downs for the summer to get to know the brothers she must choose between, Agata is caught in the middle of a jealous feud between the oldest and youngest. But when Fionn carelessly uses the power he never really believed in, he changes all of their lives forever. This novelette is a prequel to the Tales of Silver Downs series. This is an historical fantasy short read in a Celtic Britain setting. It is loosely based on the fairytale of the seven swans, and includes bardic magic, a fey curse, and a background of Celtic mythology.
Author: Ruth Solski
Publisher: On The Mark Press
ISBN: 1554950562
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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The insect world is filled with many interesting, colorful, creatures that stimulate the curiosity of young learners. Introduce this world of fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, long jumping grasshoppers, and other insects by using the various ideas and activities found in this jam-packed resource. Contents include: Two reproducible student booklets: Reading worksheets: Vocabulary activities: Story writing/sentence writing activities: Listening/following directions activities: Phonic worksheets: Visual discrimination activities: Printing/motor skill worksheets: Reproducible pictures.
Author: Alberto Rueda
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1071538322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
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Albiorix Corporation continues to expand its unstoppable monopoly around the world, creating new addicts to its dream capsules every day. Struggling against her dependency, Miles Cavanagh watches his wife disappear after contemplating his death in what should have been a peaceful lake experience. Investigating, the financial manager discovers that the Onirica Project is not limited only to entertainment, but also conceals much more pernicious purposes. At the same time, Miles meets the mysterious Alissa, a member of a resistance group against the Corporation, with whom he establishes an ambitious collaboration agreement. Will they be able to find out what is behind Elisabeth Warby's disappearance? Is it connected to the strange events that Miles faces in the woods? Is someone capable of stopping the Corporation's dark plans?
Author: Irfan A. Karowalia
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984501178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
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Its a story of a teenager who was a NASA Academy student and his parents who were on a mission to Mars have suddenly went missing, to find and bring them back home. His Uncle Sam who will eventually help him get of this planet and into space. During this adventure he will meet some of the most amazing races, one of which is known as the Burrowers, one of whom he will eventually be friend with, he has this ability to dig underground tunnels at an astonishing speed as this is what they used to to at their planet Dahrfall, as they have designed their world under the surface of the planet with extensive tunnel network and homes with in. Grodi is amphibian beast, who was powerful but didn't speak nor had a mouth but was intelligent and was fighting for its right to the seat in the Council. Lavilya is one of the Kysh, a genetically modified plant and humanoid hybrid who is capable of creating and manupalting botanic life forms, who will eventually become Aidans love interest, Quini the repltilian is an expert in martial art, who along with her brother, are indebted to Aidan for rescuing them from their planet and request to joins Aidan, in his fight against Vende the cruel politicial, who wants to rule the Galaxiville by doing what she does best by playing every possible politics she could, to make Aidan and his friends look like the enemies of the Galaxiville and its races, rendering them hopeless rebels who now have to create and assemble an army by making allies who now dont trust them, by fulfiling either their problems or challenges they set for him in exchange for a return favor by promising him to provide him their full support in lodging an attack at the Vende strong hold, planet Terra Prime where she is keeping Aidan's parents as hostage. He is a writer who loves to write stories and ideas which has occurred to him over his life time either via documentaries and self-explorations about the matter in the universe, humans and other life forms and where they came from and above all why they are created in the first place. His goal is to keep putting these ideas onto the paper as long as he could, while keeping a work and family life balanced and leaving a legacy behind. Contact Irfan at
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Author: Emma Dodd
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 140833531X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Come on a creepy-crawly bug safari through one little boy's garden . . . with a brilliant surprise at the end. Perfect for bug-lovers and budding scientists everywhere! With fun rhyming text and bright, bold artwork, perfect for sharing and reading aloud. From Emma Dodd, the artist behind the best-selling, award-winning I Love You series.
Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141690607X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
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Lonely and shy, ten-year-old May Ellen Bird has no idea what awaits her when she falls into the lake and enters The Ever After, home of ghosts and the Bogey Man.
Author: Carroll Dale Short
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1588381870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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In the eighteen stories in this retrospective of his best short fiction, Dale Short shows why he is one of the best prose stylists of his generation and why he deserves a break-out success. Short's writing has been hailed by Wally Lamb as "simultaneously mythical and modern; a wild ride," and Dennis Covington has called him "wise and compassionate, a major Southern writer." He writes here from many perspectives--male, female, first-person, third-person, grieving widow, newly divorced dad, jailed redneck, riverman laid up with heart trouble, conjure woman--and in every story the voice is as true as that of a child and as clear as fresh ice. The marvel of Short's prose is that the writing is so good it disappears, leaving the reader surrounded only by the story, which resonates long after the last word is absorbed. The other remarkable thing is how Short can go from comedy to tragedy within a single paragraph, sometimes within a single sentence, and then back again. His timelines here range from the Civil War to the near future, and the locales vary from a Kentucky mining town to the Gulf Coast of Mexico to the constellation Orion--all in all, a rare feast for the imagination. Stories that have appeared before only in magazines, this collection charts more than two decades of the growth and exploration of an author who won the first Redbook Fiction Prize at the age of twenty-seven, and whose acclaimed novel The Shining Shining Path was called by reviewers "Southern magical realism" and praised by Publishers Weekly as "boldly imaginative; a provocative spiritual odyssey." Publishers Weekly added, "Short takes risks in a single paragraph that many writers never attempt in an entire novel."
