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Author: Dennis Giottonini Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595293166 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 138
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Michael Bensen, an ex-government operative, is asked by an old friend to help find his daughter, whom he last heard was in Tahiti. He reluctantly agrees to abandon his comfortable, carefree lifestyle to help his friend. How tough could it be to be paid to go to the beautiful Society Islands with his girlfriend, Diane and ask some questions? Michael encounters more than he bargained for when ancient customs meet modern day greed in the Eden of French Polynesia.
Author: Dennis Giottonini Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595293166 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 138
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Michael Bensen, an ex-government operative, is asked by an old friend to help find his daughter, whom he last heard was in Tahiti. He reluctantly agrees to abandon his comfortable, carefree lifestyle to help his friend. How tough could it be to be paid to go to the beautiful Society Islands with his girlfriend, Diane and ask some questions? Michael encounters more than he bargained for when ancient customs meet modern day greed in the Eden of French Polynesia.
Author: Kristiana Kahakauwila Publisher: Hogarth ISBN: 0770436250 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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Elegant, brutal, and profound—this magnificent debut captures the grit and glory of modern Hawai'i with breathtaking force and accuracy. In a stunning collection that announces the arrival of an incredible talent, Kristiana Kahakauwila travels the islands of Hawai'i, making the fabled place her own. Exploring the deep tensions between local and tourist, tradition and expectation, façade and authentic self, This Is Paradise provides an unforgettable portrait of life as it’s truly being lived on Maui, Oahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island. In the gut-punch of “Wanle,” a beautiful and tough young woman wants nothing more than to follow in her father’s footsteps as a legendary cockfighter. With striking versatility, the title story employs a chorus of voices—the women of Waikiki—to tell the tale of a young tourist drawn to the darker side of the city’s nightlife. “The Old Paniolo Way” limns the difficult nature of legacy and inheritance when a patriarch tries to settle the affairs of his farm before his death. Exquisitely written and bursting with sharply observed detail, Kahakauwila’s stories remind us of the powerful desire to belong, to put down roots, and to have a place to call home.
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: The Floating Press ISBN: 1775414833 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 503
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This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.
Author: Michael A. Cahill Publisher: Interactive Publications ISBN: 1921869887 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 554
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In a long-forgotten era -- an age of slavery, of glorious new scientific innovations, revolutionary wonders, warrior heroes, Titans, Druids and bards, magicians, dragons and serpents, of angels and gods; an age of immortality and sacrificial death, of oppression, exploitation, social upheaval, indeed the age of the catastrophic biblical flood and, the fulcrum to social structure, of the struggle for control of the closely guarded secret and eternal wisdom of the undying Holy Elect of Paradise -- in a long forgotten era, a man, just a mortal man, may have escaped his death by usurping the power of the goddess and her people to his own ends in a political coup that changed his world, and produced ours... Join Dr Michael Cahill as he explores the origins of civilisation, using information from history, archaeology, mythology, linguistics, geology, astronomy and philosophy to learn more about who we are. Paradise Rediscovered will challenge your intellect and spur your imagination, as you journey with him to uncover secrets, solve mysteries and consider the foundations that shaped our modern society and may yet change its face again. Note: This title is published as a two volume work in its physical edition, and as a complete work in its digital editions.
Author: Linda Abbott Publisher: ISBN: 9780692345504 Category : Domestic fiction Languages : en Pages : 344
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Vacationing on beautiful Sanibel Island off Florida's Gulf Coast, Ellen Bennett has never felt so guilty-or more alive. This wasn't the way things were supposed to turn out. The 45-year-old successful career woman, wife and mother traveled to the island paradise for solitude and a much-needed break from her family. But a chance encounter with a fellow traveler sparks a powerful attraction, forcing Ellen to make a decision that could change her life forever. Against an idyllic backdrop of white sand beaches, azure waters and lush palms, Ellen struggles to subdue a firestorm of emotions. David, the father of three young children, confronts the fault lines in his own marriage that lead to a stunning revelation. Their relationship unfolds as David's family gathers on Sanibel to celebrate his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Tensions are running high. David's mother is worried about her husband's strange behavior and inexplicable memory lapses. His sisters, Julia, an over-achieving corporate exec, and Maggie, a hard-partying renegade who just announced she's gay and leaving her husband, haven't spoken for months. On the island, a small congregation battles to save a beloved seaside chapel to make room for a lavish oceanfront mansion. Ellen takes up the cause when she meets 76-year-old Liz Taylor, a vivacious widow with a sparkling wit and a secret passion of her own. A compelling and heartfelt novel, Ten Days In Paradise masterfully explores the inner landscapes of marriage and family relationships.
Author: Beth Kery Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101148632 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 166
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From the author of Sweet Restraint comes a story about one woman's island, under another man's rules... To most people, Hawaii's crystal blue shores are an inviting opportunity to escape reality. But for Lana Rodriguez, who grew up there, the picture-perfect vacation getaway disguises the bitter truths she escaped years ago, and not without some emotional scars. Now a successful blues singer, Lana is returning to Waikiki to control her own destiny, with a bold defiance when it comes to men, romance, and sex. A local celebrity, businessman, and island god, Jason Koa is every woman's dream, but for Lana, it's not love at first sight. Though their start is rocky, they can't deny the passions they arouse in each other. Jason decides it's time to show Lana who makes the rules on this island, and in the bedroom. But will Jason's attempt at breaking Lana's shell reveal secrets that neither are prepared to face, or will they allow themselves to get swept away by a tidal wave of desire?
Author: Ronnie V. Broadus Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1440188432 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 82
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Ronnie Broadus was around 10 years old when he first became aware of God's presence in his life. There were four significant seasons during his life when His presence was directing him. God has been very real to the author, every since he awakened to this journey that we call life. The Awakening is about that journey. This book is for everyone, whether you have given your life to Christ and have decided to follow Him or you are still searching for the answer. The Awakening is especially written for the physically challenged souls of this world, this book should inspire you to never, never, never give up, for it is not the end, but, merely the beginning of your journey. The Awakening will help you understand that there is someone watching out for you, someone who is there for you and holds the key to the answers that you have been seeking. He will show you the way to the life that you are supposed to live. Awaken your spirit and your soul so that you can discover the life and the truth of your being. Read and absorb The Awakening; it will surely help you to bring Him into your life!
Author: Mark Raphael Baker Publisher: Text Publishing ISBN: 1925410870 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 212
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One minute my wife was there. In a flash she was gone. In the ten months of Kerryn’s dying, I prepared myself for everything except for her death. Now that she is gone, I am desperate to know her as I never knew her. Thirty Days is a portrait of grief, of a marriage and of a family. It is the moving memoir of Mark’s wife of 33 years, Kerryn Baker, who died ten months after her diagnosis, aged 55, from stomach cancer. It is also a study in how we construct our own version of the past, after Mark discovers a cache of Kerryn’s letters in the laundry cupboard and has to rethink their relationship. It is a book about memory and its uncertainties, as Mark sifts through photos and home movies, as his wife gets sicker, and his search for clues about their relationship grows more desperate. In her last days, Kerryn reveals her traumatic childhood to Mark for the first time. She emerges as the rock of the family, a brave and wise woman, clear-eyed about her treatment, focused on finding the path to a peaceful death. Paradoxically, her dying brings the couple back to the intensity of their first love. In the tradition of Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Cory Taylor’s remarkable memoir, Dying, Mark Baker’s Thirty Days is an inspirational book about death and dying. As well as The Fiftieth Gate, A Journey Through Memory, a seminal book on his parents’ experience during the Holocaust, Mark Raphael Baker wrote a compelling memoir, Thirty Days, A Journey to the End of Love, about the death of his wife. He was Director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the School at Monash University, Melbourne. He died in 2023. ‘Piercing, unsparing, and sweet, this book will break your heart and put it back together again.’ Miranda Richmond Mouillot, author of A Fifty-year Silence ‘A lament, a wail, a raw confession of suffering and regret, but most of all, of love.’ Ramona Koval ‘During the first thirty days of mourning, as Jewish law decrees it, Mark Baker wrote about his wife Kerryn Baker, who lived an ‘ordinary’ life, as most of us do, but who was extraordinary in the courage, dignity, and above all, the gentle, wise grace of her dying. Few of us will be able to die so well, but every reader of this book will be inspired to do so. Baker recalls their life together and writes of Kerryn’s death and dying in many tones—lyrically, tenderly, with self-deprecating irony, embarrassed candour and more—but one hears in them all pain so raw and need so desperate that it sometimes threatened to unhinge him. He writes of love and grief with power that brings back to our hearts knowledge that is too often only in our heads—that the disappearance of a human personality will forever be mysterious to us because every human being is irreplaceable.’ Raimond Gaita ‘Thirty Days is more than a cancer memoir, it is a searching, courageous, intensely intimate portrait of a marriage, a family, a beloved woman, a man wild with loss. Baker addresses the reader with searing honesty from the very heart of grief. His testimony will leave you devastated, enriched, irrevocably altered.’ Emily Bitto ‘A beautiful memoir, not just about one marriage, but the nature of marriage itself.’ Readings ‘A book characterised by love, empathy and connection to life.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘Baker’s memoir allows his readers to see the magnitude of our existence beneath the surface of our daily lives’ Courier Mail
Author: David L. Mathewson Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 159
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The purpose of this book is to provide a devotional resource that will lead readers into a personal encounter with God’s presence. It is meant to help the reader connect the head and the heart. This book is organized around 30 readings that will take you through an entire month. Each reading, one for each day of a month, consists of a detailed study of a biblical passage (From the Head…) followed by a devotional application based on that passage (...To the Heart). The book both traces the theme of God’s presence throughout Scripture but focuses on engaging God’s presence at a personal level. The goal is that you practice encountering the presence of God.
Author: Lizzie Johnson Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) ISBN: 0593136381 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 433
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"The definitive firsthand account of California's Camp Fire-the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century-and a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies as the climate crisis unfolds ... A cautionary tale for a new era of megafires, Paradise is the gripping story of a town wiped off the map and the determination of its people to rise again"--
Author: Dennis Giottonini
Author: Dennis Giottonini
Author: Kristiana Kahakauwila
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author: Michael A. Cahill
Author: Linda Abbott
Author: Beth Kery
Author: Ronnie V. Broadus
Author: Mark Raphael Baker
Author: David L. Mathewson
Author: Lizzie Johnson