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Author: Victor Davis Hanson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 330
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During the 1980s, 2,000 family farms went out of business every week. Fields Without Dreams tells Hanson's passionate, angry, loving, and lyrical story. A fifth-generation California vine and fruit grower, Hanson and his family faced an overwhelming personal crisis when the great "raisin boom" of the 1970s was followed by the great "raisin crash" of the 1980s.
Author: Victor Davis Hanson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 330
Book Description
During the 1980s, 2,000 family farms went out of business every week. Fields Without Dreams tells Hanson's passionate, angry, loving, and lyrical story. A fifth-generation California vine and fruit grower, Hanson and his family faced an overwhelming personal crisis when the great "raisin boom" of the 1970s was followed by the great "raisin crash" of the 1980s.
Author: Bilgrami Shahbano Publisher: Harpercollins ISBN: 9788172236724 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 244
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Nineteen years after his father's murder, Haroon Rizwan returns to the country of his birth to revisit his family home. Haunted alternately by nightmare visions of his father's death and the frustrating inability to remember exactly what happened, Haroon decides to search deeper within himself for answers. The visions take him back to that fateful year, 1983, and to Abdul, the Rizwans' servant boy. As Haroon relives his childhood - one troubled by his father's abusive behaviour towards his mother - he comes to realize that Abdul's past, with its undertones of violence, counterpoints his own. Without Dreams is the story of two boys growing up in a household beset by violence in a country sharply divided along ethnic and class lines. Like estranged brothers, Haroon and Abdul travel towards a common destiny till a terrifying moment changes their lives for ever.
Author: Dror Benshetrit Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC ISBN: 1580935214 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 401
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Dror Benshetrit's massively successful design for brands like Tumi, Rosenthal, and Cappellini and his next phase of visionary large-scale projects are now assembled in this debut monograph. Since 2002, Dror Benshetrit has developed an interdisciplinary practice specializing in truly innovative design projects. His multifaceted approach to design at wildly varying scales and concepts encompass product design, interior design, graphic design, and architecture. In this survey of Dror Benshetrit's first fifteen years of practice, readers are introduced to an ingenious design practice that started with household objects and furniture, to a collaborator with top brands such as Tumi, Rosenthal, Cappellini, and Bentley, and has since evolved into a visionary architecture office. Dror Dreams showcases the evolution of the designer's work, reflecting the diversification of his practice over time and the profound results that stem from its holistic approach. Told in his own approachable voice, charting his path from impassioned novice to ambitious ideator, Dror shares the conceptual origins and process behind his projects, as well as marking successes, failures, and conclusions. Dror seeks to communicate the value of creativity without limitation, promote the importance of collaboration, and through example inspire tomorrow's designers to dream big.
Author: Lilliam Rivera Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 148147216X Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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“A novel exploration of societal roles, gender, and equality.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The Outsiders meets Mad Max: Fury Road in this “daring and dramatic” (Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling) dystopian novel about sisterhood and the cruel choices people are forced to make in order to survive. At night, Las Mal Criadas own these streets. Sixteen-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That role brings with it violent throwdowns and access to the hottest boydega clubs, but Nala quickly grows weary of her questionable lifestyle. Her dream is to get off the streets and make a home in the exclusive Mega Towers, in which only a chosen few get to live. To make it to the Mega Towers, Nalah must prove her loyalty to the city’s benevolent founder and cross the border in a search of the mysterious gang the Ashé Riders. Led by a reluctant guide, Nalah battles crews and her own doubts but the closer she gets to her goal the more she loses sight of everything—and everyone—she cares about. Nalah must choose whether or not she’s willing to do the unspeakable to get what she wants. Can she discover that home is not where you live but whom you chose to protect before she loses the family she’s created for good?
Author: Antonio Zadra Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 1324002840 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 336
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"A truly comprehensive, scientifically rigorous and utterly fascinating account of when, how, and why we dream. Put simply, When Brains Dream is the essential guide to dreaming." —Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and as confounding and exciting today as when nineteenth-century scientists first attempted to unravel them. Why do we dream? Do dreams hold psychological meaning or are they merely the reflection of random brain activity? What purpose do dreams serve? When Brains Dream addresses these core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, it debunks common myths that we only dream in REM sleep, for example—while acknowledging the mysteries that persist around both the science and experience of dreaming. Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold bring together state-of-the-art neuroscientific ideas and findings to propose a new and innovative model of dream function called NEXTUP—Network Exploration to Understand Possibilities. By detailing this model’s workings, they help readers understand key features of several types of dreams, from prophetic dreams to nightmares and lucid dreams. When Brains Dream reveals recent discoveries about the sleeping brain and the many ways in which dreams are psychologically, and neurologically, meaningful experiences; explores a host of dream-related disorders; and explains how dreams can facilitate creativity and be a source of personal insight. Making an eloquent and engaging case for why the human brain needs to dream, When Brains Dream offers compelling answers to age-old questions about the mysteries of sleep.
Author: Randy Pausch Publisher: ISBN: 9780340978504 Category : Cancer Languages : en Pages : 0
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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Author: Deepak Gupta Publisher: Inspirational Publishing ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 35
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I always asked mom about my father, but she always told me, ‘Your father came for a night to ruin my whole life.' A Story about Dreams, Hope and Death Oh, I am sorry. I’m extremely sorry; I usually forget introducing myself. I’m Amanda, a plain sailing girl who loves to explore love and life in an adventurous way. Everyone has a story for being a different personality, and I have also. I was born poor to raise my old mother instead of she raised me. I am glad that my old mother gave me my first home for nine months. Happiness is hard for our family and sometimes even the hardest. I know when babies are born, they cry, but when I was born, I and my mom both were crying because I had entered a world where cruelty is always the first choice. I had never seen my father so, I was never called to be daddy’s princess, but a normal girl who has no right to see her dreams, not even when I am sleeping.
Author: Allen Say Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 133821442X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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Caldecott Medal winner Allen Say brings his lavish illustrations and hybrid narrative and artistic styles to the story of artist James Castle. James Castle was born two months premature on September 25, 1899, on a farm in Garden Valley, Idaho. He was deaf, mute, autistic, and probably dyslexic. He didn't walk until he was four; he would never learn to speak, write, read, or use sign language.Yet, today Castle's artwork hangs in major museums throughout the world. The Philadelphia Museum of Art opened "James Castle: A Retrospective" in 2008. The 2013 Venice Biennale included eleven works by Castle in the feature exhibition "The Encyclopedic Palace." And his reputation continues to grow.Caldecott Medal winner Allen Say, author of the acclaimed memoir Drawing from Memory, takes readers through an imagined look at Castle's childhood, allows them to experience his emergence as an artist despite the overwhelming difficulties he faced, and ultimately reveals the triumphs that he would go on toachieve.
Author: Maija Luomala Publisher: Maijamedia Oy ISBN: 9526831853 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 60
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Every thought you have, has an emotion attached to it. Everything’s made of energy and it’s vibrating in your subconscious mind with a certain frequency. What we can do to help ourselves to calm our mind, to be more focused and concentrate better, is to remove the emotion that’s attached to the thought. When we actively use a tool that’s especially created for a certain purpose, we tend to move the thoughts and emotions from our unconscious to our conscious mind and release emotions that have been attached to the thought or matter. This stress management book help you to calm your mind down with easy tips and tricks. The Book of Chaos and Harmony will help you to make your dreams come true and to organize your projects. Secret weapon for better concentration ♥ Are you striving for balance in your life? Do you want to forget constant tiredness and stress? People with entrepreneur spirit are often overbooked with numerous ideas and thoughts making their lives hectic and uncontrollable. The book aids you to concentrate on important things instead of stress and hurry. You will also notice the right angles of matters and go to them much faster. This stress eliminating book is a marvelous tool for life and stress management. You cannot totally avoid stress but a right kind of life management will help you towards lightness and peace of mind. A more peaceful mind allows you to be more present at this moment. The book will lead you where you have always wanted to go, where you can be free of responsibilities and conflicts of creativity. Who is this book for? The answer to the question is quite a cliché – it’s for everybody. The Book of Chaos and Harmony helps the young and old, you and me. The book is meant to enhance ideas and absolutely anyone can use its benefits. Cannot concentrate? The book helps you to focus. It’s a tool for an imaginative but stressed person as well as an enterprising and creative person who’s always in a hurry, who’s got all kinds of things going on and don’t have enough time for much anything. The book is recommended for apathy, depression or when you need that certain spark to your life. Or if you just want to enjoy being organized. It helps to get rid of anxiety, unnecessary hastiness and insomnia. The book also is said to improve self-knowledge and being therapeutic. This book is the right choice when you want to advance in your personal life, get stress reduced and clear the ongoing chaotic situation in your life. The relief brought by the book is long-lasting: if you use it regularly, it continues to create balance and peace of mind. A functional workbook and a tool for managing stress + an easy-to-follow guidance. It’s a great gift! When you puzzle over a question “What to buy for a gift?”, this practical book is an appreciated and a delightful present. The Book of Chaos and Harmony is the best possible gift especially to yourself, but also for a friend who’s too busy, a loved one, a relative or anyone that wishes for happiness and balance. No more insomnia! This book will help you to get sleep "What a wonderful book! I was able to calm my nights down almost straight after I started using this book. I keep the book on my bedside table. If I have any trouble getting sleep during the night, I clear my mind by writing down my thoughts in the book. Simply knowing that the book is there, will help. If something bothers me in the night, I just write it down in the book. This way I don’t have to worry all night long or try to remember my thoughts in the morning.I use the book 4-7 times a week, mainly during nights. It has reduced my stress 80% and calmed my sleep a lot, which has also balanced my day time. Likewise, I’m no longer afraid to go to bed and try to fall asleep, because I know the rescue is on my bedside table should I feel stressed or anguished.I’m so excited about this book! It’s unbelievable but I haven’t felt this relaxed for years. The book is my best bedtime pal and a reliable friend I can tell everything to." – Minna, 40 years old About the book This 60-page book is practical and provides plenty of pages for both notes and remarks. The size is a little smaller than A4 so it fits easily in a folder or a bag. - A separate chapter & how to control chaos - A separate chapter & how to organize your thoughts and ideas - 20 pages on the Chaos side for you to fill in - 20 pages on the Harmony side for you to fill in
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
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