Author: Kerry Claire
Publisher: Kerry Mitchell
ISBN: 9781732124400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Based on true events, 'Finding Vera' is the fictionalized story of a beautiful, intelligent, and sensitive German shepherd. After a difficult beginning, Vera's life spins out of control as she struggles to cope with her new family-two adult humans and two well-socialized, mature dogs who view her as the uncivilized punk sister. This is a story filled with anguish, joy, pain, and humor as the complexity of Vera's character is slowly revealed. Like a phoenix, she emerges triumphant. This novel illustrates some of the potential challenges of adopting a shelter dog, and the intensely rich and rewarding experience of working through the issues. Layered with a deep understanding of dogs, the author brings the dogs' points of view to life. You will never view your canine companion in the same way again.
Finding Vera
Author: Kerry Claire
Publisher: Kerry Mitchell
ISBN: 9781732124400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Based on true events, 'Finding Vera' is the fictionalized story of a beautiful, intelligent, and sensitive German shepherd. After a difficult beginning, Vera's life spins out of control as she struggles to cope with her new family-two adult humans and two well-socialized, mature dogs who view her as the uncivilized punk sister. This is a story filled with anguish, joy, pain, and humor as the complexity of Vera's character is slowly revealed. Like a phoenix, she emerges triumphant. This novel illustrates some of the potential challenges of adopting a shelter dog, and the intensely rich and rewarding experience of working through the issues. Layered with a deep understanding of dogs, the author brings the dogs' points of view to life. You will never view your canine companion in the same way again.
Publisher: Kerry Mitchell
ISBN: 9781732124400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Based on true events, 'Finding Vera' is the fictionalized story of a beautiful, intelligent, and sensitive German shepherd. After a difficult beginning, Vera's life spins out of control as she struggles to cope with her new family-two adult humans and two well-socialized, mature dogs who view her as the uncivilized punk sister. This is a story filled with anguish, joy, pain, and humor as the complexity of Vera's character is slowly revealed. Like a phoenix, she emerges triumphant. This novel illustrates some of the potential challenges of adopting a shelter dog, and the intensely rich and rewarding experience of working through the issues. Layered with a deep understanding of dogs, the author brings the dogs' points of view to life. You will never view your canine companion in the same way again.
The Finding of the Third Eye
Author: Vera Stanley Alder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614276920
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
2014 Reprint of 1937 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder was a portrait painter and mystic. She wrote several books and pamphlets on self-help and spirituality. She founded the World Guardian Fellowship. Early in life the author began to investigate the Ancient Wisdom, and this revolutionized her life. She made it her task to simplify and summarize this knowledge in order to present it to others. She offers a guide to attainment through the path outlined by Ancient Wisdom which she summarizes in relation to man, comparing it with the discoveries of modern science. She surveys the philosophies of breathing, color, sounds, numbers, diet and exercise. Finally she discusses the functions of the Third Eye, Astrology, Meditation, and their ultimate aims. Her findings are described in this book. Contents include: Things as They Are What Modern Science Says The Secret Knowledge How We are Made How We are Classified Male and Female Birth, Sleep and Death Secrets of Breathing Secrets of Colour Secrets of Sound The Science of Numbers Diet and Exercise The 'Third Eye' First Steps to Mastery Meditation History of the Wisdom The Present Awakening Dangers in the Path The Summing-up
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614276920
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
2014 Reprint of 1937 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder was a portrait painter and mystic. She wrote several books and pamphlets on self-help and spirituality. She founded the World Guardian Fellowship. Early in life the author began to investigate the Ancient Wisdom, and this revolutionized her life. She made it her task to simplify and summarize this knowledge in order to present it to others. She offers a guide to attainment through the path outlined by Ancient Wisdom which she summarizes in relation to man, comparing it with the discoveries of modern science. She surveys the philosophies of breathing, color, sounds, numbers, diet and exercise. Finally she discusses the functions of the Third Eye, Astrology, Meditation, and their ultimate aims. Her findings are described in this book. Contents include: Things as They Are What Modern Science Says The Secret Knowledge How We are Made How We are Classified Male and Female Birth, Sleep and Death Secrets of Breathing Secrets of Colour Secrets of Sound The Science of Numbers Diet and Exercise The 'Third Eye' First Steps to Mastery Meditation History of the Wisdom The Present Awakening Dangers in the Path The Summing-up
Vera
Author: Carol Edgarian
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 150115754X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian delivers “an all-encompassing and enthralling” (Oprah Daily) novel featuring an unforgettable heroine coming of age in the aftermath of catastrophe, and her quest for love and reinvention. Meet Vera Johnson, fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter of Rose, notorious proprietor of San Francisco’s most legendary bordello. Vera has grown up straddling two worlds—the madam’s alluring sphere, replete with tickets to the opera, surly henchmen, and scant morality, and the quiet domestic life of the family paid to raise her. On the morning of the great quake, Vera’s worlds collide. As the city burns and looters vie with the injured, orphaned, and starving, Vera and her guileless sister, Pie, are cast adrift. Disregarding societal norms and prejudices, Vera begins to imagine a new kind of life. She collaborates with Tan, her former rival, and forges an unlikely family of survivors, navigating through the disaster together. “A character-driven novel about family, power, and loyalty, (San Francisco Chronicle), Vera brings to life legendary characters—tenor Enrico Caruso, indicted mayor Eugene Schmitz and boss Abe Ruef, tabloid celebrity Alma Spreckels. This “brilliantly conceived and beautifully realized” (Booklist, starred review) tale of improbable outcomes and alliances takes hold from the first page, with remarkable scenes of devastation, renewal, and joy. Vera celebrates the audacious fortitude of its young heroine, who discovers an unexpected strength in unprecedented times.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 150115754X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian delivers “an all-encompassing and enthralling” (Oprah Daily) novel featuring an unforgettable heroine coming of age in the aftermath of catastrophe, and her quest for love and reinvention. Meet Vera Johnson, fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter of Rose, notorious proprietor of San Francisco’s most legendary bordello. Vera has grown up straddling two worlds—the madam’s alluring sphere, replete with tickets to the opera, surly henchmen, and scant morality, and the quiet domestic life of the family paid to raise her. On the morning of the great quake, Vera’s worlds collide. As the city burns and looters vie with the injured, orphaned, and starving, Vera and her guileless sister, Pie, are cast adrift. Disregarding societal norms and prejudices, Vera begins to imagine a new kind of life. She collaborates with Tan, her former rival, and forges an unlikely family of survivors, navigating through the disaster together. “A character-driven novel about family, power, and loyalty, (San Francisco Chronicle), Vera brings to life legendary characters—tenor Enrico Caruso, indicted mayor Eugene Schmitz and boss Abe Ruef, tabloid celebrity Alma Spreckels. This “brilliantly conceived and beautifully realized” (Booklist, starred review) tale of improbable outcomes and alliances takes hold from the first page, with remarkable scenes of devastation, renewal, and joy. Vera celebrates the audacious fortitude of its young heroine, who discovers an unexpected strength in unprecedented times.
Vera's Song
Author: Natalie Erin
Publisher: Gryfyn Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A storm brews with the awakening of a prophecy... Five years have passed since the battle for the Verinian Forest, and a new threat is on the horizon. Kiatana's young son, Keanu, and his animal companion, Allie, have been abducted from their home, a target of a horrible plot to devastate the realm. Allie is a shifter being with the ability to predict the future and give prophecies, capable of manifesting immense magical power. A villain with malicious intentions desires to use Allie’s abilities to take over the realm, and become ruler of all. Another quest is undertaken, to find the young prince and his companion in order to bring them back to the forest. But discovering where the children have been taken is far from easy, as the obstacles they face are perilous and many. The elves have risen up against Kiatana, and to make matters worse, her memory has been lost along the path, making it so she can’t remember her husband, child, or who she is. To save the children they love, one of Kiatana's friends must be sacrificed. Death is approaching, and afterward, nothing will ever be the same…
Publisher: Gryfyn Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A storm brews with the awakening of a prophecy... Five years have passed since the battle for the Verinian Forest, and a new threat is on the horizon. Kiatana's young son, Keanu, and his animal companion, Allie, have been abducted from their home, a target of a horrible plot to devastate the realm. Allie is a shifter being with the ability to predict the future and give prophecies, capable of manifesting immense magical power. A villain with malicious intentions desires to use Allie’s abilities to take over the realm, and become ruler of all. Another quest is undertaken, to find the young prince and his companion in order to bring them back to the forest. But discovering where the children have been taken is far from easy, as the obstacles they face are perilous and many. The elves have risen up against Kiatana, and to make matters worse, her memory has been lost along the path, making it so she can’t remember her husband, child, or who she is. To save the children they love, one of Kiatana's friends must be sacrificed. Death is approaching, and afterward, nothing will ever be the same…
The Most Unlikely Champion
Author: Vera Koo
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504388577
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Vera Koo enrolled in a firearm safety course because she was afraid of guns. Goals are important to Vera, so she set hers high, completing the beginner's course, and eventually becoming the best shooter in her advanced class. Her instructor suggested she reach for an even higher goal with competitive shooting. And she did. With unflinching focus and determination, Vera became one of the most accomplished shooters ever. At age 70, she’s an eight-time women’s division winner of the prestigious Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship. She’s the first woman to place in the Top 20 in the Bianchi Cup competition. Vera’s story is more than that of a petite Asian woman becoming a top competitor in the male-dominated sport shooting world. It’s the story of a Chinese immigrant, raised in a traditional Chinese culture, where women deferred to their husbands and kept to their socio-economic class, succeeded in America. Vera is a successful businesswoman, accomplished athlete, and a loving wife and mother. It was never an ‘either or’ for Vera, it’s about meeting life’s challenges head-on with dogged persistence, grace, humility—and humor. With faith in herself and God, Vera has survived unexpected tragedies, tremendous hurt, and betrayal. And yet, her story is about hope, love, compassion, and forgiveness. Through all the twists and turns in her life, Vera shows us how the same grit that made her a world class athlete, helped her find joy. “Search for something you’re good at,” Vera says, "and it will take you far.” - Vera
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504388577
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Vera Koo enrolled in a firearm safety course because she was afraid of guns. Goals are important to Vera, so she set hers high, completing the beginner's course, and eventually becoming the best shooter in her advanced class. Her instructor suggested she reach for an even higher goal with competitive shooting. And she did. With unflinching focus and determination, Vera became one of the most accomplished shooters ever. At age 70, she’s an eight-time women’s division winner of the prestigious Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship. She’s the first woman to place in the Top 20 in the Bianchi Cup competition. Vera’s story is more than that of a petite Asian woman becoming a top competitor in the male-dominated sport shooting world. It’s the story of a Chinese immigrant, raised in a traditional Chinese culture, where women deferred to their husbands and kept to their socio-economic class, succeeded in America. Vera is a successful businesswoman, accomplished athlete, and a loving wife and mother. It was never an ‘either or’ for Vera, it’s about meeting life’s challenges head-on with dogged persistence, grace, humility—and humor. With faith in herself and God, Vera has survived unexpected tragedies, tremendous hurt, and betrayal. And yet, her story is about hope, love, compassion, and forgiveness. Through all the twists and turns in her life, Vera shows us how the same grit that made her a world class athlete, helped her find joy. “Search for something you’re good at,” Vera says, "and it will take you far.” - Vera
Finding Love that Lasts
Author: Vera Sonja Maas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442212802
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Why do people find themselves repeatedly single when they are desperately searching for the perfect soul-mate with whom to share their future lives? In their determination to find the perfect partner, individuals’ perception is less than accurate when blinded by emotions, expectations, or wishful thinking. Consequently, having made decisions based on incomplete information, all too often, people find themselves once again at the breakup of what had seemed to be a promising relationship. The time has come for dispelling the notion that ‘love is blind’ and for exploring paths that have a more promising outlook for happy endings, paths that include the wisdom of knowing oneself and the willingness to face prospective partners with open eyes and an inquiring mind before considering any commitment. Finding Love that Lasts is not a book about saving or improving relationships; rather it is a book about the often unfortunate combinations of partners deciding to commit to each other for significant parts of their lives and the ways in which people can break the patterns that cause them to seek out similar partners and relationships that are often doomed to fail. Here, Maass explains why people repeat the patterns that cause them to end up in failed relationships. Case histories from patients, volunteers from the general community, and participants in personal growth groups, help offer insight into the negative patterns people commonly repeat in their search for lasting love and companionship. Readers will come away from this book with a better understanding of those patterns, how to recognize and break them, and how to move forward to healthier and more rewarding relationships.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442212802
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Why do people find themselves repeatedly single when they are desperately searching for the perfect soul-mate with whom to share their future lives? In their determination to find the perfect partner, individuals’ perception is less than accurate when blinded by emotions, expectations, or wishful thinking. Consequently, having made decisions based on incomplete information, all too often, people find themselves once again at the breakup of what had seemed to be a promising relationship. The time has come for dispelling the notion that ‘love is blind’ and for exploring paths that have a more promising outlook for happy endings, paths that include the wisdom of knowing oneself and the willingness to face prospective partners with open eyes and an inquiring mind before considering any commitment. Finding Love that Lasts is not a book about saving or improving relationships; rather it is a book about the often unfortunate combinations of partners deciding to commit to each other for significant parts of their lives and the ways in which people can break the patterns that cause them to seek out similar partners and relationships that are often doomed to fail. Here, Maass explains why people repeat the patterns that cause them to end up in failed relationships. Case histories from patients, volunteers from the general community, and participants in personal growth groups, help offer insight into the negative patterns people commonly repeat in their search for lasting love and companionship. Readers will come away from this book with a better understanding of those patterns, how to recognize and break them, and how to move forward to healthier and more rewarding relationships.
Anya's Ghost
Author: Vera Brosgol
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596435526
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Features main character smoking, possessing pills; contains references to sexual harassment and violence.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596435526
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Features main character smoking, possessing pills; contains references to sexual harassment and violence.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (TCG Edition)
Author: Lynn Nottage
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 1559364424
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
A new comedy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ruined.
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 1559364424
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
A new comedy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ruined.
Be Prepared
Author: Vera Brosgol
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250313813
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can’t stand it.” —Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile In Be Prepared, all Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera’s single mother can’t afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range—Russian summer camp. Vera is sure she's found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the "cool girl" drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares!
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250313813
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can’t stand it.” —Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile In Be Prepared, all Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera’s single mother can’t afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range—Russian summer camp. Vera is sure she's found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the "cool girl" drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares!
Quintessence
Author: Arnold J. Inzko
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1441577068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
While VERA ANDERSON, works for RDC (Research and Development Company) she also works on her PHD. With her associate, FRANK SABATINO, they work on a program to expand the WWN (World Wide Net) to tremendously increase WWN capacity. While Vera tests the program near a lake, something goes horribly wrong. She taps the enter key on her laptop and while she waits for the program to execute, her laptop becomes transparent and she disappears from the face of this earth. What happens to her? Slowly Vera recuperates. She looks around and she finds herself in strange surroundings. It is a hostile environment, smelling of ozone, it is damp and cold and she could not visit the toilet. Electronic charges are whizzing by her in various directions, terminating at a grid and then continue on a path into the unknown. Before she has an opportunity to figure out where she is, an electronic replica of her forms and it is void of all clothing. She tries to reach her double, but she couldnt because she floats in an anti-gravity like environment. She calls her double ELECTRA. Electra can speak and she helps Vera to orient herself. Vera asks where she is and to her bewilderment, Electra tells her that she is in Cyberspace. She needs help and Electra helps her to communicate with the real world, using her laptop. Because Vera and Frank work together on the program, they bring Frank into cyberspace with the same program and then they go to work on the grid. Electra decodes C-mail messages that terminate on the grid, before the grid boosts them to the recipient. This is where Vera and Frank find out that Dr. JENNIFER BARLOW, an employee of RDC commits espionage, sending company secret information to JIM WELLER, from NASA. Jim, in turn, sends this information to YURI GASMAN at the Kremlin in Moscow. Not only that, but Jennifers father, who works for NASA is also committing espionage, sending UFO information to the same source, by way of a drop-off point in an old barn. ABOT, an alien replica, also residing in cyberspace rewrites Veras program, allowing Vera and Frank to return to the real world. Based on an unfortunate accident, they now have a new tool to solve cyber crimes. When Dr. ART DISBROW, CEO of RDC finds out that he has espionage activity in his midst, he was furious. He ordered RAY DOWNEY, his security officer to fix this mess. Ray and the NASA security chief, SKIP FERRELL, work up plans to eliminate the villains. One week later, they eliminate the scoundrels and no one knows who did it. The exception is IGOR BARLOW, Jennifers father. He went to jail.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1441577068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
While VERA ANDERSON, works for RDC (Research and Development Company) she also works on her PHD. With her associate, FRANK SABATINO, they work on a program to expand the WWN (World Wide Net) to tremendously increase WWN capacity. While Vera tests the program near a lake, something goes horribly wrong. She taps the enter key on her laptop and while she waits for the program to execute, her laptop becomes transparent and she disappears from the face of this earth. What happens to her? Slowly Vera recuperates. She looks around and she finds herself in strange surroundings. It is a hostile environment, smelling of ozone, it is damp and cold and she could not visit the toilet. Electronic charges are whizzing by her in various directions, terminating at a grid and then continue on a path into the unknown. Before she has an opportunity to figure out where she is, an electronic replica of her forms and it is void of all clothing. She tries to reach her double, but she couldnt because she floats in an anti-gravity like environment. She calls her double ELECTRA. Electra can speak and she helps Vera to orient herself. Vera asks where she is and to her bewilderment, Electra tells her that she is in Cyberspace. She needs help and Electra helps her to communicate with the real world, using her laptop. Because Vera and Frank work together on the program, they bring Frank into cyberspace with the same program and then they go to work on the grid. Electra decodes C-mail messages that terminate on the grid, before the grid boosts them to the recipient. This is where Vera and Frank find out that Dr. JENNIFER BARLOW, an employee of RDC commits espionage, sending company secret information to JIM WELLER, from NASA. Jim, in turn, sends this information to YURI GASMAN at the Kremlin in Moscow. Not only that, but Jennifers father, who works for NASA is also committing espionage, sending UFO information to the same source, by way of a drop-off point in an old barn. ABOT, an alien replica, also residing in cyberspace rewrites Veras program, allowing Vera and Frank to return to the real world. Based on an unfortunate accident, they now have a new tool to solve cyber crimes. When Dr. ART DISBROW, CEO of RDC finds out that he has espionage activity in his midst, he was furious. He ordered RAY DOWNEY, his security officer to fix this mess. Ray and the NASA security chief, SKIP FERRELL, work up plans to eliminate the villains. One week later, they eliminate the scoundrels and no one knows who did it. The exception is IGOR BARLOW, Jennifers father. He went to jail.