Author: Padma Venkatraman Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698158261 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
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Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit. Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance—so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.
Author: Lisa Bonner Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1410723216 Category : Languages : en Pages : 274
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The title, R-E-A-L World begins with an acronym that stands for: 'RAZORS EDGES ARMED LIVES'. These four words summarize conditions in Los Angeles and San Francisco during 1982 and 1992, and some other times and places as well. Most of the events described in this story were witnessed personally by the author, and therefore are a part of his personal history. The story describes a 'real world' unknown to many readers, but one they have a right to discover. There is one basic reason this book was written: to educate! - Edward Ivy
Author: Chuck Palahniuk Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393341429 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 297
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"A harrowing, perverse, laugh-aloud funny rocket ride of catastrophes…Gutsy, terse and cunning, Invisible Monsters may emerge as Palahniuk’s strongest book." —Greg Berkman, Seattle Times She’s a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you’ll ever want to look.
Author: Jackie French Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007263163 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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Josephine loves to dance. The emus show her how to point her toes. The eagles teach her how to soar to the music of the wind. Then the ballet comes to the sleepy town of Shaggy Gully and Josephine learns that there's another way to dance. This is how Josephine wants to dance, but will her dream ever come true?
Author: Raechel Myers Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433688980 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 186
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Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.
Author: Ria C. Newbold Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 1606471295 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 126
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"But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." 2 Timothy 4:5 Now is the time to give birth to your ministry! The time has come for us to stop procrastinating and step out in faith into the ministry that God has called us to. God has a plan for each of our lives and with persistence; we can pursue and give birth to that ministry. This is your time and this is your season for a new beginning to be manifested in your life today and forevermore. With the use of Scripture and her own experiences, Ria gives you a clear understanding of planning your life and pushing your way pass your hurts, pains and disappointments, through to your ministry. Make sure you understand the plan for your life and your ministry - read this book! Ria C. Newbold was born in Nassau, Bahamas on January 24th, and is the middle child of two boys born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. Ria currently attends the Church of God of Prophecy, East Street Tabernacle in Nassau, Bahamas where the senior pastor is Bishop Franklin M. Ferguson. She is dedicated to her church and seeks to bring glory to God in any way He chooses to use her. Ria loves the Lord and is embarking on this new journey with confidence while believing that obedience is better than sacrifice and this is what God is now calling each of us to. The love of meeting people, reading, dancing and telling of God's goodness in her life and serving others is all encompassed in her hobbies. Ria is married to Oral H. Newbold Sr. and is the proud mother of two adorable children, Oral Jr. and Ramiyah.
Author: John Waller Publisher: Icon Books Company ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 296
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"In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of men and women danced wildly, day after day, in the punishing summer heat. Their feet blistered and bled, and their limbs ached with fatigue, but they simply could not stop. Throughout August and early September more and more were seized by the same terrible compulsion." "By the time the epidemic subsided, heat and exhaustion had claimed an untold number of lives, leaving thousands bewildered and bereaved, and an enduring enigma for future generations." "This book explains why Strasbourg's dancing plague took place. In doing so, it leads us into a largely vanished world, evoking the sights, sounds, aromas, diseases and hardships, the fervent supernaturalism and the desperate hedonism of the late-medieval world." "At the same time, it offers insights into how people behave when driven beyond the limits of endurance. Not only a historical detective story, A Time to Dance, A Time to Die is also an exploration of the strangest capabilities of the human mind and the extremes to which fear and irrationality can lead us."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Sejal Shah Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 0820357235 Category : Children of immigrants Languages : en Pages : 201
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Deluxe -- Thank You -- Pelham Road -- There Is No Mike Here -- Things People Said: An Essay in Seven Steps -- Temporary Talismans -- Six Hours from Anywhere You Want to Be -- No One Is Ordinary; Everyone Is Ordinary -- Ring Theory -- Saris and Sorrows -- Voice Texting with My Mother.
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