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Author: Ngan Huynh Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525521764 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 148
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This raw and powerful autobiography follows the life of a registered nurse who turns to alcohol to help chase away her demons brought on by persistent physical and mental domestic abuse, rape, workplace bullying, and deteriorating mental health. At first, it seems like a magic cure, and she is able to live nearly a normal life. But as the siren call of the bottle increases, her dependence on drinking grows. Soon she is unable to work, and what was left of her social life disappears. After attempting suicide and spending time recovering in the hospital, she begins her long and difficult road to recovery, focused on building a new life. Sorrows Can Swim is a dramatic reminder that addiction and trauma can affect anyone, even those educated in how to treat them. It is a rallying cry for those fighting addiction and dealing with trauma, and brings an inspiring message of hope for us all.
Author: Ngan Huynh Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525521764 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
This raw and powerful autobiography follows the life of a registered nurse who turns to alcohol to help chase away her demons brought on by persistent physical and mental domestic abuse, rape, workplace bullying, and deteriorating mental health. At first, it seems like a magic cure, and she is able to live nearly a normal life. But as the siren call of the bottle increases, her dependence on drinking grows. Soon she is unable to work, and what was left of her social life disappears. After attempting suicide and spending time recovering in the hospital, she begins her long and difficult road to recovery, focused on building a new life. Sorrows Can Swim is a dramatic reminder that addiction and trauma can affect anyone, even those educated in how to treat them. It is a rallying cry for those fighting addiction and dealing with trauma, and brings an inspiring message of hope for us all.
Author: Jessie A. Snow Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 146783078X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 404
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This is the third in a series entitled El’Atone’s Journals. El’Atone’ must run from the Vampyre Council as the fulfillment of a prophecy calls for her death. She, her husband and friends face death on multiple occasions in their attempt to live normal lives. They must outwit those hunting for them and those willing to protect them at a price. Their journeys lead them from country to country as they must move about to keep from being captured. Her foes include a man with the ability to travel in dreams, her father a former vampyre hit man, and her friends who betray her for money. Her allies, a member of the council and an eight-hundred year old psychic vampyre.
Author: Larry McMurtry Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451607709 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 405
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In this tale of high-spirited and terrifying adventure, set against the background of the West that Larry McMurtry has made his own, By Sorrow’s River is an epic in its own right with the return of the formidable, young Tasmin Berrybender. At the heart of this third volume of his Western saga remains the beautiful and determined Tasmin Berrybender, now married to the “Sin Killer” and mother to their young son, Monty. By Sorrow’s River continues the Berrybender party’s trail across the endless Great Plains of the West toward Santa Fe, where they intend, those who are lucky enough to survive the journey, to spend the winter. They meet up with a vast array of characters from the history of the West: Kit Carson, the famous scout; Le Partezon, the fearsome Sioux war chief; two aristocratic Frenchmen, whose eccentric aim is to cross the Great Plains by hot air balloon; a party of slavers; a band of raiding Pawnee; and many other astonishing characters who prove, once again, that the rolling, grassy plains are not, in fact, nearly as empty of life as they look. Most of what is there is dangerous and hostile, even when faced with Tasmin’s remarkable, frosty sangfroid. She is one of the strongest and most interesting of Larry McMurtry’s characters, and she stands at the center of this powerful and ambitious novel of the West.
Author: Helen Benedict Publisher: Footnote Press ISBN: 1804440027 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 275
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'This book celebrates human resilience and the capacity for hope, serving as a powerful call for tolerance.' - Observer 'Heartfelt, eye-opening, timely, essential.' - Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo Helen Benedict, award-winning British-American professor of journalism at Columbia University, teams up with Syrian writer and refugee, Eyad Awwadawnan, to present the stories of five refugees who have endured long and dangerous journeys from the Middle East and Africa to Greece. Hasan, Asmahan, Evans, Mursal and Calvin each tell their story, tracing the trajectory of their lives from homes and families in Syria, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Cameroon to the brutal refugee camps, where they are trapped in a strange and hostile world. These are compelling, first-person stories of resilience, suffering and hope, told in a depth rarely seen in non-fiction, partly because one of the authors is a refugee himself, and partly because both authors spent years getting to know the interviewees and winning their trust. The women and men in this book tell their stories in their own words, retaining control and dignity, while revealing intimate and heartfelt scenes from their lives. 'Simple, powerful stories told in refugees' own voices. I couldn't stop reading, hand to mouth, my chest tightening.' - Dina Nayari, author of The Ungrateful Refugee 'A treasure-trove of story, of heart, of humanity's failures and achievements.' - Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer 'Map of Hope and Sorrow is not only urgent, it is riveting.' - Jessica Goudeau, author of After the Last Border
Author: Nina Mingya Powles Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1838852166 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 200
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'Remarkable' Robert Macfarlane 'Gorgeous' Amy Liptrot 'Urgent and nourishing' Jessica J. Lee Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo – where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others that have meant different things, but have still been, in their own way, home: from the wild coastline of New Zealand to a pond in northwest London. In lyrical, powerful prose, Small Bodies of Water weaves together memories, dreams and nature writing. Exploring everything from migration, food, family, earthquakes and the ancient lunisolar calendar, Nina reflects on a girlhood spent growing up between two cultures, and what it means to belong.
Author: Steven Gannaway Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1387324292 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 212
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Zen Hedonism and the Theory of Relative Calm is a guidebook for artists, writers, musicians, creators, innovators and other inventors of fun and joy. It is a state of mind, an attitude and an excuse to stay up all night writing and painting and drinking gin. Zen Hedonism is about embracing discovery. It is about finding joy in discipline and achieving grace in fury. Zen Hedonism is the inciting incident in your life. This is the mindfulness edition, which means it is in black and white and has bits you can colour in. Note: you can engage in mindfulness while doing the dishes or cleaning the oven, too. Just saying.
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