Editora: David De Angelis
Your Word is Your Rod is a self-help book by American New Thought teacher, Florence Scovel Shinn, first published in 1928. A book of affirmations on various things such as love, illness, happiness, etc., presented with the belief that words are very powerful and that by using affirmations you can change and improve the way things happen in your life.
Mercedes is a Perth based stripper - turned soul searcher, gypsy wanderer, humanitarian and seeker of the truth. Her life has led her on many a crazy adventure - from inner city club scenes, the glamour of life as a model in Dubai, the bustle of Ugandan roadsides and the adoption of her daughter. Mercedes has not always walked an easy path, with so many self-imposed and societal judgments to battle about being a “stripper”. Along her inner growth path she has now reached an empowered space of authenticity. From the depths of shame, fear and judgment to truly owning her narrative. There are so many misconceptions about the industry many of these cemented by Hollywood stereotyping. Mercedes is sharing her life story to help shift the stigma around this stereotype. Many of the women she has met in this industry have been the kindest, open minded, inspirational women on the planet!Ver livro
'This is an extraordinary book. It moves in and around you like a ghost. I feel lucky to have experienced it' -- Daisy Johnson - author of Everything UnderIn the archives of the national library, a researcher named Linda sees a nine year-old girl's face in the pages of a yellowed newspaper, and the seed of an obsession is planted in her mind.Birgitta Sivander was brutally murdered one night in May 1948. The culprit was never found. Linda feels a deep connection to Birgitta, and in the months that follow she compulsively researches the case.Meanwhile, a life is taking root inside Linda; she is to have a daughter of her own. As she grapples with the wonder and anxiety of motherhood, she gradually pieces together Birgitta's story, closing in on the possible killer.Driven to redeem a lost child, Linda must find a way to lay Birgitta to rest. Moving and unputdownable, The Eighth House is a shattering examination of why cycles of violence persist, and an invocation of the hope that new life brings.Ver livro
In search of lost glitter is a memoir of love and loss written in many stories, many only 100-words long. It is about how an ordinary and unremarkable life was turned upside down when Sarah lost her husband in 2010.This is how she held things together, not a guide of how to survive grief but maybe some of her stories will give you hope and help you find some lost glitter along the way.When a loved one dies it is often the seemingly insignificant detailsthat stir up the brightest memories.The colour of the top worn for the funeral,the sound of matches rattling in a coat pocket,eating sausages and chips for Christmas dinner.These are the fragments of lost glitter.What other people are saying"Tender and true and beautifully written."Stephanie Butland - Found in a Bookshop“Sarah has dealt with potentially heavy subject-matter – young widowhood, cancer, and the loss of her Dad – with a light touch and sprinkles of humour, giving the reader plenty of space to breathe and reflect. I felt like I had spent a lovely weekend holed up somewhere cosy with her, listening to her stories and getting a real sense of her relationships, and hopes for the future. In particular her honesty about mental health and difficult times is refreshing – it would have been so easy to have fallen into the trap of trying to be ‘inspiring’ non-stop.”Helen Anderson - Sagrada Familia“I read the first few lines and I was hooked. This is a powerfully written memoir, poured out from the heart. Taking the form of short stories, the book makes you feel like a fellow traveller through significant periods of Sarah’s life - the good times, the hard times and the tragedy. Sarah writes so authentically that I felt I was right there with her, witnessing her heartbreak and sharing in her times of joy. This is compelling reading for anyone dealing with grief or wanting to help someone who is going tVer livro
Two words saved my life, two modest, but mighty words—THANK YOU! The most compelling chapter of my story began with a Love Note, one simple handwritten gesture of love, hope and gratitude. My purpose was handed to me in the shape of an envelope, a simple, paper container with a sealable flap that holds a little bit of hope for our everyday heroes. As it turned out, a life of stationery was my destiny, not a stationary life. And it all began on the heels of a broken heart. For the better part of my life, I dreamed of and even prayed for an epic love story, and this is a love story on so many levels. I just never expected it to come at such a great toll. But then again, if you look back through the course of history, the greatest love stories always do. Natalie June Reilly is a freelance writer and every bit her mother's daughter. She is the founder of Nothing but Love Notes, a movement that has inspired a generation of love and gratitude. Somewhere along the way, she unearthed her happy ending, landing the beach, the boy and now the book. None of this would have been possible, if not for God's grace, a mother's love and a handwritten Love Note.Ver livro
In late-1940s Long Branch, a historic but run-down Jersey Shore resort town, in a neighborhood of Italian, Black, and Jewish families, Robert Pinsky began his unlikely journey to becoming a poet. Descended from a bootlegger grandfather, an athletic father, and a rebellious tomboy mother, Pinsky was an unruly but articulate high school C student, whose obsession with the rhythms and melodies of speech inspired him to write. Pinsky traces the roots of his poetry, with its wide and fearless range, back to the voices of his neighborhood, to music and a distinctly American tradition of improvisation, with influences including Mark Twain and Ray Charles, Marianne Moore and Mel Brooks, Emily Dickinson and Sid Caesar, Dante Alighieri and the Orthodox Jewish liturgy. He reflects on how writing poetry helped him make sense of life's challenges, such as his mother's traumatic brain injury, and on his notable public presence, including an unprecedented three terms as United States poet laureate. Candid, engaging, and wry, Jersey Breaks offers an intimate self-portrait and a unique poetic understanding of American culture.Ver livro
Your first look was behind the walls. Your second, in the cells. Ready to meet the monsters who live here? From the author of Prison Days, come the stories of the monsters living behind the walls of maximum-security. What were their crimes? Who were their victims? It's time to meet the horrifying truth lurking in one of the darkest places on earth. Fans of true crime, step outside your comfort zone and follow me as I meet some of the most brutal killers to ever walk these halls. Grab Meeting Monsters now and meet the chilling faces behind the headlines.Ver livro
