If I Had Known

Author : Elise Juska
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1455561754
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If We Had Known written by Elise Juska and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary tour de force from the acclaimed author of The Blessings-a riveting novel about one of the most urgent crises of our time. One August afternoon, as single mother Maggie Daley prepares to send her only child off to college, their world is shattered by news of a mass shooting at the local mall in rural Maine. As reports and updates about the tragedy begin to roll in, Maggie, an English professor, is further stunned to learn that the gunman had been a student of hers: Nathan Dugan was an awkward, complicated young man whose quiet presence in her classroom had faded from her memory-but not, it seems, the memories of his classmates. When a viral blog post hints at the existence of a dark, violence-tinged essay Nathan had written during Maggie's freshman comp seminar, Maggie soon finds herself at the center of a heated national controversy. Could the overlooked essay have offered critical red flags that might have warned of, or even prevented, the murders to come? As the media storm grows around her, Maggie makes a series of desperate choices that threaten to destroy not just the personal and professional lives she's worked so hard to build, but-more important-the happiness and safety of her sensitive daughter, Anna. Engrossing and provocative, combining sharp plot twists with Juska's award-winning, trademark literary sophistication, If We Had Known is at once an unforgettable mother-daughter journey, an exquisite portrait of a community in turmoil, and a harrowing examination of ethical and moral responsibility in a dangerously interconnected digital world.

Author : Jonathan Horton
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781790123124
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If I Had Known written by Jonathan Horton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, Jonathan Horton outlines some of the things he wishes he had known earlier so that he could have achieved his success in life without so many bumps and bruises along the way. By reading his book, you can walk with Jonathan through real life stories of life lessons, huge disappointments, and major success WITH the benefit of 20/20 hindsight from a professional career in athletics as an Olympian. Whether you're an athlete or not, these truths will help you get better, achieve more, and find your own success."--Back cover.

Author : Lester Kaufman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119652847
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation written by Lester Kaufman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

Author : Barbara Ehrenreich
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1455543683
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Had I Known written by Barbara Ehrenreich and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2021 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, HAD I KNOWN contains the most provocative, incendiary, and career-making pieces by bestselling author, essayist, political activist, and "veteran muckraker" Barbara Ehrenreich (The New Yorker). A self-proclaimed "myth buster by trade," Barbara Ehrenreich has covered an extensive range of topics as a journalist and political activist, and is unafraid to dive into intellectual waters that others deem too murky. Now, Had I Known gathers the articles and excerpts from a long-ranging career that most highlight Ehrenreich's brilliance, social consciousness, and wry wit. From Ehrenreich's award-winning article "Welcome to Cancerland," published shortly after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, to her groundbreaking undercover investigative journalism in Nickel and Dimed, to her exploration of death and mortality in the New York Times bestseller, Natural Causes, Barbara Ehrenreich has been writing radical, thought-provoking, and worldview-altering pieces for over four decades. Her reviews have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Los Angeles Times Book Review, among others, while her essays, op-eds and feature articles have appeared in the New York Times, Harper's Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Time, the Wall Street Journal, and many more. Had I Known pulls from the vast and varied collection of one of our country's most incisive thinkers to create one must-have volume.

Author : Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by a black suffragette female writer Alice Dunbar-Nelson presents a collection of stories with unique characters. Each story leaves a specific incomparable aftertaste. The collection contains short essays, poems, and stories. The introduction to this book was written by the Black suffragette Sylvanie Williams, who Dunbar-Nelson presumably encountered during her time in turn-of-the-century New Orleans before moving to Harlem, New York.

Author : Susanne Methven
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393706443
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If Only I Had Known...: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Couples Therapy written by Susanne Methven and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating tactics for getting it right the first time. The co-authors draw on over thirty years of experience to show young therapists how and how not to conduct psychotherapy. Each chapter begins with a vignette illustrating a common mistake, then describes the error in detail, explains why therapists make the mistake and offers tactics for avoiding it.

Author : Laura Wiktorek
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1662915160
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What I wish I had known written by Laura Wiktorek and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What I wish I had known" We’re living the good life. What went wrong? When, and why? I'll keep searching for the answers, striving to help others, avoid the same gut-wrenching tragedy. Michael, my son and overachiever, was a scholar and an outstanding athlete, drawn to the military early on. Despite his sturdy outer-shell, Michael was gentle. His senior year, he'd coax me into signing parental consent to enlist; at seventeen. I recall crying! Michael chuckled, not mocking me, making light of his choice… Thanks, mom, don't worry about me. I'm not going to war. I'm not going to die. I'm just going into the Marine Corps. My terrible premonition evolved on September 11, 2001. Michael’s training just ended for Air Crew-Chief. He was assigned to the massive CH-53 Super Stallion Transporting-Helicopter. What I wish I had known… was that a helicopter crashed in Western Iraq and Michael (the air crew chief) wrote the ill-fated flight schedule, killing thirty-one men. He swapped out a more experienced crew member for a rookie. This story exams the psychological injuries my son sustained during his military service-the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) signs he was in severe distress. Veterans (like Michael) pride themselves in strength. Traumatic events can undermine their power-the ability to avoid dealing with emotions in the face of danger. Once emotions are buried, some veterans and first responders continue internalizing mental anguish instead of reaching out for help. Shockwaves spread-wide Michael’s in his prime, survived war, earned a master’s degree and in love, engaged. I’m stunned, why? Twenty-two veterans die by suicide daily, it’s a long-lasting statistic. Twenty-two but not you-not my Michael! I’d bet my life and savings on that! Mental fog set in, this time I reached out to Michael’s trusted friends (Korah Hoffman LMSW/MPA) and Erik Fries USMC Air Crew Chief/Brother in arms. Erik exposed me to the harsh reality of war. Korah shared her personal and professional struggle with Michael’s silent battle. If death wasn’t devastating enough, I’d breakdown at Mass, when our Catholic priest uttered “Suicides are damned to hell"" his words echoed from the pulpit! Tormented, I'll seek a medium. Naturally, I wanted to check in on my son. What I experienced was a life-changing revelation.

Author : J. R. Parrish
Publisher : J.R. Parrish
ISBN 13 : 9781879384491
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If I Had Known Then what I Know Now written by J. R. Parrish and published by J.R. Parrish. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides advice on ways to succeed in business, finance, careers, dating, marriage, school, and getting along with others.

Author : Sherry Petro-Surdel
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452573824
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Voice of Reason written by Sherry Petro-Surdel and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you are about to read began in my heart and found its way to hand written words on 3-ring note book paper. These thoughts that turn into the spoken word I call Reasonings. The words were often spoken to a small group of seekers. Churches often call them sermons or messages, but I call them Reasonings in reference to a biblical passage in Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord. This infers to me that it is a co-creation experience. I also appreciate the Rasta spiritual perspective that calls this co-creation process Reasonings to understand (or as Rastafarians say, to overstand) the ways of God.

Author : Gary Chapman
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1575679221
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! “Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.” With more than 45 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates. So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage they envision, such as: What the adequate foundation for a successful marriage truly is What to expect about the roles and influence of extended family How to solve disagreements without arguing How to talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more Why couples must learn how to apologize and forgive Ideal for newly married couples and those considering marriage, the material lends itself to heart-felt, revealing, and critical conversations for relational success. Read this bookand you’ll be prepared for—not surprised by—the challenges of marriage. - Bonus features include: Book suggestions and an interactive websites to enhance the couples’ experience “Talking it Over” questions and suggestions to jumpstart conversations over each chapter Appendix on healthy dating relationships and an accompanying learning exercise