What My Girlfriends Told Me

A beautiful illustrated celebration of friendship. 'Do it for the story!' 'He's interesting to you because he's tall. Tall is not a skillset.' 'Life is not a competition. If I am good at something you can be good at that as well.' 'Aside from your taste in men, I still respect you.' From the funny to the strident to the profound, What My Girlfriends Told Me is a small but perfectly formed celebration of friendship, full of the best advice for times of heartache or uncertainty, long nights and new beginnings. Wisdom from women who have lived. Please note this is a fixed-format ebook with colour images and may not be well-suited for older e-readers.

From the funny to the strident to the profound, What My Girlfriends Told Me is a beautiful illustrated celebration of friendship, full of the best advice for times of heartache or uncertainty, long nights and new beginnings.

When Alix's charismatic girlfriend, Swanee, dies from sudden cardiac arrest, Alix is overcome with despair. As she searches Swanee's room for mementos of their relationship, she finds Swanee's cell phone, pinging with dozens of texts sent from a mysterious contact, L.T. The most recent text reads: "Please tell me what I did. Please, Swan. Te amo. I love you." Shocked and betrayed, Alix learns that Swanee has been leading a double life--secretly dating a girl named Liana the entire time she's been with Alix. Alix texts Liana from Swanee's phone, pretending to be Swanee in order to gather information before finally meeting face-to-face to break the news. Brought together by Swanee's lies, Alix and Liana become closer than they'd thought possible. But Alix is still hiding the truth from Liana. Alix knows what it feels like to be lied to--but will coming clean to Liana mean losing her, too?

Having moved to the hustle and bustle of London from Jamaica, Gloria Ifill found her initial attempt to settle into British life quite an experience – equating the overwhelming cultural differences and dramatic change in weather to leaving Earth and moving to Mars. Providing readers with an authentic insight into growing up in Jamaica in the 40s and 50s, Gloria shares her experiences of the rigorous importance of discipline and respect at home and at school, and the ramifications of not adhering to the rules. Having moved to London in the 1960s, Gloria attended Lewisham College, taking part in late evening sessions to study English, typing and shorthand, before going on to marry and have three children. Echoes of the Past details the rich history of how life was compared to how it is now, which will put a smile on the face of anyone who looks back at Britain with fond memories. This book will appeal to readers interested in the life of a Jamaican family in 1960s London, as well as those who have emigrated themselves or are interested in doing so.

"Pleeaze! Tell me you won't take a chance!" is an anecdotal account based on the multifarious events and incidents the author, Nick Crozby, has enjoyed and experienced from before the Second World War through to the present day. It focuses especially on the role that chance can play throughout life and the way chance can shape and affect events, love and career opportunities and expectations; if chances are taken! Working on the principle instilled in him in his early days by his family that "you make your own luck" Nick tried throughout his life to grasp each opportunity with open arms although some unfortunate chance situations did lead to considerable strain, stress and frustration. "Pleeaze! Tell me you won't take a chance!" relates these life happenings giving an intimate slant and putting them into a social and historical context and circumstance. It illustrates clearly the effects that changes in society, morals and standards can have on the life of the individual as well as society as a whole.

“Those lies were handed to me in bottles, papers, pipes, capsules, and tablets. But then a kiss would grab my lips and stop my head from spinning.” Karin Foster takes you into the core of the struggles and challenges psychiatric patients undergo. This collection of poems are very much personal as they were written by different minds and different hearts. Take time out from your comfort zone, enter their world, and know their story. And maybe you won’t be “cynical, cold, and alone anymore.”

Keeping It Real is a collection of short stories written by Michael Bradshaw. There are those who know someone or has had loved ones incarcerated. These stories should provide some insight into the minds of those who can relate to them.

This is a story of a young man growing up in his household with all the fun in the world. But behind all that fun, drama wasn't too far away . . . Open up into a new possibility as I share my own life story.

This book is a must read for all God-believing, Bible-believing, pastors who are retiring or leaving their position for any reason. It is also a must-read book by all readers who are searching for a Christian church led by a God-fearing Bible-believing pastor. In addition, the book will educate families so that they can have ideas of what to do when the family is voodooed. The book tells all the tricks and techniques that are used by pastors that are pretenders and are devil worshippers, not godly pastors. Yes, I mean some pastors are not really pastors, and they do not believe in our Mighty Father God! Their goal is to destroy the churches, so they move from church to church to accomplish their evil mission. This book will prepare you with many tricks that are played to God’s children. After reading this book, you will thank God, and you will become strong in faith. You will realize God is the only way and is stronger than any devil. However, as Christians, we must be prepared. You do not want to be caught off guard! This is what makes the devil happy because many people (Christians) never expected such tricks and had never seen neither expected such tricks, just because they believe the devil cannot tempt them because they are born again! I have given many true examples to help you understand how the enemy works. This can be very difficult for Christians who have lived a clean life all their life until they are tested. This book will help to make your faith stronger and be able to fight the evil one if you meet a voodoo pastor at a church or other voodoo people outside the church. This book will also help non-Christians to understand the way of our mighty God is the best way and no other way. God’s grace and peace to all who will be reading this book! The devil does not want you to read this book, but I wish you all the best, and let us be strong with God so that when in this world we are tested like Job, our Mighty Father can give us wisdom and strength in faith to fight the devil! I have had some people or some pastors say, the devil cannot attack born-again Christians. This is not true. Satan has no boundaries on the earth; he is in all countries of this world. His goal is to attack and corrupt Christians who are not strong in their faith. In summary, I pray that this book will help make your faith in God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) stronger!

Listen for the Lark is a story of compassion, love and survival in the American wilderness. Penelope Van Princis immigrated to New Amsterdam from the Netherlands in 1643. Filled with the promises of the New World, she is shipwrecked off the coast of New Jersey. Upon reaching the shore she looses everything she owns and everyone she loves to an attack from unfriendly Indians, leaving her permanently scared. Having been left for dead, she survives until the Sanhicans of the Delaware Indians befriend her and nurse her back to health. While among these native people, Penelope is forced to accept their cruel form of justice, confront her fears and accept her husband's death while paving a new life for herself in a wilderness that is not always fair. Because of the attack, the fear of carrying a Maqua child haunts her after two people from Fort Amsterdam accuse her of carrying a bastard. Since her life is in constant danger, she questions God's love and doubts she has any purpose in the universe. Pursued by two very different men while she is grieving for her murdered husband, Penelope walks a tight rope while trying to protect her unborn child. Both men have lost their wives and need Penelope to help them rebuild their lives. As if she didn't have enough problems in her life, Penelope has to protect three runaway slaves and a Jesuit priest who have joined her in the Sanhican community because living at Fort Amsterdam was too dangerous. Listen for the Lark is our imaginative journey into Penelope's body, mind, and soul as she lives through the suspenseful drama of her first nine months in the New World. Penelope Van Princis, a remarkable woman, helped establish the country we love today.

No book has ever been written, no story ever told. The conversational Story telling Style, makes you feel as though You are listening to Luly Herself, you will feel her Strength, faith, and Determination.

Margaret Hatcher was a wounded, wordless child who cried when her classmates made fun of her and put on a brave face for a mother who struggled with acute depression. As life presented her with new experiences, she slowly let go of her fearfulness, becoming an acclaimed educator who won numerous national awards, a national speaker, writer, and visual artist. Underneath It All: A Collection of Memoirs shows snapshots of her evolution: Flying out of a giant tree. A Long John Silver's out-of-body experience. Rehab with an ex-Marine. Honorable closure. Throughout, Hatcher shares her deep love of the places that formed and informed her, from a small town in Texas to the top of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado and the high deserts of Arizona. Spanning more than seven decades, Underneath It All takes us on an expedition to discover the truth of one remarkable woman's life.

“Hands down my favorite book of the year.” -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of The Dutch House and Commonwealth From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Fang comes his first short story collection in nearly a decade, combining his signature quirkiness with his keen eye for emotional complexity to explore the fraught relationship between parents and children. “Wildfire Johnny” is the story of a man who discovers a magic razor that allows him to travel back in time. “Scroll Through the Weapons” is about a couple taking care of their underfed and almost feral nieces and nephews. “Signal to the Faithful” follows a boy as he takes a tense road trip with his priest. And “Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine,” the title story, is about a narcissistic rock star who moves back home during a rough patch. These stories all build on each other in strange and remarkable ways, showcasing Wilson’s crackling wit and big heart. Filled with imagination and humor, Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine is an exuberant collection of captivating and charmingly bizarre stories that promise to burrow their way into your heart and soul. "Wildfire Johnny" will be the first project in development with “The Great” actor Nicholas Hoult and MRC Television.

A centennial tribute to W. E. B. Du Bois's classic work, The Souls of Black Folk, considers the book's significance in twenty-first-century America and features the contributions of such individuals as the Reverend Dr. James Forbes, Terence Blanchard, and Derrick Bell. Original.

Who are the heroines women look to? Twenty-two Australian writers of fiction, drama, poetry, journalism, TV scripts and non-fiction reflect on their heroines. There are extraordinary women and ordinary women; mothers, detectives, old women, teenagers, sisters, lesbians, rural women, urban women. Dale Spender is the author and editor of over thirty books including the internationally acclaimed, Man Made Language and Women of Ideas, Heroines, Writing a New World and The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing. She is also the author of Nattering on the Net.

As drivers on the road from Dresden to Prague cross the German border into the Czech Republic, they pass through the frontier town of Dubi. In all seasons, day and night, women line the roadside. Desperate to attract attention, they shriek at the drivers of passing vehicles 'Warte Mall' (Hey Wait ). Dubi was once a resort, renowned for its spas. In the wake of the 'Velvet Revolution' - the events which led to the collapse of Communism in Czechoslovakia - economic instability and Dubi's location close to the economic powerhouse of Germany transformed the town into a notorious destination for sex tourists form the West. Exactly 10 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, throughout 1999, Ann-Sofi Siden, a visual artist, and filmmaker, made prolonged trips to Dubi documenting her stay through video, photography, a written diary and an extensive series of video-interviews - detailed and often harrowing testimonies of the experiences of the players in the business of prostitution: clients, police, pimps and the prostitutes themselves. installation that has been shown as a 'walk-in documentary' in several major museums in Europe. Siden has made an acute and disturbing exploration of the way in which lives of individuals are bound up in the accidents and complexities of political history. This illustrated catalogue includes a preface by Susan Ferleger Brades, interviews, an essay by Robert Fleck and artist's biography.