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The Cockroach that Saved My Marriage

Author : Sonal Lobo
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book The Cockroach that Saved My Marriage written by Sonal Lobo and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone once shared with me their fantasy: the idea of living a life akin to the movies, filled with love, mystery, romance, and occasional moments of horror. They lamented that everyday life seemed mundane, devoid of novelty. It was the same old house, the same old job, weekend outings, and a constant sense of monotony. For a brief period, I found myself nodding in agreement. I allowed their perspective to seep into my thoughts and accepted it as my own. That was until I embarked on the journey of marriage. To me, marriage became a thrilling adventure, transforming the way I perceived the world. I encountered diverse individuals and navigated through a myriad of situations that made me both laugh and cry. Above all, I learned valuable lessons and discovered answers to the "whys" and "buts" that had puzzled me for so long. This book serves as a narrative of the incidents that unfolded in my life post-marriage. It is a beautiful memoir of the lesson’s life imparted to me before I tied the knot and the truths I unearthed as I expanded my horizons. It would not be an overstatement to declare that life is a tapestry of adventures, happiness, and fun, all contingent on how we choose to embrace it. A rainy day might prove to be an arduous commute for one trapped in traffic, yet it could be a blessing for a farmer in need of irrigation. A bone in your meal can sometimes be an annoyance, but to a stray dog, it could be a delectable feast. Here, I am, eager to share with you the seemingly insignificant moments in my life that imparted invaluable lessons and shaped me into a better version of myself. Join me as I guide you down memory lane, where you will encounter moments that are humorous, heartwarming, poignant, and undoubtedly enlightening.

Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Author : Nancy McCabe
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274471
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Can This Marriage Be Saved? written by Nancy McCabe and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this warm, deeply-personal, and often humorous book, Nancy McCabe re-examines and gains new understanding of her early life and her ill-advised marriage. Borrowing from Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” how-to essays and before-and-after weight loss ads, a curriculum guide, Bible study notes, an obsession with Tom Swiftie jokes, and women’s magazine columns and quizzes that oversimplified women’s lives and choices, McCabe examines the many influences that led to her youthful marriage—and out of it, into finally taking control of her life.

To Kill a Cockroach

Author : Osvaldo Calixto Amador
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1665754060
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book To Kill a Cockroach written by Osvaldo Calixto Amador and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osvaldito’s life begins with a heartbreaking split when his father is not allowed to leave Cuba with his mother and him due to his status as a political prisoner. Later, abuse, the fear of being different, the discovery of his own homosexuality, the devastation of AIDS, and difficult family relationships mark the milestones of his journey. His dogs, his four-legged companions, always occupy a prominent place in the house of La Campina, the kingdom and refuge of the adult Osvaldito. To Kill a Cockroach is a poignant story that chronicles the experiences of Osvaldito, a Cuban-American artist and writer, traveling from his native Cuba through to his childhood and adulthood experiences in Miami, Florida. Osvaldito provides a unique perspective of the immigrant experience, as he narrates a childhood rife with challenges and loss, uncertainty and abandonment. His life journey teaches us the art of finding boundless joy in a world of relentless pain. Osvaldito’s love and longing for his mother, a “Cuban goddess,” is one of the guiding themes of this book, but so is his love of living creatures, especially dogs, and how such love saves in difficult times. Last but not least, this tale is a testament to the power of art and literature and of finding salvation and self-love through the transcendence of artistic beauty.

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Author : Carmen Agra Deedy
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 1682631419
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Martina the Beautiful Cockroach written by Carmen Agra Deedy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.

The Cockroach

Author : Ian McEwan
Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0735280487
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Cockroach written by Ian McEwan and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kafka meets the world of Brexit in a bitingly funny political satire from Ian McEwan That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous six-legged existence he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he has woken up to discover he is the most powerful man in Britain: the Prime Minister. His mission: a nationalist revival, with or without Europe. Nothing must get in his way: not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy. In this bitingly funny, Kafkaesque satire, Ian McEwan engages with scabrous humour a very recognizable political world and turns it on its head.

Surviving Combat Memories

Author : Russ Warriner
Publisher : Outskirts Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving Combat Memories written by Russ Warriner and published by Outskirts Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After serving a 1 ½ year tour in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division and surviving a total of 8 years, 9 months and 21 Days in the US Army, Russ Warriner learned he had PTSD. Dealing with the Combat Memories he calls Combat Demons is a lifelong struggle. Writing about my combat life and the aftermath has become one of his outlets. Becoming a life member of many veteran groups as well as starting a group that served in my type of unit and starting a POW/MIA weekend event has served me well to deal with the demons. Everyone who has PTSD deals with these demons in their own way. If this book can help at least one person to understand PTSD or help them deal with their demons, I feel it was worth the effort I put into writing it.

Senior Moments

Author : S. L. Varnado
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595396887
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Senior Moments written by S. L. Varnado and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this madcap romp through the life of a typical senior citizen, author S. L. Varnado discusses his problems with telephone menus that fail to connect him with a living person, computers that refuse to compute, and HMOs that motivate him to seek assisted suicide. As Varnado shares his difficulties with a "satanic" television set that brings in the Beverly Hillbillies speaking French, diets that lead to slow death by starvation, "aerobic exercises" that take the wind out of you, and "ghetto blasters" that wake the neighborhood at midnight, it becomes apparent that an elderly person's life is beset with danger in this brave new world of the twenty-first century. Varnado winces at the grim difficulties of a wife who keeps him on a rigorous diet and doctors who leave him alone for hours in tiny cubicles. There are, however, rare moments of triumph, such as when he convinces his wife that he is not really the "klutz" she thinks he is and when he makes a delightful pilgrimage to the local shopping mall. Although never one to take things lightly, Varnado leaves you with the feeling that even though "life can't be beautiful," a little cleverness can make it "tolerable."

Cockroach No More

Author : Jeannie LaVerne
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490806962
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Cockroach No More written by Jeannie LaVerne and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am like a cockroach. Like an untouchable, Smelly, black creature That crawls through the darkness, Running for its life. No one wants to look at me. No one wants to acknowledge my existence. If they were to step on me The smell would be too great. I cannot be in the same place as ordinary humans, For it would make them uncomfortable. They cannot be around what they don’t understand. My shame is unbearable. My ex-husband molested my daughter When she was five years old. Here is my story.

Not Your Everyday Stories: Part One

Author : Christopher Thompson
Publisher : Chris Thompson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book Not Your Everyday Stories: Part One written by Christopher Thompson and published by Chris Thompson. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

She Is Sin Here

Author : Bhawani Singh Bhati
Publisher : Orangebooks Publication
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book She Is Sin Here written by Bhawani Singh Bhati and published by Orangebooks Publication. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ratnakar comes in Ambet after a long time, he wonders by seeing a village full of women look completely opposite as described in his forefather’s book. When he compares women of his book and village next to the landlord Ragvendra Singh by singing his glorious past and bravery, how his forefather saved women whereas women back-stabbed them. He persuades him to impose all those rules again which describes in the books of his forefather. Before Hanja Ragvendra’s wife opposes his plan and tries to stop him Ratnakar already spoils all mind of men, which led all women out of the village, Hanja leaves his house leaving his son Prithvi Singh here. Ratnakar successfully implements all those evil customs which is old and defunct:- he starts killing newly born baby girls, force them to marry at age of five, Sati widows and stop women to go to school. She confines in her home and all the evils of society back in a village. Prithvi Singh a son of Hanja and Ragvendra Singh who created a gang of village boys against Ratnakar by collecting all boys who desperate to marry. He stops everything which brings happiness in a village; whether it is marriage or any happy events he disturbs all. When Ratnakar informs about his son to Ragvendra Singh both father and son fight, and their fight leads them nothing but dig out all the facts about the Ambet and their parental village Roop-Nagar which even Ratnakar do not know. And by knowing its glorious past where women were divine and equal and ahead of men.

War Dances

Author : Sherman Alexie
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480457221
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book War Dances written by Sherman Alexie and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling, award-winning author’s “fiercely freewheeling collection of stories and poems about the tragicomedies of ordinary lives” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, War Dances blends short stories, poems, call-and-response, and more into something that only Sherman Alexie could have written. Ordinary men stand at the threshold of profound change, from a story about a famous writer caring for a dying but still willful father, to the tale of a young Indian boy who learns to value his own life by appreciating the deaths of others. Perceptions change, too, as “Another Proclamation” casts a shadow over Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and “Invisible Dog on a Leash” limns the heartbreak of shattered childhood illusions. And nostalgia for antiquated technology is tenderly rendered in “Ode to Mix Tapes” and “Ode for Pay Phones.” With his versatile voice, Alexie explores love, betrayal, fatherhood, alcoholism, and art in this spirited, soulful, and endlessly entertaining collection, transcending genre boundaries to create something truly unique. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Crying with Cockroaches

Author : Marianne Du Toit
Publisher : Liendi Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780955371400
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Crying with Cockroaches written by Marianne Du Toit and published by Liendi Pub. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South African born Marianne Du Toit makes an amazing journey from Argentina to New York City on horseback.

If the Cap Fits

Author : Steve Halliwell
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750958766
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book If the Cap Fits written by Steve Halliwell and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Halliwell is best known as the loveable patriarch Zak Dingle in the hit TV show Emmerdale, a part he has played since 1994 and which has led him to become one of the UK’s most recognisable and treasured soap stars. Yet before he found success on the Yorkshire Dales, Halliwell spent many years desperately seeking work, often spending time on the streets in the search of food. This warts-and-all story of Halliwell’s rise to fame, where success was only won after great personal struggles, is inspirational to those who wish to establish a life and career for themselves in the face of similar hardships. Going beyond the experiences of one man, If the Cap Fits explores a wider social, cultural and class history that permeated the country in the sixties and seventies, and still lingers today. Above all else, this is an honest tale of rejection and redemption throughout a fascinating and colourful life that will appeal to all who have the ambition to better themselves.

Love Marriage

Author : V. V. Ganeshananthan
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588366898
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Love Marriage written by V. V. Ganeshananthan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-04-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this globe-scattered Sri Lankan family, we speak of only two kinds of marriage. The first is the Arranged Marriage. The second is the Love Marriage. In reality, there is a whole spectrum in between, but most of us spend years running away from the first toward the second. [p. 3] The daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants who left their collapsing country and married in America, Yalini finds herself caught between the traditions of her ancestors and the lure of her own modern world. But when she is summoned to Toronto to help care for her dying uncle, Kumaran, a former member of the militant Tamil Tigers, Yalini is forced to see that violence is not a relic of the Sri Lankan past, but very much a part of her Western present. While Kumaran’s loved ones gather around him to say goodbye, Yalini traces her family’s roots–and the conflicts facing them as ethnic Tamils–through a series of marriages. Now, as Kumaran’s death and his daughter’s politically motivated nuptials edge closer, Yalini must decide where she stands. Lyrical and innovative, V. V. Ganeshananthan’s novel brilliantly unfolds how generations of struggle both form and fractures families. Praise for Love Marriage “A beautiful first novel. This intricately woven tale, with its universal themes of love and estrangement, presents an exciting new voice in American literature.” –Yiyun Li, author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers “Complex and moving . . . an impressive debut.” –Daniel Alarcón, author of Lost City Radio “V. V. Ganeshananthan has given us a riveting picture of the intersections of love and war that shape us all. A debut of incredible passion and wisdom.” –Rebecca Johns, author of Icebergs “At its best and simplest, Ganeshananthan can be profoundly moving. She captures the pain of exile poignantly.” --The San Francisco Chronicle “Ganeshananthan has created a slow-burning and beautifully written debut in Love Marriage. It is an evocative examination of Sri Lankan cultural mores, and the way one family is affected by love and war” — The Financial Times “Poignant and authentic…. Insight gained into Toronto's Tamil community is a welcome bonus in this gem of a book by a young writer who is sure to present more thought-provoking, entertaining prose in the future.” --The Toronto Star “The book is at times witty and always beautifully written” — The Irish Times "Innovative….this is an ambitious family drama about an underreported part of the world, filled with well-shaded characters [and] gorgeous flourish…Buy it." -- New York Magazine "As if she were stringing a necklace of bright beads, the author relates the stories of Yalini's Sri Lankan forebears in lapidary folkloric narratives…What she does here, she does quite affectingly." -- The Boston Globe "In spare, lyrical prose, V.V. Ganeshananthan's debut novel tells the story of two Sri Lankan Tamil families over four generations who, despite civil war and displacement, are irrevocably joined by marriage and tradition….Powerful." -- Ms. Magazine

In the Company of Rilke

Author : Stephanie Dowrick
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101547480
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book In the Company of Rilke written by Stephanie Dowrick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting to your inner life through the transformative poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. In the Company of Rilke is a rare book about a rare poet. Rainer Maria Rilke was a giant of twentieth-century writing who remains a visionary voice for our own time, captivating readers not only with his brilliance but also his fearlessness about the "deepest things." Speaking through his own contradictions and ambivalences, he gives readers a profound understanding of the complex beauty of human existence. Here, questions matter more than answers. Here, a poet can speak directly to God while also doubting God. Astonishingly, this is the first major study of Rilke from a spiritual perspective, even though the greatest of Rilke' s gifts was to show how inevitably life centers upon a profound mystery-to which we can freely open ourselves. Drawing on her deep understanding of the gifts of Rilke's writings, as well as her own personal spiritual seeking, Stephanie Dowrick offers an intimate and accessible appreciation of this most exceptional poet and his transcendent work.

Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants

Author : Lee Goldberg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440633606
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants written by Lee Goldberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. The husband of Monk's former assistant, Sharona, has been arrested for murder. Now back in San Francisco, she's ready to reclaim her place in Monk's life-much to the chagrin of his current assistant, Natalie. While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women, he discovers a few unsettling snags in the case against Sharona's husband, and may be up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead.

Seasons of Love

Author : Karen Hardin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593790226
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Seasons of Love written by Karen Hardin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasons of Love, covers the many complexions of love with grace, insight, and tenderness. Author, Karen Hardin, has interviewed some of the most respected and beloved Christian personalities of today-the topics personal and intimate, providing encouragement on the many faces and aspects of love. With issues such as rekindling romance in marriage, forgiving someone who has hurt you, finding-and being-a true friend, extending God's life-changing love to someone who seems unlovable, loving yourself, and so much more.