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Author : Susan Firer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496233166
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book The Laugh We Make When We Fall written by Susan Firer and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bianca Marais
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735219338
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book If You Want to Make God Laugh written by Bianca Marais and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries. In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, seventeen-year-old Zodwa lives in desperate poverty, under the shadowy threat of a civil war and a growing AIDS epidemic. Eight months pregnant, Zodwa carefully guards secrets that jeopardize her life. Across the country, wealthy socialite Ruth appears to have everything her heart desires, but it's what she can't have that leads to her breakdown. Meanwhile, in Zaire, a disgraced former nun, Delilah, grapples with a past that refuses to stay buried. When these personal crises send both middle-aged women back to their rural hometown to heal, the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby upends everything, challenging their lifelong beliefs about race, motherhood, and the power of the past. As the mystery surrounding the infant grows, the complicated lives of Zodwa, Ruth, and Delilah become inextricably linked. What follows is a mesmerizing look at family and identity that asks: How far will the human heart go to protect itself and the ones it loves?
Author : Melissa Toppen
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544649856
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (498 download)
Download or read book How We Fall written by Melissa Toppen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not always about how we fall- it's about where we end up once we land. I remember the very first time I laid eyes on Cole Lincoln. It still feels like yesterday when he stumbled into my life with his messy brown hair and dark eyes. Even though I was only ten years old at the time, I knew right then and there that he was going to change everything. From that point on Cole and I were always together-inseparable-and I naively believed we'd be best friends forever. But forever didn't last nearly as long as I expected. We grew up and grew apart, life driving the distance between us, but my love for Cole never faltered. Even long after he moved away, leaving me and our little town behind, I still carried a piece of him with me every single day. Because Cole wasn't just my childhood best friend- the boy who knew me better than anyone else in the whole world. He was also my first love- a part of my very core. When a tragic death brings us face to face again after six years, every single memory comes rushing to the surface. Only this is not the boy I fell in love with all those years ago. The man before me is hardened, intimidating, and so damn sexy I practically melt when those dark eyes meet mine for the first time in six years. And like the first time he walked into my life, I know with complete certainty that everything is about to change. How We Fall is a STANDALONE Romance Novel.
Author : Scott Weems
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465080804
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Ha! written by Scott Weems and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining tour of the science of humor and laughter Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funny -- and why? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what's happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically think of humor in terms of jokes or comic timing, in Ha! Weems proposes a provocative new model. Humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, he argues, and is part of a larger desire to comprehend a complex world. Showing that the delight that comes with "getting" a punchline is closely related to the joy that accompanies the insight to solve a difficult problem, Weems explores why surprise is such an important element in humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what's funny, and why it takes so long for a tragedy to become acceptable comedic fodder. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, illuminating anecdotes, and even a few jokes, Ha! lifts the curtain on this most human of qualities. From the origins of humor in our brains to its life on the standup comedy circuit, this book offers a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.
Author : Bianca Marais
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399575081
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Hum If You Don't Know the Words written by Bianca Marais and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy. Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but worlds apart, Beauty Mbali, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children alone after her husband's death. Both lives have been built upon the division of race, and their meeting should never have occurred...until the Soweto Uprising, in which a protest by black students ignites racial conflict, alters the fault lines on which their society is built, and shatters their worlds when Robin’s parents are left dead and Beauty’s daughter goes missing. After Robin is sent to live with her loving but irresponsible aunt, Beauty is hired to care for Robin while continuing the search for her daughter. In Beauty, Robin finds the security and family that she craves, and the two forge an inextricable bond through their deep personal losses. But Robin knows that if Beauty finds her daughter, Robin could lose her new caretaker forever, so she makes a desperate decision with devastating consequences. Her quest to make amends and find redemption is a journey of self-discovery in which she learns the harsh truths of the society that once promised her protection. Told through Beauty and Robin's alternating perspectives, the interwoven narratives create a rich and complex tapestry of the emotions and tensions at the heart of Apartheid-era South Africa. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words is a beautifully rendered look at loss, racism, and the creation of family.
Author : Kira A Stoyko
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477115803
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)
Download or read book From the Woods written by Kira A Stoyko and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dakota Stieber is at the top of her game in the horse riding world running a business with her father, heading a premier team, and entering college on an athletic scholarship. Despite suddenly plagued by odd feelings and unsettling events she continues life as usual. This changes drastically when she sneaks into an all-male fox hunt with her father and four of her closest friends. In chase, the riders quickly realize they are not alone in the woods that day and face dire consequences. Dakota manages to escape but finds herself stranded and alone. In the face of grave fear she re-enters the woods and is rescued by a young police officer who aids in her recovery and establishment of a new life. Attempting to return to a normality she is soon deeply haunted by the grave fate of the others, learning it was meant for her as well. Now she is forced to figure out how to conquer and put right what they had met in the woods before she loses even more.
Author : Sandy Dee Hall
Publisher : rebel publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book DOPE written by Sandy Dee Hall and published by rebel publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dope. What does this word mean to you? It carries more interpretations than any other word in the english language and the way you think of it can offer a powerful descriptor of self. Dope is something amazing or great. It is a person of low intellect. It's inside information. It's a drug. This short story collection digs through these various definitions throughout time. From the early 1900's in Kentucky to a wife in some unknown modern suburb. We flow through the history of the word through stories. Maybe you find what dope means to you.
Author : Brian King
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1510702504
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book The Laughing Cure written by Brian King and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Brian King is a psychologist and stand-up comedian whose humor therapy seminars are attended by more than ten thousand people each year. In The Laughing Cure, King combines wit with medical research to reveal the benefits of laughter and humor on physical and emotional health. King’s language is humorous and uplifting, and his advice is backed in science. The Laughing Cure features clinical studies and interviews with some of the nation’s top doctors that prove that laughter lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, increases muscle flexion, boosts immune systems, and triggers endorphins. It’s been shown to relieve depression, to produce a general sense of wellbeing, even to make us more productive, loving, and kind. The Laughing Cure presents step-by-step guidance and proven techniques to embrace laughter as both medicine for current conditions and preventative medicine. This highly unique and enjoyable read explains why much-talked about, but little understood methods of therapy like those embraced by acclaimed humor doctor Patch Adams—played by Robyn Williams in a 1998 film—and laughter yoga actually work. Growing up, King wanted to be a stand-up comic; his PhD. was his backup plan. Little did he know, the impact his unique situation would put him in, the way it would allow him to help others. Very few doctors have the ability to heal the way that King does; his method is cheap, easy, chemical-free—even fun. With The Laughing Cure, readers will learn how—and why—laughter saves lives.
Author : Max Eastman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351311700
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Enjoyment of Laughter written by Max Eastman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humor at its best is a somewhat fluid and transitory element, but most books about it are illustrated with hardened old jokes from the comic papers, or classic witticisms jerked out of their context. Max Eastman, in this work, avoids this catastrophe by quoting mainly from contemporary American humor. This is not an anthology in that selections have been made with a view to making a point rather than covering the field. The purpose of Eastman's fabled work is to make the reader laugh. Since his early school days, it has seemed to him that textbooks are wrongly written in that they are conducted in a way which ignores the natural operation of the mind. As a result, the opinion is universal, and under the circumstances a fact, that in order to learn anything you have to study. Since this introduction to humor is itself near to writing a textbook, Eastman uses the very text he constructs to illustrate the manner in which textbooks should be written. Examination and classification of the kinds of humorous experience upon the basis of a theory is a science. As such, this work offers a fair chance to illustrate a method of instruction. However, the distinction between a good joke and a bad one will not prevent the reader from making bad jokes nor enable one to make good ones. There is an artistic and playful element that simply cannot be taught. Enjoyment of Laughter presents a total view of the science of laughter and draws upon some of the great American humorists to do so.
Author : Adam Bender
Publisher : Adam Bender
ISBN 13 : 0992462908
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (924 download)
Download or read book Divided We Fall written by Adam Bender and published by Adam Bender. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed by Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly A dystopian government orders Agent Eve Parker to arrest her fiancé when he becomes a revolutionary known as Seven. When Eve learns more about the President's plan to broaden citizen surveillance, she begins to question if she's on the right side. Meanwhile, a foreign enemy threatens to take advantage of an increasingly divided nation. “Raises interesting questions about the influence of propaganda on the construction of the self, the idea of true tabula rasa and the power of memory … The central love story propels the narrative energetically.” -- Publishers Weekly "A novel about a scheming president offers an excellent read for those who love thrillers or 21st-century history." -- Kirkus Reviews Divided We Fall is a Library Journal SELF-e selection, and Amazon and Publishers Weekly honored the original manuscript as a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The second novel by Adam Bender mixes action and romance into an exciting science fiction adventure that exposes a current political issue. It carries on the tradition of dystopian classics 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, as well as more recent blockbuster novels like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. “There are few novels I can read in one sitting, but Adam Bender’s Divided We Fall was one of them. It is fast-paced, intriguing, and had me wondering what was coming just around the corner. It had me not only wanting, but needing more.” -- Readers' Favorite Witness the beginning of Seven's revolution in We, The Watched by Adam Bender.
Author : Charlie Higson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241414792
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)
Download or read book Worst. Holiday. Ever. written by Charlie Higson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious new book from the bestselling children's author - Adrian Mole for the new generation! *'Made me cry with laughter and my heart ache' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy* *'Funniest. Book. Ever' Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster* Stan is going on holiday to Italy with his (fifth) best friend Felix and a load of strangers. Stan is absolutely terrified. Luckily, his mum's given him an emergency list that includes how to survive a shark attack, and what to do if he gets kidnapped. Stan thinks that a better list would include how to cope with odd food, and what to do if he accidentally calls Felix's mum 'mum' in front of everybody. And it soon turns out Italy is full of dangers and things that can go wrong. One thing's for certain, Stan's not going to come back the same boy he left. He just hope he comes back at all . . . Worst. Holiday. Ever is a story about facing fears, dealing with worries, and how it's OK to be anxious, scared, and sometimes a little bit brave.
Author : C. Hancock
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1935507567
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Saint: The Mystery of Mallorca written by C. Hancock and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many quaint and charming towns nestle in Mallorca's rocky folds, but behind the inviting exterior lies an intricate secret. A newlywed couple uncover the hidden history of Mallorca's patron saint, Saint Catherine Thomas. Caught between two rival families, Catherine's pure nature shines and inspires. This novel explores the nature of freewill, coping with life's thrills and lessons, the incomprehensible nature of love, and the insufferable consequences of living without it.
Author : Arthur J. Binks
Publisher : Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu
ISBN 13 : 9781843862529
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Wine, Women and Sailing written by Arthur J. Binks and published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu. This book was released on 2006 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Tobin
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820469447
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (694 download)
Download or read book Creativity and the Poetic Mind written by Jean Tobin and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2004 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creativity and the Poetic Mind mingles the voices of well-known writers such as Nikki Giovanni, Donald Hall, John Koethe, Marge Piercy, and Robert Pinsky with newer voices, and includes engaging excerpts from interviews with thirty-eight American poets. Within a sustained argument about creative states of mind, this book innovatively presents and explores the technique of «going to the place» as more reliable in writing poetry than waiting for «inspiration». It explains why poets frequently believe that talking about their own poetry may damage their creativity and why, for centuries, inspiration has seemed to come from somewhere beyond the poet. In addition, it discusses the practicality of poets' thinking that «being creative» and «writing poetry» are two separate skills: inspiration is unreliable, but experienced poets create daily.
Author : Ashlyn Mathews
Publisher : Ashlyn Mathews
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Wicked written by Ashlyn Mathews and published by Ashlyn Mathews. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “She’s mine. She will always be mine. You want her, you fight for her.” Nail and bail, that’s me, Ryker Conway. A relationship is a complication I don’t need, the last thing on my radar. I’m too close to making my dream of playing ball professionally come true. When a bet is thrown down—nail and bail on a girl I wouldn’t look at once, much less twice, and I’ll get my chance with the coed of my wet dreams—I readily agree. What I’m not expecting is to get tangled in Harper Garrix’s messed-up life. Or for her to get under my skin in this hot and dangerous way no girl’s done before. But the bet and my football dreams are the least of my worries. Something wicked from Harper’s past is coming for her, threatening my place at her side. I’m not having it. To get to her, the wicked of the world will have to go through me. Sports romance, college romance, alpha male romance, football romance
Author : Camille Acker
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 1936932385
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Training School for Negro Girls written by Camille Acker and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The lives of the girls and women featured in these stories are rendered with tremendous warmth, humor, and care . . . a wonderful debut.” —Jamel Brinkley, author of A Lucky Man In her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A “woke” millennial tries to fight gentrification, only to learn she’s part of the problem; a grade school teacher dreams of a better DC, only to take out her frustrations on her students; and a young piano player wins a competition, only to learn the prize is worthless. Ultimately, they are confronted with the fact that respectability does not equal freedom. Instead, they must learn to trust their own conflicted judgment and fight to create their own sense of space and self. “An exciting literary achievement by a significant emerging talent. This flawlessly executed work reinvigorates the short fiction genre.” —BUST “Equal parts funny, poignant, stirring and heartbreaking . . . This book is our collective coming-of-age story—and it’s about time. The variety of characters and experiences makes Training School required reading for your favorite Black girl.” —Essence “Acker navigates her characters’ lives with humor, heart, and grace. I loved these stories.” —Lisa Ko, award-winning author of The Leavers “A timely, welcome book.” —The Millions “It’s hard to believe this brilliant collection of stories is a debut, so beautifully does Camille Acker navigate difficult fictional terrain and complicated themes, including issues like gentrification, race, and ‘respectability’ politics.” —Nylon
Author : Leanne Krieger
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479751014
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)
Download or read book Madison written by Leanne Krieger and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison a beautiful smart young college woman with a wonderful life ahead of her that was torn apart on one fateful day. Losing her family in one suspicious fire. It doesn’t make sense. Why could’t I have been with them? Why am I all alone? Homeless and penniless she is forced to live her life on the streets now. From having a small but loving family, to this. How she survives everyday is still a mystery. With a few close calls she is still unscathed. Each day she is greeted by a deli worker Nick who feeds her and lends her an ear, she trusts him. Her instincts tell her he is all right. Nick guides her to a man named Peter who Nick says can answer those questions she has. Who is he? How is he going be able to help her? Is this really happening? Who are these people and why do they have such an interest in me? Is this the answer I always knew was out there? “Does she know Peter?” “No not yet, this is something that has to be approached lightly. She has been through a lot since the fire. They do not know she wasn’t in the fire in the first place and I can only assume they will find out shortly.” “Once she comes to the house, the word will spread like wild fire, we need to be careful.” “We will Aunt Caroline. We will”
