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'O' is for Orphan and Optimist

Author : Drew Harrington
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784622575
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book 'O' is for Orphan and Optimist written by Drew Harrington and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One life, Four loves… Growing up in the 40s and 50s, Charlotte is surrounded by the secrecy of her birth. Orphaned at four years old after the death of her father and unaware of both her mother and her mother’s family, she is under the care of the God-fearing Miss Henrietta Prior when she meets Ralph Fielding. Two years later she quits her job in nursing, marries Ralph and moves abroad… against the advice of Miss Prior. Charlotte blossoms during the next three years with Ralph and their two children, but her hard earned triumphs are cruelly shattered by Ralph’s unexpected and unwelcome departure, made with a cold calculating precision, some years later. As a result, she is left to dig deep into her resources and begins to write a book as one of the ways to support her family. In her vulnerable state, Charlotte falls for Tom Wilder, a plausible but married man. Their affair is long and turbulent and eventually ends painfully before another tragedy strikes, leaving her with more heartache and the impossible notion that happier times could lie ahead. She resolves to look for her lost family after receiving a letter that leads her to America, where she makes an extraordinary discovery. Will she finally find fulfilment? A story of courage, optimism and human frailty, ‘O’ is for Orphan and Optimist is a fictional biography that will appeal to readers who enjoy more than a hint of truth in their stories.

Orphan Island

Author : Laurel Snyder
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062443437
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Orphan Island written by Laurel Snyder and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A National Book Award Longlist title! "A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon "This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical." —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series In the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island. On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again. Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known? "A unique and compelling story about nine children who live with no adults on a mysterious island. Anyone who has ever been scared of leaving their family will love this book" (from the Brightly.com review, which named Orphan Island a best book of 2017).

The Heart of an Orphan

Author : Amy Eldridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979463938
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of an Orphan written by Amy Eldridge and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Candide

Author : By Voltaire
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3736801785
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Candide written by By Voltaire and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candide is a French satire by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply Optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds". Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism. As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, the novel has since inspired many later authors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is arguably taught more than any other work of French literature. It was listed as one of The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.

Esperanto-English Dictionary

Author : Achille Motteau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Esperanto-English Dictionary written by Achille Motteau and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Associations

Author : Gale Group
Publisher : Gale Cengage
ISBN 13 : 9780787622343
Total Pages : 1138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Associations written by Gale Group and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1999-07-31 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to more than 115,000 U.S. nonprofit membership organizations with interstate, state, intrastate, city or local scope and interest includes trade and professional associations, social welfare and public affairs organizations and religious, sports and hobby groups with voluntary members. Detailed entries furnish association name and complete contact and descriptive text information. This information is not duplicated anywhere in Encyclopedia of Associations. Name and keyword indexes accompany each volume.

The Use of Words in Context

Author : John W. Black
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489905332
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book The Use of Words in Context written by John W. Black and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Speech Situation is a term worn with age in the teaching of public speaking in America. That it is comprised of occasion, speaker, and topic is a gross oversimplification. It also includes challenge, anxiety, emotion, fear, responsibility, faults of memory, and instants of pride. Out of the circumstances arise an increase in heart rate, a change in blood pressure, an abnormal pattern of breathing, a noticeable build up in perspiration, and an ongoing evaluation. For students this may be merely a grade or perhaps a series of evaluative remarks, possibly addressed both to the speaker and the other participants, the audience. It may entail a replaying of a record of the speech, indeed a videotape. Most important is the lasting impression that remains with all of the participants. What of the vocabulary of the speaker under the circumstances of the speech situation? This speaker - in the major portions of this work we may say, "this young man" - has spent time seeking an appropriate topic. He has outlined a composition around a central idea or thesis. He has marshaled evidence, details. He has framed an opening paragraph. He has been admonished not to give an essay, but to strive for audience contact, interpersonal communication. He makes his audible approach through his vocabulary and accompanying phonology. Under the tension, the speaker repeats; he adds meaningless vocalizations in periods that might logically be pauses. There are slips of the tongue. At worst, failing, he withdraws to await another day.

English-Esperanto dictionary

Author : J. O'Connor
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 1177756064
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book English-Esperanto dictionary written by J. O'Connor and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Esperanto Book

Author : Arthur Baker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The American Esperanto Book written by Arthur Baker and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Speaker's Treasury of Quotations

Author : Michael C. Thomsett
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476611475
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book A Speaker's Treasury of Quotations written by Michael C. Thomsett and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every public speaker can benefit from an apt quotation to illuminate a speaking point. This compilation of 2,116 quotations in 263 broad subject categories is useful for political, motivational, and other public speakers along with speech writers, planners, and researchers. The topics range from Ability (“Out of my lean and low ability I’ll lend you something”—Shakespeare) to Youth (“I suppose it’s difficult for the young to realize that one may be old without being a fool”—William Somerset Maugham). Each entry is credited to its author, the work in which it appeared (when appropriate), and the date of origin. There are two indexes: of authors (to topics and their entry numbers) and of highly detailed keywords-in-context (to their entries).

Respectfully Quoted

Author : James H. Billington
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486472884
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Respectfully Quoted written by James H. Billington and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of thought-provoking declarations and observations features a splendid variety of political, scientific, social, and literary voices. Quoted historical figures include Paine, Milton, Emerson, Marx, Napoleon, Dickens, and Churchill.

Orphan Monster Spy

Author : Matt Killeen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451478754
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Orphan Monster Spy written by Matt Killeen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like Inglourious Basterds for tweens, this clever YA title features Sarah, a blond, blue-eyed Jewish girl in 1939 Germany."--The New York Post After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah finds herself on the run from the Nazis in Third Reich-ruled Germany. While trying to escape, Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment, and a lockbox full of weapons. He's part of the secret resistance against the Reich, and he needs her help. Sarah is to hide in plain sight at a boarding school for the daughters of top Nazi brass, posing as one of them. She must befriend the daughter of a key scientist to gain access to the blueprints for a bomb that could destroy the cities of Western Europe, and steal them. Sarah may look like the rest of the girls, innocent, blonde-haired, and young, but she refuses to become one of the monsters she's surrounded by. She's a brilliant con artist, convincing them she's one of them even as she lives in terror of being found out. And she's determined to get her revenge on them all.

The Morality of Adoption

Author : Timothy Patrick Jackson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802829795
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book The Morality of Adoption written by Timothy Patrick Jackson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Religion, Marriage, and Family Series investigates marriage and family as major theological and cultural issues. Given that both society and the church have debated these topics intensely but have actually studied them very little, this series attempts to correct recent theological neglect of these important matters.

Semisweet

Author : Johnny O'Brien
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442232587
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Semisweet written by Johnny O'Brien and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Milton Hershey School is the richest and wealthiest K-12 residential school in the world. Its $12 billion trust fund, financed by sales of the iconic Hershey candy, eclipse that of Cornell, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins combined. Even more stunning is that the school for orphans owns The Hershey Company and not the other way around. As the twentieth-century drew to a close, the School’s Board of Managers creatively interpreted the Founder’s mission and tried to turn the refuge for extremely needy children into more of a middle-class boarding school. The alumni “Homeguys” challenged the Board and, after a decade of legal struggle and national publicity, won the battle to reclaim the soul of the school. Johnny O’Brien, an orphan who lived at the school growing up, helped to lead the successful alumni protest. In a shocking turn of events, he was then selected to become Milton Hershey School’s eighth president and tasked with restoring the mission, morale, and character-building culture of “the Home.” He would need all his orphan resilience, Princeton and Johns Hopkins wisdom, and his good friends, to transform this unusual and remarkable school. In a riveting and haunting account, O’Brien tells a universal story about the vulnerability of needy children, describes the madness that consumed his beloved brother, explores the cruelty of bullies—both young and old, exposes the corrupting influence of money, and shows how the Milton Hershey School continues its sacred mission of saving thousands of America’s neediest children. See the website for the book at semisweetbook.com.

The Odd Women

Author : George Gissing
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770488286
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Odd Women written by George Gissing and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2021-05-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Gissing’s The Odd Women dramatizes key issues relating to class and gender in late-Victorian culture: the changing relationship between the sexes, the social impact of ‘odd’ or ‘redundant’ women, the cultural impact of ‘the new woman,’ and the opportunities for and conditions of employment in the expanding service sector of the economy. At the heart of these issues as many late Victorians saw them was a problem of the imbalance in the ratio of men to women in the population. There were more females than males, which meant that more and more women would be left unmarried; they would be ‘odd’ or ‘redundant,’ and would be forced to be independent and to find work to support themselves. In the Broadview edition, Gissing’s text is carefully annotated and accompanied by a range of documents from the period that help to lay out the context in which the book was written. In Gissing’s story, Virginia Madden and her two sisters are confronted upon the death of their father with sudden impoverishment. Without training for employment, and desperate to maintain middle-class respectability, they face a daunting struggle. In Rhoda Nunn, a strong feminist, Gissing also presents a strong character who draws attention overtly to the issues behind the novel. The Odd Women is one of the most important social novels of the late nineteenth century.

The Effects of Early Social-Emotional and Relationship Experience on the Development of Young Orphanage Children

Author : The St. Petersburg-USA Orphanage Research Team
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444309692
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book The Effects of Early Social-Emotional and Relationship Experience on the Development of Young Orphanage Children written by The St. Petersburg-USA Orphanage Research Team and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undertaken at orphanages in Russia, this study tests the role of early social and emotion experience in the development of children. Children were exposed to either multiple caregivers who performed routine duties in a perfunctory manner with minimal interaction or fewer caregivers who were trained to engage in warm, responsive, and developmentally appropriate interactions during routine care. Engaged and responsive caregivers were associated with substantial improvements in child development and these findings provide a rationale for making similar improvements in other institutions, programs, and organizations.

Tranquility: an Optimist's Detective Novel

Author : Buford O'Sullivan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411686322
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Tranquility: an Optimist's Detective Novel written by Buford O'Sullivan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-01-22 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stacey Moran is a distressed veteran with a deeply-hidden secret. In his new job as detective, Moran comes face to face with something evil that he thought had been conquered after the war. He follows the trail, confronting worlds that he has never experienced before. Among them are the Travelers, an enlightened subculture living on the outside of normal society's boundaries; and the Orbitals, pioneers and rebels who have made their homes off the Earth with a whole different set of rules. A strange substance called Honey threatens to derail the Unified World and Moran has to get to the bottom of it. He takes a journey through dark layers of corruption and mystery, from the highest pinnacle of New York City, through the forgotten ruins underneath to the reclusive and defiant provinces of space. His secret pulls him into a life-changing search for personal redemption.