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The Weight of this World

Author : David Joy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399173110
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book The Weight of this World written by David Joy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed author David Joy, whose debut, Where All Light Tends to Go, was hailed as "a savagely moving novel that will likely become an important addition to the great body of Southern literature" (The Huffington Post), returns to the mountains of North Carolina with a powerful story about the inescapable weight of the past. A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the accidental death of their drug dealer and a riot of dope and cash drops in their laps. On a meth-fueled journey to nowhere, they will either find the grit to overcome the darkness or be consumed by it.

La Misère Du Monde

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780745615936
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book La Misère Du Monde written by Pierre Bourdieu and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book can be read like a series of short stories - the story of a steel worker who was laid off after twenty years in the same factory and who now struggles to support his family on unemployment benefits and a part-time job; the story of a trade unionist who finds his goals undermined by the changing nature of work; the story of a family from Algeria living in a housing estate in the outskirts of Paris whose members have to cope with pervasive, everyday forms of racism; the story of a school teacher confronted with urban violence; and many others as well. Reading these stories enables one to understand these people's lives and the forms of social suffering which are part of them. And the reader will see that this book offers not only a distinctive method for analysing social life, but also another way of practising politics.

My Footprint

Author : Jeff Garlin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439199272
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book My Footprint written by Jeff Garlin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-04-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Garlin shares his hysterical and eye-opening journey to reduce his waistline and his carbon footprint during the production of the seventh season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm Jeff Garlin has dedicated the filming of an entire season of Curb Your Enthusiasm to completely making over his lifestyle in two major ways—by lightening his physical and his ecological footprints. After many false starts, he believes that writing a book about the experiment is the only possible way to help him lose weight and go green. The hardest part of the endeavor is overcoming his food addiction—especially when craft service has a constant buffet of everything delicious you could imagine on set. In addition to cutting calories, Jeff accidentally falls into a love affair with pilates, sweats with Richard Simmons, and twice visits the Pritikin Longevity Center, which he says is "rehab for people who eat too much pizza." Larry David’s rooting for him. Jerry Seinfeld’s plotting against him. And his wife is just plain annoyed by everything. As far as going green, Jeff has always been a big recycler, but he has a lot to learn. For example, actor Ed Begley Jr. is the guy to call if you want to reduce your environmental impact. Jeff does, and it changes everything. He hopes that being healthy and green becomes a big part of who he is—if not now, when?

The Weight of the World

Author : Peter Handke
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 9781250767295
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book The Weight of the World written by Peter Handke and published by Picador. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of professional notebook and personal diary that records -- both in short, informal jottings and through more formal, extended meditations -- the details of Handke's daily life in Paris from November 1975 through March 1977. Along with references to such mentors as Truffaut, John Cowper Powys, Robert DeNiro and Goethe, the journal recounts Handke's passing impressions of strangers; the deep and delicate nature of his relationship with his daughter; and a brief hospital stay which stirs his ever-present fear of death.

The Weight of a Piano

Author : Chris Cander
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525654682
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book The Weight of a Piano written by Chris Cander and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY BESTSELLER In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blüthner piano, on which she discovers an enrichening passion for music. Yet after she marries, her husband insists the family emigrate to America—and loses her piano in the process. In 2012, in Bakersfield, California, twenty-six-year-old Clara Lundy is burdened by the last gift her father gave her before he and her mother died in a terrible house fire: a Blüthner upright she has never learned to play. Now a talented and independent auto mechanic, Clara’s career is put on hold when she breaks her hand trying to move the piano, and in sudden frustration she decides to sell it. Only in discovering the identity of the buyer—and the secret history of her piano—will Clara be set free to live the life of her choosing.

Weight of Her World

Author : Amanda Owens
Publisher : Bella Books
ISBN 13 : 1642474525
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Weight of Her World written by Amanda Owens and published by Bella Books. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullies come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Brynlee McAdams is used to relentless verbal criticism from her mother and tries to ignore that vitriol to focus on caring for her younger brothers, both of whom have her whole heart. When her brother Brayden becomes the target of school bullies, Brynlee steps in when her mother refuses to, even though she knows it could set them on a collision course with potentially devastating consequences. When Sarah Cain—Brayden’s kind and engaging third-grade teacher—gets involved, Brynlee discovers she doesn’t really have to handle everything on her own. Brynlee’s blossoming relationship with Sarah also makes her realize that by trying to be the daughter her mother wanted and the sister her brothers needed, she might have forgotten about her own wants and needs. But Brynlee’s path to happiness is littered with obstacles, and she learns that finding your way sometimes means going completely off track and trusting someone you love to guide you back.

This Is Big

Author : Marisa Meltzer
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316413992
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book This Is Big written by Marisa Meltzer and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a contributor to The Cut, one of Vogue's most anticipated books "bravely and honestly" (Busy Philipps) talks about weight loss and sheds a light on Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch: "a triumphant chronicle" (New York Times). Marisa Meltzer began her first diet at the age of five. Growing up an indoors-loving child in Northern California, she learned from an early age that weight was the one part of her life she could neither change nor even really understand. Fast forward nearly four decades. Marisa, also a contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Times, comes across an obituary for Jean Nidetch, the Queens, New York housewife who founded Weight Watchers in 1963. Weaving Jean's incredible story as weight loss maven and pathbreaking entrepreneur with Marisa's own journey through Weight Watchers, she chronicles the deep parallels, and enduring frustrations, in each woman's decades-long efforts to lose weight and keep it off. The result is funny, unexpected, and unforgettable: a testament to how transformation goes far beyond a number on the scale.

Veganist

Author : Kathy Freston
Publisher : Hachette Go
ISBN 13 : 1602861412
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Veganist written by Kathy Freston and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathy Freston wasn't born a vegan. The bestselling author and renowned wellness expert actually grew up on chicken-fried steak and cheesy grits, and loved nothing more than BBQ ribs and vanilla milkshakes. Not until her thirties did she embrace the lifestyle of a veganist--someone who eats a plant-based diet not just for their own personal well-being, but for the whole web of benefits it brings to our ecosystem and beyond. Kathy's shift toward this new life was gradual--she leaned into it--but the impact was profound. Now Kathy shows us how to lean into the veganist life. Effortless weight loss, reversal of disease, environmental responsibility, spiritual awakening--these are just a few of the ten profound changes that can be achieved through a gentle switch in food choices. Filled with compelling facts, stories of people who have improved their weight and health conditions as a result of making the switch, and Q&As with the leading medical researchers, Veganist concludes with a step-by-step practical guide to becoming a veganist…easily and gradually. It is an accessible, optimistic, and illuminating book that will change the way you eat forever. No less delicious, still hearty and satisfying--just better for you and for all.

Animal Dreams

Author : Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061839949
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Animal Dreams written by Barbara Kingsolver and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An emotional masterpiece . . . A novel in which humor, passion, and superb prose conspire to seize a reader by the heart and by the soul.” —New York Daily News From Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Bean Trees, and other modern classics, Animal Dreams is a passionate and complex novel about love, forgiveness, and one woman’s struggle to find her place in the world "Animals dream about the things they do in the daytime just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life." So says Loyd Peregrina, a handsome Apache trainman and latter-day philosopher. But when Codi Noline returns to her hometown, Loyd's advice is painfully out of her reach. Dreamless and at the end of her rope, Codi comes back to Grace, Arizona, to confront her past and face her ailing, distant father. What she finds is a town threatened by a silent environmental catastrophe, some startling clues to her own identity, and a man whose view of the world could change the course of her life. Blending flashbacks, dreams, and Native American legends, Animal Dreams is a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments. This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from Barbara Kingsolver, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.

Carrying The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders

Author : Tiffany Gilbert
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781729469217
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Carrying The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders written by Tiffany Gilbert and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Tosha who was once a beautiful woman who lost sight of herself trying to keep a man. Not just any man her man Lavell. Broken spirits, Bruised and broken hiding from her friends and family all the black eyes, busted lips, and tears. Tosha knows she is worth more than handbags, Jewels, and shoes but the real question is will she leave Lavell or will she stay. Will Tosha let the abuse continue or will she finally stand up for herself and let Lavell know she will not be his punching bag any longer. Even though Tosha have friends who don't know the half they just stuck on Lavell being the man and the things he could do for Tosha. Will Tosha get out in time or will she die trying you know what they say what goes on in the dark will finally come to the light lets just hope Tosha see the light or maybe her real knight and shining armor will rescue her and show her what she is really worth. Hold on to your seats while Tosha and Lavell take you on a roller coaster of hurt, confusion, pain and broken spirits. Message From The Author: No type of Abuse is ever ok, not Domestic, Physical, Emotional, Mental or Sexual Abuse. This could happen to any one man or woman speak up don't be afraid get help talk to someone but never stay and take the abuse because you think its love don't confuse love with Abuse.

Losing the Weight of the World

Author : Jonathan Kramer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780717126378
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Losing the Weight of the World written by Jonathan Kramer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Losing the Weight of the World' skilfully integrates the knowledge and techniques of modern psychology with the teachings of the world's great religions to show how ordinary people can lead a full and enriching spiritual life.

Where All Light Tends to Go

Author : David Joy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698182588
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Where All Light Tends to Go written by David Joy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DEVIL'S PEAK—starring Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright, Hopper Penn, and Jackie Earle Haley! In the country-noir tradition of Winter's Bone meets Breaking Bad, a savage and beautiful story of a young man seeking redemption—a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of high school and cut himself off from his peers, Jacob has been working for this father for years, all on the promise that his payday will come eventually. The only joy he finds comes from reuniting with Maggie, his first love, and a girl clearly bound for bigger and better things than their hardscrabble town. Jacob has always been resigned to play the cards that were dealt him, but when a fatal mistake changes everything, he’s faced with a choice: stay and appease his father, or leave the mountains with the girl he loves. In a place where blood is thicker than water and hope takes a back seat to fate, Jacob wonders if he can muster the strength to rise above the only life he’s ever known. “Remarkable...This isn’t your ordinary coming-of-age novel, but with his bone-cutting insights into these men and the region that bred them, Joy makes it an extraordinarily intimate experience.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “Lyrical, propulsive, dark and compelling. Joy knows well the grit and gravel of his world, the soul and blemishes of the place.”—Daniel Woodrell

"I'm, Like, SO Fat!"

Author : Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1609189388
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book "I'm, Like, SO Fat!" written by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s hard to decide which is more frightening--the “food” teenagers enjoy, or the things they say about their bodies. Whether it’s your son’s passion for chips and soda or your daughter’s announcement that she “feels fat,” kids’ attitude about how they look and what they should eat often seem devoid of common sense. In a world where television and school cafeterias push super-sized sandwiches while magazines feature pencil-thin models, many teens feel pressured to starve themselves and others eat way too much. Blending her experience as the mother of four with results from a survey of nearly 5,000 teens, Dr. Diane Neumark-Sztainer shows you how to respond constructively to “fat talk,” counteract negative media messages, and give your kids the straight story about nutrition and calories, the dangers of dieting, and eating right when they’re away from home. Full of examples illustrating the challenges teens face today, this upbeat and insightful book is packed with great ideas that will help kids everywhere feel better about their looks and make healthier choices about eating and exercise.

Fat in Four Cultures

Author : Cindi SturtzSreetharan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487537360
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Fat in Four Cultures written by Cindi SturtzSreetharan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and connect to others. In recent years, "fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who belongs and is valued versus who does not and is not. The stigma surrounding weight transcends many social, cultural, political, and economic divides. The concern over body image shapes not only how we see ourselves, but also how we talk, interact, and fit into our social networks, communities, and broader society. Fat in Four Cultures is a co-authored comparative ethnography that reveals the shared struggles and local distinctions of how people across the globe are coping with a bombardment of anti-fat messages. Highlighting important differences in how people experience "being fat," the cases in this book are based on fieldwork by five anthropologists working together simultaneously in four different sites across the globe: Japan, the United States, Paraguay, and Samoa. Through these cases, Fat in Four Cultures considers what insights can be gained through systematic, cross-cultural comparison. Written in an eye-opening and narrative-driven style, with clearly defined and consistently used key terms, this book effectively explores a series of fundamental questions about the present and future of fat and obesity.

Weight of Glory

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0060653205
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Weight of Glory written by C. S. Lewis and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2001-03-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses offer guidance and inspiration in a time of great doubt.These are ardent and lucid sermons that provide a compassionate vision of Christianity.

The Maker's Diet for Weight Loss

Author : Jordan Rubin
Publisher : Charisma Media
ISBN 13 : 1599795183
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Maker's Diet for Weight Loss written by Jordan Rubin and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2009 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the New York Times best seller The Maker's Diet, The Maker's Diet for Weight Loss presents a 16-week program to help you achieve a healthy weight.

World Without Weight

Author : Daniel Povinelli
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198570961
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book World Without Weight written by Daniel Povinelli and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In every domain of reasoning humans deploy an wide range of intuitive 'theories' about how the world works. So are we alone in trying to make sense of the world by postulating theoretical entities to explain how the world works, or do we share this ability with other species. This is the focus of this new book from Daniel Povinelli