Download or read Don t Ever Tell PDF, written by Kathy O'Beirne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I feel my story had to be told. So much evil was done there was a voice inside me shouting, "Justice".' With no one to confide in, Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father and molested by local boys. At the age of eight, she was torn from her family and incarcerated in a series of Catholic homes. When she was sent to a psychiatric unit, she suffered terrifying electric- shock therapy and further cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. After ending up in a Magdalen laundry, she fell victim to sexual abuse and gave birth to baby Annie just weeks before her fourteenth birthday. Don't Ever Tell is Kathy's harrowing account of her ruined childhood and of her subsequent fight for justice.

Download or read Don t Ever Tell PDF, written by Kathy O'Beirne and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punched and kicked by her father and molested by local boys, young Kathy suffered in silence; she had nowhere to turn. Torn from her family at the age of eight and incarcerated ... a series of Catholic homes, she ended up in a psychiatric unit where she suffered terrifying electric-shock therapy and further- cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. At the age of 12 she was sent to a Magdalen laundry where she fell victim to sexual ahuse. She gave birth to baby Annie just weeks before her 14th birthday. Only then did she realise her nightmare had just begun.

Download or read Reading Autobiography PDF, written by Sidonie Smith and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the memoir boom, life storytelling has become ubiquitous and emerged as a distinct field of study. Reading Autobiography, originally published in 2001, was the first comprehensive critical introduction to life writing in all its forms. Widely adopted for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, it is an essential guide for students and scholars reading and interpreting autobiographical texts and methods across the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts. Thoroughly updated, the second edition of Reading Autobiography is the most complete assessment of life narrative in its myriad forms. It lays out a sophisticated, theoretical approach to life writing and the components of autobiographical acts, including memory, experience, identity, embodiment, space, and agency. Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson explore these components, review the history of life writing and the foundations of autobiographical subjectivity, and provide a toolkit for working with twenty-three key concepts. Their survey of innovative forms of life writing, such as autographics and installation self-portraiture, charts recent shifts in autobiographical practice. Especially useful for courses are the appendices: a glossary covering dozens of distinct genres of life writing, proposals for group and classroom projects, and an extensive bibliography.

Download or read Speaking Personally PDF, written by Rosalind Coward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the personal voice, which is often disparaged in journalism teaching, is and always has been a prevalent form of journalism. Paradoxically, the aim of 'objective' reporters is often to be known for a distinctive 'voice'. This personal voice is becoming increasingly visible in the context of 'the confessional society'.

Download or read Don t Tell PDF, written by Kathy Isaac and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A story of heartbreak, hope and healing... Grab a kleenex." —Bonnie Gallant, Agora Network Ministries, co-author of The Beautiful Strokes of God "...Nothing short of an amazing account of God's love and faithfulness." —Toni Schirico Horras, Area Co-ordinator at Safe Families for Children Greater Chicago Area What happens when a cardinal rule is broken? What if you're the one who breaks it? Can there be redemption? Is there hope? The sins of our fathers are long reaching. Joanie Brusseau knows what happens when cardinal rules are broken. As a kid she survived it—barely. It cost her everything. “Never hurt a child.” It’s a fundamental principle and now she’s broken it. Can she survive this too? What happens next is unexpected, perhaps miraculous. A chance encounter sets her on a journey of risk and adventure. Joanie’s story gives hope to all of us—people in bad shape, in deep trouble—to accomplish great things in the world.

Download or read The British National Bibliography PDF, written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read How to Grow When Markets Don t PDF, written by Adrian Slywotzky and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the market doesn't seem to be growing, you need this guide "for mature companies looking to rejuvenate themselves" in order to keep your business competitive (Publishers Weekly). Though most companies claim to be growth oriented, surprisingly few actually achieve double-digit growth-and over the past 10 years, that percentage has steadily decreased.

Download or read A Talisman of Home PDF, written by Annie M. Ballard and published by Devon Station Books. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding a family seemed impossible. But she had to try. Mackie, seeking her unknown father, heads to the strange new world of the Canadian Maritimes. She finds fiddle music, traditional food, kitchen parties, fishing boats, rocky headlands, and the handsome English teacher without even trying. Her father was easy to find, too, but now she’s not sure she wants him, and worse, not sure he wants her. And there are complications, like a sister she didn’t expect, nephews, a whole rich life that was happening without her. Should she disrupt everyone’s world or keep her secret? Before the consequences of her decision unfold, a tragic fire changes everything, and once again Mackie is facing aloneness. What is a family, really, and can a person find or make a new one when the old one has gone? Enjoy this small-town tale of a woman’s growth through adversity, the connection of family and friends over time and distance, and the sweetness of new love.

Download or read Skill and Drill No More Teaching Reading and Grammar in the Context of Narrative Informative and Argumentative Writing PDF, written by Katrina Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the mystery behind the retention of reading, writing, and grammar concepts. Learn how to successfully incorporate these concepts when teaching narrative, informative, and argumentative texts. Concepts are strategically and practically embedded within the lessons, and the English/Language Arts Common Core Standards are emphasized. Most importantly, teachers will be provided with resources that can be easily utilized within the classroom. Day by day lessons and graphic organizers are included with each unit study.

Download or read Group Work PDF, written by Urania Glassman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that supports the human spirit and the humanistic visions of those who champion personal and social change through the social work group.... The Second Edition of Group Work: A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach identifies the humanistic values and democratic norms that guide the group practitioner's interventions. The book presents seven stage themes of group development, 29 techniques for group work practice, and more than 60 new illustrations from contemporary group work. The Second Edition remains centered on the role of the social group work practitioner, who employs group work methods to further the personal growth and empowerment of members in community and institutional contexts. Features of the Second Edition: · Offers 29 new descriptions of group work practice techniques, which have applicability in clinical, support, and organizational groups · Provides seven stage themes of group development, describing member reactions and highlighting worker pitfalls, self-awareness issues, and skills for maximizing member growth within each stage · Presents 60 new illustrations of group meetings, which demonstrate the practitioner role and conclude with discussion and analysis · Includes an updated Chapter 10, which highlights ethical values in mental health, substance abuse treatment, and health care groups Intended Audience This is an ideal core text for advance undergraduate and graduate courses such as Group Work, Foundation Practice, Skills of Counseling, and Group Dynamics in the fields of social work, psychology, and counseling.

Download or read Telling Our Stories of Home PDF, written by Kathy A. Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is home? The answer seems obvious. But Telling Our Stories of Home, an international collection of eleven plays by and about women from Lebanon, Haiti, Venezuela, Uganda, Palestine, Brazil, India, UK, and the US, complicates the answer. The "answer" includes stories as far-ranging as: enslaved women trying to create a home, one by any means necessary, and one in the ocean; siblings wrestling with their differing devotion to home after their mother's death; a family wrestling with the government's refusal to allow the burial of their soldier-son in their hometown; a young scholar attempting to feel at home after studying abroad; a young man fleeing home due to his sexual orientation only to discover the difficulty of creating home elsewhere, and Siddis (Indians of African descent) continuing to struggle for acceptance despite having lived in India for over 600 years. These are voices seldom represented to a larger audience. The plays and performance pieces range from 20 to 90-minute pieces and include a mix of monologue, duologue, and ensemble plays. Short yet powerful, they allow fantastic performance opportunities particularly in an age of social-distancing with flexible casts that together invite the theme of home to be performed and studied on the page. The plays include: The House by Arzé Khodr (Lebanon), Happy by Kia Corthron (US), The Blue of the Island by Évelyne Trouillot (Haiti), Nine Lives by Zodwa Nyoni (UK), Leaving, but Can't Let Go by Lupe Gehrenbeck (Venezuela), Questions of Home by Doreen Baingana (Uganda), On the Last Day of Spring by Fidaa Zidan (Palestine) Letting Go and Moving On by Louella Dizon San Juan (US), Antimemories of an Interrupted Trip by Aldri Anunciação (Brazil), So Goes We by Jacqueline E. Lawton (US), and Those Who Live Here, Those Who Live There by Geeta P. Siddi and Girija P. Siddi (India)

Download or read Mending Fences PDF, written by Patricia Yager Delagrange and published by Maximus Books. This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four sisters, torn apart by time and secrets. Can they mend the broken fences that separate them? When their father divorced their mother ten years ago, while she was in the early stages of cancer, the Michaels sisters were torn apart. Sharon, much like their mother, with an accepting, forgiving heart, and youngest sister, Helen, a fledgling actress driven by self-interest, live and work on their dad’s Friesian horse ranch in northern California. Kathy has struggled with insecurities, with men and while developing her first video game in San Diego. And Patti has nursed her mother all those years to her eventual passing. After their mother’s tension-filled funeral, which their father has the nerve to attend, Patti and Kathy begrudgingly accept his invitation to come to the ranch for a weekend. Patti and Kathy have no idea what awaits them at the ranch house they once called home. There’s much the girls don’t know, about their father, their parents’ divorce, and their scheming baby sister. And what is driving Patti in her sudden plans to seek revenge against a long-ago boyfriend? Can the sisters find it in their hearts to forgive and mend the broken fences that separate them, or will old transgressions keep them forever apart?

Download or read Pretty Good for a Girl PDF, written by Murphy Hicks Henry and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, Pretty Good for a Girl documents the lives of more than seventy women whose vibrant contributions to the development of bluegrass have been, for the most part, overlooked. Accessibly written and organized by decade, the book begins with Sally Ann Forrester, who played accordion and sang with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1943 to 1946, and continues into the present with artists such as Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, and the Dixie Chicks. Drawing from extensive interviews, well-known banjoist Murphy Hicks Henry gives voice to women performers and innovators throughout bluegrass's history, including such pioneers as Bessie Lee Mauldin, Wilma Lee Cooper, and Roni and Donna Stoneman; family bands including the Lewises, Whites, and McLains; and later pathbreaking performers such as the Buffalo Gals and other all-girl bands, Laurie Lewis, Lynn Morris, Missy Raines, and many others.

Download or read Twelve Stories for Summer PDF, written by Linda Mansfield and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Twelve Stories for Summer"" offers a baker's dozen of fictional but realistic short stories set in summer. It's for teenagers through senior citizens who could use a few minutes of relaxation. Some of the stories take place at typical summer destinations like a state park, an amusement park, a baseball stadium, a public auction, a Fourth of July parade, an outdoor concert, a riding stable and an auto race. Others show people volunteering during a church mission trip and tornado relief efforts. One story features two college friends reminiscing over dinner. A bored boy at the beach is another subject. It can stand alone, but it is the third of four books in the ""Two Good Feet"" series.

Download or read Short Stories for Romantics PDF, written by Andrew J. Salat and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous songwriter Cole Porter once asked, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" His question caused author Andrew J. Salat to wonder: is the condition physical, spiritual, or, as some cynics might describe, "a temporary madness of the heart"? Salat believes Mr. Porter's question is answered quite well in Short Stories for Romantics. The story "High Heels" is a haunting tale of love found and lost, told to him by an interesting airline passenger. "Adrienne's Room" takes the reader on an unforgettable roller-coaster ride. For a more spiritual journey, "High Level Meeting" seeks to bring on second thoughts about the way we live our lives. These sixteen stories take the reader on an imaginary sojourn we all must take in order to experience true love in our lives. "Mr. Salat is a gifted storyteller with imagination and eloquent style. His stories had me turning pages to the very last." --Beverly DeGeorge, literary consultant

Download or read Bridge to Haven PDF, written by Francine Rivers and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! In this riveting saga of temptation, grace, and unconditional love, the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece delivers big-canvas storytelling at its very best. To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she’s paid to finally feel like she’s somebody. To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua—Abra’s closest friend—watch her grow into an exotic beauty. But Zeke knows the circumstances surrounding her birth have etched scars deep in her heart, scars that leave her vulnerable to a fast-talking charmer who lures her to Tinseltown. Hollywood feels like a million miles from Haven, and naive Abra quickly learns what’s expected of an ambitious girl with stars in her eyes. But fame comes at a devastating price. She has burned every bridge to get exactly what she thought she wanted. Now all she wants is a way back home. “One of the edgiest Christian romances I have had the pleasure of reading in a long while. Francine Rivers has woven a deeply moving story with an adept hand that knows just how to layer humanity, in all its beautiful and ugly truth, into almost every individual who steps onto the page.” —USA Today’s Happy Ever After Blog “This is another compelling and moving story by one of the genre’s most honored and talented writers.” —Library Journal, starred review “Rivers returns with a page-turning recasting of the story of the prodigal son, here a prodigal daughter. . . . This story arc will be particularly resonant for Christian readers, but Rivers has the writing ability to reel in others who enjoy a well-told tale of redemption.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read Coven Short Stories Bundle Vol 1 PDF, written by David Neth and published by DN Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Neth’s urban fantasy series follows sister witches Samantha and Kathy as they face mythical creatures, monsters, spirits, and more magical foes. This bundle contains the short stories Witch, Hex, and Demon, books 5.5, 9.5, and 10.5 in the Coven series. Witch Don’t go looking for trouble. While at a conference in Upstate New York, Samantha seeks out Danielle Bowen, another witch who specializes in divination. The newlywed Samantha has been thinking about when she and her husband could start a family. But the reading erupts in a different vision—a prophecy. Secrets are revealed as Danielle explains how the Pentad, an evil supergroup related to the magical elements, is growing more powerful to the point that they may become unstoppable. Fueled by the need to prevent the Pentad from coming to fruition, Samantha returns to Erie to search for members who may be looking to join this demonic supergroup. There, Samantha finds Olivia, who is considering joining the Pentad. Thinking it could be a lead to bring down this growing enemy, Samantha follows her. Only, Olivia doesn’t want to be bothered and makes it very clear. Worse, when another demonic faction arrives to stop Olivia from joining the Pentad themselves, Samantha learns very quickly that she may have bitten off more than she can chew on her own. Witch is a short story in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series. Hex Mayhem. It’s what’s for dinner. Samantha has spent all day preparing an elaborate meal so she can ask her boss for a raise. With the help of Kathy and Steven, she has planned every moment to go perfectly. All throughout dinner, the exactly as planned…until Samantha’s boss floats up to the ceiling, unable to come down. Soon, everyone at the dinner party experiences some sort of magical mixup, including the sisters. As Samantha and Kathy try to figure out what happened to them and their guests, there’s a bigger problem looming over their head: how are they going to explain it all? Hex is a short story in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series. Demon Don’t let your guard down. When Kathy and friend Trisha are at the club, Trisha’s date suddenly collapses, putting an end to their evening. Over the next few days, Kathy notices her friend acting weird. What’s worse is that bad luck seems to follow Trisha everywhere she goes. Suspecting something magical might be going on, Kathy begins to investigate to discover just what has gotten into her friend and why exactly Trisha’s date collapsed at the nightclub. And the longer that Trisha is under the spell of whatever demonic magic that holds power over her, the more destruction follows in her wake. Demon is a short story in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series.