Bridge Over Troubled Dreams

Bridge Over Troubled Dreams
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 128
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781761101304
ISBN-13 : 1761101307
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Bridge Over Troubled Dreams by : Delta Goodrem

The emotional stories behind Delta Goodrem’s sixth studio album. This eBook features an exclusive bonus chapter about the song Power from the Bridge Over Troubled Dreams album. In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song and revealing the truth behind the lyrics. From the touching account of her birth – two months premature – to battling bouts of missing home and many incredible self-discoveries along the way, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams is truly the book of the artist’s life. She speaks candidly about love, family, highs and lows, patience, freedom, faith, hope and survival, and how she uses lessons learned to drive herself forward. Delta’s heartfelt stories are accompanied by never-before-seen pictures from her personal collection: candid behind-the-scenes shots, unreleased tour photos and even personal snaps from her childhood.

A Book of Dreams

A Book of Dreams
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Publisher : Peter Reich
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 : 9781458179289
ISBN-13 : 1458179281
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis A Book of Dreams by : Peter Reich

Princess Benjamina Has a Very Cheeky Bum

Princess Benjamina Has a Very Cheeky Bum
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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781761061448
ISBN-13 : 1761061445
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Princess Benjamina Has a Very Cheeky Bum by : Claire Hooper

When you are trying to find your inner voice, sometimes you need to look behind you! This delightful tale, bursting with humour, proves that behind every cheeky princess... is her own rear end. Princess Benjamina had a very cheeky bum And wherever Benjamina went, her bum was sure to come. It didn't fluff. It didn't smell. It didn't make a mess. Instead it liked to shout things that embarrassed the princess... Princess Benjamina's talking bum gets her into all sorts of mischief. But now Benji has a plan to get to the bottom of the matter - a clever plan that will shoosh her tush for good, or at least for the night of the Royal Ball...

Necessary Dreams

Necessary Dreams
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780307834133
ISBN-13 : 0307834131
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Necessary Dreams by : Anna Fels

In this groundbreaking book about how women perceive, are prepared for, and cope with ambition and achievement, psychiatrist Anna Fels examines ambition at the deepest psychological level. Cutting to the core of what ambition can provide—the essential elements of a fulfilling life—Fels describes why, for women but not for men, ambition still remains fraught with often painful conflict. Fels draws on case studies, research, interviews, and autobiographies of accomplished and celebrated women past and present—writers, artists, architects, politicians, actors—to explore the ways in which women are brought up to avoid recognition and visibility in favor of traditional feminine values and why they often choose to nurture and defer to rather than compete with men. She poses invaluable questions: What is the nature of ambition and how important is it in a woman’s life? What are the forces that promote or impede its development? To what extent does ambition go against a woman’s very nature? And she challenges currently held theories about the state of mind and the needs of men. Incisive and highly readable, Necessary Dreams is a unique exploration of the options and obstacles women face in the pursuit of their goals. It is a book that every woman will want—and need—to read.

Thanks for the Trouble

Thanks for the Trouble
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781481418805
ISBN-13 : 1481418807
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Thanks for the Trouble by : Tommy Wallach

"Parker hasn't spoken since he watched his father die five years ago. He communicates through writing on slips of paper and keeps track of his thoughts by journaling. A loner, Parker has little interest in school, his classmates, or his future. But everything changes when he meets Zelda, a mysterious young woman with an unusual request: 'treat me like a teenager'"--

Losing Our Way

Losing Our Way
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780767930840
ISBN-13 : 0767930843
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Losing Our Way by : Bob Herbert

From longtime New York Times columnist Bob Herbert comes a wrenching portrayal of ordinary Americans struggling for survival in a nation that has lost its way In his eighteen years as an opinion columnist for The New York Times, Herbert championed the working poor and the middle class. After filing his last column in 2011, he set off on a journey across the country to report on Americans who were being left behind in an economy that has never fully recovered from the Great Recession. The portraits of those he encountered fuel his new book, Losing Our Way. Herbert’s combination of heartrending reporting and keen political analysis is the purest expression since the Occupy movement of the plight of the 99 percent. The individuals and families who are paying the price of America’s bad choices in recent decades form the book’s emotional center: an exhausted high school student in Brooklyn who works the overnight shift in a factory at minimum wage to help pay her family’s rent; a twenty-four-year-old soldier from Peachtree City, Georgia, who loses both legs in a misguided, mismanaged, seemingly endless war; a young woman, only recently engaged, who suffers devastating injuries in a tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis; and a group of parents in Pittsburgh who courageously fight back against the politicians who decimated funding for their children’s schools. Herbert reminds us of a time in America when unemployment was low, wages and profits were high, and the nation’s wealth, by current standards, was distributed much more equitably. Today, the gap between the wealthy and everyone else has widened dramatically, the nation’s physical plant is crumbling, and the inability to find decent work is a plague on a generation. Herbert traces where we went wrong and spotlights the drastic and dangerous shift of political power from ordinary Americans to the corporate and financial elite. Hope for America, he argues, lies in a concerted push to redress that political imbalance. Searing and unforgettable, Losing Our Way ultimately inspires with its faith in ordinary citizens to take back their true political power and reclaim the American dream.

Einstein's Dreams

Einstein's Dreams
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780307789747
ISBN-13 : 0307789748
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Einstein's Dreams by : Alan Lightman

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. “A magical, metaphysical realm ... Captivating, enchanting, delightful.” —The New York Times Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.

Meet the Moon

Meet the Moon
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Publisher : Fitzroy Books
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 1646032659
ISBN-13 : 9781646032655
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Meet the Moon by : Kerry L. Malawista

In 1970, 13-year-old Jody Moran wants pierced ears, a kiss from a boy, and more attention from her mother. It's not fair. Seems like her mother is more worked up about the Apollo 13 astronauts, who may not make it back to earth safely. As it happens, the astronauts are spared a crash landing, but Jody is not, for three days after splashdown, her mother dies in a car accident. Now, Jody will never know if her mother really loved her. Jody's father has taught them to believe in the "Power of Intention." Announce what you want to the world to make it happen. But could the power of Jody's jealousy and anger have caused Mom's accident? To relieve her guilt and sadness, she devotes herself to mothering her three younger siblings and helping Dad, which quickly proves too much for her, just as persuading quirky Grandma Cupcakes to live with them proves too much for Grandma. That's when Jody decides to find someone to marry her father, a new mom who will love her best. Jody reads high and low to learn about love, marriage, and death. Each first--bra, kiss, boyfriend--which makes her miss her mother, teaches her that death doesn't happen just once.

This Is Us Now

This Is Us Now
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 0648209652
ISBN-13 : 9780648209652
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis This Is Us Now by : Jacinta Dietrich

We Dream of Space

We Dream of Space
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 245
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062747327
ISBN-13 : 0062747320
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis We Dream of Space by : Erin Entrada Kelly

A Newbery Honor Book • BookPage Best Books • Chicago Public Library Best Fiction • Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee • Horn Book Fanfare • New York Times Notable Children’s Book • School Library Journal Best Book • Today Show Pick • An ALA Notable Book “A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space.”—Time for Kids Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn’t understand. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA’s first female shuttle commander, but feels like she’s disappearing. The Nelson Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable household, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. Salonga. As the launch of the Challenger approaches, Ms. Salonga gives her students a project—they are separated into spacecraft crews and must create and complete a mission. When the fated day finally arrives, it changes all of their lives and brings them together in unexpected ways. Told in three alternating points of view, We Dream of Space is an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers. We Dream of Space is illustrated throughout by the author.