This is a very readable Christian book putting forth the ideas of Christianity and evil, with Christianity being a clear winner. The story revolves around a troubled family living in an old, once-beautiful, twenty-seven-room Victorian home on the coast of Maine. After many years of neglect, the once-beautiful home is now filled with mystery and sadness. With its many secret passageways, widow's walk, and pictures with eyes that seem to follow your every move, this sad old home seems to have taken on a life of its own. With a failing grandfather and her twin sister missing, Carrie receives an urgent message from her grandfather's faithful butler and long-time friend asking her to please return home, that her grandfather is ill and calling for her, and she is desperately needed. Filled with fear and guilt, Carrie takes an extended leave of absence from her newspaper job in California and returns, praying that she will make it in time to be with her grandfather and find her beloved twin sister. Once you start reading the book, you will have a hard time putting it down.
This is the third book in the series, Peggy and Barbie on the Farm, and is titled 'Christmas on the Farm'. It is a story of a family who many would consider poor but they are rich in family love. It tells of not only the good times while getting ready for Christmas, but also of the hardships of winter. It also teaches children the importance to always reach out to help others who are less fortunate. Sisters Marilyn Bailey-Williams and Barbara Bailey-Caspersen were born in Princeton, Maine and still retain a love for their childhood home. They also love the ocean, kayaking, writing and visiting home whenever you can. Marilyn now resides in Crystal River, Florida and Barbara in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
This is the story of a young child, Anna, and the many hardships that she, along with her brother and sister, who were twins, were to face while growing up in down east Maine. No child should have to grow up without the love of a mother, but at the young age of three, Anna was to suddenly, without understanding, find herself without her mommy. Even at three, she knew something bad had happened, and no one would tell her where her mommy was. As she cried for her mommy, she clung tightly to her little rubber dolly. Although Anna went through a great many hardships and trials along with the rest of the family, she never lost her spirit or her spunk. This made all the difference to the whole family as they endured the cold and hungry times with less-than-suitable or adequate clothing with an angry and many-times abusive father. This is a story that everyone, young or old, should read as it clearly shows that there is always someone worse off than yourself and that even in the darkest of times, light will always follow.
This is the story of a lost little kitty who is cold and hungry and looking for a forever home. She finds a kind lady who loves her, but some bad raccoons make her life very unpleasant until the kind lady comes up with a solution.
This is the third book in the series, Peggy and Barbie on the Farm, and is titled 'Christmas on the Farm'. It is a story of a family who many would consider poor but they are rich in family love. It tells of not only the good times while getting ready for Christmas, but also of the hardships of winter. It also teaches children the importance to always reach out to help others who are less fortunate.
Peggy and Barbie on the Farm is book two in a series of adventures while living on a farm. This story tells about a little dog named Trixie who is soon to have puppies and seems to be lost. The whole family, especially Peggy, is upset and looking for her. Peggy feels that all the puppies should belong to her since Trixie was a Christmas gift to her a few years before and she hopes to keep them all. Mummy must explain so Peggy will understand that this is not possible.
This is the story of a lost little kitty who is cold and hungry and looking for a forever home. She finds a kind lady who loves her, but some bad raccoons make her life very unpleasant until the kind lady comes up with a solution.
The Big Potato Field is the 4th book in the series - Peggy and Barbie on the Farm - and tells of two little girls clearly intent on helping their Mummy and Daddy in the potato field. They work very hard tasting each potato before putting it in the basket and getting very dirty in the process. Although Mummy must cook the bitten potatoes immediately, still it brings a smile to her face as she realizes they were only trying to help. Sisters Marilyn Bailey-Williams and Barbara Bailey-Caspersen were born in Princeton, Maine. They both have a great love for the ocean and for Maine, which will always feel like home to them. Their love of writing is a gift from their mother, Anna, who was to sadly leave this earth with the dream of becoming a published author unfulfilled. Marilyn now resides in Crystal River, Florida and Barbara in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
This is a very readable Christian book putting forth the ideas of Christianity and evil, with Christianity being a clear winner. The story revolves around a troubled family living in an old, once-beautiful, twenty-seven-room Victorian home on the coast of Maine. After many years of neglect, the once-beautiful home is now filled with mystery and sadness. With its many secret passageways, widow's walk, and pictures with eyes that seem to follow your every move, this sad old home seems to have taken on a life of its own. With a failing grandfather and her twin sister missing, Carrie receives an urgent message from her grandfather's faithful butler and long-time friend asking her to please return home, that her grandfather is ill and calling for her, and she is desperately needed. Filled with fear and guilt, Carrie takes an extended leave of absence from her newspaper job in California and returns, praying that she will make it in time to be with her grandfather and find her beloved twin sister. Once you start reading the book, you will have a hard time putting it down.
This is the story of a lost little kitty who is cold and hungry and looking for a forever home. She finds a kind lady who loves her, but some bad raccoons make her life very unpleasant until the kind lady comes up with a solution.
This is the story of a young child, Anna, and the many hardships that she, along with her brother and sister, who were twins, were to face while growing up in down east Maine. No child should have to grow up without the love of a mother, but at the young age of three, Anna was to suddenly, without understanding, find herself without her mommy. Even at three, she knew something bad had happened, and no one would tell her where her mommy was. As she cried for her mommy, she clung tightly to her little rubber dolly. Although Anna went through a great many hardships and trials along with the rest of the family, she never lost her spirit or her spunk. This made all the difference to the whole family as they endured the cold and hungry times with less-than-suitable or adequate clothing with an angry and many-times abusive father. This is a story that everyone, young or old, should read as it clearly shows that there is always someone worse off than yourself and that even in the darkest of times, light will always follow.
The health care sector has become a major component of the contemporary econo mies of Japan and the United States. It absorbs significant proportions of the GDP in both countries and places increasing stress on private, government and corporate budgets. As their income rises, the citizens ofJapan and the United States choose to allocate increasing portions of it on health care services because ofthe direct contri bution of health care services to prolonged life expectancy, reduced morbidity, or other indicators of improved health and well-being. The health care sector is a ma jor source ofemployment and affects the lives of all citizens. Adequate health care services are expected to have an important contribution to the quality of human life in any society. With so much at stake, arrangements for planning, financing, and operating health care service systems have increasingly come to be regarded as im portant economic and political issues. The political importance of health care is evidenced by the health care reform proposals of the Clinton administration in the United States and the deep involve ment of the government in the medical care security system in Japan. As policy makers in both countries look ahead to the coming decades, they realize that the imperatives of economic restructuring, globalization, and their rapidly aging socie ties will affect the way in which health care is organized, delivered, and financed.
In this book the authors present a unique synthesis of materials that evolved from the World Conference on Innovative Higher Education, which brought together the heads of universities from over thirty countries, along with other prominent men and women concerned with higher education, to share information on education innovation and change. Much more than simply a conference report, the book addresses the fundamental issues of change in higher education and how change works and where it is leading and looks at the ways in which innovations meet changing needs.
Singing Body and Soul is for the young singer, to help you discover how your voice, body and mind work together. There are great books about the links between science and music - but most are written for adults with strong music backgrounds, and college degrees. Young singers need a streamlined version so your voice can express your inner life - right now! The voice has the most exciting sound when a singer is between 20 to 25 years old. Thats when desire starts to ride on the sound, and helps you stand out at an audition. By then, you already need years of singing experience - to make the most of your opportunities. That means learning about your voice early - at 14 years old or younger. Singing - Body and Soul offers new guidance for developing your singing. It includes artistic and scientific descriptions, and uses song lyrics to illustrate states of mind. Musical Theater plots, characters, and songs fill the book, so the text is more storytelling than classroom lecture. With quotes and references from Charlie Brown, Albert Einstein, and Dr. Seuss, Singing - Body and Soul can help you understand your voice in new ways, and make the world hear what you have to say.
* The Believer Book Award Finalist * One of the Best Books of 2012 —BuzzFeed “I was in Zagreb the day that Michael Jackson died. When I heard the news, the first thing I thought was, That’s it. That’s the first line of my novel. ‘I was in Zagreb the day that Michael Jackson died.’” First Michael Jackson, then Pina Bausch. Next is Merce Cunningham. Gray Adams, a former dancer with the Royal Swiss Ballet at work on his dissertation at NYU, has a theory spurred by countless hours of YouTube-based procrastination: Someone is killing these famous dancers! (And he may bear an uncanny resemblance to Jimmy Stewart, circa Vertigo.) I’m Trying to Reach You is a moving and candid contemporary look at how we process grief, as well as how we love and communicate with one another. "A provocative novel... that blurs the boundaries between life and performance, dance, art, and viral video. The novel is also framed in the world of performance art and is itself its own kind of performance... and feels rightly reflective of a moment when dance is pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a performance space." —Slate
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