From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about— her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian Trail; no reason except that her charismatic best friend, Erin, asked her to come along. A woefully out-of-shape Sally quickly realizes she may not actually be prepared for the realities of thru-hiking— brutal weather, wrong turns, and painful blisters have her wanting to quit almost as soon as she starts. But out of loyalty to Erin, or maybe the sinking realization that her life needed upending, Sally sticks it out. As she and Erin trek from Georgia to Maine, they collect a ragtag band of hikers and together stumble from one hilarious (and sometimes scary) predicament to another. By the time she reaches Maine— accompanied by Erin, their crew, and a guy she's maybe (definitely) falling in love with— readers will cheer for the stronger, more self-assured Sally that has emerged and wish they could start the laugh-out-loud, life-affirming adventure all over again.
For thirty-four years Sister Anne Brooks, a Catholic nun and doctor of osteopathy, served one of the nation’s most impoverished towns and regions, Tutwiler, in Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta. In 1983, she reopened the Tutwiler Clinic, which had remained closed for five years, as no other physician was willing to serve in Tallahatchie County. Starting with only two other nuns and regularly working twelve-hour days, Brooks’s patient load—in a region where seven out of ten patients that walked in her door had no way to pay for care—grew from thirty to forty individuals per month her first year to more than 8,500 annually. Sally Palmer Thomason tells the powerful story of Sister Anne Brooks, beginning with her tumultuous childhood, the contracting and overcoming of crippling arthritis in early adulthood, and her near-unprecedented decision to attend medical school at the age of forty. Dr. Brooks’s remarkable dedication and accomplishments in caring for the health and well-being of both the individuals and the community of Tutwiler attracted ongoing attention and was often featured in national publications and media, including People magazine and 60 Minutes. Thomason not only shares Brooks’s powerful story but reveals, through excerpts from journal entries, letters, and interviews, the intimate musings that connect Brooks’s faith in God to her profound compassion for others. Whether it is Brooks’s efforts to desegregate Tutwiler or provide free healthcare, her constant devotion to others is striking.
La Billie B. i els seus companys van d'excursió al zoo, i la mestra ha escollit la Billie com a ajudanta. Però la Billie B. es despista una mica i s'acaba emportant un bon ensurt. Com el que s'emporta també quan s'assabenta que el Pare Noel ha canviat de plans. El regal estrella de la Billie B. perilla! Descobreix les aventures de la Billie B. i en Jack, el seu millor amic, en les dues històries que inclou aquest llibre tan divertit!
The first release in The Beach House series is the story of four women, friends from childhood, who reunite to celebrate their fortieth birthdays. After the distance of time and geography, they look forward to the camaraderie of old friends and the escape from everyday life as they stay at a San Diego beach house. When thoughts and discussion turn to the history of their friendship, will problems of the past threaten to overtake the present? The quest for understanding, identity, faith, and friendship provides a universal thread in this tender and charming story from Sally John that will connect with women from all walks of life.
My Big Catch is a sweet tale of a ten‐year‐old heartfelt girl. She is on a fishing trip with her dad. This book is an introduction to a series of six books called the Sally Ann Tales. She has published four poems from 1994 to 2013: 1994, Victim of Society 1997, Sacred Marriage 1999, Millennium Cheer 2013, My Coors Light Wife
¡Billie B. Brown es muy lista! Jugando, Billie B. pasa de cortarles el pelo a sus muñecas a cortárselo a sí misma. Cuando ve el desastre que se ha hecho, a Billie B. se le cae el mundo encima. ¡Menos mal que siempre puede contar con su madre! Y menos mal que también puede contar con su ingenio, que la ayudará a trabar amistad con dos hermanas que conoce en la playa. ¡Descubre las aventuras de Billie B. y Jack, su mejor amigo, en las dos historias que incluye este divertido libro!
La Billie B. Brown i els seus companys construiran una ciutat en miniatura, i la Billie B. ha preparat una cosa supergenial. Però el seu germanet l'obliga a canviar de plans, i ella haurà de recórrer al seu enginy per lliurar el seu treball a temps. També haurà de fer servir la imaginació quan es disposi a passar una setmana de vacances amb la seva àvia i no pugui sortir de casa per culpa d'uns granets.
A la Billie B. Brown li cau una dent i espera impacient l'arribada del Ratolinet Pérez. Però, de sobte, passa una cosa que fa perillar la seva visita. Serà capaç la Billie de convèncer el Ratolinet Pérez que no eviti casa seva? I serà capaç també d'enfrontar-se a en Bob, el ganàpia de l'escola, que fa molta por?
Sally A. Allen is originally from Wisconsin and currently lives in West Central Florida with her schnauzer, Sibby. While her novels are fiction, she draws from the many experiences she's had in her life. Visit her website at www.sally-allen.webs.com.
A l'escola de la Billie B. Brown arriba la Mika, una nova companya que ve d'un país molt molt llunyà. Ben aviat la Mika comença a fer coses que a la Billie B. no li fan cap gràcia, i al final s'acaba enfadant una mica amb ella. Aconseguirà la Billie B. entendre la Mika i demanar-li perdó? I superar la seva por a l'aigua quan vagi a la piscina a fer un curset de natació?
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