Great Beginnings

Great Beginnings PDF

Author: Georgianne Ensign

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Presents hundreds of glorious openings from great works of fiction, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Arranged in fourteen categories.

Endings & Beginnings

Endings & Beginnings PDF

Author: Redi Tlhabi

Publisher: Jacana Media

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1431404616

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"When Redi Tlhabi is eleven years old, two years after her father's death, she meets the handsome, charming and smooth, Mabegzo. A rumoured gangster, murderer and rapist, he is a veritable 'jack roller' of the neighbourhood. Against her family's wishes, she develops a strong connection to him. Tlhabi herself doesn't understand why she is drawn to Mabegzo and why, at eleven, she feels a brokenness that only Mabegzo can fix. 'Endings & Beginnings' is Tlhabi's emotional journey back into her past to finally humanise this man whose hollowness mirrored her own and who was hated and abhorred by so many when he was alive. Through interviews and deep emotional conversations with his family, friends and those who knew him, Redi finally gets to fit together the pieces of the puzzle that was Mabegzo. Her revelations do not in any way excuse who and what he was, but they go a long way in shedding light on the scourge that is violence in our societies and why young black men are consumed by anger." -- Back cover.

Great Beginnings & Happy Endings

Great Beginnings & Happy Endings PDF

Author: Renny Darling

Publisher: Royal House Publishing

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780930440114

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Hors d'oeurves & desserts for standing ovations. Darling's assemblage of hors d'oeuvres includes not only one meant for entertaining, but also plenty breads, soups, vegetables (often substanitial enough to be main courses by themselves.)

Take 2

Take 2 PDF

Author: Leeza Gibbons

Publisher: Hay House, Inc

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1401939813

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Offers inspiration and advice for women based on the author's own experiences about how to cope with change and unexpected challenges in life and adopt strategies for finding personal success.

The Towers of Trebizond

The Towers of Trebizond PDF

Author: Rose Macaulay

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781590170588

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Serio-comic novel about English eccentrics who travel in Turkey.

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings PDF

Author: Ellen Oh

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0062671170

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Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate. Compiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong. A mountain loses her heart. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A young woman takes up her mother’s mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place. From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. For fans of Neil Gaiman’s Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie’s New York Times–bestselling Because You Love to Hate Me.

Mentor Coaching: A Practical Guide

Mentor Coaching: A Practical Guide PDF

Author: Clare Norman

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0335248802

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This practical guide argues that both mentor coaching and supervision be mandated by the professional coaching bodies as part of coaches’ continuous professional development. Mentor coaching is not just for those coaches seeking a credential: it is for lifelong professional development for every coach, at every level of the profession. You are the best coaching tool there is. Tools need to be oiled, sharpened, repaired and protected to keep them in tip top condition. That’s what mentor coaching and supervision do – they keep coaches sharp and fit for purpose. The reader will learn how to develop as a coach using mentor coaching, as well as how to develop as a mentor coach, to support other coaches to develop. Clare Norman explains what mentor coaching is, why it is so important and the competencies for mentor coaching. How coaches show up in the room is more important than how much we know about the theory behind coaching. Clare Norman’s concise book is important reading for all practising coaches, as well as coaches and mentor coaches in training.

Red Bird Sings

Red Bird Sings PDF

Author: Gina Capaldi

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1467738131

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"I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Ša willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds—white and Native American. At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-Ša found joy in music classes. "My wounded spirit soared like a bird as I practiced the piano and violin," she wrote. Her talent grew, and when she graduated, she became a music teacher, composer, and performer. Zitkala-Ša found she could also "sing" to help her people by writing stories and giving speeches. As an adult, she worked as an activist for Native American rights, seeking to build a bridge between cultures. The coauthors tell Zitkala-Ša’s life by weaving together pieces from her own stories. The artist's acrylic illustrations and collages of photos and primary source documents round out the vivid portrait of Zitkala-Ša, a frightened child whose spirit "would rise again, stronger and wiser for the wounds it had suffered."

The Book of Story Beginnings

The Book of Story Beginnings PDF

Author: Kristin Kladstrup

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 076366409X

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"Offers mystery, adventure, and fantasy, as well as reflections on family, time travel, and stories. . . . Many readers will find something here to their liking." – Booklist Oscar Martin was fourteen when he mysteriously disappeared from his Iowa farmhouse in 1914. His sister claimed Oscar had rowed out to sea – but how was that possible? Nearly a century later, when Lucy Martin moves with her parents to that same Iowa farmhouse, she discovers the strange and dangerous Book of Story Beginnings, and soon Oscar himself reappears in a bizarre turn of events that sends the two distant relatives on a perilous journey. From a first-time author comes an intricate, spellbinding fantasy that lures you in and won’t let go.