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Author: Ann Elizabeth Hostetler
Publisher: DreamSeeker Books
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn her poetry, Ann Hostetler seeks to articulate moments of illumination in everyday life. Here you will find a rich and varied palette of images--from the severe palette of images--from the severe beauty of her Amish aunt's flower garden to the psychedelic swirls on her own painted toes.
Author: Sadia Abbas
Publisher: Zubaan Books
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789385932267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In 1960s Karachi, a place of ever increasing violence and political and social uncertainty, a beautiful and talented artist, Tahira, tries to hold her life together as it shatters around her. Her marriage is quickly revealed to be a sham, a trap from which there is no escape. In a world of stifling conformity, Tahira must fight for her very identity: as a woman, and as a painter. Tragedy strikes when her family and friends are caught up in the brutally repressive regime. Faced with horror and loss, she embarks upon a series of paintings entitled 'The Empty Room', filling the blank canvases with vivid colour and light."--Publisher's description.
Author: Lauren B. Davis
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Published: 2013-05
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1456616595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA raw and groundbreaking journey to the depths of addiction, from the author of Our Daily Bread, longlisted for the Giller Prize. Colleen Kerrigan wakes up sick and bruised, with no clear memory of the night before. It's Monday morning, and she is late for work again. She's shocked to see the near-empty vodka bottle on her kitchen counter. It was full at noon yesterday; surely she didn't drink that much last night? As she struggles out the door, she fights the urge to have a sip, just to take the edge off. But no, she's not going to drink today. But this is the day Colleen's demons come for her. A very bad day spirals into night as a series of flashbacks take the reader through Colleen's past--moments of friendship and loss, fragments of peace and possibility. The single constant is the bottle, always close by, Colleen's worst enemy and her only friend. In this unforgettable work, acclaimed novelist Lauren B. Davis has created as searing, raw and powerful a portrayal of the chaos and pain of alcoholism as we have encountered in fiction. Told with compassion, insight and an irresistible gallows humor, The Empty Room takes us to the depths of addiction, only to find a revelation at its heart: the importance and grace of one person reaching out to another.
Author: David Graeber
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1501143336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Published: 2015-07-14
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1579656765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Author: Mu Xin
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Published: 2011-05-23
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0811219666
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA dazzling cycle of short stories by one of China’s most revered contemporary writers and one of the world’s leading artist-intellectuals. An Empty Room is the first book by the celebrated Chinese writer Mu Xin to appear in English. A cycle of thirteen tenderly evocative stories written while Mu Xin was living in exile, this collection is reminiscent of the structural beauty of Hemingway’s In Our Time and the imagistic power of Kawabata’s palm-of-the-hand stories. From the ordinary (a bus accident) to the unusual (Buddhist halos) to the wise (Goethe, Lao Zi), Mu Xin’s wandering “I” interweaves plots with philosophical grace and spiritual profundity. A small blue bowl becomes a symbol of vanishing childhood; a painter in a race against fading memory scribbles notes in an underground prison during the Cultural Revolution; an abandoned temple room holds a dark mystery. An Empty Room is a soul-stirring page turner, a Sebaldian reverie of passing time, loss, and humanity regained.
Author: Judith Bruder
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2000-09-30
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 0595137857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMust religions be locked houses, or could they be cherished but welcoming gardens? Judith Bruder discovered a different garden, Catholicism, yet still cherished the one where she grew, Judaism. At this time in history, can we allow such choice? CONVERGENCE is the story of a woman called by God, and her spiritual journey from the country of her birth to another land. It is about crossing boundaries and making choices, and it affirms the right and responsibility that each of us has to define our life for ourselves, as ourselves. A woman drawn to God through the mystery and adventure of faith, Judth Bruder is a story teller who ends up living her own wonder-filled story. This book of stories--abot growing up in Brooklyn during World War Two, about watching a War between Men and Women staged by ill-matched parents, about being a woman in a sexist society---is ultimately a love story, about the love for God and the love of God, and how its grace transformed one woman's life.
Author: Corky Binggeli
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-12-14
Total Pages: 993
ISBN-13: 0470471573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Second Edition of the definitive reference for interior architecture and interior design professionals With this completely updated encore to its highly welcomed debut, Interior Graphic Standards, Second Edition secures its place as the comprehensive resource for interior architects and designers. Thousands of detail drawings and carefully researched text by experts in the field guide readers in the design of interior spaces that perform as well as delight. Including all-new material on computer technologies and design practices influencing contemporary interior design projects, Interior Graphic Standards, Second Edition makes it easy for designers to stay current with recent trends. This new edition includes: Expanded coverage of residential design; interior material energy use and environmental impact; and historic preservation and adaptive reuse Updated coverage of sustainable design, eco-friendly materials, interior design, and ADA Accessibility Guidelines Recent developments in commercial design and construction; basic building construction types and their impact on interiors; and commercial and residential renovation for smaller projects An essential guide for today’s fact-paced and competitive building environment, Interior Graphic Standards, Second Edition is a critical reference tool for all professionals who are involved with building and designing beautiful, responsive, and enduring interior spaces.
Author: Mallory Kotzman
Publisher: Balboa Press
Published: 2021-11-19
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 1982276703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmerson is a survivor. Literally. She is the only one remaining of a family that has always left her conflicted. As she says her final farewell to the brother that is her last living family member, she is thrust into the depth of all she has lost. Traumatized, she has no idea how to proceed. Her mental health is crumbling. Her marriage is shaky. And the foundation it was all built on, is a lie. As she navigates her way through the rest of her life, her emotions become her reality. Plagued by Shame, immersed in Grief, and haunted by Fear, Emerson trudges through. Despite her exhaustive efforts, her mind is a frantic and overwhelming place. She doesn’t feel safe. She doesn’t know what’s true. It becomes clear that the only option is to bring in experts. With their help Emerson overhauls her psyche, and discovers that sometimes the only way out, is through.
