Flying Crooked
Flying Crooked

Author: Jan Michael

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1553651308

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There are many books about the processes people go through when they discover they have cancer. What makes Flying Crooked different is the author's acceptance of the disease and its consequences. She continues to enjoy life, refuses radiotherapy, and rejects the idea of wearing a prosthesis after a mastectomy. The choices she makes are in sharp contrast to those made by her ex-lover, Simon, who shortly after her operation is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Their different ways of coping form a well-balanced diptych: on her part, acceptance and the peace that this brings; on his, fighting and anger at the cost of precious energy and enjoyment. Flying Crooked describes the process of a search for balance. The open, direct, and unsentimental manner in which Michael describes her decisions as well as her experiences in and out of the hospital take this from an account of coping with disease to an inspirational story of love, friendship, and faith.

The Art of Flying Crooked
The Art of Flying Crooked

Author: Robin Liston

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781848761964

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Travel writer Robin Liston and publisher and amateur pilot Rory McAuliffe conceived the idea of visiting twenty six outback places beginning with the letters A to Z. This book tells of their exciting journey.

Fodor's Bahamas
Fodor's Bahamas

Author: Fodor's

Publisher: Fodor

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 067900937X

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Briefly traces the history of the Bahama islands; describes special events, activities, and attractions on each island; and recommends hotels and restaurants.

Granite Erratics
Granite Erratics

Author: Brian Bartlett

Publisher: Ekstasis Editions

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781896860152

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In poems of chiselled clarity Granite Erratics presents tales of a spellbound explorer who discovers in landscapes of tangled brush or British ruins all that would be invisible to the ordinary eye.

Practical Stylistics
Practical Stylistics

Author: H. G. Widdowson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1992-09-03

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780194371841

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This book takes a particular perspective on the nature of poetry and follows this through to proposals for teaching. It focuses attention on how the use of language in short poems can set up conditions for individual interpretation and the representation of reality in ways other than those which are established by normal social convention. This view of poetry, it is argued, leads to a recognition of its essential role in education, and provides a set of principles for an approach to teaching it which integrates the study of language and literature.

Hide Your Ears
Hide Your Ears

Author: Joel Jamieson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1543484883

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Hide Your Ears is a modern fantasy taking in themes from the Second World War and the French Revolution and putting a fantasy twist on them. Daimetus, a snow elf, is cast out from his people. Unsure of how to remain as the protector of his people as well as to prevent the secret hands of the snow elves guiding other worlds, Daimetus finds himself defending a failing monarchy from a technologically superior rival nation. The snow elves, a vastly powerful race, have hidden away twelve worlds after facing a near genocide from those beyond. Ruling as slavers and pretending to be gods, eventually one of the worlds rebel, revealing these worlds to their enemies. Now Daimetus must seek to protect these worlds while deterring the tyranny of the snow elves that whisper in the ears of every government of their worlds, even going as far as to replace rulers with themselves. Cast out, it is but a group of sailors and two from the rebellious sixth world that join Daimetus, running from overwhelming terror. This is a tale of gods, machines, and magic while the fate of slavery hangs over the populace.