Standing on My Brother's Shoulders
Standing on My Brother's Shoulders

Author: Tara J Lal

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1780289049

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A suicide loss survivor tells her story. Tara Lal’s childhood was battered by her father’s mental illness and by her mother’s death when she was thirteen. Caught up in grief and despair, she developed a deep, caring bond with her charismatic and kind older brother Adam, though he struggled silently with growing anxiety and depression. Four years after their mother’s death, Adam committed suicide. Grief and insecurity threatened to engulf Tara, but eventually she found, through a dialogue with the words her brother left behind in his diaries, her reason to live. The book includes an Afterword on the possibilities for recovery and growth following a tragedy, written by Miriam Akhtar, author of Positive Psychology for Overcoming Depression.

On My Brother's Shoulders
On My Brother's Shoulders

Author: Ty Andre

Publisher: Wakefield Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781862543782

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The story of Ty, a crippled young Vietnamese orphan who was just surviving in a primitive Catholic mission - He was rescued from there by Andre, a Vietnamese who did voluntary work for the misssions, and who went on establish a large complex of orpahanages in Vietnam.

Brother, I'm Dying
Brother, I'm Dying

Author: Edwidge Danticat

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1400041155

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In a personal memoir, the author describes her relationships with the two men closest to her--her father and his brother, Joseph, a charismatic pastor with whom she lived after her parents emigrated from Haiti to the United States.

Stand on My Shoulders
Stand on My Shoulders

Author: Dotty Schmitt

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781624195358

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"Stand on My Shoulders" is pregnant with the presence and power of God. Through recounting experiences, and sharing Scriptures, the touch of the Holy Spirit on this book and the author's heart is palpable. The author writes with a passion for her generation and the next to receive the revelation of His heart so that we will together be envisioned, empowered, and equipped to stand in the last days as His beloved warrior Bride. The Charles Schmitt family is a productive and fun-filled family. Dotty and Charles are active in the pastoral and teaching ministry of Immanuel's Church, an inter-cultural congregation of thousands. Both are authors and travel extensively nationally and internationally. They can be contacted through Immanuel's Church at immanuels.org.

My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper

Author: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-09

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0743477138

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In a captivating debut novel that is both humorous and heartwrenching, ReShonda Tate Billingsley -- winner of the Gold Pen Award for Best New Author -- spins an irresistible story that will touch every reader's heart. Aja James hasn't had it easy. She has kept a close watch over her siblings ever since tragedy robbed them of their parents. Tired of carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, Aja is ready for a change. Her best friend, Roxie, knows just what to do -- she sets Aja up on a date with one of the most sought after bachelors in town, handsome sportscaster Charles Clayton. Charles is everything Aja has ever dreamed of -- sensitive, sexy, and charming. But "happily ever after" isn't that simple. While Aja has rebounded from the loss of her parents, her sister and brother have not. Jada is lost in a world of silence with no way for Aja to reach her, and Eric's uncontrollable rage is wreaking havoc on his life. As Aja sees her brother heading down the same violent path that destroyed their family, she makes it her business to stop the cycle -- even if it means putting her own life, and her own chance at love, on hold. My Brother's Keeper is a poignant novel about a resilient family learning that sometimes you have to forgive in order to find the strength to move on.

Stand on the Sky
Stand on the Sky

Author: Erin Bow

Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1328557464

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Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.

What Should I Do with My Life?
What Should I Do with My Life?

Author: Po Bronson

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2002-12-24

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1588360482

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“Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will support anyone pondering a major life choice or risk without force-feeding them pat solutions.”—Publishers Weekly In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper

Author: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1439187843

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In a captivating novel that is both humorous and heart wrenching, ReShonda Tate Billingsley spins a touching story that follows a young woman trying to navigate love after tragedy strikes her family, and what it means for her to move on. Aja James hasn't had it easy. After the loss of their mother at their father’s hand, Aja has kept a close watch over her siblings. The three siblings much find a way to recover from their family’s history, but it’s not clear how. Tired of carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, Aja is finally ready for a change that she hopes could lead her down the path of recovery: find someone to love. Her best friend, Roxie, knows just what to do—she sets Aja up on a date with one of the most sought-after bachelors in town, handsome sportscaster Charles Clayton. Charles is everything Aja has ever dreamed of—sensitive, sexy, and charming. But "happily ever after" isn't that simple. While Aja has begun to heal from the loss of her parents, her sister and brother have not. Jada is lost in a world of silence with no way for Aja to reach her, and Eric's uncontrollable rage is wreaking havoc on his life. As Aja sees her brother heading down the same violent path that destroyed their family, she makes it her business to stop the cycle—even if it means putting her own life, and her own chance at love, on hold. My Brother's Keeper is a poignant novel about a resilient family learning that sometimes you have to forgive in order to find the strength to move on.

We Were One
We Were One

Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2007-10-30

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0306815931

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A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah during the Iraq War and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand urban combat since World War II. In the city's bloody streets, they came face-to-face with the enemy-radical insurgents high on adrenaline, fighting to a martyr's death, and suicide bombers approaching from every corner. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted.