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10161) The Hat Seller of Seville
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The Hat Seller of Seville is the opening story in a book of quirky short stories, memoir and poems. Many of the tales focus on human relationships in various settings around the world, and in Australia. Some poems and prose address environmental and social justice issues. Many of the interesting narratives have their roots in travel experiences over five decades.The author's punchy memoirs of his time growing up in the 1950s and 60s give insight...
10162) Mingan my village
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Illustrator Rogé visited a school in Mingan, an Innu village in northeastern Quebec. He spent a few days taking the time to photograph each child. Once he returned home to his studio, brush in hand, he revisited the eyes of these children and drew their portraits.
Mingan, my Village is a collected of fifteen faces, and fifteen poems written by young Innu. Given a platform to be heard, the children chose to transport readers far away from the difficulties...
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Que los caminos que tomes, amor mío, no te lleven a darte cuenta de que estás vacío y de que tú herida, ni el alcohol, ni las fiestas o un amor a medias la pueden sanar.
Que el daño que te han hecho no lo repitas porque habla más de ti que de ellos, porque quien saca las garras muestra sus propias heridas no curadas.
Que no te dejen sangrando los amores de mentiras que te susurran al oído una cosa y te vienen por la espalda diciendo otra.
Y...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 As a writer, I'm committed to paying attention and walking through the world as a noticer. I use words to describe things that aren't usually discussed, and I try to bridge the divides between us.
#2 There are things that can run through our lives, ravaging them, and there's nothing we can do to prevent them. We must accept the world as it is, not as we wish it was....
10165) Soul Collection
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A collection of poems from the soul for the soul, may words bring to life memories, feelings and emotions that move you, inspire you, and ignite you as many moments have inspired this collection. With wonder we walk through the world, with sadness we see it's pain, with joy we experience it's beauty, with hope you will find curiosity and inspiration in these words, from my heart to yours with love, peace and blessings.
10166) The Importance of Being Cool
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Explore an urban underworld where many people get lost, lose it or just disappear! Twenty-something Oli shapes a torrent of chemicals into a searing account of survival in the urban Melbourne scene.
Amidst ravenous addictions, spiralling dead ends and violence on both sides of the law, Oli keeps her wits, and her life, to record this story.
On slippery ground all the way, it soon becomes clear why in this world - you have to stay cool.
10167) Benny The Bear Greets Baby T
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Benny and the child who loves him are excited by the news of a new baby arriving soon at the house next door. A shower for the new baby is being planned, and Benny goes with Miss to shop for something special. Written in spellbinding rhyme, this tale is sure to be a favorite!
10168) Callula Xu Poetry
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To title Callula Xus poems as Juvenile seems an unfair classification, almost prejudicing the author for her age despite the fact her writing possesses a depth and breadth that extends far beyond many writers ten or twenty years her senior. Despite her age, Xus work has power and strength that is ageless. The author's voice is one that has an artist's curiosity, keen insight, and flexible language style and dexterity displayed in an effortless, seamless...
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We are children's writers. Our aim is to educate and entertain our children simultaneously. This presentation of a back-to-back stack of poems for children was designed with our elementary and middle-school children in mind. We encourage teacher and parental participation. Our staff at the Colors Workshop believes that all together we can persuade our children by proof that the best leaders are readers. Reading is fundamental.
10170) Boys of Winter
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Studying for her MA in English and American literature the author was struck by the beauty and concision of a new language – that of pro football. This collection of tribute verses captures the punch and precision of its patois. The poems are "…a raid on the inarticulate – the thoughts under pressure of the proverbial dumb jocks of the game, many of whom…were very far from dumb."
10171) What Does It Take?
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As if facing the ordinary challenges of adolescence is not enough, twelve-year-old Ton Richford has some other challenges. Among those challenges is that he inputs and outputs information as rhymes. Rhyming in compositions does not meet the school guidelines. Ton feels that it is not necessary to address his concerns as personal problems. He prefers to address them as universal concerns since there may be other kids in the schools with similar problems....
10173) Iniciático
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En palabras de su autor, este libro de poesía es un destilado de varias hierbas, comparable a la ginebra con receta chilena; por ello, se reconocen aromas que, en su conjunto, invitan a saborear el texto que a ratos deja sentir sus toques amargos. Es la primera botella de un alambique envejecido, golpeado y con óxido superficial, pero intacto en su interior. Recorre experiencias, sueños, dudas, amores y desdichas. Es un mosaico de la vida, un reflejo...
10174) Cartas a mi hija adolescente
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Cartas a mi hija adolescente es una experiencia catártica e innovadora. Geovana Nassar, su autora, le escribe a su hija durante años y nos concede la oportunidad de publicarlo, logrando, desde la palabra y el amor, desenvolver los engranajes de una de las relaciones primarias del ser: la de madre e hija. Capaz de transmitir las enseñanzas vitales que se deben heredar a los hijos, gesta una creación profunda que permite a los lectores identificarse...
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Other Voices, Other Lives is a selection of poems, plays, and interviews drawn from over 40 years of work by one of America's most beloved and influential women of letters. Grace Cavalieri writes of women's lives, loves, and work in a multitude of voices. The book also includes interview excerpts from her public radio series, The Poet & the Poem. Her incisive interviews with Robert Pinsky, Lucille Clifton, and Josephine Jacobsen offer profound insights...
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"Little Alice's Palace; or, The Sunny Heart" by Anonymous. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is...
10177) Todos y cada uno
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El poeta Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau llevó un diario íntimo desde 1927 hasta comienzos de 1939. Se costeó la edición, en 1937, de su libro de poemas Regards et jeux dans l'espace, que fue recibido con frialdad en el medio literario quebequense. No publicó después ningún otro libro. Sólo de forma póstuma se publicaron muchos de sus últimos poemas bajo el título de Les solitudes, edición a la que siguieron unas Poesías completas y diferentes...
10178) Because You Told Me to Write
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One relationship starts. One relationship ends.
The same relationship starts again.
Another boy likes me, I go after him, leaving the relationship suspended.
The boy who likes me ruined my life and took all my friends away.
I go back to the relationship on a whim.
Without a thought, I'm back again, fighting with him.
One relationship starts. One relationship ends.
The same relationship left me dead.
Together another...
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I am an Author who has written a 61 page book of prose and poetry that tells my story about how I went from considering an abortion of my daughter, and even paid for abortions by my son and his girlfriend to abort my grandchildren, twice. How I was haunted by their demise and came to the conclusion that abortion is murder. Then on further review I realized that it is evil. I confront the statistics, Planned Parenthood, BLM, and the shallow excuses...
10180) Duo d'Illumination
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Le poète grec Konstantinos Bouras et la poétesse japonaise Maki Starfield ont eu un dialogue sur « l'Illumination » écrit en japonais, anglais et grec. L'Illumination est un éveil soudain et permanent à l'unité absolue de tous les êtresDans un sens o nous sommes déjà illuminés; nous y sommes déjà. « L'illumination n'est vraiment qu'une confiance profonde et fondamentale en vous-même et en votre vie » À travers leurs poèmes, vous...
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