Author: Keith Foskett
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480176393
Category : Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sometimes, the best adventures happen by chance. El Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way, is the fabled path that weaves through French and Spanish countryside to its hallowed destination at Santiago de Compostella. Thousands attempt to hike its entirety each year: some succeed, many fail. One man struggling at a crossroads in life meets a stranger in a Greek bar who points him in the right direction. A week later, he finds himself starting El Camino, a 1000-mile hike that will change him. From the pain of blisters and extremes of temperature to encountering kleptomaniacs, fake faith healers and being threatened with arrest in Spain for 'not sleeping', his hike was far from normal. This is the story of one man's walk, but it speaks to all who see life itself as a journey and are alive to the revelations that an escape to nature can bring. Written with insight, observation and a healthy dose of humour. As this book shows, it is rarely the start and the finish that count, but the journey in between. Reviews 'A thoroughly entertaining modern take on a well-worn Spanish Trail.' - Spencer Vignes (The Observer). 'Not only does he have astute observations about the people, places and scenery around him, he is adept at translating those observations into words, often making me laugh or nod in understanding. This is a rare talent. Few authors can bring you to this level of understanding of life on the trail.' - Teresa Dicentra Black (Author - 'One Pan Wonders') 'An engaging, vivid and very personal account by a likeable author of a journey and an achievement that readers will find both enviable and inspiring.' - Ingrid Cranfield (Author - 'At Last Michael Reeves')
Journey Between Worlds
Author: Sylvia Engdahl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142408285
Category : Mars (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Melinda Ashley never wanted to go to Mars. she had her life all planned out—marry Ross and become a teacher. But when her estranged father convinces her to take an interplanetary vacation, she finds herself tempted to leave behind her comfortable existence on earth. Mars isn’t at all what she expected, and when she meets Alex Preston, a second-generation Martian colonist, she finds herself on a surprising new path. “An absorbing tale of a young woman finding her own greater context, and discovering that the pioneering spirit legacy of her ancestors is yet alive and well.”—Scifidimensions.com
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142408285
Category : Mars (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Melinda Ashley never wanted to go to Mars. she had her life all planned out—marry Ross and become a teacher. But when her estranged father convinces her to take an interplanetary vacation, she finds herself tempted to leave behind her comfortable existence on earth. Mars isn’t at all what she expected, and when she meets Alex Preston, a second-generation Martian colonist, she finds herself on a surprising new path. “An absorbing tale of a young woman finding her own greater context, and discovering that the pioneering spirit legacy of her ancestors is yet alive and well.”—Scifidimensions.com
Journey Between Two Worlds
Author: Karola M Schuette
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781646633531
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
"He had to rub it in that now I was considered a stateless person and no longer had any rights. Wow, did he hate those war brides, those whores." Journey Between Two Worlds is a compelling firsthand account of growing up in Germany during the poverty and despair of the Great Depression and the fear and oppression of Hitler's Nazi regime, surviving the ravages and rubble of World War II, and ultimately gaining freedom and a resurrected life in America. Karola Schuette describes in lyrical detail how her destiny is transformed forever when she meets a German-born US Army intelligence officer. Forging a life of new horizons and experiences in the United States, Karola opens our eyes to the liberties and opportunities that we may assume to be our birthright, and subtly and insightfully conveys that a democracy requires constant cultivation to sustain it.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781646633531
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
"He had to rub it in that now I was considered a stateless person and no longer had any rights. Wow, did he hate those war brides, those whores." Journey Between Two Worlds is a compelling firsthand account of growing up in Germany during the poverty and despair of the Great Depression and the fear and oppression of Hitler's Nazi regime, surviving the ravages and rubble of World War II, and ultimately gaining freedom and a resurrected life in America. Karola Schuette describes in lyrical detail how her destiny is transformed forever when she meets a German-born US Army intelligence officer. Forging a life of new horizons and experiences in the United States, Karola opens our eyes to the liberties and opportunities that we may assume to be our birthright, and subtly and insightfully conveys that a democracy requires constant cultivation to sustain it.
The Journey Between Us
Author: Lisa McGrath
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973639971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Author Lisa McGrath is passionate about her faith, and it has been her lifeline through all the trials and tragedies she and her family have endured. The JOurneY Between Us tells the inspiring story of how Lisa’s faith guided her through several unthinkable events that shook her world to its core. That same faith allowed her to grow as she learned to trust God’s plan and perfect timing. In their darkest hours, she and her family turned to God, and that has made all the difference on their path together. Now she recalls the experiences of her life and reveals the ways that she has been blessed through friends and family with the support and strength she needed to persevere and find hope, peace, love, and especially joy in her journey. This testimony shares the personal narrative of one woman’s faith walk and how she and her family overcame grief and built a new life together.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973639971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Author Lisa McGrath is passionate about her faith, and it has been her lifeline through all the trials and tragedies she and her family have endured. The JOurneY Between Us tells the inspiring story of how Lisa’s faith guided her through several unthinkable events that shook her world to its core. That same faith allowed her to grow as she learned to trust God’s plan and perfect timing. In their darkest hours, she and her family turned to God, and that has made all the difference on their path together. Now she recalls the experiences of her life and reveals the ways that she has been blessed through friends and family with the support and strength she needed to persevere and find hope, peace, love, and especially joy in her journey. This testimony shares the personal narrative of one woman’s faith walk and how she and her family overcame grief and built a new life together.
Between Everything and Nothing
Author: Joe Meno
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 164009315X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, this harrowing true story of two young men from Ghana and their quest for asylum highlights not only the unjust political system of their homeland, but the chaos of the United States’ failing immigration system. Long before their chance meeting at a Minneapolis bus station, Ghanaian asylum seekers Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal had already crossed half the world in search of a new home. Seidu, who identifies as bisexual, lived under constant threat of exposure and violence in a country where same–sex acts are illegal. Razak’s life was also threatened after corrupt officials contrived to steal his rightful inheritance. Forced to flee their homeland, both men embarked on separate odysseys through the dangerous jungles and bureaucracies of South, Central, and North America. Like generations of asylum seekers before, they presented themselves legally at the U.S. border, hoping for sanctuary. Instead they were imprisoned in private detention facilities, released only after their asylum pleas were denied. Fearful of returning to Ghana, Seidu and Razak saw no choice but to attempt one final border crossing. Their journey north to Canada in the harsh, unforgiving winter proved more tragic than anything they had experienced before. Based on extensive interviews, Joe Meno’s intimate, novelistic account builds upon the international media attention Seidu and Razak’s story has already received, highlighting the harrowing journey of asylum seekers everywhere while adding dimension to one of the greatest humanitarian concerns facing the world.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 164009315X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, this harrowing true story of two young men from Ghana and their quest for asylum highlights not only the unjust political system of their homeland, but the chaos of the United States’ failing immigration system. Long before their chance meeting at a Minneapolis bus station, Ghanaian asylum seekers Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal had already crossed half the world in search of a new home. Seidu, who identifies as bisexual, lived under constant threat of exposure and violence in a country where same–sex acts are illegal. Razak’s life was also threatened after corrupt officials contrived to steal his rightful inheritance. Forced to flee their homeland, both men embarked on separate odysseys through the dangerous jungles and bureaucracies of South, Central, and North America. Like generations of asylum seekers before, they presented themselves legally at the U.S. border, hoping for sanctuary. Instead they were imprisoned in private detention facilities, released only after their asylum pleas were denied. Fearful of returning to Ghana, Seidu and Razak saw no choice but to attempt one final border crossing. Their journey north to Canada in the harsh, unforgiving winter proved more tragic than anything they had experienced before. Based on extensive interviews, Joe Meno’s intimate, novelistic account builds upon the international media attention Seidu and Razak’s story has already received, highlighting the harrowing journey of asylum seekers everywhere while adding dimension to one of the greatest humanitarian concerns facing the world.
The Journey is the Destination
Author: Dan Eldon
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811815864
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; travelled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the United States; founded a charity for Mozambiquan refugees; directed a film; written a book; started up his own photography business; and become a photojournalist for Reuters news agency, covering the famine and civil war in Somalia. There, in 1993, he was killed in an eruption of mob violence while on assignment. In a world of rules and regularity, Eldon was a renegade, a risk-taker, and an adventurer. His is no ordinary journal; it is an astonishing collage of photos, drawings, words, maps, and clippings that reveals his strange and vivid life. The Journey is the Destination is at once the vision of an artist in his prime and the unrestrained outpourings of a young man just beginning to live.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811815864
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; travelled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the United States; founded a charity for Mozambiquan refugees; directed a film; written a book; started up his own photography business; and become a photojournalist for Reuters news agency, covering the famine and civil war in Somalia. There, in 1993, he was killed in an eruption of mob violence while on assignment. In a world of rules and regularity, Eldon was a renegade, a risk-taker, and an adventurer. His is no ordinary journal; it is an astonishing collage of photos, drawings, words, maps, and clippings that reveals his strange and vivid life. The Journey is the Destination is at once the vision of an artist in his prime and the unrestrained outpourings of a young man just beginning to live.
Through the Door of Life
Author: Joy Ladin
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299287335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Professor Jay Ladin made headlines around the world when, after years of teaching literature at Yeshiva University, he returned to the Orthodox Jewish campus as a woman—Joy Ladin. In Through the Door of Life, Joy Ladin takes readers inside her transition as she changed genders and, in the process, created a new self. With unsparing honesty and surprising humor, Ladin wrestles with both the practical problems of gender transition and the larger moral, spiritual, and philosophical questions that arise. Ladin recounts her struggle to reconcile the pain of her experience living as the “wrong” gender with the pain of her children in losing the father they love. We eavesdrop on her lifelong conversations with the God whom she sees both as the source of her agony and as her hope for transcending it. We look over her shoulder as she learns to walk and talk as a woman after forty-plus years of walking and talking as a man. We stare with her into the mirror as she asks herself how the new self she is creating will ever become real. Ladin’s poignant memoir takes us from the death of living as the man she knew she wasn’t, to the shattering of family and career that accompanied her transition, to the new self, relationships, and love she finds when she opens the door of life. 2012 Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir “Wrenching—and liberating. . . .[it] opens up new ways of looking at gender and the place of LGBT Jews in community.”—Greater Phoenix Jewish News “Given her high-profile academic position, Ladin’s transition was a major news story in Israel and even internationally. But behind the public story was a private struggle and learning experience, and Ladin pulls no punches in telling that story. She offers a peek into how daunting it was to learn, with little support from others, how to dress as a middle-aged woman, to mu on make-up, to walk and talk like a female. She provides a front-row seat for observing how one person confronted a seemingly impossible situation and how she triumphed, however shakingly, over the many adversities, both societal and psychological, that stood in the way.”—The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299287335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Professor Jay Ladin made headlines around the world when, after years of teaching literature at Yeshiva University, he returned to the Orthodox Jewish campus as a woman—Joy Ladin. In Through the Door of Life, Joy Ladin takes readers inside her transition as she changed genders and, in the process, created a new self. With unsparing honesty and surprising humor, Ladin wrestles with both the practical problems of gender transition and the larger moral, spiritual, and philosophical questions that arise. Ladin recounts her struggle to reconcile the pain of her experience living as the “wrong” gender with the pain of her children in losing the father they love. We eavesdrop on her lifelong conversations with the God whom she sees both as the source of her agony and as her hope for transcending it. We look over her shoulder as she learns to walk and talk as a woman after forty-plus years of walking and talking as a man. We stare with her into the mirror as she asks herself how the new self she is creating will ever become real. Ladin’s poignant memoir takes us from the death of living as the man she knew she wasn’t, to the shattering of family and career that accompanied her transition, to the new self, relationships, and love she finds when she opens the door of life. 2012 Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir “Wrenching—and liberating. . . .[it] opens up new ways of looking at gender and the place of LGBT Jews in community.”—Greater Phoenix Jewish News “Given her high-profile academic position, Ladin’s transition was a major news story in Israel and even internationally. But behind the public story was a private struggle and learning experience, and Ladin pulls no punches in telling that story. She offers a peek into how daunting it was to learn, with little support from others, how to dress as a middle-aged woman, to mu on make-up, to walk and talk like a female. She provides a front-row seat for observing how one person confronted a seemingly impossible situation and how she triumphed, however shakingly, over the many adversities, both societal and psychological, that stood in the way.”—The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide
The Journey to ME
Author: Ann Rusnak
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 150438962X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Journey to ME Featuring the "Seven Steps to Unstoppable Success" Does something always seem to be missing from your life? Does success seem to be just out of reach? Do you (unknowingly) sabotage your success time and time again? As a professional woman, if you answered yes to one of these questions, you may be feeling stuck, perhaps even desperate, ready to navigate a new journey. Those of us who aren't in tune with our authentic selves are ignoring what our souls are crying out for, says Ann Rusnak, author, speaker and self-confidence expert. Whether they put up with abusive situations, reside in a constant state of fear, or don't value their worth, women who are stuck may have one or several issues slowly eating away at their self-esteem. The problem is they don't know how to break free of old, self-sabotaging behaviors. The Good News: You Can Change Course In the book, The Journey to ME, Marie, a woman who has a tolerance for remaining stuck, doesn't even realize that it all starts with her. Taking a trip with her best friend, Barb, Marie travels through the deep seas of guilt and doubt, which can unknowingly keep all of us stuck. As you read this book, you may find yourself taking your own inner journey to discover the unlocked treasures to claim your life's dreams. With a story designed to help women lead a richer life, Ann Rusnak teaches the principles behind "The Seven Steps to Unstoppable Success" in her groundbreaking book, Journey to ME, as she brings a message of empowerment to women who chronically undervalue themselves. Isn't it time to go from stuck to unstoppable and live the life you richly deserve?
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 150438962X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Journey to ME Featuring the "Seven Steps to Unstoppable Success" Does something always seem to be missing from your life? Does success seem to be just out of reach? Do you (unknowingly) sabotage your success time and time again? As a professional woman, if you answered yes to one of these questions, you may be feeling stuck, perhaps even desperate, ready to navigate a new journey. Those of us who aren't in tune with our authentic selves are ignoring what our souls are crying out for, says Ann Rusnak, author, speaker and self-confidence expert. Whether they put up with abusive situations, reside in a constant state of fear, or don't value their worth, women who are stuck may have one or several issues slowly eating away at their self-esteem. The problem is they don't know how to break free of old, self-sabotaging behaviors. The Good News: You Can Change Course In the book, The Journey to ME, Marie, a woman who has a tolerance for remaining stuck, doesn't even realize that it all starts with her. Taking a trip with her best friend, Barb, Marie travels through the deep seas of guilt and doubt, which can unknowingly keep all of us stuck. As you read this book, you may find yourself taking your own inner journey to discover the unlocked treasures to claim your life's dreams. With a story designed to help women lead a richer life, Ann Rusnak teaches the principles behind "The Seven Steps to Unstoppable Success" in her groundbreaking book, Journey to ME, as she brings a message of empowerment to women who chronically undervalue themselves. Isn't it time to go from stuck to unstoppable and live the life you richly deserve?