I ate this book up' Sinéad Moriarty 'Full of conviction and isn't afraid of plain speaking .
Author: Mary McAleese
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 1844884716
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 416
View: 654
The groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her life When a young Mary McAleese told a priest that she planned to become a lawyer, the priest dismissed the idea: she knew no one in the law, and she was female. The reality of what she went on to achieve - despite those obstacles, and despite a sectarian attack that forced her family to flee their home - is even more improbable. In this luminous memoir, Mary McAleese traces that astonishing arc: from the tight streets of north Belfast, to a professorship in Dublin while still in her twenties, behind-the-scenes work on the peace process, and two triumphant terms as President of Ireland. She writes of her encounters with prime ministers, popes and royalty with the same easy candour and intimacy with which she describes her childhood. And her account of the latest act in her remarkable career - quietly pursuing a doctorate, and loudly opposing the misogyny of the Catholic Church - is inspiring. Here's the Story is warm, witty, often surprising and relentlessly fascinating: an extraordinarily intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable public figures of our time. _______________ 'A fascinating story and well worth the read' Irish Times 'Riveting ... A fiercely urgent reminder to the world - and the Government - that peace must never be sacrificed for politics' Telegraph 'Excellent' Matt Cooper, Irish Daily Mail 'Artful, entertaining and often enlightening - one of the few memoirs by a senior Irish office-holder that's actually worth reading' Sunday Times 'I was enthralled and absorbed by this memoir' Sunday Independent 'What an incredible life lived by an outstanding role model. I ate this book up' Sinéad Moriarty 'Full of conviction and isn't afraid of plain speaking ... Priests, popes, paramilitaries and Ian Paisley are all held to account' Herald Scotland '[A] chatty, provocative and embraceable biography' RTÉ Guide 'Compelling ... Displays many of the qualities that made her such a popular president' Business Post
A STORY FROM LOVE ON THE ROAD 2015 EDITED BY SAM TRANUM AND
LOIS KAPILA ... a little less World War II and, yes, the people are a bit mishmash
as well but, and stay with me here, where Brussels really stands out is in its odour
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Author: Liberties Press
Publisher: Liberties Press
ISBN: 1910742090
Category: Fiction
Page: 128
View: 927
Ireland has a vibrant literary scene, and Dublin-based Liberties Press publishes some of the country's most exciting writers. Here's the Story includes extracts from nine novels, two short-story collections and three books of poetry recently published by Liberties Press. Here's the Story was published by Liberties Press in association with Solas Nua, the only organisation in the US dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish arts, including film, music, literature, visual arts and theatre. Paperback copies were distributed for free by Solas Nua to readers in Washington D. C. on the 10th Irish Book Day, 17 March 2015. Within Here's the Story are extracts from novels by Jan Carson, Kevin Curran, Jason Johnson, Joe Joyce, Billy Keane, Caitriona Lally, Joe Murphy, Daniel Seery and Tara West, as well as short stories by Barry Reddin and Lane Ashfeldt, and poems by Moyra Donaldson, Gabriel Fitzmaurice and Michael D. Higgins.
Here's the Story is the empowering, engaging, shocking, and emotional tale of Maureen McCormick's courageous struggle over adversity and her lifelong battle to come to terms with the idea of perfection—and herself.
Author: Maureen McCormick
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061981699
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 320
View: 160
Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's The Brady Bunch, had it all—style, looks, boys, brains, and talent. No wonder her younger sister Jan was jealous! For countless adolescents across America who came of age in the early 1970s, Marcia was the ideal American teenager. Girls wanted to be her. Boys wanted to date her. But what viewers didn't know about the always-sunny, perfect Marcia was that offscreen, her real-life counterpart, Maureen McCormick, the young actress who portrayed her, was living a very different—and not-so-wonderful—life. Now, for the very first time, Maureen tells the shocking and inspirational true story of the beloved teen generations have invited into their living rooms—and the woman she became. In Here's the Story, Maureen takes us behind the scenes of America's favorite television family, the Bradys. With poignancy and candor, she reveals the lifelong friendships, the hurtful jealousies, the offscreen romance, the loving support her television family provided during a life-or-death moment, and the inconsolable loss of a man who had been a second father. But The Brady Bunch was only the beginning. Haunted by the perfection of her television alter ego, Maureen landed on the dark side, caught up in a fast-paced, drug-fueled, star-studded Hollywood existence that ultimately led to the biggest battle of her life. Moving from drug dens on Wonderland Avenue to wild parties at the Playboy mansion and exotic escapades on the beaches of Hawaii, this candid, hard-hitting memoir exposes a side of a beloved pop-culture icon the paparazzi missed. Yet it is also a story of remarkable success. After kicking her drug habit, Maureen battled depression, reconnected with her mother, whom she nursed through the end of her life, and then found herself in a pitched battle for her family in which she ultimately triumphed. There is no question: Maureen McCormick is a survivor. After fifty years, she has finally learned what it means to love the person you are, insight that has brought her peace in a happy marriage and as a mother. Here's the Story is the empowering, engaging, shocking, and emotional tale of Maureen McCormick's courageous struggle over adversity and her lifelong battle to come to terms with the idea of perfection—and herself.
Here's another way which highlights this particular type of divergence. First we'll
need a new definition: Definition 6. A sequence, (an ∞ )n=1 , diverges to positive
infinity if for every A real sequence, number (a r, n ∞there is a real number N ...
Author: Eugene Boman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312348690
Category: Science
Page: 212
View: 521
This book is an introductory real analysis textbook, presented through the lens of history. That is, it proposes that an effective way to motivate the highly non-intuitve definitions and theorems encountered in an introductory, college level Real Analysis course is via one of the stories (there are many) of the historical development of the subject, from its intuitive beginnings to modern rigor. The definitions and techniques are motivated by the actual difficulties encountered by the intuitive approach and are presented in their historical context.
Jonathan Robinson. “Here's My Story And I'm Sticking To It” Written by Jonathan
Fredrick Robinson Preface I wrote this book because I had begin to.
Author: Jonathan Robinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359379516
Category:
Page:
View: 651
Now that's a neat trick that we are going to discuss here. This story has to do with
military secrets, so secret that the fact that I worked on it is so secret that it is
unknown to everybody. Even I am barely ... So here's the story. At the beginning
of ...
Author: Harvey Cappel
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483685756
Category: Humor
Page: 136
View: 178
For as far back as I can remember, I have told stories. I can take nearly any situation or event and make a funny story of it. Life is too short to miss out on the fun part. Also for many years I have been writing articles and short stories for various newsletters, newspapers, and even national magazines; some paid but most for free. I enjoy writing to entertain, to inform, and to educate. I have a different view of the world than the average person and not afraid of sharing it. I have, for many years, wanted to write a book but thought that anything I would have to say would be out of date before I finished the book. And then one day, not too long ago, I had an epiphanylife stories, humor, fun philosophy, and basic life lessons dont go out of date. So I wrote this book. The book is a collection of family stories, tall tales, a few reprints of previously published newspaper articles, a little fun philosophy, and a technical issue or two. Except for a very few of the stories, as noted in the stories, all are original works of mine. The contents are, as you will notice, printed and listed simply, alphabetically. I thought this random arrangement would minimize the potential for one to lose interest and fall asleep reading various versions of the same thing. My intent in writing this book was not just to make some extra cash, but to put down in writing, in a more permanent form, some of my lifes experiences, crazy ideas, and a little technical correctness, for family, friends, and a few others to enjoy. Please enjoy.
... Here's the story, men. God gives each person a rainbow of colors in their mind.
Each color is a gift to learn and do the things needed as we live life in a well-
balanced way. You young men have one color in your rainbow that is very bright;
...
Author: Hal Altenbern
Publisher: Hal Altenbern
ISBN:
Category: Asperger's syndrome
Page: 257
View: 232
Here's the story question: Can Ender Wiggin rise through the ranks in Battle
School and graduate in time to save his people ... Story. World. Your knowledge
of how the world works makes it possible for you to live, eat, hold a job, get a
spouse, ...
Author: Randy Ingermanson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470585234
Category: Education
Page: 384
View: 937
A complete guide to writing and selling your novel So you want to write a novel? Great! That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you’ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies: Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn the self-management methods of professional writers. Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme. Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and dialogue. Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and editors without fear. Writing Fiction For Dummies takes you from being a writer to being an author. It can happen—if you have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do.
research that the ghost used to work here, and loved the school. Now she comes
back to visit. Here are some stories we heard. This one is from our kindergarten
and first-grade teacher, Mrs. Halen. She was here by herself one night after the ...
Author: William Lynwood Montell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813139481
Category: Social Science
Page: 222
View: 932
A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night. The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears each year on the anniversary of her wedding day; the tale of the murdered worker who haunts the Simpson County home of his killer and former employer; and the account of the lost mandolin that plays itself in a house in Graves County. These and many other chilling stories haunt the pages of Tales of Kentucky Ghosts. In the tradition of Montell's previous Kentucky ghost books ( Ghosts across Kentucky and Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky), Tales of Kentucky Ghosts brings together a variety of terrifying narratives that not only entertain and frighten but also serve as a unique record of Kentucky's rich heritage of storytelling.
verbal visionary's most effective tools, yet even very experienced communicators
often have trouble telling stories. Successful stories are generally told in plain,
fundamentally positive language. They are about ... Here's the story. A man was ...
Author: James E. Lukaszewski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781118041123
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 240
View: 791
This is a book about gaining influence and becoming a key trusted advisor. It is for everyone who advises leaders and senior managers (accounting, finance, human resources, IT, law, marketing, public relations, security, and strategic planning) and for outside consultants in these functional staff areas. It’s also for operations people yearning to finally be heard and heeded by their boss.
GORDON VAN GELDER With the contracts that Josh sent inter-office came a
copy of his story. "Since you didn't ask," he'd scrawled across the first of three
manuscript pages, "here's the story that I sold." Anne placed the story in a drawer,
...
Author: John Gregory Betancourt
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 188044822X
Category: Fiction
Page: 132
View: 755
The cardinal here represents dogmatic non-observational (and false) belief;
Galileo represents the birth of good, justified, observational science. All you have
to do is to open your eyes and, without preconception, have a look, the story of ...
Author: Robert M. Martin
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460402049
Category: Philosophy
Page: 350
View: 159
As this book richly and entertainingly demonstrates, philosophy is as much the search for the right questions as it is the search for the right answers. Robert M. Martin’s popular collection of philosophical puzzles, paradoxes, jokes, and anecdotes is updated and expanded in this third edition, with dozens of new entries.
Here is your valuable ten—kopeck piece! Take it!” And in outraged pride he threw
away the coin, which, tinkling ... he called to the boy. “Are there really people
moving around in there? Here's the story: for all the years I have been coming
here ...
Author: Terence Emmons
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469109875
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 210
View: 853
A collection of remarkable Russian dog stories, selected, translated and introduced by Terrence Emmons. Several of Russias most famous writes, including Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Chechov, are represented here, along with other masters of the genre who are less well known to western readers: Mamin-Sibiriak, Kuprin, Prishvin, and others. This is the first anthology of Russian dog stories to be published in any language.
Part from Iustino, part from Margarita afterward, here's the story. It was already
dark when Raul, quite drunk, returned after the painful scene between us earlier.
“You're going to replace that bottle right away, you hear me? You hear me?
Author: Jos Valentino
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595001807
Category: Fiction
Page: 144
View: 749
Stories is a collection of twelve stories, some of which received literary awards following their original publication in Spanish. In this book, the reader is invited by the author, José A. Valentino, to re-visit many scenarios of powerful emotions, some of them imaginary, some of them experienced by him while traveling throughout Latin America as a troubadour, guitarist-singer... In Stories, there are stories of love, intrigue, mystery, science fiction, music, and, yes, racial discrimination in many of its most cruel manifestations.
I began the story feeling little hope or liking for the human species, but by the time
I reached the end of it, my hope had come back. It always seems to do that.
Here's the story behind “Speech Sounds.” In the early 1980s, a good friend of
mine ...
Author: Octavia E. Butler
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1583228039
Category: Fiction
Page: 214
View: 997
A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself? Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.
CHAPTER FOUR Here's the Story Your goal as a reporter is to interest your
readers. You do this by writing in an engaging way. A news article should be
more than a list of facts. Don't just tell what happened. Try to tell the story using
the words ...
Author: Cecilia Minden
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1610803132
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 24
View: 633
New addition to the award winning Language Arts Explorer Jr series, this titles teaches students how to write a news article.
In the chapter “How People React Emotionally,” you learn more about how
stories are important to engage people ... Here's the story: One day many years
ago, I found myself in front of a classroom full of people who did not want to be
there.
Author: Susan Weinschenk
Publisher: New Riders
ISBN: 0132964104
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 272
View: 881
Every day around the world millions of presentations are given, with millions of decisions hanging in the balance as a result. Do you know the science behind giving a powerful and persuasive presentation? This book reveals what you need to know about how people listen, how people decide, and how people react so that you can learn to create more engaging presentations. No matter what your current skill level, whether beginner or polished, this book will guide you to the next level, teaching you how to improve your delivery, stance, eye contact, voice, materials, media, message, and call to action. Learn to increase the effectiveness of your own presentations by finding the answers to questions like these: What grabs and holds attention during a presentation? How do you choose the best media to use? What makes the content of a presentation stick? How do people react to your voice, posture, and gestures? How do people respond to the flow of your message? How do you motivate people to take action? These are just a few of the questions that the book answers in its deep-dive exploration of what you need to know about people to create a compelling presentation.
Katherine Haake (2000: 11) Here's the story about how I came to ask the kind of
questions Lerman asks, especially this one: What if the artist's questions about
and vision for a work-in-progress were to guide most response to it? I was
teaching ...
Author: Carl Vandermeulen
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847694373
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 229
View: 299
Using the author?s own experiences in addition to a survey of 150 creative writing teachers, this book critiques the creative writing workshop and suggests a possible replacement that ?unsilences? the writer and recognises the complexities of the student?teacher relationship by focussing on dialogue rather than criticism.
There's areason for us not, not everyone, going up and testifying.” “I see,” he
noted, then protested, “Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I didn't mean go up and have them
testifying. I mean putting the story out to PR buddies somewhere. Here's the story
...
Author: John W. Dean
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069816346X
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 784
View: 350
Based on Nixon’s overlooked recordings, New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean connects the dots between what we’ve come to believe about Watergate and what actually happened Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA’s widespread surveillance program, the scandal has taken on new significance. Yet remarkably, four decades after Nixon was forced to resign, no one has told the full story of his involvement in Watergate. In The Nixon Defense, former White House Counsel John W. Dean, one of the last major surviving figures of Watergate, draws on his own transcripts of almost a thousand conversations, a wealth of Nixon’s secretly recorded information, and more than 150,000 pages of documents in the National Archives and the Nixon Library to provide the definitive answer to the question: What did President Nixon know and when did he know it? Through narrative and contemporaneous dialogue, Dean connects dots that have never been connected, including revealing how and why the Watergate break-in occurred, what was on the mysterious 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon’s recorded conversations, and more. In what will stand as the most authoritative account of one of America’s worst political scandals, The Nixon Defense shows how the disastrous mistakes of Watergate could have been avoided and offers a cautionary tale for our own time. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Here's the story of a Samaritan who helps a beaten man, when appropriately
religious people aren't willing to lift a finger. We know the story well (by which I
mean rationally), that the Samaritan is from a foreign country. Unfortunately,
though ...
Author: David M. Brown
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449763073
Category: Religion
Page: 356
View: 961
Like yeast, parables are explosive stories of Jesus that invade our lives and transform us into citizens of the kingdom of God. But they are also cryptic, and thats where this book is useful. More than an explanation or interpretation of each parable, this definitive work is primarily an exercise in hermeneutics. In it, readers are taken through a process of discovering which sayings of Jesus are parables, problematic questions related to counting and categorizing them, and Jesus rationale for speaking in parables. The work then analyzes four distinct ways that parables are structured and three levels at which they do their work in us. The final chapter presents parable-related hermeneutical guidelines, and the book ends with seven extensive Appendices and two Indexes. It is a must read for every biblical scholar!