How New York City Saved My Life
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How New York City Saved My Life
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Author : Meredyth Murray
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2011-05-01
How New York City Saved My Life written by Meredyth Murray and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The remarkable memoir, How New York City Saved My Life takes an in-depth look at the role society plays in shaping the course of one's life. In this compelling and important story, the author addresses significant issues about the human condition. Its persuasive elements of empathy and caring touch the heart and nurture our desire to leave this world better than we found it. Humorous and entertaining, yet insightful and profound, this memoir addresses the topics of health and religion, and social issues such as immigration and racism... Of particular importance is the concept that society can profoundly shape and influence individual lives in many unexpected ways. [Author's website].
Meditation Saved My Life
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Author : Phakyab Rinpoche
language : en
Publisher: New World Library
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Meditation Saved My Life written by Phakyab Rinpoche and has been published by New World Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In 2003, Tibetan lama Phakyab Rinpoche was admitted to the emergency clinic of the Program for Survivors of Torture at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital. After a dramatic escape from imprisonment in China, at the hands of authorities bent on uprooting Tibet’s traditional religion and culture, his ordeal had left him with life-threatening injuries, including gangrene of the right ankle. American doctors gave Rinpoche a shocking choice: accept leg amputation or risk a slow, painful death. An inner voice, however, prompted him to try an unconventional cure: meditation. He began an intensive spiritual routine that included thousands of hours of meditation over three years in a small Brooklyn studio. Against all scientific logic, his injuries gradually healed. In this vivid, passionate account, Sofia Stril-Rever relates the extraordinary experiences of Phakyab Rinpoche, who reveals the secret of the great healing powers that lie dormant within each of us.
How New York City Saved My Life
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Author : F. Walwyn Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-07
How New York City Saved My Life written by F. Walwyn Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
F. Walwyn Jones's uplifting memoir relates how a Belizean immigrant's pursuit of the American Dream brings her a keen awareness of the needs of others. How New York City Saved My Life tells of the author arriving to a cold welcome from the woman who sponsored her entry into the United States. Her interaction with other New Yorkers, however, makes her optimistic about her future. She is soon offered a job as a live-in companion for an elderly woman, which grants her independence from her sponsor. The author returns to Belize, marries her fianc , and they return to New York to begin their quest for the American Dream. She eventually enters the corporate world as an assistant to high-powered executives and moves from a run-down Brooklyn tenement to purchasing a home in Queens, followed by a more elegant home on Long Island. The author's employer relocates its offices to New Jersey, and she and her family relocate along with her employer. She becomes active in her community and church, and such involvement heightens her awareness of the many problems and needs of others. This motivates her to give of herself to others, transcending the limits of self-absorption. She therefore leaves the corporate world and becomes a foster/adoptive parent to abandoned, medically fragile infants and to author two spiritually based books. After several years, the author and her family relocate to California where she furthers her education, obtaining a bachelor's degree in sociology, a master's degree in social work, and pursues a doctorate in counseling. She also adopts two children. Humorous and entertaining, yet insightful and profound, this memoir raises awareness to poignant cultural, social, and economic issues--comparing East Coast and West Coast. It also offers seminal illumination into issues of institutionalization and systemization run amok and the plight of the human condition when "group think" and Weberian Bureaucracy overshadow meeting the needs of the poor, the downtrodden, the infirm, and the vulnerable. A social worker, the author now lives in New York.
How Spirituality Saved My Life
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Author : Diana Costas
language : en
Publisher: Writers Republic LLC
Release Date : 2022-03-18
How Spirituality Saved My Life written by Diana Costas and has been published by Writers Republic LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Growing up I always knew I was different but I didn’t know why. A lifetime of sadness and trauma. Fortunate to have been baptized in 2017 at Faith Church CT. This is a guide on healing naturally from trauma with Nature’s Remedies and the word of God. There is power in prayer and healing naturally has been a blessing I am happy to share knowledge.
How Starbucks Saved My Life
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Author : Michael Gates Gill
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-09-20
How Starbucks Saved My Life written by Michael Gates Gill and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water. But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person. Behind the scenes at one of America’s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
Last Night A Superhero Saved My Life
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Author : Liesa Mignogna
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-06-07
Last Night A Superhero Saved My Life written by Liesa Mignogna and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
An anthology of essays exploring the origins of the authors' relationships to their favorite superheroes; including stories from Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult, Brad Meltzer, Joe Lansdale and more! As broad as our exponentially growing cultural fascination with caped crusaders is, it runs just as deep as this long awaited anthology underscores. Liesa Mignogna the VP, Editorial Director at Simon Pulse and editor of this anthology can expound on the virtues of Batman (her wedding was even Batman-themed) but it's her retelling of incredibly harrowing yet ultimately inspiring encounters with The Dark Knight over the years, as she struggled to coexist with the supervillains in her own family that birthed this collection. Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life gives readers the chance to connect to their beloved authors, while those same authors connect to their beloved superheroes, and within that feedback loop of respect and admiration lies a stellar, and phenomenally accessible, anthology full of thrills, chills, and spills. Contributors include New York Times bestsellers Christopher Golden, Leigh Bardugo, Brad Meltzer, Neil Gaiman, Carrie Vaughn, Jodi Picoult, and Jamie Ford, as well as award-winners and mainstays like Joe R. Lansdale, Karina Cooper, and Ron Currie, Jr among many others. Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life's authors share their most hilarious and most heart wrenching experiences with their chosen defender to explain why superheroes matter, what they tell us about who we are, and what they mean for our future.
Heroin And Music In New York City
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Author : B. Spunt
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Heroin And Music In New York City written by B. Spunt and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Social Science categories.
Using narrative accounts from a sample of 69 New York City-based musicians of various genres who are self-acknowledged heroin users, the book addresses the reasons why these musicians started using heroin and the impact heroin had on these musicians' playing, creativity, and careers.
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life
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Author : Bill Brewster
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2014-05-13
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life written by Bill Brewster and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-13 with Music categories.
“A riveting look at record spinning from its beginnings to the present day . . . A grander and more fascinating story than one would think.” —Time Out London This is the first comprehensive history of the disc jockey, a cult classic now updated with five new chapters and over a hundred pages of additional material. It’s the definitive account of DJ culture, from the first record played over airwaves to house, hip-hop, techno, and beyond. From the early development of recorded and transmitted sound, DJs have been shaping the way we listen to music and the record industry. This book tracks down the inside story on some of music’s most memorable moments. Focusing on the club DJ, the book gets first-hand accounts of the births of disco, hip-hop, house, and techno. Visiting legendary clubs like the Peppermint Lounge, Cheetah, the Loft, Sound Factory, and Ministry of Sound, and with interviews with legendary DJs, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is a lively and entertaining account of musical history and some of the most legendary parties of the century. “Brewster and Broughton’s ardent history is one of barriers and sonic booms, spanning almost 100 years, including nods to pioneers Christopher Stone, Martin Block, Douglas ‘Jocko’ Henderson, Bob ‘Wolfman Jack’ Smith and Alan ‘Moondog’ Freed.” —Publishers Weekly
How To Save Your Own Life
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Author : Michael Gates Gill
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-12-29
How To Save Your Own Life written by Michael Gates Gill and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-29 with Self-Help categories.
Michael Gill's lemons-to-lemonade memoir chronicled his transformative years working at Starbucks after losing his high-powered job, his marriage, and his health (he developed a brain tumor). In response to overwhelming requests from readers who wanted to know how they, too, could weather downturns, he has distilled his lessons into fifteen meaningful lessons, including: ·Leap...With Faith: Sometimes it pays to leap without looking and say yes without thinking (Gill accepted the Starbucks job immediately, on a whim). ·Let Yourself...Be Helped: Pride is even more paralyzing than fear. ·Look...with Respect at Every Individual You See: Gill was raised to avoid eye contact with those who were different, cloistered in a privileged world. Now he realizes the potential in all who cross his daily path. ·Lose...Your Watch (and Cell Phone and PDA!): Our obsession with productivity produces madness, not gladness. Offering living proof that extraordinary happiness is found in ordinary moments, How to Save Your Own Life provides empowering words and hope for anyone facing a reversal of fortune. True fortune, Gill discovered, lies not in fate but in discovering the innate capacity we all possess to rescue ourselves. Watch a Video
Motocross Saved My Life
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Author : Brent Worrall
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2019-10-18
Motocross Saved My Life written by Brent Worrall and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 2011, former Canadian national champion motocross racer Brent (Airmail) Worrall, who had recently returned to the sport after a lengthy absence due to struggles with alcohol, gambling, and depression, was again in a fight to save his own life. His shot at redemption and making peace with the sport he loves was cut short by a near-fatal crash. A mechanical malfunction in mid-flight over the track’s largest jump sent him spiralling into a nose dive. He had just enough time while airborne to say, “Survive, survive, survive.” He broke his back and neck in six places, fractured his clavicle, sternum, and multiple ribs and collapsed his lungs. After flat-lining on the operating table four times, Brent’s doctors finally managed to stabilize him. He required two blood transfusions, and his doctors feared the worst. He emerged from hospital a paraplegic, given only five to ten years to live due to various complications from his accident. After losing the sport he loved many years before to the seedy underworld of depression, alcoholism, drugs, and compulsive gambling, he vowed never to let go of his lifeline passion again. Brent meticulously takes us through his troubled journey to the eventual promised land where he now sits. Along the way, he recounts his many inspirational interactions with those who helped mould his character, including Rick Hansen on his Man in Motion tour as well as looking into Terry Fox’s eyes on his Marathon of Hope. In keeping with his character as an avid sports and history enthusiast, Brent takes us back through many pertinent historical events that shaped his life and society as a whole. Two years after his accident, Brent was back at the track, this time to announce races rather than participate in them. Shortly after that, he launched the Canadian Moto Show, a live online talk-radio show, as well as a magazine, with his good friend Kevin Lefebvre. Throughout the process of giving back to the motocross community while also reinventing himself, he maintained a position as a senior writer at Motocross Performance Magazine. In 2016, he was nominated for a Coast Mental Health Courage to Come Back award. He continues to reshape his life within the sport he loves, refusing to let any of the formidable obstacles he has faced slow him down. This book is Brent’s firsthand account of his journey, written in all five senses, with the hope that his story will motivate and inspire others to see that any seemingly insurmountable obstacles can be overcome.