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Lit Up
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Author : David Denby
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2016-02-02
Lit Up written by David Denby and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
A bestselling author and distinguished critic goes back to high school to find out whether books can shape lives It's no secret that millions of American teenagers, caught up in social media, television, movies, and games, don't read seriously-they associate sustained reading with duty or work, not with pleasure. This indifference has become a grievous loss to our standing as a great nation--and a personal loss, too, for millions of teenagers who may turn into adults with limited understanding of themselves and the world. Can teenagers be turned on to serious reading? What kind of teachers can do it, and what books? To find out, Denby sat in on a tenth-grade English class in a demanding New York public school for an entire academic year, and made frequent visits to a troubled inner-city public school in New Haven and to a respected public school in Westchester county. He read all the stories, poems, plays, and novels that the kids were reading, and creates an impassioned portrait of charismatic teachers at work, classroom dramas large and small, and fresh and inspiring encounters with the books themselves, including The Scarlet Letter, Brave New World, 1984, Slaughterhouse-Five, Notes From Underground, Long Way Gone and many more. Lit Up is a dramatic narrative that traces awkward and baffled beginnings but also exciting breakthroughs and the emergence of pleasure in reading. In a sea of bad news about education and the fate of the book, Denby reaffirms the power of great teachers and the importance and inspiration of great books.
Lit Up Inside
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Author : Van Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2014-09-30
Lit Up Inside written by Van Morrison and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-30 with Music categories.
Lit Up Inside contains the lyrics of about one third of the songs that Van Morrison has written over his 50 year career. In this representative selection from the work of one of the most innovative and enduring songwriters of the last century, the reader will find examples of all the features of the world that Van has created through his work: the back streets and mystic avenues; memories of childhood wonder and of adult work; the chime of church bells and the playing of the radio; the generous naming of other artists and the joy of solitude; love and sharp dealing; consolation and grace.
The Boy Who Lit Up The Sky
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Author : J. Naomi Ay
language : en
Publisher: J. Naomi Ay
Release Date : 2012-02-28
The Boy Who Lit Up The Sky written by J. Naomi Ay and has been published by J. Naomi Ay this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Fiction categories.
Lydia Kalila, the Princess Royal of Mishnah, is forced into marriage with the son of her country's mortal enemy for the sole purpose of producing an heir. Duty comes before personal choice for a princess, especially when her country has been at war for more than a thousand years. Lydia's pregnancy removes her brother and new husband from their respective lines of succession, placing her yet unborn infant at the head of both queues. No one is happy about this, especially Lydia who dies during childbirth from wounds caused by the talon-like toenails of her very strange newborn son. Grief stricken at the loss of his daughter, the Mishnese King hastily sends Senya, his infant grandson off to a decrepit inner city orphanage with the intent to retrieve him much later when things got sorted out. At the orphanage, Senya is protected by the invalid Sister Meri who instantly falls in love with the little fellow. She's not bothered at all by his strange telekinetic and telepathic powers, flickering pupil-less silver eyes, or wicked clawed toenails. The House Father takes a shine to the lad too, and when Senya is six years old, he is summoned to the Father's chamber. The Father ends up in flames, forcing Meri and Senya out into a snow storm running for their lives. Thus begins the tale of Senya, a prince created to be king of a planet but tossed aside until his twelfth birthday when Lt. Taner, a Royal Guard detective is sent to retrieve him. It is unclear to all whether Senya is the product of something good or something evil, but in either case, it is very apparent that he is something more than just Lydia Kalila's son. Note to readers: This title contains graphic language, sexual situations, and some violence. It is not intended for children or young teens.
Lighting Up
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Author : Mimi Nichter
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2015-02-13
Lighting Up written by Mimi Nichter and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-13 with Education categories.
While the past 40 years have seen significant declines in adult smoking, this is not the case among young adults, who have the highest prevalence of smoking of all other age groups. At a time when just about everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, why do so many college students smoke? Is it a short lived phase or do they continue throughout the college years? And what happens after college, when they enter the “real world”? Drawing on interviews and focus groups with hundreds of young adults, Lighting Up takes the reader into their everyday lives to explore social smoking. Mimi Nichter argues that we must understand more about the meaning of social and low level smoking to youth, the social contexts that cause them to take up (or not take up) the habit, and the way that smoking plays a large role in students’ social lives. Nichter examines how smoking facilitates social interaction, helps young people express and explore their identity, and serves as a means for communicating emotional states. Most college students who smoked socially were confident that “this was no big deal.” After all, they were “not really smokers” and they would only be smoking for a short time. But, as graduation neared, they expressed ambivalence or reluctance to quit. As many grads today step into an uncertain future, where the prospect of finding a good job in a timely manner is unlikely, their 20s may be a time of great stress and instability. For those who have come to depend on the comfort of cigarettes during college, this array of life stressors may make cutting back or quitting more difficult, despite one’s intentions and understandings of the harms of tobacco. And emerging products on the market, like e-cigarettes, offer an opportunity to move from smoking to vaping. Lighting Up considers how smoking fits into the lives of young adults and how uncertain times may lead to uncertain smoking trajectories that reach into adulthood.
Light It Up
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Author : Kekla Magoon
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Release Date : 2019-10-22
Light It Up written by Kekla Magoon and has been published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Told in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Kekla Magoon's Light It Up is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength—as well as an incredible follow-up to the highly acclaimed novel How It Went Down. A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying. She never makes it home. In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and killed an unarmed thirteen-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter demonstrators.
Light It Up
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Author : Nick Petrie
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-08
Light It Up written by Nick Petrie and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-08 with Fiction categories.
Denver, Colorado. Peter Ash is wearing an armoured vest, has a pistol strapped to his leg, a semi-automatic rifle by his side, and a large stash of drugs money behind him. It's hot, the static is buzzing and he's trying not to think about what happened last week. Ash is riding shotgun in a truck leased to Heavy Metal Protection, a security firm that protects cash-rich cannabis entrepreneurs from modern-day highwaymen. Just seven days ago, Heavy Metal lost an entire vehicle, crew and cargo, disappearing without a trace. Armed robbery? Double homicide? Whatever, Ash is there to make sure it doesn't happen again. There's no doubt he has the skill set for the job: eight years of hard-won combat experience and a nervous system fused on high alert – a crippling liability in civilian life... but a survival trait in a combat zone.
Light It Up
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Author : John Pettegrew
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Light It Up written by John Pettegrew and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-15 with History categories.
The Postmasculinist Marines and New Optics of Combat -- The Gladiator Robot and the Critique of Remote Warfare -- 6 Synthetic Visions of War: Conclusion and Epilogue -- Biopolitics and the Costs of War -- Digital Culture and the Computational Marine -- Subjectivity Lives and Dies -- Notes -- Essay on Primary Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Coming Up To Light
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Author : Dr. Gene Herndon
language : en
Publisher: Aion Multimedia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-03
Coming Up To Light written by Dr. Gene Herndon and has been published by Aion Multimedia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Religion categories.
As we mature as believers there is a call upon our lives that we must continue to grow in our faith by walking in more light, that is revelation and understanding of who and what God is and who we are in respect of our faith. This call to walk in light is potholed with incorrect and deceiving doctrine that is designed to blind us from the light or keep us from the light entirely. Dr. Gene Herndon utilizes the Word of God to share with us how we can come up to the light and walk in the light so that we can and will experience greater degrees of revelation, understanding and victories.
Lighting Up A Hidden World
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Author : Valerie Free
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2016-09-30
Lighting Up A Hidden World written by Valerie Free and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-30 with Health & Fitness categories.
The onset can be fast and shocking or slow and insidious. It can happen to anyone at any age. A flu, a vaccination, or an infection can be the innocent beginnings to the potentially life-long and disabling illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which is more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME/CFS in North America. In the mid 1980s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was called in by concerned doctors who were witnessing an influx of patients with a mysterious illness. Eventually the CDC labeled the condition “chronic fatigue syndrome” which turned out to be very misleading. Decades later, in 2016, health agencies are finally beginning to agree with international experts that ME/CFS is a serious, chronic, multi-system illness. Through artwork, poetry, story-telling, and meticulous research, Lighting Up a Hidden World: CFS and ME takes readers into the fascinating, yet frightening, landscape of ME/CFS. Author Valerie Free shares her personal experiences and delivers illuminating first-hand perspectives from patients, caregivers, journalists, and medical professionals from within the global community in short easy-to-read segments. These stories reveal the disgrace, controversy, and tragedy of worldwide neglect by political and health care systems, leaving ME/CFS research underfunded and millions of people marginalized, sick, and socially unsupported. Lighting Up a Hidden World: CFS and ME advocates for those too ill to speak out, abounds with patient resources, and offers realistic hope for the future. People living with this illness, along with their family and friends, will find compassion and camaraderie in its pages. This book reaches beyond the ME/CFS community exposing the themes of human suffering, resilience, and the need for social change.
Light Up His Life
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Author : Shanae Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Those Johnson Girls
Release Date : 2019-12-11
Light Up His Life written by Shanae Johnson and has been published by Those Johnson Girls this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-11 with Fiction categories.
When the town librarian saves a handsome lieutenant from walking while reading a book, it’s clear from the flashing hazard signs that these two are destined to fall accidentally in love. Newly retired Lieutenant Luke Jackson needs to finish his latest military science fiction novel. His fans are clamoring for a love story for his heroine. Unfortunately for his readers, Luke has been unlucky love himself, until he is swept off his feet by the town’s librarian. Elaine Reynolds loves classic literature that’s heavy on the moral lessons and lite on the love stories. A child of divorce, she prefers her routines to the unpredictability of a love affair. But when she saves a soldier from a near-death collision, the pages of her own story will become unbound and open to a revision. From the moment Elaine and Luke collide, Luke knows she’s the one for him. But like childish fairytales and nonsensical Harlequins, Elaine doesn’t believe in love. Can the lieutenant get the librarian to check out a story from another side of the Dewey Decimal system? Find out if love can truly heal all wounds in this light-hearted, sweet romance of convenient arrangements that unfold into lasting love. Light Up His life is the tenth book in a continuing series of tales featuring Wounded Warriors who are healed with the power of love.