Author: Sarah Darer Littman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545312078
Size: 62.74 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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This striking novel from acclaimed author Sarah Darer Littman is now available in paperback! Janie Ryman hates throwing up. So why does she binge eat and then stick her fingers down her throat several times a day? That’s what the doctors and psychiatrists at Golden Slopes hope to help her discover. But first Janie must survive everyday conflicts between the Barfers and the Starvers, attempts by the head psychiatrist to fish painful memories out of her emotional waters, and shifting friendships and alliances among the kids in the ward.

Author: Sofi Oksanen
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802197132
Size: 46.82 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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A breathtakingly suspenseful, award-winning tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliide’s home is no coincidence. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in a complex arithmetic of suspicion and revelation to distill each other’s motives; gradually, their stories emerge, the culmination of a tragic family drama of rivalry, lust, and loss that played out during the worst years of Estonia’s Soviet occupation. “A stirring and humane work of art” (The New Republic), Purge is “an engrossing read” (NPR) in which “Oksanen skillfully weaves histories together to form a rich, complex novel” (Shelf Awareness, Top 10 Books of 2010). “A stunner.” —The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) “[A] bold combination of history, politics, and suspense.” —Sunday Times (UK) “[A] taut, well-crafted tale of Europe’s still living post-war pain.” —Booklist “A dark, harrowing, and at times difficult read that wrings every ounce of emotion from the reader.” —The Bookseller

Author: Henry L. Mason
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401195323
Size: 51.20 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
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This study is based on research which I conducted in the Netherlands in 1948 and 1949. In addition, I was able to rely on experiences and impressions of the 1944-1946 period, when I was stationed in the Low Countries as a United States Army Military Intelligence Officer. In my description of Dutch purge measures I have attempte~ to be as unbiased a judge as possible; whenever I was unable to arrive at a definite conclusion I con tented myself with describing the opposing points of view. I am quite aware that this attitude of "neutrality" may be criticized, not only by many ex-Resistance men who have become dis gusted with the alleged softness of the purge, but also by many others who appear equally dismayed about its severity. For purposes of comparison, readers who are familiar with action against collaborators in other countries - such as France, Italy, or the Balkans - may note that the Dutch purge was not dominated by considerations of party politics. All Dutchme- employers and workers, Protestants and Catholics, Conservatives and Socialists - had been united in their resistance against the enemy. Consequently, disagreements about purge measures did not follow class, religious, or party lines. The few Dutch Commu nists had never been able to dominate the Resistance; neither were they able to exploit the purge for their purposes. Thus, in Holland problems of collaboration and purge could be studied in their purest form, without consideration of other factors.

Author: Noah Berlatsky
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 073776371X
Size: 28.22 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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This book provides historical background on Stalin's purges and explores controversies surrounding the purges. It offers first hand accounts from those who experienced the effects of Stalin's purges. One account describes a Ukrainian childhood during the famine while another essayist recalls childhood under Stalin's terror. Nikita Khruschev decries Stalin and the purges. A young Russian woman remembers the Gulag. Your readers will be forever changed by this compelling book.

Author: Eugene Kaellis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105272311
Size: 45.57 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Rolanda Lokey
Publisher: Rolanda Lokey
ISBN:
Size: 11.23 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Unpacking the Purge is a holistic examination of the concept of self-improvement through the lens of a professional organizer. Rolanda L. is a New York City-based organizer who supports executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday people in achieving their personal and professional goals by implementing "success-positive" home and work environments.

Author: Susan Dunn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674058453
Size: 23.13 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Susan Dunn tells the dramatic story of FDR’s unprecedented battle to drive his foes out of his party by intervening in Democratic primaries and backing liberal challengers to conservative incumbents.

Author: Michael SanClements
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466852607
Size: 17.65 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Now a Denver Post #1 bestseller. Plastic is everywhere we look. Our computers and children's toys are made out of it, and our water and slices of American cheese are packaged in it. But why is there so much and what is it doing to our bodies? Is it possible to use less plastic and be happier and healthier? In Plastic Purge, ecologist, SanClements has put together the most up-to-date and scientifically-backed information available to explain how plastics release toxins into your body and the effect they have on your and your children's health. Both approachable and engaging, Plastic Purge provides easy-to-follow advice for how to use less plastic, thereby reaping the benefits such as eating a healthier diet and living with less clutter. Dividing plastics into three separate categories: the good, the bad, and the ugly, SanClements shows you how to embrace the good (items like your phone or medical equipment), avoid the bad (food storage containers and toys that contain toxic chemicals), and use less of the ugly (single-use plastic that's just plain wasteful). With the help of Michael SanClements's Plastic Purge, you and your family will develop easy habits to live a healthier and happier lives.

Author: Isabel Moreira
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199736049
Size: 79.84 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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The sixth-century bishop Gregory of Tours described how mixing water with dust from the tomb St. Martin would create a potion that would act as a "celestial purgative." Indeed, Gregory could observe Christians being purged of sickness and sin all around him. By contrast, God's willingness to purge Christians of their sin after death was a more complicated proposition. As a process hidden from view, it raised questions: What was purgatory like? Who would experience it? Did purgatory purify souls, punish them, or both? And how painful would it be? This book explores purgatory's earliest history from the first century to the eighth. This was an era in which the idea that sinful Christians might improve their lot after death was often contentious, even heretical. In this, the first study focused on purgatory's history in late antiquity, Moreira explores a wide variety of interests and influences at play in purgatory's early formation. Some of the influences discussed are ideas about punishment and correction in the Roman world, slavery, the value of medical purges at the shrines of saints, and the authority of visions of the afterlife for informing Christians on the hereafter. Finally, this study challenges the deeply ingrained supposition that purgatory was a symptom of barbarized Christianity. It assesses the extent to which Irish and Germanic views of society, and the sources associated with them - penitentials and legal tariffs - played a role in purgatory's formation. Highlighting the importance of the Anglo-Saxon contribution to purgatory, special attention is given to the writings of the last patristic author of antiquity, the Northumbrian monk, Bede.

Author: Jodie Watson
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449795137
Size: 21.42 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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God cares about your clutter. We’re beginning to understand that we should be organized, but we don’t hear as much on why we should be organized. Why should it matter if our lives are disorganized? Purge with Passion: Organizing Principles from a Christian Perspective focuses on that question. This isn’t your average organizing book. If you see organization as a step to a happier and more productive life, then you’re partly right. But, what if there’s more? Our resources and possessions are meant to be used for God, but too often they distract us from God. Jodie Watson helps you free yourself from the clutter with practical and actionable advice. But she also explains that what truly matters is the heart behind your organization. Identify the ways the disorganization in your life can hinder you from pursuing God’s will. Take a deeper look at the things that God has entrusted to you. Adopt a biblical approach to ordering your life for God’s glory. Go beyond the surface and discover what’s at the very heart of your disorganization. God has a specific purpose for you and the world in which you live. Get ready to step out of the mess and step into God’s amazing plan for order.