[PDF] My Escape eBook

Author : Benoite Groult
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 13,50 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1590515447

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This witty autobiography captures the rich and varied life of a renowned French author and pioneering feminist, through the obstacles and movements in twentieth-century France. Born in 1920 in Paris, Benoite Groult obtained the right to vote only when she was twenty-five years old. She married four times, bore three children, underwent several illegal abortions, became a writer after she turned forty, and a feminist in her fifties. Groult chronicles her experiences and her intellectual developments through successive phases—as an obedient child, an awkward and bookish adolescent, and a submissive wife—until finally becoming a liberated novelist. Here, she recounts the childhood trips she spent with her family, Paris during the occupation, her marriages, motherhood, and her continuous fight for women’s rights. At ninety-one years old, she concludes that she has been, and still is, a happy woman—lucky to have captured her freedoms, one by one, paying for them, delighting in them, and loving them. Sexy, chatty, and full of shrewd insight, My Escape covers her years of struggle and success—as a daughter, lover, writer, wife, mother, and reluctant socialite—and draws a portrait of the role of French women in the twentieth century.

Author : Douglas Kruger
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1776091140

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‘Thinking like a poor person will keep you poor. Thinking like a wealthy person will make you wealthy. I would like to show you exactly what the differences between the two ways of thinking are and how you can use them in your favour.’ – Douglas Kruger - Douglas Kruger Being rich is not normal: most people never achieve wealth in their lifetime. The very word ‘rich’ describes a state beyond the median, and therein lies an important lesson. To become rich, you will have to think radically differently from the way most people around you think. Do you know what those specific differences may be? Business and wealth guru Douglas Kruger strips away the feel-good hype and gets right down to the practical principles. He leads you through the types of thinking that hold individuals, families and businesses in generational cycles of poverty. He explores the dramatically different approaches of the self-made rich and super-rich, showing you which behaviours to begin practising and which behaviours are traitorous to your wealth potential. Escape poverty. Raise your value. Change the trajectory of your story. It all begins with the way you think.

Author : Chelsea M. Cameron
Publisher : HQN Books
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0373778538

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After her perfect life comes crashing down around her, Jos Archer moves in with her sister and transfers to a new college, and here she meets Dusty Sharp who is determined to draw her out about her past, but he is hiding secrets of his own.

Author : Jade Gedeon
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,10 MB
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781624143182

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Explore and Relax in the Colorful Beauty of Rainforest Animals, Birds and Plants Enter the inky jungle of Rainforest Escape and let your imagination and pencil roam wild. As you color in the rich flora and fauna of the tropics, you can practically hear the tree frogs croaking and the soft whir of the hummingbirds’ wings. Inspired by her native Trinidad and Tobago, award-winning illustrator Jade Gedeon takes you on a journey to a breathtaking world of natural beauty. Bring the tropical designs and your artistry to life by coloring or painting the vivid hues of leatherback turtles and island birds, as well as lush rainforest scenes and unique flowers. The patterns will take you away from the stress of the real world and give your mind a mini-vacation. Use colored pencils, pens, markers and even paints on the high-quality premium art paper. The lay flat binding stays open for easy use anywhere. Tear out the finished designs from the perforated edges and display your personalized artwork for all to enjoy. With a wide range of full-page illustrations plus bonus foldout poster pages, you can create an immersive nature experience while traveling or right in your own home. See what beauty and adventures await inside Rainforest Escape.

Author : Eunsun Kim
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1466870885

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Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated. By the time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun was in danger of the same. Finally, her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Before finally reaching South Korea and freedom, Eunsun and her family would live homeless, fall into the hands of Chinese human traffickers, survive a North Korean labor camp, and cross the deserts of Mongolia on foot. Now, Eunsun is sharing her remarkable story to give voice to the tens of millions of North Koreans still suffering in silence. Told with grace and courage, her memoir is a riveting exposé of North Korea's totalitarian regime and, ultimately, a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Author : Jade Gedeon
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,90 MB
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781624142437

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Color Yourself a Tropical Vacation Embark on a coloring adventure and escape to a world of tropical island drawings to clear your mind from the stresses of modern life. Inspired by her native Trinidad and Tobago, Jade Gedeon takes you on a special and personal journey to her favorite places. Pack your bags by coloring suitcases, bathing suits, flip-fops and sun hats—don’t forget your passport! Then feel yourself arrive at a luxurious, tranquil paradise. Let your inner child explore hidden beaches with vast ocean views; unwind as your imagination rocks in a hammock under soaring palm trees; and create your ideal sunset with any colors you like. The patterns will soothe away your worries and give your mind a vacation from the real world. Use colored pencils, pens, markers and even paints on the thick, high-quality premium art paper. The lay flat binding stays open so you can color with ease. Tear out the finished designs from the perforated pages and display your personalized artwork to relive your coloring journey. With a wide range of full-page illustrations plus 10 bonus foldout poster images, you can create an immersive vacation experience on every page. See what beauty and adventure await inside Island Escape.

Author : Bill Doyle
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0525644210

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Activity book meets adventure in this series that is Choose Your Own Adventure meets I Survived meets doodle book! Doodle, decide, and demolish your way out of history's greatest events--the perfect book for fun and educational summer reading! Reader, beware! Once you open this book, there is no turning back. You will have three chances to survive the Titanic's fateful voyage. Decide which path to take first. Passenger: Exploring the ship is fun! Just don't get caught on the wrong deck when there's an iceberg ahead! Crew Member: You work for a family in first class. Can you persuade them to save you along with their beloved dog? Stowaway: You snuck onto this ship. Can you draw your way onto a lifeboat? In the Escape This Book! series, YOU are the star of history! Doodle your way through adventures as you decide the best path for survival. Don't be afraid to rip or fold a page. . . . Your escape may depend on it!

Author : Laura Bradbury
Publisher :
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 12,36 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Burgundy (France)
ISBN : 9780992158309

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"A twenty-six year old newlywed on the path to a prestigious legal career in London buys a decrepit, revolutionary-era ruin in the tiny Burgundian village of Magny-les-Villers. Was that split-second, life-altering decision profoundly wise or utterly insane? Find out in My Grape Escape -- a story for anyone who's imagined taking a U-Turn in life to seize their joy. Could an Oxford law student schooled in overachievement trade it all in for the humble work of polishing metal door hinges forged in 1789 at the dawn of the French Revolution? Laura Bradbury found out when, as a twenty-six year old newlywed on the path to a prestigious legal career in London, she leapt off the ladder to success to buy a decrepit ruin in the tiny French village of Magny-les-Villers with her Burgundian husband. Trading in her academic cap and gown for a ruthlessly traditional French winemaking town brought a myriad of unsettling new experiences. Laura's idealistic visions of bicycling through the French vineyards with fresh baguettes under her arm had not included being confronted with a steaming plate of veal brains for breakfast or taming an ogre of an electrician named Tin Tin who hunted wild boars in his spare time. Still, as Laura learned the art of bartering for antique armoires and rekindled romance with her husband she also gained a newfound perspective on herself, including her recurrent panic attacks and her inability to carry on conversations with the Virgin Mary like her Catholic husband and the rest of his family. Laura's tale of her escape to the vineyards of France is told with humor and a large dollop of honesty. It allows readers to travel to France without needing to buy a plane ticket!"--provided from Amazon.com.

Author : Kapitänleutnant Gunther Plüschow
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,96 MB
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 178289103X

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“An outstanding story of the aerial war and a daring escape from captivity. For the uninitiated this book’s original title, ‘My Escape from Donnington Hall,’ gave few clues as to the astonishing and unique nature of its contents. Its author was a young German, Gunther Plüschow. As an airman in German service at the outbreak of the First World War he was, unusually, serving in China flying a Rumpler-Taube aircraft from the East Asia naval station at Tsingtau that became besieged by joint Japanese and British forces. Plüschow’s attempt to fly to safety, as it became obvious the position would fall, ended in a crash in rice paddies. He set out to walk back to Germany and the many adventures that followed would alone would qualify his story as a remarkable one. However, he was eventually captured and became a prisoner of war. Stories of wartime escape abound, but those who have been incarcerated in England have always been confounded by the difficulties of quitting an island.’ In Plüschow’s case this was exacerbated since in the east he had acquired a distinctive dragon tattoo; yet Plüschow he succeeded and is the only prisoner of war to escape from Britain and make the ‘home run.’ His remarkable narrative of his wartime adventures makes absolutely essential reading and is certainly beyond compare.”-Leonaur Print version. Author — Kapitänleutnant Gunther Plüschow 1886-1931. Translator — Pauline De Chary. D. 1943 Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in London, John Lane, 1922. Original Page Count – vii and 243 pages. Illustrations — 2 Illustrations.

Author : Jade Gedeon
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781624143687

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Experience Sacred Structures and Exotic Wildlife Like No Other Exuberant dancers, bathing elephants, lush foliage and tigers on the hunt are just a few of the images at your fingertips, waiting to be brought to life. Come along for the ride as bestselling author, Jade Gedeon, shows you all the hidden attractions Thailand has to offer. With unique attractions such as cheeky monkeys, religious relics and awe-inspiring flowers, you’ll want to color this book from front to back. Use colored pencils, pens, markers or even watercolors to bring these 30 illustrations—with 5 foldout poster images—to life. With high-quality art paper and lay-flat binding, your colorful masterpiece will withstand the test of time. Immerse yourself in culture, wildlife and architecture with the bountiful pages of Thailand Escape. Also by Jade Gedeon: — Island Escape — Rainforest Escape — Carnival Escape More Than 100,000 Copies in Print!