All Blog Posts Tagged 'people' (19)

Beatrix opened up during the handover of the throne. Her face appeared to be far livelier than before. Willem-Alexander had not only become more dignified in his ermine cloak, but from this moment on his face represented the entire nation. He was ready for it, and Máxima was a magnificent Evita of the polders. The people played their role with gusto, as if instructed by someone: ‘You’re the crowd.’



But how would he feel about being reduced to the people, with an inflatable orange…

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SHAME ON YOU!

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee

Do you know?  Yesterday was a very unusual day, not only that... so, was Wednesday evening. 

I was there at two separate incidents to know 'it was all true', it all would have been hard to believe ... if I hadn't seen, or heard it... myself.  I saw, I believe, I know... this all to be the truth. 

It began on Wednesday evening when I saw a woman who is the kindest soul you've ever met... be attacked verbally…

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Why would you do something you’re bad at? For some people it’s their hobby; other people take part in the Paralympics.



No one tells Usain Bolt that he is too tall and his muscles are too strong, and there isn’t a Nobel Prize for Literature for people with only half a brain.



Stephen Hawking sat completely paralysed in his wheelchair on stage and his electronic voice rang around the stadium. There is no better image to show that the disabled can be brilliant scientists but…

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http://www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=304007

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4691-2690-6

Ebook 978-1-4691-2691-3…

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This book review is written in memory of Linda Broughton who passed on to a better world last April.  Linda was the heart and love of the Circle H ranch series.  She is truly missed not only for her writing ability but also because of the person she was. Learn more about this beautiful woman by clicking on her…

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Valley Full of Bones

 

“Of the Way Things Will Be”

 

This chapter contains the most important message this world has ever before had; and there is no comparison to it’s extremely valid information ever since the beginning of the human race-----yet the majority of this entire world will ignore what the first chapters in this book were building up too for a stable spiritual lead while laughing at, doubting or not believing the most important and highly valuable…

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I have a lady who say's she is my friend ,

But what exactly is a real friend? She is alway's calling me in her time of

trouble, Which I don't mind , But where do I as a person draw the line as

A friend? do I keep running to help, or do I step back and let her , and her 37 year old…

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If it weren't for the writing, I might have enjoyed Flawed Dogs The Novel by Berkeley Breathed. Its message, like that of Breathed's picture book, is one everyone should read. But where the picture book conveys this message through cute illustrations and whimsical verse, the novel warps this message through bitter heroes, violent storyline, and a writing style that is sometimes painful to read.

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Berkeley Breathed's picture book Flawed Dogs is so good, it deserves to be framed. But don't, because you'll want to reread it until its pages are ragged and taped with adoration.

 

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/flawed-dogs-the-picture-book-by-berkeley-breathed/

Most of us have watched at least one natural disaster movie. In X-Isle, Steve Augarde brings the genre to the young adult book world. Yet this isn't just another catastrophe story. As one new situation after another presents itself, Augarde raises ethical questions. By asking these questions and in proving himself a master of description, Augarde elevates X-Isle above the norm.By asking these questions and in proving himself a master of description, Augarde elevates X-Isle above the… Continue

What are you passionate about? Who supports your interest? Have you ever been an activist? In Mustang Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry, Annie Johnston loves horses. So does her family and her future husband. One day after spying a cattle truck of horses more dead than alive, Annie became an activist. This is her story. What's even more noteworthy is that Annie Johnston, affectionately known as "Wild Horse…

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http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/interview-with-steve-augarde/

I don't have room in my current library for more books, but I liked Unwind so much that it's on my wish list for when I do. Moreover, I have been recommending it to all my reader friends--and now am recommending it to you. Unwind is a fabulous read!

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/unwind-by-neil-shusterman/

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/purple-princess-wins-a-prize-by-alyssa-crowne/

Can one live alone? Can wild things be tamed? If one always has an exit through which one can escape, is that trust? These are the ideas explored by Clay Carmichael in first young adult novel aptly named Wild Things.

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/wild-things-by-clay-carmichael/

This is a wild, funny , toxic overview of life in the fast lane. Viola is a new writer who challenges literary convention in all ways . To begin with her short punching novel is only 128 pages long , yet she manages to write with such exquisite artistry and original flair that it is hard to overlook some of the more arresting images reflected in her work .Viola takes the good, the bad and the beautiful and mixes it all up creating a blend of wit, fact and poetry that is both extraordinary and… Continue

“Who was is it that you were looking at“?



Could It have possible be an Angel?



Do you really know who it was that you have been looking down on?



Do you know who it was, that only needed a kind word, and you wouldn’t take the time to call them on the phone?



Do you know who it was that you left standing in the rain all alone?



Do you know who it was that was hungry, and you wouldn’t offer a piece of meat, moreless a bone?



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INDONESIA Landscapes & Culture is a book devoted to Indonesia

and its breathtaking landscapes, the warm people, and its rich and

diverse culture.



Rick Wezenaar was born in 1968 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. At the early age of 11 he started with photography and has never stopped since. In 1989 he started making professional photography. One of the things Rick really likes is travelling. Especially Indonesia has caught his… Continue