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A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures for Parkinson's Disease, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients crave.

Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld' Includes interviews with Iain Sinclair, Paul Fournel and Richard Long Lyrical essay in the great tradition of psychogeographers

An intimate testament to the power of friendship between two creative forces—available again in English after more than a century“I exaggerate, I sometimes make changes to the subject, but I still don’t invent the whole of painting; on the contrary, I find it ready-made, but to be untangled, in the real world.” —Vincent van Gogh The painter and poet Émile Bernard’s firsthand account of the beloved Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s life offers a close perspective into the difficulties the artist faced. First published in French in 1911, and presented here in English for the first time, Bernard details van Gogh’s approach to painting, his tools, his style, his love of the medium. Moreover, he chronicles his attempts to have van Gogh’s work recognized after his death, a sign of a true friend. Shedding light on the artistic community they were part of, Bernard also discusses notable figures such as Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, and Émile Zola, in his storied account of his friend’s life and work.  Letters written by van Gogh to a young Bernard, some of which are included in this volume, further the import of the friendship between the two men. Van Gogh’s words of advice to Bernard as well as ruminations on his own practice, inspirations, and creative struggles are revealed in these pages.  Brought together and introduced by preeminent van Gogh scholar Martin Bailey, these texts present a sensitive and discerning portrait of van Gogh that goes beyond his reputation as a troubled genius.

In the summer of 1960, Francie Garber, nineteen years old and a junior at Smith College, left New York City on the SS Independence and set sail across the Atlantic. Eight days later, she arrived at the port of Algeciras in Southern Spain and from there took the train to Madrid. Francie would spend the next year fully immersed in Spain, a nation still under the firm grip of Francisco Franco. The events, encounters, and relationships from that single year would forever change her life. The friendships continue to the present. Told largely through letters Francie wrote home and reflections years later, this is her story.

Megan's husband woke her the morning of November 4th. For the last time.She hears Wally's gasp for air when he grabs her arm. Then he stops breathing. With basic instruction from the 911 operator, Megan wrestles her husband to the floor and begins chest compressions. The ambulance will be there soon. Surely paramedics can accomplish what she cannot."Mommy?" comes a tiny voice from behind her. Her youngest son stands in the bedroom door. Thankfully the older autistic son is still sleeping. This is not the extra hour's rest she'd been promised for the end of daylight savings.In the days and months that follow, Megan faces life as a young widow and single parent with grace. Her marriage to Wally had always been filled with laughter. Eventually she and her sons find a way to bring humor back into their home..

This action-packed memoir/travelogue formed the real-life backdrop to what later became the successful JadeAnne Stone thriller series. Starting in the summer of 1991, Saints and Skeletons takes you through the back roads of Mexico, Belize, and the Peten region of northern Guatemala, where author, teacher and former journalist Manwaring camped out in ruins, sampled exotic foods, smoked loco weed atop pyramids, drank mescal out of the still, skinny dipped in Zipolite, found lost cities, and learned to make a killer margarita. In the process, she also experienced love, betrayal and loneliness. As doors opened and walls crumbled in her heart, skeletons tumbled out and, occasionally, saints appeared just when Manwaring needed them most.

In Better, Not Bitter: A journey from heartache to healing, when Michelle Cowan's husband dies in a sudden crash, she is forced to figure out how to move forward with a grieving teenage daughter. This would require them to walk a path that was a foreign passageway to most and welcomed by none. Both would come to experience the brutality of a political system and an industry that levels immeasurable destruction and heartache. At the same time, they would encounter unexpected kindnesses, support, and the sheer goodness of others.Michelle takes the reader on a journey of love and loss, power and influence, courage and honor, and, finally, deep brokenness bringing the chance for a new normal, a time of restoration and living with permission granted. The loss of Joe was incalculable to Michelle, AJ, and all who loved him. Michelle found that loss met time and again by Joe's love, a love that was forever near her and palpable from across the sacred veil."...Michelle has chosen to make the world a better place as a result of her tragic experience." -TOM OSBORNE, NebraskaHuskers football coach and U.S. Congressman"The author sought comfort in what some might consider unlikely places and ... unlikely coincidences, culminating in a paradigm-shifting twist. An emotionally compelling read." -REKHA BASU, former opinion columnist at Des Moines Register"With the clear tone of someone who knows, Michelle Cowan captures the devastation that has reshaped countless lives, including mine." -MILLIE WEBB MADD National President 2000-2002

God loves you. He wants you. And He has a plan for your life. When you feel broken and unusable, there is no better place to be than in the presence of the Lord. When all you have left is to cry out to Him, do it. When there is nowhere else to turn except to the pages of Scripture, do that too. When you feel you can no longer stand, but nothing in you wants to fall to your knees, do it anyway. Nothing takes Him by surprise, and God is more than capable of providing rescue in your time of need. If He chooses not to, trust that He will use your circumstances to help someone else in their broken time.I don't know what struggles you are going through right now. I don't know if you are surrounded by the pressures of life closing in on you, feeling all hope is lost. What I do know is that we all have our own stories, complete with broken pieces the Lord would love to repurpose. There is nothing you can go through that God is unaware of. There is nothing outside of His control.BROKEN BUT STILL USABLE is a compilation of personal testimonies as well as messages preached over my tenure as a student pastor. This is my life, my heart written down. My hope for you as a reader is to be encouraged and to know you are not alone. I desire for you to connect with my God stories and to be reminded of crucial biblical principles as they pertain to just some of Scripture's real-life accounts. At its core, this book is Gospel-driven, and I pray it points all who read it to Christ who is "the author and perfecter of our faith."

"The Story of My Life" is an inspiring autobiography by Helen Keller. Despite being deaf and blind from a young age, Keller's memoir recounts her triumph over adversity through the support of her teacher, Anne Sullivan. The book highlights Keller's incredible journey of education, personal growth, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities, serving as a testament to the power of resilience and the human spirit.

Tales of a life well lived. Rewind 60 plus years, to an era devoid of social media and mobile phones. Where one was fully engaged in the here and now, and personal events were witnessed by those who were present. An era where life was looked at through a different lens ... that of our own eyes, and to savour, ponder and grow from those catalyst moments and events that shape us into who we are. How does a young, middle-class man from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne leave his job, his family and friends, and set off to the other side of the world, not knowing when he would return? Frank did just that. With little forward planning, and only a 'rough' idea of where he was going, his drive and determination to leave behind the familiar and explore the unknown outweighed any considerations of risk. At a young age, Frank had an inner drive to live life to the fullest and to take opportunities head on. Rather than play small and live up to others' expectations or, worse still, try to be someone he was not, Frank kept true to himself, honouring his calling without a backward glance, and ultimately paving a way for a unique life that he could call his own without regrets.

This is the biography of John O. Humbert. Humbert served as Deputy General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1977 to 1985. In August 1985 at the Disciples' Des Moines General Assembly the Reverend Dr. Humbert was elected General Minister and President, the chief executive of the 1.2 million member denomination. Before serving as Deputy for eight years, Dr. Humbert was pastor of congregations for twenty-eight years in Ohio and Maryland. He is the fourteenth ordained Disciples minister in his family's line of ministers dating back six generations to his great-greatgreat-grandfather, James Foster, a colleague of the Disciples founders, Thomas and Alexander Campbell. Foster was the first in the family line of ordained ministers leading to Humbert.

Jerry and Judy Aaker have had an interesting journey through life. In this book Jerry tells stories of his childhood growing up on a small farm in Minnesota, finding his passion in life through experiences in the army, as a volunteer in England, travel and falling in love with Judy in a State Hospital. In their long marriage and journey together, he reflects on how they discerned their calling to work and serve in many countries in response to human needs caused by natural disasters, war and poverty, including stories from Peru, Vietnam, and Nicaragua. Here Jerry recalls people and experiences that changed his life, as well as reflections on mountains, saying goodbye to pets, his father's death, their son's cancer, the worth of one's work in life, old age and the inevitability of death.

Born in rural Herefordshire in 1931, Robert Jenkins grants us a memoir of a vanished childhood. A series of fascinating vignettes and anecdotes, skilfully strung together, convey with candour and hu-mour the spirit of a bygone era, seen through the eyes of a child as he grows into a man. His love of the natural world is unsentimental, indisputable and honest. He paints a picture of rural life in the '30s and '40s as warm and intimate as Laurie Lee's 'Cider with Rosie' does for an earlier epoch. Through his anecdotes, poems, drawings and photographs, Jenkins introduces us to the wild creatures of land and water, domestic animals of farm and home, human comrades young and old, the railway, Kington Camp hospital and the idyllic Hereford-shire landscape of the River Arrow, Rushock Hill and the land around Hergest Ridge. Besides the military historian, the fisherman, poacher and railway historian too will all find much to absorb.This Second Edition is expanded with significant new material.

Whether you are a student, professional or just an interested reader intrigued about typography, design, art, logos, and copywriting, you will find this fully-illustrated book an informative look into the inner workings of what makes advertising succeed. From combining the key elements of copy plus art to build an advertisement, through its presentation and into billing (and a lot in between), LEYSEN/JOHNSTON Advertising presents samples of award winning ads, and shares behind the scenes anecdotes of how certain concepts were developed.

The Korean Kid is the story of Jim Kichenside and the Australian pilots who took to the skies in the â¿¿forgotten war' on the Korean peninsula. Within a week of the North Korean invasion of the South on June 25, 1950, No.77 Fighter Squadron RAAF were in the air: the first United Nations air unit committed to the defence of the overrun South. Of the 340 Australians who perished in Korea, 41 were from 77 Squadron. In 1952, Jim Kichenside was the youngest pilot in 77 Squadron, at just 21 years of age. He entered the Korean theatre with just 8 hours of training on his Meteor jet. Dubbed â¿¿The Korean Kid', Jim's is a story of youth and resilience, of luck and loss, of young men thrust into a war against impossible odds â¿" the first war of the jet age.

This woman is on a journey. She's looking for love. What she expects is happiness, kisses, a feeling of enjoyment and deep affection. What she doesn't count on is frustration, tears and the unexpected. The question is will this deep emotional journey fulfil her desire? Where will she end up?

Time Flies is an idiosyncratic memoir with a distinctive voice and a sense of the absurd: a wistful, reflective, sometimes comic view of a childhood in a remote mining village in Southern Spain, the dislocating shock of a Scottish boarding school education, and a remarkable introduction to working life in London at Time Out then at Virgin, both at the peak of their maverick self-confidence. A tireless spokesman for the company, and an improbable mouthpiece for the Sex Pistols at the time of their greatest fame and vilification, he later went on to produce numerous notable films, several classics among them. ''A significant Australian filmmaker, Al Clark is also a superb writer and humorist, as this first volume of memoirs attests. A joyful experience.'' Phillip Adams ''An extraordinary life, observed with humour and fascinating tales of celebrities in the music and movie worlds.'' Bruce Beresford

This book is based on an exchange of letters between Jane Sinclair's parents Jean Langley, artist, and John Sinclair, music critic 1960-62, when the author was five and her mother followed her lover, Arthur Boyd, to London, and took her daughter with her. Set in England and Australia, at a time when their friends John and Sunday Reed were high-profile arts patrons at their property Heide, a period of sexual liberation and a flowering of the arts, the complex relationship between Jane's parents emerges through an exchange of long, often heartbreaking letters and journal entries.

Forty more tales spanning twenty-seven years of life on Bauneg Beg Lake depict: Mother Nature's fickle attitude when dealing out challenging New England weather.The beauty of the animals with homes on the lake.Misadventures and good times with friends and family.The memorable impressions passersby leave in their wake, some good, some...Life on the lake is unpredictable, often humorous, sometimes dangerous, and always memorable. And just as memorable are these tales, each one laced with wit and sarcasm, where dear friends and their quirky personas come to life alongside characters who are just that-characters. Do you enjoy humorous yet true tales rife with people's antics and nature's dangerous beauty, told with sarcastic hilarity and slight(ish) exaggerations? Don't miss Ron Descoteaux's escapades of living life on Bauneg Beg Lake.

In Nebraska Roots, Leah Lambert presents the story of her own evolution from sheltered child to self-aware young woman.Throughout the book, Lambert weaves in historical references along with some ghostly encounters. She depicts a childhood in the 1950s where her education happened in a one-room schoolhouse and children were affected by news reports about spies, the Cold War, and serial killers-and they responded in unique ways.In high school, Lambert encountered classmates who did little to hide their blatant bigotry, teachers who openly promoted their political views, and counselors whose prejudices prevented them from supporting student goals.As a college student at the University of Nebraska in the 1960s, she experienced a variety of contrasting cultures, from rabid support of college football, to the emergence of women's issues, racial awareness, and a rising anti-war movement. After years of anti-war protests and growing feminism, two divergent worlds collide when Lambert falls in love with an Army officer.Poignant and honest, Nebraska Roots narrates an eventful life spanning decades of unprecedented change.

This collection of personal journal entries reminds readers that doubt in oneself is a part of the journey. Struggles are normal at every stage of life. Full of inspiration and hope, this book encourages readers to keep trying, to never give up, and to face the world with courage. In this deeply personal memoir, Camille Barrios shares eclectic musings and stories spanning from childhood, to adolescence, and finally to adulthood. The subjects she touches on are self-worth, growing up, being your own cheerleader, surrounding yourself with positive people, motherhood, and beyond. At every step and stage of life, the author reminds us that doubt is a normal part of everyday human existence. This is What Doubt Looks Like enables readers to see through the eyes of someone else experiencing the same fears and insecurities that they have. Every page of This is What Doubt Looks Like serves to validate readers as well as uplift and encourage them. This book will hold special appeal for young adults, young mothers, and anyone who finds themselves experiencing periods of intense doubt. Through her personal narrative and special insights, the author encourages readers to take life one step at a time, believe in themselves, and be kind to themselves and others. Above all,This is What Doubt Looks Like serves to remind readers that they have the magic and power within themselves to achieve their own dreams.

No matter what form we take in this (physical) world, we are all the same: we are human. This book takes you on a journey of my life - my greatest struggles & challenges, my life experiences, triumphs, and insight - as a different human. This is intended to be an inspirational tool guide for other transgender individuals and a learning guide for cisgender individuals. Hopefully, this book will give you a better understanding of what it means to be a transgender (or different) individual, inspires you to live authentically, or inspires you to do what's right: and that is to treat everyone as an equal human.

I lost my dad suddenly due to a heart condition. In staying with him through that, it was clear that my mom had dementia, so I moved from California to Alabama to take care of her. Caring for my mother as she slid into dementia was absolute chaos at times, but that was balanced by a lot of humor and beautiful connections that came as a consequence, both with her and others. Being with my parents as they transitioned to their next phase in the universe helped me to recalibrate and really understand my values. Setting boundaries became more important, so in addition to strongly valuing friends and family even more, there were a few beautiful disconnections as well. There are many ways to lose someone. Some naturally, some intentionally. And we can find beauty and humor in even the most challenging times.