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For the first time in their lives, nineteen year-old Nur De Dernberg and her younger sister Deirdre are leaving Seychelles, Africa. They've come to Boston for a year, but not to party with the college kids - they're here to learn English. Nur, trapped by her inability to speak the language and her sister's inability to speak in anything other than clipped wisecracks, finds herself in a strange country with nobody to talk to; she is dreadfully, existentially alone.Until, that is, she goes to language class and meets Hyun-Woo. Despite sharing no common language, Nur feels something distinctly spark-like between them. Thus commences an awkward courtship...maybe? Is it a courtship? Does he feel for her the way she feels for him? Does he know how she feels? Then again, does she? Nur is beset by questions that would be easy to ask, if only she had the words. Those words are coming slowly, though, while her feelings for Hyun-Woo are thundering along at a more breakneck pace.

This is a fun and funny book that you''ll find hard to put down...!

L'écoulement du temps a certainement été très tôt une préoccupation importante de l'homme et l'alternance du jour et de la nuit fut sans doute sa première mesure du temps, parce que la plus évidente. Un calendrier est un système de repérage inventé par les hommes pour diviser et organiser le temps sur de longues durées. Le symbolisme que l'on retrouve dans les calendriers, résolument caché ou partiellement apparent, nous éclaire sur l'histoire plurimillénaire de l'humanité, même si la recherche historique implique nécessairement une dose d'anachronisme, car elle jette sur un passé plus ou moins lointain un regard déterminé par la culture du présent. Les calendriers nous rappellent aussi que toutes les gloires sont éphémères et nous invitent à penser, en effeuillant notre éphéméride : Voilà un jour qui ne reviendra jamais .

Every day, in varied fields such as music, theatre, feature films and Youtube videos, the word IMPROV is being heard as the 'NEXT BIG THING.' But up until now, though, there has been NO BOOK that aptly describes the actual day-to-day IMPROV FILMMAKING process, where a writer/director must rely on actors to move a story ahead through the minefield of an improv production. THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CAKE - PRODUCTION SECRETS OF A $15,000 IMPROV SUNDANCE FEATURE explains this REAL-LIFE approach, as writer/director Rick Schmidt recounts each of his nine shooting days for his festival hit, MORGAN'S CAKE. With 'PRODUCTION SECRETS' you will gain trust in yourself and in the improv system, helping you take the necessary risks of creation. You will learn how to direct IMPROV PERFORMANCES, and even how to adjust for when friends drop in (incorporating them as 'extras' - real girlfriend, real best friends - to make the movie more interesting. Using SPONTANEOUS LOCATIONS will also become second-nature. You'll learn how to construct multi-idea, multi-level sequences in the very-tight ONE-TO-ONE SHOOTING RATIO, where the strict shooting ratio will actually HELP your creativity. You'll discover how to adapt the moviemaking process so it FOLLOWS A SPONTANEOUS THEME. Rick's book will give a dose of confidence that things will work out - (keep shooting! Keep editing!). You'll be discovering ways of designing cuts as part of your free-flowing process - calling 'freeze' and changing camera angles - while you consider what direction the words/ideas should take when you call 'action' again. Todays moviemaker has all the tools of production in hand, literally (iPhone!), and it only takes the INTENT OF PURPOSE to make her IMPROV moviemaking dreams finally come true. Schmidt's MORGAN'S CAKE is a deadpan, unpretentious delight. One of the most promising films of the New Directors/New Films series." - JANET MASLIN, The New York Times. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/morganscake

"Reflection Time And Goal Setting", a life-changing document, is design to show you a way to reflect over your past year in order to set goals for the coming year. It will help you with End of the Year Closure, so you could have a New Year Beginning. Be inspired and follow the step by step process. Yes, it will be challenging, but your ROI will show you that it will be worth it.

You'll believe a bird can fry!SEAGULLS ON SPEED is a fast-food comedy of seaside skulduggery, featuring gangsters, narcotics, passionate romance - and some peculiarly addictive fast food.

It was foolish. Taking off her engagement ring for just one night. It wasn't meant to become anything.But now even when she moves across the state to start her new job, and even if she wanted to get Ethan out of her mind - fate has other plans.Maybe he was just what she needed to wake her up. Maybe this is the beginning of her new life.Or maybe this is the beginning of everything falling apart.

Throughout his childhood and youth, Wolodymyr Papuca was blown like a leaf in the wind from one perilous situation to the next. Born in the Ukraine in 1925, Wolodymyr's early life became entangled in the rival ideologies of communism and Nazism and daily life was a battle for survival. When the Second World War broke out, Wolodymyr was just 14 years old and had been a Young Communist for six years just to avoid the gaze of the authorities. It was not long before he was forced to flee his home in search of safety as the Soviets began conscripting young Ukrainian men or forcing them into slavery, and the German army moved closer. Against all the odds, Wolodymyr would make it as far as war ravaged Germany, where he found that his troubles were only just beginning..."In that split second, I had to make a choice: I could be killed by the Russians or killed by the Germans. I decided to run towards the tanks."

A box of delights in a hole of despair, A Taste of Chaos brings together stories of horror and wonder, told by the voices in your head and the monsters that control them. With nine distinct and experimental pieces of literature, the mere glimpse into the world of insanity, from skeletal conductors to the life of a murderer, will leave you longing for more.

This Blackletter style also known as Old English or Gothic was used in some of the first books in Europe in the 17th century. This dramatic style is recognized by it's thin and thick strokes with elaborate filigree and serifs. This 30 page practice book includes a full alphabet with both lowercase and uppercase letters with a bonus tutorial on how to create ornate filigree from scratch.

The scourge of opioid addiction is deeply woven throughout world history, and our own Civil War produced roughly 200,000 addicts who spent their remaining years navigating shattered limbs and unstable minds. Fast forward a century-and-a-half.A 2014 report revealed that 1.9 million Americans were addicted to prescription opioids, and that 18,893 lost their lives to prescription opioids that single calendar year.Jellybeaners is a contemporary novel set in the heart of Appalachia, revealing the money ties, political corruption, wasted lives, and overall cash-churning nature of the prescription pill culture from perspectives spanning both sides of the law.

She was shunned by most children throughout school. Born with Cerebral Palsy in the 60's, she learned living with it had its challenges. Every experience she had helped shape the person she would become. She learned it's all in how you look at things. Attitude is everything.

Eat Local in Barcelona: A Guide to Catalan Cuisine is the culinary guidebook you need for navigating all the wonderful culinary options Barcelona has to offer!More than just a restaurant guide, this book will break down the traditional ingredients, sauces and dishes that Barcelona has to offer so that you can make sure you are eating local. This guide also includes a breakdown of the ten Catalan wine regions including the famous Priorat and what you should be drinking and where from cava to vermouth to craft beers in the city. Eat Local in Barcelona: A Guide to Catalan Cuisine is a tool for you to use to be able to navigate a Barcelona restaurant menu like a local. It will enable you to eat and drink locally during your vacation to this vibrant and enigmatic Catalan city and truly experience all that Barcelona has to offer!Don't forget that this guide also includes:*History on Catalonia and the outside influences on Catalan Cuisine*A look into Catalan dining customs so that you can be sure you are eating at the same time as the locals (Yes, they eat dinner late but if you want phenomenal food than you need to eat when the locals eat!)*A list of common Catalan ingredients and when they are in season*A look into the four main sauces of Catalan cuisine*A list of over 50 traditional Catalan dishes from breakfast to dessert*A restaurant guide to the city of Barcelona broken down by neighborhoods with over 60 restaurants, cafes, bars and markets*A Spanish and Catalan phrasebook to have you ordering like a local!This culinary guidebook has everything you need to eat and drink like a local while in Barcelona and have the best culinary experience you can have in a city that is all about the food!

Meditative, humorous, and raw, this graphic novel dares to dive into the hidden world of care-giving. It explores the beauty and heartbreak with frankness and humanity. If you live long enough, a loved one-- or even you-- will become disabled, but honest information is rare. This book tackles the hard questions:How do you care for someone who won't get better?How do you deal with the feelings of grief and relief at the same time?This book calls to anyone who knows desperation, loneliness, or sorrow. It packs a powerful message: Not everything must be fixed... and, in fact, even significant disability and death are normal and natural-- not to be feared or fought, but embraced as integral parts of the human experience.The drawings are quietly stunning. They guide you through a disorienting landscape of intense complexity with their deceptively simple lines. You feel like you are getting a glimpse, not only into the artist's private sketch book, but his life.David Borden is an award winning artist and writer.

A poetic exploration of family, love, and death spanning a twenty day period in the emotional life of this Canadian author, designer, and mother c.b. eady.