Accepting Fate

Accepting Fate
Author: Vanessa E. Kelman
Publisher: Vanessa E. Kelman
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2011-08-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1463792395

Sometimes relationships do more harm than good... Three years after her divorce, Mary still finds herself in the shadow of her marriage. Timid, passive and thoroughly fed up with both, she decides it's time to take back her life. Fellow teacher Kelly is fed up with the dead-end relationships that continue to leave her feeling hollow and dejected. Just as Mary is deciding it's time to make some changes, Kelly finds she's in the same position, and they turn to each other for support as they recreate who they really are. As Mary and Kelly help each other through the struggles they encounter, they find that maybe it's not about changing who you are, but accepting who the changes in your life have made you.

Accepting Fate

Accepting Fate
Author: Brandy L Rivers
Publisher: Brandy L Rivers
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0990784452

Accept fate, or it destroys you... Michael Nights hides his true nature. To protect his first love, his magic broke free, terrifying Amanda so badly she left. That day convinced him he was the monster she claimed. Horrified by the damage he could cause, he’s vowed to keep his power locked away. Gwen Fate meets Mike at a party. One look and she’s captivated. Inherently curious, she wants to discover all of his secrets. What she learns compels her to help, whether or not he wants to embrace what he is. Amanda deLuna has changed, but was it for the better? She arrives back in Seattle and offers Mike what he always wanted. After finally learning to control his power, Mike will have to choose. The life he wished for? Or his fate?

Twisting Fate

Twisting Fate
Author: Charisse Spiers
Publisher: Charisse Spiers books
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2019-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1500455563

Life is cruel. I tried so hard to avoid pain, to live carefully, and to keep a level head until I was ready to settle down . . .much later. Why is it that the people who don’t want to take risks get pushed into them the most? All I wanted was to make it to graduation with my friends, to go to college, and to focus on cheerleading—something that made me happy. I never asked for this—any of it. But now, here I am with a gaping hole in my chest. I can barely breathe. I didn’t want to need him, but I do. And he left me. How could he do this to me after making me love him? I wish I could hate him. Maybe then my heart could mend. I have a secret. But it won’t be a secret for long. I don’t think I can do this alone. He found me—someone that’s earned my trust over the years. He would never hurt me. And that’s what makes him more appealing. Then he made me an offer that’s hard to refuse. And just when I thought things were getting better, the biggest twist of them all was thrown in. If my heart survives the shock, which do I choose? Either way, someone will lose. FATE SERIES, #3

Accepting Fate

Accepting Fate
Author: Deanna Chase
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781940299235

From New York Times bestselling author, Deanna Chase comes the second book in the Destiny series. When two souls are fated... A year ago, Jax Russo left school to escape to her safe haven, her hometown of Mendocino, CA. After overcoming depression and healing old wounds, she's finally ready to move on. But when her brother's arrested for a shocking crime, she finds herself caught between her family and her brother's accuser-the man she's been in love with since she was fifteen years old. Firefighter Derek Alexander never wanted to be a hero. He does his job for one reason and one reason only-to make up for that terrible night nine years ago. His demons haunt him, but so do dreams of Jax, the girl he knows he's fated to be with. But in a world of magical soul mates, sometimes even love and forgiveness isn't enough.

Accepting Fate

Accepting Fate
Author: Vaya Thorn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2021-02-04
Genre:
ISBN:

The games of fate saw you finding love and giving you a glimpse of happiness, only to grant you with what seems like endless sorrow. The story of Raffaele Dante Morelli and Asimina Alexiou continues...We have watched a relationship grow. We've felt the heart-wrenching moments between Raffaele and Asimina, their love for each other undeniable. Asimina has always been strong and independent. Then, for Raffaele, she surrendered and became dependent on him as he desired her to do. Together they pulled through the hardest moment of their lives, a moment weighing heavily on Raffaele and drowning him with guilt. Clouded, he decided to leave her, and now seeing her again, he has regrets, his decision costing him more than even he could predict. What has it cost him so far? What will it cost him to win back his Red Rose? The only woman to ever captivate and intrigue him! Will they overcome the hurt? Will she give in to the Demon, Beast, and lover? Can he win her back?

Tempting Fate

Tempting Fate
Author: Paul C. Avey
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501740393

Unpacking of the dynamics of conflict under conditions of nuclear monopoly, Paul C. Avey argues in Tempting Fate that the costs and benefits of using nuclear weapons create openings that weak nonnuclear actors can exploit. Avey uses four case studies to show the key strategies available to nonnuclear states: Iraqi decision-making under Saddam Hussein in confrontations with the United States; Egyptian leaders' thinking about the Israeli nuclear arsenal during wars in 1969–70 and 1973; Chinese confrontations with the United States in 1950, 1954, and 1958; and a dispute that never escalated to war, the Soviet-United States tensions between 1946 and 1948 that culminated in the Berlin Blockade. Strategies employed include limiting the scope of the conflict, holding chemical and biological weapons in reserve, seeking outside support, and leveraging international non-use norms. Avey demonstrates clearly that nuclear weapons cast a definite but limited shadow, and while the world continues to face various nuclear challenges, understanding conflict in nuclear monopoly will remain a pressing concern for analysts and policymakers. Thanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes, available from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.

The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic
Author: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0735211744

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

The Presence of the Soul

The Presence of the Soul
Author: John Payne
Publisher: Findhorn Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1844099539

The difficult task of making peace with an often tumultuous world is made simple with this unique spiritual guide to the human soul. Through deeper understanding of the soul and its purpose, inherited beliefs can be understood and overcome. A number of practical exercises are provided to help cleanse the mind of these inhibiting loyalties. The novel process of connecting with the souls of ancestors is also explained in-depth and is shown to produce a remarkable healing power. Ultimately, a carefully transformed set of values will lead to an improved attitude towards life as a whole.

Social Imaginaries of the State and Central Authority in Polish Highland Villages, 1999-2005

Social Imaginaries of the State and Central Authority in Polish Highland Villages, 1999-2005
Author: Anna Malewska-Szałygin
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1527510352

This book argues that common-sense convictions of rural Polish citizens are “post-peasant” or “post-agrarian”, rather than post-socialist or post-communist. In so doing, it offers a departure from the established terms of scholarly literature on the Central European transition that has focused on such concepts as “homo sovieticus” or the “post-communist mentality”. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in the early 2000s in the highland region in the south of Poland, focusing on local knowledge about the state, power, politics, and democracy. It describes how rural social imaginaries translate categories derived from the organisation of life and work at the farm into ideas about politics. In this regard, the state is seen as a huge farm, the authorities as the farmer or manager, and the nation as the farmer’s family. Politics is perceived as a dishonest but profitable profession and democracy as a political system that could only work in the Garden of Eden.

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers
Author: Rich Karlgaard
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1524759767

A groundbreaking exploration of how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness. “What Yogi Berra observed about a baseball game—it ain't over till it's over—is true about life, and [Late Bloomers] is the ultimate proof of this. . . . It’s a keeper.”—Forbes We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook—or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google, Facebook or Uber. We see coders and entrepreneurs become millionaires or billionaires before age thirty, and feel we are failing if we are not one of them. Late bloomers, on the other hand, are under-valued—in popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents. Yet the fact is, a lot of us—most of us—do not explode out of the gates in life. We have to discover our passions and talents and gifts. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke) and, after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley, and eventually to become the publisher of Forbes magazine. There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesn’t mature until age twenty-five, and later for some. In fact, our brain’s capabilities peak at different ages. We actually experience multiple periods of blooming in our lives. Moreover, late bloomers enjoy hidden strengths because they take their time to discover their way in life—strengths coveted by many employers and partners—including curiosity, insight, compassion, resilience, and wisdom. Based on years of research, personal experience, interviews with neuroscientists, psychologists, and countless people at different stages of their careers, Late Bloomers reveals how and when we achieve our full potential. Praise for Late Bloomers “The underlying message that we should ‘consider a kinder clock for human development’ is a compelling one.”—Financial Times “Late Bloomers spoke to me deeply as a parent of two millennials and as a coach to many new college grads (the children of my friends and associates). It’s a bracing tonic for the anxiety they are swimming through, with a facts-based approach to help us all calm down.”—Robin Wolaner, founder of Parenting magazine