Little Runs Big World

Little Runs Big World
Author: Chris Bolender
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781516960798

Crashing through the Atlantic Ocean on board a goliath aircraft carrier, looking out at Virginia Beach from the top of a mountain made of trash, and peering inside a sea cave on a hidden turquoise beach in Okinawa are some of the last places most people would think about running. In an entrancing memoir, we join Chris Bolender on his little runs as a child tortured by running, a navy sailor, a college football player, a marine officer candidate, a nervous lieutenant, a hospitalized captain, a comedian, an absent father, a lonely commander, the son and grandson of war heroes, a supervisor of drill instructors, a retired marine, and a present father. This modern-day Renaissance man gives his readers the access given only to a service member behind the perimeters. Readers will see the gorgeous places Bolender has traveled around the globe, while feeling the heavy stresses placed on him. All his little runs tie together to form a narrative that begins as an insecure teenage kid joins the navy and finishes with an enlightened marine officer-with a few wrinkles and gray hairs. Over the course of sixteen years, each run is an escape and a reconnection with nature that keeps him sane and strong enough to overcome the challenges at hand. Over time his bond with running grows stronger and stronger-enough that he adopts it into his daily routine-for life. Little Runs, Big World: A Marine's Path to Peace is sure to be an enjoyable, witty read for people who are interested in fitness, running, the military, travel, and spirituality.

A Little Girl in a Big, Big World

A Little Girl in a Big, Big World
Author: Daijha Cain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-11-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996927437

Jasmine wants to make a difference in her community, but she feels helpless in the face of the problems she sees around her, like homelessness and kids skipping school. But when she begins taking small steps to solve these problems, and recognizes the power of her BIG personality, the impact she makes may surprise even her.

Just a Little Run Around the World

Just a Little Run Around the World
Author: Rosie Swale Pope
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0007306202

"Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie set off from Wales with nothing but a small cart of food and equipment, funded by the rent from her little cottage. So began a five-year solo journey that would take Rosie 20,000 miles around the world in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's gripping story is a rollercoaster adventure of epic proportions." -- Back cover.

SMALL WORDS IN A BIG WORLD

SMALL WORDS IN A BIG WORLD
Author: ROBERT SMALL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2016-06-08
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1365179923

I pray my book reaches out to others who share a deep love and my words touch their life as they read. God gave me another chance at life after a terrible accident in '86 and I have so much love to share, I write of the love I feel in my heart that others may share also.

Big World, Small Screen

Big World, Small Screen
Author:
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780803272637

Big World, Small Screen assesses the influence of television on the lives of the most vulnerable and powerless in American society: children, ethnic and sexual minorities, and women. Many in these groups are addicted to television, although they are not the principal audiences sought by commercial TV distributors because they are not the most lucrative markets for advertisers. This important book illustrates the power of television in stereotyping the elderly, ethnic groups, gays and lesbians, and the institutionalized and, thus, in contributing to the self-image of many viewers. They go on to consider how television affects social interaction, intellectual functioning, emotional development, and attitudes (toward family life, sexuality, and mental and physical health, for example). They illustrate the medium's potential to teach and inform, to communicate across nations and cultures?and to induce violence, callousness, and amorality. Parents will be especially interested in what they say about television viewing and children. Finally, they offer suggestions for research and public policy with the aim of producing programming that will enrich the lives of citizens all across the spectrum. Nine psychologists, members of the Task Force on Television and Society appointed by the American Psychological Association, have collaborated on Big World, Small Screen.

Cub's Big World

Cub's Big World
Author: Sarah L. Thomson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0544057392

In this picture book about exploring the big snowy world, a tiny polar bear learns that she can be brave--especially with Mom close by.

Little Dog Ready: How He Lost Himself in the Big World

Little Dog Ready: How He Lost Himself in the Big World
Author: Mabel F. Stryker
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2022-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

"Little Dog Ready: How He Lost Himself in the Big World" by Mabel F. Stryker is a heartwarming book for readers who are young and young at heart. After getting separated from his young owner, Ready the puppy goes on a magical adventure to find his way back to him in an adventure that sucks you in from the first to the last pages.

A Little Me

A Little Me
Author: Amy Roloff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1948080982

From the star of TLC’s hit reality show Little People BIG World comes a revelatory memoir that will inspire those who have long followed the Roloff’s and newcomers alike. “A Little Me by Amy Roloff is a feel-good, inspirational memoir about a remarkable woman who addresses challenges head-on with a positive outlook and deep faith.” – New York Journal of Books Whatever package you come in, life isn’t easier or harder than another’s because you are different physically. There may be more challenges, but still, everyone has challenges. “God doesn’t make mistakes.” For Amy Roloff, star of TLC’s hit reality show Little People, BIG World, her father’s words would repeatedly serve as an anchor, reminding her of her inherent worth and purpose, whenever feelings of insecurity and inadequacy surfaced and threatened to overwhelm her. In A Little Me, Amy shares what it was like growing up with achondroplasia dwarfism, how she struggled to overcome obstacles both physical and emotional—navigating the average-size world as a little person, dealing with a serious illness as a young girl, bullying, and issues of body image and unachievable beauty ideals—while learning, as we all must, to accept herself for who she is. Finally allowing herself to be vulnerable enough to open up to others, she learned that it’s worth risking possible rejection for a chance at genuine relationships. Amy’s memoir is an inspiring and at times heart-wrenching account of resilience and the strength of the human spirit to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Born to Run

Born to Run
Author: Christopher McDougall
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2010-12-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 184765228X

A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation ... a rollicking tale well told' - The Times At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.

Small Nations in a Big World

Small Nations in a Big World
Author: Michael Keating
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2020-04-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1912387824

Small northern European states have been a major point of reference in the Scottish independence debate. For nationalists, they have been an 'arc of prosperity' while in the aftermath of the financial crash, unionists lampooned the 'arc of insolvency'.Both characterisations are equally misleading. Small states can do well in the global market place, but they face the world in very different ways. Some accept market logic and take the 'low road' of low wages, low taxes and light regulation, with a correspondingly low level of public services. Others take the 'high road' of social investment, which entails a larger public sector and higher taxes. Such a strategy requires innovative government, flexibility and social partnership.Keating and Harvey compare the experience of the Nordic and Baltic states and Ireland, which have taken very different roads and ask what lessons can be learnt for Scotland. They conclude that success is possible but that hard choices would need to be taken. Neither side in the independence debate has faced these choices squarely.