Rather Laugh Than Cry

Rather Laugh Than Cry
Author: Malka Zipora
Publisher: Vehicule Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Written by a Hassidic mother of 12, this autobiography provides a revealing look at the daily life of a contemporary, Hassidic Jewish family. Alien yet familiar, the stories, written over the course of more than a dozen years, clearly show that for all of the community's rejection of conventional clothing, radio, and television, the lives of Hassidic women are not so different from the lives of those outside their group. While the different standards assigned to women in tightly-knit Hassidic society are explored, women from a variety of backgrounds will identify with the author's poignant tales of fighting teenagers for the telephone, teaching a child how to care for a pet, and raising a large family while running a household.

Tourism and Humour

Tourism and Humour
Author: Philip L. Pearce
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2015-06-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1845415116

This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour may appear inappropriate in tourism settings and the development of tourism humour theory. The work includes much original material collected by the authors. The book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers of tourism as well as humour scholars from other disciplines.

Laugh Till You Cry

Laugh Till You Cry
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Yearling Books
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0440237742

Thirteen years old and a budding comedian, Cody has little to laugh about after he and his mother move from California to Texas to help his sick grandmother and he is framed by his cousin for calling in bomb threats to their school.

I’d Rather Laugh than Cry

I’d Rather Laugh than Cry
Author: samir goradia
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 9
Release: 2018-02-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1387614150

During judgment day, the devil deceived his minions into believing or at least continuing the deception that any soul was "unsa

Crying Laughing

Crying Laughing
Author: Lance Rubin
Publisher: Ember
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0525644709

A tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girl's determination to find the funny in high school from the author of Denton Little's Deathdate. Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of tenth grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even . . . flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that he's been diagnosed with ALS. That is . . . not funny. Her dad's still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnie's prepared to be his straight man if that's what he wants. But is it what he needs? Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnie's struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh is exactly what will see her through. **A Junior Library Guild Selection**

Hospital Sketches

Hospital Sketches
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1986
Genre: Authors, American
ISBN: 0918222788

An account of Alcott's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War.

Transform Stress Into Strength

Transform Stress Into Strength
Author: Susanne Sweeny
Publisher: TransformStressIntoStrength
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781599770109

Help--My Life's Out of Control! It's a common lament and increasing frustration. You're frazzled by the frantic pace. Your to do list is about to do you in. You can't catch your breath before more musts and shoulds appear. You're all stressed up and spinning into a vicious, downward spiral. let Susanne Sweeny, counselor and life coach, halt the madness and set you on a well-charted course to transform stress into strength and reclaim your personal power. With insightful assessments that pinpoint your values, priorities, and mission, you'll create a strategic life plan and refocus your time from the tyranny of the urgent to the truly important.

Breaking the Chain

Breaking the Chain
Author: C. K. Pumpie
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781469738154

Eleven-year-old Manxie just wants to believe in herself. Known as the odd duck of the family, Manxie is hiding a dark secret. She is the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Manxie somehow survives the abuse by making friends and achieving a place on the honor roll at school. But when someone offers her drugs during the tumultuous teenage years, Manxie succumbs to the temptation, welcoming the temporary relief from her pain. Forced into the working world at age fourteen in order to support her family, Manxie soon learns that the only one she can depend on is herself. But it is when she becomes pregnant that Manxie finally discovers the power of unconditional love. Desperate to break free of the chains of her upbringing, Manxie seeks out a better existencefor not only her son, but also herself. Breaking the Chain is the story of one womans courageous struggle to find confidence, stay focused on the future instead of the past, and never again let anyone take her beautiful spirit away.

Amish Brides

Amish Brides
Author: Jennifer Beckstrand
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420144820

Wedding bells ring as “three worthy women embrace their communities’ values and find true love in these sweet novellas” (Publishers Weekly). Under bright blue skies, hearts are joined, fulfilling sweet dreams, impossible wishes, and joyous new beginnings . . . The Reluctant Groom Jennifer Beckstrand Spirited Suvie Newswenger has three marriage proposals, but none from the man she truly loves. No matter how lonely widower Aaron Beachy is, he seems determined to stay that way forever. Now, with help from his matchmaking great-grandparents, Suvie will do whatever it takes to rekindle Aaron’s hope, and spark happiness for a lifetime. Joshua’s Bride Molly Jebber Madeline Lehman fears her fiancé’s family will never accept her because of her rebellious sister. She’s postponed her wedding to Joshua Stutzman until they see the truth. But when Maddie adopts her sister’s abandoned baby, can she and Joshua find a way to unite their families through forgiveness as well as love? A Summer Wedding in Paradise Amy Lillard Reba Schmucker longs to be a bride. And she knows her mischievous nieces just wanted to help when they “chose” Abel Weaver for her. But he’s the last man in the world she’d ever marry. There’s no way her independence and his stubbornness could ever get along—unless a sudden crisis somehow leads to understanding . . . and love. “Three entertaining novellas from three reliable authors.” —Fresh Fiction

Love Notes

Love Notes
Author: Patty Clark
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2020-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973684764

Life is all about knowing God. The miracle is that He invites us to draw near and cultivate a personal and intimate relationship with Him; a “relationship” He created for us to experience and thoroughly enjoy. Sitting with Jesus and exploring His Word has a supernatural way of quieting the human mind and flooding the soul with renewed courage and hope.