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"No matter how much I enjoyed parenthood, I found myself having to
accept its fundamental truth: that nothing ever turns out quite as
you'd expect." It was a journey that most parents would hope to
avoid: a son born with a congenital heart defect, a fateful
decision to take a family trip abroad, and an emergency
hospitalization that left them stranded on the other side of the
world with no obvious way home. Despite these difficult
circumstances, More Than We Expected is not a tragedy. Instead,
this memoir offers valuable lessons about the privilege of
parenthood and the practice of medicine: the mysterious ways in
which the body forms and grows, giving life; how we find the faith
to live with our decisions, even if the consequences are beyond our
control; and a family's extraordinary capacity--when something goes
wrong--to compensate and heal. More Than We Expected is a story of
finding strength in the most unexpected places. Our children have a
special ability to reveal the goodness in the world--their eyes a
window to a life full of wonder. Like them, this book is a vivid
reminder of what it means to be human--a miraculous, inexplicable
gift, however fleeting.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A major motion picture adaptation by Studio Ghibli, creators of
SPIRITED AWAY and ARRIETTY. Anna hasn't a friend in the world -
until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes. But Marnie isn't all
she seems... Sent away from her foster home one long, hot summer to
a sleepy Norfolk village by the sea, Anna dreams her days away
among the sandhills and marshes. She never expected to meet a
friend like Marnie, someone who doesn't judge Anna for being
ordinary and not-even-trying. But no sooner has Anna learned the
loveliness of friendship than Marnie vanishes...
A personal invitation to walk with God through one of the great
classics of Christian spirituality. This book of daily devotions is
based upon The Cloud of Unknowing. In this edition Robinson sought
to remain as true as possible to the voice of this medieval
classic. Cloud Devotion follows the original Middle English text
sentence by sentence, with Robinson's own translation and
paraphrase, divided work into 366 small portions, with a Scripture
passage related to the theme from each daily reading. "My heart has
yearned for this book. I wanted a guide to help me savor and
reflect on the spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing. David has
insightfully discerned how we might do this. The partnership of
this unknown, ancient writer and this known, living pastor is
masterful. I invite you into the clouds with the slow reading of
this book." -Dr. MaryKate Morse, author and mentor-professor of
formation and leadership
Six Ways to Improve Your Balance as a Group Leader Leading a
successful small group is like walking a tightrope. You traverse a
taut, exciting line, balancing the dynamic tensions characteristic
of every group. Drawing from the concept of "polarity management,"
Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson help you understand and deal with
six dynamic areas every group leader must manage in order to create
genuine, transforming small group community. Your group is in for
unprecedented connection and growth when you harness the interplay
between * Truth and Life * Care and Discipleship * Friendship and
Accountability * Kindness and Confrontation * Task and People *
Openness and Intimacy Effective, life-giving small groups learn how
to embrace both ends of each continuum. Walking the Small Group
Tightrope will strengthen your sense of balance, help you gain
confidence as a leader, and show you how to release the untapped
creative and relational energy in your group.
The north Cornwall seaside resort town of Bude has undergone quite
a transformation since its humble beginnings as Stratton's
unremarkable neighbour. As one local candidly put it, 'Stratton was
a market town when Bude was just a furzy down.' Initially known for
its beach sand properties, which worked wonders on soil and proved
favourable with many Cornish farmers, Bude expanded rapidly
following the construction of the sea canal in the early nineteenth
century. The Victorians sought it out as the ideal holiday resort.
Bude - known in the Cornish tongue as Porthbud - has proven a hit
with holidaymakers as an idyllic seaside destination. Whether
surfing at Widemouth Bay, exploring cliffs and hidden beach coves,
or simply enjoying a spot of fishing, the charming resort has
emerged as a tourist hotspot. Author Dawn G. Robinson has compiled
a captivating collection of postcards that capture the beauty and
charm of this seaside spot.
Algae have become the favoured object for a whole range of studies
in various areas of biology. This first volume in the new series
Experimental Phycology comprises 16 contributions presented at the
Gottingen algal symposium in September 1989. The articles are
centered around several major themes of current interest to
algologists and cell biologists. Topics reviewed cover: - "cell
walls and " "surfaces" cellulose biosynthesis, scale structures,
algal symbionts in ciliates and lichens, cell wall autolysins,
marine biofouling, - "reproduction" cell differentiation in
"Volvox," the polyspermy block, mitosis in diatoms, nuclear
behaviour and cytokinesis in green algae, - "algal evolution"
ribosomal RNA sequences, chloroplast evolution, and -
"photosynthesis: " phycobilisomes, chlororespiration, thylakoid
architecture, electron transfer."
The book addresses the vital issue of how business leaders can
prepare themselves to deal with the impact of unexpected events. It
raises key questions for leaders to address if they are to avoid
being distracted by crisis and remain in touch with a wider context
that is subject to constant uncertainty and change.
The book addresses the vital issue of how business leaders can
prepare themselves to deal with the impact of unexpected events. It
raises key questions for leaders to address if they are to avoid
being distracted by crisis and remain in touch with a wider context
that is subject to constant uncertainty and change.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), called "the mother of all
membranes," is spotlighted in this timely new book. The work
presented here is especially exciting since GFP-technology has
provided new ways of looking at the dynamics of the ER and its
relationship to other organelles, particularly the Golgi apparatus
and peroxisomes. This book provides in-depth knowledge of the ER
and the diverse roles it plays, for instance, in protein
trafficking, homeostasis of cellular calcium, plant hormone and
lipid synthesis. These manifold activities are reflected in the
great plasticity of the ER as a structure, with more than a dozen
specialized domains recognized for this organelle.
From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Marnie Wasn't There, Joan
G. Robinson, comes the beloved children's character, Teddy
Robinson, who has been enchanting readers since his first
appearance in 1953. Illustrated with the author's original black
line illustrations, Teddy Robinson meets Father Christmas and other
stories is a heartwarming collection of tales that will appeal to
fans old and new. Join Teddy Robinson as he has goes to the fair,
meets Father Christmas and plays babysitter. He's sometimes rather
shy and sometimes a bit of a show-off - but with his love of rhymes
and his great imagination, Teddy Robinson is the best friend any
child could have.
Can offenders be rehabilitated? Can this be done in ways that
benefit the community as a whole, as well as offenders? This book
is about the history, theory, practice and effectiveness of
rehabilitation. It shows how different beliefs about the value of
rehabilitation and about 'what works' have influenced criminal
justice policy and practice at different times, and it identifies a
number of promising approaches for the future. Everyone interested
in the rehabilitation of offenders should read this book.
Can offenders be rehabilitated? Can this be done in ways that
benefit the community as a whole, as well as offenders? This book
is about the history, theory, practice and effectiveness of
rehabilitation. It shows how different beliefs about the value of
rehabilitation and about 'what works' have influenced criminal
justice policy and practice at different times, and it identifies a
number of promising approaches for the future. Everyone interested
in the rehabilitation of offenders should read this book.
In 1939, when the electron optics laboratory of Siemens &
Halske Inc. began to manufacture the first electron microscopes,
the biological and medical profes sions had an unexpected
instrument at their disposal which exceeded the reso lution of the
light microscope by more than a hundredfold. The immediate and
broad application of this new tool was complicated by the
overwhelming prob lems inherent in specimen preparation for the
investigation of cellular struc tures. The microtechniques applied
in light microscopy were no longer appli cable, since even the
thinnest paraffin layers could not be penetrated by electrons. Many
competent biological and medical research workers expressed their
anxiety that objects in high vacuum would be modified due to
complete dehydration and the absorbed electron energy would
eventually cause degrada tion to rudimentary carbon backbones. It
also seemed questionable as to whether it would be possible to
prepare thin sections of approximately 0. 5 11m from heterogeneous
biological specimens. Thus one was suddenly in posses sion of a
completely unique instrument which, when compared with the light
microscope, allowed a 10-100-fold higher resolution, yet a suitable
preparation methodology was lacking. This sceptical attitude
towards the application of electron microscopy in bi ology and
medicine was supported simultaneously by the general opinion of
colloid chemists, who postulated that in the submicroscopic region
of living structures no stable building blocks existed which could
be revealed with this apparatus."
In 1800, Bude would have been lucky to have a population of 100,
but people flocked to the town for work when the canal opened. When
the canal closed, Bude would have crumbled, but for the developing
tourist trade. The canal totally changed the topography of Bude.
Victorian engineers built the breakwater and altered the course of
the river to scour out a makeshift harbour. Today the breakwater is
used for fishing and by tourists for fabulous views to Summerleaze
Beach and beyond. Bude has had its share of disasters. The River
Neet flooded the Strand and The Crescent in 1903, the 1950s and
1993, and in 1891 there was a great blizzard. The Strand now looks
very different to the 1860s when it was dominated by warehouses. As
tourism developed, many old buildings such as the cinema
disappeared. Modern Bude has evolved, with changes to place names
and buildings, but it remains a beautiful town loved by locals and
visitors alike.
A comprehensive reading of Mark Twain's major work At the end of
his long life, Samuel Clemens felt driven to write a truthful
account of what he regarded as the flaws in his character and the
errors of his ways. His attempt to tell the unvarnished truth about
himself is preserved in nearly 250 autobiographical dictations. In
order to encourage complete veracity, he decided from the outset
that these would be published only posthumously. Nevertheless,
Clemens's autobiography is singularly unrevealing. Forrest G.
Robinson argues that, by contrast, it is in his fiction that
Clemens most fully-if often inadvertently-reveals himself. He was,
he confessed, like a cat who labors in vain to bury the waste that
he has left behind. Robinson argues that he wrote out of an
enduring need to come to terms with his remembered experiences-not
to memorialize the past, but to transform it. By all
accounts-including his own-Clemens's special curse was guilt. He
was unable to forgive himself for the deaths of those closest to
him-from his siblings' death in childhood to the deaths of his own
children. Nor could he reconcile himself to his role in the Civil
War, his part in the duel that prompted his departure from Virginia
City in 1864, and-worst of all-his sense of moral complicity in the
crimes of slavery. Tracing the theme of bad faith in all of
Clemens's major writing, but with special attention to the late
work, Robinson sheds new light on a tormented moral life. His book
challenges conventional assumptions about the humorist's
personality and creativity, directing attention to what William
Dean Howells describes as "the depths of a nature whose tragical
seriousness broke in the laughter which the unwise took for the
whole of him."
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Secret Bude (Paperback)
Dawn G. Robinson
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Discovery Miles 3 920
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The third book about Bude by Dawn Robinson is a little different to
the first two. Certainly, it contains historical and contemporary
images; however, its focus is very much on the facts, fiction,
people and places you may know little about in this friendly
seaside town. Bude has little by way of ancient history but it has
plenty of tales to be told. Home to fascinating characters and
events, Bude is an enthralling community. For example, did you know
that Bude was home to a survivor of the Titanic? Or that the
creator of the artwork of a famous tarot deck died in Bude? That
Tennyson was known to have visited? Or that a story very akin to
Romeo & Juliet actually occurred nearby? Additionally, there
are plentiful tales of shipwrecks, piracy and even smuggling along
Bude's rocky shores. With much to capture your interest, this book
walks you along some lesser-known paths of Bude's history,
including an astonishing fictional Cornish tale of murder, plus
many places and spaces which few people are aware of. If visiting
Bude, get the inside story of what to look out for, and where to go
to get a true feel of the town's history.
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Clay G Robinson
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