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Author : Cynthia Hahn
Release : 2001-11-20
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 209/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portrayed on the Heart by : Cynthia Hahn
Download or read book Portrayed on the Heart written by Cynthia Hahn. This book was released on 2001-11-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Eric Jager
Release : 2000-08
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 168/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of the Heart by : Eric Jager
Download or read book The Book of the Heart written by Eric Jager. This book was released on 2000-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's increasingly electronic world, we say our personality traits are "hard-wired" and we "replay" our memories. But we use a different metaphor when we speak of someone "reading" another's mind or a desire to "turn over a new leaf"—these phrases refer to the "book of the self," an idea that dates from the beginnings of Western culture. Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the modern day. He focuses especially on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a "book of the heart" modeled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. For instance, medieval saints' legends tell of martyrs whose hearts recorded divine inscriptions; lyrics and romances feature lovers whose hearts are inscribed with their passion; paintings depict hearts as books; and medieval scribes even produced manuscript codices shaped like hearts. "The Book of the Heart provides a fresh perspective on the influence of the book as artifact on our language and culture. Reading this book broadens our appreciation of the relationship between things and ideas."—Henry Petroski, author of The Book on the Bookshelf
Author : Henny Beaumont
Release : 2016-06-09
Genre : Comics & Graphic Novels
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 937/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hole in the Heart by : Henny Beaumont
Download or read book Hole in the Heart written by Henny Beaumont. This book was released on 2016-06-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Wonderful, astonishing drawings... A masterclass in the sorrow and joy of being human, and a powerful reminder that nothing is more earth-shattering than love.'— Meg Rosoff The mother of a daughter with Down's Syndrome shares her family's journey—in beautiful black and white drawings—from hospital to home, and from early years to school, in this moving, wise and unsparing graphic memoir. On Mother's Day 2001 Henny Beaumont gave birth to her third child. For the first four hours, her baby seemed no different from her two other little girls. When the registrar told Henny and her husband that their daughter might have Down's Syndrome, she thought that her life was over. How would she be able to look after this baby, who might die, and manage her other two children at the same time? How could this weak little baby, who needed so much more from Henny than her other two children, provoke such feelings of hatred and resentment? And how would she learn to love her? If she can't trust her own reactions to Beth, how could she expect other people to overcome their prejudices and ignorance about her condition? Hole in the Heartis a moving, funny, ironic and refreshingly honest look at living with a child who has special needs. Henny's remarkable journey speaks not only to parents who have had a similar experience and the medical and care professionals who try to help them, but to every one of us who feels anxiety about our children – wondering whether they are achieving enough, whether we do enough for them, and whether we love them enough. As the PE teacher asks: 'Who's really got the special needs here?'
Author : Daniel Levy (M.D.)
Release : 2005
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Change of Heart by : Daniel Levy (M.D.)
Download or read book A Change of Heart written by Daniel Levy (M.D.). This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Levy, the director of the Framingham Heart Study, is joined by reporter Susan Brink for this examination of how the study--begun in 1948--helped unravel the mysteries of cardiovascular disease.
Author : Jo Knowles
Release : 2019-04-02
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 034/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Where the Heart Is by : Jo Knowles
Download or read book Where the Heart Is written by Jo Knowles. This book was released on 2019-04-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If home is where the heart is, what would happen if you lost it? Compassion and humor infuse the story of a family caught in financial crisis and a girl struggling to form her own identity. It’s the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best friend, Micah. But as summer unfolds, every day seems to get more complicated. Her “fun” new job taking care of the neighbors’ farm animals quickly becomes a challenge, whether she’s being pecked by chickens or having to dodge a charging pig at feeding time. At home, her parents are more worried about money than usual, and their arguments over bills intensify. Fortunately, Rachel can count on Micah to help her cope with all the stress. But Micah seems to want their relationship to go beyond friendship, and though Rachel almost wishes for that, too, she can’t force herself to feel “that way” about him. In fact, she isn’t sure she can feel that way about any boy — or what that means. With all the heart of her award-winning novel See You At Harry's, Jo Knowles brings us the story of a girl who must discover where her heart is and what that means for her future.
