Bøger af Patricia Crain

Reading Children offers a history of the relationship between children and books in Anglo-American modernity, exploring early children's literature, pedagogical practices, property lessons inherent in children's book ownership, and the emergence of childhood itself as a literary property.

Grace, a stressed, depressed and overweight, 28 year old, London high flyer wakes up in a private hospital after a nervous breakdown. She asks herself one fundamental question. Is this my life? This question sparks an epic leap of faith and she abandons her old ways and moves to the Far East. Embracing the ancient and the mystical, encountering sex gurus, dangerous rituals, tantra and karmic cleansers. In the course of this relentless pursuit Grace finds the meaning. The Answer we are all looking for. The story is compelling, inspiring, shocking, soulful and all heart, a page turner right from the start. "Bridget Jones meets Eat, Pray, Love. On Speed." Catherine Christie "Grace takes the leap off the corporate treadmill the rest of us only dream of. In her compelling tale she manages to take us along with her, and gives us the feeling we almost did the same. Funny, inspiring and button-pushing. Her often astonishing story shows us that the possibility of escaping from an ordinary life is right there for each of us possessing the courage to face ourselves." Rod Suskin, Radio personality. Author of "Soul Talks" and "Soul Life." "What an amazing ride, make space Grace, I wanna come along." Jenni Button, Designer/Entrepreneur. "The raw intensity of "A Narrow Escape from and Ordinary Life," had me laughing out loud, crying and cheering for the heroine. Move over Eat, Pray, Love." Jane Van Velsen, Director, Social Media Shop "Hooked from the first page of this amazing true story. Inspirational, hilarious, spiritual. A must read for anyone wanting a new life." Creator, The Fasting Path. "A refreshingly frank account of a remarkable woman's brave and relentless journey into the unknown. Inspiring and insightful. She pulls no punches." Charlie Trebla, Author of Angelicus

Este é um livro sobre um emigrante que deixou Portugal quando era criança. Quantos não terão deixado a terra mãe com a mesma idade? Quantos não terão enfrentado as mesmas ou mesmo mais dificuldades que Víctor? Quantos não poderiam também redigir um livro sobre as suas vidas? Porém, poucos teriam a coragem de revelar o bom e o mau das suas vidas, os fracassos e as vitórias, as culpas e as desculpas. Víctor é um homem que reconhece o desagradável que cometeu, que deseja passar uma lição a muitos jovens, emigrantes ou não, que enfrentam a vida de uma posição difícil. Ele teve sucesso, e outros podem também ter sucesso. E neste desejo relembra e apresenta o desenvolvimento social, político e económico dos três países onde a sua vida decorreu: Portugal, África do Sul e Rodésia, hoje Zimbabué.É um livro que poderia chamar-se 'esperança'. Esta é a que ficou na caixa de Pandora e é sempre a última a deixar a nossa alma e os nossos corações.

Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance.