eBooks „stroke“
55 eBooks were found for the search term „stroke“.
D. B. Reynolds
In The Care of Evil
- Biography & Autobiography
- English
- 163450 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 178
- 18
This dark and edgy tale is a true-to-life account about the brutal experiences a group of foster children and handicapped men encounter in a foster home. Numerous foster children and mentally-challenged men are brutally beaten at the hands of evil and cold-hearted foster parents. The home is scrupulously unsanitary, with large rats and cockroaches nesting throughout the house.
The diabolical foster father, J. D. Willingham, proves extremely abusive by brutally raping a fourteen year old innocent and helpless foster girl. She is taken away and sent to another foster home. Social service authorities are apprehensive about bringing more foster children to the home after the occurrence of the senseless rape. The cycle of abuse doesn’t stop there.
J. D. then impregnates another foster girl after she is manipulated into giving in to his strong sexual advances. The foster mother, Bessie Mae Willingham, suspects her husband is a rapist and child molestor. She threatens to end his life by placing a loaded pistol to his head. After suffering a fatal stroke due to her failing health, the appropriate child care services are contacted and the notorious foster parenting home is finally shut down. Based on a powerfully true story, the facts take the reader deep into the inner sanctums of an insanely brutal foster home where the specter of abuse and neglect lurks. [more]
Keywords: Foster Home, Child Abuse, Neglect, Rape, Violence, Greed, Betrayal
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Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Elizabeth'S Campaign (Fiscle Part-X
- Erotic
- English
- 91531 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 9
- 2
'Remember, Slater, If I Am Detained, That I Am Expecting the Two
Gentlemen From The War Agricultural Committee At Six, And Captain
Mills Of The Red cross Is Coming to Dine And Sleep. Ask Lady
Chicksands To Look After Him In case I Am Late--And Put Those
Tribunal Papers In order For Me, By The Way. I Really Must Go
Properly Into That Quaker Man'S Case--Horrid Nuisance! I Hope To Be
Back In a Couple Of Hours, But I Can'T Be Sure. Hullo, Beryl! I
Thought You Were Out.'
The Speaker, Sir Henry Chicksands, Already Mounted on His Cob
Outside His Own Front Door, Turned from His Secretary, To Whom He
Had Been Giving these Directions, To See His Only Daughter Hurrying
Through The Inner Hall With The Evident Intention Of Catching her
Father Before He Rode Off.
She Ran Down The Steps, But Instead Of Speaking at Once She Began To
Stroke And Pat His Horse'S Neck, As Though Doubtful How To Put What
She Had To Say. [more]
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Noah Daniels
Playing Golf: A Beginners Guide
- Self-Help
- English
- 22243 Words
- No Age Recommendation
- 139
Famous author Mark Twain once wrote, “Golf is a good walk wasted.” Many people feel this way. After all, what’s so fun and interesting about hitting a little white ball with a metal stick trying to get it in a little hole? However, the truth is there is fun to be had on the golf course as is evidenced by the millions of golf enthusiasts all over the world.
One of the great things about golf is that it is more than a physical sport. Your mental state can play a huge part in your golf game. If you hit a bad shot, it can really affect your next stroke and so on and so forth. It’s important to realize that if golf were less challenging, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun.
I’m not a golf pro, but I do love the game of golf. I’ve always wanted to improve my golf game, so this book will help both you and me. I decided that researching what the pros have to say would be a great way to put their advice to good use. Compiling all of that information into this book would also be a great way to share that advice.
Let’s look at different aspects of the game of golf and find some easy ways to improve our scores! [more]
Keywords: golf, golf course, playing golf, golf for beginners, golfing, beginners guide
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Arthut Anderson
20 Simple Habits to Become a Good Amateur Cyclist
- Sports & Recreation
- English
- 7380 Words
- Ages 6 and up
- 18
Cycling is much more than simply pedaling. It's an experience that connects us with freedom, nature, and adventure. Whether you venture into steep mountain trails, ride along scenic coastal paths, or simply explore your neighborhood on two wheels, every pedal stroke is an opportunity to challenge yourself and savor the journey.
Being a good amateur cyclist doesn't require exceptional skills or expensive gear. It's about adopting simple habits that allow you to make the most of your passion for cycling. In this book, we will explore 20 essential habits that will help you enhance your skills, stay safe, and, most importantly, enjoy every moment on the bicycle.
Each chapter will guide you through a specific habit, from riding regularly to gain experience to learning how to fix flats in case of emergencies. You'll discover how to fine-tune your bike to fit you like a glove, how to stay hydrated and properly nourished, and how to explore routes that challenge and amaze you.
Whether you're a novice cyclist just starting out or a more experienced enthusiast looking to further improve, these habits lay the foundation for becoming a more proficient cyclist and fully enjoying your two-wheeled adventures.
Get ready to unlock your potential as an amateur cyclist and, most importantly, to relish the journey with every turn of the pedal. It's time to ride and experience the thrill of cycling! [more]
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Lynne Ashdown
One American Woman Fifty Italian Men: A Journey of Cycling, Love, and Will
- Biography & Autobiography
- English
- 1988 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 289
When Lynne Ashdown, her new lover, and more than fifty Italian male cyclists departed Italy in June of 1990, no one had yet ventured into the Long-closed reaches of Eastern Europe since the falling of the Iron Curtain more than forty years before. They would be cycling almost a thousand miles from Verona, across Northern Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland to Warsaw, in just ten days. Ashdown hadn't realized she would be the only woman cycling with the fifty-four men. One American Woman Fifty Italian Men tells not only of a sweeping journey of adventure, romantic disaster, and cultural collision, but also of a revelation of Ashdown's identity, forged by her will in the constant pain of trying to keep up with the men who were stronger. This trip back in time shows the stark contrasts between the world she knew as an American and the world she saw in impoverished Eastern Europe. This true story, rich with images of the countries they cycled through, describes the warmth and the cycling lives of the Italians, as well as the lives of people who lived under communism for so long and the values that survive all governments. In One American Woman Fifty Italian Men, Ashdown conveys the aloneness of cycling over vast distances even in a spread-out pack, the growing pain and fatigue of each pedal-stroke, and the caring of the men for her and for each other. This journey draws us into a universal drama not just of cyclists, but also of hearts and possibilities. [more]
Keywords: cycling, non-fiction, biography, memoir, sports, sports memoirs, sports & outdoors, women's sport
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Offer R
The Boy and The Man
- Fiction
- English
- 46571 Words
- No Age Recommendation
- 857
- 1
A poor boy on an errand to deliver tools to his carpenter father has a violent encounter in the woods. With a pinch of courage and a stroke of luck he comes out ahead, but the story of his journey grows quickly, first as told by him to his mother and then through his gossipy neighbors. The boy witnesses the distortions of the truth but plays along to his great delight.
The story becomes a legend, and soon the boy is invited to meet the prince in the palace. A show of courage is in the planning, but like our boy, the prince is no hero. He confesses to the boy and pleads for his assistance. Our boy seizes the opportunity and the two become close friends.
The boy finds his place in the palace and grows as the prince's brother. Eventually they're both enlisted to the King's Guard. Love isn't long to follow in the form of the enchanting Aphrodite. But we haven't forgotten that the boy's past is riddled with secrets and lies, and in order to maintain his place in the palace he must build upon them with more lies. This is also true when the King's Guard encounters a superior army. Through his cunning ability the boy succeeds to bring about victory.
When he finds the prince and his lovely Aphrodite have been holding a secret love for one another, he devises a plot to keep them apart. When he wishes to get rich he devises a plot to exploit his fine reputation and loan with interest.
The boy's lies catch up to him eventually. He escapes and returns years later after no one knows what's become of him. But who is the man that returns, and will he be there to come to the rescue of the imperiled prince? At what cost? [more]
Keywords: Adventure, fiction, kingdom, prince, wars, money, love, betrayal, lies, redemption, friendship, death, happiness, honor
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Sir James George Frazer
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- English
- 166040 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
- 1
In This Concluding Part Of _The Golden Bough_ I Have Discussed The
Problem Which Gives Its Title To The Whole Work. If I Am Right, The
Golden Bough Over Which The King Of The Wood, Diana's Priest At Aricia,
Kept Watch And Ward Was No Other Than A Branch Of Mistletoe Growing On
An Oak Within The Sacred Grove; And As The Plucking Of The Bough Was A
Necessary Prelude To The Slaughter Of The Priest, I Have Been Led To
Institute A Parallel Between The King Of The Wood At Nemi And The Norse
God Balder, Who Was Worshipped In A Sacred Grove Beside The Beautiful
Sogne Fiord Of Norway And Was Said To Have Perished By A Stroke Of
Mistletoe, Which Alone Of All Things On Earth Or In Heaven Could Wound
Him. On The Theory Here Suggested Both Balder And The King Of The Wood
Personified In A Sense The Sacred Oak Of Our Aryan Forefathers, And Both
Had Deposited Their Lives Or Souls For Safety In The Parasite Which
Sometimes, Though Rarely, Is Found Growing On An Oak And By The Very
Rarity Of Its Appearance Excites The Wonder And Stimulates The Devotion
Of Ignorant Men. Though I Am Now Less Than Ever Disposed To Lay Weight
On The Analogy Between The Italian Priest And The Norse God, I Have
Allowed It To Stand Because It Furnishes Me With A Pretext For
Discussing Not Only The General Question Of The External Soul In Popular
Superstition, But Also The Fire-Festivals Of Europe, Since Fire Played A
Part Both In The Myth Of Balder And In The Ritual Of The Arician Grove. [more]
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Evanora Angel
What's not to love? ~Everything
- Romance
- English
- 3594 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 2178
- 19
'I'll bet you Sam doesn't know how to give a good kiss.'
'Why don't you see for your self' Ethan commented raising his eyebrows.
'Fine.' I said not glancing back as I swiftly moved towards the so called girl ‘sam’. She looked pretty sexy tonight. She was wearing a tight black dress that hugged her in all the right places and oh how I would love to run my hands over those tanned thighs~ woh.snap out of it. I'm here to kiss her not have sex with her. I slinked my hand around her waist and she spun around turning her eyes towards me and instantly they were filled with lust.
'Heyy' she said slurring her words. She must be drunk. I could feel her heavy breathing as she pressed her boobs onto my hard chest. I kissed her lightly then ran my tongue over her bottom lip asking for an entrance. She gave it to me. Our tongues played with each other until she slid her hand down my pants. 'More' She moaned loud and clear so that the people around her begun to take interest. I flinched as her hand reached my now rock hard cock. She begun to clutch it and stroke it when I pulled away. She looked confused and the lust in those sexy eyes made me feel angry with myself we didn't continue, but a kiss was all I promised. I wish I could have more. To have my self in her. Oh man. I thought as I strode back to my friends. 'Wow. Due she wanted you in her.'
'I know man. The lust in her eyes.' And in mine I secretly thought to myself. [more]
Keywords: love, comedy, romance, sex
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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
PIPES O'PAN AT ZEKESBURY
- Poetry
- English
- 39711 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. His poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that Riley authored, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man".
Riley began his career writing verses as a sign maker and submitting poetry to newspapers. Thanks in part to an endorsement from poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, he eventually earned successive jobs at Indiana newspaper publishers during the latter 1870s. Riley gradually rose in prominence during the 1880s through his poetry reading tours. He traveled a touring circuit first in the Midwest, and then nationally, holding shows and making joint appearances on stage with other famous talents. Regularly struggling with his alcohol addiction, Riley never married or had children, and created a scandal in 1888 when he became too drunk to perform. He became more popular in spite of the bad press he received, and as a result extricated himself from poorly negotiated contracts that limited his earnings; he quickly became very wealthy.
Riley became a bestselling author in the 1890s. His children's poems were compiled into a book and illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Titled the Rhymes of Childhood, the book was his most popular and sold millions of copies. As a poet, Riley achieved an uncommon level of fame during his own lifetime. He was honored with annual Riley Day celebrations around the United States and was regularly called on to perform readings at national civic events. He continued to write and hold occasional poetry readings until a stroke paralyzed his right arm in 1910.
Riley's chief legacy was his influence in fostering the creation of a midwestern cultural identity and his contributions to the Golden Age of Indiana Literature. Along with other writers of his era, he helped create a caricature of midwesterners and formed a literary community that produced works rivaling the established eastern literati. There are many memorials dedicated to Riley, including the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. [more]
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FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON, PART II
- Fantasy
- English
- 55822 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (/ˈniːtʃə/[1] or /ˈniːtʃi/;[2] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːt͡sʃə]; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, composer and Latin and Greek scholar. He wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor[3] and irony.
Nietzsche's key ideas include perspectivism, the will to power, the death of God, the Übermensch and eternal recurrence. One of the key tenets of his philosophy is "life-affirmation", which embraces the realities of the world in which we live over the idea of a world beyond. It further champions the creative powers of the individual to strive beyond social, cultural, and moral contexts.[4] Nietzsche's attitude towards religion and morality was marked with atheism, psychologism and historism; he considered them to be human creations loaded with the error of confusing cause and effect.[5] His radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth has been the focus of extensive commentary, and his influence remains substantial, especially in schools of continental philosophy such as existentialism, postmodernism, and post-structuralism. His ideas of individual overcoming and transcendence beyond structure and context have had a profound impact on late-twentieth and early-twenty-first century thinkers, who have used these concepts as points of departure in the development of their philosophies.[6][7]
Nietzsche began his career as a classical philologist—a scholar of Greek and Roman textual criticism—before turning to philosophy. In 1869, at age 24, he became the youngest-ever occupant of the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel. He resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life.[8] In 1889, at age 44, he suffered a collapse and a complete loss of his mental faculties. The breakdown was later ascribed to atypical general paresis due to tertiary syphilis, but this diagnosis has come into question.[9] Re-examination of Nietzsche's medical evaluation papers show that he almost certainly died of brain cancer.[10] Nietzsche lived his remaining years in the care of his mother (until her death in 1897) and then his sister Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche. He died in 1900 following a stroke. [more]
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