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Mission No More

You’ll laugh your socks off too as they get up and dance and get down to . . . MISSION: NO MORE ( Just a good ol ’ stor y) b y L i n d a Q u i n t a l G o z a ªxHSLEQCy853281zv*:+:!:+:!@ ISBN: 978-1-4628-5328-1 (97685) MISSION: NO MORE is a comedy, drama, Rated G “movie” novel with a positive, yet subtle and fair message with good intentions that has everyone from all walks of life coming together and becoming a team with Their President & Leaders, fixing what needs the extra help being fixed, while helping everyone in the process. It’s a win, win situation; it’s a win, win mission. And it’s done in 24 days, which everyone celebrates, The Super Bowl, Thanksgiving and Mission: Complete Day, seeing each other via satellite and or in person from sea to shining sea; hence the cover picture. Together they did it, leaving no more sad days to be seen, but only happy ones, had by all! I couldn’t have come up with this on my own; you’ll notice you’re in there with your funny quotes, words of wisdom, and all. In general, the names that were changed in this and 3 other fictional children’s stories I’ve written, by using the thesaurus, was a nice surprise seeing how very well it describes the individuals! Some names were left the same, making the fictions altogether come to life; giving you the feeling you’re at the “movies”. The other 3 fictional children’s stories will be coming out in 2013, which “I think will be an enjoyable read” as well, for all ages everywhere; making this is a dream come true Thanks to Xlibris. Another dream come true is being here with our wonderful family, friends, and all. Life is good! God bless, take good care and “see you at the “movies”!

This was my first of Mission No More to read and it was so good that it went by way to fast as I couldn’t seam to lay it down. I will be looking for all her other Kindle books now.

Mission No More By Linda Quintal Goza

If you feel that you are not communicating well with your significant other I highly recommend Mission No More. It is an easy read and is very addictive.

Jo jo The Red Nosed Roo

Jo-Jo, the kangaroo, was a very sad kangaroo. He was sad because it was the day before Christmas Eve and all his friends were able to go down to the creek in the magic bushland for a swim and he could not. Jo-Jo had come down with a cold the day before. His eyes were watery, his throat was sore, and his nose was red and stuffy. All of Jo-Jo’s friends laughed at Jo-Jo because the night before his nose glowed bright red. Jo-Jo didn’t think it was funny. He got very sad and went and curled up in his bed. When he lay in his bed, he looked out the window and gazed up at the stars. Suddenly a shooting star went shooting through the sky. Jo-Jo looked up at the shooting star and made a wish. ‘I wish my friends would stop laughing at me,’ he said. Jo-Jo then closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.

I first read about this book in an article saying it was named a Prize winner for 2012 A wonderful book, a new classic, you won’t regret reading Jo jo The Red Nosed Roo.

Jo jo The Red Nosed Roo By Jodee-Lee Davis

I have not read much of Jodee-Lee Davis before, so I cannot contrast this book with those that came before it. I will say this it is unlikely to recede from my mind anytime soon.

Wang Gungwu Educator and Scholar

Wang Gungwu Educator and Scholar By unknown

The name Wang Gungwu is iconic. He is one of the most eminent scholars and historians in Asia today and is renowned for his scholarship on the history of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, and the history and civilisation of China and Southeast Asia.A well-known scholar aside, Wang Gungwu has been an inspiring educator since he embarked on an academic career first at the University of Malaya and subsequently at the Australian National University before making his mark as vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995, chairman of the Institute of East Asian Political Economy from 1996 to 1997, and director of the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University of Singapore from 1997 to 2007.This book focuses on Wang Gungwu as an educator and scholar. The volume is organised into three parts. The first section highlights the writings of Wang in the field of higher education. There are 24 selected articles in this collection, many of which were previously published in prominent journals. Several essays originated as keynote speeches at conferences. Spanning over a period of more than three decades from 1971 (when he was with the Australian National University) to 2008 (when he was with the East Asian Institute), Wang shares in the essays his perspectives on a broad range of topics the relationship between the university and community (both of which are not monolithic); the role of universities in Asia as global institutions; the benchmark of excellence in education in the Asia-Pacific region; the state of social science study in Asia; the shifting paradigms and their impact on research and writing; and the role of university in shaping modernity in Asia, etc. Despite the publication dates of yore, the issues discussed are not passé and are in fact of significant relevance to universities today.The second section contains a selection of over 50 books written and edited by Wang as well as those written in honour of him. The selection is not exhaustive but it serves as a quick reference guide for general readers to access the trove of Wang’s works on Chinese diaspora and overseas Chinese; Chinese culture, history and civilisation; Chinese trade; maritime China; China’s ideological battles; the Chinese Communist Party; China’s political economy; China’s reform; China’s external relations; China and the new international order; Chinese world order; migration; nation-building; Hong Kong; Malaya; Malaysia; and, the Iraq War, etc.The third section provides a detailed chronology of Wang Gungwu’s life and his illustrious academic career. Born in Java, brought up in what was then British Malaya, and having lived under Dutch and British colonial administration, the Japanese occupation, the Chinese revolution and the newly independent countries of Malaysia and Singapore, Wang’s extraordinary set of experiences have enriched his writings as one of the leading historians of China and the doyen of scholarship on the Chinese communities of Southeast Asia.

I first read about this book in an article saying it was named a Prize winner for 2012 A wonderful book, a new classic, you won’t regret reading Wang Gungwu Educator and Scholar.

I am enjoying Wang Gungwu Educator and Scholar. I like the back and forth progression of the story.

A MISTLETOE MASQUERADE

Lady Rowan Chilcourt agrees to masquerade as a simple lady’s maid to help her friend. But working below stairs introduces her to handsome Lucas Dacre. As Christmas approaches, Rowan begins to fall for Lucas, until she discovers that she isn’t the only one masquerading under the mistletoe…

A MISTLETOE MASQUERADE started out very good but dragged on forever. The ending left me little disappointed. I think a good book.

A MISTLETOE MASQUERADE By LOUISE ALLEN

Its a long story. It seems to be pointing out how things really so it is not so much a story to be read for pleasure or entertainment as it is to learn or educate.

Schema Therapy Distinctive Features

Schema Therapy combines proven cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with elements of interpersonal, experiential, and psychodynamic therapies in order to help people with long-term mental health problems including personality disorders and chronic depression. Schema Therapy suggests that many negative cognitive conditions are based on past experiences, and therefore provides models for challenging and modifying negative thoughts and behaviors in order to provoke change. In this book, Eshkol Rafaeli, David P. Bernstein and Jeffrey Young – pioneers of the Schema Therapy approach – indicate the 30 distinctive features of Schema Therapy, and how the method fits into the broader CBT spectrum. Divided into two parts, Theoretical Points and Practical Points, this book provides a concise introduction for those new to the technique, as well as a discussion of how it differs from the other cognitive behavioral therapies for those experienced in the field.

I’m guessing there will be a sequel. I liked Schema Therapy Distinctive Features and would like to read what happens.

Schema Therapy Distinctive Features By David P. Bernstein

doesn’t disappoint with this novel. it was an easy read and enjoyable.

Funeral Elegy

Funeral Elegy By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children:Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of aplaying company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, sexuality, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.-wikipedia

I highly recommend you read Funeral Elegy. It is easy to read, contains a lot of information; but follows up with great explanations.

I read Funeral Elegy and immediately ordered in for myself. It was so good, I ended up giving it away to a special friend for her birthday. She loved it!!! We are all happy!

The Jataka

The Apannaka and other Births, which in times gone by were recounted on various occasions by the great illustrious Sage, and in which during a long period their Teacher and Leader, desirous of the salvation of mankind, fulfilled the vast conditions of Buddhahood, were all collected together and added to the canon of Scripture by those who made the recension of the Scriptures, and rehearsed by them under the name of THE JATAKA. Having bowed at the feet of the Great Sage, the lord of the world, by whom in innumerable existences boundless benefits were conferred upon mankind, and having paid reverence to the Law, and ascribed honor to the Clergy, the receptacle of all honor; and having removed all dangers by the efficacy of that meritorious act of veneration and honor referring to the Three Gems, he proceeds to recite a Commentary upon this Jataka, illustrating as it does the infinite efficacy of the actions of great men–a commentary based upon the method of exposition current among the inmates of the Great Monastery. And he does so at the personal request of the elder Atthadassin, who lives apart from the world and ever dwells with his fraternity, and who desires the perpetuation of this chronicle of Buddha; and likewise of Buddhamitta the tranquil and wise, sprung from the race of Mahimisasaka, skilled in the canons of interpretation; and moreover of the monk Buddhadeva of clear intellect. May all good men lend him their favorable attention while he speaks! –from The Nidanakatha

The Jataka was well written and I continued to read even though I really didn’t want to read it.

The Jataka By Scott Ransopher

I liked The Jataka and found it fascinating to learn about it. The book starts a little slowly but evolves into a fantastic journey, that along the way, communicates a sense of how irrational life must be. There are scenes and characters that will stay with you well after you’ve finished the book. Very satisfying. I recommend also reading.

Carmen

Carmen By Prosper Mérimée

Christmas Summary ClassicsThis series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially in very less time can go for it. PROSPER MÉRIMÉECarmenNovelist, archaeologist, essayist, and in all three departments one of the greatest masters of French style of his century, Prosper Mérimée was born in Paris on September 23, 1803. The son of a painter, Mérimée was intended for the law, but at the age of twenty-two achieved fame as the author of a number of plays purporting to be translations from the Spanish. From that time until his death at Cannes on September 23, 1870, a brilliant series of plays, essays, novels, and historical and archaeological works poured from his fertile pen. Altogether he wrote about a score of tales, and it is on these and on his “Letters to an Unknown” that Mérimée's fame depends. His first story to win universal recognition was “Colombo,” in 1830. Seventeen years later appeared his “Carmen, the Power of Love,” of which Taine, in his celebrated essay on the work, says, “Many dissertations on our primitive savage methods, many knowing treatises like Schopenhauer's on the metaphysics of love and death, cannot compare to the hundred pages of 'Carmen.'”

Carmen makes you think about having a person that cares for you can make all the difference in your life.

This is the BEST BOOK I’ve read in a long time!!! I could not put it down and as a result stayed up till all hours finishing it

Tales of Bizarre Detectives

Tales of Bizarre Detectives By R.G. Hart

A collection of tales filled with drooling werewolves, powerful wizards, brain-hungry zombies, deadly giants, even time travel, and alternate worlds.The detectives are spies, time travel agents, big city newspaper reporters, some aren’t human.Join these crime solving sleuths on their bizarre adventures to weird lands.They may be strange but they know crime.

Enjoyable and thought provoking-Tales of Bizarre Detectives will end up costing me a fortune by the time I read many of the titles discussed in it