There is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds: Short Stories Selected at Random in No Particular Order, With the Never-Ending Positive Feeling That There Will Forever Be Sunshine, Somewhere, Sometimes
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There Is Always Sunshine Behind The Clouds
EN USISBN: 1880465051 bzw. 9781880465059, in Englisch, Chiodi Advertising & Publishing, Incorporated, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,history,memoirs,motivational,political science,politics and social sciences,self-help, There Is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds : Short Stories Selected at Random in No Particular Order, with the Never-Ending Positive Feeling, A young family's dramatic escape from the tyranny of their Communist regime, the struggle of starting their new life halfway around the world in a country where they could not speak the language, and the hilariously funny situations they got themselves into because of it...are some of the chapters in which the author takes the reader for a non-stop emotional roller-coaster ride. In one chapter you will shed tears of sympathy for the dying mother who is desperately attempting to hang on to life by facing into the sunshine -- sitting in a window day after day -- while struggling with her guilt feelings of being an invalid burden to her teenage son. That's what gave this book its title. In another chapter you will find humour in how a foreigner has to cope with what is an everyday routine for those who were born in and grew up in the United States. Throughout the chapters the author of the story is amazed at the freedom and the opportunities his new country provides, until one day he realises that there is another side to this shiny coin, and it is corroding rapidly. Or is corrupting a better word for what is going on in this once pristine society?Had family values changed with the advent of both parents working, or is the lack of discipline at home, in school, and in life to be blamed? Is there too much freedom in this country? -- a statement he once made and was promptly chastised for by his contemporaries. Despite life's hardships, he always had a positive attitude, because h.
biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,history,memoirs,motivational,political science,politics and social sciences,self-help, There Is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds : Short Stories Selected at Random in No Particular Order, with the Never-Ending Positive Feeling, A young family's dramatic escape from the tyranny of their Communist regime, the struggle of starting their new life halfway around the world in a country where they could not speak the language, and the hilariously funny situations they got themselves into because of it...are some of the chapters in which the author takes the reader for a non-stop emotional roller-coaster ride. In one chapter you will shed tears of sympathy for the dying mother who is desperately attempting to hang on to life by facing into the sunshine -- sitting in a window day after day -- while struggling with her guilt feelings of being an invalid burden to her teenage son. That's what gave this book its title. In another chapter you will find humour in how a foreigner has to cope with what is an everyday routine for those who were born in and grew up in the United States. Throughout the chapters the author of the story is amazed at the freedom and the opportunities his new country provides, until one day he realises that there is another side to this shiny coin, and it is corroding rapidly. Or is corrupting a better word for what is going on in this once pristine society?Had family values changed with the advent of both parents working, or is the lack of discipline at home, in school, and in life to be blamed? Is there too much freedom in this country? -- a statement he once made and was promptly chastised for by his contemporaries. Despite life's hardships, he always had a positive attitude, because h.
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There Is Always Sunshine Behind The Clouds
EN HC USISBN: 9781880465059 bzw. 1880465051, in Englisch, Chiodi Advertising & Pub Inc, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
Chiodi Advertising & Pub Inc. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that'll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
Chiodi Advertising & Pub Inc. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that'll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.
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There is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds (2004)
EN HC USISBN: 9781880465059 bzw. 1880465051, in Englisch, Chiodi Advertising & Pub Inc, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). Hardcover, Illustrated.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). Hardcover, Illustrated.
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There is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds (2004)
EN HC USISBN: 9781880465059 bzw. 1880465051, in Englisch, Chiodi Advertising & Publishing, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Hard cover, Illustrated.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Hard cover, Illustrated.
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There is Always Sunshine Behind the Clouds: Short Stories Selected at Random in No Particular Order, With the Never-Ending Positive Feeling That There Will Forever Be Sunshine, Somewhere, Sometimes (2004)
EN HC USISBN: 9781880465059 bzw. 1880465051, in Englisch, Chiodi Advertising & Publishing, Incorporated, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Squared, TX, Dallas, [RE:5].
Hardcover, Illustrated.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Squared, TX, Dallas, [RE:5].
Hardcover, Illustrated.
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