The City Where Dreams Come True

THE CITY WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE A Collection of Four Stories by Gulsifat Shahidi Viewed from the perspective of three generations, Shahidi presents a rare and poignant insight into the impact which Tajikistan's terrible civil war had on its people and its culture during the early '90s. Informed partly by her own experiences as a journalist, these beautifully interwoven stories are imbued with both her affection for her native land and her hopes for its future. The narrators - Horosho, his granddaughter Nekbaht, her husband Ali and his cousin Shernazar - each endure harrowing episodes of loss, injustice and violence but against all odds, remain driven by a will to survive, and restore peace, prosperity and new opportunities for themselves and fellow citizens.

Are you doing things your way and coming up short of your dreams? Give your dreams to God and let him do in you more than all you can ask or imagine (Ephesians. 3:20). God's plan for you is better than anything you could ever dream! Do dreams really come true? Each one of us may answer that question differently. But scripture says to ""seek first his Kingdom and righteousness"" (Matthew 6:33a). The problem: some of us don't seek God's face... we seek his hand, what he can do for us. The key: Are we willing to surrender our pain and hurt to get to a place where seeking God's face and is all we desire? When we get to that place, all our desires will line up with His dream for us and then we will go places and do things we never imagined. I dare you to dream: I challenge you to get to a place where all His dreams come true for you. ""No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"" (1 Corinthians 2:9).

When Dreams Come True is made of thirty-one different inspirational stories about dreams realised collected from ‘ordinary’ people from various corners of the world. This book contains stories that are more than just an account on someone’s life. These stories are factual, honest, inspirational, moving, soul touching and a profound example of transforming impossible into possible. This book offers hope in the darkest moments of despair, it guides and provides healing, it inspires, it encourages and assists in looking beyond to what is absorbed by the naked eye. Treat this book like a guide that takes you out of your misery, despair, uncertainty and inspires you to see beyond your worries and everyday challenges. Life is full of endless possibilities waiting to serve and be noticed. This remarkable book is the testimony of the truth that everything can be possible in this universe: you can achieve anything in life as long as you believe, focus and put effort in making your dreams come true. However, the author insists that it is important to come from the place of love, because that’s where all the greatest miracles reside. May this book be your daily powerful Inspiration!

Norma McKenzie's bubbly, irrepressible Glaswegian spirit ensured that she would never remain downtrodden. When her family are forced to move into a Glasgow tenement, it is not long before she meets popular, handsome, blue-eyed Midge Henderson. Captivated by each other, their lives seem blissfully entwined as they embark upon a glamorous ballroom-dancing career. But then, out of the blue, Norma's life is shattered by bitter betrayal . . . It is many years before love re-enters Norma's life - a daring, aristocratic Scots officer rekindles the flames of passion amidst the devastation of war. But returning to Glasgow as man and wife in 1945 imposes new strains on their relationship. And when Midge reappears, Norma feels her love for him returning and she is faced with the most agonising choice of her life . . . Praise for Emma Blair: 'An engaging novel and the characters are endearing - a good holiday read' Historical Novels Review 'All the tragedy and passion you could hope for . . . Brilliant' The Bookseller 'Romantic fiction pure and simple and the best sort - direct, warm and hugely readable. Women's fiction at an excellent level' Publishing News 'Emma Blair explores the complex and difficult nature of human emotions in this passionately written novel' Edinburgh Evening News 'Entertaining romantic fiction' Historical Novels Review '[Emma Blair] is well worth recommending' The Bookseller

Get ready to make your dreams come true following the steps outlined in Why Dream but to Make Your Dreams Come True. Rosanne Martins was living with her husband and 3 children in So Paulo when her husband, after eighteen years of service, was unexpectedly let go from his executive position with an international company. To survive the next two years of struggle and support her family, Rosanne needed to embrace the challenges of life and through adversity, grow and succeed. Become inspired and realize that the universe has a greater plan for each of us. With confidence and determination, anything is possible. Why Dream but to Make Your Dreams Come True will teach you how to tackle lifes obstacles, live with passion and purpose, and realize your fondest dreams.

An all-new official, original novel from the twisted world of the hit horror video game, Bendy and the Ink Machine! Seventeen-year-old Buddy has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City. Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to become an artist, a dream he's sure will never be realized. But that all changes when a delivery job puts him face-to-face with Mister Joey Drew, the eccentric owner of an animation studio.Mister Drew takes Buddy under his wing as an apprentice, thrusting him into a world unlike anything Buddy has ever seen before. There's the colorful cast of the studio, from the cranky, yet driven composer Sammy Lawrence to Dot, the writing intern and Buddy's counterpart. Working for Mister Drew, Buddy starts to think that maybe it's really as simple as Mister Drew says: Dreams do come true. But not everything at the studio is as picture-perfect as it seems . . .Something is going bump in the night at Joey Drew Studios, something that leaves behind trails of thick, dark ink. While the studio frantically works toward their latest deadline, Buddy and Dot team up to find out just what is tormenting the studio after-hours, even if it means tracking the trail to Mister Drew himself.Don't miss this official, original, pulse-pounding story from award-winning author Adrienne Kress, developed with theMeatly, Mike Mood, and Bookpast!

During the Second World War and the German occupation of Greece between the years 1940 and 1941, the author survived for 40 days with no bread, just on some meat and herbs. In March 1947, two thousand guerillas of the Greek Communist Party surrounded the village Argri at 8 oclock in the evening. One guerilla knocked on the door of the authors house. His mother opened the door and saw before her a guerrilla with huge beard and a gun in his hand. The guerilla told the author to follow him. Six hours later, they met up with the rebels brother-in-arms, captain Ypsilntis. The latter put his pistol against the authors head and ordered him to follow him. The authors childhood dream was to go to America. In 1956, that dream came true; he left for the United States. Today, he is a resident of Delray Beach, Florida, where he has been living with his beloved wife, Darlene, for 39 years. He is 90 years old and still going strong. He always thanks God for the good life hes had. He also thanks America for the opportunities it gave him.

Michaele J. Wagner was born in St. Joseph County, Michigan and brought up in a small town on the Sunrise Side, called Greenbush. Adopted at nine months, she was the first of three children adopted by Norman L. and Rita K. (Terlinden) Bush. She has travelled throughout the United States with her parents, through the military, gaining an adopted brother and sister while the family was stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The completed family then continued to Germany for a few years, returning to Greenbush in 1978. Michaele graduated from Oscoda Area High School in 1983.