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A POWERFUL STORY HELPING ABUSE AND TRAUMA VICTIMS FIND HEALING
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, [...] plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)
When we go through life's storms, we can feel life has been unfair, taking us through deep valleys of despair and damaged emotions with no direction on how to get out of the dark places. What have we done to deserve this abuse, pain, suffering, and heartache? The...
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The stunning, startling collection that is also the last work from a major poet
A woman named Mildred starts laying eggs after feathers from wild poultry begin coming down the chimney. A man becomes friends with a bank robber who abducts him and eventually rues his captor's death. A baby is born transparent.
James Tate's work, filled with unexpected turns and deadpan exaggeration, "fanciful and grave, mundane and transcendent," (New York Times)...
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Unveil Your Hidden Genius: The Art of Achieving More by Doing Less
In a world where the constant buzz of 'more' echoes in every corner, your quest for clarity and purpose seems forever out of reach. You're caught in a whirlwind of endless tasks, cluttered spaces, and a mind crowded with information overload.
Pursuing more has left you feeling less fulfilled, less productive, and more overwhelmed than ever. You yearn for simplicity, for a...
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"Halloween is upon us once again,It's time to scare a very close friend.Don't forget to light the Jack O' Lanterns and do not stray,For he'll make sure to drive away the monsters heading your way."From what?" You ask, trust me don't ask no more,It won't be long now until they start knocking at your door.Don't question why they haunt you and don't be so afraid,The howls and horrifying screams are just Halloween's Serenade." A collection of original...
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From one of our finest poets comes a collection about time-about memory, remembrance, and how the past makes itself manifest in the world.
Called "the poet of things" by Richard Howard, Don Bogen understands the ways objects hold history, even if they've grown obsolescent, even when they've been forgotten. So objects-rendered in cinematic detail-fill these poems. A desk, a mailbox, a house delivering its own autobiography. Hospitals: the patients...
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As news reports of the horrific December 2004 tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were quick to seize upon the disaster as proof of either God's power or God's nonexistence, asking over and over, How could a good and loving God - if such exists - allow such suffering?
In The Doors of the Sea David Bentley Hart speaks at once to those skeptical of Christian faith and to those who use their Christian faith to rationalize senseless...
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Dugan's poetry collection, A Record of Change, is a tapestry woven with the threads of age, love, and the poignant weight of loss. The author's words remind us that vulnerability is the wellspring from which true metamorphosis emerges. Join Dugan on a voyage, where the soul's evolution is illuminated through powerful writing that challenges, heals, and ultimately celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. "Attuned to the bluesy frequency of both...
90) At a Loss
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At a Loss is a collection of poetry focusing on the themes of grief, coming of age, parenthood, family, and personal growth. Spanning 15 years from the poet's time in college through her turbulent twenties and into her thirties, this book chronicles her journey into adulthood. She reflects on the heavy burden of loss that comes with love. Both heartwarming and heartwrenching, these deeply personal poems provide a bridge between hurt and healing.
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Nothing focuses the mind more starkly than impending death. Its inevitable spectre greets us all; from princes to paupers and nobility to the needy. Prepare to mount the scaffold and share in the final utterings of the condemned; join the stricken in their death beds and witness unburdened tongues wag their closing, and often remarkable confessions as deeply entrenched secrets are finally unshackled in the wake of imminent death. 'Fates and Final...
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Selected for the National Poetry Series by Ada Limón, I Know Your Kind is a haunting, blistering debut collection about the American opioid epidemic and poverty in rural Appalachia.
In West Virginia, fatal overdoses on opioids have spiked to three times the national average. In these poems, William Brewer demonstrates an immersive, devastating empathy for both the lost and the bereaved, the enabled and the enabler, the addict who knocks late...
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What happens when a child dies? How does society treat parents after they have lost a child?
Was death any different in the Victorian era than in today's world? This thoughtful analysis examines child death in Victorian Scotland.
Questions around money, child safety, class prejudices, and societal shortcomings are examined here in depth, focusing on wide-ranging historical and literary primary sources such as Scottish folktales, children's...
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A light-hearted look at the history and practice of "the ultimate human-interest story," the obituary.
"What a wonderful surprise-a charming, lyrical book about the men and women who write obituaries. The Dead Beat is sly, droll, and completely winning."- David Halberstam
Where can readers celebrate the life of the pharmacist who moonlighted as a spy, the genius behind Sea Monkeys, the school lunch lady who spent her evenings as a ballroom hostess?...
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Ser vivo, ¿acaso los duelos, las pérdidas y las decepciones no afectan a todos de cerca o de lejos? Para mí, el fallecimiento de mi esposa Sylvie creó la apertura a ser vivo y, en última instancia, por primera vez desde mi nacimiento, a amar la vida. Estoy profundamente conmovido y emocionado de que este libro sea un regalo precioso para todos los miembros de la familia. ¿Se enseña a los niños y a los jóvenes adultos en transición de vida...
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In Glimpsing Resurrection, Deanna A. Thompson combines recent trauma research with compelling first-person narrative to provide insight into the traumatic dimensions of living with a serious illness. Her aim is to help those who are ill and those who care for and minister to them deepen their understanding of how best to offer support.
"The tendency for Christians to move almost immediately from death to proclamations of new life risks alienating...
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This book is a journey into the heart and mind of a poor devil, consisting of 150 poems that talk about afterlife, dying and living again, God, human, animals and nature. She experiences a self-exploration that stands as a spiritual journey which travels us through words to dreams, thoughts, and surreality. The secret is that the poor devil is now a black flower that speaks, uttering the hope that this life form be the last.
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"The wound is the place where the light enters you." - RumiPoetry, a timeless art, represents the beauty of life in the simplest of words, bringing forth the sentiments of the heart.Move across 'The Last Bus,' where love prevails in the regret of an unfinished tale. 'Faded Memories' shows a teenage girl's heart, enamored by an unforgettable love. 'The Moon of the New Moon' is a protagonist's words calling his lover to come back. It is filled by a...
100) Daddy Issues: Poems
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"This collection cut close to my soul." -Kat Savage, USA Today bestselling author"How can you love a monster when so much was taken?"In Daddy Issues, three-time Goodreads Choice Awards nominated poet J. R. Rogue examines how fathers-absent, abusive, violent-can shape our minds and hearts during our formative years and beyond.Wading into the dark waters of familial trauma, this collection reopens wounds closed, scarred, and fresh, and is dedicated...
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