Author: Dr. JoAnn Nishimoto
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490829962
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Author: Dr. JoAnn Nishimoto
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490829970
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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All of us are touched by injustice. All of us suffer loss. We are all in recovery from something. In this extraordinary memoir of entrapment in an abusive relationship, the dynamics that held her there, and the struggle to recover an authentic life, Dr. JoAnn Nishimoto shares her poignant story of transformation from shame to freedom. Faced with a family members chemical dependency, the suicide of a loved one, and her own spiritual disillusionment, Dr. Nishimotos commitment to recovery served as the foundation for her future ministry and career. Dr. Nishimoto is a courageous teacher for anyone in recovery from abuse, addiction, or a life-dominating problem. With particular sensitivity to women harmed by pathological men, she provides practical help in overcoming abuse, self-hatred, fear, and shame. Concluding with fourteen essays, her memoir encourages us to courageously press on to freedom, whatever our own story may be. JoAnn Nishimoto, PsyD (pictured with Sadie) is a psychologist in Mundelein, Illinois JoAnn Nishimoto explores the messiness of living authentically in a broken world, venturing boldly into the difficult topics of abuse, addiction, and death. Her tale is as compelling and spell-binding as any fiction, and yet it is her true story, masterfully crafted and filled with redemption. Dr. Mark R. McMinn, psychologist, professor, George Fox University; author of Finding Our Way Home This is a book of hope, because the author has experienced the reality of light overcoming darkness and truth destroying lies. I highly recommend it! Dr. Sandra D. Wilson, seminary professor, spiritual director, and author of Into Abbas Arms The ending essays on shame, self-worth, boundaries, healing, and codependency are a goldmine for anyone in recovery. Leah B. Schaut, MSW, therapist, Highland Park, Illinois

Author: Christopher Vince Gonzales
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387527355
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Meet Gabriel the young Lion King who thought he was a sheep. In this book you will go on an awesome adventure with Gabriel and His friend Chris the sheep. If Gabriel is to ever regain his kingdom he must become a Lion again and the only one who can help him is Chris. There is only one problem Chris is a sheep. How could a sheep ever help a Lion? I guess we will have to find out because the adventure awaits within the pages of this book!

Author: Jennifer Churchman
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316273546
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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Meet the adorable orphan lamb Sweet Pea and discover why her true story has become a picture book phenomenon and enchanted readers of all ages! One cold winter night, Sweet Pea the orphan lamb becomes very sick. Everyone in the farmyard is worried about her! Under the watchful care of Farmer John, Laddie the sheepdog, and Dr. Alison the mobile veterinarian, she slowly recovers. Dr. Alison tells Sweet Pea she can have a sleepover to celebrate as soon as she is well again. When the day finally comes, her closest friends Sunny, Prem, and Violet join her in the greenhouse for a fun and imaginative "SheepOver" celebration. This charming story of caring and friendship by farm owners John and Jennifer Churchman, brought to life with John's entrancing photo-illustrations, will enchant readers young and old. In the words of one of her many fans, "Sweet Pea brings a calming, authentic joy to my life that makes me laugh, cry and gives me hope that all is well in the world. . . . Everyone needs a little Sweet Pea in their lives!"

Author: Jennifer Churchman
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316273589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Meet the adorable and resilient baby lamb Finn in this true story about friendship and courage -- a follow-up to the bestselling picture book phenomenon The SheepOver! Newborn lamb Finn, raised inside the farmhouse, isn't as big and strong as the other animals on the farm. He can't help but be frightened as he ventures outside and encounters unfamiliar sights, sounds, and creatures. With the help of Farmer John and his animal friends, Little Finn learns to be brave and mighty. This charming story by John and Jennifer Churchman, featuring real animals on their bustling Vermont farm (including Sweet Pea from The SheepOver!), celebrates the magic of friendship and finding the courage within.

Author: Cathy Lamb
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758275099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397

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I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don't know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn't know what else to do. . . In her deliciously funny, heartfelt, and moving debut, Cathy Lamb introduces some of the most wonderfully eccentric women since The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and The Secret Life of Bees, as she explores the many ways we find the road home. From the moment Julia Bennett leaves her abusive Boston fiancé at the altar and her ugly wedding dress hanging from a tree in South Dakota, she knows she's driving away from the old Julia, but what she's driving toward is as messy and undefined as her own wounded soul. The old Julia dug her way out of a tortured, trailer park childhood with a monster of a mother. The new Julia will be found at her Aunt Lydia's rambling, hundred-year-old farmhouse outside Golden, Oregon. There, among uppity chickens and toilet bowl planters, Julia is welcomed by an eccentric, warm, and often wise clan of women, including a psychic, a minister's unhappy wife, an abused mother of four, and Aunt Lydia herself--a woman who is as fierce and independent as they come. Meeting once a week for drinks and the baring of souls, it becomes clear that every woman holds secrets that keep her from happiness. But what will it take for them to brave becoming their true selves? For Julia, it's chocolate. All her life, baking has been her therapy and her refuge, a way to heal wounds and make friends. Nobody anywhere makes chocolates as good as Julia's, and now, chocolate just might change her life--and bring her love when she least expects it. But it can't keep her safe. As Julia gradually opens her heart to new life, new friendships, and a new man, the past is catching up to her. And this time, she will not be able to run but will have to face it head on. Filled with warmth, love, and truth, Julia's Chocolates is an unforgettable novel of hope and healing that explores the hurts we keep deep in our hearts, the love that liberates us, the courage that defines us, and the chocolate that just might take us there. Advance praise for Cathy Lamb and Julia's Chocolates "Julia's Chocolates is wise, tender, and very funny. In Julia Bennett, Cathy Lamb has created a deeply wonderful character, brave and true. I loved this beguiling novel about love, friendship, and the enchantment of really good chocolate." --Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author

Author: Christopher Moore
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061798231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff. Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, Lamb rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer’s fans and win him legions more.

Author: Philip Berrigan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532660073
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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""A Christian who truly walks the radical way of the cross. Phil Berrigan overturns the tables of injustice and summons us to love our enemies and worship the God of peace. Like Thoreau, Ghandi, King, and Dorothy Day, Phil Berrigan exemplifies courage. He is both an inspiration and a challenge to me and countless others. Here is a true hero of our turbulent times."" --Martin Sheen ""Few nations in history have had a prophet of Phil Berrigan's stature. With iron intransigency he has stood in the breach leading to nuclear omnicide. The state has tried to quash his witness time after time; arrests, lockups, long sentences, all the paraphernalia of intimidation. Why doesn't it work? What enable this jack-in-the-box prophet to pop up, again and again? Find out. Read this book."" --Walter Wink, author, Engaging the Powers ""How important it is for our children to know this history of courage, risk, and commitment that they won't find in history books."" --Grace Paley ""I have been waiting for Phil Berrigan's autobiography and it is a pleasure to read. His words have the direct, simple eloquence of his actions. He provokes and inspires, and dares to be critical of himself even as he recounts a life committed to peace, justice, and community."" --Howard Zinn ""One of the best books I have ever read. I loved its honest probing of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of an unusually sensitive, occasionally wrong-headed, but clearly not self-righteous pioneer in the struggle for a better world. Its acute analyses of the periods in which Phil had lived, from before World War II to the present, are invaluable contributions to real history."" --David Dellinger, author, From Yale to Jail ""It is difficult to be dispassionate about the Berrigans. No one who knows them can doubt that they are heroic individuals, willing to do what many realize should be done, regardless of the personal cost. . . . There are not too many people of whom this can honestly be said."" --Noam Chomsky Philip Berrigan was a World War II veteran, a Catholic priest and a pacifist. He was also a writer and a visionary who inspired people to ""speak truth to power."" Fred A. Wilcox is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. He is the author of Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange.

Author: Doreen Rappaport
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763629766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Recounts the efforts of Jews who organized others and sabotaged the Nazis during the Holocaust, including Georges Loinger who smuggled children from occupied France into Switzerland and four brothers who led refugees into the forest to build a village and an army.

Author: Wally Lamb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471105342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517

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Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the chocolate, crisps and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly up. In his extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch an incredible ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably loveable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections.