Author: Marie-Claire Blais
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487006330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s extraordinary Soifs cycle, Songs for Angel is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack. In the penultimate installment of the magnificent and ambitious Soifs cycle, widely regarded as one of the most original and ambitious endeavors ever to be undertaken in contemporary literature, renowned novelist Marie-Claire Blais once again marries the highest artistic standards with the most pressing human and political concerns. Revisiting figures from the previous novels in a swirling fresco of more than a hundred characters, Blais also takes us into the soul of “the Young Man,” a white supremacist preparing to attack a Black church and murder its entire congregation. This is an extraordinary portrait of the times that jostles and discomboluates the reader while inviting us to see the world in all its injustice and distress, but also its promise and beauty. Songs for Angel reminds us that Blais is a writer who never ceases to situate us in the world and the roles we play in it, and that reading her is always an unforgettable human experience.
Songs for Angel
Author: Marie-Claire Blais
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487006330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s extraordinary Soifs cycle, Songs for Angel is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack. In the penultimate installment of the magnificent and ambitious Soifs cycle, widely regarded as one of the most original and ambitious endeavors ever to be undertaken in contemporary literature, renowned novelist Marie-Claire Blais once again marries the highest artistic standards with the most pressing human and political concerns. Revisiting figures from the previous novels in a swirling fresco of more than a hundred characters, Blais also takes us into the soul of “the Young Man,” a white supremacist preparing to attack a Black church and murder its entire congregation. This is an extraordinary portrait of the times that jostles and discomboluates the reader while inviting us to see the world in all its injustice and distress, but also its promise and beauty. Songs for Angel reminds us that Blais is a writer who never ceases to situate us in the world and the roles we play in it, and that reading her is always an unforgettable human experience.
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487006330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s extraordinary Soifs cycle, Songs for Angel is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack. In the penultimate installment of the magnificent and ambitious Soifs cycle, widely regarded as one of the most original and ambitious endeavors ever to be undertaken in contemporary literature, renowned novelist Marie-Claire Blais once again marries the highest artistic standards with the most pressing human and political concerns. Revisiting figures from the previous novels in a swirling fresco of more than a hundred characters, Blais also takes us into the soul of “the Young Man,” a white supremacist preparing to attack a Black church and murder its entire congregation. This is an extraordinary portrait of the times that jostles and discomboluates the reader while inviting us to see the world in all its injustice and distress, but also its promise and beauty. Songs for Angel reminds us that Blais is a writer who never ceases to situate us in the world and the roles we play in it, and that reading her is always an unforgettable human experience.
Unlikely Angel
Author: Lydia R. Hamessley
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252052404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton's compositions like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" have become American standards with an impact far beyond country music. Lydia R. Hamessley's expert analysis and Parton’s characteristically straightforward input inform this comprehensive look at the process, influences, and themes that have shaped the superstar's songwriting artistry. Hamessley reveals how Parton’s loving, hardscrabble childhood in the Smoky Mountains provided the musical language, rhythms, and memories of old-time music that resonate in so many of her songs. Hamessley further provides an understanding of how Parton combines her cultural and musical heritage with an artisan’s sense of craft and design to compose eloquent, painfully honest, and gripping songs about women's lives, poverty, heartbreak, inspiration, and love. Filled with insights on hit songs and less familiar gems, Unlikely Angel covers the full arc of Dolly Parton's career and offers an unprecedented look at the creative force behind the image.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252052404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton's compositions like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" have become American standards with an impact far beyond country music. Lydia R. Hamessley's expert analysis and Parton’s characteristically straightforward input inform this comprehensive look at the process, influences, and themes that have shaped the superstar's songwriting artistry. Hamessley reveals how Parton’s loving, hardscrabble childhood in the Smoky Mountains provided the musical language, rhythms, and memories of old-time music that resonate in so many of her songs. Hamessley further provides an understanding of how Parton combines her cultural and musical heritage with an artisan’s sense of craft and design to compose eloquent, painfully honest, and gripping songs about women's lives, poverty, heartbreak, inspiration, and love. Filled with insights on hit songs and less familiar gems, Unlikely Angel covers the full arc of Dolly Parton's career and offers an unprecedented look at the creative force behind the image.
Song for Lost Angels
Author: Kevin Fisher-Paulson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732185098
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the intimate history of a family of two men plus triplets that came together suddenly one day, and thrived for a year before being torn apart by groundless prejudice. San Francisco author Kevin Fisher-Paulson tells this riveting story with grace, dignity, and a surprisingly generous dose of humor.A Song for Lost Angels takes the discussion of gay marriage to the next level, where the rights and struggles of gay parents and their kids can be openly recognized. This family history will make you laugh, cry, and sometimes sputter with outrage, even as it redefines what Americans call "family values." Originally published by Fearless Books, this Second Edition from the author's own press has been updated with a new selection of photos.Finalist, LGBT Category, 2015 Benjamin Franklin AwardsIndependent Book Publishers AssociationFinalist, GBLT Category and Finalist, Memoirs Category 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732185098
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the intimate history of a family of two men plus triplets that came together suddenly one day, and thrived for a year before being torn apart by groundless prejudice. San Francisco author Kevin Fisher-Paulson tells this riveting story with grace, dignity, and a surprisingly generous dose of humor.A Song for Lost Angels takes the discussion of gay marriage to the next level, where the rights and struggles of gay parents and their kids can be openly recognized. This family history will make you laugh, cry, and sometimes sputter with outrage, even as it redefines what Americans call "family values." Originally published by Fearless Books, this Second Edition from the author's own press has been updated with a new selection of photos.Finalist, LGBT Category, 2015 Benjamin Franklin AwardsIndependent Book Publishers AssociationFinalist, GBLT Category and Finalist, Memoirs Category 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The House of Broken Angels
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub
Angel Alert!
Author: Celeste Clydesdale
Publisher: Word Music
ISBN: 9785557715041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Publisher: Word Music
ISBN: 9785557715041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
What an Angel!
Author: Susie Linn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787005310
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Isn't she sweet? Isn't she adorable? sighed the grown-ups at new baby, Angel. But Angel, with her wild, curly hair, doesn't turn out to be quite the sweet little girl they imagined.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787005310
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Isn't she sweet? Isn't she adorable? sighed the grown-ups at new baby, Angel. But Angel, with her wild, curly hair, doesn't turn out to be quite the sweet little girl they imagined.
My God and I
Author: Bobby Denton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781684896073
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The life of Senator Booby Denton and the trials that brought him closer to God.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781684896073
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The life of Senator Booby Denton and the trials that brought him closer to God.
Tune & Heal
Author: Barbra Angel
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781091584655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Everything in our world vibrates to different frequencies and the human being is no exception. This is the basis for the proven Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy created by Barbra Angel (Dr. Barbara Romanowska).This book (translated and expanded from her published books in Europe) is intended for use with Barbra Angel's Certified Training Courses (European Accreditation) where students/attendees may become practitioners of her Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy. Through her techniques, using non-invasive vibrations from specially-designed tuning forks, you can effect significant changes to the Body, Mind, and Spirit - providing balance and allowing natural healing to take place. Based on clinical research, unique vibrations/wavelengths of sound were discovered which are in harmony with specific areas of the body, mind, and spirit in humans. Those vibrations are found in Barbra's series of large tuning forks or specific techniques (e.g. cleaning and regulation of energy flowing, anti-cancer, or cosmetic techniques like anti-fat or cellulite reduction, or DNA techniques which work with genetic problems and also works anti-aging). Barbra Angel formalized her method in 2004 and has been published across Europe, conducting hundreds of seminars/courses and healing concerts (she is an award-winning musician and composer with perfect pitch).She is a Doctor of Philosophy in Naturopathy, Master of Arts, founder of The Sound Academy (Akademia Dzwieku); Reverend, Healing Music Ministry; Musician, Singer, Composer; and, Holistic Healer.With this book, combined with her seminars/courses, you will be able to affect dramatic change in yourself and others in your life with remarkable results.Discover your unique sound-Alleviate pain-Treat cancers-Reduce fat and cellulite-Heal body organs-Clean and regulate the energy centers (chakras) in your body. Learn the importance of vibratory reflexology, the meridians in your body and how to unblock and regulate them, accupoints, bio-resonance, bio-elements, your DNA rejuvenation, and more.Read testimonials from the 100s she has received over the past decade as they recall the devastating physical problems they faced and how they were cured through Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy. Welcome to a new world of health, balance, and happiness.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781091584655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Everything in our world vibrates to different frequencies and the human being is no exception. This is the basis for the proven Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy created by Barbra Angel (Dr. Barbara Romanowska).This book (translated and expanded from her published books in Europe) is intended for use with Barbra Angel's Certified Training Courses (European Accreditation) where students/attendees may become practitioners of her Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy. Through her techniques, using non-invasive vibrations from specially-designed tuning forks, you can effect significant changes to the Body, Mind, and Spirit - providing balance and allowing natural healing to take place. Based on clinical research, unique vibrations/wavelengths of sound were discovered which are in harmony with specific areas of the body, mind, and spirit in humans. Those vibrations are found in Barbra's series of large tuning forks or specific techniques (e.g. cleaning and regulation of energy flowing, anti-cancer, or cosmetic techniques like anti-fat or cellulite reduction, or DNA techniques which work with genetic problems and also works anti-aging). Barbra Angel formalized her method in 2004 and has been published across Europe, conducting hundreds of seminars/courses and healing concerts (she is an award-winning musician and composer with perfect pitch).She is a Doctor of Philosophy in Naturopathy, Master of Arts, founder of The Sound Academy (Akademia Dzwieku); Reverend, Healing Music Ministry; Musician, Singer, Composer; and, Holistic Healer.With this book, combined with her seminars/courses, you will be able to affect dramatic change in yourself and others in your life with remarkable results.Discover your unique sound-Alleviate pain-Treat cancers-Reduce fat and cellulite-Heal body organs-Clean and regulate the energy centers (chakras) in your body. Learn the importance of vibratory reflexology, the meridians in your body and how to unblock and regulate them, accupoints, bio-resonance, bio-elements, your DNA rejuvenation, and more.Read testimonials from the 100s she has received over the past decade as they recall the devastating physical problems they faced and how they were cured through Tune & Heal(TM) Cellular Resonance Therapy. Welcome to a new world of health, balance, and happiness.
The Hoity-toity Angel
Author: Caroline Hoile
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953801657
Category : Christmas music
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953801657
Category : Christmas music
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Ultimate Bible Character Guide
Author: Gina Detwiler
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433648822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The Bible is filled with incredible and interesting characters—from Jesus to Eglon, Gabriel to Legion. The Ultimate Bible Character Guide brings 150 of them to life with comic-book style illustrations and hundreds of facts for kids to explore. Young readers will be captivated to read about both well-known characters of the Bible and some they have yet to discover. They'll learn what characters' names meant, what strengths God gave them, who they considered enemies, and what battles they fought. Which one was possessed by demons? Who wrestled an angel? Who never died? It's all here, the good and the evil, the famous and the infamous. In true encyclopedia form, characters will be arranged alphabetically and indexed so that favorites can be found easily. Contemporaries will be marked as such, and a timeline will help kids understand and place each story. Spreads will include full-length illustrations of each character, list of facts, descriptions, and background info.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433648822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The Bible is filled with incredible and interesting characters—from Jesus to Eglon, Gabriel to Legion. The Ultimate Bible Character Guide brings 150 of them to life with comic-book style illustrations and hundreds of facts for kids to explore. Young readers will be captivated to read about both well-known characters of the Bible and some they have yet to discover. They'll learn what characters' names meant, what strengths God gave them, who they considered enemies, and what battles they fought. Which one was possessed by demons? Who wrestled an angel? Who never died? It's all here, the good and the evil, the famous and the infamous. In true encyclopedia form, characters will be arranged alphabetically and indexed so that favorites can be found easily. Contemporaries will be marked as such, and a timeline will help kids understand and place each story. Spreads will include full-length illustrations of each character, list of facts, descriptions, and background info.