Author: Rosalind Noonan
Publisher:
ISBN: 1617733253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
When Jane Ryan discovers she's pregnant with twin girls, she faces a heart wrenching decision. On her own and unable to afford to care for both babies, she sees no choice but to keep one and give up the other for adoption. But fourteen years later, Jane's decision comes full circle. "Family is everything." It's one of the first things Isabel, the twin Jane gave up, says when they unexpectedly meet. Without warning, she and her adoptive mother have moved to the town where Jane and her daughter, Harper, live. But are they really family? In the throes of a willful adolescence, Harper is as sullen as Isabel is eager to please. Still, the sisters appear to bond quickly--until unsettling things begin to happen. Disturbing pranks, questionable accidents, strange ailments. Are the girls allies, or enemies? Is Harper acting out, or is Isabel not all she seems? Soon, Jane is convinced there is something darker at work than sibling rivalry. But who is to blame, and is this only the beginning? In a novel that is both suspenseful and deeply emotional, Rosalind Noonan explores the complex challenges of motherhood, and of truly knowing what lies in another's heart--even those we love best.
Take Another Look
Author: Rosalind Noonan
Publisher:
ISBN: 1617733253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
When Jane Ryan discovers she's pregnant with twin girls, she faces a heart wrenching decision. On her own and unable to afford to care for both babies, she sees no choice but to keep one and give up the other for adoption. But fourteen years later, Jane's decision comes full circle. "Family is everything." It's one of the first things Isabel, the twin Jane gave up, says when they unexpectedly meet. Without warning, she and her adoptive mother have moved to the town where Jane and her daughter, Harper, live. But are they really family? In the throes of a willful adolescence, Harper is as sullen as Isabel is eager to please. Still, the sisters appear to bond quickly--until unsettling things begin to happen. Disturbing pranks, questionable accidents, strange ailments. Are the girls allies, or enemies? Is Harper acting out, or is Isabel not all she seems? Soon, Jane is convinced there is something darker at work than sibling rivalry. But who is to blame, and is this only the beginning? In a novel that is both suspenseful and deeply emotional, Rosalind Noonan explores the complex challenges of motherhood, and of truly knowing what lies in another's heart--even those we love best.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1617733253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
When Jane Ryan discovers she's pregnant with twin girls, she faces a heart wrenching decision. On her own and unable to afford to care for both babies, she sees no choice but to keep one and give up the other for adoption. But fourteen years later, Jane's decision comes full circle. "Family is everything." It's one of the first things Isabel, the twin Jane gave up, says when they unexpectedly meet. Without warning, she and her adoptive mother have moved to the town where Jane and her daughter, Harper, live. But are they really family? In the throes of a willful adolescence, Harper is as sullen as Isabel is eager to please. Still, the sisters appear to bond quickly--until unsettling things begin to happen. Disturbing pranks, questionable accidents, strange ailments. Are the girls allies, or enemies? Is Harper acting out, or is Isabel not all she seems? Soon, Jane is convinced there is something darker at work than sibling rivalry. But who is to blame, and is this only the beginning? In a novel that is both suspenseful and deeply emotional, Rosalind Noonan explores the complex challenges of motherhood, and of truly knowing what lies in another's heart--even those we love best.
Take Another Look
Author: Pamela Harris Williams
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1617398098
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
When you look at yourself in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see someone who is bold, confident, and determined, or do you see someone who is timid, shy, and unsure? How we see ourselves, or our self-perception, can be an advantage that shines light on the pathway to our success, or it can be the storm cloud that guides us to our demise. How we perceive ourselves will ultimately determine the outcome of our lives, be it victorious or disastrous, and these perceptions tend to be affected by how others see us. But there is only one precise standard we can use to measure the accuracy of our self-perception-the Word of God. Unfortunately, many of us will never experience the lives God has for us because we won't perceive ourselves as He does. It's time for that to change. We can and we will reclaim ourselves! Once you discover who you are in Christ, you can move toward the destiny God has for you. In this inspirational book, you'll find the key components to changing your life for the better: Understand who you are in Christ via perceptions Move beyond negativity and wrong associations Rebuild those things that were once alive and vibrant in your life Experience complete restoration Increase your confidence in God and yourself Allow Pamela Harris Williams to provide you with a mirror so you can Take Another Look and see yourself the way God sees you.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1617398098
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
When you look at yourself in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see someone who is bold, confident, and determined, or do you see someone who is timid, shy, and unsure? How we see ourselves, or our self-perception, can be an advantage that shines light on the pathway to our success, or it can be the storm cloud that guides us to our demise. How we perceive ourselves will ultimately determine the outcome of our lives, be it victorious or disastrous, and these perceptions tend to be affected by how others see us. But there is only one precise standard we can use to measure the accuracy of our self-perception-the Word of God. Unfortunately, many of us will never experience the lives God has for us because we won't perceive ourselves as He does. It's time for that to change. We can and we will reclaim ourselves! Once you discover who you are in Christ, you can move toward the destiny God has for you. In this inspirational book, you'll find the key components to changing your life for the better: Understand who you are in Christ via perceptions Move beyond negativity and wrong associations Rebuild those things that were once alive and vibrant in your life Experience complete restoration Increase your confidence in God and yourself Allow Pamela Harris Williams to provide you with a mirror so you can Take Another Look and see yourself the way God sees you.
Take Another Look
Author: Mary Rose Traylor
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489737545
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Mary Rose Traylor has invested most of her life questioning, researching, and studying the relation between God and man; life, living, and death. Her questions prompted research, conversations with the I AM God, meditations, and study. She came to understand that all the answers are in “consciousness.” Man is a composition of consciousness—conscious, super conscious, subconscious. The depth of her understanding has helped her development as a seeker of divine truth at the highest level, and she shares that truth in her work as a spiritual leader. In Take Another Look, she presents information that may challenge what you believe in and how you apply that belief. How can you be sure about anything pertaining to eternal life, pertaining to salvation, about your own conversion? Traylor encourages you to re-examine your beliefs and how they work in your everyday walk of faith. A study of religious ideologies and doctrine, Take Another Look helps you to realize you are special and your life has a purpose. You are necessary and important. You have been anointed and appointed. You are being readied for victory.
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489737545
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Mary Rose Traylor has invested most of her life questioning, researching, and studying the relation between God and man; life, living, and death. Her questions prompted research, conversations with the I AM God, meditations, and study. She came to understand that all the answers are in “consciousness.” Man is a composition of consciousness—conscious, super conscious, subconscious. The depth of her understanding has helped her development as a seeker of divine truth at the highest level, and she shares that truth in her work as a spiritual leader. In Take Another Look, she presents information that may challenge what you believe in and how you apply that belief. How can you be sure about anything pertaining to eternal life, pertaining to salvation, about your own conversion? Traylor encourages you to re-examine your beliefs and how they work in your everyday walk of faith. A study of religious ideologies and doctrine, Take Another Look helps you to realize you are special and your life has a purpose. You are necessary and important. You have been anointed and appointed. You are being readied for victory.
Take Another Look
Author: David Hulse
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452007055
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
If you are in the process of re-examining old childhood beliefs and have realized there has to be a more excellent way, this book is for you. With this in mind, I invite you to Take Another Look at some of the most important tenants of fundamental Judeo-Christian dogma. We will explore these basic ideas from the cultural context in which they were experienced and written, as well as the influences of the translators. This will take us from a fear-based message to the Gospel, or good news, with a love-based premise. In this day, there are several versions of the Bible. I suggest choosing the version which best suits your understanding of language. II Timothy 2:15 says: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The study presented in this book is based on the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the guidance of the inner teacher - the Holy Spirit, and spiritual common sense. The result has challenged much of the second-handed information that has been passed down through Christian patriarchy. This scripture also mentions, rightly dividing the word of truth. To do this, we need to discern which scriptures are inspired by God and which scriptures contain man's perceptions and hidden political and cultural agenda's. I ask that you listen to your own inner Christ intelligence which is able to lead you into all truth, rather than listening to the feeble attempts of men's voices on the paths that seem right, who are only plunging us into the depths of unanswered questions, ever learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452007055
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
If you are in the process of re-examining old childhood beliefs and have realized there has to be a more excellent way, this book is for you. With this in mind, I invite you to Take Another Look at some of the most important tenants of fundamental Judeo-Christian dogma. We will explore these basic ideas from the cultural context in which they were experienced and written, as well as the influences of the translators. This will take us from a fear-based message to the Gospel, or good news, with a love-based premise. In this day, there are several versions of the Bible. I suggest choosing the version which best suits your understanding of language. II Timothy 2:15 says: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The study presented in this book is based on the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the guidance of the inner teacher - the Holy Spirit, and spiritual common sense. The result has challenged much of the second-handed information that has been passed down through Christian patriarchy. This scripture also mentions, rightly dividing the word of truth. To do this, we need to discern which scriptures are inspired by God and which scriptures contain man's perceptions and hidden political and cultural agenda's. I ask that you listen to your own inner Christ intelligence which is able to lead you into all truth, rather than listening to the feeble attempts of men's voices on the paths that seem right, who are only plunging us into the depths of unanswered questions, ever learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Take Another Look at Guidance
Author: Bob Mumford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Take Another Look: The Quran, the Sunnah and the Islam of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Author: Wesley Muhammad
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983379713
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did the Honorable Elijah Muhammad teach true Islam or was he simply a powerful social reformer who spun an interpretation of Islam which, while socially and culturally uplifting, was religiously blasphemous? What criteria should be used to assess his Islamicity? The Qur an and Sunnah obviously, but whose reading of the Qur an and Sunnah is to be privileged in this discussion? Islamic scholar Dr Wesley Muhammad, who holds a Doctorate in Islamic Studies from one of America s top Public Ivy League universities, brings to this discussion for the first time a wealth of information from and concerning the Classical Arabic/Islamic tradition that has up until now been omitted. This work by Dr Wesley puts the most controversial aspect of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad s teachings the claim that God is a man in the context of the Classical Arabic/Islamic Tradition. He demonstrates that the original Arabic context of the Qur an and the Sunnah, as well as the Arabic Sunni orthodoxy that first came together in the 8th-9th centuries, was markedly different from the de-Arabized orthodoxy that will develop later and which now dominates all discussion of God in Islam. When judged on the basis of this de-Arabized Islam, the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad indeed appear radically divergent and un-islamic . However, when viewed from the perspective of the Arabic Qur an and Sunnah and the Arabic Sunni Tradition that Dr. Wesley has helped rediscover, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad s teachings appear recognizably Islamic as they are consistent with what came to and through Prophet Muhammad b. Abd Allah, the Seal of the Prophets. This newly revised 2nd edition also includes an intense academic dialogue between the scholars of the respective religious communities of Minister Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam) and Imam W.D. Mohammed (Mosque Cares) discussing the controversial subject matter.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983379713
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did the Honorable Elijah Muhammad teach true Islam or was he simply a powerful social reformer who spun an interpretation of Islam which, while socially and culturally uplifting, was religiously blasphemous? What criteria should be used to assess his Islamicity? The Qur an and Sunnah obviously, but whose reading of the Qur an and Sunnah is to be privileged in this discussion? Islamic scholar Dr Wesley Muhammad, who holds a Doctorate in Islamic Studies from one of America s top Public Ivy League universities, brings to this discussion for the first time a wealth of information from and concerning the Classical Arabic/Islamic tradition that has up until now been omitted. This work by Dr Wesley puts the most controversial aspect of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad s teachings the claim that God is a man in the context of the Classical Arabic/Islamic Tradition. He demonstrates that the original Arabic context of the Qur an and the Sunnah, as well as the Arabic Sunni orthodoxy that first came together in the 8th-9th centuries, was markedly different from the de-Arabized orthodoxy that will develop later and which now dominates all discussion of God in Islam. When judged on the basis of this de-Arabized Islam, the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad indeed appear radically divergent and un-islamic . However, when viewed from the perspective of the Arabic Qur an and Sunnah and the Arabic Sunni Tradition that Dr. Wesley has helped rediscover, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad s teachings appear recognizably Islamic as they are consistent with what came to and through Prophet Muhammad b. Abd Allah, the Seal of the Prophets. This newly revised 2nd edition also includes an intense academic dialogue between the scholars of the respective religious communities of Minister Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam) and Imam W.D. Mohammed (Mosque Cares) discussing the controversial subject matter.
Take Another Look at Revelation
Author: Bert De Bruijn
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 9781469160474
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hindrances to Good Soldiering ~ The Breaking of the Scroll's Seals Scene 4 ? Four Horsemen Rev 6:1-8 All eyes are now focussed on the Lamb. No one but the Lamb can open the scroll by breaking its seals. It is up to Him to reveal to us His Majesty's heart and mind, contained in the scroll. The Lamb breaks open the first seal, and a command like thunder rumbles through the air: ?Come!? That was the voice of one of the living creatures. Our eyes are diverted to the side, and we look upon the world. From the left a white horse appears, its rider a warrior, bow in hand. He is galloping ahead like a general leading his army to victory. We see the Lamb break the second seal, accompanied by the second living creature's command: ?Come!? On earth, a red horse appears. Its rider holds a huge sword. He moves about more slowly. Where he passes through, people come to blows with one another. People are being murdered. The third seal is broken, and the voice of the third living creature calls, ?Come!? a black horse rides into the scene. Its rider holds the weigh-scales of a grain trader. a voice from the direction of the 4 living creatures is calling out grain prices. The prices of wheat and barley are staggering. However, there does not seem to be a shortage of oil and wine. The Lamb breaks the fourth seal. The fourth living creature calls, ?Come!? Into our vision comes a pale green horse. The rider wears a nametag: ?Death.' He gives us the feeling that hell and the grave are all around him. The colour reminds us of pestilence. _________________________________________________________ Rev 6:1-8 1. and I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the 7 seals, and I heard one of the 4 living creatures saying as with a sound of thunder, ?Come!? 2. and I saw, and LOOK!: a white horse and the one sitting on it having a bow. [1] and a crown (victor's laurel wreath) was given to him, [2] and he went forth 1] overcoming & 2] in order that he might overcome. 3. and when He opened the second seal, I heard == 8. and I saw, and LOOK!: a pale green horse, and the one sitting on it, 1] his name, ?death,? & 2] hades followed with him, and to them was given authority over 1/4 part of the earth, to kill 1] with sword & 2] with famine & 3] with death & 4] by the wild beasts of the earth. _________________________________________________________ When we consider the purpose of the scroll's seals, we must first ask, ?What is their technical function? They represent the impediments to the Church's discovering God's rescue plan for the world's people (contained in the scroll). In spiritual terms, what is it that keeps the Church from clearly seeing into God's purposes? Is it not misunderstandings and misconceptions about God's relationship with His creation? As the seals are opened let us look then for the misunderstandings that need to be removed from our thinking, about how God is working out His plans for the world. The breaking of the first 4 seals is cast in images from visions of the prophets Zechariah and Ezekiel. In Zechariah's first vision (Zech 1:8-11), at a time before God takes vengeance for the destruction of Jerusalem, horses in three different colours have patrolled the earth. The
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 9781469160474
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hindrances to Good Soldiering ~ The Breaking of the Scroll's Seals Scene 4 ? Four Horsemen Rev 6:1-8 All eyes are now focussed on the Lamb. No one but the Lamb can open the scroll by breaking its seals. It is up to Him to reveal to us His Majesty's heart and mind, contained in the scroll. The Lamb breaks open the first seal, and a command like thunder rumbles through the air: ?Come!? That was the voice of one of the living creatures. Our eyes are diverted to the side, and we look upon the world. From the left a white horse appears, its rider a warrior, bow in hand. He is galloping ahead like a general leading his army to victory. We see the Lamb break the second seal, accompanied by the second living creature's command: ?Come!? On earth, a red horse appears. Its rider holds a huge sword. He moves about more slowly. Where he passes through, people come to blows with one another. People are being murdered. The third seal is broken, and the voice of the third living creature calls, ?Come!? a black horse rides into the scene. Its rider holds the weigh-scales of a grain trader. a voice from the direction of the 4 living creatures is calling out grain prices. The prices of wheat and barley are staggering. However, there does not seem to be a shortage of oil and wine. The Lamb breaks the fourth seal. The fourth living creature calls, ?Come!? Into our vision comes a pale green horse. The rider wears a nametag: ?Death.' He gives us the feeling that hell and the grave are all around him. The colour reminds us of pestilence. _________________________________________________________ Rev 6:1-8 1. and I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the 7 seals, and I heard one of the 4 living creatures saying as with a sound of thunder, ?Come!? 2. and I saw, and LOOK!: a white horse and the one sitting on it having a bow. [1] and a crown (victor's laurel wreath) was given to him, [2] and he went forth 1] overcoming & 2] in order that he might overcome. 3. and when He opened the second seal, I heard == 8. and I saw, and LOOK!: a pale green horse, and the one sitting on it, 1] his name, ?death,? & 2] hades followed with him, and to them was given authority over 1/4 part of the earth, to kill 1] with sword & 2] with famine & 3] with death & 4] by the wild beasts of the earth. _________________________________________________________ When we consider the purpose of the scroll's seals, we must first ask, ?What is their technical function? They represent the impediments to the Church's discovering God's rescue plan for the world's people (contained in the scroll). In spiritual terms, what is it that keeps the Church from clearly seeing into God's purposes? Is it not misunderstandings and misconceptions about God's relationship with His creation? As the seals are opened let us look then for the misunderstandings that need to be removed from our thinking, about how God is working out His plans for the world. The breaking of the first 4 seals is cast in images from visions of the prophets Zechariah and Ezekiel. In Zechariah's first vision (Zech 1:8-11), at a time before God takes vengeance for the destruction of Jerusalem, horses in three different colours have patrolled the earth. The
Look Book
Author: Tana Hoban
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688149715
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Tana Hoban never ceases to mesmerize and stimulate her young admirers. Using her unmistakable full-color photographs and an intriguing die-cut format, she has created a striking concept book that will have young viewers scrutinizing and thinking about what they see -- and don't see. In the tradition of Just Look and Take Another Look, here is yet another window of discovery to our everyday world.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688149715
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Tana Hoban never ceases to mesmerize and stimulate her young admirers. Using her unmistakable full-color photographs and an intriguing die-cut format, she has created a striking concept book that will have young viewers scrutinizing and thinking about what they see -- and don't see. In the tradition of Just Look and Take Another Look, here is yet another window of discovery to our everyday world.
Parkinson's Another Look
Author: Lawrence Broxmeyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890035266
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Recent studies in the Parkinson's disease literature have cited a tuberculosis-like germ called nocardia as being responsible for Parkinson's of unknown cause (Kohbata and Shimokawa, 1993) (Beaman, Beaman and Kjelstrom, 1994) (Kohbata and Beaman, 1991). Kohbata seemingly cemented a relationship between nocardia and Parkinson's by finding serologic evidence in 20 of 20 Parkinson's patients. With this finding, Kohbata acknowledged that blood tests for nocardia and the mycobacteria such as tuberculosis often cross-react, as they belong to the same order of bacteria, the Actinomycetales. Besides this difficulty in differentiation, a well used medical school textbook of microbiology points out that even among experts, different observers may classify the same strain of bacteria as nocardia or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Atlas, 1988). To add to existing difficulties, both microorganisms can be "acid-fast," retaining a characteristic reddish color after being washed with acid alcohol, a common laboratory reagent. Such a staining characteristic has long been used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890035266
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Recent studies in the Parkinson's disease literature have cited a tuberculosis-like germ called nocardia as being responsible for Parkinson's of unknown cause (Kohbata and Shimokawa, 1993) (Beaman, Beaman and Kjelstrom, 1994) (Kohbata and Beaman, 1991). Kohbata seemingly cemented a relationship between nocardia and Parkinson's by finding serologic evidence in 20 of 20 Parkinson's patients. With this finding, Kohbata acknowledged that blood tests for nocardia and the mycobacteria such as tuberculosis often cross-react, as they belong to the same order of bacteria, the Actinomycetales. Besides this difficulty in differentiation, a well used medical school textbook of microbiology points out that even among experts, different observers may classify the same strain of bacteria as nocardia or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Atlas, 1988). To add to existing difficulties, both microorganisms can be "acid-fast," retaining a characteristic reddish color after being washed with acid alcohol, a common laboratory reagent. Such a staining characteristic has long been used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
If
Author: Christopher Benfey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735221448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book of 2019 A unique exploration of the life and work of Rudyard Kipling in Gilded Age America, from a celebrated scholar of American literature At the turn of the twentieth century, Rudyard Kipling towered over not just English literature but the entire literary world. At the height of his fame in 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming its youngest winner. His influence on major figures—including Freud and William James—was pervasive and profound. But in recent decades Kipling’s reputation has suffered a strange eclipse. Though his body of work still looms large, and his monumental poem “If—” is quoted and referenced by politicians, athletes, and ordinary readers alike, his unabashed imperialist views have come under increased scrutiny. In If, scholar Christopher Benfey brings this fascinating and complex writer to life and, for the first time, gives full attention to Kipling's intense engagement with the United States—a rarely discussed but critical piece of evidence in our understanding of this man and his enduring legacy. Benfey traces the writer’s deep involvement with America over one crucial decade, from 1889 to 1899, when he lived for four years in Brattleboro, Vermont, and sought deliberately to turn himself into a specifically American writer. It was his most prodigious and creative period, as well as his happiest, during which he wrote The Jungle Book and Captains Courageous. Had a family dispute not forced his departure, Kipling almost certainly would have stayed. Leaving was the hardest thing he ever had to do, Kipling said. “There are only two places in the world where I want to live,” he lamented, “Bombay and Brattleboro. And I can’t live in either.” In this fresh examination of Kipling, Benfey hangs a provocative “what if” over Kipling’s American years and maps the imprint Kipling left on his adopted country as well as the imprint the country left on him. If proves there is relevance and magnificence to be found in Kipling’s work.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735221448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book of 2019 A unique exploration of the life and work of Rudyard Kipling in Gilded Age America, from a celebrated scholar of American literature At the turn of the twentieth century, Rudyard Kipling towered over not just English literature but the entire literary world. At the height of his fame in 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming its youngest winner. His influence on major figures—including Freud and William James—was pervasive and profound. But in recent decades Kipling’s reputation has suffered a strange eclipse. Though his body of work still looms large, and his monumental poem “If—” is quoted and referenced by politicians, athletes, and ordinary readers alike, his unabashed imperialist views have come under increased scrutiny. In If, scholar Christopher Benfey brings this fascinating and complex writer to life and, for the first time, gives full attention to Kipling's intense engagement with the United States—a rarely discussed but critical piece of evidence in our understanding of this man and his enduring legacy. Benfey traces the writer’s deep involvement with America over one crucial decade, from 1889 to 1899, when he lived for four years in Brattleboro, Vermont, and sought deliberately to turn himself into a specifically American writer. It was his most prodigious and creative period, as well as his happiest, during which he wrote The Jungle Book and Captains Courageous. Had a family dispute not forced his departure, Kipling almost certainly would have stayed. Leaving was the hardest thing he ever had to do, Kipling said. “There are only two places in the world where I want to live,” he lamented, “Bombay and Brattleboro. And I can’t live in either.” In this fresh examination of Kipling, Benfey hangs a provocative “what if” over Kipling’s American years and maps the imprint Kipling left on his adopted country as well as the imprint the country left on him. If proves there is relevance and magnificence to be found in Kipling’s work.