Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310287723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Collects 366 daily readings from the author's writings in which he discusses his understanding of the world, faith, and God.
Grace Notes in American History
Author: Lester S. Levy
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806107592
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806107592
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Grace Notes
Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310287723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Collects 366 daily readings from the author's writings in which he discusses his understanding of the world, faith, and God.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310287723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Collects 366 daily readings from the author's writings in which he discusses his understanding of the world, faith, and God.
Grace Notes
Author: Katey Sagal
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476796726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married with Children. Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal: Sagal's path to sobriety; the stillbirth of her first daughter, Ruby; motherhood; the experience of having her third daughter at age fifty-two with the help of a surrogate; and her lifelong passion for music."--Book jacket..
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476796726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married with Children. Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal: Sagal's path to sobriety; the stillbirth of her first daughter, Ruby; motherhood; the experience of having her third daughter at age fifty-two with the help of a surrogate; and her lifelong passion for music."--Book jacket..
The Grace of Silence
Author: Michele Norris
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307475271
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star. A profoundly moving and deeply personal memoir by the co-host of National Public Radio’s flagship program All Things Considered. While exploring the hidden conversation on race unfolding throughout America in the wake of President Obama’s election, Michele Norris discovered that there were painful secrets within her own family that had been willfully withheld. These revelations—from her father’s shooting by a Birmingham police officer to her maternal grandmother’s job as an itinerant Aunt Jemima in the Midwest—inspired a bracing journey into her family’s past, from her childhood home in Minneapolis to her ancestral roots in the Deep South. The result is a rich and extraordinary family memoir—filled with stories that elegantly explore the power of silence and secrets—that boldly examines racial legacy and what it means to be an American.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307475271
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star. A profoundly moving and deeply personal memoir by the co-host of National Public Radio’s flagship program All Things Considered. While exploring the hidden conversation on race unfolding throughout America in the wake of President Obama’s election, Michele Norris discovered that there were painful secrets within her own family that had been willfully withheld. These revelations—from her father’s shooting by a Birmingham police officer to her maternal grandmother’s job as an itinerant Aunt Jemima in the Midwest—inspired a bracing journey into her family’s past, from her childhood home in Minneapolis to her ancestral roots in the Deep South. The result is a rich and extraordinary family memoir—filled with stories that elegantly explore the power of silence and secrets—that boldly examines racial legacy and what it means to be an American.
Grace Notes
Author: Heidi Hart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874807875
Category : Mormons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Ever since I was 10 years old, I d felt myself yearning to 'go astray.' For me, that didn t mean drinking and cavorting with boys; it meant being myself without fear." from the book What happens when a trained singer who grew up in a "house of vowels" finds that her voice is not her own? What happens when a woman loses the Mormon faith of her childhood and abandons the rituals she s always known? What does a woman, already married for thirteen years by her early thirties, do when she realizes she has been "lying for years?" How does one sing, with grace, from the heart? In the spirit of Mary Catherine Bateson s "Composing a Life "and Kathleen Norris s "Cloister Walk," Heidi Hart s luminous memoir retraces her search for an opening to her heart s path. She finds that the religious life of her Latter-day Saint family which includes a revered General Authority robs her of her voice and her spirit. When she discovers Catharine, a mute, Quaker ancestor, Hart begins a vital journey a journey blessed by her devout and devoted husband; a journey that leads her as she studies Zuni mythology, Jewish tradition, Benedictine monastic ritual, Emily Dickinson, and Saint Hildegard of Bingen a journey that leads her to a place that feels like home: the company of Friends, the Quaker community of Salt Lake City. With grace and lyricism, Hart shares the private, personal wisdom she has earned in her community of friends, a community that embraces silences and dissonance, a place where she can't keep from singing. "
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874807875
Category : Mormons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Ever since I was 10 years old, I d felt myself yearning to 'go astray.' For me, that didn t mean drinking and cavorting with boys; it meant being myself without fear." from the book What happens when a trained singer who grew up in a "house of vowels" finds that her voice is not her own? What happens when a woman loses the Mormon faith of her childhood and abandons the rituals she s always known? What does a woman, already married for thirteen years by her early thirties, do when she realizes she has been "lying for years?" How does one sing, with grace, from the heart? In the spirit of Mary Catherine Bateson s "Composing a Life "and Kathleen Norris s "Cloister Walk," Heidi Hart s luminous memoir retraces her search for an opening to her heart s path. She finds that the religious life of her Latter-day Saint family which includes a revered General Authority robs her of her voice and her spirit. When she discovers Catharine, a mute, Quaker ancestor, Hart begins a vital journey a journey blessed by her devout and devoted husband; a journey that leads her as she studies Zuni mythology, Jewish tradition, Benedictine monastic ritual, Emily Dickinson, and Saint Hildegard of Bingen a journey that leads her to a place that feels like home: the company of Friends, the Quaker community of Salt Lake City. With grace and lyricism, Hart shares the private, personal wisdom she has earned in her community of friends, a community that embraces silences and dissonance, a place where she can't keep from singing. "
Grace Notes
Author: Rita Dove
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393306965
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Poems deal with fantasy, childhood, family life, school, friendship, dreams, mortality, and memories
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393306965
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Poems deal with fantasy, childhood, family life, school, friendship, dreams, mortality, and memories
American Grace
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416566732
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Based on two new studies, "American Grace" examines the impact of religion on American life and explores how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416566732
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Based on two new studies, "American Grace" examines the impact of religion on American life and explores how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
About Grief
Author: Ron Marasco
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
ISBN: 1566639131
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Originally developed as a wildly popular class, Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent walking and talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting—a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a soft-peddling inspirational book with dew-sprinkled leaves on the cover. It's a wise, plainspoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around—at a time when you really need one.
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
ISBN: 1566639131
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Originally developed as a wildly popular class, Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent walking and talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting—a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a soft-peddling inspirational book with dew-sprinkled leaves on the cover. It's a wise, plainspoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around—at a time when you really need one.
Writings on American History
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Cool Town
Author: Grace Elizabeth Hale
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469654881
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In the summer of 1978, the B-52’s conquered the New York underground. A year later, the band’s self-titled debut album burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed in the sleepy southern college town of Athens, Georgia, only increased the fascination. Soon, more Athens bands followed the B-52’s into the vanguard of the new American music that would come to be known as “alternative,” including R.E.M., who catapulted over the course of the 1980s to the top of the musical mainstream. As acts like the B-52’s, R.E.M., and Pylon drew the eyes of New York tastemakers southward, they discovered in Athens an unexpected mecca of music, experimental art, DIY spirit, and progressive politics — a creative underground as vibrant as any to be found in the country’s major cities. In Athens in the eighties, if you were young and willing to live without much money, anything seemed possible. Cool Town reveals the passion, vitality, and enduring significance of a bohemian scene that became a model for others to follow. Grace Elizabeth Hale experienced the Athens scene as a student, small-business owner, and band member. Blending personal recollection with a historian’s eye, she reconstructs the networks of bands, artists, and friends that drew on the things at hand to make a new art of the possible, transforming American culture along the way. In a story full of music and brimming with hope, Hale shows how an unlikely cast of characters in an unlikely place made a surprising and beautiful new world.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469654881
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In the summer of 1978, the B-52’s conquered the New York underground. A year later, the band’s self-titled debut album burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed in the sleepy southern college town of Athens, Georgia, only increased the fascination. Soon, more Athens bands followed the B-52’s into the vanguard of the new American music that would come to be known as “alternative,” including R.E.M., who catapulted over the course of the 1980s to the top of the musical mainstream. As acts like the B-52’s, R.E.M., and Pylon drew the eyes of New York tastemakers southward, they discovered in Athens an unexpected mecca of music, experimental art, DIY spirit, and progressive politics — a creative underground as vibrant as any to be found in the country’s major cities. In Athens in the eighties, if you were young and willing to live without much money, anything seemed possible. Cool Town reveals the passion, vitality, and enduring significance of a bohemian scene that became a model for others to follow. Grace Elizabeth Hale experienced the Athens scene as a student, small-business owner, and band member. Blending personal recollection with a historian’s eye, she reconstructs the networks of bands, artists, and friends that drew on the things at hand to make a new art of the possible, transforming American culture along the way. In a story full of music and brimming with hope, Hale shows how an unlikely cast of characters in an unlikely place made a surprising and beautiful new world.