Author: Teri Hawkins
Publisher: Voyager Press
ISBN: 9781606434727
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Life Retold has 12 true life stories that stir the soul into an experience of recognizing, accepting and then retelling the stories that have created life experiences no longer wanted. While reading the soul begins to recognize freedom and empowerment long ago suppressed by the responsibilities, stresses, expectations and illusions of everyday life. This book was written by a busy, active, giving person for busy, active, giving people who believe that transformation is best when it occurs with ease, support, inspiration, and a bit of magic. Life Retold is one of those juicy treats that refresh your moments, your life and the lives of those who are a part of your story. With questions and thoughts at the end of each chapter this book is designed to support wonderful conversation in book clubs, amongst friends and within the readers own retellings.
Life Retold
Author: Teri Hawkins
Publisher: Voyager Press
ISBN: 9781606434727
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Life Retold has 12 true life stories that stir the soul into an experience of recognizing, accepting and then retelling the stories that have created life experiences no longer wanted. While reading the soul begins to recognize freedom and empowerment long ago suppressed by the responsibilities, stresses, expectations and illusions of everyday life. This book was written by a busy, active, giving person for busy, active, giving people who believe that transformation is best when it occurs with ease, support, inspiration, and a bit of magic. Life Retold is one of those juicy treats that refresh your moments, your life and the lives of those who are a part of your story. With questions and thoughts at the end of each chapter this book is designed to support wonderful conversation in book clubs, amongst friends and within the readers own retellings.
Publisher: Voyager Press
ISBN: 9781606434727
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Life Retold has 12 true life stories that stir the soul into an experience of recognizing, accepting and then retelling the stories that have created life experiences no longer wanted. While reading the soul begins to recognize freedom and empowerment long ago suppressed by the responsibilities, stresses, expectations and illusions of everyday life. This book was written by a busy, active, giving person for busy, active, giving people who believe that transformation is best when it occurs with ease, support, inspiration, and a bit of magic. Life Retold is one of those juicy treats that refresh your moments, your life and the lives of those who are a part of your story. With questions and thoughts at the end of each chapter this book is designed to support wonderful conversation in book clubs, amongst friends and within the readers own retellings.
The Buddha
Author: Robert Allen Mitchell
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
About the life of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
About the life of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin, first published in 1896, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin, first published in 1896, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Anne Frank's Story
Author: Carol Ann Lee
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141924845
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
The life story of Anne Frank, from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt, growing up in Amsterdam, her two years in hiding and the last few months of her life in the concentration camps. Narrated in six clearly written chapters, this biography for children answers the many detailed questions about Anne that readers of the Diary often have, and includes interesting anecdotes from friends who survived her. There is an Historical Note at the beginning of the book and a map of Europe, so that children will be able to understand the situation at the time, and an Introduction by Anne Frank's cousin, Buddy Elias.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141924845
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
The life story of Anne Frank, from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt, growing up in Amsterdam, her two years in hiding and the last few months of her life in the concentration camps. Narrated in six clearly written chapters, this biography for children answers the many detailed questions about Anne that readers of the Diary often have, and includes interesting anecdotes from friends who survived her. There is an Historical Note at the beginning of the book and a map of Europe, so that children will be able to understand the situation at the time, and an Introduction by Anne Frank's cousin, Buddy Elias.
Lives in Context
Author: Ardra L. Cole
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759101449
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The reflexive turn in qualitative research has transformed the process of doing life history research. No longer are research subjects examined through the lens of the all-knowing but supposedly invisible researcher. As Ardra Cole and Gary Knowles point out in this fresh introduction to conducting life history research, the process is now one of mutuality, empathy, sensitivity and caring. The authors carry the novice researcher through the steps of conducting life history research-from conceptualizing the project to the various means of presenting results-with an eye toward understanding the complex relationship between participant and researcher and how that shapes the project. In addition to examples from their own research, Cole and Knowles bring in the work of a dozen novice researchers who explain the challenges they faced in developing their own life history projects in a wide variety of settings. Well written, interesting, and pedagogically sound, Lives in Context is the ideal text for teaching life history research to students and an important reference for the bookshelf of all qualitative researchers.
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759101449
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The reflexive turn in qualitative research has transformed the process of doing life history research. No longer are research subjects examined through the lens of the all-knowing but supposedly invisible researcher. As Ardra Cole and Gary Knowles point out in this fresh introduction to conducting life history research, the process is now one of mutuality, empathy, sensitivity and caring. The authors carry the novice researcher through the steps of conducting life history research-from conceptualizing the project to the various means of presenting results-with an eye toward understanding the complex relationship between participant and researcher and how that shapes the project. In addition to examples from their own research, Cole and Knowles bring in the work of a dozen novice researchers who explain the challenges they faced in developing their own life history projects in a wide variety of settings. Well written, interesting, and pedagogically sound, Lives in Context is the ideal text for teaching life history research to students and an important reference for the bookshelf of all qualitative researchers.
Retelling the Stories of Our Lives: Everyday Narrative Therapy to Draw Inspiration and Transform Experience
Author: David Denborough
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393709132
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Powerful ideas from narrative therapy can teach us how to create new life stories and promote change. Our lives and their pathways are not fixed in stone; instead they are shaped by story. The ways in which we understand and share the stories of our lives therefore make all the difference. If we tell stories that emphasize only desolation, then we become weaker. If we tell our stories in ways that make us stronger, we can soothe our losses and ease our sorrows. Learning how to re-envision the stories we tell about ourselves can make an enormous difference in the ways we live our lives. Drawing on wisdoms from the field of narrative therapy, this book is designed to help people rewrite and retell the stories of their lives. The book invites readers to take a new look at their own stories and to find significance in events often neglected, to find sparkling actions that are often discounted, and to find solutions to problems and predicaments in unexpected places. Readers are introduced to key ideas of narrative practice like the externalizing problems - 'the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem' -and the concept of "re-membering" one's life. Easy-to-understand examples and exercises demonstrate how these ideas have helped many people overcome intense hardship and will help readers make these techniques their own. The book also outlines practical strategies for reclaiming and celebrating one's experience in the face of specific challenges such as trauma, abuse, personal failure, grief, and aging. Filled with relatable examples, useful exercises, and informative illustrations, Retelling the Stories of Our Lives leads readers on a path to reclaim their past and re-envision their future.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393709132
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Powerful ideas from narrative therapy can teach us how to create new life stories and promote change. Our lives and their pathways are not fixed in stone; instead they are shaped by story. The ways in which we understand and share the stories of our lives therefore make all the difference. If we tell stories that emphasize only desolation, then we become weaker. If we tell our stories in ways that make us stronger, we can soothe our losses and ease our sorrows. Learning how to re-envision the stories we tell about ourselves can make an enormous difference in the ways we live our lives. Drawing on wisdoms from the field of narrative therapy, this book is designed to help people rewrite and retell the stories of their lives. The book invites readers to take a new look at their own stories and to find significance in events often neglected, to find sparkling actions that are often discounted, and to find solutions to problems and predicaments in unexpected places. Readers are introduced to key ideas of narrative practice like the externalizing problems - 'the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem' -and the concept of "re-membering" one's life. Easy-to-understand examples and exercises demonstrate how these ideas have helped many people overcome intense hardship and will help readers make these techniques their own. The book also outlines practical strategies for reclaiming and celebrating one's experience in the face of specific challenges such as trauma, abuse, personal failure, grief, and aging. Filled with relatable examples, useful exercises, and informative illustrations, Retelling the Stories of Our Lives leads readers on a path to reclaim their past and re-envision their future.
Saint Patrick Retold
Author: Roy Flechner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691217467
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691217467
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland.
Long Story Bit by Bit
Author: Tim Hetherington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884167737
Category : Liberia
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Intrepid journalist considers power's corrosion, evades execution, and walks on the wild side of war-torn Africa.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884167737
Category : Liberia
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Intrepid journalist considers power's corrosion, evades execution, and walks on the wild side of war-torn Africa.
A Whole Life's Work
Author: Lewis Richmond
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743451307
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Invites readers to regard work as a purposeful definition of one's life, offering advice on how to balance achievement and personal happiness through an examination of eight interconnected work identities.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743451307
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Invites readers to regard work as a purposeful definition of one's life, offering advice on how to balance achievement and personal happiness through an examination of eight interconnected work identities.
My Ex-Life
Author: Stephen McCauley
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250122422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
National Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR, Shelf Awareness “I didn't know how much I needed a laugh until I began reading Stephen McCauley's new novel, My Ex-Life. This is the kind of witty, sparkling, sharp novel for which the verb ‘chortle’ was invented.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air “McCauley fits neatly alongside Tom Perrotta and Maria Semple in the category of ‘Novelists You’d Most Like to Drive Across the Country With.’” —The New York Times Book Review David Hedges’s life is coming apart at the seams. His job helping San Francisco rich kids get into the colleges of their (parents’) choice is exasperating; his younger boyfriend has left him; and the beloved carriage house he rents is being sold. His solace is a Thai takeout joint that delivers 24/7. The last person he expects to hear from is Julie Fiske. It’s been decades since they’ve spoken, and he’s relieved to hear she’s recovered from her brief, misguided first marriage. To him. Julie definitely doesn’t have a problem with marijuana (she’s given it up completely, so it doesn’t matter if she gets stoned almost daily) and the Airbnb she’s running out of her seaside house north of Boston is neither shabby nor illegal. And she has two whole months to come up with the money to buy said house from her second husband before their divorce is finalized. She’d just like David’s help organizing college plans for her seventeen-year-old daughter. That would be Mandy. To quote Barry Manilow, Oh Mandy. While she knows she’s smarter than most of the kids in her school, she can’t figure out why she’s making so many incredibly dumb and increasingly dangerous choices? When David flies east, they find themselves living under the same roof (one David needs to repair). David and Julie pick up exactly where they left off thirty years ago—they’re still best friends who can finish each other’s sentences. But there’s one broken bit between them that no amount of home renovations will fix. In prose filled with hilarious and heartbreakingly accurate one-liners, Stephen McCauley has written a novel that examines how we define home, family, and love. Be prepared to laugh, shed a few tears, and have thoughts of your own ex-life triggered. (Throw pillows optional.)
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250122422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
National Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR, Shelf Awareness “I didn't know how much I needed a laugh until I began reading Stephen McCauley's new novel, My Ex-Life. This is the kind of witty, sparkling, sharp novel for which the verb ‘chortle’ was invented.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air “McCauley fits neatly alongside Tom Perrotta and Maria Semple in the category of ‘Novelists You’d Most Like to Drive Across the Country With.’” —The New York Times Book Review David Hedges’s life is coming apart at the seams. His job helping San Francisco rich kids get into the colleges of their (parents’) choice is exasperating; his younger boyfriend has left him; and the beloved carriage house he rents is being sold. His solace is a Thai takeout joint that delivers 24/7. The last person he expects to hear from is Julie Fiske. It’s been decades since they’ve spoken, and he’s relieved to hear she’s recovered from her brief, misguided first marriage. To him. Julie definitely doesn’t have a problem with marijuana (she’s given it up completely, so it doesn’t matter if she gets stoned almost daily) and the Airbnb she’s running out of her seaside house north of Boston is neither shabby nor illegal. And she has two whole months to come up with the money to buy said house from her second husband before their divorce is finalized. She’d just like David’s help organizing college plans for her seventeen-year-old daughter. That would be Mandy. To quote Barry Manilow, Oh Mandy. While she knows she’s smarter than most of the kids in her school, she can’t figure out why she’s making so many incredibly dumb and increasingly dangerous choices? When David flies east, they find themselves living under the same roof (one David needs to repair). David and Julie pick up exactly where they left off thirty years ago—they’re still best friends who can finish each other’s sentences. But there’s one broken bit between them that no amount of home renovations will fix. In prose filled with hilarious and heartbreakingly accurate one-liners, Stephen McCauley has written a novel that examines how we define home, family, and love. Be prepared to laugh, shed a few tears, and have thoughts of your own ex-life triggered. (Throw pillows optional.)