Author: Stephen Lloyd Garrett
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460216261
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Death has been pushed out of life and into a dark and lonely 'morgue'. North Americans generally approach the topic of death with fear and denial in hand. When Death Speaks is all about changing the conversation to one of openness and inspiration. When Death Speaks approaches death with compassion, love and frankness, talking openly about death, planning for the inevitable, and supporting family and friends with tools and skills to begin a new type of conversation. The tools, information, and real life stories are all designed to offer a different perspective in dealing with death and loss. The practices offered are designed to use 'smaller deaths' as preparation for the death of our body. When Death Speaks is all about bringing death back to life....
When Death Speaks
Author: Stephen Lloyd Garrett
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460216261
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Death has been pushed out of life and into a dark and lonely 'morgue'. North Americans generally approach the topic of death with fear and denial in hand. When Death Speaks is all about changing the conversation to one of openness and inspiration. When Death Speaks approaches death with compassion, love and frankness, talking openly about death, planning for the inevitable, and supporting family and friends with tools and skills to begin a new type of conversation. The tools, information, and real life stories are all designed to offer a different perspective in dealing with death and loss. The practices offered are designed to use 'smaller deaths' as preparation for the death of our body. When Death Speaks is all about bringing death back to life....
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460216261
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Death has been pushed out of life and into a dark and lonely 'morgue'. North Americans generally approach the topic of death with fear and denial in hand. When Death Speaks is all about changing the conversation to one of openness and inspiration. When Death Speaks approaches death with compassion, love and frankness, talking openly about death, planning for the inevitable, and supporting family and friends with tools and skills to begin a new type of conversation. The tools, information, and real life stories are all designed to offer a different perspective in dealing with death and loss. The practices offered are designed to use 'smaller deaths' as preparation for the death of our body. When Death Speaks is all about bringing death back to life....
Memory Speaks
Author: Julie Sedivy
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067498028X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
From an award-winning writer and linguist, a scientific and personal meditation on the phenomenon of language loss and the possibility of renewal. As a child Julie Sedivy left Czechoslovakia for Canada, and English soon took over her life. By early adulthood she spoke Czech rarely and badly, and when her father died unexpectedly, she lost not only a beloved parent but also her firmest point of connection to her native language. As Sedivy realized, more is at stake here than the loss of language: there is also the loss of identity. Language is an important part of adaptation to a new culture, and immigrants everywhere face pressure to assimilate. Recognizing this tension, Sedivy set out to understand the science of language loss and the potential for renewal. In Memory Speaks, she takes on the psychological and social world of multilingualism, exploring the human brainÕs capacity to learnÑand forgetÑlanguages at various stages of life. But while studies of multilingual experience provide resources for the teaching and preservation of languages, Sedivy finds that the challenges facing multilingual people are largely political. Countering the widespread view that linguistic pluralism splinters loyalties and communities, Sedivy argues that the struggle to remain connected to an ancestral language and culture is a site of common ground, as people from all backgrounds can recognize the crucial role of language in forming a sense of self. Distinctive and timely, Memory Speaks combines a rich body of psychological research with a moving story at once personal and universally resonant. As citizens debate the merits of bilingual education, as the worldÕs less dominant languages are driven to extinction, and as many people confront the pain of language loss, this is badly needed wisdom.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067498028X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
From an award-winning writer and linguist, a scientific and personal meditation on the phenomenon of language loss and the possibility of renewal. As a child Julie Sedivy left Czechoslovakia for Canada, and English soon took over her life. By early adulthood she spoke Czech rarely and badly, and when her father died unexpectedly, she lost not only a beloved parent but also her firmest point of connection to her native language. As Sedivy realized, more is at stake here than the loss of language: there is also the loss of identity. Language is an important part of adaptation to a new culture, and immigrants everywhere face pressure to assimilate. Recognizing this tension, Sedivy set out to understand the science of language loss and the potential for renewal. In Memory Speaks, she takes on the psychological and social world of multilingualism, exploring the human brainÕs capacity to learnÑand forgetÑlanguages at various stages of life. But while studies of multilingual experience provide resources for the teaching and preservation of languages, Sedivy finds that the challenges facing multilingual people are largely political. Countering the widespread view that linguistic pluralism splinters loyalties and communities, Sedivy argues that the struggle to remain connected to an ancestral language and culture is a site of common ground, as people from all backgrounds can recognize the crucial role of language in forming a sense of self. Distinctive and timely, Memory Speaks combines a rich body of psychological research with a moving story at once personal and universally resonant. As citizens debate the merits of bilingual education, as the worldÕs less dominant languages are driven to extinction, and as many people confront the pain of language loss, this is badly needed wisdom.
Death Sentences
Author: Don Watson
Publisher: Gotham
ISBN: 9781592402052
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--and must--be done about it.
Publisher: Gotham
ISBN: 9781592402052
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--and must--be done about it.
Death Speaks Softly
Author: Anthea Fraser
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385241472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Detective Chief Inspector David Webb finds no dearth of suspects in a baffling murder involving a pretty French coed.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385241472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Detective Chief Inspector David Webb finds no dearth of suspects in a baffling murder involving a pretty French coed.
The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385754728
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385754728
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
When the Dying Speak
Author: Ron Wooten-Green
Publisher: Loyola Press
ISBN: 9780829416855
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this collection of poignant and hope-filled stories about people who are dealing with death, Ronald Wooten-Green draws on his experience as a caregiver for his dying wife and as a hospice chaplain to give us a glimpse of the spiritual reality known only by those nearing death. From conversations with unseen visitors to visions of long-dead ancestors, When the Dying Speak reveals the unique phenomena surrounding death and helps us listen to and learn from those at the end of their earthly journeys. Scripture passages, biographical sketches, and thought-provoking questions provide spiritual and historical perspective while encouraging self reflection.
Publisher: Loyola Press
ISBN: 9780829416855
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this collection of poignant and hope-filled stories about people who are dealing with death, Ronald Wooten-Green draws on his experience as a caregiver for his dying wife and as a hospice chaplain to give us a glimpse of the spiritual reality known only by those nearing death. From conversations with unseen visitors to visions of long-dead ancestors, When the Dying Speak reveals the unique phenomena surrounding death and helps us listen to and learn from those at the end of their earthly journeys. Scripture passages, biographical sketches, and thought-provoking questions provide spiritual and historical perspective while encouraging self reflection.
Appointment
Author: Alan Benjamin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Baghdad (Iraq)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"Death, disguised as an old woman, searches for Abdullah the servant"--Title page verso.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Baghdad (Iraq)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"Death, disguised as an old woman, searches for Abdullah the servant"--Title page verso.
Death Speaks
Author: Carol Joan Campbell
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796017396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Have you ever wondered about strange dreams, events, or thoughts that have occurred in your life? I invite you to venture into the life of Bill Anderson and follow his footsteps while he was enjoying his life filled with love, lust, and luxury. It seemed as if everything was in perfect order until twists of fate brought turmoil, haunting memories, and finally, thoughts and acts of horror.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796017396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Have you ever wondered about strange dreams, events, or thoughts that have occurred in your life? I invite you to venture into the life of Bill Anderson and follow his footsteps while he was enjoying his life filled with love, lust, and luxury. It seemed as if everything was in perfect order until twists of fate brought turmoil, haunting memories, and finally, thoughts and acts of horror.
Dead Wrong
Author: Michael Mello
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299153441
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Winner of the 1998 Award for Excellence in Indexing, American Society of Indexers and H. W. Wilson Company
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299153441
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Winner of the 1998 Award for Excellence in Indexing, American Society of Indexers and H. W. Wilson Company
Death Speaks
Author: Tamara Rose Blodgett
Publisher: T. Rose Press LLC
ISBN: 1465756019
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
For fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and Xmen - who also enjoy original storylines! From the NYT bestselling author of A TERRIBLE LOVE, comes a ★★★#1 Amazon Dark Fantasy Bestselling series★★★
Publisher: T. Rose Press LLC
ISBN: 1465756019
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
For fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and Xmen - who also enjoy original storylines! From the NYT bestselling author of A TERRIBLE LOVE, comes a ★★★#1 Amazon Dark Fantasy Bestselling series★★★