Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical busines...more
Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; some had spent time in jail. They were shy and unco...more
A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young m...more
· A mother receives an undeniable message of love from her deceased son · A series of meaningful coincidences appear to save a life · A conversation overheard between strangers delivers a life-altering personal message to a bystander · A dream warns a woman of a wounded animal miles away · A reading of o...more
Magazine writer and editor Lori Tharps was born and raised in the comfortable but mostly White suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was often the only person of color in her school and neighborhood. At an early age, Lori decided that her destiny would be discovered in Spain. She didn't know anyone from Spain, had never visited the country, an...more
It\'s an anecdotal, autobiographical journey of what it takes to invent your own path through the world – with pictures! \r\n\r\n\"Marrus attacks life and feasts on its tasty morsels. She pulls out twisted, knife-sharp visions that cut the soul so that it is forced to see the world the way she sees it.\" –Jeffrey Lee Simons, Former Merry Marvel...more
A true account of child sexual abuse, and its emotional impact on relationships, and the emotional survival and healing. At the end of each chapter Dr. Williams offers metaphors, suggestions and advice to proceed through the pain, and proceed on a path of recovery. Riveting, emotional and brutally honest. Hope, does exist for all victims of abuse, ...more
A compilation of non-fiction narratives that are thought provoking, amusing and have a collective human interest aspect while expressing the challenges and incidents that confront us all in our daily lives. The author writes about characters and events that have inspired her through this insightful view of Switzerland, seen through her own eyes. Ch...more
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