Possessing Joy

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453224009
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Possessing the Secret of Joy written by Alice Walker and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American woman struggles with the genital mutilation she endured as a child in Africa in a New York Times bestseller “as compelling as The Color Purple” (San Francisco Chronicle). In Tashi’s tribe, the Olinka, young girls undergo female genital mutilation as an initiation into the community. Tashi manages to avoid this fate at first, but when pressed by tribal leaders, she submits. Years later, married and living in America as Evelyn Johnson, Tashi’s inner pain emerges. As she questions why such a terrifying, disfiguring sacrifice was required, she sorts through the many levels of subjugation with which she’s been burdened over the years. In Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker exposes the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation in an unforgettable, moving novel. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. Possessing the Secret of Joy is the 3rd book in the Color Purple Collection, which also includes The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar.

Author : Steve Backlund
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985477325
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Possessing Joy written by Steve Backlund and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cindy Oriol
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973657910
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Having Joy in the Midst of the Storm written by Cindy Oriol and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The storms of life put us all in periods of indecision, lonliness, pain and even a sense of defeat.The question confronting us is how do we face and deal with these storms? As explained in this book, the author endured the storms of a a severe injury,two different types of cancer, a stroke and brain cell malfunction that had no medical treatment,all in a period of six years . How to deal with these storms? Cindy Oriol reveals what worked for her , and many more believers in our Lord Jesus who is found in a book called the bible. Were there instant healings by no means, but she explains the ups and downs of her journey, always with joy in her heart as she keeps her focus on her Lord, Christ Jesus, through all the periods of pain, sleepless nights and the healings that did occur.

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453276432
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Color Purple Collection written by Alice Walker and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three novels by a New York Times–bestselling author—including the Pulitzer Prizewinner The Color Purple—that speak to the African experience in America. The Color Purple is Alice Walker’s stunning, Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of courage in the face of oppression. Celie grows up in rural Georgia, navigating a childhood of ceaseless abuse. Not only is she poor and despised by the society around her, she’s badly treated by her family. As a teenager she begins writing letters directly to God in an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear. Her letters span twenty years and record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment through the guiding light of a few strong women and her own implacable will to find harmony with herself and her home. In The Temple of My Familiar, Celie and Shug from The Color Purple follow the lives of a brilliant cast of characters, all dealing in some way with the legacy of the African experience in America. From recent African immigrants, to a woman who grew up in the mixed-race rainforest communities of South America, to Celie’s own granddaughter living in modern-day San Francisco, all must come to understand the brutal stories of their ancestors to come to terms with their own troubled lives. Possessing the Secret of Joy portrays Tashi’s tribe, the Olinka, where young girls undergo genital mutilation as an initiation into the community. Tashi manages to avoid this fate at first, but when pressed by tribal leaders, she submits. Years later, married and living in America as Evelyn Johnson, Tashi’s inner pain emerges. As she questions why such a terrifying, disfiguring sacrifice was required, she sorts through the many levels of subjugation with which she’s been burdened over the years. Hailed by the Washington Post as “one of the best American writers of today,” Alice Walker is a master storyteller and a major voice in modern literary fiction. Includes a new letter written by the author on The Temple of My Familiar.

Author : Gary Smalley
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0310831881
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joy that Lasts written by Gary Smalley and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover what it means to truly trust God, and how a deep relationship with him can bring life and joy into marriage. Renowned family counselor, seminar speaker, and author Gary Smalley gives insight into five truths that can transform marriage. Sharing openly from his own relationship with his wife, Norma, Gary shows why both husbands and wives need: An independent energy source to recharge their spiritual batteries Someone each can talk to about anything and at any time An understanding of their emotions and what they mean Reassurance that their trials have meaning A shared mission they can strive for together

Author : Steve Backlund
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781598728910
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Possessing Joy written by Steve Backlund and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1595588876
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World Will Follow Joy written by Alice Walker and published by New Press/ORIM. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetry collection of “playful and crooning lyricism” from the National Book Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple (Booklist). In this dazzling new collection, Alice Walker offers over sixty new poems to incite and nurture contemporary activists. Hailed as a “lavishly gifted writer,” Walker imbues her poetry with evocative images, fresh language, anger, forgiveness, and profound wisdom (The New York Times). Casting her eye toward history, politics, and nature, as well as to world figures such as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, she “distills struggles, crises, and tragedies down to bright, singing lessons in living with awareness and joy” (Booklist). By attentively chronicling the conditions of human life today, Walker shows, as ever, her deep compassion, profound spirituality, and necessary political commitments. The poems in The World Will Follow Joy remind us of our human capacity to come together and take action, even in our troubled political times. “Her spirituality, concern for human rights, and almost old-fashioned, determined joyousness run deep and her devoted readers will want to follow her as she turns ‘madness into flowers’” (Library Journal).

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1595585893
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for written by Alice Walker and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker’s We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was called “stunningly insightful” and “a book that will inspire hope” by Publishers Weekly. Drawing equally on Walker’s spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach us patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For takes on some of the greatest challenges of our times and in it Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite the daunting predicaments we find ourselves in, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change. The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-room–only crowds and standing ovations. Walker’s clear vision and calm meditative voice—truly “a light in darkness”—has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership.

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595588728
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cushion in the Road written by Alice Walker and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gorgeous collection gathers Alice Walker’s wide-ranging meditations—many of them previously unpublished—on our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies. For the millions of her devoted fans, and for readers of Walker’s bestselling 2006 book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For, here is a brand new "gift of words" that invites readers on a journey of political awakening and spiritual insight. The Cushion in the Road finds the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, poet, essayist, and activist at the height of her literary powers, sharing fresh vantages and a deepening engagement with our world. Walker writes that "we are beyond a rigid category of color, sex, or spirituality if we are truly alive," and the pieces in The Cushion in the Road illustrate this idea beautifully. Visiting themes she has addressed throughout her career—including racism, Africa, Palestinian solidarity, and Cuba—as well as addressing emergent issues, such as the presidency of Barack Obama on health care, Walker explores her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world. Rich with humor and wisdom, and informed by Walker’s unique eye for the details of human and natural experience, The Cushion in the Road will please longtime Walker fans as well as those who are new to her work.

Author : Zack Friedman
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
ISBN 13 : 1400211603
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lemonade Life written by Zack Friedman and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret to an extraordinary life starts with five simple changes that anyone can make. In this groundbreaking book, Zack Friedman starts with a fundamental question: What drives success? It's not only hard work, talent, and skill. The most successful people have one thing in common,?the power to flip five internal "switches." We all have these five switches, and when activated, they are the secret to fuel success, create happiness, and conquer anything. The Lemonade Life is filled with inspirational and practical advice that will teach you: Why you should write yourself a $10 million check Why your career depends on the Greek alphabet Why you need?ikigai?in your life How Judge Judy can help you have better work meetings How these twenty questions will change your life Learn from the entrepreneur who failed 5,126 times before becoming a billionaire, the fourteenth-century German monk who helped reinvent Domino's Pizza, the technology visionary who asked himself the same question every morning, the country music icon who bought more than one hundred million books, and the ice cream truck driver who made $110,237 in less than one hour. With powerful stories and actionable lessons, this book will profoundly change the way you live, lead, and work. Your path to greatness starts with a simple choice. Everyday, you're choosing to live one of two lives: the Lemon Life or the Lemonade Life. Which life will you lead?