Small Wonder

Author : Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061868647
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Wonder written by Barbara Kingsolver and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In twenty-two wonderfully articulate essays, Barbara Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world From the author of High Tide in Tucson, comes Small Wonder, a new collection of essays that begins with a parable gleaned from recent news: villagers search for a missing infant boy and find him, unharmed, in the cave of a dangerous bear that has mothered him like one of her own. Clearly, our understanding of evil needs to be revised. What we fear most can save us. From this tale, Barbara Kingsolver goes on to consider the chasm between the privileged and the poor, which she sees as the root cause of violence and war in our time. She writes about her attachment to the land, to nature and wilderness, trees and mountains-the place from which she tells her stories. Whether worrying about the dangers of genetically engineered food crops, or creating opportunities for children to feel useful and competent - like growing food for the family’s table - Kingsolver looks for small wonders, where they grow, and celebrates them.

Author : Walter Henry Nelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Wonder written by Walter Henry Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gail Simone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781401219963
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Wonder written by Gail Simone and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Gail Simone and Rick Remender Art by Mike Norton & Trevor Scott and Pat Olliffe & John Stanisci Cover by Ladr�nn Collecting THE ALL-NEW ATOM #17-18 and #20-25, this final volume in the series features a guest appearance by Wonder Woman! Plus, the Atom discovers a population of microscopic, matter-consuming creatures living in his blood that may hold the secrets to his powers! Advance-solicited; on sale December 24 - 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US

Author : Merle B. Karnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birth written by Merle B. Karnes and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hector G. Balcazar
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1662942370
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Wonder! written by Hector G. Balcazar and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-04-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a memoir. Throughout this storytelling narrative, the reader will be taken on a journey that is full of adventures and rich in serendipity. The author takes the reader on a journey through his academic experience in five US states and six universities. The book has three sections. Part 1 begins with the immigrant experience of the author's family. Part 1 covers the author's early years, growing-up in Mexico City, including his college experience, and later his International Nutrition studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In Part 1, the author shares his entry into his academic career where he discovers his passion for public health. He writes about his road to public health to seek a philosophy of scholarship bridging science with human justice. Part 2 focuses on the author's work with community health workers. In Part 2, the author sets the stage and explains ways to transform communities and to bring health justice. Finally, in Part 3, the author presents a new vision with a new actor: the community spiritual worker. The book is a vibrant and colorful tapestry, full of inspirational real-life stories, cultural foods, poems, songs, and many accounts of the author's rich life experience, living in two cultures, Mexico and the US, and working in various universities. The author sheds light on the people who have been in the shadows and who have been invisible within communities. The book emphasizes that working with communities is an art.

Author : Max Lucado
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418516953
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Wonder They Call Him the Savior - written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-01-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what the most important part of the Bible is? Among all the do's and don'ts and shoulds and shouldn'ts, do you know what's absolutely essential? Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado teaches us that the answer lies at the foot of the cross. Come with Max as he guides you through the drama of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, bringing to life Peter's denial, Pilate's hesitancy, and John's loyalty. No Wonder They Call Him the Savior will lead you up the hill of mankind's highest hope and remind you why he deserves to be called our Savior. In No Wonder They Call Him the Savior, you'll see Jesus' final acts in a new light: His final prayer of forgiveness His plea honored His request of love His question of suffering His confession of humanity His call of deliverance The cry of completion In No Wonder They Call Him the Savior, Max invites you to relive the events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion, from the foggy garden of Gethsemane to the incandescent room of the resurrection. Let's examine this hour in history. Let's look at the witnesses. Let's listen to the voices. Let's observe the one they call the Savior. And, most of all, let's see if we can find hope in the unlikeliest place: at the cross.

Author : J. Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385409780
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It is No Wonder: A Story of Bohemian Life written by J. Fitzgerald Molloy and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Author : Priscilla Leder
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1572337354
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeds of Change written by Priscilla Leder and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Kingsolver's books have sold millions of copies. The Poisonwood Bible was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is studied in courses ranging from English-as-a-second-language classes to seminars in doctoral programs. Yet, until now, there has been relatively little scholarly analysis of her writings. Seeds of Change: Critical Essays on Barbara Kingsolver, edited by Priscilla V. Leder, is the first collection of essays examining the full range of Kingsolver's literary output. The articles in this new volume provide analysis, context, and commentary on all of Kingsolver's novels, her poetry, her two essay collections, and her full-length nonfiction memoir, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Professor Leder begins Seeds of Change with a brief critical biography that traces Kingsolver's development as a writer. Leder also includes an overview of the scholarship on Kingsolver's oeuvre. Organized by subject matter, the 14 essays in the book are divided into three sections tha deal with recurrent themes in Kingsolver's compositions: identity, social justice, and ecology. The pieces in this ground-breaking volume draw upon contemporary critical approaches—ecocritical, postcolonial, feminist, and disability studies—to extend established lines of inquiry into Kingsolver's writing and to take them in new directions. By comparing Kingsolver with earlier writers such as Joseph Conrad and Henry David Thoreau, the contributors place her canon in literary context and locate her in cultural contexts by revealing how she re-works traditional narratives such as the Western myth. They also address the more controversial aspects of her writings, examining her political advocacy and her relationship to her reader, in addition to exploring her vision of a more just and harmonious world. Fully indexed with a comprehensive works-cited section, Seeds of Change gives scholars and students important insight and analysis which will deepen and broaden their understanding and experience of Barbara Kingsolver's work.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Thurman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101664452
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infinite Life written by Robert Thurman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential People in America writes about taking responsibility for our own happiness and our actions. Robert Thurman is America's most popular and charismatic Buddhist. His first book, Inner Revolution, is an international bestseller and his lectures sell out to thousands. Infinite Life demonstrates that our every action has infinite consequences for ourselves and others, here and now and after we are gone. He introduces the Seven Paths to reconstructing body and mind carefully in order to reduce the negative consequences and cultivate the positive. In his powerful, pragmatic style, Thurman delivers life-changing lessons on virtues and emotions through the lens of Buddhist practices and ways of thinking. He invites us to take responsibility for our actions and their consequences while we revel in the knowledge that our lives are truly infinite. Infinite Life is the ultimate guidebook to understanding our place in the universe and realizing how we can personally succeed while helping others.