Syllabus

Syllabus
Author: Lynda Barry
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2021-04-16
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 177046543X

Writing exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshop The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America—prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers—for opening pathways to creativity. Syllabus takes the course plan for Barry’s workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus’s yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry’s voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.

Bamboozled By Jesus

Bamboozled By Jesus
Author: Yvonne Orji
Publisher: Worthy Books
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1546012699

Thriving stand-up comic and actress Yvonne Orji—best known as Issa Rae's BFF on the HBO series, Insecure—shares the secrets to living the life of your dreams. Yvonne Orji has never shied away from being unapologetically herself, and that includes being outspoken about her faith. Known for interpreting Biblical stories and metaphors to fit current times, her humorous and accessible approach to faith leaves even non-believers inspired and wanting more. The way Yvonne sees it, God is a Sovereign Prankster, punking folks long before Ashton Kutcher made it cool. When she meditates on her own life—complete with unforeseen blessings and unanticipated roadblocks—she realizes it’s one big testimony to how God tricked her into living out her wildest dreams. And she wants us to join in on getting bamboozled. This is not a Self-Help book—it’s a Get Yours book! In Bamboozled by Jesus, a frank and fresh advice book, Orji takes readers on a journey through twenty-five life lessons, gleaned from her own experiences and her favorite source of inspiration: the Bible. But this ain’t your mama’s Bible study. Yvonne infuses wit and heart in sharing pointers like why the way up is sometimes down, and how fear is synonymous to food poisoning. Her joyful, confident approach to God will inspire everyone to catapult themselves out of the mundane and into the magnificent. With bold authenticity and practical relatability, Orji is exactly the kind of cultural leader we need in these chaotic times. And her journey through being Bamboozled by Jesus paints a powerful picture of what it means to say “yes” to a life you never could’ve imagined—if it wasn’t your own.

The Conviction to Lead

The Conviction to Lead
Author: Albert Mohler
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441260560

Leadership Principles from a Renowned Agent of Change Cultures and organizations do not change without strong leadership. While many leadership books focus on management or administration, the central focus of The Conviction to Lead is on changing minds. Dr. Mohler was the driving force behind the transformation of Southern Seminary from a liberal institution of waning influence to a thriving evangelical seminary at the heart of the Southern Baptist Convention. Since then he has been one of the most prominent voices in evangelicalism, fighting for Christian principles and challenging secular culture. Using his own experiences and examples from history, Dr. Mohler demonstrates that real leadership is a transferring of conviction to others, affecting their actions, motivations, intuition, and commitment. This practical guide walks the reader through what a leader needs to know, do, and be in order to affect change.

Enjoy Now, Hustle Never

Enjoy Now, Hustle Never
Author: Sirae Ning
Publisher: Sirae Ning
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Enjoy Life Now! Have you ever heard of “The Secret” or the “Law of Attraction”, yet, wonder why what seems to be working for other people hasn’t yet worked for you? Enjoy Now, Hustle Never: The Secret of Manifestation Magic cracks the secret behind the secret and provides over 11 fun little ways to raise your vibe and keep it high during the manifestation process. Have you ever dreamed of finding a magic bottle wherein lives your very own genie who can grant you all your wishes instead of just three? Or perhaps you’ve wished upon a star or blew your wish into the Universe on dandelion fluff. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way, a true way, all our wishes could come true? What if I told you there is, and that this secret way of wishing has been around since the beginning of time? You might’ve even heard of it. It’s called the Law of Attraction, or, more popularly “The Secret”. Maybe you’ve tried the principles of the Law of Attraction and got lackluster or less than desirable results. Yet, you haven’t given up. You know deep within that there is something that’s missing from the information you’ve been given about the Law of Attraction, and, if you just had the last puzzle piece then you’d be able to manifest your wishes and dreams. The Universe has heard you, and they’ve led you here. I have good news for you! If you’re reading this page you’ve come to the right place because I am going to reveal to you the missing parts of the Law of Attraction and why it may not be working for you, and how you can fix this problem overnight and begin using the manifestation magic you were born with right away! In this book, you are going to learn: The 13 Laws of the Universe and how they work with the Law of Attraction to make your wishes come true Ways you can stop resistance before it forms What anti-wishes and shadow beliefs are, how they prevent you from getting your wishes, and how to vanquish them forever so you can finally manifest what you want! +More!

Vernacular Insurrections

Vernacular Insurrections
Author: Carmen Kynard
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1438446373

Winner of the 2015 James M. Britton Award presented by Conference on English Education a constituent organization within the National Council of Teachers of English Carmen Kynard locates literacy in the twenty-first century at the onset of new thematic and disciplinary imperatives brought into effect by Black Freedom Movements. Kynard argues that we must begin to see how a series of vernacular insurrections—protests and new ideologies developed in relation to the work of Black Freedom Movements—have shaped our imaginations, practices, and research of how literacy works in our lives and schools. Utilizing many styles and registers, the book borrows from educational history, critical race theory, first-year writing studies, Africana studies, African American cultural theory, cultural materialism, narrative inquiry, and basic writing scholarship. Connections between social justice, language rights, and new literacies are uncovered from the vantage point of a multiracial, multiethnic Civil Rights Movement.

Carnet de Voyage

Carnet de Voyage
Author: Craig Thompson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

A visual diary and travel sketchbook chronicles two months of the artist's wanderings through Africa and Europe.