Five White Swans

Five White Swans
Author: Lisanne Winslow
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

The ecopoetry in Five White Swans moves toward healing a broken humanity, restoring the more-than-human family of creatures, and protecting the geology of our earthly home by touching the core of the human heart. This fresh and exuberant ecotheology and ecospirituality reveals that nature holds the gentle power to lead us into wellness and flourishing. In the biology of these insightful lines, readers may discover that their own ultimate happiness comes from a connection with others, with the earth, and with their own spiritual center. This biocentric way of life is what forged our hominin ancestors' success, and it is time we return to our roots. In this experiential poetry, readers will find life, abundant peace, and the Spirit's guidance, leading onward to new dimensions of the rich spirituality that nature has offered all along.

Wild Swans

Wild Swans
Author: Jung Chang
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008-06-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1439106495

The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics

New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics
Author: Gavin McGrath
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 801
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0830898395

The New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics is a must-have resource for professors and students, pastors and laypersons--in short, for any Christian who wishes to understand or develop a rational explanation of the Christian faith in the context of today's complex and ever-changing world. Packed with hundreds of articles that cover the key topics, historic figures and contemporary global issues relating to the study and practice of Christian apologetics, this handy one-volume resource will make an invaluable addition to any Christian library. Editors Gavin McGrath and W. C. Campbell-Jack, with consulting editor C. Stephen Evans, have divided the dictionary into two parts: Part one offers a series of introductory essays that set the framework for the dictionary. These essays examine the practice and importance of Christian apologetics in light of theological, historical and cultural concerns. Part two builds on these essays to present numerous alphabetized articles on individuals, ideas, movements and disciplines that are vital to a rational explanation of the Christian faith. Both essays and articles are written by leading Christian philosophers and theologians. Together, they form an indispensable resource for Christians living in today's pluralistic age.

Valley of The Swan

Valley of The Swan
Author: KR Kingston
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460214773

Dado (Dado) grew up as a Viking princess in late 1100 AD. Her vicious Viking tribe, the Omkana’s, reside along the northern shores of the Baltic Sea. Dado’s world suddenly changes when her brutal and scheming father reveals the plan he had for her all along. Without foresight her life is suddenly turned upside down. Loyalty and love has gone terribly wrong, leaving her to begin the journey of understanding herself and her destiny. This destiny leads to people and places encouraging her to understand what it is that she will defend in life. Unsure if she is cursed, Dado believes that all power is found in an arrow and dagger until she is led to the mysterious village called Providence. This is a menacing era and when Dado is provoked she becomes an avenging angel. Her life is a mix of history and fiction that chronicles a phenomenal journey that she too is an Amazon Warrior. Valley of The Swan is the first book of the Dado Sagas.

The Emperor's Black Swan

The Emperor's Black Swan
Author: Karasmara
Publisher: Infinite Joy
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2021-05-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Can a wolf and a swan be together? *** Darilus Gratagan is the Elven emperor of the Aluthia Empire. His rise to power brought to him a dark curse; a demonic wolf is infesting in his body. For a hundred and twelve years, he has managed to suppress the curse. But the demon is getting stronger, to the point that Darilus finds himself turning into a monster almost every night. He begins to desire blood and his people are in danger of himself. Until he finds the evil witch from Tollyria in his royal garden. “I can tame a demon dog,” she says. *** Sania has died. At least she thought so. But then she opens her eyes in Aluthia’s royal garden and when she looks at the reflection of the pond… she sees herself as a black swan. However, when night comes, she shifts back into her original form; the White Witch of Tollyria. For some reason, she cannot leave the royal garden. Then she meets the Emperor of Aluthia… in the form of a demonic wolf. “Make a deal with me,” he says. This story will be applied to PTR on Nov 5th 2021

Nelson Grammar

Nelson Grammar
Author: Wendy Wren
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780174247173

The Teacher Book is the key to the successful implementation of Nelson Grammar. A full glossary of grammatical terms and guidance on key terms and usage are contained within it. Clear and practical teaching points and answers to all of the pupil book and copymaster exercises are contained within the Teacher Book.

The Swans of Fifth Avenue

The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Author: Melanie Benjamin
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2016
Genre: Biographical fiction
ISBN: 0345528697

Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley and her friends, the alluring socialite Swans. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman, desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. Through Babe, Truman gains unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake-- even when the stories aren't his to tell.

Cognitive Therapy Techniques

Cognitive Therapy Techniques
Author: Robert L. Leahy
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462529046

This indispensable book has given many tens of thousands of practitioners a wealth of evidence-based tools for maximizing the power of cognitive therapy and tailoring it to individual clients. Leading authority Robert L. Leahy describes ways to help clients identify and modify problematic thoughts, core beliefs, and patterns of worry, self-criticism, and approval-seeking; evaluate personal schemas; cope with painful emotions; and take action to achieve their goals. Each technique includes vivid case examples and sample dialogues. Featuring 123 reproducible forms, the book has a large-size format for easy photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Numerous additional techniques and reproducible tools, including 48 new or revised forms. *Chapters on decision-making problems, intrusive thoughts, and anger management issues. *Incorporates the latest theory and research as well as cutting-edge techniques drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), behavioral activation, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), emotional schema therapy, and the metacognitive model. *Significantly revised chapters on emotion regulation and worries. *Filled-out examples for many of the forms.

Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Second Edition

Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Second Edition
Author: Robert L. Leahy
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462528228

"Subject Areas/Keywords: anger, approval seeking, assumptions, avoidance, basics, CBT, challenging, clinical practice, cognitive distortions, cognitive therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, CT, decision making, distortion, eliciting, emotion regulation, emotional processing, emotions, evaluating, examining, forms, homework, interventions, intrusive, logical errors, modifying, practitioners, psychotherapists, psychotherapy, schemas, self-criticism, skills, strategies, techniques, testing, therapists, thoughts, training DESCRIPTION This indispensable book has given many tens of thousands of practitioners a wealth of evidence-based tools for maximizing the power of cognitive therapy and tailoring it to individual clients. Leading authority Robert L. Leahy describes ways to help clients identify and modify problematic thoughts, core beliefs, and patterns of worry, self-criticism, and approval-seeking; evaluate personal schemas; cope with painful emotions; and take action to achieve their goals. Each technique includes vivid case examples and sample dialogues. Featuring 125 reproducible forms, the print book has a large-size format for easy photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. "--