The Soul of the Family Tree

The Soul of the Family Tree
Author: Lori Erickson
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1646982061

"Readers may find themselves ordering their own DNA testing kit upon finishing this." —Publishers Weekly "The Soul of the Family Tree posits that a spiritual grounding in one's family history can combat 'historical amnesia' and nurture a sense of belonging." —Foreword Reviews Growing up in a passionately Norwegian-American Iowa town, Lori Erickson rolled her eyes at traditions like Nordic Fest and steaming pots of rømmegrøt. But like many Americans, she eventually felt drawn to genealogy, the "quintessential hobby of middle age." Her quest to know more about the Vikings and immigrants who perch in her family tree led her to visit Norse settlements and reenactments, medieval villages and modern museums, her picturesque hometown and her ancestor's farm on the fjords. Along the way, Erickson discovers how her soul has been shaped by her ancestors and finds unexpected spiritual guides among the seafaring Vikings and her hardscrabble immigrant forebears. Erickson’s far-ranging journeys and spiritual musings show us how researching family history can be a powerful tool for inner growth. Travel with Erickson in The Soul of the Family Tree to learn how the spirits of your ancestral past can guide you today.

A House on Fire

A House on Fire
Author: John A. Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2004-11-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0190287659

"If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson takes us inside the musical empire created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, the three men who put Philadelphia Soul on the map. Here is the eye-opening story of three of the most influential and successful music producers of the seventies. Jackson shows how Gamble, Huff, and Bell developed a black recording empire second only to Berry Gordy's Motown, pumping out a string of chart-toppers from Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Stylistics, and many others. The author underscores the endemic racism of the music business at that time, revealing how the three men were blocked from the major record companies and outlets in Philadelphia because they were black, forcing them to create their own label, sign their own artists, and create their own sound. The sound they created--a sophisticated and glossy form of rhythm and blues, characterized by crisp, melodious harmonies backed by lush, string-laden orchestration and a hard-driving rhythm section--was a glorious success, producing at least twenty-eight gold or platinum albums and thirty-one gold or platinum singles. But after their meteoric rise and years of unstoppable success, their production company finally failed, brought down by payola, competition, a tough economy, and changing popular tastes. Funky, groovy, soulful--Philly Soul was the classic seventies sound. A House on Fire tells the inside story of this remarkable musical phenomenon.

All Souls

All Souls
Author: Michael Patrick MacDonald
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2024-08-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0807020532

“All Souls is the written equivalent of an Irish wake, where revelers dance and sing the dead person’s praises. In that same style, the book leavens tragedy with dashes of humor but preserves the heartbreaking details.”—The New York Times Book Review A 25th anniversary edition of the National Bestselling memoir, with a new afterword from Michael Patrick MacDonald, takes us deep into the South Boston housing projects during one of the city's most tumultuous times in history and tells the story of his family struggling the overcome the poverty, crime, addiction, and incarceration that overtook the neighborhood. A breakaway bestseller since its first printing, All Souls takes us deep into Michael Patrick MacDonald’s Southie, the proudly insular neighborhood with the highest concentration of white poverty in America. Rocked by Whitey Bulger’s crime schemes and busing riots, MacDonald’s Southie is populated by sharply hewn characters. We meet Ma, Michael’s mini-skirted, accordian-playing, single mother who endures the deaths of four of her eleven children. And there are Michael’s older siblings Davey, sweet artist-dreamer; Kevin, child genius of scam; and Frankie, Golden Gloves boxer and neighborhood hero whose lives are high-wire acts played out in a world of poverty and pride. Nearly suffocated by his grief and his community’s code of silence, MacDonald tells his family story here with gritty but moving honesty. All Souls is heartbreaking testimony to lives lost too early, and the story of how a place so filled with pain could still be “the best place in the world.”

Homes with Soul

Homes with Soul
Author: Orly Robinzon
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018
Genre: Architectural design
ISBN: 9781864707250

Sumptuously illustrated with photographs and room schemes that are bound to inspire, The Emotional Home is the definitive interior design guide from renowned designer, Orly Robinzon. This stunning book showcases inspiring images of the room schemes of some of her latest projects. Offering invaluable advice on creating beautiful aesthetic spaces for making a home, home, Robinzon shares her inspirational tips and advice to help you with your next home-decorating project, however big or small in scale, to ensure it is functional, beautifully designed, and provides an interior that blends seamlessly with any landscape or outdoor environment, and which suits the way you live. Robinzon provides expert guidance on her use of colour, texture, lighting, furniture, art and other decorative elements to create a comfortable and elegant home that imbues an emotional response, and resonates with those looking to create a stylish and cosy sanctuary at home. AUTHOR: Orly Robinzon is a author of more than 10 books on interior design. She creates works that blend the different worlds of interior design, architectural innovation, and art. SELLING POINTS: * Pages are filled with full-colour photography of beautiful interior spaces for a range of family environments, including living rooms, children's rooms, private nooks, intimate and stylish bedrooms, magnificent garden spaces, as well as a close look at materials for exterior facades, architectural elements, and general home design * Robinzon provides incredible tips and advice on a variety of styles and design solutions, including best use of colour, textures, lighting, furniture, art, and more, as well as homes with sustainable, green features * Pages are filled with full-colour photography of beautiful interior spaces for a range of family environments, including living rooms, children's rooms, private nooks, intimate and stylish bedrooms, magnificent garden spaces, as well as a close look at materials for exterior facades, architectural elements, and general home design 400 colour photographs

Soul to Soul Parenting

Soul to Soul Parenting
Author: Annie Burnside
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781936214143

"[This book] is a guidebook for parents using modern, everyday reality and universal, life-affirming themes to expand spiritual awareness in the home. It is non-denominational in nature and focuses on principles such as soul to soul versus role to role, oneness, self-love, boundaries, authenticity, joy and gratitude inviting spiritual development for both parent and child" -- p. [4] of cover.

Home for the Soul

Home for the Soul
Author: Sara Bird
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1788793110

Home for the Soul is about creating a considerate and sustainable home that sparks happiness and reflects the spirits, passions and tastes of its inhabitants.

Mansions of the Soul

Mansions of the Soul
Author: Harve Spencer Lewis
Publisher: Rosicrucian Order AMORC
Total Pages: 233
Release: 1986
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0912057432

A Home for the Soul

A Home for the Soul
Author: Anthony Lawlor
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN:

"Reveals how our houses and apartments can become havens of inspiration and renewal ... Offers practical suggestions for arranging or building soulful homes ... Explains how to use wood, tile, brick, and stone to express qualities of the spirit and how to use furniture and personal objects as allies in creating meaning."--Jacket.

Thinking With Your Soul

Thinking With Your Soul
Author: Richard Wolman
Publisher: Richard N. Wolman, PhD
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2001
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780609605486

During the creation of the Psychomatrix Spirituality Inventory (PSI) at Harvard, Dr. Wolman found seven factors that comprise the spectrum of spiritual experience. By completing the PSI included in the book, readers will learn about their spirituality in each of these areas and how to improve their spiritual lives.

The Soul's Economy

The Soul's Economy
Author: Jeffrey P. Sklansky
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807853986

Sklansky traces a shift in American social thought as the gradual demise of the household economy rendered proprietary independence an increasingly embattled ideal. Amid the widening class divide, nineteenth-century social theorists devised a new science of American society that reconceived freedom in terms of psychic self-expression instead of economic self-interest, and they redefined democracy in terms of cultural kinship rather than social compact.