Miracle on 31st Street

Miracle on 31st Street
Author: Susan Sparks
Publisher: Susan Sparks
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578656748

Happiness is not a once a year event! Stress, unforeseen crises, commitments, aging parents, kids, money worries . . . none of it goes away. But if you manage it right, you can recreate the joy of Christmas every day of the year no matter what the circumstances. Through the tools taught in this book (and the FREE accompanying journal workbook and online Advent calendar), you will be able to: -Reduce stress and develop consistent self-care; -Claim and prioritize time for yourself; -Reframe your perspective; -Discover tools for dealing with negativity, difficult people, and corrosive emotions; -Restore your sense of purpose; -Renew your ability to see miracles in everyday life. Just a few minutes a day and you can go from Grinch to gratitude - any time of the year! But don't wait around . . . years of stress and silent resentment can lock in like the weight of the Grinch's sled. Remember happiness is not a once a year event. Join the Miracle on 31st Street Community and reclaim your joy today! ABOUT THE AUTHOR "A preacher with a motorcycle, cowboy boots, a wicked sense of humor, and a heart that warms you like a huge Southern-style breakfast. That's my pastor!" -Tamron Hall, Broadcast journalist and television host A trial lawyer turned standup comedian, and Baptist preacher, Susan Sparks is America's only female comedian with a pulpit. Susan is the senior pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (and the first woman pastor in the church's 170-year history). A TEDx speaker and nationally syndicated columnist, Susan is also a professional comedian touring with a standup Rabbi and a Muslim comic in the Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour. Her work with humor and healing has been featured by O (The Oprah) Magazine, the New York Times, CBS, and the History Channel.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street
Author: Valentine Davies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152163778

The lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus.

Laugh Your Way to Grace

Laugh Your Way to Grace
Author: Rev. Susan Sparks
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1594733430

Laughter—the GPS System for the Soul Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren’t we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did? In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks—an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister—presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines. Laughter can help you: Remove the fearful mask of a God who doesn’t laugh Debunk the myths that you don’t deserve joy Find perspective when faced with adversity Exercise forgiveness for yourself and others Reclaim play as a spiritual practice Heal—emotionally, physically, and spiritually Keep your faith when God is silent Live with elegance, beauty, and generosity of spirit Whatever your faith tradition—or if you have none at all—join this veteran of the punch line and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in thousands of years of human spiritual history.

The Kwangju Uprising

The Kwangju Uprising
Author: Henry Scott-Stokes
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780765606365

In Kwangju, South Korea, in 1980 a student uprising ended in the brutal suppression and massacre of protestors, an event burned into the minds of all South Koreans. This text presents original South Korean accounts of the incident, along with the reports of Western journalists who witnessed events.

Naptime with Joey

Naptime with Joey
Author: Laura Izumikawa
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 150117407X

From viral Instagram sensation, lifestyle photographer, and mommy blogger Laura Izumikawa comes Naptime with Joey, a ridiculously delightful photo book of her now internet-famous daughter dressed up in various pop culture costumes—a perfect gift for new parents everywhere. Lights, Camera…Nap! Joey Marie wears many hats (or, rather, wigs): she’s dressed up as Inigo Montoya, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Pikachu, Anna Wintour, Moana, and Barb from Stranger Things. She’s taken trips to Hawaii, baked croissants, and blasted off to the moon as an astronaut (at least, in her dreams). She’s held occupations such as pizza chef, aerobics instructor, and handy-dandy-fixer-upper (figuratively, of course). She’s inspired a parenting blog, been the face of her mom Laura Izumikawa’s Instagram account—and for the first time, she’s taken the leap from the ranks of internet-baby-snoredom to the pages of a book. Naptime with Joey is chockablock full of over a hundred deliciously adorable photos of Joey dressed up as various pop culture characters, movie stars, musicians, vacationers, and holiday-goers, making this the most fun, festive, and downright delightful gift under the sun!

How Asia Got Rich

How Asia Got Rich
Author: Edith Terry
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780765603555

The author presents a blow-by-blow account of the Asian economic crisis starting in 1996 with the collapse of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce. She links the demise of the so-called Asian miracle with the theme of globalization arguing that the crisis demonstrates the urgency of dismantling restraints to trade, investment and financial services.

The Secret, Book & Scone Society

The Secret, Book & Scone Society
Author: Ellery Adams
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496712390

First in the mystery series from the New York Times-bestselling author: “Anyone who loves novels that revolve around books will savor this tasty treat.”—Library Journal (starred review) A quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship—and even solving a murder—all to be found within the pages of the right book… Strangers flock to Miracle Springs hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked “comfort” scone, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That’s Nora’s special talent—prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s deepest pain. So when a visiting businessman reaches out for guidance, Nora knows exactly how to help. But before he can keep their appointment, he’s found dead on the train tracks. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to earn redemption by helping others. To join, members must divulge their darkest secret—the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Now, determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman’s demise, the women meet in Nora’s cozy bookstore. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge—proving it’s never too late to turn the page and start over… “Adams kicks off a new series featuring strong women, a touch of romance and mysticism, and both the cunning present-day mystery and the slowly revealed secrets of the intriguing heroines’ pasts.”—Kirkus Reviews

A Floating City of Peasants

A Floating City of Peasants
Author: Floris-Jan van Luyn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

The largest migration in history is taking place in China today, off the radar of the world's major media. Since the 1990s at least 120 million Chinese peasants have left the countryside for the big cities to work in factories, on construction sites, in catering and prostitution - typically without the most basic rights or protections. Here van Luyn relates the remarkable tales of migrant workers who have helped fuel the explosive growth of the People's Republic of China.

Four Soldiers

Four Soldiers
Author: Hubert Mingarelli
Publisher: Portobello Books
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1846276527

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019 'I am astonished by Four Soldiers. I have never read anything like it, yet it is one of those books you feel must always have existed, a classic of writing about the human condition... A small miracle' Hilary Mantel 1919. The Russian Civil War. It is the harsh dead of winter, as four soldiers set up camp in a forest somewhere near the Romanian front line. There is a lull in the fighting, so their days are filled with precious hours of freedom, enjoying the tranquillity of a nearby pond and trying to forget their terrifying nightmares, all the while talking, smoking and waiting. Waiting for spring to come, waiting for their battalion to move on, waiting for the inevitable resumption of violence. Tightly focused and simply told, this is a story of friendship and the fragments of happiness that can illuminate the darkness of war.