Always Coming Home

Always Coming Home
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2001-02-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780520227354

An "ethnographic" novel that portrays life in California's Napa Valley as it might be a very long time from now, imagined not as a high tech future but as a time of people once again living close to the land.

A Little Life

A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0804172706

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

The Truth about Stories

The Truth about Stories
Author: Thomas King
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2003
Genre: American literature
ISBN: 0887846963

Winner of the 2003 Trillium Book Award "Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous." Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples. Native culture has deep ties to storytelling, and yet no other North American culture has been the subject of more erroneous stories. The Indian of fact, as King says, bears little resemblance to the literary Indian, the dying Indian, the construct so powerfully and often destructively projected by White North America. With keen perception and wit, King illustrates that stories are the key to, and only hope for, human understanding. He compels us to listen well.

A Hoop Fable

A Hoop Fable
Author: Harvey A. Kaplan
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2022-05-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 166571770X

Larry’s parents had never seen him so preoccupied and possessed. For hours each day, he’d play basketball—and after he finished playing, he’d spend hours reading various basketball books. Posters of players were plastered all over his room. “We need to get some handle on this,” his mother told her husband, Dave. While he wasn’t as concerned, he agreed he would talk to the school psychologist. That meeting, however, did not resolve much, and Dave was left wondering if maybe he was the one with a problem. He had never gotten passionately involved in sports. Maybe he was just envious of his son? Maybe he had been too passive as a child and should have had stronger interests? He remembered that he was on the debating team, but never possessed the drive to win over the other team. Okay, he thought to himself, you’d better tolerate your son’s intensity and be patient and see where it leads. A Hoop Fable reveals how basketball provided Larry with a passion for life and gave him a foundation to move toward a successful career—and the lessons the game provided his family along the way.

Romance Cooking

Romance Cooking
Author: Lonnie Lynch
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 143891654X

"Romance Cooking" Unlocking the Secrets of Seducing Mars or Venus Finally one of the most exciting cookbooks you will ever own. Not only does it contain many secrets of seduction, the recipes are exotic and divinely delicious. Your lover will think you are a cooking god or goddess who has arrived to mysteriously give them a tantalizing gourmet feast. Everybody wants someone who can step outside of his or her box and is daring enough to take him or her on. They want someone who can take them in, tease, intrigue, entice, and make them experience new thoughts and feelings they'd never experienced before-or thought they'd never experience. Are you bored with the usual dinner and movie date routine? In this book, I'll talk about creatively "Unlocking the Secrets of Seducing Mars or Venus with Romance Cooking" as a means to enhance your life and relationships. What this universal secret tells you about your own life is that the thoughts you think, feelings you feel, words you say, and actions you take all consist of energy that attracts to it more of its own kind. Secrets - Romance - Mystery - Hope - Faith

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Read & Listen Edition

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Read & Listen Edition
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0385372086

Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise Oh, the Places You’ll Go! celebrates all of our special milestones—from graduations to birthdays and beyond! This Read & Listen edition features optional audio narration for compatible ebook readers. “[A] book that has proved to be popular for graduates of all ages since it was first published.”—The New York Times From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and whimsical illustrations. The inspiring and timeless message encourages readers to find the success that lies within, no matter what challenges they face. A perennial favorite for anyone starting a new phase in their life!

Living By the Book/Living By the Book Workbook Set

Living By the Book/Living By the Book Workbook Set
Author: Howard G. Hendricks
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2007-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802482937

This set includes Living By the Book and Living By the Book Workbook. In Living By the Book, Howard and Bill Hendricks invite you on one of the greatest adventures of your life--the journey through Scripture. In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And no special skills are needed. If you can read, you can glean important insight from Scripture. This book will help you engage God's Word like never before. In simple, step-by-step fashion, you'll learn how to: Observe. Let the Scripture speak to you individually. Interpret. Develop the tools to properly understand biblical text. Apply. Learn how to allow Scripture to transform your life. Start your journey today. In Living By the Book Workbook, the authors emphasize that far from being mundane, exploring God's Word can be one of the greatest adventures of your life! In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And in this unique workbook you will learn how to engage His words like never before. Based on the inductive study techniques outlines in the bestselling Living by the Book, this workbook creates the opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge through short, practical exercises and complete studies of the books of Ruth and James. In simple step-by-step fashion, you will learn to observe, interpret, and apply the Scripture to transform your life.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 2296
Release: 2001-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780160508455

Contains public messages and statements of the President of the United States released by the White House from January 1 to June 30, 2002.

Made to Lead

Made to Lead
Author: Nicole Massie Martin
Publisher: Chalice Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0827223684

Women were made to lead. Even in church. Jesus affirmed women as leaders-many contend Mary Magdalene was the first female minister. Yet women in ministry face challenges and obstacles, both from churches and from their own self-doubts. Both men and women miss out when women don't lead. Made to Lead empowers you to live out your calling boldly and confidently. Draw closer to God with relevant biblical examples and heart-felt prayers. Break down stereotypes of women in leadership. And create your own successful reality in which you are a key part of God's holy community.