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A Roadmap To Life's Enduring Passages
Reckonings, regrets, longings. Life's turning points. Sometimes redemptive, sometimes heartbreaking, these crossroads are familiar to us all. The yearning for a different path, a better ending, is uniquely human.
You Can't Get There From Here explores these pivotal moments. In Repossession, we meet a young man looking for closure in his dead girlfriend's apartment; You Again, Always introduces us to a couple...
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There was a time when community newspapers thrived and were of great importance to the area they served. People could count on their newspaper to give them what they wanted and needed to know. They depended on the folks at the paper to put out the latest important information about their schools, mayors, city councils, planning commissions, township trustee boards, crime and other serious news.
Readers also enjoyed lighter fare such as stories about...
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#1 The cremation was scheduled to start at 7 a. m. Just as the sun broke through the blue light of dawn, the mourners began to gather. A gong rang through the air, and as her body caught fire, white smoke swirled about in tiny cyclones. The smell called to mind a passage from Edward Abbey: The fire.
#2 In the late 1960s, in the Australian Outback, a young geologist...
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From Here to There, collects unpublished talks and hard-to-find essays from legendary activist historian Staughton Lynd.
The first section of the Reader collects reminiscences and analyses of the 1960s. A second section offers a vision of how historians might immerse themselves in popular movements while maintaining their obligation to tell the truth. In the last section, Lynd explores what nonviolence, resistance to empire as a way of life, and...
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Awesomes volume 7
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Muscleman faces an intergalactic paternity suit, and Impresario and Frantic must defend him on an alien daytime talk show. Back on Awesomes Mountain, Prock learns the meaning of delegation when he allows Tim and Gadget Gal to go on their first solo mission.
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Defining success is a difficult task. Most people equate it with wealth, power, and happiness. However, true success is not a thing you acquire or achieve. Rather, it is a journey you take your whole life long. In a refreshingly straightforward style, John Maxwell shares unique insights into what it means to be successful. And he reveals a definition that puts genuine success within your reach yet motivates you to keep striving for your dreams. I...
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What's the Furthest Place from Here? volume 10
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The bestselling post-apocalyptic coming-of-age series continues. This is the story of a group of kids getting lost in the ruins of America and the things they find there. Sometimes you have to fight for what matters the most-your life, your loved ones, and your record collection.
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If a second journey were being made delving into the earth after an earthquake opened a passageway - one that would take you to ancient ruins of a subterranean village that may have been originally part of Atlantis, would you go? And what if on a high ledge above that village you find a remnant of a time capsule from space that existed before the time of Atlantis, one that could take you back to that lost civilization, would you make the ultimate...
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Saturday morning coffee sessions are never going to be the same...
Sydney marketing exec Sophie presumed "making sacrifices for your children" meant giving up Bloody Marys and champagne for nine months. When she thought about it, that is...But then, two blue lines appear on her pregnancy test. How does a baby fit in with a hectic job, a chaotic social life, and the absence of Max, the Y chromosome in the equation, who has moved to San Francisco?
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Bill Morneau's experience as Canada's finance minister crystalized his vision for the country's potential for growth and prosperity. “Where To from Here” looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can, and must, become.
Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic...
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The end of humanity has arrived. As if that's not terrifying enough, 28-year-old Caradia Blaine learns it could be worse when she's abducted by supernatural creatures and forced through a misty doorway. Upon landing in a different realm, Dia discovers she's the key to bringing a warlock king's deceased spouse back from the dead, the price being her life. This is hardly a problem. Her loved ones are gone and she wants to die. Just when Dia begins to...
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A quantum leap is a sudden shift in advancement forward. It is done by living intentionally using Biblical guidance. Life can often take us through many seasons, the goal is to understand that the posture and position we take to succeed is very important to reaching our destiny. "Quantum Leap: Thrusting Your Life From Here to There" by Shontill McNabb is designed to meet every person at their various points of need. Rather you have a need to be shifted,...
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Stretching from New York to Haiti to Paris to London, this deeply affecting story collection by National Book Award finalist Madison Smartt Bell takes readers on a crooked tour of many different psychological landscapes. The 18 stories in this masterful collection are informed by Madison Smartt Bell's eye for revealing detail and empathy for his characters - most of whom are outsiders in one way or another, sometimes obviously, sometimes not. All...
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All of humanity lives with the certainty of death.
In this world we do not live forever. But what happens afterward? Is there something beyond the grave? How should we react to the loss of loved ones, whether through an untimely accident or old age?
With one foot in the world of theological reflection and the other in the untidy nature of daily life and of spirituality in action, Dr. Bruce Epperly embraces hope while recognizing fear, adventure...
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In our daily routine, God often places responses and directions for us in ways we believe provide needed answers for whatever that is or will be there for us to deal with. Those very words heard or read are often from something or someone nearby, during our personal and regular activities or situation, sharing needed encouragement, direction, or some type of help for any future issue that may arrive. And yes, of course, God does provide answers with...
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Get the Summary of Laura McKowen's Push Off from Here in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Push Off from Here," Laura McKowen shares her journey of recovery from alcoholism, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance, community, and the transformative power of love. She recounts her struggles with self-blame, the realization that addiction is a disease, and the role of childhood trauma in her substance abuse....
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We’ve all heard stories of people who’ve experienced seemingly miraculous recoveries from illness, but can the same thing happen for our world? According to pioneering biologist Bruce H. Lipton, it’s not only possible, it’s already occurring.
In Spontaneous Evolution, this world-renowned expert in the emerging science of epigenetics reveals how our changing understanding of biology will help us navigate...
In Spontaneous Evolution, this world-renowned expert in the emerging science of epigenetics reveals how our changing understanding of biology will help us navigate...
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