Reclaiming My Life from Broken Promises

• Author : Corinne Hostenne
• Publisher : FriesenPress
• Release : 01 March 2013

These poems are about my life experience. They are a glimpse into my journey of reclaiming my life. I began writing poetry as a way of releasing stress, loneliness, and sadness. When I moved to Calgary I had no one to talked to. I felt very alone and out of place, and I had no idea what I was going to do with myself. All of my friends were in Montréal, along with everything I had ever owned. I

• Author : Karen Kirst
• Publisher : Harlequin
• Release : 23 March 2023

No Possessions, No Memories, Not Even a Name! The wounded stranger found on Jessica O'Malley's property has no idea who he is. And Jessica would be foolish to trust him after being proven so wrong about a former suitor who turned out to be a criminal. But Jessica's wariness toward the newcomer is soon turning to interest...and hope. Until he knows his true identity, "Grant" can't make a life in this quaint Tennessee town. He certainly shouldn't be thinking

• Author : Herman L. Sinaiko
• Publisher : Yale University Press
• Release : 30 March 1998

Herman Sinaiko is renowned for his gifts as a guide to exploring and appreciating the humanities. This book brings to general readers Sinaiko’s thoughts on, and invitations to read or reread, a wide selection of major literary and philosophical works—from ancient Greek to Chinese to modern. Taking a conversational approach, he deals with the perennial questions that thinking people have always raised, and investigates how works of great art may provide answers to these questions. Sinaiko reestablishes the

• Author : Denise Hildreth Jones
• Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
• Release : 18 February 2013

Have you ever wondered where the abundant life Scripture promises is, and how you seem to have missed it? Do you ever catch yourself saying, “Those were the best years of my life?” A failed relationship, a health crisis, a job loss, the death of a loved one—all can cause us to hide out, go numb, give up. Before we even know it, we’re simply coping with life instead of living it to the fullest. It happens to

• Author : Lisa J. Whaley
• Publisher : Life Work Synergy, LLC
• Release : 01 February 2004

A cornerstone is the foundation on which a world is built. If you know the secret, you can travel to other worlds through the cornerstones. Rathsmus has had a difficult life. His parents died when he was young and he was sold into slavery to a sorcerer. He later learned that he has the potential to become a sorcerer himself. He has had limited success as a sorcerer until he meets five witches who teach him true magic. Eventually, Rathsmus

• Author : Cloud Tree
• Publisher : Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
• Release : 23 March 2023

Her boyfriend and her sister tangled together in the sheets, so she turned around and married the fearsome business tycoon, Gideon Leith.Not only is she a star in her own right, but she’s also a publicist and an entrepreneur? A super race-car driver? A world-renown gold medalist designer too?! Just who is this precious hidden treasure of a girl!!!She went from being pitifully spurned to a goddess looked up to by tens of thousands of people, and

• Author : Kevin Cotter
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 25 October 2011

A truly unique book about making the best of a bad situation - the hilarious true story based on Kevin Cotter's popular blog "My Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress". When Kevin's wife left him, she had no interest in grabbing her wedding dress on the way out. "What am I going to do with it?" he asked "Whatever the f**k you want," she replied. After careful consideration, he did what any newly-divorced man would do-made it into a scarecrow, pasta strainer,

• Author : Lawrence J. Lincoln MD
• Publisher : Balboa Press
• Release : 21 December 2017

Lawrence J. Lincoln had no idea how a near-forgotten childhood event had impacted his adult relationships and busy medical career. His life changed dramatically as he gradually discovered that injured or neglected children often take revenge on the least dangerous person in their universe: themselves. As a result, we banish the most vulnerable, frightened, and tender parts of ourselves so that we are not hurt again. In Reclaiming Banished Voices, Larry fills the pages with stories and teachings that illustrate

• Author : Randy Shaw
• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• Release : 07 June 1999

Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to a nearly exclusive focus on local issues. America's political and corporate elite has succeeded in controlling the national agenda, while their adversaries—the citizen activists and organizations who spent decades building federal programs to reflect the country's progressive ideals—increasingly bypass national fights. The

• Author : Charles Marsh
• Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
• Release : 23 March 1996

Marsh reappraises Bonhoeffer's theology and attempts to reclaim his promise for contemporary theological inquiry, examining his work in the context of the German philosophical tradition from Kant to Heidegger, and its relationship to Karl Barth.

• Author : Alan Berger
• Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
• Release : 25 October 2002

Berger (design, Harvard U.) provides an overview of what possibilities are offered by converting abandoned mines, as well as the physical, philosophical, technological, environmental, political, regulatory and ethical issues involved. In the opening chapters, he addresses the history, size, scope, and various forms of reclamation projects. Subsequent topics cover more speculative and theoretical discussions of aesthetics, space, nature, time and revaluing, together with photographic evidence. The book contains 199 color illustrations and is oversize: 11.25x9.5". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc.,

• Author : Hanan A. Alexander
• Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
• Release : 22 May 2001

Reclaiming Goodness: Education and the Spiritual Quest begins with the premise that sound models for achieving both spiritual fulfillment and the "good life" are lacking in contemporary culture. Arguing that contemporary education is responsible for having abandoned spirituality and the cultivation of goodness in people, Hanan A. Alexander advances a definition of spirituality which acknowledges an integral connection to education. Reclaiming Goodness charts a way to reintegrate ethical and spiritual values with the values of critical thought and reason. Written

• Author : John Richard Houlding
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 23 March 1882

• Author : Frederick Douglass,Solomon Northup,Willie Lynch,Nat Turner,Sojourner Truth,Harriet Jacobs,Mary Prince,William Craft,Ellen Craft,Louis Hughes,Jacob D. Green,Booker T. Washington,Olaudah Equiano,Elizabeth Keckley,William Still,Sarah H. Bradford,Josiah Henson,Charles Ball,Austin Steward,Henry Bibb,L. S. Thompson,Kate Drumgoold,Lucy A. Delaney,Moses Grandy,John Gabriel Stedman,Henry Box Brown,Margaretta Matilda Odell,Thomas S. Gaines,Brantz Mayer,Theodore Canot,Daniel Drayton,Thomas Clarkson,F. G. De Fontaine,John Dixon Long,Stephen Smith,Joseph Mountain,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Lydia Maria Child,William Wells Brown
• Publisher : e-artnow
• Release : 12 February 2017

This edition brings to you the finest collection of personal memoirs from the true champions of liberty. With their powerful narratives, they have changed people's convictions about slavery and shook the very foundation of this social evil: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup The Underground Railroad The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave! Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs

• Author : Tanya Denckla Cobb
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 21 October 2011

This book offers sustainable food solutions by sharing the stories of more than 50 groups and individuals across the U.S. who have successfully implemented innovative ideas for increasing the availability of local food.