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If It Rains By : Jennifer L. Wright READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A story of resilience and redemption set against one of America's defining moments--the Dust Bowl.It's 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, a spitfire born with a severe clubfoot, is coming of age in desperate times. Once her beloved older sister marries, Kathryn's only comfort comes in the well-worn pages of her favorite book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Kathryn's father decides to relocate to Indianapolis, and only the promise of a surgery to finally make her "normal" convinces Kathryn to leave Oklahoma behind. But disaster strikes along the way, and Kathryn must rely on her grit and the ragged companions she meets on the road if she is to complete her journey.Back in Boise City, Melissa Baile Mayfield is the newest member of the wealthiest family in all of Cimarron County. In spite of her poor, rural upbringing, Me...

Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage By : Anne Lamott READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : "Anne Lamott is my Oprah." -Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives.In Dusk Night Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad newspiles up--from climate crises to daily assaults on civility--how can we cope? Where, she asks, "do we start to our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back . . . with our sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?"We begin, Lamott says, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity.Drawing from her own experiences, Lamott shows us the intimate and human ways we can adopt to move through life's dark places and toward the ligh...

Life is Messy By : Matthew Kelly READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Life is messy.It isn't a color-within-the-lines exercise.It's a wild and outrageous invitationfull of uncertain outcomes.The mess of life is both inevitable and unexpected.It is filled with delightful mysteriesand frustrating predicaments.In our disposable culture,we throw broken things away.So, what will we do with broken people,broken relationships, broken institutions, broken families,and of course, our very own broken selves?We are all broken and wounded.This book is about putting our lives back together,and allowing ourselves to be put back together,when life doesn't turn out as we expected it to.Based on his own heart-wrenching personal journals,Matthew Kelly shares how the worst three years of his lifeaffected him, by exploring this question:Can someone who has been broken be healedand become more beautiful and more lovablethan ever before?The answer will fill you with hope.There has...

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness By : Kristen Radtke READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This--a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society.There is a silent epidemic in America: loneliness. Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns.In Seek You, Kristen Radtke's wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share.Ranging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we e...

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1) By : Stephen Fry READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder.This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author. Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive wit, voice, and writing style. Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome. Retellings brim with humor and emotion and offer rich cultural contextCelebrating the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, Mythos breathes life into ancient tales?from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire.This gorgeous volume invites you to exp...

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World ? and Why Things Are Better Than You Think By : Hans Rosling READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Factfulness:The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when...

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America By : Clint Smith READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith?s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation? Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks-those that are honest about the past and those that are not-that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving over 400 people on the premises. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola Prison in Lo...

The Choice: Embrace the Possible By : Edith Eger READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : It?s 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive.The horrors of the Holocaust didn?t break Edith. In fact, they helped her learn to live again with a life-affirming strength and a truly remarkable resilience. The Choice is her unforgettable story. Book Detail : Author : Edith Eger Pages : 289 pages Publisher : Scribner Language : eng ISBN-10 : 30753738 ISBN-13 : 9781501130786   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Beneath a Scarlet Sky By : Mark T. Sullivan READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man?s incredible courage and resilience during one of history?s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He?s a normal Italian teenager?obsessed with music, food, and girls?but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.In an attempt to protect him, Pino?s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier?a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler?s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich?s most mysterious and powerful commander...