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The Flutter of Broken Wings
Paul Gaius Chambers is a broken man. His wife and unborn child have died in a car accident, and it has destroyed his faith, and faith is his business. He is a pastor, and now he is on a ninety-day sabbatical to see if he can find his faith again. On his journey, he meets a small, little man who takes him on a tour of the chaos and degradation that threatens to consume the earth. He is given indisputable evidence that pain and sorrow are a part of life. Will this be enough to save him? Will he be able to say to his congregation, "Never give up?" Will he be able to mean it?
Masters of Light
A new book by Peter and Jenny Hyatt. Light is the primary language of architecture. It gives form, power and nuance. Masters of Light considers the world's greatest living exponents of design where light is paramount.
The Cambridge Global History of Fashion: Volume 2
Volume II surveys the history of fashion from the nineteenth-century to the present day. Covering the period beginning with mass industry and ending with calls for sustainability, this volume challenges the meaning of modernity and modernism from a global perspective and reflects on important scholarship that has changed our understanding of the relationship between fashion and colonialism. Empires shifted and new powers rose, with fashion marking and contending with this change. The volume concludes with a critical view of fashion and globalisation, and explores the deep connections between the fashion industry, the global economy, and the politics of production and wearing in the contemporary world.
Transparency and the Open Society
Using case studies from around the world, Transparency and the open society surveys the adoption of transparency globally, providing an essential framework for assessing its likely performance as a policy and the steps that can be taken to make it more effective.
Stealing My Religion
“Bucar’s sharp insights, shot through with humor and self-awareness, are exactly what we need the next time we reach over to borrow from someone else’s religion for our own therapeutic, political, or educational needs.” —Gene Demby, cohost and correspondent for NPR’s Code Switch “So finely written, so intelligent and fair, and laced with such surprising discoveries that it deserves a reader’s full attention...As the act of walking a religious pilgrimage does invite greater self-awareness...Stealing My Religion is now an essential part of that worthy endeavor.” —Kurt Caswell, Los Angeles Review of Books “Lively in style and backed by solid, unobtrusive scholarship.” ...
Brilliant Sanity
Brilliant Sanity is a rare feat. This engaging and informative book is sure to become essential for psychotherapy scholars, acceptance and mindfulness researchers, and clinicians alike. This is one not to be missed.--Doug Mennin, Ph.D., Yale University.
Bread Milk and Love Have Expiration Dates
All the good men are not yet taken, though it may seem that way from the forty-one lies being told to achieve the ultimate sex from another relationship in Bread, Milk and Love Have Expiration Dates. One could easily say that love thrives on flattery, and even without an erection, sex is still on their brains. But understand that men think of sex every 53 seconds, while women think of it one to four times a day. So what does a woman need to know? Love does not expire with time, so consider taking the mystery to the next level, so that your partner cannot get enough of you. Do fun things together and put the sizzle back into your marriage or relationship to avoid the enticement of: 'Til Tempt...
Ace Blackman and the Blues He Sings
Ace Blackman plays the Blues because it had been deeply ingrained into his soul. It was a defining legacy that he shared with Joe Makery his Bass Player. His great grandpa Jack, a tenant farmer in the Tidewater area, was brutally murdered in the presence Ace's grandpa, Johnny, who turned away from playing church music, after witnessing that God didn't stop the racist from murdering Jack. Johnny played the Blues, until a white agent drew him away from home so that he could rape Mary his wife. Johnny came home early, discovered the assailant raping his wife, and got shot between the eyes. Mary and her girls contracted TB. Her only son, Andrew, was a carrier of that disease. Andrew Sr., gave his wife Courtney TB. She died shortly after the birth of her only child, Andrew, Jr., (Ace). Ace's father went mad, and Ace grew up in an orphanage. Ace learned of the murders of two of his Gay Band Members by Bowles Allenson, who had been hired by Mr. P., a dope-trafficker. When he discovered that his music was being used as a dope-pushing cover, he qui playing it. James has written another gut-gripping Novel.
Brilliant Sanity (Volume 1, Revised & Expanded Edition)
Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy and Counseling (Volume 1: Revised and Expanded Edition) brings together influential scholars and practitioners who have studied and practiced at the intersection of Buddhism, psychotherapy, and counseling, including Karen Wegela, Mark Epstein, Han F. de Wit, Ed Podvoll, Jeff Fortuna, Robert Walker, Farrell Silverberg, Chuck Knapp, Dale Asreal, and others. Brilliant Sanity draws particularly from the Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions that emphasize the importance of individuals being of benefit to others and the world. This revised and expanded edition comes 13-years after the release of the widely successful first edition and includes four new chapters. The majority of the original chapters have been updated drawing upon advances in theory and research. In this new volume, increased attention is given to multicultural and social justice perspectives as well. The introduction and 24 chapters in this new edition are essential reading for students and experienced practitioners interested in Buddhist psychotherapy and counseling.
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