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At the Booth Memorial Home for Unwed Mothers 1966
There was a place for girls like me...That place was the Booth Memorial Home for unwed mothers. From her opening in Post Summer Blues—This was in the mid-sixties/girls didn't keep their out of wedlock babies/my crime was being stupid and trusting, to her stunning afterward—In those first days/weeks months years/ after she found me/I couldn't stop saying /Daughter—Patti Sullivan's work is simply unforgettable. Her poems collectively constitute a portrait of a culture: mid-twentieth century, still-Puritanical, Southern California. Match-strike moments, achingly painful, sometimes darkly humorous, plunge us into a young woman's cultural transgression and punishment. In Booth Memorial, Sul...
The Gospel: According to Poetry
What inspires us? What is the source of our joy, peace, wisdom and happiness? No matter who we are, where we are from, our religious beliefs, or how we identify ourselves, there is one thing that unites us: our belief and relationship in a Higher Power. What we call this power is as varied as we are. Whether it is God, Jehovah, Allah, Yahweh and the like, it is our need for a spiritual foundation that connects us. Like a finely woven thread in an elaborate tapestry, we are united purely on that basis, creating a beautiful image of a kind of solidarity, if we take the time to recognize it. In this intimate collection of poems, you will see this in action, as poets from all walks of life, hailing from both the near and the far, have allowed us to peek inside the deepest parts of themselves. With beautiful prose and rhyme, you will enjoy both the diversity of expression, and the connection of our love of the Divine that sustains us all
The NGO Moment
Offers a fresh interpretation of the social, cultural and ideological foundations that shaped the rapid expansion of the global NGO sector. Kevin O'Sullivan explains how and why NGOs became the primary conduits of popular compassion for the global poor and how this shaped the West's relationship with the post-colonial world.
Early Christianity in Alexandria
Utilizing the Nag Hammadi codices and early Christian writings, this book explores the earliest development of Christianity in Alexandria.
The Alcalde
As the magazine of the Texas Exes, The Alcalde has united alumni and friends of The University of Texas at Austin for nearly 100 years. The Alcalde serves as an intellectual crossroads where UT's luminaries - artists, engineers, executives, musicians, attorneys, journalists, lawmakers, and professors among them - meet bimonthly to exchange ideas. Its pages also offer a place for Texas Exes to swap stories and share memories of Austin and their alma mater. The magazine's unique name is Spanish for "mayor" or "chief magistrate"; the nickname of the governor who signed UT into existence was "The Old Alcalde."
The Bundy Murders
In this revised, updated and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous--and flamboyant--American serial killers on record. Bundy's story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information about several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair.
