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"This is the kind of book that, having read it, you'll want to travel a thousand miles to meet the author. It should be kept forever handy for instant rereading when the spirit is down." -John Frasca, Pulitzer Prize winner The theme of this book is joy. The characters, whether famous or ordinary, have at least one thing in common-they have inspired others through acts of faith, hope, and love. Here, one can read stories about people like Corrie ten Boom and other fascinating individuals. Velma Seawell Daniels tells of how the many people she has known have affected her life by the way they lived their own lives. Pelican's Patches of Joy will replenish your soul.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jim Davidson is a Christian businessman and a native of Gould in Southeast Arkansas. His career as a public speaker, author, and motivational consultant has spanned more than forty-five years. Some of his many awards and achievements include: Arkansas Salesman of the Year, Chairman of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce's Diamond Club sales organization, Justice of the Peace in Pulaski County, Chairman of Speakers Bureau of the Pulaski County United Way, Leadership Gavel recipient as voted by members of his Dale Carnegie Class, and honorary member of the DECA & GCE Clubs of Arkansas. He has also been presented with the "Good Neighbor Award" by the Conway Area Chamber of Comm...
"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.
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Mrs. Daniels wants everyone to be able to do much more than stop and smell the roses. If you can learn to do this, if you can see beauty everywhere you look, then your days will become happier and brighter.
For more than 40 years, Guideposts has consistently offered encouragement, challenge, and strength. Now, the popular magazine gives us 60 stories about friendship: winning enemies, lessons learned too late, reconciliation through forgiveness, and more. A inspiration to readers everywhere.