She made a promise, and now she has to keep it.Honor Kennel thought marrying Gabe Chupp would solve everything. It would give her and her parents a roof over their heads. It would allow them to stay put in Hollybrook. But there is one glaring problem. She doesn't love Gabe. Oh, he's a nice enough guy, but there are no sparks. No passion.Gabe Chupp can't believe his good fortune - God is certainly smiling down on him. He's secretly loved Honor for years, so when she begins seeking him out, he is over the moon. But after their wedding, something is wrong. What happened to his bright, happy, vivacious bride?On the heels of a devastating family crisis, Gabe discovers the truth, and his world comes crashing down. Now what is he supposed to do? Now that he knows .
Independently published
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9781795199339
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Paperback
Finding Refuge
By Johnson, Michelle Cassandra
In unsettling and uncertain times, the individual and collective heartbreak that lives in our bodies and communities can feel insurmountable. Many of us have been conditioned by the dominant culture to not name, focus on, or wade through the difficulties of our lives. But in order to heal, we must make space for grief and prioritize our wholeness, our humanity, and our inherent divinity.In Finding Refuge, social justice activist, social worker, and yoga teacher Michelle Cassandra Johnson offers those who feel brokenhearted, helpless, confused, powerless, and desperate the tools they need to be present with their grief while also remaining openhearted. Through powerful personal narrative and meditation and journaling practices at the end of each chapter that explore being present with your heart, Michelle empowers us to see that each of us has a role to play in building enough momentum to take intentional action and shift what is unsettled and unjust in the world.
Shambhala
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9781611809367
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Paperback
When One Religion Isn't Enough
By Bidwell, Duane R.
An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our societyIn the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly cross religious boundaries. These "spiritually fluid" people celebrate complex religious bonds, and in the process they blur social categories, evoke prejudice, and complicate religious communities. Their presence sparks questions: How and why do people become spiritually fluid? Are they just confused or unable to commit? How do we make sense of them?When One Religion Isn't Enough explores the lives of spiritually fluid people, revealing that while some chose multiple religious belonging, many more inherit it. For many North Americans, the complicated legacies of colonialism are part of their family story, and they may consider themselves both Christian and Hindu, or Buddhist, or Yoruban, or one of the many other religions native to colonized lands.For some Asian Americans, singular religious identity may seem an alien concept, as many East Asian nations freely mix Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, and other traditions. Some African American Christians are consciously seeking to reconnect with ancestral spiritualities. And still other people are born into religiously mixed families. Jewish-Christian intermarriage led the way in the US, but religious diversity here is only increasing: almost four in ten Americans (39 percent) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group.Through in-depth conversations with spiritually fluid people, renowned scholar Duane Bidwell explores how people come to claim and be claimed by multiple religious traditions, how spiritually fluid people engage radically opposed truth claims, and what this growing population tells us about change within our communities.
Beacon Press
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9780807091241
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Hardcover
Feeling Jewish
By Baum, Devorah
In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish - even when youre not.. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing Mother-Love. In this witty, insightful, and poignant book, Devorah Baum delves into fiction, film, memoir, and psychoanalysis to present a dazzlingly original exploration of a series of feelings famously associated with modern Jews. Reflecting on why Jews have so often been depicted, both by others and by themselves, as prone to "negative" feelings, she queries how negative these feelings really are. And as the pace of globalization leaves countless people feeling more marginalized, uprooted, and existentially threatened, she argues that such "Jewish" feelings are becoming increasingly common to us all.. Ranging from Franz Kafka to Philip Roth, Sarah Bernhardt to Woody Allen, Anne Frank to Nathan Englander, Feeling Jewish bridges the usual fault lines between left and right, insider and outsider, Jew and Gentile, and even Semite and anti-Semite, to offer an indispensable guide for our divisive times.
Yale University Press
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9780300212440
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Hardcover
Twelve Tribes
By Michaeli, Ethan
"In Twelve Tribes, Ethan Michaeli proves he is a master portraitist - of lives, places, and cultures. His rendering of contemporary Israel crackles with energy, fueled by a historian's vision and a journalist's unrelenting curiosity." - Evan Osnos, New York Times bestselling author of Age of Ambition, winner of the National Book AwardA groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Israel, revealing the polyphonic diversity of this extraordinary yet volatile nation by weaving together personal histories of ordinary citizens from all walks of life. In 2015, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned that the country's citizens were dividing into tribes: by class and ethnicity, by geography, and along lines of faith: "In the State of Israel, the basic systems that form peoples' consciousness are tribal and separate, and will most likely remain so.
Custom House
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9780062688859
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Hardcover
Nazi Billionaires
By Jong, David De
A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II - and how America allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Gnther Quandt - patriarch of Germany's most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW - was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his archrival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many ofthem continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brandswhose products blanket the globe.
Mariner Books
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9781328497888
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Hardcover
Writing Wild
By Kathryn, Aalto,
In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto takes readers on a journey through the natural world as seen from the perspective of 25 women writers. Starting with Dorothy Wordsworth, whose writing was a huge influence on her more famous brother William, and progressing through current names both familiar and not, Aalto profiles a diverse mix of women whose contributions to the world of nature writing have left an indelible mark. By exploring the work of women whose writing deserves a larger audience, Writing Wild is a rebuke of the traditional, all-male lineup. But most importantly, it's a celebration of beautiful writing, the nature it captures, and the legacy it left or is still shaping.
TIMBER PR INC
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9781604699272
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Chase's Calendar of Events 2020
By Chase's, Editors Of
Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!The world's date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals - a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, includingNational days and public holidays of every nation on EarthThe total solar eclipseThe 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed) The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiThe 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van BeethovenThe 100th birth anniversary of Ray BradburyThe 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break upThe Tokyo Olympic GamesScores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release DayBirthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout starsAnd much more!All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world.
Bernan Press
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9781641433150
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Paperback
Cilka's Journey
By Morris, Heather
From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes the new novel based on an incredible true story of love and resilience. "She was the bravest person I ever met." -- Lale Sokolov on Cilka Klein, The Tattooist of Auschwitz Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to Siberia. But what choice did she have? And where did the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was sent to Auschwitz when still a child? In a Siberian prison camp, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she makes an impression on a woman doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing. Cilka begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. Cilka finds endless resources within herself as she daily confronts death and faces terror. And when she nurses a man called Ivan, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love.
St. Martin's Press
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9781250265708
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Hardcover
The Girl with the Leica
By Janeczek, Helena
WINNER The Strega PrizeGerda Taro was a German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist activist, artist and innovator who, together with her partner, the Hungarian Endre Friedmann, was one half of the alias Robert Capa, widely considered to be the twentieth century's greatest war and political photographer. She was killed while documenting the Spanish Civil War and tragically became the first female photojournalist to be killed on a battlefield.August 1, 1937, Paris. Taro's twenty-seventh birthday, and her funeral. Friedmann, who would henceforth assume the moniker Robert Capa alone, leads the procession. He taught Taro to use a Leica. Together, they left for the Spanish Civil War to bear witness to fascist war crimes. He is devastated, but there are others, equally bereft, in the procession: Ruth Cerf, Taro's old friend from Leipzig with whom she fled to Paris; Willy Chardack, ex-lover; Georg Kuritzkes, another lover and a key figure in the International Brigades.
Honor's Wedding
By Maxfield, Brenda
She made a promise, and now she has to keep it.Honor Kennel thought marrying Gabe Chupp would solve everything. It would give her and her parents a roof over their heads. It would allow them to stay put in Hollybrook. But there is one glaring problem. She doesn't love Gabe. Oh, he's a nice enough guy, but there are no sparks. No passion.Gabe Chupp can't believe his good fortune - God is certainly smiling down on him. He's secretly loved Honor for years, so when she begins seeking him out, he is over the moon. But after their wedding, something is wrong. What happened to his bright, happy, vivacious bride?On the heels of a devastating family crisis, Gabe discovers the truth, and his world comes crashing down. Now what is he supposed to do? Now that he knows .
Finding Refuge
By Johnson, Michelle Cassandra
In unsettling and uncertain times, the individual and collective heartbreak that lives in our bodies and communities can feel insurmountable. Many of us have been conditioned by the dominant culture to not name, focus on, or wade through the difficulties of our lives. But in order to heal, we must make space for grief and prioritize our wholeness, our humanity, and our inherent divinity.In Finding Refuge, social justice activist, social worker, and yoga teacher Michelle Cassandra Johnson offers those who feel brokenhearted, helpless, confused, powerless, and desperate the tools they need to be present with their grief while also remaining openhearted. Through powerful personal narrative and meditation and journaling practices at the end of each chapter that explore being present with your heart, Michelle empowers us to see that each of us has a role to play in building enough momentum to take intentional action and shift what is unsettled and unjust in the world.
When One Religion Isn't Enough
By Bidwell, Duane R.
An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our societyIn the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly cross religious boundaries. These "spiritually fluid" people celebrate complex religious bonds, and in the process they blur social categories, evoke prejudice, and complicate religious communities. Their presence sparks questions: How and why do people become spiritually fluid? Are they just confused or unable to commit? How do we make sense of them?When One Religion Isn't Enough explores the lives of spiritually fluid people, revealing that while some chose multiple religious belonging, many more inherit it. For many North Americans, the complicated legacies of colonialism are part of their family story, and they may consider themselves both Christian and Hindu, or Buddhist, or Yoruban, or one of the many other religions native to colonized lands.For some Asian Americans, singular religious identity may seem an alien concept, as many East Asian nations freely mix Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, and other traditions. Some African American Christians are consciously seeking to reconnect with ancestral spiritualities. And still other people are born into religiously mixed families. Jewish-Christian intermarriage led the way in the US, but religious diversity here is only increasing: almost four in ten Americans (39 percent) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group.Through in-depth conversations with spiritually fluid people, renowned scholar Duane Bidwell explores how people come to claim and be claimed by multiple religious traditions, how spiritually fluid people engage radically opposed truth claims, and what this growing population tells us about change within our communities.
Feeling Jewish
By Baum, Devorah
In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish - even when youre not.. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing Mother-Love. In this witty, insightful, and poignant book, Devorah Baum delves into fiction, film, memoir, and psychoanalysis to present a dazzlingly original exploration of a series of feelings famously associated with modern Jews. Reflecting on why Jews have so often been depicted, both by others and by themselves, as prone to "negative" feelings, she queries how negative these feelings really are. And as the pace of globalization leaves countless people feeling more marginalized, uprooted, and existentially threatened, she argues that such "Jewish" feelings are becoming increasingly common to us all.. Ranging from Franz Kafka to Philip Roth, Sarah Bernhardt to Woody Allen, Anne Frank to Nathan Englander, Feeling Jewish bridges the usual fault lines between left and right, insider and outsider, Jew and Gentile, and even Semite and anti-Semite, to offer an indispensable guide for our divisive times.
Twelve Tribes
By Michaeli, Ethan
"In Twelve Tribes, Ethan Michaeli proves he is a master portraitist - of lives, places, and cultures. His rendering of contemporary Israel crackles with energy, fueled by a historian's vision and a journalist's unrelenting curiosity." - Evan Osnos, New York Times bestselling author of Age of Ambition, winner of the National Book AwardA groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Israel, revealing the polyphonic diversity of this extraordinary yet volatile nation by weaving together personal histories of ordinary citizens from all walks of life. In 2015, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned that the country's citizens were dividing into tribes: by class and ethnicity, by geography, and along lines of faith: "In the State of Israel, the basic systems that form peoples' consciousness are tribal and separate, and will most likely remain so.
Nazi Billionaires
By Jong, David De
A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II - and how America allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Gnther Quandt - patriarch of Germany's most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW - was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his archrival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since, while their reckoning with this dark past remains incomplete at best. Many ofthem continue to control swaths of the world economy, owning iconic brandswhose products blanket the globe.
Writing Wild
By Kathryn, Aalto,
In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto takes readers on a journey through the natural world as seen from the perspective of 25 women writers. Starting with Dorothy Wordsworth, whose writing was a huge influence on her more famous brother William, and progressing through current names both familiar and not, Aalto profiles a diverse mix of women whose contributions to the world of nature writing have left an indelible mark. By exploring the work of women whose writing deserves a larger audience, Writing Wild is a rebuke of the traditional, all-male lineup. But most importantly, it's a celebration of beautiful writing, the nature it captures, and the legacy it left or is still shaping.
Chase's Calendar of Events 2020
By Chase's, Editors Of
Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!The world's date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals - a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, includingNational days and public holidays of every nation on EarthThe total solar eclipseThe 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed) The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiThe 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van BeethovenThe 100th birth anniversary of Ray BradburyThe 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break upThe Tokyo Olympic GamesScores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release DayBirthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout starsAnd much more!All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world.
Cilka's Journey
By Morris, Heather
From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes the new novel based on an incredible true story of love and resilience. "She was the bravest person I ever met." -- Lale Sokolov on Cilka Klein, The Tattooist of Auschwitz Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to Siberia. But what choice did she have? And where did the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was sent to Auschwitz when still a child? In a Siberian prison camp, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she makes an impression on a woman doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing. Cilka begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. Cilka finds endless resources within herself as she daily confronts death and faces terror. And when she nurses a man called Ivan, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love.
The Girl with the Leica
By Janeczek, Helena
WINNER The Strega PrizeGerda Taro was a German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist activist, artist and innovator who, together with her partner, the Hungarian Endre Friedmann, was one half of the alias Robert Capa, widely considered to be the twentieth century's greatest war and political photographer. She was killed while documenting the Spanish Civil War and tragically became the first female photojournalist to be killed on a battlefield.August 1, 1937, Paris. Taro's twenty-seventh birthday, and her funeral. Friedmann, who would henceforth assume the moniker Robert Capa alone, leads the procession. He taught Taro to use a Leica. Together, they left for the Spanish Civil War to bear witness to fascist war crimes. He is devastated, but there are others, equally bereft, in the procession: Ruth Cerf, Taro's old friend from Leipzig with whom she fled to Paris; Willy Chardack, ex-lover; Georg Kuritzkes, another lover and a key figure in the International Brigades.