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1) My Voice
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My book is a collection of poems that I have written since 1994. The first poem was “This Woman” (a poem that is dedicated to my mother). Since then, I have written inspirational poems that have been used for certain occasions such as weddings, funerals, and theatrical programs. It is entitled “My Voice” as a tribute to my life journey. First, I have always been teased and criticized for my high-pitched voice. Next, each of my poems is a message...
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wrote in a variety of forms including poetry, fiction, and drama. He was famously imprisoned for homosexual acts from 1895 to 1897 and died at the age of 46, just three years after his release. This book...
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This is the story, based on fact, of a boy who couldn't speak until the age of seven. Now twenty, he describes the events of his life. Four-year-old Shahaab has not started talking. The family doctor believes there is no cause for concern; nevertheless, Shahaab is ridiculed by others who call him "dumb." Young Shahaab doesn't understand what the word means and thinks it is a compliment, until one day his cousin plays a trick on him to prove to everyone...
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What is God's plan for humankind? How does religion play into that plan? Each religion has its own thoughts on the subject. While the Bible speaks of many future events accurately, there is a writing that is a must-read. That writing is the Book of Daniel the Prophet. Daniel foretells of the rule of the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek (Alexander The Great), and Roman kingdoms. He also tells of another Kingdom, The Kingdom of the Jewish Messiah. Jesus,...
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"A revealing look at the early years of Richard Thompson, one of the world's most influential guitarists and songwriters, following the formation of his band Fairport Convention, his revival of British folk traditions, and his journey through Sufism-all before the age of 26"--
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Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.
Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing and chaotic teachings. Cut off from anything unapproved by her father,...
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Where Did My Voice Go? is an honest, introductory conversation about stuttering-for little and big kids alike. Young boy Jake talks about when his voice gets bumpy, stretched, or stuck. Some days he gets stuck a little and other days he gets stuck a lot, but he remembers to use his voice without fear. Where Did My Voice Go? is written by Jaime Green, SLPA, and features watercolor illustrations by Stacey Pitman. Jake's narrative complements both a...
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At the beginning of the 1980s, Harlan Ellison agreed to write a regular column for the L.A. Weekly on the condition that they published whatever he wrote with no revisions and no suggestions for rewrites. What resulted was impassioned, persuasive, abusive, and hilarious. Part essay, part conversation, all Ellison-these pieces provide a glimpse into a great mind, at ease in tackling both grand ideas and the minutiae of the day to day. Collected here...
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A novel of an ordinary family man trying to fill the void inside with drink: "One of the greatest pieces of fiction to come out of Britain in the Eighties." -Irvine Welsh
Morris Magellan is thirty-four years old and already two-thirds destroyed. By day he is an executive. After six and on weekends he is the husband of an understanding wife and the father of two. At all times he is a music lover and a drunk. Of the past he remembers only fear,...
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Growing up African American in segregated Arkansas in the 1950s, Barbara Hendricks witnessed firsthand the painful struggle for civil rights. After graduation from the Juilliard School of Music, Hendricks immediately won a number of important international prizes, and began performing in recitals and operas throughout the world. A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, she is as devoted to humanitarian work as she...
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Once every generation comes a story of the world on the brink that has such scope, such imagination, such humanity that readers can only gasp at the vision. ONLY SOME CAN HEAR MY VOICE is this generation's. Set just a few years in the future, it imagines a world where tensions have risen to the point where any number of events could lead to cataclysmic results. Into this world come two mysterious figures claiming to be oracles. The worlds they're...
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If You Could Read My Voice is a compilation of the best pieces from Mark Daniel Curley's nighttime AM radio show, SportstatiC, from the year 1998. This compilation was originally written and printed, in a very limited but unpublished run, in early 1999. The content has been preserved in its original state for this e-book, from Preface to Table of Contents to Main Text to Index. This was Mark Daniel Curley's first crack at professional writing, and...
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This grace-filled prayer book invites people who are incarcerated to spend time in prayer, trusting in God's never-failing love for them and the whole world. Others who accompany and care for them, such as family, friends, and chaplains, will also find comfort and encouragement in this resource. Featuring the gifts of writers with diverse connections to the criminal justice system, Hear My Voice is a collaborative effort sponsored by the Evangelical...
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Anthem-like poems about relationships, mental health, loss, and recovery from the activist and bestselling author of Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately.
The reader's experience with this unique collection is lifted from the page as Alicia Cook has collaborated with a number of up and coming musicians to transform some of her poetry into song. Like her debut book, this one is divided into two parts. Modeled after a vinyl record this time, the collection...
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When you've reached the bottom, there's only one way to go-up. But how, when all your bridges are burned and there's nothing to hold onto?
Annette comes forward in this very real book to reveal her abuse and her sins and the crushing guilt and shame they leave behind. These pages come to life in the sweet and innocent memories of childhood, sprinkled with love and fun, living in a family of four girls and four boys. Then when Annette is only six,...
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How can you make your voice heard when you're not old enough to vote? How can you set a good example when someone is picking on you? What can you do to make a difference in your community and in the world? You make a difference every time you help others or set a good example. That's what good citizenship is all about! The questions and answers in this book will show you how to be a great citizen. Get ready to make your voice count!
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Is love eternal?
Imagine waking up from a dream about trusting your heart and having a spirit introduced herself as your guide. Later you discover that you are actually eternally, connected to her through a bond of love that is not easily described or understood, in earthly terms. The book is the personal tale of the author's spiritual awakening. It is also the story of how he left his conservative religious upbringing only to much later learn that...
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Is everyone alive? Carolyn mustered the strength to say as she emerged from the car after being crashed into by a hit and run driver. It sounds horrible, but this was the event that encouraged author Carolyn Skowron, to change her view on life. After struggling with her mental health for years, she decided to take her reality into her own hands.
Unbreakable will take you on a journey of self-reflection, self-discovery, and what it takes to have hope...
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A shocking and honest account of the culture war at American universities, giving you a front-row seat to campus indoctrination.
As a biomedical sciences student, Isabel Brown never anticipated finding herself immersed in a world of leftism, silenced by the thought police, and afraid to speak up for conservative values, but this is the reality that defined her college experience.
Isabel's story is a compelling memoir about the current state of affairs...