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Author: Crystal Wilkinson Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813166934 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
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A lyrical exploration of love and loss, this book centers on several generations of women in a bucolic southern Black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness. The Goode-Brown family, led by matriarch and pillar of the community Minnie Mae, is plagued by old secrets and embarrassment over mental illness and illegitimacy. Meanwhile, single mother Francine Clark is haunted by her dead, lightning-struck husband and forced to fight against both the moral judgment of the community and her own rebellious daughter, Mona. The residents of Opulence struggle with vexing relationships to the land, to one another, and to their own sexuality. As the members of the youngest generation watch their mothers and grandmothers pass away, they live with the fear of going mad themselves and must fight to survive. The author offers up Opulence and its people in lush, poetic detail. It is a world of magic, conjuring, signs, and spells, but also of harsh realities that only love - and love that's handed down - can conquer.
Author: Crystal Wilkinson Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813166934 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
A lyrical exploration of love and loss, this book centers on several generations of women in a bucolic southern Black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness. The Goode-Brown family, led by matriarch and pillar of the community Minnie Mae, is plagued by old secrets and embarrassment over mental illness and illegitimacy. Meanwhile, single mother Francine Clark is haunted by her dead, lightning-struck husband and forced to fight against both the moral judgment of the community and her own rebellious daughter, Mona. The residents of Opulence struggle with vexing relationships to the land, to one another, and to their own sexuality. As the members of the youngest generation watch their mothers and grandmothers pass away, they live with the fear of going mad themselves and must fight to survive. The author offers up Opulence and its people in lush, poetic detail. It is a world of magic, conjuring, signs, and spells, but also of harsh realities that only love - and love that's handed down - can conquer.
Author: Philip Permutt Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small ISBN: 1800652445 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 406
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Bestselling author and crystal expert Philip Permutt offers the essential guide on how to take advantage of the powerful properties of crystals and how to apply their healing energies. Crystals not only heal but also affect how we feel and influence our responses to the wider world. They can support us when we feel down and help to boost our natural abilities when we're doing well or need a helping hand. Crystals improve the quality of our lives. If simply by adding beauty, they make us feel better. Crystal Connections is a detailed, accessible and fully illustrated guide to harnessing the magic of crystals, written by one of the world's leading crystal healers. While there are many books on crystals, this one is directed at communicating and understanding the messages within them. Learn how to recognise and connect with the energy of your crystals, work with them in dowsing, divination and healing practices, how they relate to chakras, how to cleanse and look after them and much more. Also included is a full-colour crystal finder section featuring 101 of the most common crystals.
Author: Jan Jarboe Russell Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451693680 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 432
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The New York Times bestselling dramatic and never-before-told story of a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II: “A must-read….The Train to Crystal City is compelling, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis). During World War II, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and their American-born children. The only family internment camp during the war, Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called “quiet passage.” Hundreds of prisoners in Crystal City were exchanged for other more ostensibly important Americans—diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and missionaries—behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany. “In this quietly moving book” (The Boston Globe), Jan Jarboe Russell focuses on two American-born teenage girls, uncovering the details of their years spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; their families’ subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan; and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States, transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists. Their stories of day-to-day life at the camp, from the ten-foot high security fence to the armed guards, daily roll call, and censored mail, have never been told. Combining big-picture World War II history with a little-known event in American history, The Train to Crystal City reveals the war-time hysteria against the Japanese and Germans in America, the secrets of FDR’s tactics to rescue high-profile POWs in Germany and Japan, and above all, “is about identity, allegiance, and home, and the difficulty of determining the loyalties that lie in individual human hearts” (Texas Observer).
Author: (in)courage Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 143364598X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 289
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We all long for meaningful relationships, the Colossians 3:14 kind that fulfill our desire for unity and connection with God, our friends, and our community. But where do we start? Craving Connection is a journey with (in)courage writers sharing real-life stories, practical Scripture application, and connection challenges that will encourage you to: Embrace the desire God has given each of us for connection Invest in meaningful relationships, right where God has you Become the friend you wish you had The (in)courage community invites you to grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair to the table, and commit to creatively and prayerfully fulfilling your cravings for connection. How could your life be different after prayerfully and intentionally connecting with God, friends, and your community?
Author: Mark Miodownik Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544236041 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 277
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An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.
Author: Adam Barralet Publisher: ISBN: 9780992347666 Category : Crystals Languages : en Pages : 312
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Crystals have been used around the world for thousands of years to attract love, promote luck, banish evil, ensure protection and restore health. Now you can learn how to easily access the power of crystals too. Crystal connections explores your favourite crystals and the potential they hold to change your life. Furthermore Crystal connections provides you with hundreds of techniques on how to apply and use your crystals within your life. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs of every crystal, this book is essential for both the crystal novice and expert, providing new and extensive information to expand your knowledge. Unveil new ways to use common crystals and the magic that lies within newly discovered and rare gems. Discover new ways to harness the teachings of your animal guides, the healings of plants and the influence of astrology to deepen your relationship with the crystals you love. The time has come for you to take the next step to advance your own crystal connections.
Author: Crystal Allen Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062208446 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 300
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A touching and funny story of one girl’s journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who she can become, from Crystal Allen, the acclaimed author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy and The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown. Laura Dyson wants two things in life: to be accepted by her classmates and to be noticed by ultracute baseball star Troy Bailey. But everyone at school teases her for being overweight, and Troy won’t give her a second glance. Until one day, their history teacher announces a field trip to the run-down slave shack on her grandmother’s property. Heck to the power of no way! Her grandmother insists that it’s more than just an old shack; it’s a monument to the strong women in their family—the Laura Line. But Laura knows better: her classmates will never accept her once they see the shack. So she comes up with the perfect plan to get the trip canceled . . . but when a careless mistake puts the shack—and the Laura Line—in jeopardy, Laura must decide what’s truly important to her. Can Laura figure out how to get what she wants at school while also honoring her family’s past?
Author: Robin Zasio Publisher: Rodale Books ISBN: 1609611322 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 243
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We all have treasured possessions—a favorite pair of shoes, a much-beloved chair, an ever-expanding record collection. But sometimes, this emotional attachment to our belongings can spiral out of control and culminate into a condition called compulsive hoarding. From hobbyists and collectors to pack rats and compulsive shoppers—it is close to impossible for hoarders to relinquish their precious objects, even if it means that stuff takes over their lives and their homes. According to psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio, our fascination with hoarding stems from the fact that most of us fall somewhere on the hoarding continuum. Even though it may not regularly interfere with our everyday lives, to some degree or another, many of us hoard. The Hoarder In You provides practical advice for decluttering and organizing, including how to tame the emotional pull of acquiring additional things, make order out of chaos by getting a handle on clutter, and create an organizational system that reduces stress and anxiety. Dr. Zasio also shares some of the most serious cases of hoarding that she's encountered, and explains how we can learn from these extreme examples—no matter where we are on the hoarding continuum.
Author: Crystal Wilkinson
Author: Crystal Wilkinson
Author: Philip Permutt
Author: Adam Barralet
Author: Jan Jarboe Russell
Author: (in)courage
Author: Mark Miodownik
Author: Adam Barralet
Author: Crystal Allen
Author: Robin Zasio
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