Using insightful teachings as well as beautifully described real-life experiences, the stories in In Love, Where I Belong weave together the profound reality that God’s love is for everyone, not just the “super-spiritual,” and that we all have a place where we belong—in His heart. Author Brenda VanWinkle knows what it’s like to be shackled to fear and loneliness. She also knows the sweet triumph of overcoming and finding genuine peace in the Lord. Her early childhood, though idyllic in spots, was also marred by the death of her mother. Over time, however, the discovery of God’s love for her washed away the insecurities. Today, she ministers with her husband, repairing broken relationships around the world.
Where would we be without hope? "Hope that is dependable as the sunrise and as sure as the dawn." This is what God offers. Hope that carries with it a great expectation of good. The Bible tells us that faith, hope and love will remain when all else is gone. Although the modern church has attempted to plumb the depths of faith and love, it has too often regarded hope as little more than a birthday wish dependent on a blown-out candle. What if hope is closer than we know? What if there are more reasons to hope than we've been told or considered? Even though we live in a society permeated with negative news, Brenda VanWinkle believes that we can recapture and revitalize hope. In An Unclouded Sun, she looks beyond society's focus on darkness and recalibrates our hearts toward remembering that hope is an attribute of God's nature, and that it remains eternally. Using Biblical examples and personal experience, the author uses her gift of storytelling to explore the concept of hope, describing its crucial part in the history of God's people and its modern role in bringing God's fulness to the earth. Based on the story of Deborah from the Bible book of Judges, this must-read book is a helpful tool for understanding the long-term impact of a hopeful church. Just as Deborah lived in days of terror and saw her nation turn back to God, we have hope that in our day, men and women in every nation are being raised up to be used by God to bring awakening, transformation and reformation.
Using insightful teachings as well as beautifully described real-life experiences, the stories in In Love, Where I Belong weave together the profound reality that God’s love is for everyone, not just the “super-spiritual,” and that we all have a place where we belong—in His heart. Author Brenda VanWinkle knows what it’s like to be shackled to fear and loneliness. She also knows the sweet triumph of overcoming and finding genuine peace in the Lord. Her early childhood, though idyllic in spots, was also marred by the death of her mother. Over time, however, the discovery of God’s love for her washed away the insecurities. Today, she ministers with her husband, repairing broken relationships around the world.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became “the Accidental President,” it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be punished, and when and whether black men should be given the vote. Devastated by war and resorting to violence, many white Southerners hoped to restore a pre–Civil War society, if without slavery, and the pugnacious Andrew Johnson seemed to share their goals. With the unchecked power of executive orders, Johnson ignored Congress, pardoned rebel leaders, promoted white supremacy, opposed civil rights, and called Reconstruction unnecessary. It fell to Congress to stop the American president who acted like a king. With profound insights and making use of extensive research, Brenda Wineapple dramatically evokes this pivotal period in American history, when the country was rocked by the first-ever impeachment of a sitting American president. And she brings to vivid life the extraordinary characters who brought that impeachment forward: the willful Johnson and his retinue of advocates—including complicated men like Secretary of State William Seward—as well as the equally complicated visionaries committed to justice and equality for all, like Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Frederick Douglass, and Ulysses S. Grant. Theirs was a last-ditch, patriotic, and Constitutional effort to render the goals of the Civil War into reality and to make the Union free, fair, and whole. Praise for The Impeachers “In this superbly lyrical work, Brenda Wineapple has plugged a glaring hole in our historical memory through her vivid and sweeping portrayal of President Andrew Johnson’s 1868 impeachment. She serves up not simply food for thought but a veritable feast of observations on that most trying decision for a democracy: whether to oust a sitting president. Teeming with fiery passions and unforgettable characters, The Impeachers will be devoured by contemporary readers seeking enlightenment on this issue. . . . A landmark study.”—Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Grant
Continuing from Volume I, Volume II intersperses numerous soldiers’ letters with those from home. The issue of slavery from both the owners and individuals is brought forth. Did colored men really serve as Confederate soldiers? Did free black men? Union soldiers described southern women as defi ant, beautiful, crude, and pitiful. Read of women aboard blockade-runners, the fall of Wilmington, Sherman’s march, Stoneman’s western raiders, and the end of the war. Did any civilians die due to these raids? Did they idly sit by as their lives and homes were destroyed? The war did come to their doorstep during the second half of the confl ict. Both Volume I and II tell something from each of the state’s 87 counties. Perhaps you may fi nd information about your ancestor among these pages. Information from period newspapers, as well as mostly unpublished letters, tell their stories.
The importance of Native American realism is traced through a study of the evolution of dramatic theory from the early 1890s through World War I and the uniquely American innovations in realistic drama between world wars.
Are you feeling stuck? Tired of your life as it is now? If you are ready to change your circumstances and move forward, Time to Forgive and Forget: My Seven Day Spa Retreat is the friend that will help you release old ideas and patterns and move toward what you desire. You will listen to conversations, identify with some of the dilemmas faced by the clients at the spa, and learn from their experiences. Some of the characters may appear to be your friends, family, or coworkers. They arent, but they serve you well as you identify general feelings and patterns that cause difficulty in your life. The tools outlined throughout serve as guides, providing concrete ideas to use on your own or with a trusted friend to release negative or unhelpful energy. You will change old patterns that no longer work, envision the life you want, and move in a positive direction. This one book has the power to change your life forever.
When Cole McIntyre inherits a horse ranch from his Uncle Jake, he has no idea how to be a cowboy. His love for the J&M Ranch and fondness for his uncle drive him to give it a try, but his loss of his one true love, Kacie Juhl, who walked out on him years ago, leaves Cole leery of returning to the town of Deer Creek once more. When Kacie sees an ad in the newspaper, seeking ranch help for J&M Appaloosas, she promptly answers the ad--in person. She's stunned to come face to face with Cole, the man she loved and left years ago. Kacie's sure she can teach Cole how to be a cowboy, but not so sure she can keep herself from falling in love with him again. Cole is certain that Kacie always has been the right woman for him. He'll let her teach him how to be a cowboy, and he's got plans for teaching her how to let him love her, this time for good...but will Kacie give him a chance, or will his footloose cowgirl run away from him once more?
Over the course of her 57-year career, Augusta Jane Evans Wilson published nine best-selling novels, but her significant contributions to American literature have until recently gone largely unrecognized. Brenda Ayres, in her long overdue critical biography of the novelist once referred to as the 'first Southern woman to enter the field of American letters,' credits the importance of Wilson's novels for their portrait of nineteenth-century America. As Ayres reminds us, the nineteenth-century American book market was dominated by women writers and women readers, a fact still to some extent obscured by the make-up of the literary canon. In placing Wilson's novels firmly within their historical context, Ayres commemorates Wilson as both a storyteller and maker of American history. Proceeding chronologically, Ayres devotes a chapter to each of Wilson's novels, showing how her views on Catholicism, the South, the Civil War, male authority, domesticity, Reconstruction, and race were both informed by and resistant to the turbulent times in which she lived. This comprehensive and meticulously researched biography contributes not only to our appreciation of Wilson's work, but also to her importance as a figure for understanding women's roles in history and their art, evolving gender roles, and the complicated status of women writers.
White Heat is the first book to portray the remarkable relationship between America's most beloved poet and the fiery abolitionist who first brought her work to the public. As the Civil War raged, an unlikely friendship was born between the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a literary figure who ran guns to Kansas and commanded the first Union regiment of black soldiers. When Dickinson sent Higginson four of her poems he realized he had encountered a wholly original genius; their intense correspondence continued for the next quarter century. In White Heat Brenda Wineapple tells an extraordinary story about poetry, politics, and love, one that sheds new light on her subjects and on the roiling America they shared.
Not much work experience? Let your personal brand work for you. As a college grad, you need an edge when trying to land a great job. How do you get around a lack of good work experience on your resume? Stand out in a crowd of older, more experienced candidates? Avoid having to settle for a job you don't love? Introducing the only Personal Branding System designed specifically for college grads. Just like the brands you rely on every day, you can also become the brand of choice for a potential employer right out of college. Based on the same marketing methods used to build popular name brands, now you can define and communicate your very own personal brand the trademarked YOU. And that's how you connect with interviewers and get the job you really want. Includes interview recommendations from recruiters at Google, Sony, Disney, Stanford University, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Procter and Gamble, Motorola, Hilton, Nestlé, and Goldman Sachs, plus invaluable tips from more than 50 other top companies and schools. Winner in the Young Adult Non-Fiction category of The National Best Books 2010 Awards Finalist in the Career Category of National Indie Excellence Awards 2010
How did the Victorian attitude toward poverty affect Charles Dickens? What was London like in the 1800s? What kind of education did Victorian children get? Discover how appalling conditions in Victorian factories inspired a novel that demanded better rights for children.
The 1990s. African Americans achieved more influence–and faced more explosive issues–than ever before. One word captured those times. One magazine expressed them. Emerge. In those ten years, with an impressive circulation of 170,000 and more than forty national awards to its credit, Emerge became a serious part of the American mainstream. Time hailed its “uncompromising voice.” The Washington Post declared that Emerge “gets better with each issue.” Then, after nearly a decade, Emerge magazine closed its doors. Now, for the first time, here’s a collection of the finest articles from a publication that changed the face of African American news. From the Clarence Thomas nomination to the Bill Clinton impeachment . . . from the life of Louis Farrakhan to the death of Betty Shabazz . . . from reparations for slavery to the rise of blacks on Wall Street . . . the most important people, topics, and turning points of this remarkable period are featured in incisive articles by first-rate writers. Emerge may have ended with the millennium, but–as this incomparable volume proves–the quality of its coverage is still unequaled, the extent of its impact still emerging. Stirring tribute, uncanny time capsule, riveting read–The Best of Emerge Magazine is also the best of American journalism.
Children may not understand where their dreams come from, especially when they experience terrifying nightmares that stop them being able to sleep and frighten them when they are awake. Accessible and fun to use, this guide gives a step-by-step account of how to understand and interpret children's dreams.
Plains Indian Sign Talk (PST), a complex system of hand signs, once served as the lingua franca among many Native American tribes of the Great Plains, who spoke very different languages. Although some researchers thought it had disappeared following the establishment of reservations and the widespread adoption of English, Brenda Farnell discovered that PST is still an integral component of the storytelling tradition in contemporary Assiniboine (Nakota) culture. Farnell?s research challenges the dominant European American view of language as a matter of words only. In Nakota language practices, she asserts, words and gestures are equal partners in the creation of meaning. Drawing on Nakota narratives videotaped during field research at the Fort Belknap reservation in northern Montana, she uses the movement script Labanotation to create texts of the movement content of these performances. The first and only ethnographic study of contemporary uses of PST, Do You See What I Mean? draws on important developments in the study of language and culture to provide an action-centered analysis of spoken and gestural discourse. It offers a theoretical approach to language and the body that transcends the current ?intellectualist? versus ?phenomenological? impasse in social and linguistic theory.
Cowboys get a second chance at love in these two stories by author Brenda Minton The Cowboy’s Family Widower Wyatt Johnson brought his two little girls home to Dawson, Oklahoma, looking for a place to heal after his wife’s passing. He’s in for a surprise when lovely young nanny Rachel Waters shows up on his doorstep. In Rachel he finds a nurturing woman whom his daughters adore. Together, Wyatt and Rachel help each other realize that they’re deserving of a second chance at love. The Cowboy’s Homecoming Former bad boy turned cowboy Jeremy Hightree is back in town and wanting to bulldoze a run-down church. But old love Beth Bradshaw won’t let him destroy a place where they shared such fond memories. Then a storm sweeps through town and it becomes the perfect shelter. As Jeremy and Beth work to rebuild their community, he realizes that his homecoming just might become permanent…
Reform movements in Buffalo during the 1890s are described in terms of the way the city's traditional leaders responded to the forces of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. Thorough documentation provides the reader with details of the diverse ways that prominent Buffalonians tried to solve their contemporary problems.
Widower Wyatt Johnson brought his two little girls home to Dawson, Oklahoma, looking for a place to heal. The grief from his wife's death still lingers, but it's time to move on and try to live a simple life. He's in for a surprise when he finds a lovely young nanny on his doorstep, ready to give him the help he won't admit he needs. Now his life is far from simple, which may be a blessing in disguise. In Rachel Waters he finds a nurturing, vivacious woman whom his daughters adore. Together, Wyatt and Rachel can help each other realize that they're deserving of laughter, friendship…and love.
Brenda had a sense of God's presence in her early childhood, but her church's legalism disguised God into someone she didn't recognize. She abandoned religion and God in her desperate search for reciprocated love, trashing her life in the process. God intervened by using drastic measures that left her nowhere to turn, so she returned to Him. She ultimately found her lasting, true love tucked away in the greatest love story ever written, the Bible. She discovered that her Creator h
Beginning with the homes of the first European settlers to the North American colonies, and concluding with the latest trends in construction and design of houses and apartments in the United States, Homes through American History is a four-volume set intended for a general audience. From tenements to McMansions, from wattle-and-daub construction in early New England to sustainable materials for green housing, these books provide a rich historical tour through housing in the United States. Divided into 10 historical periods, the series explores a variety of home types and issues within a social, historical, and political context. For use in history, social studies, and literature classes, Homes through American History identifies ; A brief historical overview of the era, in order provide context to the discussion of homes and dwellings. ; Styles of domestic architecture around the country. ; Building material and manufacturing. ; Home layout and design. ; Furniture and decoration. ; Landscaping and outbuildings.
SimCity 2000 Strategies and Secrets" sold close to 100,000 copies. SimCity 3000 is the third major release of the game, incorporating the latest 3D graphics technology and running "mini-simulations" within the simulation. This new book covers all the new features of the game, including multi-player capabilities.
In all the world's stories, a major type of tale is missing. Telling Maya is one version of many possible. This category of stories is missing because the central characters are women who would upset the balance of world power if they were known to exist. They are, in fact, unthinkable and dangerous to the status quo that they don't even exist in stories. Maya Solari, the oldest living of these women, decides it's time to tell her tale. Meet a handful of americans as they become privy to these women's lives and vital to realizing their brightest hopes and dreams.
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