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This Star Won't Go Out

The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

By: Esther Earl,Lori Earl,Wayne Earl

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The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

By: Esther Earl,Lori Earl,Wayne Earl

New York Times Bestseller! “This moving read will have you reaching for the tissues and smiling with delight….Stunningly alive on the page, Esther shows that sometimes the true meaning of life—helping and loving others—can be found even when bravely facing death.” –People Magazine, 4 stars In full color and illustrated with art and photographs, this is a collection of the journals, fiction, letters, and sketches of the late Esther Grace Earl, who passed away in 2010 at the age of 16. Essays by family and friends help to tell Esther’s story along with an introduction by award-winning author John Green who dedicated his #1 bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars to her. Learn more about Esther at tswgobook.tumblr.com.

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Penguin

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110162714X

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9781101627143

The Endless Steppe

Growing Up in Siberia

By: Esther Hautzig

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The Endless Steppe

Growing Up in Siberia

By: Esther Hautzig

Exiled to Siberia In June 1942, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists -- enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia. For five years, Ester and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields and working in the mines, struggling for enough food and clothing to stay alive. Only the strength of family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.

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Harper Collins

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006440577X

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9780064405775

The Astonishing Power of Emotions

Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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The Astonishing Power of Emotions

Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

A LIFE-CHANGING BOOK FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ASK AND IT IS GIVEN AND THE TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM MATERIAL THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIE – THE SECRET This leading-edge book by Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the teachings of Abraham, the loving group consciousness from the non-physical dimension will help you understand and master the emotions that you’ve been experiencing all of your life. Instead of the out-of-control, knee-jerk reactions that most people have to their ever-changing life experience, this motivational work will put those responses into a broader context. You’ll come to understand what emotions are and how to effectively utilize your new awareness of them. As you read, you’ll come to appreciate, and make peace with, where you are right now, even though there is so much more that you may desire. Every thought you absorb will bring you to a greater understanding of your own personal value and will show you how to open your own doors to whatever you may wish to be, do, or have. Includes a FREE CD excerpt from a live Art of Allowing Workshop with Abraham! Example Chapters Include: The Value of Your Faith Remembering the Big Picture Your Relationship with Your Inner Being The Universe Continues to Expand Through You Even Without Words, You Are Creating You Are a Vibrational Being Your Emotions Are Absolute Indicators Your Expansion Is Constant It Is All About Aligning Your Thoughts Vibrational Alignment Feels Like Relief Your Inner Being Has Already Become It Emotions Indicate the Degree of Your Alignment Living the Law of Allowing “These Teachings of Abraham are simply about you continuing to create the joyous, fulfilling life that you have intended to create, while allowing all others to create as they intend. And while there is nothing that we can desire that our abundant, unlimited Universe doesn’t have the capacity to give, we cannot receive that which we do not allow. This book is meant to stand on its own as another comprehensive volume of the Teachings of Abraham There is nothing that pleases Esther or me more than providing a forum where people from diverse environments can gather, lending their unique perspectives, asking Abraham their important questions. To actually feel the evolution and expansion of this message must surely be what Esther and I have been born to do. And the reason we know that is because it feels so very, very good to do it.” — From my heart, Jerry Hicks “Your work isn’t to convince someone to give you something you want; your work is to just find relief from wherever you are. When you get good at finding relief, you’ll begin to flow with your Stream, and these things that have been downstream waiting for you to queue up with them will begin to connect with you with such extraordinary persistence that people who are watching you will wonder what in the world has happened with you. There is great love here for you. And, for now, as always, we remain eternally and happily incomplete.” – Abraham Included is a link to download an audio excerpt from a live Art of Allowing Workshop with Abraham!

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Hay House, Inc

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1401920551

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I Want You to Know We're Still Here

A Post-Holocaust Memoir

By: Esther Safran Foer

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I Want You to Know We're Still Here

A Post-Holocaust Memoir

By: Esther Safran Foer

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST • “Part personal quest, part testament, and all thoughtfully, compassionately written.”—The Washington Post “Esther Safran Foer is a force of nature: a leader of the Jewish people, the matriarch of America’s leading literary family, an eloquent defender of the proposition that memory matters. And now, a riveting memoirist.”—Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR Esther Safran Foer grew up in a home where the past was too terrible to speak of. The child of parents who were each the sole survivors of their respective families, for Esther the Holocaust loomed in the backdrop of daily life, felt but never discussed. The result was a childhood marked by painful silences and continued tragedy. Even as she built a successful career, married, and raised three children, Esther always felt herself searching. So when Esther’s mother casually mentions an astonishing revelation—that her father had a previous wife and daughter, both killed in the Holocaust—Esther resolves to find out who they were, and how her father survived. Armed with only a black-and-white photo and a hand-drawn map, she travels to Ukraine, determined to find the shtetl where her father hid during the war. What she finds reshapes her identity and gives her the opportunity to finally mourn. I Want You to Know We’re Still Here is the poignant and deeply moving story not only of Esther’s journey but of four generations living in the shadow of the Holocaust. They are four generations of survivors, storytellers, and memory keepers, determined not just to keep the past alive but to imbue the present with life and more life.

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Crown

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0525575995

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9780525575993

Ask and It Is Given

Learning to Manifest Your Desires

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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Learning to Manifest Your Desires

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

This book, which presents the teachings of the nonphysical entity Abraham, will help you learn how to manifest your desires so that you're living the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve. You'll come to understand how your relationships, health issues, finances, career concerns, and more are influenced by the Universal laws that govern your time-space-reality and you'll discover powerful processes that will help you go with the positive flow of life.--From publisher description.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458730522

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9781458730527

Upbeat with Esther

Promise and Fulfillment for Your Life

By: Esther Fuenning

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Upbeat with Esther

Promise and Fulfillment for Your Life

By: Esther Fuenning

This book is intended to give confidence and conviction to the reader about his own ability to cope with life and its challenges. The focal points of topics covered include self worth, joy, humor, compassion, fulfillment, expectation of good, achievement and accomplishment, love services to others, patience, integrity, etc. Each page stands alone and reflects a basic topic. The one, two, three or four paragraph discussion of a topic per page will inspire, encourage and hearten the reader to look more appreciatively at the good in his own life, and to aspire to greater affirmation and progression for himself and others. The reader is encouraged and enabled to grow in self knowledge. Readers will gain immeasurably from Esther Fuenning's statements about life and the individual's capacity to cope and move forward. The book is singular contributor to this area. Readers' lives will be advanced and enhanced by this unique text. The book motivates, supports and sustains the reader. No home, office, business or school should be without it.

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Trafford Publishing

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155369502X

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9781553695028

Y/N

A Novel

By: Esther Yi

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Y/N

A Novel

By: Esther Yi

Finalist for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2023 New York Times 2023 Critics' Pick New Yorker Best Book of 2023 (Essential Read) NPR Best Book of 2023 TIME Must-Read Book of 2023 Bookshop.org Best Book of 2023 Chicago Public Library Favorite Book of 2023 Ms. Magazine Best Book of 2023 It’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field; on livestreams, as fans from around the world comment in dozens of languages; even on skincare products endorsed by the wildly popular Korean boyband, of which Moon is the youngest, most luminous member. Seized by ineffable desire, our unnamed narrator begins writing Y/N fanfic—in which you, the reader, insert [Your/Name] and play out an intimate relationship with the unattainable star. Surreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant, Y/N is a provocative literary debut about the universal longing for transcendence and the tragic struggle to assert one’s singular story amidst the amnesiac effects of globalization. Esther Yi’s prose unsettles the boundary between high and mass art, exploding our expectations of a novel about “identity” and offering in its place a sui generis picture of the loneliness that afflicts modern life.

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Astra Publishing House

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166260274X

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The Endless Steppe

By: Esther Hautzig

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The Endless Steppe

By: Esther Hautzig

During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the following five years spent on the harsh Asian steppe.

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Hamish Hamilton

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0241016886

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9780241016886

Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative

Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman

By: Esther Fuchs

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Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative

Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman

By: Esther Fuchs

This book is for anyone interested in religious studies and women's studies, as well as for biblical scholars. It offers a feminist oppositional reading of the biblical text. The main argument is that the Bible constructs a fictional universe in which women are shown to be intent on promoting male interests, and, for the most part, appear as secondary characters whose voice and point of view are often suppressed. In their limited roles as mothers, wives, daughters and sisters, women are constructed as male-dependent pawns intent on securing the status of their male counterparts. The Biblical narrative highlights the contribution of women as reproductive agents and protectors of sons. In this challenging collection of essays, Fuchs focuses on type-scenes as a way of demonstrating the mechanisms by which the texts validates male power and superiority. She also deconstructs the Biblical sexual politics by asking whose interest is being served by the 'good' women of the Bible.Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series, Volume 310.

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A&C Black

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0567042871

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9780567042873

The Art of the Scythians

The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World

By: Esther Jacobson

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The Art of the Scythians

The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World

By: Esther Jacobson

This volume offers a detailed consideration of the style, technology, and iconographic implications of the art of the Scythians, organized by object typology and chronology, and considered against a broader historical, expressive, and technical background; that of the Scythians' Eurasian sources, of earlier and contemporary West Asian cultures, and of the Hellenic culture which emerged beside that of the Scythians in the northern littoral of the Black Sea.

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BRILL

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9004491511

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9789004491519

The Committed Marriage

A Guide to Finding a Soul Mate and Building a Relationship Through Timeless Biblical Wisdom

By: Esther Jungreis

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The Committed Marriage

A Guide to Finding a Soul Mate and Building a Relationship Through Timeless Biblical Wisdom

By: Esther Jungreis

Taking in the wisdom contained on these pages, we realize that marriage is a perfect venue for working out the purpose of our lives. — Spirituality and Health magazine

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Harper Collins

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0062376926

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9780062376923

Emma Lazarus

National Jewish Book Award

By: Esther Schor

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Emma Lazarus

National Jewish Book Award

By: Esther Schor

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award Emma Lazarus’s most famous poem gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty, but her remarkable story has remained a mystery until now. Drawing upon a cache of personal letters undiscovered until the 1980s, Esther Schor brings this vital woman to life in all her complexity—as a feminist, a Zionist, and a trailblazing Jewish-American writer. Schor argues persuasively for Lazarus’s place in history as an activist and a prophet of the world we all inhabit today. As a stunning rebuke to fear, xenophobia, and isolationism, Lazarus's life and work are more relevant now than ever before.

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Schocken

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0805211667

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9780805211665

The Manipulated Man

By: Esther Vilar

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The Manipulated Man

By: Esther Vilar

Esther Vilar’s classic polemic about the relationship between the sexes caused a sensation on its first publication. In her introduction to this revised edition, Vilar maintains that very little has changed. A man is a human being who works, while a woman chooses to let a man provide for her and her children in return for carefully dispensed praise and sex. Vilar’s perceptive, thought-provoking and often very funny look at the battle between the sexes has earned her severe criticism and even death threats. But Vilar’s intention is not misogynous: she maintains that only if women and men look at their place in society with honesty, will there be any hope for change.

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Seven Fires

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1905177755

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9781905177752

The Torn Veil

The Best-selling Story of Gulshan Esther

By: Sister Gulshan Esther,Thelma Sangster

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The Torn Veil

The Best-selling Story of Gulshan Esther

By: Sister Gulshan Esther,Thelma Sangster

A Muslim girl, imprisoned by her religion and severe disability, is healed and set free by God.

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Zondervan

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0310256887

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9780310256885

Bridge of Words

Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language

By: Esther Schor

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Bridge of Words

Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language

By: Esther Schor

A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize In 1887, Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish Jew, had the idea of putting an end to tribalism by creating a universal language, one that would be equally accessible to everyone in the world. The result was Esperanto, a utopian scheme full of the brilliance, craziness, and grandiosity that characterize all such messianic visions. In this first full history of a constructed language, poet and scholar Esther Schor traces the life of Esperanto. She follows the path from its invention by Zamenhof, through its turn-of-the-century golden age as the great hope of embattled cosmopolites, to its suppression by nationalist regimes and its resurgence as a bridge across the Cold War. She plunges into the mechanics of creating a language from scratch, one based on rational systems that would be easy to learn, politically neutral, and allow all to speak to all. Rooted in the dark soil of Europe, Esperanto failed to stem the continent's bloodletting, of course, but as Schor shows, the ideal continues draw a following of modern universalists dedicated to its visionary goal. Rich and subtle, Bridge of Words is at once a biography of an idea, an original history of Europe, and a spirited exploration of the only language charged with saving the world from itself.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429943416

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9781429943413

Women's Divination in Biblical Literature

Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge

By: Esther J. Hamori

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Women's Divination in Biblical Literature

Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge

By: Esther J. Hamori

Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practiced in many different forms in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient world. The Hebrew Bible reveals a variety of traditions of women associated with divination. This sensitive and incisive book by respected scholar Esther J. Hamori examines the wide scope of women’s divinatory activities as portrayed in the Hebrew texts, offering readers a new appreciation of the surprising breadth of women’s “arts of knowledge” in biblical times. Unlike earlier approaches to the subject that have viewed prophecy separately from other forms of divination, Hamori’s study encompasses the full range of divinatory practices and the personages who performed them, from the female prophets and the medium of En-dor to the matriarch who interprets a birth omen and the “wise women” of Tekoa and Abel and more. In doing so, the author brings into clearer focus the complex, rich, and diverse world of ancient Israelite divination.

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Yale University Press

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0300213360

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9780300213362

How to Raise Successful People

Simple Lessons for Radical Results

By: Esther Wojcicki

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How to Raise Successful People

Simple Lessons for Radical Results

By: Esther Wojcicki

Outlines simple, counterintuitive approaches to raising happy, healthy, and successful children through parental demonstrations of respectful examples and child-directed activities that facilitate early independence and problem-solving skills.

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Mariner Books

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1328974863

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9781328974860

A Week to Remember

By: Esther Campion

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A Week to Remember

By: Esther Campion

A converted stone farmhouse on the Irish coast is about to receive its first guests in this warmly captivating story for fans of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney With its brightly painted front door, white-sash windows and garden path sweeping down toward the sea, Lizzie O's guesthouse promises a welcome escape from the world. Aisling and Mick Fitzgerald are travelling all the way from Tasmania to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but Aisling is burdened with a secret that could ruin their marriage. Declan Byrne, exhausted from an unhealthy routine of long hours, takeaway and too much red wine, has spontaneously taken the week off to visit the village of his childhood summers. Katie Daly returns to West Cork after an absence of 35 years to care for her ageing mother only to find she must confront her painful past. Finally, Mia Montgomery is taking this holiday without telling her husband. Each of this group of strangers is at a crossroads. And one week in the middle of winter may change all of their lives. 'A profoundly moving read... a skilled storyteller possessed of a supreme ability for building characters about whom we care and whose words are a balm. I look forward to reading more of Esther Campion' Living Arts Canberra 'Warm, wise and full of humour... a wonderful new voice in Australian fiction' CATHY KELLY 'Joins the captivating Maeve Binchy in the pantheon of popular Irish novelists' Irish Scene **Contains BONUS extract from Esther's enchanting bestselling novel The House of Second Chances**

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Hachette Australia

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0733645526

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9780733645525

The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent

Living the Art of Allowing

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent

Living the Art of Allowing

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

DISCOVER HOW TO MANIFEST ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ASK AND IT IS GIVEN AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION THESE TIMELESS TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM INCLUDE POWERFUL SPIRITUAL PRACTICES TO MANIFEST ALL OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP, FINANCIAL, AND HEALTH DESIRES This leading-edge law of attraction book by Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the teachings of Abraham, a group consciousness from the non-physical dimension beloved by millions , is about having a deliberate intent for manifesting whatever you want in life, while at the same time balancing your energy along the way. As you come to understand and effectively practice the processes offered here, you will not only achieve your goals and desired outcomes more rapidly, but you'll enjoy every single step along the path even before their manifestation. As such, you'll find that your life is an ongoing journey of joy. Some Chapters Include: · A New Way of Looking at Life · You Are a Powerful Leading-Edge Creator · Life on Planet Earth Continues to Get Better · The Art of Allowing Your Deliberate Intent · Your Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent · Connection, Your Most Natural State of Being · The Attractive Power of Your Creative Thought · The Powerful, Universal Law of Attraction · You Are Manifesting the Essence of What You Are Thinking About · It is Never Too Late to Change Direction · When You Ask, It Is Always Given “No matter what our fear or concern may be, Abraham not only has an answer for us, but also an easy process that we can do that will take us beyond the fear or the problem to a new level of enjoying life. I believe that the teachers known as Abraham are some of the best on the planet today.” – Louise Hay “This book will reveal the dynamic processes for using more of your untapped potential—in this lifetime. Have you ever wondered how much potential for joy lies yet untapped within you? And when you relive those delicious relationship experiences that you’ve shared with those whose lives you’ve touched as you’ve grown into the Being that is now you—aren’t you aware that there must be many more delightful relationships with so many more inspiring persons who are out there waiting for you to attract them into your life experience? "I credit Abraham for the degree of joy that Esther and I experience as we’re blessed with this opportunity to create different means of projecting their joy-based philosophy of practical spirituality to you.” — From my heart, Jerry Hicks “We want you to remember that you are an Eternal Creator who has come forth into this Leading Edge to experience the joyous expansion of your Universe. We want you to remember your value, to know your worthiness, and to love your life. The most important thing for you to remember is that the better you feel, in any moment in time, the more in alignment with your Source and your desires you are. And nothing is more important than that you feel good. You are here on the Leading Edge of thought to experience the joy of riding the wave of expansion that is the promise of this everlasting life.” – Abraham

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Hay House, Inc

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1401922473

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9781401922474

Our Lives are But Stories

Narratives of Tunisian-Israeli Women

By: Esther Schely-Newman

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Our Lives are But Stories

Narratives of Tunisian-Israeli Women

By: Esther Schely-Newman

A rich analysis of how four Tunisian-Israeli women tell the stories of their lives, and a look at the implications for our own understanding of stories and the behavior of communication.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814328768

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9780814328767

The Gospel of Mary

Listening to the Beloved Disciple

By: Esther De Boer

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The Gospel of Mary

Listening to the Beloved Disciple

By: Esther De Boer

The success of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code has raised new interest in Mary Magdalene and in the Gospel of Mary. Here, the author examines Mary Magdalene's influence on the beginnings of Christianity and asks what was her impact and her message? And furthermore, what became of her and her ideas? Esther de Boer studies the Gospel of Mary (the only Gospel to be named after a woman) to discover what it reveals about Mary Magdalene and to determine the origin of its portrayal. She argues that the Gospel of Mary is not a Gnostic writing but is more closely related to the writings of Philo, the letters of Paul and the Gospel of John. She demonstrates that esteem of Mary Magdalene did not just belong to the Gnostic tradition but to a broader Christian context. In order to determine this context, the study identifies the different portrayals of Mary Magdalene in the New Testament, analyses their concepts of discipleship and their views on women, and investigates their historical 'reality'. Esther de Boer concludes that the portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Mary is close to that in the Gospel of John, and investigates the possibility that she is concealed in the Johannine disciple loved by Jesus.

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A&C Black

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0826480012

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9780826480019

The Jews and Their Future

A Conversation on Judaism and Jewish Identities

By: Esther Benbassa,Jean-Christophe Attias

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The Jews and Their Future

A Conversation on Judaism and Jewish Identities

By: Esther Benbassa,Jean-Christophe Attias

Esther Benbassa and Jean-Christophe Attias pose a number of controversial questions that challenge prevailing myths and attitudes about Judaism, upsetting conformist discourses and received ideas. What if the Jews were not the "descendants" of the Hebrews? What if the Jewish Book was more the Talmud than the Bible? What if medieval judeophobia could not be identified with modern anti-Semitism? What if orthodoxy was not a return to cultural origins but a new creation? What if Zionism had succeeded precisely thanks to its failures? What if the time had come to stop denying the tensions between Israel and the Diaspora? Between Ashkenazis and Sephardis? Between fundamentalists and liberals? And what if, in particular, the transformation of the memory of the Holocaust into a civil religion was now the main barrier to the universalism that, with exile and the celebration of life, has always been the heart of Jewish experience? This provocative and illuminating dialogue explores the very foundations of Jewish culture, with the spirit of inquiry and freedom of thought the authors believe will invigorate current debates.

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Zed Books

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1842773917

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9781842773918

Making Sense of Change Management

A Complete Guide to the Models Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

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Making Sense of Change Management

A Complete Guide to the Models Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

Written for students and professionals alike, Making Sense of Change Management is the classic text in the field of change management. It is aimed at anyone who wants to understand why change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make change a welcome rather than a dreaded concept. It offers considered insights into the many frameworks, models and ways of approaching change and helps the reader to apply the right approach to each unique situation. This completely revised and fully updated new edition includes new chapters on managing change in tough and uncertain times and the deeper skills of becoming a true agent of change.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749464364

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8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back

Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot

By: Esther Gokhale

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8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back

Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot

By: Esther Gokhale

With a fresh approach to a common problem, this self-help guide to overcoming back pain advocates adopting the natural, healthy posture of athletes, young children, and people from traditional societies the world over. Arguing that most of what our culture has taught us about posture is misguided—even unhealthy—and exploring the current epidemic of back pain, many of the commonly cited reasons for the degeneration of spinal discs and the stress on muscles that leads to back pain are examined and debunked. The historical and anthropological roots of poor posture in Western cultures are studied as is the absence of back pain complaints in the cultures of Africa, Asia, South America, and rural Europe. Eight detailed chapters provide illustrated step-by-step instructions for making simple, powerful changes to seated, standing, and sleeping positions. No special equipment or exercise is required, and effects are often immediate.

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Pendo Press

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0979303680

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9780979303685

Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

By: Judith A. Cohen,Anthony P. Mannarino,Esther Deblinger

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Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

By: Judith A. Cohen,Anthony P. Mannarino,Esther Deblinger

This authoritative guide has introduced many tens of thousands of clinicians to Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a leading evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their parents or caregivers. Preeminent clinical researchers provide a comprehensive framework for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other trauma-related symptoms, and traumatic grief in 3- to 18-year-olds; building core coping skills; and directly addressing and making meaning of children's trauma experiences. Implementation is facilitated by sample scripts, case examples, troubleshooting tips, and reproducible client handouts. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. TF-CBT is listed in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. New to This Edition *Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in TF-CBT research and clinical practice. *Updated for DSM-5. *Chapter on the model's growing evidence base. *Chapter on group applications. *Expanded coverage of complex trauma, including ways to adapt TF-CBT for children with severe behavioral or affective dysregulation. See also the edited volume Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents: Treatment Applications for more information on tailoring TF-CBT to children's varying developmental levels and cultural backgrounds.

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Guilford Publications

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1462528422

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9781462528424

Sara, Book 3

A Talking Owl Is Worth a Thousand Words!

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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Sara, Book 3

A Talking Owl Is Worth a Thousand Words!

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

Do you believe in ghosts?" Annette just sort of blurted out. Sara and Seth both looked up with surprise. "Well," Sara stalled, "I guess I do." She remembered the night Solomon had visited her in her bedroom after Jason and Jimmy had shot him, but she hadn’t really thought about him being a ghost that night; she’d just been so glad to see her beloved feathered friend. Sara and Seth looked at each other. Both of them knew that if anything would fall into the category of ghosts, Solomon would most likely be it, but they didn’t say anything, uncertain about telling their new friend their special secret. "Well, do you believe in ghosts?" Seth asked, looking intently at Annette’s serious face. Annette looked at Seth and then at Sara, who both sat quietly, each waiting to hear the answer. "No, I just wondered if you did," Annette answered abruptly. "Hey, let’s swing." And without taking the time to execute a perfectly calculated leap from the platform as she usually did, Annette grabbed the swinging rope and jumped off as if she couldn’t do so fast enough. . . . Get ready for an exciting new adventure in joy with Sara, Seth, Solomon, and their new friend!

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Hay House, Inc

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1401921426

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Nobody's Princess

By: Esther Friesner

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Nobody's Princess

By: Esther Friesner

Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a princess and a pretty face—she wants to be a hero. The traditions of ancient Sparta would have Helen know her place: a beautiful princess, a loyal daughter, a perfect bride. But Helen wants adventure, and she's not looking back. Not one to count on the gods to take care of her, she sets out to see the world and seek her own fate with steely determination. Her rebellious will makes Helen dangerous enemies—such as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeus" Theseus—but it also gains her true friends, from the famed huntress Atalanta to the young priestess who is the Oracle of Delphi. If she is strong enough, if she is cunning enough, if she is brave enough, Helen will find her destiny . . . but what does destiny have in store for her? In Nobody's Princess, author Esther Friesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy. The back of the book includes further facts about Helen of Troy and Ancient Greece. Hand to readers who love Tamora Pierce and Leigh Bardugo, particularly if they just finished Wonder Woman: Warbringer and want to know more about Helen of Troy. "A must-read for fans of fantasy and mythology."—VOYA "Along the way, Friesner skillfully exposes larger issues of women's rights, human bondage, and individual destiny. It's a rollicking good story."—Booklist

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Ember

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0375875298

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