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Untangled

Caribbean Tales of Hope and Lament

By: Joy Rudder

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Untangled

Caribbean Tales of Hope and Lament

By: Joy Rudder

Untangled takes the reader on a swirling tour of some of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean but also of the region’s gruesome history. The eye of love searches the landscape in the wake of colonialism and the grim traffic of bodies and souls across the Middle Passage. Evoking everything from birdcalls to colorful festivals, missionaries’ blunders to tasty traditional feasts, Joy Rudder is intimately knowledgeable of her home, which spans the entire Caribbean. She voices heartbreaking questions that most do not venture to ask. But her pain is transformed into poetry, her outrage into prayer. She finds that Christ has preceded her and is very present in her multi-ethnic, multi-religious native Trinidad. Christ is also present in her adopted home, politically correct and trendy Vancouver, on the west coast of Canada. She discovers love in unusual places, delights in friendships with strangers, and kneels to worship in a frat house bathroom. She muses on the grandeur of natural places she has been privileged to see in North America and the Caribbean, yet she unearths disturbing visions. In the end, she finds peace at the last, beyond her troubled quests, in the lived reality of hope.

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Untangled

Caribbean Tales of Hope and Lament

By: Joy Rudder

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Untangled

Caribbean Tales of Hope and Lament

By: Joy Rudder

Untangled takes the reader on a swirling tour of some of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean but also of the region's gruesome history. The eye of love searches the landscape in the wake of colonialism and the grim traffic of bodies and souls across the Middle Passage. Evoking everything from birdcalls to colorful festivals, missionaries' blunders to tasty traditional feasts, Joy Rudder is intimately knowledgeable of her home, which spans the entire Caribbean. She voices heartbreaking questions that most do not venture to ask. But her pain is transformed into poetry, her outrage into prayer. She finds that Christ has preceded her and is very present in her multi-ethnic, multi-religious native Trinidad. Christ is also present in her adopted home, politically correct and trendy Vancouver, on the west coast of Canada. She discovers love in unusual places, delights in friendships with strangers, and kneels to worship in a frat house bathroom. She muses on the grandeur of natural places she has been privileged to see in North America and the Caribbean, yet she unearths disturbing visions. In the end, she finds peace at the last, beyond her troubled quests, in the lived reality of hope.

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1666743062

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A Toynbee to Remember

By: Joy Travers

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A Toynbee to Remember

By: Joy Travers

BLUEINK Review A Toynbee to Remember offers unique insight into the First World War ..... through the correspondence of working class East Londoners William and Lizzie Toynbee and their son Stan, a military clerk stationed in Egypt far away from the bloody trenches of combat. The correspondence begins when Stan volunteers for enlistment, but due to his physical ailments he never sees a battlefield. Meanwhile Will and Lizzie endure life in London, suffering everything from food shortages and illnesses to Zeppelin raids on civilians. The Toynbee household also experienced its own discord ..... Wills hectic travelling schedule throughout the war (including Union organizer) speaker for the Voluntary Enlistment and War Savings Campaigns ... Lizzies anxiety at her husband and sons illnesses, wartime chaos and raising her two daughters. ..... Travers has a knack for historical prose .... since her writing effectively transforms ..... family history into a lively narration of life during wartime ... the 500 Toynbee letters on which the book is based serve as an exceptional primary source to a conflict that has been culturally dwarfed by World War II. KIRKUS Review A Scholarly real-life portrait of an East London working-class family, during and after World War I. ..... Travers very ably places everything in a broader historical context that touches on the still-contemporary problem of equitable distribution of wealth. This elevates her work above mere memoir and achieves her goal of adding incrementally to the body of British working-class history. William began as a compositor ... but later co-founded a newspaper and eventually rose to elite status in Labour ranks ..... He and Elizabeth were also local organisers of the Brotherhood, a nontraditional church movement ..... During the war Will worked as a paid government orator all over Britain to drum up voluntary enlistment and, later, to promote what was called war savings ..... Happily Travers had the prescience to make copies of the lengthy correspondence ..... The originals, it seems, were burned by order of a new principal at Ruskin College, to which Travers had donated them. CLARION Review Scholarly and precise exposition lets illuminating family letters take center stage. ..... The book is organised by themes within the letters; voluntary enlistment, the politicks of war, and the wars impact on the home. This approach is more effective at deriving meaning from the letters than a chronological approach would be. ..... It is true Travers is a historian at heart the book is full of well-researched information that connects the Toynbees lives to the broarder world of their time. As such, her work will appeal most to others passionate about history or to those who trace their roots to working class England of the 1900s. Joy Travers, born in 1926 in Walthamstow was brought up by her Toynbee grandparents. Evacuated in 1939-1943 and returning with the school to London, she left with Higher School Certificate. In 1959 she married Michael Travers whose rare book collection she donated to Sussex University after his death in 1977. The Collection can be accessed on Internet.

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1481796194

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Kaiten

Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine And the First American Ship It Sank in WWII

By: Michael Mair,Joy Waldron

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Kaiten

Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine And the First American Ship It Sank in WWII

By: Michael Mair,Joy Waldron

In November 1944, the U.S. Navy fleet lay at anchor deep in the Pacific Ocean, when the oiler USS Mississinewa exploded. Japan’s secret weapon, the Kaiten—a manned suicide submarine—had succeeded in its first mission. The Kaiten was so secret that even Japanese naval commanders didn’t know of its existence. And the Americans kept it secret as well. Embarrassed by the attack, the U.S. Navy refused to salvage the sunken Mighty Miss. Not until 2001, when a diving team located the wreck, would survivors learn what really happened. In Kaiten, Michael Mair and Joy Waldron tell the full story, from newly revealed secrets of the Kaiten development and training schools to gripping firsthand accounts of U.S. Navy survivors in the wake of the attack, as well as the harrowing recovery efforts that came later. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

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Penguin Group

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0425272702

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9780425272701

The Key

By: Joy Shiplee

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The Key

By: Joy Shiplee

Tony Mallard, a smooth talking, half Italian, mechanical engineer, leaves the British Army after World War II to become a salesman at a London garage selling high class sports cars. After a series of events, including a romantic entanglement, fate leads him into motor racing where his life takes a different and traumatic direction. Written with an in depth knowledge of the sport of this era, 'The Key' will appeal equally to both men and women. Some women will love him and some will hate him, but he is, above all else, a man with a mission. 'The Key' is the first book of a trilogy about the people whose lives become entwined in the glamorous and dangerous world of motor racing.

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1496977696

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9781496977694

Life is an Empty Dream

By: Joy Hamill

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Life is an Empty Dream

By: Joy Hamill

A young girl growing up in a small country town in England becomes attracted to an older popular man, and before she realised it she was too involved to break free. When she finally sees it was not the relationship that was good for her, she can see no way out without hurting the family she loved and marries the man. She left him after having two children, her life takes many twists and turns and she emigrates to Canada. She hopes that any young girl reading her story will realise that you have to be strong and not be afraid to tell someone when things are not right in a relationship. It took a long time, but the children came to Canada and re-united with their mother.

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FriesenPress

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1460276434

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9781460276433

Upon a Trailing Edge

Risk, the Heart and the Air Pilot

By: Michael Joy

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Upon a Trailing Edge

Risk, the Heart and the Air Pilot

By: Michael Joy

This is a story of aviation, risk and the heart of the pilot. Four out of five fatal aircraft accidents are due to human error; three out of five to pilot error. This book examines the technical aspects of these issues from the viewpoint of one of the UK's most experienced aviation cardiologists. It spans the end of the Second World War through teaching cardiology in aviation on behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) worldwide, via a history of powered flight, time in the cadet force, a flying scholarship on a Tiger Moth, training to be a doctor, later a cardiologist, and owing a series of aircraft. Michael Joy was appointed as cardiologist to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 1974 to assist the regulator in the development of standards of cardiological fitness. Error, risk and accident causation are introduced in the context of various fatal accidents. In this stimulating and highly informative autobiography, Michael looks back at his time with the ICAO and CAA, drafting cardiological standards for Europe and worldwide travel to spread the message, including the Khyber pass, an aircraft factory in the Indonesian jungle and the slave island of Goree in Senegal. Safety is no accident and history is its judge.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1784624721

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9781784624729

Soul Talk, Song Language

Conversations with Joy Harjo

By: Joy Harjo,Tanaya Winder,Laura Coltelli

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Soul Talk, Song Language

Conversations with Joy Harjo

By: Joy Harjo,Tanaya Winder,Laura Coltelli

Intimate and illuminating conversations with one of America's foremost Native artists Joy Harjo is a "poet-healer-philosopher-saxophonist," and one of the most powerful Native American voices of her generation. She has spent the past two decades exploring her place in poetry, music, dance/performance, and art. Soul Talk, Song Language gathers together in one complete collection many of these explorations and conversations. Through an eclectic assortment of media, including personal essays, interviews, and newspaper columns, Harjo reflects upon the nuances and development of her art, the importance of her origins, and the arduous reconstructions of the tribal past, as well as the dramatic confrontation between Native American and Anglo civilizations. Harjo takes us on a journey into her identity as a woman and an artist, poised between poetry and music, encompassing tribal heritage and reassessments and comparisons with the American cultural patrimony. She presents herself in an exquisitely literary context that is rooted in ritual and ceremony and veers over the edge where language becomes music.

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819571512

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9780819571519

Crazy Brave: A Memoir

By: Joy Harjo

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Crazy Brave: A Memoir

By: Joy Harjo

A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393083896

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9780393083897

It Wasn't Always Like This

By: Joy Preble

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It Wasn't Always Like This

By: Joy Preble

In 1916, Emma O’Neill is frozen in time. After sampling an experimental polio vaccine brewed on a remote island off St. Augustine, Florida, she and her family stop aging—as do the Ryans, her family’s business partners. In a way, this suits Emma fine because she’s in love with Charlie Ryan. Being seventeen forever with him is a dream. But soon a group of religious fanatics, the Church of Light, takes note. Drinking the elixir has made the O’Neills and Ryans impervious to aging, but not to murder—Emma and Charlie are the only ones who escape with their lives. On the run, Emma is tragically separated from Charlie. For the next hundred years, she plays a cat-and-mouse game with the founding members of the Church of Light and their descendants. Over the years, a series of murders—whose victims all bear more than a passing resemblance to her—indicate that her enemies are closing in. Yet as the danger grows, so does Emma’s hope for finding the boy she’s certain is still out there . . .

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Soho Press

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1616955899

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9781616955892

The Well of Wishing

Book One

By: Joy LeDoux

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The Well of Wishing

Book One

By: Joy LeDoux

Meet Heather, Becky, and Rachel - foster teens who have become a file, a case, a problem for the System. Add five-year-old May, a sweet cherub, with a "Cruella" mother. Each has her own private hell of heartbreaking backgrounds. Knowing they have to say good-bye just as they start to feel comfortable, these girls seek trustworthy friendship, as well as acceptance and a place to belong. Their foster home, headed by a no-nonsense matriarch and her easy-going husband, is a safe place for them to try to make sense out of their fragmented lives and develop resiliency to meet life's blows, but trusting and caring for one another is easier said than done. First in a series of three, this book reveals an inside view of child rearing in "The System," with a touch of mystery emanating from the abandoned shanty in the woods, and the fairy tale wonder of a horse ranch called Haven. Follow Heather's remarkable journey to cope with the taunts of the "in" crowd at a small-town school and to shed her burden of shame which has come about from circumstances beyond her control. Explicit language.

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1467043419

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9781467043410

Meant To Be

A short love story set during World War II

By: Joy Chambers

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Meant To Be

A short love story set during World War II

By: Joy Chambers

A name he does not know and a face he cannot forget... Meant To Be is a Second World War novella from bestselling author Joy Chambers. Fans of The Great Deception, None but the Brave and For Freedom won't want to miss this heart-warming read. It is 1935. The first shadows of war are creeping across Europe, but in Queensland, Australia, a young woman caught in a thunderstorm is about to meet the person who will change her life forever. Lexi Robinson is a long way from home. A recently qualified doctor about to take up a position in a Hong Kong hospital, she knows her own mind and refuses to fall for a man she will never see again. John Drayton Whitby is a soldier. Tall and fair, and quick to grin, he spends his last few days of leave preoccupied with thoughts of a girl whose name he does not know, but whose face he cannot forget... What people are saying about Meant To Be: 'Short and sweet but totally adorable' 'A very realistic story and well written. Couldn't put it down' 'Nice short quick story with believable characters and storyline

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Texas Water Safari

The World's Toughest Canoe Race

By: Bob Spain,Joy Emshoff

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Texas Water Safari

The World's Toughest Canoe Race

By: Bob Spain,Joy Emshoff

In the summer of 1962, Frank Brown and “Big Willie” George launched a 133-pound motorboat—with no motor—into the San Marcos River and headed for the Texas coast. Over the next three weeks they paddled downriver, wrestling through log jams and fighting off mosquitoes on their 337-mile journey to Corpus Christi. The following year, Brown staged a canoe race that followed the same route, billed as “The Texas Water Safari—The Toughest Boat Race in the World.” Contestants had to carry all their provisions with them from the start and could receive no assistance during the competition. One hundred and twenty-six men and one woman, all Texans, lined up for the grueling race. Some boats sank at the start, others were wrecked on the river, and some people dropped out from exhaustion or injury, while others failed to make the time deadlines and were disqualified. Of the 58 vessels that started the race, only two arrived at the finish line in Corpus Christi. The now-famous Texas Water Safari has since attracted thousands of competitive and recreational paddlers from across the globe who line up every summer in canoes and kayaks to carry on a tradition now in its 60th year. In Texas Water Safari: The World’s Toughest Canoe Race, veteran racers Bob Spain and Joy Emshoff chronicle the winding history of this epic competition, documenting the many changes to the racecourse over the years, the evolution of competition vessels, and the influx of national and international racers. Drawing upon the record books, Water Safari lore, and their own experiences, the authors have compiled a collection of stories, statistics, and photographs that celebrates and preserves the history of this Texas river tradition.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1648430597

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What's Next?

The 7 Steps to Discover Your Big Idea and Create a Wildly Successful Business

By: Joy Chudacoff

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What's Next?

The 7 Steps to Discover Your Big Idea and Create a Wildly Successful Business

By: Joy Chudacoff

Is this all there is? You ought to be happier. After all, you've achieved your goals and built the life you dreamed of living. The problem is, what you wanted in your twenties and early thirties isn't what you want now. It's time to move on to something new. You think about going into business for yourself, but you have no idea where to begin ... and the people closest to you don't want anything to change! In What's Next?, Joy Chudacoff lays out a step-by-step approach to exploring the unfamiliar paths before you. You'll discover how to: reconnect with your passions and core valuesmake sure your own needs are met as you juggle all of your responsibilitiescoax great ideas out of their hiding placesmarket yourself and your business without breaking the bank...and much, much more A professional coach and mentor, Joy has done more than provide a one-size-fits-all set of instructions. She has made the process interactive, with hands-on exercises that allow you to tailor each step to your own personal circumstances. If you have ever dreamed of owning your own business, What's Next? will give you every tool you need for success.

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Wheatmark, Inc.

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1604949570

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9781604949575

A Naked Tree

Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis and Other Poems

By: Joy Davidman

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A Naked Tree

Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis and Other Poems

By: Joy Davidman

Displays for the first time the complete work of a neglected poetic genius Although best known as C. S. Lewis's wife, Joy Davidman was a gifted writer herself who produced, among other things, two novels and an award-winning volume of poetry in her short lifetime. The first comprehensive collection of Davidman's poetry, A Naked Tree includes the poems that originally appeared in her Letter to a Comrade (1938), forty other published poems, and more than two hundred previously unpublished poems that came to light in a remarkable 2010 discovery. Of special interest is Davidman's sequence of forty-five love sonnets to C. S. Lewis, which offer stunning evidence of her spiritual struggles with regard to her feelings for Lewis, her sense of God's working in her lonely life, and her mounting frustration with Lewis for keeping her at arm's length emotionally and physically. Readers of these Davidman poems -- arranged chronologically by Don King -- will discover three recurring, overarching themes: God, death, and immortality; politics, including capitalism and communism; and (the most by far) romantic, erotic love. This volume marks Joy Davidman as a figure to be reckoned with in the landscape of twentieth-century American poetry.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467442933

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9781467442930

Deadly Beautiful

Vanishing Killers of the Animal Kingdom

By: Liana Joy Christensen

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Deadly Beautiful

Vanishing Killers of the Animal Kingdom

By: Liana Joy Christensen

Did you know that the humble marmot is responsible for more than one billion human deaths? Or that it’s possible to be bitten by a snake’s head for up to an hour after it’s been decapitated? On the flip side, for every person bitten by a shark each year, 25 people are bitten by New Yorkers. It seems that truth sometimes is stranger than fiction!These facts and many more appear in this fascinating tribute to our world’s ‘deadly’ wildlife. At its heart, however, 'Deadly Beautiful' makes a passionate plea for us to learn to better cohabit with our fellow residents of planet Earth. Ever-increasing concern for the fate of the environment and the world’s endangered wildlife means that this book is a particularly timely addition to the world of natural history publishing. Dr Liana Joy Christensen, one of Australia’s foremost nature writers, takes a fresh and entertaining look at the ‘deadly’ animals with which humans have for so long enjoyed a love–hate relationship. These animals are generally not the aggressors nor the lethal killing machines that mythology and tradition would have us believe. Most also serve vital roles in maintaining the ecological balance of their habitats, while their fascinating behaviour and often striking beauty make them worthy of close study, particularly as so many of them are facing the worst death of all — extinction.Beautifully illustrated, 'Deadly Beautiful' is certain to foster a new understanding and appreciation of these incredible animals and their importance on a global scale.

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Exisle Publishing

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1927147980

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9781927147986

Complicated Simplicity

Island Life in the Pacific Northwest

By: Joy Davis

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Complicated Simplicity

Island Life in the Pacific Northwest

By: Joy Davis

A frank, practical, and entertaining exploration of the pleasures and complexities of living on small islands. Many people dream of living simple lives on small islands, but few are aware of some of the unique challenges that accompany this distinctive lifestyle. From negotiating surrounding waters to creating a sustainable home and making a viable life away from urban conveniences, small-island living can be rewarding or difficult (or both), depending on myriad circumstances. Complicated Simplicity: Island Life in the Pacific Northwest draws on a variety sources to contextualize peoples' enduring fascination with islands worldwide, including the author's own experiences growing up on Bath Island (off Gabriola) and her interviews with over twenty intrepid figures who live on the San Juan Islands, the Gulf Islands, the Discovery Islands, and in Clayoquot Sound. Ingenuity, tenacity, and a passion for living in these special places shine through in the personal stories, as does a shared concern for safety, sustainability, and thoughtful stewardship. Engaging, inspiring, and often funny, Complicated Simplicity offers readers honest and useful insights on the joys, perils, and rewards of island life.

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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1772032719

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9781772032710

Poet Warrior: A Memoir

By: Joy Harjo

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Poet Warrior: A Memoir

By: Joy Harjo

National bestseller An ALA Notable Book Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth—owls heralding grief, resilient desert plants, and a smooth green snake curled up in surprise. She celebrates the influences that shaped her poetry, among them Audre Lorde, N. Scott Momaday, Walt Whitman, Muscogee stomp dance call-and-response, Navajo horse songs, rain, and sunrise. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves at the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member. Moving fluidly between prose, song, and poetry, Harjo recounts a luminous journey of becoming, a spiritual map that will help us all find home. Poet Warrior sings with the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393248534

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9780393248531

Not Wasting a Save

A Journey of Finding Faith

By: Joy Schulz

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Not Wasting a Save

A Journey of Finding Faith

By: Joy Schulz

Here it is; I wrote these three words when I began to journal on my quest to find God in my life. Sometimes we question God's existence when things get hard and we begin to doubt our level of faith. My goal was to find Him active in the victories, as well as, in the defeats while trying to understand the role He plays. Along th eway, I began to discover and recognize the saves He extends to us all and the importance of using them for good. My hope is that you journal through the pages in discovering your level of faith and begin to recognize the saves given. It's bringing the spotlight on God as you grow in your faith; you begin to see Him in a different way. It was a simple question of me asking if He could see little 'ole me just standing in the road. And, what I found is, He did.

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166

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WestBow Press

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1973686449

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9781973686446

The Universe for Breakfast

Dharma Diary Poems

By: Joy Magezis

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The Universe for Breakfast

Dharma Diary Poems

By: Joy Magezis

The Universe for Breakfast chronicles a journey of transformation in verse. Joy Magezis has been ordained as a member of the Core Community of the Order of Interbeing, established by Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. She was part of his official delegation to Vietnam, when Thich Nhat Hanh returned after 39 years of exile. A series of poems about the trip appear in this collection, as well as poems about her experiences practicing with the Sangha community in Britain and in Plum Village. Joy is an Usui Reiki Master and a UK Reiki Federation Master Teacher Member. She documents her experiences learning, using and teaching Reiki through a number of poems in this book. An international author and college lecturer, Joy's classic Women's Studies text has been translated into various languages including Russian and Chinese. Her novels have been published in both English and German

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164

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Black Apollo Press

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1900355558

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9781900355551

Nutley

Adventures of a Squirrel in Woody Acres

By: Sandy Joy

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Adventures of a Squirrel in Woody Acres

By: Sandy Joy

Do you like to read a good bedtime story anytime? Would you like to be invited into the wacky life of a young squirrel on his first solo adventure in Woody Acres? Are you ready to become his shadow while he discovers, explores, and finds fun with friends and trees in this whimsical wilderness? Do pictures draw you in and capture your attention? Will you jump into this unforgettable story with both feet and imagine living each moment in the nutty squirrely way, fast and curious? In a nutshell, if you go nuts for squirrels, then this wild book is for you!

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1646704371

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9781646704378

Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light

A Play by Joy Harjo and a Circle of Responses

By: Joy Harjo,Priscilla Page

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Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light

A Play by Joy Harjo and a Circle of Responses

By: Joy Harjo,Priscilla Page

Joy Harjo's play Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light is the centerpiece of this collection that includes essays and interviews concerning the roots and the reaches of contemporary Native Theater. Harjo blends storytelling, music, movement, and poetic language in Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light—a healing ceremony that chronicles the challenges young protagonist Redbird faces on her path to healing and self-determination. This text is accompanied by interviews with Native theater artists Rolland Meinholtz and Randy Reinholz, as well as an interview with Harjo, conducted by Page. The interviews highlight the lives and contributions of Meinholtz, a theater artist and educator who served as the drama instructor at the Institute of American Indian Arts from 1964–70 and a close mentor and friend to Harjo; and Reinholz, producing artistic director of Native Voices at the Autry, the nation's only Equity theater company dedicated exclusively to the development and production of new plays by Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native playwrights. The new interview with Harjo focuses on her experiences working in theater. Essays on Harjo's work are provided by Mary Kathryn Nagle—an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee nation, playwright, and attorney who shares her insights on the legal and historical frameworks through which we can better understand the significance of Harjo's play; and Priscilla Page—writer, performer, and educator (of Wiyot heritage), who looks at indigenous feminism, jazz, and performance as influences on Harjo's theatrical work.

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My Life As an Apple Tree

By: Colleen-Joy Page

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My Life As an Apple Tree

By: Colleen-Joy Page

After surviving two death experiences on an operating table at age four, Colleen-Joy Page began questioning the meaning of life. Between the ages of five and 13 her awareness of spirit and the use of non physical, intuitive perception grew. At 16 she was doing psychic readings for paying clients.

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1869160029

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God's People-We Are

A Daily Walk with the Saints

By: Toni Joy

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God's People-We Are

A Daily Walk with the Saints

By: Toni Joy

In this book, you will experience the people of the Bible enlightening us how God used them and the roles they played in the plan of God—from the beginning to the end, from Genesis to Revelations. Knowing the characters of the Bible gives an exciting and personal upfront look at how they lived in a crazy world. You will be strengthened and built up in faith to challenge every obstacle that comes your way—courageously. We read about this in Hebrews: By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith, Abel, Cain, Enoch, Abraham were all part of the foundation of this universe. We are the people of God. We play a role in that plan as well. God’s People – We Are covers more than one hundred people of importance in the Bible. The whole book is added for some of the smaller books, separated into daily readings. It gives the Word of God in a people format mixed with personal life application and devotion in a one-year time frame, which makes it an easy daily five-minute reading. This definitely appeals to the busy person that would love to implement biblical reading in their daily schedule. Included are personal testimonies and applications in walking in the fruit of the Spirit. Explore all the dynamites of life: love, hate, relationships, sorrow, money, children, politics, religion, sin, etc., and the people who lived it.

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1685700926

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The Unruly Ocean

Law and Justice in the World’s Oceans, Seas and Shorelines

By: Erika Techera,Joy McCann

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The Unruly Ocean

Law and Justice in the World’s Oceans, Seas and Shorelines

By: Erika Techera,Joy McCann

This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shorelines over time in different geographical and cultural contexts. The Unruly Ocean examines the development of the modern international legal regime – the law of the sea, maritime law, marine environmental and pollution law, fisheries regulation, and underwater cultural heritage law – and considers how effective these laws have been in addressing the many challenges facing marine and coastal environments ranging from piracy and war to oil spills and the extraction of marine resources. It concludes by discussing the socio-ecological crises facing the world’s oceans, seas and shorelines, and explores current ideas for reimagining a legal regime that restores the health of our oceanic realm and offers a more holistic, transboundary, rights-based approach to ocean governance. This book will be of value to law and non-law undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as research scholars and other educated audiences interested in a legal history of the world’s oceans, seas and shorelines.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040226736

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The Great Deception

By: Joy Chambers

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The Great Deception

By: Joy Chambers

For fans of Pam Jenoff and Margaret Leroy, an thrilling tale of intrigue and danger, filled with tension, excitement and romance, looking at the experiences of Australians in World War Two. New South Wales, 1947. When Shelly Wareing's husband Cole vanishes into the night, leaving only a note to say that he will come back no matter how long it takes, Shelly is bewildered. What could be the reason for his sudden disappearance? Searching for clues, Shelly discovers a box containing Nazi medals, an SS ring and a photo of a radiantly beautiful woman signed for her husband. Determined to uncover the truth, she sets out to track down Laetitia de Witt, the woman pictured in the photograph. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Cole is on his own mission for the truth - while his enemies, who believe him to be a traitor, are in close pursuit...

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The People of God

Empowering the Church to Make Disciples

By: Trevor Joy,Spence Shelton

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The People of God

Empowering the Church to Make Disciples

By: Trevor Joy,Spence Shelton

The most powerful asset a church has is it’s people. People of God is a challenge to the men and women of the church. It is a challenge to believe what God says about his people still applies to the church today. It is a challenge not to settle for church as just a program. It is a challenge to return the ministry of God to the people of God. People of God lays out the theology and practice of community. Authors Spence Shelton and Trevor Joy seek to show why community is central to the Christian life, and how to practice it in the 21st century church. Whether you are a pastor or a volunteer leader, People of God aims to equip and encourage congregations as they build a culture of discipleship in the life of their church. The authors draw on experiences and learnings from their time leading two of the fastest growing congregations in America to give you principles that can apply in a church of 50 or 15,000.

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1433683717

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The Kondor Club

By: Dean P. Joy

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The Kondor Club

By: Dean P. Joy

In mid-December of 1989, two American journalists arrive in Panama, just three days before U.S. President George Bush ordered a massive American invasion of Panama. During their stay in a secret hideaway known as the Kondor Club, the two journalists interview several old German flyers who have asked them to write a book about their secret mission to Panama 48 years before. This mission, code named Operation Dove, was conceived by none other than Field Marshal Hermann Goering, who had long dreamed of seizing the Panama Canal in the event of war between Germany and the United States. Just three days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, four huge Luftwaffe flying boats called the Kondor K-II took off from a secret base in Bavaria. The flying boats were almost as large as the famous American Spruce Goose and each carried 300 German paratrooper commandos known as the Brandenburgers. Their destination: the Panama Locks. Aeronautical engineers, World War II history buffs, and most anyone who likes adventure stories should be fascinated by the mission maps and the detailed drawings of the huge secret Kondor K-II flying boats-all drawn by the author.

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0595159931

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Ten Keys to Freedom

By: Joy Linn

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Ten Keys to Freedom

By: Joy Linn

If you've ever felt that it's God's fault when tragedy strikes; if you've ever blamed God at the loss of a loved one; if your philosophy is, "what will be, will be" and you think that you have no control over what happens in your life; you need to read this book! If you are living with guilt thinking God is upset with you and you don't really understand what grace is all about; you need to read this book! If you feel trapped in your circumstances; don't give up. You can live in victory, you can be more than a conqueror, you can see all your needs met, and you can live under the divine protection of Almighty God. You just need the keys to open up the doors of your life; keys that will take you into a freedom you may never have experienced until now. Freedom from fear, poverty, sickness, doubt and guilt can be yours. You just need to read this book! THE REVIEWS ON THIS BOOK ARE OVERWELMING: Dr. Kent Mankins (Pastor of an Assembly of God Church) "Every so often a book comes along that stretches me to strive for more of God's blessings and promises in a Biblically sound approach. Joy Linn's book, Ten Key to Freedom is one of those books. Joy's gentle and confident writing style presents God's promises in a manner that is understandable and grounded in the Word. Many Christians do not experience the blessings of being a Child of God and Joy challenges us to take that next step....thanks for the challenge, Joy!" Pastor Sonny Weathers (Associate Pastor, Fountain of Faith Church) "In 10 Keys to Freedom you have given us a creative and concise introduction regarding the fullness of salvation that serves as a guide for new believers and a refresher for all (of us) in the faith....10 Keys is packed with knowledge of how salvation can be unlocked in order that we may navigate this life with confidence...it is an easy and insightful review of what every Christian ought to conclude about their salvation and I highly recommend it." Professor Karl Hipple "I think this is an essential book for new and older Christians that will lead them through God's plan for life in a clear and concise manner. It is like a strong reference book that is easy to read with Bible references intermixed with the text to emphasize and strengthen the salient points. I like the book very much and will purchase several copies when it is released. Brad Boswell (Real Estate Broker, ABR,CRS, e-PRO GRI) "10 Keys to Freedom by Christian author Joy Linn is a beautiful and informative guide for the new Christian and a wonderful inspiration to those who have been lifelong believers in Jesus Christ! Joy's encouraging words of truth have been such a blessing to my family and me. The perfect book to share with others." Debra Palmer (Registered Nurse) "I started out to review 10 Keys to Freedom; then it became a personal journey for me. This book will bless you! It has blessed me!

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1640289291

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The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension

Einstein Adds a New Dimension

By: Joy Hakim

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The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension

Einstein Adds a New Dimension

By: Joy Hakim

In volume three, students will look over Albert Einstein's shoulder as he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics. It leads in two directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights build on Einstein's theories of relativity), and to an understanding of the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics). Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our world and led to the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of all time. In the three-book The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to the present. With lively, character-driven narrative, Hakim spotlights the achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists and encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers. The books include hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams; informative sidebars; suggestions for further reading; and excerpts from the writings of great scientists.

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Smithsonian Institution

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1588345270

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9781588345271

The Changeling

By: Joy Williams

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The Changeling

By: Joy Williams

With a new introduction by Karen Russell, the 40th anniversary edition of The Changeling is a visionary fairy tale and a work of mythic genius by one of our best writers. Forty years later, The Changeling is no less haunting and no less visionary than the day it was published, but it has only become clearer that Joy Williams is a virtuosic stylist and a singular thinker—a genius in every sense of the word. When we first meet Pearl—young in years but advanced in her drinking—she’s on the lam, sitting at a hotel bar in Florida, throwing back gin and tonics with her infant son cradled in the crook of her arm. But her escape is brief, and the relief she feels at having fled her abusive husband, and the Northeastern island his family calls home, doesn’t last for long. Soon she’s being shepherded back. The island, for Pearl, is a place of madness and pain, and her round-the-clock drinking spurs on the former even if it dulls the latter. And through this lens—Pearl’s fragile consciousness—readers encounter the horror and triumph of both childhood and motherhood in a new light. With language that flits between exuberance and elegy, the plainspoken and the poetic, Joy Williams has blended, as Rick Moody writes, “the arresting improbabilities of magic realism, with the surrealism of the folkloric revival . . . and with the modernist foreboding of Under the Volcano,” and created something entirely original and entirely consuming.

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194104090X

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9781941040904

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