Grace Notes

Author: Bernard MacLaverty
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409017184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Returning to Belfast after a long absense, to attend her father`s funeral. Catherine McKenna-a young composer-remembers exactly why she left: the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. She remembers a more innocent time, when the Loyalists Lambeg drums sounded mysterious and exciting; she remembers her shattered relationship with the drunken, violent Dave, she remembers the child she had with him, waiting back in Glasgow. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music, GRACE NOTES is a master story-teller`s triumphant return to the long form: a powerful lyrical novel of great distinction.

Grace Notes

Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310287723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
Collects 366 daily readings from the author's writings in which he discusses his understanding of the world, faith, and God.

Grace Notes

Author: Katey Sagal
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476796726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
"Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married with Children. Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal: Sagal's path to sobriety; the stillbirth of her first daughter, Ruby; motherhood; the experience of having her third daughter at age fifty-two with the help of a surrogate; and her lifelong passion for music."--Book jacket..

Grace Notes

Author: Alexandra Stoddard
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062250086
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 413

Book Description
Throughout her life, Alexandra Stoddard has sought inspiration from writers, poets, and people she has met. In Grace Notes, she shares this wisdom and her own learnings, beautifully captured in brief, motivating observations, in 365 daily meditations of warmth, affirmation, encouragement, and optimism. Season by season, day by day, you'll explore different themes: joy, love, loss, risk, courage, wholeness, growth, play, and success. In addition to offering inspirational quotes from many cultures and two "grace notes," each page provides space to write down your own sacred inspirations. With courage and confidence, Grace Notes takes you on a spiritual journey every day of your life—and whenever you feel the need to be transported to serenity and grace.

Grace Notes for a Year

Author: Norman Gilliland
Publisher: NEMO Productions
ISBN: 9780971509306
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424

Book Description
This irresistible collection of stories is perfect for anyone interested in a fresh perspective on what it means to be a human being who creates art. Grace Notes for a Year sheds light on the fragile and perilous process of inspiration, composition, and performance required to create classical music, whether the final product is a masterpiece or a mess. Each page of the book corresponds to a different day of the year and features a true story about a famous figure in musical history. These delightful anecdotes—inspirational, informative, and often hilarious—disprove the myth of the artist as untouchable. Instead, Norman Gilliland exposes in them human vulnerability we can all relate to. From Beethoven to Wagner, these artists suffered from poverty, spent lazy days in bed, had scandalous love affairs, and often failed in their creative endeavors as often as they succeeded.

About Grief

Author: Ron Marasco
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
ISBN: 1566639131
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Originally developed as a wildly popular class, Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent walking and talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting—a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a soft-peddling inspirational book with dew-sprinkled leaves on the cover. It's a wise, plainspoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around—at a time when you really need one.

Grace Notes

Author: Rita Dove
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393306965
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
Poems deal with fantasy, childhood, family life, school, friendship, dreams, mortality, and memories

Gracenotes - 365 Daily Devotionals

Author: Jim Stephens
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 9781613799260
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392

Book Description
I invite you to join me on a year-long journey through God's Book. Let's walk together through the days of our lives and the stories of God's heroes, near heroes, and ordinary people just like us.I know of nothing that has greater potential to deepen your faith and help you align your life with God's purpose. God will be more real to you as you realize how close He is to you each day. Let's Read together. Each devotional is based on a reading shown at the top of the page for that day. Let's Apply together. Read the scripture passage for the day and think about how it can apply to your life. Let's Pray together. I invite you to pray a prayer with me asking God to use his word to work in our lives each day. Let's Learn, grow, and change together.Jim Stephens is a Bible teacher, pastor, and missionary. Jim has planted and led churches in the US and served as a missionary pastor. For nearly two decades, Jim and his wife Jean served as missionaries in Jamaica and the UK, training leaders and establishing Bible Training Centers.They have both ministered extensively in East, Central, and southern Africa where their Foundation for Christian Service course is in wide use for lay leadership training. More recently, Jim and Jean served as District Administrators for churches in Oregon and Idaho and as staff pastors of Westside Church in Bend, Oregon.Jim and Jean have two daughters; Stephanie married to Philip Smith, and Melissa married to Colin Blackett, and three delightful grandsons. Jim is happy in his current season of life, which involves less travel and more grandparenting! Jim lives with his wife Jean and his dog Buddy in Central Oregon.

Learn Piano

Author: Brian McGravey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981486267
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
This is the first book in the series "Learn Piano: A Complete Guide from Beginner to Pro." This series will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about playing the piano or keyboard in a way that is accessible to music students of any age. This volume starts with the absolute basics such as: learning the names of the keys, learning to read sheet music, learning basic chords and scales and much more! Each book in the series contains 35 songs and several additional assignments to help you play like the pros! This series is an all-in-one course for the modern pianist. All songs featured in this series are available on www.youtube.com/learnpianocompleteguide as well as many video tutorials/lessons of new concepts.

Grace Notes

Author: Brian Doyle
Publisher: ACTA Publications
ISBN: 9780879464349
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
"Versions of these articles were published previously..."--T.p. verso.