A Thousand Goodbyes

Author: Jim Huber
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0785266887
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
In this beautifully written, reflective, and humorous book, Huber, host of CNN's "The Sporting Life", tells of his precious final months with his father. His recollections include moments that brought him to tears--both from crying and laughing--as he discovered what matters most in life.

A Thousand Farewells

Author: Nahlah Ayed
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143184032
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
A Thousand Farewells is the heartfelt and personal chronicle of a journalist who has devoted her career to covering one of the world’s most volatile regions. In 1976, Nahlah Ayed’s family gave up a comfortable life in Winnipeg for the squalor of a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. The transition was jarring but it was during this unsettling period that Ayed first closely observed the people whose heritage she shared. She had to become accustomed to rudimentary housing and crowded streets, unfamiliar social customs, and the prevailing mood of loss and mourning. But it was hearing the family’s stories of exile and displacement that profoundly affected her. The family returned to Canada when Ayed was thirteen, and the Middle East and its problems receded for many years. But the First Gulf War and the events of 9/11 reignited her interest. And as an Arabic-speaking journalist, she was soon reporting from the region full time, covering its dangerous conflicts and trying to make sense of the wars and upheavals that have affected its people and sent so many of them seeking a better life elsewhere. In A Thousand Farewells, Ayed vividly describes the myriad ways in which ordinary Arabs have coped with oppression and loss. From her own early days witnessing protests in Amman to watching the amazing Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and Libya, Ayed offers nuanced and insightful analysis. Throughout, she focuses on the people whose lives have been so dramatically affected.

A Thousand Goodbyes

Author: Jim Huber
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1418516856
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
In this beautifully written, reflective, and sometimes humorous book, Jim Huber, host of CNN's The Sporting Life, tells of his precious final months with his father. His recollections of those last days include moments that brought him to tears-both from crying and laughing-as he discovered what matters most in life. Along the way, he recalls the stories of athletes who have faced overwhelming odds or triumphed over personal tragedies-offering spiritual insight into the lives and deaths of such noted sports figures as Payne Stewart and Walter Payton.

Your Own Song to Sing (Volume 2)

Author: Saverio
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456887734
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 397

Book Description
Writing has taken over my life.. in a good way. My thoughts continually are geared towards my next song. Sometimes I get a few lines in my head when I am driving and I have to pull over the car and write them down! No matter where I am, I get the urge to write. I could be talking to a neighbor, or be in the middle of mass at church and a word or phrase will pop into my head and whoa! -a new song is born! More than anything I love, love, love, the peace of mind songwriting allows me to have. Most of my lyrics take me 15 to 30 minutes to write. There was a time when I was writing 6-8 lyrics in a day. Sometimes I would sit there and stare at my pencil asking why did you stop? I swear at times the pencil kept moving like I wasnt even thinking of what to write. This is my first edition. I hope to continue with future editions as I am still writing new songs everyday. Someday I hope to put my lyrics to my own music and I recently started taking piano lessons. Hey, we all know life is a learning process; a learning curve, we need to experience the turns with the ride! I wish you all success with this book and look forward to seeing some of you with me when it comes to award times!

Year of Impossible Goodbyes

Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547348746
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
This autobiographical story tells of ten-year-old Sookan and her family's suffering and humiliation in Korea, first under Japanese rule and after the Russians invade, and of a harrowing escape to South Korea.

Tracing His Goodness

Author: Colleen Bundy
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359052487
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
In September of 2015, my 24 year old daughter, Marissa, was diagnosed with Stage III triple negative breast cancer. I started this blog as a way to trace God's goodness through the hard. After 20 weeks of chemo and a double mastectomy, the cancer recurred in May 2016. She courageously fought for 10 more months. On March 6, 2017, Marissa finished her fight here and went home to glory where she is right now fully experiencing God's goodness. We miss her, but we trace His goodness as we continue our journey without her. Someday we will see her. Someday we will weep no more. Someday we will see all the glories of God displayed. Until then, we know Him. We trust Him. He is good.

Days of Goodbyes

Author: Ragnhild Munck
Publisher: Ragnhild Munck
ISBN: 9780977308132
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description
This is a book written by a mother who tells about her daughter Maria's painful path towards death. She discovered a lump in her breast and spent the next 5 years battling breast cancer. We hear Maria speak as she tells of conflicting emotions on how she does and does not want to die. Maria and her family experience all of the emotions from horror to hope, and we follow Maria through her 5 years of a struggle to survive while hope becomes smaller and smaller—like a light that disappears in the dark.

The Come and Read Me Book of Poems

Author: Terry J Powell
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481799541
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 59

Book Description
A mix of experiences that you will feel, emotions to make you smile, cry, laugh, and sometimes, weep. Who knows where my poems may take you or what emotions you will feel. The Journey has just begun and will venture through the many unpublished poems yet to come. Some will make you think in thought-provoking ways, others will astound you with the twists. Other poems will make you relate to the experiences you may have had or felt in situations of your life. So the journey begins.

Complete Works of My Poems:

Author: Terry J Powell
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 1787191834
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
It has taken me a long time to get hte opportunity to get all my 5 books reconstituted into one collection. And at last a more affordable book to purchase. I have been writing poetry for the last 15 years, I am excited that at last 200 poems are all in one book. Yet again as I am told I am a creator of describing and happenings throughout life in fact a painter using words. Don't forget My Books A complete works part 2 is also available both in Paperack and E-Book format also. PLEASE ENJOY Terry J Powell

Anthology of My Own Poems

Author: Terry J Powell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665592869
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 590

Book Description
Looking for that open door Slightly ajar to begin with, we are all looking for and finding goals slightly out of grasp Losing a grip of a loosely held clasp And in the end losing it all, watching it all slip away in the reality of the cold light of day Isn't life like that? Terry Powell has been penning poetry for nearly twenty years. Now he shares the entirety of his work in one collection that offers inspiration for everyone. Powell’s diverse poems reflect on his personal experiences, true events, and moments in time. He explores a variety of subjects and themes that include naughty children, the deliciousness of chocolate, an old, forbidding house, the climb up a craggy mountain face, the joys of first love, the spectacular colors of the autumn season, and the veteran soldiers who helped transform the course of history. Anthology of My Own Poems shares the entirety of one man’s original writings as he lyrically explores his experiences, thoughts, and life itself.