Author: William Labov Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107033349 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 253
Book Description
Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: accounts of the danger of death, violence, premonitions, and large-scale community conflicts. This book provides a rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done.
Author: Francis Collins Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1847396151 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 227
Book Description
Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
Author: Bill Moyers Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0385484100 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Poets live the lives all of us live," says Bill Moyers, "with one big difference. They have the power--the power of the word--to create a world of thoughts and emotions other can share. We only have to learn to listen." In a series of fascinating conversations with thirty-four American poets, The Language Of Life celebrates language in its "most exalted, wrenching, delighted, and concentrated form," and its unique power to re-create the human experience: falling in love, facing death, leaving home, playing basketball, losing faith, finding God. Listening to Linda McCarriston's award-winning poems about a child trapped in a violent home, or to Jimmy Santiago Baca explaining how words changed his life in prison, or to David Mura describing his Japanese American grandfather's experience in relocation camps, or to Sekou Sundiata stitching the magic of his childhood church in Harlem to the African tradition of storytelling, or to Gary Snyder invoking the natural wonder of mountains and rivers, or to Adrienne Rich calling for honesty in human relations, all testify to the necessity and clarity of the poet's voice, and all give hope that from such a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and religious threads we might yet weave a new American fabric. "'Listen,' said the storytellers of old, 'listen and you shall hear,'" explains Bill Moyers. The Language Of Life is a joyous, life-affirming invitation to listen, learn, and experience the exhilarating power of the spoken word.
Author: Melody Beattie Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1592857973 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 596
Book Description
Written for those of us who struggle with codependency, these daily meditations offer growth and renewal, and remind us that the best thing we can do is take responsibility for our own self-care. Melody Beattie integrates her own life experiences and fundamental recovery reflections in this unique daily meditation book written especially for those of us who struggle with the issue of codependency.Problems are made to be solved, Melody reminds us, and the best thing we can do is take responsibility for our own pain and self-care. In this daily inspirational book, Melody provides us with a thought to guide us through the day and she encourages us to remember that each day is an opportunity for growth and renewal.
Author: Lisa Wingate Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101210206 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from life-immersing herself in a high-powered job-until the day the company downsizes her out of a job and the doctor tells her that she may have cancer. It's a double blow that sends Karen on a search for herself in the last place she ever thought to look: Grandma Rose's old farm. As Karen's hectic schedule falls away, she opens up to the unexpected. In the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, she hears the soft, secret language of the sycamore trees, and discovers answers and a joy to make her life complete.
Author: Karl W. Giberson And Francis S. Collins Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1459615964 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 346
Book Description
Christians affirm that everything exists because of God--from subatomic quarks to black holes. Science often claims to explain nature without including God at all. And thinking Christians often feel forced to choose between the two. But the good news is that we don't have to make a choice. Science does not overthrow the Bible. Faith does not require rejecting science. World-renowned scientist Francis Collins, author of The Language of God, along with fellow scientist Karl Giberson show how we can embrace both. Their fascinating treatment explains how God cares for and interacts with his creation while science offers a reliable way to understand the world he made. Together they clearly answer dozens of the most common questions people ask about Darwin, evolution, the age of the earth, the Bible, the existence of God and our finely tuned universe. They also consider how their views stack up against the new atheists as well as against creationists and adherents of intelligent design. The authors disentangle the false conclusions of Christians and atheists alike about science and evolution from the actual results of research in astronomy, physics, geology and genetics. In its place they find a story of the grandeur and beauty of a world made by a supremely creative God.
Author: Sarah Pinborough Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books ISBN: 1681444348 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 91
Book Description
In this emotionally gripping, genre-defying novella from Sarah Pinborough, a woman sits at her father's bedside, watching the clock tick away the last hours of his life. Her brothers and sisters--she is the middle child of five--have all turned up over the past week to pay their last respects. Each is traumatized in his or her own way, and the bonds that unite them to each other are fragile--as fragile perhaps as the old man's health. With her siblings all gone, back to their self-obsessed lives, she is now alone with the faltering wreck of her father's cancer-ridden body. It is always at times like this when it--the dark and nameless, the impossible, presence that lingers along the fringes of the dark fields beyond the house--comes calling. As the clock ticks away in the darkness, she can only wait for it to find her, a reunion she both dreads and aches for...
Author: Scott Hagan Publisher: ISBN: 9781523863143 Category : Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
"The Language of Influence is not presented in traditional book form by chapter titles, but is organized around 500 entries on life and leading. These entries are for personal reflection or team discussion on influence and leading. There is enough material on these pages to last you and your team a lifetime when it comes to sparking deeper conversations on leadership. This material has been presented all over the world. It's been shared with both professional and college athletes and coaches, politicians, business champions, prison inmates, wardens and even with members of the U.S. Special Forces. Everyone always agrees; this material changed their ability to influence!The Language of Influence is one of the best tools out there to help you build and grow a positive team culture. Page after page is filled with helpful ways to get your team taking about how to grow their leadership and influence the right way!"
Author: Brian J. Ford Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
"Ford's fascinating and entertaining examination of life's many forms shows that within each species, whether insects, fishes, plants, or even microbes, life exists in glorious and surprising variety, rich in sensation and creating a marvelously complex web of interaction with its surroundings. In an era when animal rights are widely debated and discussed, this timely, thought-provoking book offers a revolution in popular science."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Mike Hintz Publisher: ISBN: 9781732430402 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
After a life spent studying people and business, Mike has developed a completely novel process that will take the reader through a systematic method to leave their old limitations behind and capitalize on the limitless opportunities of this fast paced high tech world. Everyone holds the keys to success and the race for happiness and professional fulfillment is as close his or her own choices. Forward-thinking companies realized several years ago, that the power of the individual is their greatest resource, and investing in them will yield exponential returns for the person and company alike. In Discover Your Best Life the process of IAM2 offers each reader the opportunity to capitalize on his or her own hopes and dreams to fuel the journey. Insight (I) is the springboard to the process with an invitation to look inward and discover themselves. Using his own moments of discovery and growth, the author gives a personal framework to build on. Action (A) is always the difference between stagnation and progress. It is the crucial second phase of the process where the reader will engage in several activities to refine and focus their efforts in productive ways. My Metaphor (M2) will culminate in shedding the old definitions and choose a metaphor that represents the true potential of the reader, releasing many of the old limitations to creativity, innovation, and personal and professional fulfillment. Are you ready to invest in yourself? Are you looking for strategic ways to build your company's ability to innovate and become more competitive in today's global marketplace? Discover Your Best Life shows you how to unlock your own innovative potential and those of the people around you. Contrary to what you may have been told, there is an "I" in the word team, and it's time to release their full potential rather than asking them to blend in.
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