Passionate Spirit

Author: Cate Haste
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408878348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 497

Book Description
__________________________ 'Fascinating ... Haste paints a portrait of a woman who was born to triumph, not surrender' - Harper's Bazaar 'Written in elegant, lucid prose ... a treasure trove of European cultural riches and scandalous intrigue ... Compelling' - Economist 'Lively, well illustrated and enjoyably juicy' - Miranda Seymour, Financial Times __________________________ The life of an extraordinary artist and intellect: the composer, author and socialite Alma Mahler, whose life spanned one of the most captivating and dramatic periods in history Alma Mahler was once at the epicentre of Vienna's artistic and intellectual life. A talented composer in her own right, she was open, generous, remarkably creative, curious, challenging and zealous in her pursuit of love. Artists, architects, musicians and writers jostled to join her coterie. Gustav Klimt was her first kiss; Gustav Mahler her first husband. But her life was haunted by tragedy, and the support and inspiration that Alma gave to the men she loved came at the heavy price of her own artistic fulfilment. Drawing extensively on previously unpublished diaries and letters, Cate Haste illuminates the passionate spirit of one of history's most complex and charismatic muses, a modern woman with an elemental vitality that could scarcely be contained by her century – who will live forever in the art she created and inspired.

Passionate Spirit

Author: Sandy Shores
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664162836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
At its core Passionate Spirit is a tale of romance, full of love, lust, and yes, passion. It's told against the backdrop of the story of the Jacksons and their descendants, an immensely wealthy family who settled in America well before the Revolutionary War. Unbeknown to everyone outside their clan and most within it, their wealth originated from nefarious skulduggery, though later they became well-respected icons of the American capitalistic system. Their history, including a haunting of an erotic nature long a closely guarded family secret, is told by a current member of the family who’s able to see the past and gain knowledge of the present in ways beyond the normal range of human senses, often in startling detail. Her main focus is a tale of two soul mates whose intense love for one another transcends the boundaries of the mortal human body, though they revel in the pleasures of the flesh whenever possible. This sweeping saga involving numerous generations will introduce the reader to many fascinating characters, each in their own way possessed of a passionate spirit.

Passion Spirit Purpose

Author: Ana Weber
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504362802
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 125

Book Description
"Ana Weber's new book, Passion Spirit Purpose, is a wonderfully creative and compassionate look at how making a simple choice to focus on the things that please you can change your life forever. She approaches the difficult subject of how to manifest personal transformation by offering an original formula for success that is easy to implement and elegant in its simplicity" (Professor Marilyn Horowitz, New York University). "Ana Weber is an exceptional teacher who practices what she preaches. She shows you how to blast through your doubts and fears to embrace joy and confidence everyday" (Steve Harrison, www.bestsellerblueprint.com). "Ana Weber is a life coach who has written a useful book worth buying, using and mastering. Her book empowers you to depend on yourself, to love yourself and to be yourself; it helps you find the unique purpose of your life and work to turn it into reality; to use both halves of your brain: the logical and the creative emotional; change any depression to delight; and change any failures to success in your career, relationships, education and legacy." --Simon J. Simonian, MD, DSc Harvard, DSc Honorary, President and CEO Pioneer Global Union, Harvard University Professor, Doctor, Educator, Author of four books and 300 articles, highly successful world leader in his career, relationships, education and legacy.

The Romantic Spirit (1790--1910), Bk 1

Author: Nancy Bachus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780882848617
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Repertoire by both well-known and lesser-known composers from the Romantic period are included in these performance editions, with commentary relating to the composers' lives and social changes in the era. Students are given an overall view of the period through an integrated arts approach. Book 1 includes music for the early intermediate to intermediate student.

Flying Closer to the Flame

Author: Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 9780849936913
Category : Holy Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Swindoll is convinced that many people have spent much of their Christian lives trying to keep a safe distance between themselves and the Holy Spirit. In Flying Closer to the Flame, he encourages readers to a more spontaneous, intimate and dynamic relationship with God through the Holy Spirit.

A Passion for God

Author: Lyle Dorsett
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802480209
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
'I fear we shall never see another Tozer. Men like him are not college-bred but Spirit-taught.' Leonard Ravenhill, 20th century British evangelist. Pastor A. W. Tozer, author of the Christian classics The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy, was a complex, intensely private, deeply spiritual man, and a gifted preacher whose impact for the kingdom of God is immeasurable. In this thoughtful biography, bestselling author Lyle Dorsett traces Tozer's life from his humble beginnings as a Pennsylvania farm boy to his heyday as a Chicago pastor- when hundreds of college students would travel to his South Side church to hear him preach and thousands more heard his Sunday broadcasts on WMBI- to his final pastorate in Toronto. From his conversion as a teen to his death in 1963, Tozer remained true to one passion: to know the Father and make Him known, no matter what the cost. The price he paid was loneliness, censure from other, more secular-minded ministers of the times, and even a degree of estrangement from his family. Read the life story of a flawed but gifted saint, whose works are still impacting the world today.

The Spirit of Creativity

Author: Karen A. Dahlman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480292192
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
The Spirit of Creativity: Embodying Your Soul's Passion is a timely book that addresses our growing need to live the creative life. It reminds us that creativity is the energy of our life force and exists within every aspect of our lives. Creativity is not something you learn; it is something you are. Through the author's background and practice as an art psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, Karen invites you to tap into and unleash your own unique forms of creativity and evolve beyond the stereotypical belief that being creative is reserved only for the artistic elite. As a way to ingest the empowering teachings of this book, you'll be guided through varying experiential exercises, including journal writing, art-making, visualization, meditation, and self-hypnosis—all techniques to begin experiencing the flow of creative energy within your life. You too can lead the creative life and have amazing events unfold of your own volition. All you have to do is remember, reclaim and embody your creative passion in tangible ways. This book shows you how to do exactly that!

Spirit Seeker

Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547239947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
Describes the spiritual journey jazz musician John Coltrane took in his life and the way that it is reflected in his music.

Radical Spirit

Author: Joan Chittister
Publisher: Convergent Books
ISBN: 0451495179
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Feeling burnt-out from life, strung-out from social media, and put out by a society that always wants more from you? Beloved nun and social activist Joan Chittister, who appeared on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, offers a practical, character-building, and inspirational guide to help you take control of your emotional life and redirect your spiritual destiny. Joan Chittister, whom Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most well-known and trusted contemporary spiritual authors," is a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice, and a passionate proponent of personal faith and spiritual fulfillment. Drawing on little known, ancient teachings of the saints, Sister Joan offers a practical program to help transform our thinking and rebel against our fears, judgments and insecurities. "Freedom from anxiety, worry, and tensions at home and work, comes when we give ourselves to something greater," she argues. "We need to seek wisdom rather than simply facts, to think before speaking, and in turn create respectful communities." With a series of twelve simple rules for healthy spiritual living, Chittister not only reminds us, but pleads with us, to develop enduring values by shifting our attention to how God wants us to live. This book will teach you how to accomplish this.

Spirit Horses

Author: Alan S. Evans
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
ISBN: 193351549X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
A beautiful, touching, and tender tale filled with vivid imagery and raw emotion In the hills of Tennessee, Shane Carson, a gifted, nationally recognized horseman, is living the good life. When a mysterious mustang shows up on his farm, Shane doesn't know how—or why—the horse appeared, but the horse's distinctive brand identifies her. She is one of the Spirit Horses, a rare, wild herd that runs free on the Shoshone reservation in Wyoming. Watched over for centuries in the tribe's ancestral valleys, these exquisite horses, according to belief, provide a link to the afterlife. When tragedy strikes in his life, Shane nearly loses his will to live—but for one promise he made to his young son: to return the mustang to her rightful home. On this bittersweet journey, Shane finds a world where tradition reigns, and ancient beliefs transcend modern logic. In this magnificent expanse of blue sky and wide-open spaces, love is alive, but hate, intolerance, and greed threaten to close in. To make good on his vow, Shane must face the danger that threatens these horses, the tribe's legacy, and his destiny. Transcending genres—a truly inspirational story of triumph over tragedy