Morning’s Curtain is a collection of poems written by author, Michael Spence. With headings such as I Am . . . Hope, Never Quarantine Your Dreams, We Died For You, and Roll Back Your Stone, his poems will warm your heart and invigorate your soul. His poetry reminds us that—in good times or bad—the currency we exchange with each other must always be hope. With each rise of Morning’s Curtain, our hope for a better today and brighter tomorrow rises with it.
The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from celebrated poet Mary Oliver In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, humor, and kindness the mysteries of our daily experience.
When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family. To avoid being rejected by her ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish family and community, Lizzy is forced to abandon her dreams because they are "too worldly." After being raped by a man who becomes a deacon in her community, Lizzy makes her first attempt at "jumping the fence" to pursue a non-Amish lifestyle. But without any modern life experience or education, Lizzy considers whether the risks of this unpredictable and dangerous world are worth losing the ties to her Amish friends and family forever. Almost thirty years later, after she has created a new life for herself, her small community is rocked by disturbing sexual assault allegations. Lizzy must decide whether to keep silent for her newly-created family's sake or come forward against the church to advocate for the Amish children she left behind. In 2019, Lizzy Hershberger successfully brought her abuser to justice in an extraordinarily rare case addressing sexual abuse in the Amish church. She faced death threats and intense pressure to stop telling her story. Lizzy refused to back down, and she forged ahead to spark a national movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault in isolated communities protected by religious liberties. This gripping true crime memoir reveals the truth behind one of America's most revered and secretive religious sects-hidden behind the blue curtains of the Amish lifestyle.
A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fiancée’s double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide—only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness... In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain, Ruth Rendell—the grande dame of the literary mystery—lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the gesture that betrays a parent's madness, the childhood memory clouded with denial, the utterance that introduces the threat of violence in a situation as benign as a dinner date. Instantly engaging, maddeningly addictive, The Fallen Curtain testifies to the enduring talents of a master of the genre.
"Behind the Curtains of Joy" is a book that embodies the struggle of the depressed, through which we get closer to some of their pains and needs, reveal some of their precious treasures, and help others understand the horrible sufferings of the depressed, and how the sound of their silence is loudly voiced out every day. In fact, depression is the worst diseases of the world, and the most painful and complicated one that it killed more humans than wars. Scholars and philosophers exerted much effort to define depression, however, it remained a disease difficult to understand and manage. Some define it as: a mere manifestation of a sense of helplessness toward achievement of goals, in which case despair is attributed to personal anguishes. In this context, hope is seen as a function for recognizing the likelihood of success in terms of its relevance to achieving goals. Others described it as a mental illness characterized by a deep and lasting feeling of sadness, despair, or loss of interest in things that were once a source of joy, accompanied by a sleep, appetite for food, and mental processes disorder. Other scholars confine it to a state of despair, hopelessness, and fear, accompanied by negative thoughts, and changes in the ecosystem of motivation, or in the driving forces of man, in the perceptions, and in the negative behavior in general. Many others got closer to what depression is by defining it as "a state of ongoing severe sadness caused by sad painful conditions, representing something missing, though the patient seems to be unaware of the real source of his/her sadness". However, other scholars defined depression as: "a case of psychological imbalance, which primarily affects the person's mood and ideals, thus exposing him/her to moral pain and distress". It thus becomes clear that there are many definitions and explanations put forward by many scholars and philosophers who are affiliated to study of Medicine, Psychology, and Sociology. However, the most accurate and correct definition of depression from my point of view is: "that feeling only depressed people experience." Yes, this only is the definition of depression. Simply, in order for someone to be able to define depression the way it should be defined, s/he must first experience it so s/he can fairly describe it, which is something I do not wish for anyone.
A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin, had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW. And so for anyone who didn’t really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you’ll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is.
Boris the bad Russian discovers life with Mayla his prostitiute girlfriend, his unfulfilled revenge leads him to new heights of evil and he creates three dirty bombs and plays havoc on the the French people whilst sunbathing in Algeria. Kevin and the others try and get on with their lives. Kevin is caught up again in Boris’s revenge plans again and the three men save the lives of hundreds of people when a bomb is discovered at an International event. Boris changes appearance and his mother gets involved with a revolt in France, there is a thrilling and surprising end.
"My all-time favorite. Astonishing." (Stephen King) Down the Rabbit Hole is the first book in the Echo Falls mystery series by bestselling crime novelist Peter Abrahams. Perfect for middle school readers looking for a good mystery. Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets. In Down the Rabbit Hole, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in her town's production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped. But as things in Echo Falls keep getting curiouser and curiouser, Ingrid realizes she must solve the murder on her own—before it's too late. "Deft use of literary allusions and ironic humor add further touches of class to a topnotch mystery," said School Library Journal. "Intriguing twists." Publishers Weekly agreed: "The fresh dialogue and believable small-town setting will tempt fans to visit Echo Falls again." The next book in this Edgar Award-nominated series in Behind the Curtain, followed by Into the Dark.
