Teach Us to Sit Still
Teach Us to Sit Still

Author: Tim Parks

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1609614488

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"Teach Us to Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking, and inexplicably entertaining story of how Tim Parks found himself in serious pain, how doctors failed to help, and the quest he took to find his own way out. Overwhelmed by a crippling conditionwhich nobody could explain or relieve, Parks follows a fruitless journey through the conventional medical system only to find relief in the most unexpected place: a breathing exercise that eventually leads him to take up meditation. This was the very last place Parks anticipated finding answers; he was about as far from New Age as you can get. As everything that he once held true is called into question, Parks confronts the relationship between his mind and body, the hectic modern world that seems to demand all our focus, and his chosen life as an intellectual and writer. He is drawn to consider the effects of illness on the work of other writers, the role of religion in shaping our sense of self, and the influence of sports and art on our attitudes toward health and well-being. Most of us will fall ill at some point; few will describe that journey with the same verve, insight, and radiant intelligence as Tim Parks"--Provided by publisher.

Still With Us
Still With Us

Author: Regina Walker

Publisher: Regina Walker

Published: 2020-12-22

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13:

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★★★★★ “A tell it like it is story, Still With Us portrays a realistic picture of addiction and abuse and through faith lays a pathway to redemption. Walker excels at dialogue and crafting characters real enough to walk off the pages. You’ll share their pain and victories in this inspiring story of hope, in rising above the things that can keep us bound.” Jenny Knipfer, Author of By the Light of the Moon Series Worthless. That’s how Ella feels every time she wakes up. But when meth jolts through her veins, the ugly voice that tells her she isn’t enough goes quiet. Running away from home seems like her open door to freedom, but she finds herself in more trouble than she knows what to do with. A new friend, Tyler, makes himself available when Ella needs him the most and she starts to wonder if there is more good in the world than she saw before. Tammy has enough blame in her heart for herself and her ex-husband, but that doesn’t seem to help Ella get away from the abusive man preying on her or the death grip drugs have on her. Nothing Tammy says seems to make a difference with Ella. She leans hard on her friend Liz, while Liz prays for an intervention in the lives of her friend and her daughter. Get your copy of Still With Us today and find out how Ella overcomes addiction, how Tammy finds forgiveness, and how Liz and Tyler, from We Go On, use all the hurt they’ve been through to show up when they are needed most. ⚠ Warning: This book deals with drugs and abuse and may be triggering to some readers. ⚠ This is book two in the Then Comes Hope Collection. ① We Go On ② Still With Us ③ We Grow Together These books can be read and enjoyed separately, and each features its own conclusion. There is a small cliffhanger at the end of We Go On. While the characters from We Go On show up in big ways in Still With Us, the book itself is about mother/daughter pair, Tammy and Ella.

Still With Us
Still With Us

Author: Lena M. Q. Heilmann

Publisher: Bdi Publishers

Published: 2019-10-07

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781946637024

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Lena Heilmann lost her sister, Danielle, to suicide in 2012. Experiencing the enormous weight of grief, she reached out to other sibling suicide loss survivors to find comfort, healing, and connection. Still With Us contains 23 stories of sibling suicide loss survivors who, after experiencing devastating losses, navigated through their grief and found a path forward. The essays in Still With Us are arranged chronologically to move the reader from the first years of grieving to decades of healing. The authors commemorate the love that they continue to have for their siblings by telling us stories of grief, support, and strength. All of these essays share a common message: No matter how much time passes, our siblings are still with us.

That Should Still Be Us
That Should Still Be Us

Author: Martin Sieff

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2012-03-08

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1118240634

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Chronicles the damage Thomas Friedman's flat wrong, "Flat Earth" ideas have caused to the American economy As Martin Sieff convincingly argues, Thomas Friedman's prescriptions have played a major role in causing America's economic decline, yet many executives and politicians, including President Obama, still look to him as their guru. Sieff exposes Friedman fallacies on the nature of globalization, the information technology revolution, political paralysis in Washington, and energy consumption. He documents how China is investing far more in locking up the world's oil and gas reserves than in developing the ineffective green technologies Friedman claims they love. He exposes Friedman's most acclaimed ideas as retreads of naïve fantasies widely believed and exposed as useless a century ago. Convincingly refutes Thomas Friedman's fantasies and many fallacies in his best-selling books, The World Is Flat and That Used to Be Us, and presents a radically different vision and road map for America's economy and its future Offers a practical trade and energy strategy to restore American prosperity and industrial strength in the twenty-first century Explains why America's economy will soon depend on producing low-carbon footprint natural gas, reviving its manufacturing sector, and protecting its industry from unfair foreign competition and artificially manipulated exchange rates Written by veteran journalist Martin Sieff, a regular contributor to FoxNews.com and Chief Global Analyst at The Globalist Research Center

The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture

Author: Randy Pausch

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780340978504

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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Haiti Reconstruction: U.S. Efforts Have Begun, Expanded Oversight Still to Be Implemented
Haiti Reconstruction: U.S. Efforts Have Begun, Expanded Oversight Still to Be Implemented

Author: David Gootnick

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2012-05

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1437986315

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On Jan. 12, 2010, an earthquake in Haiti killed an 230,000 people and displaced 2 million more. In July 2010, the U.S. Congress appropriated more than $1 billion for reconstruction assistance, most of which was provided to the USAID and the Dept. of State. In April 2010, the Haitian gov¿t. created the Interim Haiti Recovery Comm. (IHRC) to coordinate donors, conduct strategic planning, approve reconstruction projects, and provide accountability. This report addresses: (1) the planned uses for U.S. reconstruction assist. and the amounts provided so far; (2) USAID's internal controls for overseeing U.S. funds; and (3) IHRC's progress establishing governance and oversight structures. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.