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The New International Version is the world’s bestselling modern-English
Bible translation—accurate, readable, and clear, yet rich with the
detail found in the original languages. The NIV is the result of over
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efforts of many contributing scholars. Representing the spectrum of
evangelicalism, the translators come from a wide range of denominations
and various countries and continually review new research to ensure the
NIV remains at the forefront of accessibility, relevance, and
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'Extraordinary . . . a profound and beautiful book . . . a moving
meditation on grief and loss, but also a sparky celebration of joy,
wonder and the miracle of love . . . Witty, wise, beautifully
structured and written in clear, singing prose' - Sunday Times
Longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction Eighteen
months before Kathryn Schulz's beloved father died, she met the
woman she would marry. In Lost & Found, she weaves the stories
of those relationships into a brilliant exploration of how all our
lives are shaped by loss and discovery - from the maddening
disappearance of everyday objects to the sweeping devastations of
war, pandemic, and natural disaster; from finding new planets to
falling in love. Three very different American families form the
heart of Lost & Found: the one that made Schulz's father, a
charming, brilliant, absentminded Jewish refugee; the one that made
her partner, an equally brilliant farmer's daughter and devout
Christian; and the one she herself makes through marriage. But
Schulz is also attentive to other, more universal kinds of
conjunction: how private happiness can coexist with global
catastrophe, how we get irritated with those we adore, how love and
loss are themselves unavoidably inseparable. The resulting book is
part memoir, part guidebook to living in a world that is
simultaneously full of wonder and joy and wretchedness and
suffering - a world that always demands both our gratitude and our
grief. A staff writer at the New Yorker and winner of the Pulitzer
Prize, Kathryn Schulz writes with curiosity, tenderness, erudition,
and wit about our finite yet infinitely complicated lives. Crafted
with the emotional clarity of C. S. Lewis and the intellectual
force of Susan Sontag, Lost & Found is an uncommon book about
common experiences. 'An extraordinary gift of a book, a tender,
searching meditation on love and loss and what it means to be
human. I wept at it, laughed with it, was entirely fascinated by
it. I emerged feeling a little as if the world around me had been
made anew.' - Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk
'Deserves to be an instant classic. I haven't loved a book this
much in a long time . . . What Strange Paradise . . . reads as a
parable for our times . . . Such beautiful writing . . . This is an
extraordinary book.' - New York Times From the widely acclaimed
author of American War, Omar El Akkad, a beautifully written,
unrelentingly dramatic and profoundly moving novel that brings the
global refugee crisis down to the level of a child's eyes. More
bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another
over-filled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the
weight of its too-many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians,
Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable
lives in their homelands. And only one had made the passage:
nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who has the good fortune to fall
into the hands not of the officials, but of Vanna: a teenage girl,
native to the island, who lives inside her own sense of
homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain.
And though Vanna and Amir are complete strangers and don't speak a
common language, Vanna determines to do whatever it takes to save
him. In alternating chapters, we learn the story of Amir's life and
of how he came to be on the boat; and we follow the duo as they
make their way towards a vision of safety. But as the novel
unfurls, we begin to understand that this is not merely the story
of two children finding their way through a hostile world. Omar El
Akkad's What Strange Paradise is the story of our collective moment
in this time: of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair -
and of the way each of those things can blind us to reality, or
guide us to a better one.
A breakthrough discovery in communication for transforming love
relationships Over and over couples consistently name "improved
communication" as the greatest need in their relationships. Love
Talk-by acclaimed relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie
Parrott-is a deep yet simple plan full of new insights that will
revolutionize communication in love relationships. The first steps
to improving this single most important factor in any marriage or
love relationship are to identify your fear factors and determine
your personal communication styles, and then learn how the two of
you can best interact. In this no-nonsense book, "psychobabble" is
translated into easy-to-understand language that clearly teaches
you what you need to do-and not do-for speaking each other's
language like you never have before. * The Secret to Emotional
Connection * Charts and sample conversations * The most important
conversation you'll ever have * A short course on Communication 101
* Appendix on Practical Help for the "Silent Partner" Two softcover
"his and hers" workbooks are full of lively exercises and
enlightening self-tests that help couples apply what they are
learning about communication directly to their relationships. Love
Talk is also available as an abridged Audio Pages (R) CD.
Katherine Willis Pershey has never slept with the mailman or kissed an ex-boyfriend. Good thing, since she’s married. But simply not committing adultery does not give you the keys to “happily ever after,” as Pershey has come to find out in her own marriage and in her work as a pastor. What is this sacred covenant that binds one person to another, and what elements of faith and fidelity sustain it? In Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity, Pershey opens the book on all things marital. With equal parts humor and intelligence, Pershey speaks frankly about the challenges and consolations of modern marriage. As she shares her own tales of bliss and blunder, temptation and deliverance, Pershey invites readers to commit once again to the joyful and difficult work of cherishing another person. For better or worse. For life.
This book explains violent and abusive behaviour and places it in a
social context. It can help readers of any age and sexual
orientation to change their own behaviour and to recognise when
they are being controlled. "I can honestly say that without reading
this book (9 times no less ) I don't think that I would be here
today, relaxed in my own home with my children that I love so
much."
This book tells the story of a best selling author, a surgeon and a
hospital nurse who becomes more and more obsessed with revenge. All
proceeds from the sale will go to a homeless charity.
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