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Chicken soup for the unsinkable soul: inspirational stories of overcoming life's challenges
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Heather McNamara. 2012
Stories about individuals who overcame obstacles in their daily lives. In "How to Be New and Different" single parent Jan…
Turner describes learning to readjust her life after losing all her limbs to a bacterial infection. 2012Moonlight sonata at the Mayo Clinic
Par Nora Gallagher. 2013
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013Second suns: two doctors and their amazing quest to restore sight and save lives
Par David Oliver Relin. 2013
The late coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (DB 64285) describes following ophthalmologists Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit as they…
performed eye surgeries in rural Nepal. Discusses the 1995 founding of the Himalayan Cataract Project to prevent blindness in the Third World. 2013La receta de la felicidad: las siete claves de la felicidad y la iluminación (Vintage español)
Par Deepak Chopra. 2011
Médico y autor de superventas Deepak Chopra explora lo que él considera los secretos de la felicidad. Propone tomando conciencia…
del cuerpo, descubriendo la verdadera autoestima, desintoxicando la vida, dejando de tener la razón, concentrando en el presente, descubriendo el mundo dentro de nosotros, y viviendo para la iluminación. Traducido del InglésMacular disease: practical strategies for living with vision loss
Par Peggy R. Wolfe. 2011
Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial,…
personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. 2011What to look for in winter: a memoir in blindness
Par Candia McWilliam. 2012
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010Let it go: forgive so you can be forgiven
Par T. D. Jakes. 2012
Bishop Jakes uses scripture to emphasize the importance of forgiveness, which he claims is necessary "to grow into the fullness…
of who God created us to be." Suggests ways to let go of bitterness and resolve conflicts in one's daily life. Bestseller. 2012Savor: mindful eating, mindful life
Par Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung, Nhất Hạnh. 2010
Zen Buddhist master Nhat Hanh and Harvard nutritionist Cheung offer a diet and meditation guide that encourages one to obtain…
a healthy weight. Describe a ten-week plan for gradual changes using the concept of mindfulness. 2010Twelve steps to a compassionate life
Par Karen Armstrong. 2010
Author who spearheaded the Charter for Compassion, composed by representatives from six faiths in 2009, asserts that compassion is at…
the heart of all major religions and encourages people to practice this virtue. Describes twelve steps to follow to live by the Golden Rule. 2010The Sabbath world: glimpses of a different order of time
Par Judith Shulevitz. 2010
The author explores the concept and complexity of the Sabbath from both Jewish and Christian points of view. Considers the…
social, legal, cultural, political, and holy aspects of the day. Shulevitz discusses her own difficulties dealing with the day of rest. 2010Finding our way again: the return of the ancient practices (Ancient practices series)
Par Phyllis Tickle, Brian D. McLaren. 2008
Christian pastor encourages adopting ancient religious practices to rediscover faith as a way of life and to provide alternatives to…
secularism or fundamentalism. Examines the disciplines that have survived since Old Testament times such as praying, fasting, and keeping the Sabbath. Includes spiritual exercises. 2008A testament to freedom: the essential writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Par Dietrich Bonhoeffer. 1995
Selections from the books, letters, and sermons of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) reveal his Christian convictions and spiritual strength…
during the Nazi era. Writings exemplify Bonhoeffer's pacifist tendencies but willingness to die for his participation in an assassination plot against Hitler. Includes editors' commentary. Translated from German. 1995Fixing my gaze: a scientist's journey into seeing in three dimensions
Par Susan R. Barry. 2010
Neuroscientist explains that even after childhood surgery for strabismus, she had no depth perception. Recalls being unaware, despite her scientific…
training, that vision therapy could train her to use both eyes simultaneously. Describes the ocular exercise regimen given her by optometrist Theresa Ruggiero and her emotions upon experiencing stereopsis. 2009Power thoughts: 12 strategies to win the battle of the mind
Par Joyce Meyer. 2010
Minister and author of Battlefield of the Mind (DB 65323) offers a twelve-step program to counter negativity in one's life.…
Discusses the power of positive thinking and includes Bible verses after each practical bit of advice. Bestseller. 2010The lost Ark of the Covenant: solving the 2,500 year old mystery of the fabled biblical ark
Par Tudor Parfitt. 2009
Historian-adventurer, author of Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel (RC 37923), recounts his…
quest for the ancient sacred chest that once held the Ten Commandments. Parfitt begins among a remote African people who claim such a box lies in a mountain cave. 2008Good without God: what a billion nonreligious people do believe
Par Greg Epstein, Greg M Epstein. 2009
Harvard University chaplain defines humanism as faith in the potential for humanity's goodness and in peoples' ability to lead ethical,…
compassionate, and fulfilling lives without a belief in God. Posits that humanism is a world movement rather than a type of religion. 2009Las moradas, o, el castillo interior (Clásicos de la literatura #no. 7)
Par Teresa, Santa Teresa de Jesús. 2003
Esta obra clásica de la teología mística de Santa Teresa de Ávila (1515-1582) trata de guiar a las almas hacia…
la perfección espiritual. Contiene máximas sobre temas como el auto-conocimiento, humildad, desprendimiento, y el sufrimiento. Escrito originalmente en 1577. Introducción por Juan Alarcón Benito100 questions & answers about macular degeneration
Par Jeffrey S Heier, Jeffrey Heier. 2010
A retina specialist answers questions about the causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related wet and dry macular degeneration.…
Includes patient commentary and discusses the future possibilities of research trials. 2010What difference do it make?: stories of hope and healing
Par Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent, Ron Hall. 2009
Using anecdotes and essays, "What Difference Do It Make?" beautifully showcases God's ability to work through even the most awkward…
and painful circumstances to bring forth amazing and redemptive changes. Deeply moving but never sappy or sentimental, it answers its own question with a simple and emphatic answer. What difference can one person (or two) make in the world?The way of rest: finding the courage to hold everything in love
Par Jeff Foster. 2016
Jeff Foster shares from his own awakened experience a way out of seeking fulfillment in the future and into the…
acceptance of "all this, here and now." He studied astrophysics at Cambridge University. Following a period of depression and physical illness, he embarked on an intensive spiritual search that came to an end with the discovery that life itself was what he had always been seeking. The Way of Rest gathers nearly 200 of Jeff Foster's most inspiring essays, poems, and reflections on restoring and reviving ourselves when we feel exhausted or defeated