Tavia Gilbert
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Born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher Syndrome type III, Rebecca Alexander has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a child, and was told that she would likely be completely blind and deaf by age 30. Then, at 18, a fall from a window left her athletic body shattered. None of us know what we would do in the face of such devastation. What Rebecca did was rise to every challenge she faced. She refused to lose her...
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An urgent call for climate justice from Teen Vogue, one of this generation's leading voices, using an intersectional lens - with critical feminist, indigenous, antiracist and internationalist perspectives. As the political classes watch our world burn, a new movement of young people is rising to meet the challenge of climate catastrophe.
343) The scarlet letter
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A dark tale of love, crime, and revenge set in colonial New England, The scarlet letter revolves around a forbidden act of passion that alters the lives of three members of a Puritan community: Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear the letter "A" and bears the punishment of her sin in humble silence; the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, a respected minister who is tormented by hidden guilt; and the malevolent Roger Chillingworth, Hester's vengeful husband....
344) The Writing Life
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With color, irony, and sensitivity, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes,The Writing Lifeoffers deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of professions.
A gregarious recluse, Dillard has passed many days, weeks, and months in remote locations doing something she claims to hate: writing. The act of writing is quite
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What do women want? This question has stumped the greatest male minds for centuries. Of course, if you're married, a much better question is, what does your wife want?As Darrin and Amie Patrick reveal in this profoundly practical and transformational book, God designed your wife with the need to be loved. And that design is an invitation for you to love her deeply, intentionally, and passionately.Practicing ten powerful actions, including listening,...
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Cancer. Hepatitis. Migraines. Arthritis. Heart disease. Emphysema. For years, the medical establishment has called these chronic or life-threatening diseases incurable. But now, the Gerson Therapy offers hope for those seeking relief from hundreds of different diseases. One of the first alternative cancer therapies, the Gerson Therapy has successfully treated thousands of patients for over sixty years. Now, alternative medicine therapist Charlotte...