the wit and wisdom of mark twain

The Gate of Beautiful: Stories, Songs, and Reflections on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, Gerald, PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, Jerry Rasmussen is one of those rare writers who makes it look deceptively easy to express deep wisdom, employing wit, humor, homilies, and poignance to show the deeper values that lie within the everyday comedies and tragedies of life. His writing style is lively, engaging and utterly delightful. -Miriam Hospodar, author of "Heaven's Banquet." Your music, lyrics, writings, and testimony certainly reflect the power, presence, and love of Jesus in all you do. You are surely anointed by God and I can see him using you and enlarging your tent as you continue to spread the Word of God through your songs and writings. -Pastor Lou Santoro, Grace Bible Church, Shelton, Connecticut

Wisdom Bowls: Overcoming Fear and Coming Home to Your

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young-Sowers, Meredith / Myss, Caroline, PUBLISHER: New World Library, Wisdom Bowls shows how to find and cultivate the seven sacred qualities of the soul Wisdom, Vision, Joy, Love, Power, Intimacy, and Abundance by visualizing a bowl for each and filling it with ones sacred inner wisdom. The author offers a process for self-healing on all levels, allowing the reader to rewrite seemingly rigid life scripts and find peace through simple, everyday practices that strengthen both the ability and the desire to heal. Illustrations and charts aid in this book of healing based on simple but powerful visualization techniques. Young-Sowers helps us consider new... ways of looking at healing. Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love Is Letting Go of Fear

Bill Dance's Fishing Wisdom: 101 Secrets to Catching More

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dance, Bill / Walinchus, Rob / Cassell, Jay, PUBLISHER: Skyhorse Publishing, Bill Dance is one of America's best-known fishermen and has more than fifty years of on-water experience. Bill Dance's Fishing Wisdom combines his years of experience, knowledge, and wit into 101 tips that are sure to help any freshwater angler catch more and even bigger fish Bill offers advice that might surprise even the most experienced fisherman, such as the importance of matching your line size to your lure when topwater fishing and how to prevent 75 percent of line failures with better knots. Complete with drawings by Rob Walinchus and color photographs, Bill Dance's Fishing Wisdom is key for any fisherman to have in his tackle box, boat, or lake cabin.

Portrait of a Nation: Men and Women Who Have Shaped America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Merrell, PUBLISHER: Merrell, This compact and illuminating volume brings together the faces of Americans who have made a profound mark on the history of the United States, from the nation's earliest days to the present. Selected from America's national museum of portraiture and biography, these influential figures include men and women from all walks of life, from political leaders and reformers to artists, athletes and superstars. Engaging commentaries about each person describe his or her contribution to American life and culture. With subjects as diverse as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Eleanor Roosevelt, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and John Steinbeck, this book offers a composite -- and compelling -- portrait of the American nation.

The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of the Wise

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Melton, Buckner F., Jr., PUBLISHER: Potomac Books, No group is quoted???and misquoted???more often than America??'s founders. When a political controversy heats up, the nation??'s speechwriters, politicians, reporters, editorial writers, and talking heads try to influence the debate by quoting their words. Year in and year out, teachers and political buffs look to their wisdom to illuminate the issues. How much easier it would be to find every key quote by the founders in a single source. "The Quotable Founding Fathers," edited by Buckner F. Melton, Jr., provides just that source???a compilation of some quotes summing up the wit and wisdom of the founders. While some of these quotations can be found in general quotation compilations such as Bartlett???s, these volumes offer only a fraction of what??'s available. "The Quotable Founding Fathers" mines deeper into the founders??? essays, diaries, letters, speeches, and sermons to extract all the nuggets that are significant to the history of the country??? and to the ongoing debate about the meaning of democracy in America.

Cauldron of Transformation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabrina, Lady / Sabrina, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Explains the finer points of Paganism and how to blend and combine the wisdom of different traditions into a living spiritual system of your own. Explore the origins, customs and beliefs of five religious traditions: Celtic Druidism, Buddhism, Christianity, Santeria and Shamanism. This book also provides new and dynamic tools to help extend and expand personal spiritual awareness.

Crazy Wisdom Tales for Dead Heads: A Shamanic Companion to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keeney, Bradford P., PUBLISHER: Barrytown Limited, Crazy Wisdom Tales for Dead Heads takes aim at readers who are captivated by trickster and prankster stories with a deep resonance and the scent of enlightenment. In a tradition with Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters of the 60's, the Guide is a collection of magical, mystical, entertaining, and amusingly bizarre stories. Designed to bring forth an interactive experience for the reader, it creates a sense of being on an imaginative Trip into the hidden zones of crazy wisdom, where Startled Awareness awaits. Stories include unusual rituals, absurd prescriptions for action, and graphic illustrations.

Medical Wisdom and Doctoring: The Art of 21st Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Robert B., PUBLISHER: Springer, Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the current medical literature for a resource that presents some of the classic wisdom of medicine, presented in a manner that can help today's physicians achieve their full potential. This book details the lessons every physician should have learned in medical school but often didn't, as well as classic insights and examples from current clinical literature, medical history, and anecdotes from the author's long and distinguished career in medicine. Medical Wisdom and Doctoring: the Art of 21st Century Practice presents lessons a physician may otherwise need to learn from experience or error, and is sure to become a must-have for medical students, residents and young practitioners. Acquista Ora

Person to Person: The Gospel of Mark

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vickers, Paul V. / Null, Null, PUBLISHER: Swedenborg Foundation, Paul Vickers, a respected Swedenborgian minister and writer, grapples with the question of how God wants us to live our daily lives, and he turns to the Gospel of Mark for answers. Vickers' insightful discussion of the rich symbolism found in Mark reveals the relevance of the New Testament to our personal lives. Speaking to each of us through the gospel, God challenges us to examine and improve our lives.

All God's Children Got Robes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jensen, Margaret T., PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Hundreds of thousands of readers enjoy Margaret Jensen's wit and wisdom shared from her heart as she relates poignant and humorous stories to powerfully illustrate God's faithfulness and provision.

The Prince and the Pauper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mark Twain, PUBLISHER: Digital Scanning Incorporated, NA Acquista Ora

The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pope, Alexander / Price, Martin / Miller, Christopher R., PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, One of The Enlightenment's greatest poets, Alexander Pope was famous for his wit, brilliant epigrams, and razor-sharp satire of fashionable society's foibles. Presented here in their entirety are several of his principal works, including the delightful mock-epic "The Rape of the Lock," "Essay on Criticism" and his satirical masterpiece, "The Dunciad."

The Book of Job

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Habel, N. C. / Habel, Norman C., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The book of Job, which deals with deep-seated conflict between the integrity of God and the integrity of man and belongs to a group of writings known as wisdom literature, surpasses any of its known Babylonian or Egyptian forerunners in the beauty of its poetic discourses and in its insight - the poet struggles to probe the meaning of life, especially life where suffering and injustice prevail for no apparent reason.

Written in Stone

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: OLYNYK, MARK, PUBLISHER: FriesenPress, Written in Stone is a history of poetry; spanning thirty-five years. A collection of poems about reality and the human condition. What is and what seems to be. Truth and the transience of life. The meaning of death. Myth as a state of mind. Decoding dreams and visions. The writing process. Our relationship with Nature. Super science and the reign of the machine. These are the themes of this book.

The Long Road Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Willis, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, A collection of emotionally gripping and powerful stories about loss, sin, and redemption. Written during the darkest period of the author's life, The Long Road Home tells the story of men who have nowhere to turn but the highway. Incredibly well crafted and laced with humor, wit, and desperation, Gordon promises to be a name to remember.

The Future Is Happy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarai, Sarah, PUBLISHER: Blazevox Books, Poetry. "With both wit and tenderness, Sarah Sarai rigorously navigates the dialectics of knowledge and not knowing, thinking and being, the fantastic and the quotidian, the spiritual and the earthy, in language that is by turns crisp and lush. These are heady, whip-smart, funny and moving poems in which time becomes fluid and vertical--high-rise pageant of art, ephemera, filigree and memory through which our physical and temporal bodies spark and fall much too quickly"--Lee Ann Roripaugh.

Soliloquies in E Minor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Everett, J. Anthony, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, J. Anthony Everett is an up-and-coming prolific writer that hails from the multi-cultural streets of Miami, Florida. His style is a combination of gritty urban wit and masterful storytelling that delivers STRONG dialogue. His insights and sharp wit are extremely entertaining.

Writing Huck Finn: Mark Twain's Creative Process

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doyno, Victor A., PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press, In "Writing Huck Finn," Vic Doyno offers a new, accessible, and innovative approach to America's favorite novel. He presents new material from the revised manuscript of "Huckleberry Finn" and also draws upon Samuel Clemen's unpublished family journal, his correspondence, and his concerns about the lack of an international copyright law. Doyno focuses on Twain's creative artistry in stylistic matters, such as tone of voice, characterization, humor, plot, description, and imagery, using genetic criticism to reveal how the novel grew through creative revision. He also uses the evidence from the manuscript to explore new thematic interpretations about the role of nobility and religion in the novel. Generations of readers have loved Twain's masterpiece but have been confused or vexed by the novel's ending. Doyno offers some surprising information about topics as varied as literacy, the economics of authorship, and the leasing of Black convicts. This information provides a new, coherent, and satisfying reading of the ending. Although there have been several perceptive books about "Huckleberry Finn," none reveals so much about the composition process and about how Twain created his meanings. Creative writers will be fascinated to learn how Twain revised his work-in-progress to sustain the reader's interest, scholars of American literature will discover many new interpretations-- and all readers will gain new perspectives on this rewarding masterpiece and on the survival of our national literature.

Between Heaven and a Hard Place: A Divine Paradox

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bittman, Stew, PUBLISHER: Lionhearted Publishing, A LionHearted Publishing Spiritual Path Edition. The spiritual/healing path comes complete with its pitfalls and pratfalls, its pity parties and power trips, its puns and poetry, its problems and paradoxes. Dr. Stew experiences them all on his journey from his head to his heart, and shares them with wit and wisdom, inspiration and irreverence. This warm and honest travelogue will be an inspiration to anyone who knows their thoughts often get in the way of their dreams. Dr. Stew lives his dream inside and outside his chiropractic practice. The principles of Life are the beacon on his long, strange trip, and are the thread that holds it all together. Barley...

The Mark of the Social: Discovery or Invention?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greenwood, John D. / Gergen, Kenneth J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Behavior, language, development, identity, and science all of these phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is there any intrinsic 'mark' of the social shared by these phenomena? In the first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate the mark of the social. Their varied answers will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in the theoretical foundations of the social sciences.

Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kawasaki, Guy, PUBLISHER: Portfolio, The author of the international bestseller "The Art of the Start" offers a new perspective on the art of influence. Guy Kawasaki's acclaimed books have established him as the entrepreneur's entrepreneur, and in "The Art of the Start" he wrote the essential contemporary guide for starting any new enterprise. Now Kawasaki turns to the mystery of influence and offers a compelling new take on this key force that drives any successful business or personal interaction. "Enchantment"'s fundamental message is that in any transaction the goal is not to get your own way, but to bring about a voluntary, enduring, and delightful change of heart in other people, by working "with" and "through" them and enlisting their own goals and desires. It's enchantment that enables us to maneuver through difficult decisions, break people's entrenched habits, defy the wisdom of crowds, and get colleagues to work for long-term goals. Kawasaki's advice includes: a How to Achieve Rapport, Credibility, and Trust a How to Help People Enchant Themselves a How to Overcome Resistance a How to Enchant Your Employees...and Your Boss a How to Resist Enchantment Anchored by his road-tested wisdom and inimitable wit, "Enchantment" is another classic from one of the most respected voices in business today.

Cougar Woman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hartman, Jane E., PUBLISHER: Aquarian Systems, Captured at the age of ten, the fearless rider with the long black hair was keenly attuned to the forces of nature and to her adopted tribe's struggle for survival. Later guided by a vision quest, she found the courage and wisdom needed to defend her rights, protect her people, and, in time, become their leader. "Cougar Woman" recounts the trials and triumphs of the 19th-century Absaroke (Crow) warrior and chief.

And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimsley, Mark / Bailey, Anne J. / Simpson, Brooks D., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "And Keep Moving On" is the first book to see the Virginia campaign of spring as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee saw it: a single, massive operation stretching hundreds of miles. The story of the campaign is also the story of the demise of two great armies. The scale of casualties and human suffering that the campaign inflicted makes it unique in U.S. history. Mark Grimsley's study, however, is not just another battle book. Grimsley places the campaign in the political context of the presidential election; appraises the motivation of soldiers; appreciates the impact of the North's sea power advantage; questions conventional interpretations; and examines the interconnections among the major battles, subsidiary offensives, and raids.

A Journey Through Economic Time: A Firsthand View

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galbraith, John Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, Now in paperback, Galbraith's eyewitness account of the economic trends, watersheds, and foibles of our time is one of his most popular and accessible books yet, translated into a dozen languages. From World War I and the Russian Revolution to the implications of communism's fall, from the "superbly insane decade of the twenties" and the Great Depression to the Reagan era and beyond, the renowned economist here exhibits unmatched wisdom and scope. Whether he is analyzing Keynesian theory or the end of colonialism, the forging of Kennedy's New Frontier, or the "unintended history of the s," this master narrator epitomizes the hindsight and the vision of one who actively influenced many of the events so colorfully chronicled here.

Crossing to Safety

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stegner, Wallace Earle, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, Called a "magnificently crafted story... brimming with wisdom" by Howard Frank Mosher in "The Washington Post Book World," "Crossing to Safety" has, since its publication in , established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage.

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