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Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers (Rev and Expanded)
Patrick Kavanaugh uncovers the spirituality of twenty of music's timeless giants, revealing legacies of the soul as diverse as the masterpieces they created. Warmly written, beautifully illustrated, and complete with listening recommendations for each composer, "Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers" is a fascinating look at the inner flame that lit the works of these masters.
$20.99 $15.99
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I Played My Best for Him!
This collection of essays complements the album "Peju Sings! The Little Drummer Boy and Other Christmas Favorites," which features thirteen Christmas songs recorded by the author and was first released in 2023. In this book, the author explores the stories behind each song, delving into the lives of the lyricists and composers, the context in which the songs were written, and other intriguing details. Readers will gain a fresh perspective on beloved carols like "O Holy Night" and "Silent Night" as they uncover their rich history. The themes of hope and peace that resonate through these timeless songs are also reflected in newer classics like "Feliz Navidad," which transcended cultural barriers to become a bilingual favorite. This book's educational content will appeal to a broad audience, including those who may not celebrate Christmas. For those who do, it offers surprising insights into the origins of some of their favorite carols. No matter your background, this book invites you to be inspired by its stories and enjoy its message of celebration and reflection year-round.
$16.99 $11.99
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Tortured for Christ
Solitary confinement, mental and physical torture, extreme hunger and bitter cold-these were the daily realities for Pastor Richard Wurmbrand during his combined 14 years of imprisonment in Communist Romania. Richard's crime, like that of thousands of others, was his fervent faith in Jesus Christ and his outspoken witness to the grace and love of God. In Tortured for Christ, Richard shares the inspiring story of his faithful discipleship amid Communist oppression and his powerful witness of Christ's love and forgiveness even before his persecutors.Known as "the book that shocked the world," Tortured for Christ is a timeless, bestselling account of courageous faith, unbelievable endurance, and inspiring forgiveness that continues to encourage new generations of Christians.4 years of imprisonment in Communist Romania. Richard's
$21.99 $16.99
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Living in the Presence: A Personal Quest for the Baal Shem Tov
2025 Nautilus Award Winner Silver ReligionA rabbi's lifelong journey to discover the source and inspiration of Hasidism.As a student of Abraham Joshua Heschel's at Jewish Theological Seminary sixty years ago, Burt Jacobson was moved to devote his life to the study of Israel Baal Shem Tov-the founder of Hasidism. Heschel considered the Baal Shem the greatest Jewish teacher and communal leader of the last 1,000 years. Living in the Presence: A Personal Quest for the Baal Shem Tov is a wide-ranging portrait, revealing numerous facets of the Baal Shem Tov's biography and revolutionary thought previously unknown. Through his knowledge of the world's wisdom traditions, and personal journey, Rabbi Jacobson is able to place the Baal Shem in the company of the great world spiritual teachers. He reveals the Baal Shem's vision as an ecstatic mystical encounter that opened to the transcendent unity of existence. It was this that inspired his love and compassion for all creation, especially for the people he met. His disciples testified that their experience of these truths transformed how they understood their own identities as manifestations of the Divine, altered how they lived as spiritual leaders of their communities, and laid the foundations for Hasidism as a movement.Throughout his book Jacobson presents and evaluates insights of historians and scholars, but it is also filled with personal stories about Jacobson's own struggle with his Jewish identity and his encounter with the Baal Shem as his spiritual teacher. Both a tour de force and a labor of love, this book will quickly become the most essential work on the subject ever published in English.
$54.99 $49.99
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MISSING SECRET of the Legendary Book Think and Grow Rich: And a 12-minute-a-day technique to apply it
Discover The Legendary "Full Secret" to Living an Exceptional LifeWhat if you could unlock the full power of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich? In this legendary book, Hill says there's a SECRET for success. But he'll only gives us half the secret. In The Missing Secret, John Mitchell finally reveals the full secret that bridges the gap between intention and extraordinary results.Drawing on groundbreaking science that he teaches at one of the "Top 5" business schools in the country, Mitchell introduces a revolutionary 12-minute-a-day technique that caused his own income to go up by 25 times, over the $200,000 - $300,000 a year he was making the prior 20 years. And he has dramatically transformed the lives of other entrepreneurs, executives, and high achievers by teaching them how to LEVERAGE themselves through SCIENCE. You'll learn how to harness your mind's full potential to achieve your biggest goals in wealth, romantic relationships, and health.With practical tools and inspiring stories, The Missing Secret empowers you to: Play the game of life at 100% of your potential, rather than 5% as most people do. Dramatically impact all 3 areas of your life at the same time. Income, health & your romantic relationship. Make the right actions happen automatically without thinking. That's leverage! Don't just read about success-experience it. The Missing Secret is your roadmap to finally living the life you've always envisioned. It takes 12 minutes a day.
$31.95 $26.95
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Words of Encouragement
The book is basically about empowering people to be more positive about themselves; to motivate themselves (set goals; stay focus on Biblical scriptures); work on their self-esteem; and surround themselves with positive people. The author likes to influence others to inspire and motivate themselves that's why she feels people will be able to relate to this book and it will be a good source of a teaching tool.
$13.49 $8.49
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Sacred Storm: When God Speaks Through Radical Disruption
Christopher Michael Jones shares the parallel wisdom learned from the worlds of hip hop and church: the good news of "Can't stop, won't stop" preached by hip hop in the ashes of Reagan-era turbulence, and the good news of God's faithfulness to teach resilience in the wake of radical disruption. "I was pulled back to a time when black youth and young adults like Biggie and I expressed our creative genius through a cultural movement that arose out of the ashes of poverty: hip hop. To us, hip hop was the church. The MC was the preacher. The DJ was the worship host. The B-Boys, breakdancers, and pop-lockers were the liturgical dancers. The journalists and graffiti artists were the scribes. The concert arena was a sanctuary. The bodies who danced to rhythmic anthems of classics like "La Di Da Di," "Oh, My God!, " "I Know You Got Soul," and "Fight the Power" were its members."
$27.95 $22.95
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Hannibal and Scipio
The Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart but died in the same year, 183, following brilliant but ultimately unhappy careers. In this absorbing joint biography, celebrated historian Simon Hornblower reveals how the trajectory of each general illuminates his counterpart. Their individual journeys help us comprehend the momentous historical period which they shared, and which in distinct but interconnected ways they helped to shape. Hornblower interweaves his central military and political narrative with lively treatments of high politics, religious motivations and manipulations, overseas commands, hellenisation, and his subjects' ancient and modern reception. This gripping portrait of a momentous rivalry will delight readers of biography and military history and scholars and students of antiquity alike.
$50.99 $45.99
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Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)
Winner--Best Biography/Memoir of 2002, Midwest Book Awards (St. Paul, MN)A firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of the late 1800s - early 1900s in the northern U.S. Millions of board feet of logs were cut in deep woods camps, driven down the rivers to the sawmills and shipped by schooner and barge to build a nation. This edition includes 78 historical photographs and illustrations, a glossary, editors' notes, maps, and much more."The lumber barons, the lumberjacks, and the town people who worked in the mills--as well as the happenings of that period... are recalled by one who lived among them. I hope it will be an inspiration to others to set down their memories of the days of falling pine and belt-driven sawmills. Already too much of this story has passed beyond recall... a valuable addition not only to the history of Manistique, but to the state as well." --Ferris E. Lewis, Michigan History, Lansing"An authentic first-hand account... which tells the whole story of big-scale lumbering during the 1890s and early 1900s. Chapter by enthralling chapter, Crowe recounts the times involved in the 'big pine' operations... it rivals anything so far written... rich in description and alive with thrilling episodes." --Marquette Mining Journal"First-hand accounts of the dramatic 'big cut' by participant-observers are always illuminating. William S. Crowe's reminiscence of his years in the woods and the early days of Manistique, at the north end of Lake Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was a classic in the 1950s. His granddaughters Lynn McGlothin Emerick and Ann McGlothin Weller have done a real service by republishing his book with ample photos and notes." -- Mary Hoffman Hunt, Midwestern Guides"Focusing on Manistique and meticulously researched, Lumberjack explores the early days of logging and the lifestyles of the countless loggers that filled the woods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. William Crowe, the author, was a logger himself who collected and relates real stories from the men who were there. This is a mandatory book for anyone interested in the history of the Upper Peninsula. --Mikel B. Classen, author - Historian, True Tales: The Forgotten History of the U.P. and Faces Places & Days Gone By: A Pictorial History of the U.P.From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
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Remembering Kobe Bryant: Players, Coaches, and Broadcasters Recall the Greatest Basketball Player of His Generation
Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more, tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the Greatest of All Time. With a Foreword by Jerry West, and a new tribute from the author about Kobe's tragic death. When he entered the NBA in 1996 as a high-school star from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, Kobe Bryant faced enormous expectations. No one can deny that he rose to the challenge. Today Bryant's status as a future Hall of Fame player is assured. During his stellar career, Bryant won five NBA championships; was a seventeen-time All-Star, NBA MVP, and two-time NBA Finals MVP. He led the league in scoring in 2006 and 2007. Now for the first time, hear stories from opponents, teammates, and players about what it was like to go against Kobe in Remembering Kobe Bryant. Contributors include: Chris Webber Jeff Van Gundy Rick Barry Doc Rivers Dwayne Wade Draymond Green Giannis Antetokounmpo Russell Westbrook Carmelo Anthony And many more Kobe Bryant was the greatest basketball player of his generation--a former schoolboy prodigy whose moves are now imitated in gyms and playgrounds around the world. Remembering Kobe Bryant provides an unprecedented glimpse into what it was like to play against one of the best of all time. Skyhorse Publishing and our Sports Publishing imprint is proud to publish a range of books for readers interested in sports--baseball, pro football, college football, pro basketball, college basketball, hockey, soccer, and more, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Growing Up Beaner
In Growing Up Beaner, Francisco Barriga offers a poignant and powerful memoir that traces his journey from the small town of Periquillos in Colima, Mexico, to the rural landscapes of Corning, California. Francisco was born into humble beginnings, and his story is one of resilience, determination, and the quest for identity amid the complexities of immigration and cultural assimilation. When he was at the tender age of eight, his life took a dramatic turn when he crossed the border illegally, embarking on a path filled with uncertainty and hope. His narrative vividly recounts the challenges of adapting to a new world, grappling with the harsh realities of being undocumented, and the relentless pursuit of the American Dream.With unflinching honesty and heartfelt introspection, Francisco sheds light on the struggles and triumphs that defined his youth. From the labor-intensive fields of California to the hallways of an unfamiliar school system, his experiences capture the essence of the immigrant journey and the resilience of the human spirit.Growing Up Beaner is more than a memoir; it is a testament to the enduring power of family, the strength found in adversity, and the enduring quest for a place to call home. Francisco Barriga's story is a compelling reminder of the diverse threads that weave the fabric of America, inviting readers to walk in the shoes of those who brave the unknown in search of a better life.
$19.95 $14.95
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How to Leave the Mormon Church: An Exmormon's Guide to Rebuilding After Religion
Where will you go? After more than 20 years of devotion to the Mormon church, Alyssa Grenfell decided it was time to find out. Join her in a journey of faith deconstruction with this definitive manual to rebuilding after Mormonism.Consider this the last church handbook you'll ever need!How to Leave the Mormon Church is the indispensable guide for navigating your way out of the Mormon church. After losing your faith, your first thought was likely, "Now what?" Read this book for advice on: Deciding whether or not to leave the church Sharing your news with family and friends Investigating new beliefs and frameworks Protecting your mental health during the transition Moving forward with purpose and intention Ordering coffee and cocktails for the first time Overcoming shame surrounding sex and sexuality Dating outside the church Examining and renegotiating political opinions Leaving Mormonism AND Exmormonism behind ...and so much more! Leaving the church is more than throwing out your garments or taking your name off the church roster. Mormonism is an all-encompassing, high demand religion that seeps into every aspect of your life. This is the comprehensive manual for completely-mentally, emotionally and physically-leaving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Praise for How to Leave the Mormon Church: "How to Leave the Mormon Church is a book that was needed for years. It was a book that I wanted to write and tried to write but thankfully I don't have to write. Alyssa did an amazing job with this guide that will help so many folks to navigate what can often be a turbulent process and journey. Use the guardrails that Alyssa set up for you and you'll safely be on your way."-Jeremy Runnells, Author of CES Letter "I was struck by how thoroughly Alyssa addresses the hurdles faced by those who leave the church. Her encouraging voice will support you with each step along this unknown path. Her compassionate and informed writing approaches the sensitive subject of faith deconstruction with a style that is personal, thoughtful, direct, and fearless. This book is an essential companion for those who feel lost, alone, and confused once their Mormon shelf breaks. Frankly, it is the resource I so desperately needed in the days, months, and years after my own loss of faith."-John Dehlin, Ph.D., Founder of and Host of Mormon Stories "What many of us leaving the LDS Church are looking for is a friend. In her vulnerable storytelling and resource sharing, Alyssa brings that friendship to life. This book is a great sounding board to ask questions, access support and get curious about new and old beliefs. It's a great reminder that in what many consider to be one of the loneliest and disorienting chapters of their lives, you don't have to do it alone."-Chelsea Homer, Founder of Faith Journey Meetups and Lost & Found Club
$25.99 $20.99
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