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The Earthworm That Blows No Trumpet

2015-05-18 Fiction
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Release : 2015-05-18
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 539/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Earthworm That Blows No Trumpet by : David Bruce Collins

Download or read book The Earthworm That Blows No Trumpet written by David Bruce Collins. This book was released on 2015-05-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Cecilia is a medium-sized university town in the Texas Hill Country. The townies and gownies get along well enough, and most folks accept their neighbors of all colors, creeds, and orientations. The Unitarian Universalist church downtown is just another house of worship, albeit a bit more liberal than average for a Texas town. The UUs enjoy their jobs (mostly), help their less fortunate neighbors, and raise healthy, intelligent children. Its all just too good to last. After a popular, outspoken intern minister arrives, important objects start disappearing, then reappearing. Accounts get hacked, windows get broken, and a well-known church member is found strangled. And then it gets really weird. A large ensemble cast of members and friends put heads and hearts together to figure out who is sabotaging their beloved churchand why. Many of them dont consider themselves religious, but they will defend this church to the death if necessary. In their struggle, they find unlikely allies, bizarre misdirections, great vegan Tex-Mex, killer margaritas, excellent weed, the joys and perils of polyamory, and Transylvanian hospitality that cant be beat.

Why Not Lead?

2012-04 Business & Economics
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Release : 2012-04
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 629/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Why Not Lead? by : Deborah E. Reidy

Download or read book Why Not Lead? written by Deborah E. Reidy. This book was released on 2012-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership can be exercised by anyone who cares enough. You don’t need to have a title, be charismatic, or even have confidence. You just need to be motivated to make a difference in the lives of people or causes you care about. In Why Not Lead? author Deborah E. Reidy provides a practical and accessible guide for families of people with disabilities and their allies who are motivated to bring about positive change and who are looking for guidance on their journey. Drawn from decades of experience, Why Not Lead? uses a combination of case studies, short narratives, and personal exercises to provide an understanding of what leadership is, to assist in strengthening your motivation, and to deepen your understanding and application of core leadership practices. “Wonderful, heartful, useful … Reidy’s insights and stories illuminate the meaning of life and the practices of leadership …” —Ron Heifetz, author, teacher, and founder of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University

The Spirituality of Gardening

2005 Gardening
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Release : 2005
Genre : Gardening
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Book Rating : 747/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Spirituality of Gardening by : Donna Sinclair

Download or read book The Spirituality of Gardening written by Donna Sinclair. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a celebration of the beauty of our gardens and of the deep lessons and meanings they whisper to us as we spend time with them. For Sinclair, gardening is about much more than planting bulbs and thinning perennials; it is about more than weeding beds and maintaining walkways, more than sculpting shrubs and trimming trees -- though it can involve all of these things. Gardening is a deeply spiritual experience and practice. Like all spiritual practice, it is ultimately about connection. It is about balance and harmony, about memory and hope, about healing and acceptance, and even, in this increasingly paved-over world, about revolution. Lavishly illustrated with stunning, full-colour photographs, Sinclair's expansive and beautifully crafted vision honours the blessings of sunlight, earth, water and air found in our own gardens, and, in so doing, awakens us to a deep love and compassion for planet earth, the original garden paradise -- a precious gift from the source of all love and beauty.

Circles on the Water

2013-08-07 Poetry
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Release : 2013-08-07
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 19X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Circles on the Water by : Marge Piercy

Download or read book Circles on the Water written by Marge Piercy. This book was released on 2013-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 150 poems from her seven books of poetry written between 1963 and 1982.

Teaching with Fire

2003-10-10 Religion
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Release : 2003-10-10
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 702/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Teaching with Fire by : Sam M. Intrator

Download or read book Teaching with Fire written by Sam M. Intrator. This book was released on 2003-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaim Your Fire "Teaching with Fire is a glorious collection of the poetry that has restored the faith of teachers in the highest, most transcendent values of their work with children....Those who want us to believe that teaching is a technocratic and robotic skill devoid of art or joy or beauty need to read this powerful collection. So, for that matter, do we all." ?Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing Grace and Savage Inequalities "When reasoned argument fails, poetry helps us make sense of life. A few well-chosen images, the spinning together of words creates a way of seeing where we came from and lights up possibilities for where we might be going....Dip in, read, and ponder; share with others. It's inspiration in the very best sense." ?Deborah Meier, co-principal of The Mission Hill School, Boston and founder of a network of schools in East Harlem, New York "In the Confucian tradition it is said that the mark of a golden era is that children are the most important members of the society and teaching is the most revered profession. Our jour ney to that ideal may be a long one, but it is books like this that will sustain us - for who are we all at our best save teachers, and who matters more to us than the children?" ?Peter M. Senge, founding chair, SoL (Society for Organizational Learning) and author of The Fifth Discipline Those of us who care about the young and their education must find ways to remember what teaching and learning are really about. We must find ways to keep our hearts alive as we serve our students. Poetry has the power to keep us vital and focused on what really matters in life and in schooling. Teaching with Fire is a wonderful collection of eighty-eight poems from such well-loved poets as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, Emily Dickinson, and Pablo Neruda. Each of these evocative poems is accompanied by a brief story from a teacher explaining the significance of the poem in his or her life's work. This beautiful book also includes an essay that describes how poetry can be used to grow both personally and professionally. Teaching With Fire was written in partnership with the Center for Teacher Formation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Royalties from this book will be used to fund scholarship opportunities for teachers to grow and learn.

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