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One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the...
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Things that h(a)unt duology volume 01
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Lovelace explores the memory of being in an abusive relationship. She poses the eternal question: Can you heal once you've been marked by a monster, or will the sun always sting? -- from goodreads.com.
4) Heart lines
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Presents Australian Instagram sensation Gemma Troy's poetry, one gorgeous verse at a time. Ever since she was a child out fossicking for gold with her dad and camping in magical fern gullies, Gemma has collected keepsakes from the outdoors. Pebbles, nests, shells, seed pods, plants, bones, feathers - if it's beautiful, portable and can be spared by the earth, Gemma takes it home it as a reminder of nature's beauty. In Heart lines, Gemma reflects on...
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"How Far You Have Come is an exquisite collection of poetry and essays from bestselling artist and writer Morgan Harper Nichols. In the midst of the hurt and the mundane, the questions and the not yets, we can forget just how far we have come. Morgan weaves together personal reflections with her signature poems to share her journey to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and...
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Unleash the Poem Within is about friendship, self-reflection and learning something new. It is, quite simply, about how the power of creativity can change your life. This book shows women how to liberate their creative spirit and use it not only as a means of self-expression, but as a way to find more calm, peace and an enhanced ability to see the value in each present moment. Wendy Nyemaster is the founder of the Poetry Posse, a group of ordinary...
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Write a Poem, Save Your Life helps writers of all ages and experience levels navigate their way through all aspects of life. With writing prompts, tools, encouragement, and moving student examples, Meredith Heller gently guides us in the art of using poetry to figure out who we are and what matters to us and to heal the deeper issues many of us face, such as depression, addiction, health and body image issues, low self-esteem, trauma, gender and sexual...
9) Tao Te Ching
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Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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Have you ever wondered why - as human beings we look at a Thundering Waterfall or a Beautiful Butterfly with such awe.
To grasp a moment in time where all the senses are powerfully charged to almost lift you off your feet? "The Silent Teachers" is a collection of prose, telling short stories about such experiences…
-Observing been on my flowering crabapple tree, buzzing about their business told me: Life must go on when tragedy strikes.
-Walking...
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"Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of such hits as The Social Network and The West Wing, recently urged aspiring writers to become students and evangelists for Aristotle's Poetics. How is it that this small and rather obscure treatise by an ancient philosopher better known for metaphysics and ethics has become over the centuries the standard and best handbook for writing drama, novels, short stories, and now screenplays for...
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It all started when an innocent little Brownie walked to a neighbor's house to sell Girl Scout calendars. It seemed like an overdone, slobbery kiss as Micah Mason left, but at age seven, she wasn't really sure. That moment instigated four years of hiding or being caught and molested, and a chronic state of hypervigilance. As the events led Micah into therapy, a counselor suggested she journal as homework.
In a collection of raw, unfiltered poems...
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A Sister, A poet, A Spiritual Spoken Word is a collection of stories arranged in a poetic context. A Sister, A Poet, A Spiritual Spoken Word expresses the complexities of life from my perspective concerning love, hope, and things to come. Author Trina Brigham has used examples of her personal experiences to relate to her readers as she embraces her experiences of life, love, and spirituality.
A Sister, A poet, A Spiritual Spoken Word searches the...
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Do you want a spiritual boost? Well, then this book is for you. It is full of poems, which are easy to relate to no matter what age you are. It helps you focus on what is positive and brings you through the ups-and-downs of life's journey. For this reason, you will be enriched and nourished if you read this book.
17) Love Is Insanity
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Lauren Colletti gets real, raw and vulnerable with the release of her fourth book, Love is Insanity. If insanity is doing the same thing over & over and expecting different results, then by definition, isn't love insane? Lauren provides the reader with a cathartic release of newly explored emotions with her deeply moving prose. Love is Insanity is a therapeutic, touching tale for anyone who has ever been hurting, hoping or healing. Readers can expect...
18) Wabi Savvy
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Wabi Savvy is a collection of narrative poems focused on aspects of my life journey that were silenced. It was created as a catalyst for healing the open wounds, to release and make peace with the past, and shed like on the darkness of the world.
Melissa Lora is a self-published writer, poet, spiritualist, upcoming life coach, and motivational speaker. She has a growing passion for Psychology and Holistic Healing and strives to use her accumulated...
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Find hope in trying times.
We're living through extraordinary times. Everyday, brings new, once unfathomable strain. Living with that stress takes a toll on our physical and emotional well-being. Learning to not only survive these trying times can feel so overwhelming you don't know, where to begin. Thriving despite the turmoil sounds like an oxymoron, but it's not impossible if you know where to begin.
"There is Still Hope" is a timely book of insightful...
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