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The pop superstar presents a collection of twenty inspirational poems and twenty essays that discuss such issues as world hunger, homeless children, and the need for world peace. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

Markings

by Dag Hammarskjo?ld

A book of meditations. A revealing spiritual self-portrait by one of the great peacmakers of our times. Maturity: Among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play who takes it for granted that he is at one with his playmates. Never, "for the sake of peace and quiet," deny your own experience or convictions. The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the... (more)

A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works

A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works

by C. S. Lewis

Beloved author C .S. Lewis is our wise and inspiring guide in this elegant collectible book of 366 poignant and thought-provoking daily meditations.

Travels with Herodotus

by Ryszard Kapuscinski

From the master of literary reportage whose acclaimed books include Shah of Shahs, The Emperor, and The Shadow of the Sun , an intimate account of his first youthful forays beyond the Iron Curtain. Just out of university in 1955, Kapuscinski told his editor that he’d like to go abroad. Dreaming no farther than Czechoslovakia, the young reporter found himself sent to India. Wide-eyed and captivated, he would... (more)

My Cup of Tea: Musings of a Catholic Mom

My Cup of Tea: Musings of a Catholic Mom

by Danielle Bean

Maya OME

by Jostein Gaarder

Thrown together for three days on the paradise island of Taveuni, a lonely Norwegian biologist, a bereaved English novelist, and a strange and beautiful Spanish couple so much in love they seem to have evolved a private language, fill the long Pacific nights by playing bridge, telling stories, and discussing ideas. This brief encounter is no mere interlude, but the start of an intertwined story, full of illusion... (more)

Le prophète

by Kahill Gibran

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book.

Big Ten Country: A Journey Through One Football SeasonBob Wood

Big Ten Country: A Journey Through One Football Season

by Bob Wood

Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine

Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine

by Patricia Heaton

Motherhood and Hollywood is Patricia Heaton’s humorous and poignant collection of essays on life, love, marriage, child-rearing, show business, having parents, being a parent, spousal rage, surviving fame, success, and the shame of underarm flab. She is warm, witty, and refreshingly irreverent. Heaton grew up in suburban Cleveland, one of five children of devout Roman Catholic parents. Her father was a noted... (more)

Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself

Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself

by Alan Alda

On the heels of his acclaimed memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed , beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has written Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly, is the good life? (And what does that even mean?) Picking up where his bestselling memoir left off–having been... (more)

Mom to Mom, Day to Day

by Danielle Bean

Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia-A Life in PoemsPatricia Neely-Dorsey

Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia-A Life in Poems

by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Reflections Of Life

by Maxine P. SoSo

Reflections of life is a collection of poetry supplied by various poets. This collection includes exquisite illustrations as well as stimulating and intoxicating poetry that is designed to help you enhance your ability to unleash your inner being. The illustrations help to enhance the depth of each poem it represents and each poem is beautifully crafted with a different border on every page.

The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran

Gibran considered The Prophet to be his greatest achievement. First published in 1923, The Prophet has been translated into more than twenty languages, and has become one of the beloved classics of our time. Cherished by millions, the universally inspiring words of The Prophet are here magnificently read aloud.

Wishful Thinking : A Seeker's ABC

by Frederick Buechner

In Wishful Thinking , the first book in his much-loved lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the universe, and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microscope. In his often ironic and always keen-sighted reflections on such terms as agnostic, envy, love, and sin , he invited us to look at theses everyday words in new and enlightening ways. Freshly revised and expanded for this... (more)

Grace Notes: Insights, Reflections, Inspirations, and Quests for Every Day of the Year

Grace Notes: Insights, Reflections, Inspirations, and Quests for Every Day of the Year

by Alexandra Stoddard

A collection of inspirational messages offering comfort and wisdom for each day of the year approaches such themes as love and grief with a life-affirming joy and presents space for a reader's personal reflections and insights. 75,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

The Fever (Evergreen original)

by Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn's The Fever is the winner of the 1991 Obie Award for Best Play and soon to be a film starring Vanessa Redgrave. While visiting a poverty-stricken country far from home, the unnamed narrator of The Fever is forced to witness the political persecution occurring just beyond a hotel window. In examining a life of comfort and relative privilege, the narrator reveals, "I always say to my friends, We should... (more)

God in the Midst of Every Day: Reflections on Life's Simple GiftsRuth Hackman

God in the Midst of Every Day: Reflections on Life's Simple Gifts

by Ruth Hackman

Les Justes

by Albert Camus

C'est une pièce historique. Février 1905, Moscou. Un groupe de terroristes appartenant au parti socialiste révolutionnaire s'apprête à assassiner le Grand-Duc Serge, oncle du tsar. On suit les personnages avant, pendant et après l'attentat.C'est absolument prodigieux, Albert Camus nous fait ressentir tous les sentiments vécus par les personnages: la peur, le doute, la foi, l'amour, la haine, l'honneur,... (more)

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by Dag Hammarskjo?ld

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by Jostein Gaarder

by Kahill Gibran

by Kazuo Ishiguro

by Bob Wood

by Patricia Heaton

by Alan Alda

by Danielle Bean

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by Kahlil Gibran

by Frederick Buechner

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