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This is an account of the Second Coming as witnessed by a homeless alcoholic. While loosely modeled on the initial books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), it interjects humor into the classic story (as is needed to hold the attention of modern readers) and presents it in a more readily understood contemporary format. Thus, Mary becomes Marya, a poor 16 year-old girl from Central Los Angeles, an evil televangelist takes the ...

Alien Abductions" draws a parallel to the way societal myths are made. Actual accounts--often collected while the "victims" are under stress--are often greatly enhanced by popular "nonfiction" authors who exploit these stories for their own profit. Illustrations.

Drawing on true stories told by his Chinese grandmother, Hwang's 1997 Obie Award-winning play invokes the age in which his great-grandfather broke with Confucian tradition by converting to Christianity and unbinding his daughter's feet.

Rosie is thrilled when Miss Deirdre chooses Cinderella as the class ballet. Rosie knows the performance will make the perfect birthday present for her grandfather. But he's planning to go to England! Can Rosie convince him to stay?"Fans of Giff's 'Kids of the Polk Street School' series will find Athe Rosie books? to be a good next step."-- School Library Journal

From Rocky to Pataki is a lively blend of political cartooning and oral history, featuring forty years of drawings by award-winning cartoonist Hy Rosen.Covering New York State politics from the late 1950s to the late 1990s, Peter Slocum offers frank -- and not always flattering -- stories from more than fifty political players, while Hy Rosen's editorial cartoons paint a portrait of the Empire state as it soared under the grand dreams of Rocke...

With a nod toward the grounding inspiration of Mark Twain and James Baldwin in its opening epigraphs, this lush collection of free and formal verse--turning on multiple axes of race, religion, history, politics, and social issues--soars in exploration of the dark, troublesome visions of America. Gerald Barrax, "a black poet who makes familiar black attitudes agonizingly fresh" (Library Journal), speaks with ire and passion of those robbed--and...

In the tradition of such trendsetting wanderers as Jack Kerouac and Thelma and Louise comes the tale of a one-of-a-kind heroine on a sea-to-shining-sea, all-girl adventure. Line drawings.

The author of "Intimacy and Solitude" offers a brilliantly clear, optimistic book which shows how the great humane virtues can help in times of hardship and lead to a joyful, trusting, enriched life.

These shocking, brilliant, and ultimately beautiful stories chronicle the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Each tale is laced with enough wit, humor, and imagination to keep the reader constantly amazed. From the young son persuaded to donate his heart to his dying mother, to the girl who befriends a man in a dog suit in post-apocolyptic suburbia, to the man and woman conducting a love affair across a park bench, these cha...

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This introductory guide is aimed at anyone who is interested in working with the chakra system, meridiens and vibrational techniques, and includes chapters on vibrational therapies such as sound and colour therapy, aromatherapy, gemstone therapy and homeopathy.

After years of careful study, David Aaron helps us find the answers to life's questions as revealed in the Kabbalah, the mystical tradition of Judaism. Unlike other works on the Kabbalah, which are often academic, abstract, and unrelated to our everyday challenges and concerns, Endless Light is a thought-provoking, practical guide that illuminates our path in life. Rich in personal stories and anecdotes, Endless Light offers a deeper awareness...

In this inspiring sequel to "Hablando con Su Angel de la Guarda", Trudy Griswold and Barbara Mark explore the full scope of angels' power to help readers find solutions to everyday problems, as well as more serious concerns

Through a comparative analysis of the political Left and social movements in Chile and Peru, this book explores the structural and institutional forces which have limited the scope and quality of democracy in contemporary Latin America.

Dancing after the Whirlwind explores how the denial of a sexual self affects a woman's spiritual identity and her understanding of her place in the world. L. J. Tessier traces the deep roots of this denial and separation of sexuality and spirituality in both Western and Eastern religions. She examines the experiences of three groups of women whose sexual desires, memories, and experiences are routinely denied by society: lesbians, survivors of...

A beautiful way to celebrate each and every day, this comprehensive guide is filled with 365 uplifting prayers from "Daily Word" magazine.