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A Dream of Redemption

Author : Bronwen Evans
Publisher : Loveswept
ISBN 13 : 0425284247
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book A Dream of Redemption written by Bronwen Evans and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forbidden love and a chilling mystery tease the senses in this sensuous historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Love to Remember. Bookish and independent Lady Helen Hawkestone is expected to marry well. But, having grown up with warring parents, the institution holds little appeal. The trick, she realizes, is to marry for love—a task that’s easier said than done. Only while Helen is raising funds for her do-gooder sister’s orphanage does she meet a man who arouses her curiosity. Lowborn and yet so dignified that Helen can’t help but try to elicit a response, Clary Homeward is an enigma—a heart-stopping, body-stirring, forget-her-social-upbringing enigma. A single offense against a noblewoman such as Lady Helen would ruin a man like Clary. Her sister, Marisa, rescued him from hellish poverty and employs him with her charity work. Try as he might to push her away, Helen tempts him to want things he could never have. But when girls from the orphanage start disappearing, destined for a grim fate Clary knows all too well, Helen insists on helping. And soon Clary wonders whether something more were not just possible but inevitable—even right. Praise for A Dream of Redemption “I have seldom seen this type of story done with such care and intelligence. A truly unforgettable love story by Bronwen Evans, who seems to surpass herself with every book she writes.”—Fresh Fiction “One of the most complex romances I have ever read . . . This is a book that held me captive. . . . [A Dream of Redemption] must be read by anyone who craves a deeply moving romance.”—Buried Under Romance (five stars) “A beautiful story of acceptance, self-forgiveness, familial love and learning to not let your past define you . . . You must read this book.”—Flippin’ Pages “An enjoyable read.”—Top 10 Romance Books “Fans of Regency romances will definitely enjoy this book.”—Two Ends of the Pen Don’t miss any of Bronwen Evans’s enchanting Disgraced Lords novels: A KISS OF LIES | A PROMISE OF MORE | A TOUCH OF PASSION | A WHISPER OF DESIRE | A TASTE OF SEDUCTION | A NIGHT OF FOREVER | ADDICTED TO THE DUKE | A LOVE TO REMEMBER | A DREAM OF REDEMPTION This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Medicine Woman Within a Dream

Author : Marilynn Hughes
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781411616981
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Medicine Woman Within a Dream written by Marilynn Hughes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OUT-OF-BODY TRAVEL/MYSTICISM (Text-Only, PAPERBACK, POCKET): In MEDICINE WOMAN WITHIN A DREAM, you will meet the spirit of a great Native American Chief who teaches the author about the mysteries of evolution and the nature of light and dark energies within our realm. Along the way, you will meet the Medicine Women from Throughout the Ages and the Old Ones, who teach her to alter reality from the standpoint of energy and the many amazing ways in which the eternal assists those of us encased in flesh to accomplish the goals of our existence in this world. Each of these books not only gives practical guidance on how to achieve the out-of-body experience, but each volume expands further on achieving higher states and handling the many situations that you come across when traveling out-of-body.(WWW.OUTOFBODYTRAVEL.ORG

The Edge of Redemption

Author : Troy D. Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780898274899
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book The Edge of Redemption written by Troy D. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Edge of Redemption is far more than a remarkable story. Troy Evans challenges us to engage subcultures that we often perceive as threatening--to ask ourselves, who are the unreachable in our own communities? Rather than flee them, we are called to reach out and offer redemption to those who are on the edge of destruction. Evans was chasing the hip-hop dream; fame, fortune, and power could be his. And he was sure he could get it all if the gang violence or the law didn't get him first. Then redemption stepped in from the most unlikely circumstances to bring about the most unlikely change. Today, Pastor Troy Evans ministers to the community that once was his prey. He is connecting with lives and seeing the miracle of his own redemption repeated and multiplied in the same mean streets that once enslaved him. Enter into Evans' story and God's vision.

A Dream Of Redemption

Author : Bronwen Evans
Publisher : Disgraced Lords
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book A Dream Of Redemption written by Bronwen Evans and published by Disgraced Lords. This book was released on 2023-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forbidden love and a chilling mystery tease the senses in this sensuous historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Love to Remember. Bookish and independent Lady Helen Hawkestone is expected to marry well. But, having grown up with warring parents, the institution holds little appeal. The trick, she realizes, is to marry for love--a task that's easier said than done. Only while Helen is raising funds for her do-gooder sister's orphanage does she meet a man who arouses her curiosity. Lowborn and yet so dignified that Helen can't help but try to elicit a response, Clary Homeward is an enigma--a heart-stopping, body-stirring, forget-her-social-upbringing enigma. A single offense against a noblewoman such as Lady Helen would ruin a man like Clary. Her sister, Marisa, rescued him from hellish poverty and employs him with her charity work. Try as he might to push her away, Helen tempts him to want things he could never have. But when girls from the orphanage start disappearing, destined for a grim fate Clary knows all too well, Helen insists on helping. And soon Clary wonders whether something more were not just possible but inevitable--even right.

Redemption

Author : Joseph Rosenbloom
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807083380
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Redemption written by Joseph Rosenbloom and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “immersive, humanizing, and demystifying” look at the final hours of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life as he seeks to revive the non-violent civil rights movement and push to end poverty in America (Charles Blow, New York Times). “King comes to life in death—a courage ever so inspiring.” —Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning At 10:33 a.m. on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., landed in Memphis on a flight from Atlanta. A march that he had led in Memphis six days earlier to support striking garbage workers had turned into a riot, and King was returning to prove that he could lead a violence-free protest. King’s reputation as a credible, non-violent leader of the civil rights movement was in jeopardy just as he was launching the Poor Peoples Campaign. He was calling for massive civil disobedience in the nation’s capital to pressure lawmakers to enact sweeping anti-poverty legislation. But King didn’t live long enough to lead the protest. He was fatally shot at 6:01 p.m. on April 4 in Memphis. Redemption is an intimate look at the last thirty-one hours and twenty-eight minutes of King’s life. King was exhausted from a brutal speaking schedule. He was being denounced in the press and by political leaders as an agent of violence. He was facing dissent even within the civil rights movement and among his own staff at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In Memphis, a federal court injunction was barring him from marching. As threats against King mounted, he feared an imminent, violent death. The risks were enormous, the pressure intense. On the stormy night of April 3, King gathered the strength to speak at a rally on behalf of sanitation workers. The “Mountaintop Speech,” an eloquent and passionate appeal for workers’ rights and economic justice, exhibited his oratorical mastery at its finest. Redemption draws on dozens of interviews by the author with people who were immersed in the Memphis events, features recently released documents from Atlanta archives, and includes compelling photos. The fresh material reveals untold facets of the story including a never-before-reported lapse by the Memphis Police Department to provide security for King. It unveils financial and logistical dilemmas, and recounts the emotional and marital pressures that were bedeviling King. Also revealed is what his assassin, James Earl Ray, was doing in Memphis during the same time and how a series of extraordinary breaks enabled Ray to construct a sniper’s nest and shoot King.

Christianity After Religion

Author : Diana Butler Bass
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062098284
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Christianity After Religion written by Diana Butler Bass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana Butler Bass, one of contemporary Christianity’s leading trend-spotters, exposes how the failings of the church today are giving rise to a new “spiritual but not religious” movement. Using evidence from the latest national polls and from her own cutting-edge research, Bass, the visionary author of A People’s History of Christianity, continues the conversation began in books like Brian D. McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity and Harvey Cox’s The Future of Faith, examining the connections—and the divisions—between theology, practice, and community that Christians experience today. Bass’s clearly worded, powerful, and probing Christianity After Religion is required reading for anyone invested in the future of Christianity.

Sweet Redemption

Author : Gary Williams
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582615943
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Sweet Redemption written by Gary Williams and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rhetoric of Redemption

Author : David A. Bobbitt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742529281
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetoric of Redemption written by David A. Bobbitt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-02-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech has become an icon of American public culture, its imagery and words profoundly influencing the civil rights debate. In The Rhetoric of Redemption Bobbitt applies Kenneth Burke's theory of guilt-purification-redemption in a close, critical analysis of the speech, developing and examining the implications of Burke's redemption drama in contemporary public discourse. He studies the impact of the speech over time, arguing that, while King's speech contains an inspirational vision of national redemption, it does so by omitting the real difficulties of overcoming America's racial divisions.

Song of Redemption (Chronicles of the Kings Book #2)

Author : Lynn Austin
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1441202404
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Song of Redemption (Chronicles of the Kings Book #2) written by Lynn Austin and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When King Hezekiah discovers that God's Law forbids him to take multiple wives, he must choose one woman to love. He must also choose to trust God's promises when he decides to rebel against his powerful Assyrian overlords. Hezekiah seeks to strengthen his nation's fortifications by building a tunnel in Jerusalem to hide his water supply. The tension mounts as the Assyrians march closer--and Hezekiah's tunnel remains incomplete.With his officials advising him to submit to the Assyrians, Hezekiah's faith is once more severely tested. Chronicles of the King Book 2.

Redemption

Author : Erica Hayes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101619430
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Redemption written by Erica Hayes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japheth the Tainted is on the hunt for a mysterious demon vampire. But meeting her face-to-face might disarm his warrior spirit—and spark an unquenchable passion with apocalyptic consequences. As a fallen angel, Japheth is determined to make his way back to heaven by staying pure and slaying hellspawn. With a new scourge of vampires unleashed by a blood-drinking demon, the Prince of Thirst, there’s plenty to be done. But Japheth is after one vampire in particular—the one they call the Angel Slayer. Rose Harley never wanted to be a vampire, but the Prince of Thirst can turn even the kindest soul into a soldier of hell. Feeling abandoned by God, she stalks the West Village taking revenge on his angels—until she meets her match. When Japheth and Rose encounter each other, the battle is fierce and charged with desire. But when they discover a common enemy—the Prince of Thirst himself—they form a dangerous alliance that could either cost them their eternal lives, or spark a love more powerful than heaven or hell.

Beyond Innocence & Redemption

Author : Marc H. Ellis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498294898
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Innocence & Redemption written by Marc H. Ellis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Gulf War and amidst the ongoing “peace process,” this timely book speaks to the need to address the deeper issues of Israel and Palestine—issues that concerned Jews, Arabs, and Christians must face if the legitimate rights of the Palestinians and the moral integrity of the State of Israel are to survive the rush to a “new world order” in the Middle East.

A Love to Remember

Author : Bronwen Evans
Publisher : Loveswept
ISBN 13 : 042528431X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book A Love to Remember written by Bronwen Evans and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fiercely independent duchess and a brooding, reclusive earl are tested by the demands of desire in this unforgettable romance from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Night of Forever. For Rose Deverill, one husband was enough. As the wealthy widow of the Duke of Roxborough, she has cultivated an unsavory reputation meant to discourage wife hunters. Thanks to a string of steamy affairs, Rose is perfectly content to be known by polite society as the “Wicked Widow”—until she’s reunited with the man she fell in love with at age fifteen. Their bedroom encounters are scorching, but it breaks Rose’s heart to wonder whether her reckless behavior ruined her for Philip Flagstaff. The second son of the Earl of Cumberland, Philip never wanted the title. But after Philip’s older brother, Robert, follows him into the Battle of Waterloo, his worst fears come to pass. Now Robert lies in a soldier’s grave, and Philip is determined never to pass on the inheritance to children of his own. Then Rose appears, soothing the pain with her delightful curves and passionate kisses. The notorious Duchess seems to want nothing from him—and yet Philip has never ached to give a woman more. Don’t miss any of Bronwen Evans’s enchanting Disgraced Lords novels: A KISS OF LIES | A PROMISE OF MORE | A TOUCH OF PASSION | A WHISPER OF DESIRE | A TASTE OF SEDUCTION | A NIGHT OF FOREVER | ADDICTED TO THE DUKE | A LOVE TO REMEMBER Praise for A Love to Remember “OMG! This book was amazing, it is well written, flows perfectly, has super-hot love scenes, a lot of action, a bit of angst, [and] moments when you want to smack the hero.”—Flippin’ Pages Book Review Blog “The story is totally engaging and I had a hard time putting it down.”—Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews (five stars) “A Love to Remember by Bronwen Evans is an awesome read. Ms. Evans has gifted historical romance fans with yet another amazing story.”—Debjonesdiem “I really loved this book.”—A Crazy Vermonter’s Book Reviews “Sizzling romance and page-turning suspense make a read not to be missed! Loved it!”—Maeve Greyson, author of the Highland Heart Series “With its complex characters, suspenseful plot, and steamy passion, Bronwen Evans’s A Love to Remember should not be missed. Readers will fall in love with Rose and Philip and stay up way past bedtime to cheer for their happily ever after.”—Shana Galen, bestselling author of I Kissed a Rogue Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

A Dream Of Redemption

Author : Bronwen Evans
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book A Dream Of Redemption written by Bronwen Evans and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forbidden love and a chilling mystery tease the senses in this sensuous historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Love to Remember. Bookish and independent Lady Helen Hawkestone is expected to marry well. But, having grown up with warring parents, the institution holds little appeal. The trick, she realizes, is to marry for love-a task that's easier said than done. Only while Helen is raising funds for her do-gooder sister's orphanage does she meet a man who arouses her curiosity. Lowborn and yet so dignified that Helen can't help but try to elicit a response, Clary Homeward is an enigma-a heart-stopping, body-stirring, forget-her-social-upbringing enigma. A single offense against a noblewoman such as Lady Helen would ruin a man like Clary. Her sister, Marisa, rescued him from hellish poverty and employs him with her charity work. Try as he might to push her away, Helen tempts him to want things he could never have. But when girls from the orphanage start disappearing, destined for a grim fate Clary knows all too well, Helen insists on helping. And soon Clary wonders whether something more were not just possible but inevitable-even right. Praise for A Dream of Redemption "I have seldom seen this type of story done with such care and intelligence. A truly unforgettable love story by Bronwen Evans, who seems to surpass herself with every book she writes."-Fresh Fiction "One of the most complex romances I have ever read . . . This is a book that held me captive. . . . [A Dream of Redemption] must be read by anyone who craves a deeply moving romance."-Buried Under Romance (five stars) "A beautiful story of acceptance, self-forgiveness, familial love and learning to not let your past define you . . . You must read this book."-Flippin' Pages

Redemption in Indigo

Author : Karen Lord
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459602692
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Redemption in Indigo written by Karen Lord and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karen Lord's debut novel, which won the prestigious Frank Collymore Literary Prize in Barbados, is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the human spirit. Paama's husband is a fool and a glutton. Bad enough that he followed her to her parents' home in the village of Makende, now he's disgraced himself by murdering livestock and stealing corn. When Paama leaves him for good, she attracts the attention of the undying ones - the djombi - who present her with a gift; the Chaos Stick, which allows her to manipulate the subtle forces of the world. Unfortunately, a wrathful djombi with indigo skin believes this power should be his and his alone. Bursting with humor and rich in fantastic detail, Redemption in Indigo is a clever, contemporary fairy tale that introduces readers to a dynamic new voice in Caribbean literature. Lord's world of spider tricksters and indigo immortals, inspired in part by a Senegalese folk tale, will feel instantly familiar - but Paama's adventures are fresh, surprising, and utterly original.

Types of Redemption. Contributions to the Theme of the Study-Conference Held at Jerusalem 14th to 19th July 1968

Author : Bleeker
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900437809X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Types of Redemption. Contributions to the Theme of the Study-Conference Held at Jerusalem 14th to 19th July 1968 written by Bleeker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material /R. J. Zwi Werblowsky and C. Jouco Bleeker -- Introduction /R. J. Zwi Werblowsky and C. Jouco Bleeker -- A word of Greeting /H. I. H. The Prince Mikasa -- Opening Address /G. Scholem -- Erlösung wovon? Erlösung wozu? /V. Maag -- Ist die griechische Religion Erlösungsreligion? /Karl Kerényi -- Redemption in ancient Egypt and early Christianity /S. G. F. Brandon -- Salvation present and future /David Flusser -- Adam et la rédemption dans la perspective de l'église ancienne /Marcel Simon -- Eschatology and the concept of time in the Slavonic book of Enoch /S. Pines -- The basis of the idea of redemption in Japanese religions /Teruji Ishizu -- Grace and freedom in the way of salvation in Japanese Buddhism /H. Dumoulin -- Three types of redemption in Japanese folk religion /Ichirô Hori -- Different types of redemption in ancient Mexican religion /Guenter Lanczkowski -- The myth of incest as symbol for redemption in Vedic India /R. Panikkar -- Indian aborigine contributions to Hindu ideas of mukti liberation /Henry H. Presler -- Is there a concept of redemption in Islam? /Hava Lazarus-Yafeh -- Redemption in Ganda traditional belief /A. M. Lugira -- Redemption and repentance in Talmudic Judaism /E. E. Urbach -- Self-redemption in Hasidic thought /Rivka Schatz-Uffenheimer -- The concept of freedom as redemption /T. R. V. Murti -- Eschatology and the goal of the religious life in Sasanian Zoroastrianism /S. Shaked -- Demeter und Gaia im sogenannten homerischen Demeter-Hymnus /Kurt Goldammer -- Types of Redemption: a summary /R. J. Zwi Werblowsky -- Index Rerum et Nominum /R. J. Zwi Werblowsky and C. Jouco Bleeker -- Index Locorum /R. J. Zwi Werblowsky and C. Jouco Bleeker.

Joline's Redemption

Author : Vickie McDonough
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1634094026
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Joline's Redemption written by Vickie McDonough and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joline had lofty dreams of love and luxury, but after her husband leaves her and she makes a series of fateful decisions, Jo has fallen as far as any woman can. Bereft of all hope and with the threat of losing her son, Jo seeks refuge at her sister’s home. Jo has a long list of secrets to keep and has to look over her shoulder, as the man she’s running from may show up anywhere, anytime. Is it possible that God can redeem Jo, and give her hope for a happy future? Find out in Joline’s Redemption—book 2 in Vickie McDonough’s Land Rush Dreams trilogy.

Dreams from the Monster Factory

Author : Sunny Schwartz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781416570103
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Dreams from the Monster Factory written by Sunny Schwartz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams from the Monster Factory tells the true story of Sunny Schwartz's extraordinary work in the criminal justice system and how her profound belief in people's ability to change is transforming the San Francisco jails and the criminals incarcerated there. With an immediacy made possible by a twenty-seven-year career, Schwartz immerses the reader in the troubling and complex realities of U.S. jails, the monster factories -- places that foster violence, rage and, ultimately, better criminals. But by working in the monster factories, Schwartz also discovered her dream of a criminal justice system that empowers victims and reforms criminals. Charismatic and deeply compassionate, Sunny Schwartz grew up on Chicago's south side in the 1960s. She fought with her family, struggled through school and floundered as she tried to make something of herself. Bucking expectations of failure, she applied to a law school that didn't require a college degree, passed the bar and began her life's work in the criminal justice system. Eventually she grew disheartened by the broken, inflexible system, but instead of quitting, she reinvented it, making jail a place that could change people for the better. In 1997, Sunny launched the Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP), a groundbreaking program for the San Francisco Sheriff 's Department. RSVP, which has cut recidivism for violent rearrests by up to 80 percent, brings together victims and offenders in a unique correctional program that empowers victims and requires offenders to take true responsibility for their actions and eliminate their violent behavior. Sunny Schwartz's faith in humanity, her compassion and her vision are inspiring. In Dreams from the Monster Factory she goes beyond statistics and sensational portrayals of prison life to offer an intimate, harrowing and revelatory chronicle of crime, punishment and, ultimately, redemption.