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The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude

Author : Davis Aujourd'hui
Publisher : Davis Aujourd'hui
ISBN 13 : 1432730479
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude written by Davis Aujourd'hui and published by Davis Aujourd'hui. This book was released on 2009 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for non-stop laughs Are you ready for a class in Advanced Holiness for people from all walks of life? Then, perhaps you're ready to take a trip to the Have A Heart convent in Bucksnort, Wisconsin. There, you'll meet a nun you're not likely to forget - Sister Mary Olga Fortitude. The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude is a satire with a spiritual message, but there's a lot of hanky panky going on here. Sister Mary Olga is an irreverent nun who has some unique spiritual views that differ from those of the Pope. She's a great believer of "to each, their own." She also loves her Marlboros and her bourbon. Just don't let the Reverend Mother in on her secret. The next class in Advanced Holiness may be canceled. Here in Bucksnort, you'll meet a zany cast of all-too-human characters. There's a lot of secret-keeping going on here, but Sister Mary Olga will be sure to deliver the goods in order to provide you with good and bad examples of holiness. The Reverend Mother is a former prostitute. The convent's chef is a gay cowboy. Priscilla Bunhead is the town busybody who opens some other closet doors. She, along with the other folks on Dinkledorf Drive, serve up examples of what not to do. One thing's for sure. These characters will lighten your load and help you to not take life so seriously. Get ready for non-stop laughs.

Babes in Bucksnort

Author : Davis Aujourd'hui
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781432745004
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Babes in Bucksnort written by Davis Aujourd'hui and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first sequel to the highly praised The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude. Once again the unconventional bourbon-swilling, chain-smoking nun will spin outrageously funny new tales about the residents of Bucksnort, Wisconsin while she tests the will of a reformed prostitute who just happens to be her Reverend Mother.Unfortunately theres trouble brewing in the Snortlands. The nasty and notorious town busybody, Priscilla Bunhead, goes on a crusade to stamp out what she calls the gay menace. Thats when she convinces her millionaire friend, Mildred Mayflower, to give away her fortune in order to bring the Reverend Billy-Bob Blunthead and his Born Again or Burn Forever Disciples for Jesus to town to do the job. It will be an uphill climb for them as the closet doors of many gay people in the Snortlands burst open. Billy-Bob and his wife, Pinky Poo, will have another battle on their hands when Dimples Dufus, the heiress to the Mayflower fortune, arrives on the scene to reclaim her fortune.In between the laughs, Sister Mary Olga continues to dispense nuggets of spiritual wisdom during her classes in Beginners and Advanced Holiness. Just dont take seats near the flatulent child named Fartley Dinkledorf or his lecherous one-hundred five year-old grandfather, Poopsy. The bottom line is that everyone is welcome in Sister Mary Olgas classes. Join the diverse cast of characters for a joy ride that will tickle your funny bone until it aches.

Ockham's Razor Revisited

Author : David Clarke
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452598355
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Ockham's Razor Revisited written by David Clarke and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ockham's Razor is a blazingly candid memoir and recovery guide within a spiritual context. It is a deeply moving, intensely caring, intimate portrayal of a gay man's journey through abysmal depression, manic episodes, extreme indulgence, and sexual addiction. He eventually discovered the power of the simple solution and enjoys enduring sobriety. Unlike many self-help books, it speaks from the heart of one who's been there and back too many times. It offers a simple, doable plan that can lead to a safe harbor for addicts and people on the brink of disaster. It is a valuable source of information and inspiration for manic depressives, addicts, their supporters, co-dependents, and professionals in the field, gift-wrapped in a literate and fascinating read. Twenty-six years of practicing, studying, rising above, and sinking to the depths; recommitment, regret, disillusionment with incompetent professionals, twelve-step commitments, and lapses, confirms the author as an expert on the subject with a workable solution.

Working Men

Author : Michael Dorris
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312422790
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Working Men written by Michael Dorris and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working Men features fourteen stories in as many different voices: of men and women, young and old, blue collar and middle class, salesmen and craftsmen, vets and draft dodgers. They are the voices of Native Americans, New England Yankees, southern gentlewomen, by turns serious and comic, gay and straight, playful and sad. Masterfully spun and compellingly crafted, these stories comprise a diverse gallery of characters, written with an almost magical ability to bring each one achingly, vividly, truthfully to life.

The Prophet and Other Writings

Author : Kahlil Gibran
Publisher : Knickerbocker Classics
ISBN 13 : 076036558X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Prophet and Other Writings written by Kahlil Gibran and published by Knickerbocker Classics. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of this definitive work is now available as a highly designed paperback with flaps with a new introduction by Angelo John Lewis. Part of the Knickerbocker Classics series, a modern design makes this timeless book a perfect travel companion. Published in 1923, Kahlil Gibran's most famous poetic work, The Prophet, includes twenty-eight succinct philosophical musings by Almustafa, as he awaits the arrival of the ship that will return him to his homeland. In the meantime, he shares his wisdom with the people of Orphalese, whom he has been living among for the past twelve years, on topics including love, marriage, children, work, freedom, pain, good and evil, beauty, religion, death, and more. One of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, The Prophet is as inspirational today as when it was originally published. This edition alsoincludes Gibran'sThe Madman(1918) and The Forerunner(1920), along with his original drawings. The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the works of classic authors from around the world in stunning gift editions to be collected and enjoyed. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed cloth-bound hardcovers feature a slipcase and ribbon marker, as well as a comprehensive introduction providing the reader with enlightening information on the author's life and works.

Wellsprings

Author : Anthony De Mello
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0307805441
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Wellsprings written by Anthony De Mello and published by Image. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important inspirational writers of our time, and an internationally acclaimed spiritual guide, Anthony de Mello here presents a way toward peace of mind, inner power, and joy through simple spiritual exercises that blend the ancient traditions of the East with the psychological and philosophical perspectives of the West. Wellsprings is intended to guide us to a deeper appreciation of the physical and mystical realms within us. In these pages, numerous aspects of self-awareness are explored that for many people are often left uncultivated in the rapid pace of modern life. In the tradition of the great spiritual leaders of the past, de Mello directs the whole person toward a state of harmony and grace -- in heart and mind, body and soul. This book's great insights into our universal spiritual yearnings have had tremendous resonance the world over, and its simple lessons of the spirit have touched the lives of millions. Wellsprings is indeed a book for everyone who thirsts for inner growth -- regardless of age, religion, or cultural background. If read carefully, its exercises will lead from mind to body, from thought to fantasy and feeling. It is then that we are both freed and empowered, awakened to reality and our real selves. For, as the teacher explains, "in solitude your self is given back to you."

Skin Tight

Author : Carl Hiaasen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101436638
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Skin Tight written by Carl Hiaasen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Carl Hiaasen serves up a humorous helping of "taut, fast-paced action...crisp and hot” (The New York Times). After dispatching a pistol-packing intruder from his home with the help of a stuffed Marlin head, Mick Stranahan can't deny that someone is out to get him. His now-deceased intruder carries no I.D., and as a former Florida state investigator, Stranahan knows there are plenty of potential culprits. His long list of enemies includes an off point hit man, a personal injury lawyer of billboard fame, a notoriously irritating TV journalist, and a fumbling plastic surgeon. Now, if he wants to keep fishing into his golden years, Stranahan has no choice but to come out of retirement to close this one last case...

Spiritual Economics

Author : Eric Butterworth
Publisher : United Artists Music & Records
ISBN 13 : 9780871591425
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Economics written by Eric Butterworth and published by United Artists Music & Records. This book was released on 1983 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jesus and the Shamanic Tradition of Same-Sex Love

Author : Will Roscoe
Publisher : Lethe Press
ISBN 13 : 1590213807
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Jesus and the Shamanic Tradition of Same-Sex Love written by Will Roscoe and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published by Suspect Thoughts Press, 2004; Updated by the author and re-released by Lethe Press, 2013."

Daughter of the Queen of Sheba

Author : Jacki Lyden
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547745710
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book Daughter of the Queen of Sheba written by Jacki Lyden and published by HMH. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of growing up with a mentally ill mother “belongs on a shelf of classic memoirs, alongside The Liars’ Club and Angela’s Ashes” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). As an NPR correspondent, Jacki Lyden visited some dangerous war zones—but her childhood was a war zone of a different kind. Lyden’s mother suffered from what is now called bipolar disorder or manic depression. But in a small Wisconsin town in the sixties and seventies she was simply “crazy.” In her delusions, Lyden’s mother was a woman of power: Marie Antoinette or the Queen of Sheba. But in reality, she had married the nefarious local doctor, who drugged her to keep her moods in check and terrorized the children to keep them quiet. Holding their lives together was Lyden’s hardscrabble Irish grandmother, a woman who had her first child at the age of fourteen and lost her husband in a barroom brawl. In this memoir, Lyden vividly captures the seductive energy of her mother’s delusions and the effect they had on her own life. She paints a portrait of three remarkable women—mother, daughter, and grandmother—revealing their obstinate devotion to one another against all odds, and their scrappy genius for survival. “What distinguishes Daughter of the Queen of Sheba from any other book about dysfunctional parents . . . and turns this exotic memoir into compelling literature is the dreamy poetry of Lyden’s prose. In graceful imagery as original (and occasionally as highly wrought) as her mother’s costumes, Lyden—a senior correspondent for National Public Radio—loops and loops again around the central fact of her mother’s manic depression and how that illness shaped Lyden’s life growing up with two younger sisters, a scrappy Irish grandmother (whose memory she holds like ‘a cotton rag around a cut’), a father who left, and a hated stepfather.” —Entertainment Weekly

One Morning in Maine

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140501746
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book One Morning in Maine written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1976-09-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Caldecott Honor Book! Today is a specidal day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck's Harbour with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking.... Her tooth is loose! And that's just the start of a huge day!

Lentil

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140502874
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Lentil written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1978-04-27 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Lentil wants to learn to sing, but no matter how hard he tries he can’t sing on key. He can’t even pucker his lips to whistle! So Lentil learns to play the harmonica instead and beautifully carries his tune through the winding streets of Alto, Ohio. Lentil masters his craft just as the beloved Colonel Carter returns to town and the Alto residents decide to plan a special celebration. But Old Sneep, the grouchiest man in town, doesn’t want anyone celebrating Colonel Carter’s homecoming. When Old Sneep stops the welcoming parade in its tracks, Lentil’s music turns out to be just what Alto needs. Robert McCloskey, the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of Make Way for Ducklings, brings readers this delightful two color picture book.

Don't Fall Off the Mountain

Author : Shirley MacLaine
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 9780553274387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Don't Fall Off the Mountain written by Shirley MacLaine and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've always felt that I would never develop into a really fine actress because I cared more about life beyond the camera than the life in front of it. Over the years my search became broader and broader. After two months on a picture my car seemed to veer toward the airport of its own accord. I still loved acting and enjoyed it. I was a professional, but basically I was more interested in the people I played than the movies I played them in..." -- Shirley MacLaine. An outspoken thinker, a keen observer, a truly independent woman, Shirley MacLaine takes us on a remarkable journey into her life and her inner self. From her Virginia roots, to stardom, marriage, motherhood and her enlightening travels to mysterious corners of the world, her story is exciting and poetic, moving and humorous-the varied and life-changing experiences of a talented, intelligent and extraordinary woman.

God Grew Tired of Us

Author : John Bul Dau
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1426202660
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book God Grew Tired of Us written by John Bul Dau and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lost Boy" John Bul Dau’s harrowing experience surviving the brutal horrors of Sudanese civil war and his adjustment to life in modern America is chronicled in this inspiring memoir and featured in an award-winning documentary film of the same name. Movingly written, the book traces Dau’s journey through hunger, exhaustion, terror, and violence as he fled his homeland, dodging ambushes, massacres and attacks by wild animals. His tortuous, 14-year journey began in 1987, when he was just 13, and took him on a 1,000-mile walk, barefoot, to Ethiopia, back to Sudan, then to a refugee camp in Kenya, where he lived with thousands of other Lost Boys. In 2001, at the age of 27, he immigrated to the United States. With touching humor, Dau recounts the shock of his tribal culture colliding with life in America. He shares the joy of reuniting with his family and the challenges of making a new life for himself while never forgetting the other Lost Boys he left behind.

Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Author : Marcus J. Borg
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061747629
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time written by Marcus J. Borg and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our critical intelligence and openness to the best of historical scholarship. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings can lead to a new faith in Christ, one that is critical and, at the same time, sustaining. "Believing in Jesus does not mean believing doctrines about him," Borg writes. "Rather, it means to give one's heart, one's self at its deepest level, to . . . the living Lord." Drawing on his own journey from a naive, unquestioning belief in Christ through collegiate skepticism to a mature and contemporary Christian faith, Borg illustrates how an understanding of the historical Jesus can actually lead to a more authentic Christian life—one not rooted in creeds or dogma, but in a life of spiritual challenge, compassion, and community. In straightforward, accessible prose, Borg looks at the major findings of modern Jesus scholarship from the perspective of faith, bringing alive the many levels of Jesus' character: spirit person, teacher of alternative wisdom, social prophet, and movement founder. He also reexamines the major stories of the Old Testament vital to an authentic understanding of Jesus, showing how an enriched understanding of these stories can uncover new truths and new pathways to faith. For questioning believers, doubters, and reluctant unbelievers alike, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time frees our understanding of Jesus' life and message from popular misconceptions and outlines the way to a sound and contemporary faith: "For ultimately, Jesus is not simply a figure of the past, but a figure of the present. Meeting that Jesus—the living one who comes to us even now—will be like meeting Jesus again for the first time."

Out on a Limb

Author : Shirley Maclaine
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307765040
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Out on a Limb written by Shirley Maclaine and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her most controversial book is one you will never forget. An outspoken thinker, a celebrated actress, a truly independent woman, Shirley MacLaine goes beyond her previous two bestsellers to take us on an intimate yet powerful journey into her personal life and inner self. An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine's quest of self-discovery. From Stockholm to Hawaii to the mountain vastness of Peru, from disbelief to radiant affirmation, she at last discovers the roots of her very existence. . . and the infinite possibilities of life. Shirley MacLaine opens her heart to explore the meaning of a great and enduring passion with her lover Gerry; the mystery of her soul's connection with her best friend David; the tantalizing secrets behind a great actor's inspiration with the late Peter Sellers. And through it all, Shirley MacLaine's courage and candor new doors, new insights, new revelations-and a luminous new world she invites us all to share.

Anarchism

Author : George Woodcock
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789122309
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Anarchism written by George Woodcock and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “‘Whoever denies authority and fights against it is an anarchist,’ said Sebastien Faure. The definition is tempting in its simplicity, but simplicity is the first thing to guard against in writing a history of anarchism. Few doctrines or movements have been so confusedly understood in the public mind, and few have presented in their own variety of approach and action so much excuse for confusion.” These are the opening sentences of this book, which brilliantly effaces confusion by providing a critical history of anarchist thought and practice. Mr. Woodcock traces the development of anarchism from its earliest appearances, and the rise and fall of anarchism as a movement aiming at practical social changes during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He discusses the ideas of the principal anarchist thinkers—Godwin, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Tolstoy, among others—and explains the various forms—anarchist individualism, anarchist communism, anarcho-syndicalism—that anarchist proposals for change have taken. The development of anarchist organizations, the various forms (peaceful and violent) of anarchist political action in Europe and America, the reasons for the appeal of anarchism at certain periods and to certain people—all these are given full treatment in Mr. Woodcock’s comprehensive work, which closes with a discussion of the causes of anarchism’s failure as a movement and with a consideration of whether there are any elements in anarchist thought that—despite the failure of anarchism as a political panacea—may still be worth preserving in the modern world. “The essential introduction to the classical anarchist thinkers.”—Mark Leier, Director, Centre for Labour Studies, Simon Fraser University