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The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir

Author : E. J. Koh
Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1947793470
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir written by E. J. Koh and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award and the Washington State Book Award in Biography/Memoir Named One of the Best Books by Asian American Writers by Oprah Daily Longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award The Magical Language of Others is a powerful and aching love story in letters, from mother to daughter. After living in America for over a decade, Eun Ji Koh’s parents return to South Korea for work, leaving fifteen-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in California. Overnight, Eun Ji finds herself abandoned and adrift in a world made strange by her mother’s absence. Her mother writes letters in Korean over the years seeking forgiveness and love—letters Eun Ji cannot fully understand until she finds them years later hidden in a box. As Eun Ji translates the letters, she looks to history—her grandmother Jun’s years as a lovesick wife in Daejeon, the loss and destruction her grandmother Kumiko witnessed during the Jeju Island Massacre—and to poetry, as well as her own lived experience to answer questions inside all of us. Where do the stories of our mothers and grandmothers end and ours begin? How do we find words—in Korean, Japanese, English, or any language—to articulate the profound ways that distance can shape love? The Magical Language of Others weaves a profound tale of hard-won selfhood and our deep bonds to family, place, and language, introducing—in Eun Ji Koh—a singular, incandescent voice.

The Art of Memoir

Author : Mary Karr
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062223089
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Memoir written by Mary Karr and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well. For thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. (The writing program there produced such acclaimed authors as Cheryl Strayed, Keith Gessen, and Koren Zailckas.) In The Art of Memoir, she synthesizes her expertise as professor and therapy patient, writer and spiritual seeker, recovered alcoholic and “black belt sinner,” providing a unique window into the mechanics and art of the form that is as irreverent, insightful, and entertaining as her own work in the genre. Anchored by excerpts from her favorite memoirs and anecdotes from fellow writers’ experience, The Art of Memoir lays bare Karr’s own process. (Plus all those inside stories about how she dealt with family and friends get told— and the dark spaces in her own skull probed in depth.) As she breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, she breaks open our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminates the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate. Joining such classics as Stephen King’s On Writing and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, The Art of Memoir is an elegant and accessible exploration of one of today’s most popular literary forms—a tour de force from an accomplished master pulling back the curtain on her craft.

Finding Magic

Author : Sally Quinn
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062315528
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Finding Magic written by Sally Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, journalist, television commentator, and longtime Washington insider reflects on the spiritual quest that has brought deeper meaning to her life—and kept her grounded within the high-powered political world of Washington, D.C.’s elite—her renowned writing career, her celebrity marriage, and her legendary role as doyenne of the capital’s social scene. In this emotionally involving, illuminating memoir, the legendary Washington Post journalist, and author talks candidly about her life at the white-hot center of power and the surprising spiritual quest that has driven her for more than half a century. While working as a reporter, caring for a learning-disabled son with her husband, longtime Washington Post executive editor Benjamin Bradlee, reigning over the capital’s social scene, and remaining intimately connected with national politics, Sally Quinn yearned to understand what truly made the world—and her life—tick. After years of searching, most of which occurring in the secular capital of the world, she came to realize that the time she spent with friends and family—the evenings of shared hospitality and intimate fellowship—provided spiritual nourishment and that this theme has been woven into all the most important moments of her life. In this spiritual memoir, Quinn speaks frankly about her varied, provocative spiritual experiences—from her Southern family of Presbyterians and psychics, to voodoo lessons from her Baptist nanny, her trials as a hospitalized military kid in Japan as the Korean War begins, to her adventures as a Post reporter and columnist and her experience as one of the first female news anchors on national television; her battles with the Nixon administration, Watergate, and other scandals that have rocked the nation; her courtship and long marriage to one of the most authoritative figures in the media; her role as the capital’s most influential hostess; and her growing fascination with religious issues. This fascination led to her pioneering work in creating the most visited religious site on the web, OnFaith.co, where she reports on the unseen driving force of American life. Throughout this radiant, thoughtful, and surprisingly intimate memoir, Quinn reveals how "it’s all magic"—the many forms of what draws us together and provides meaning to all we do. Her roller coaster and irreverent but surprisingly spiritual story allows us to see how the infinite wonder of God and the values of meaningful conversation, experience, and community are available to us all. Finding Magic includes 16 pages of exclusive photographs.

Believing in Magic

Author : Cookie Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501125184
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Believing in Magic written by Cookie Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her powerful and inspiring memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith, and how an HIV diagnosis twenty-five years ago changed the course of their lives forever. On November 7, 1991, basketball icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson stunned the world with the news that he was HIV-positive. For the millions who watched, his announcement became a pivotal moment not only for the nation, but for his family and wife. Twenty-five years later, Cookie Johnson shares her story and the emotional journey that started on that day—from life as a pregnant and joyous newlywed to one filled with the fear that her husband would die, that she and her baby would be infected with the virus, and that their family would be shunned. Believing in Magic is the story of Cookie’s marriage to Earvin—nearly four decades of loving each other, losing their way, and eventually finding a path they never imagined. Never before has Cookie shared her full account of the reasons she stayed and her life with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Believing in Magic is her very personal story of survival and triumph as a wife, mother, and faith-filled woman.

The Year of Magical Thinking

Author : Joan Didion
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007318006
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Year of Magical Thinking written by Joan Didion and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-02-20 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.

The Magic Room

Author : Jeffrey Zaslow
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101553634
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Room written by Jeffrey Zaslow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling journalist and author of The Girls from Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow, takes us to a multi- generational family owned small-town bridal shop to explore the emotional lives of women in the 21st century. You may not have heard of Fowler, Michigan, much less Becker's Bridal. But for the thousands of women who have stepped inside, Becker's is the site of some of the most important moments of their lives-moments that speak to us all. Housed in a former bank, the boutique owners transformed the vault into a "magic room," with soft church lighting, a circular pedestal, and mirrors that make lifelong dreams come true. Illuminating the poignant aspects of a woman's journey to the altar, The Magic Room tells the stories of memorable women on the brink of commitment. Run by the same family for years, Becker's has witnessed transformations in how America views the institution of marriage; some of the shop's clientele are becoming stepmothers, or starting married life for a second time. In The Girls from Ames, beloved author Jeffrey Zaslow used friendships to explore the emotional lives of women. In The Magic Room, he turns his perceptive eye to weddings and weaves together secrets, memories and family tales to explore the hopes and dreams we have for our daughters.

Committed

Author : Paolina Milana
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1647420431
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Committed written by Paolina Milana and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a decade of caring for crazy and keeping her mother’s mental illness a secret from the outside world, twenty-year-old Paolina Milana longs for just one year free from the madness of her home. When she gets the chance to go to an out-of-state school, she takes it, but her family won’t leave her be. Letter after letter arrives, constantly reminding her of the insanity rooted in her family tree. Even worse, the voices in her own head whisper words she’s not sure are normal. “Please don’t make me be like Mamma,” she prays to a God she’s not sure is listening. The unexpected death of her father soon after she returns home leaves Paolina in shock—and in charge of her paranoid schizophrenic mother. But it isn’t until she is twenty-seven and her sister two years her junior explodes in a psychotic episode and, just like Mamma, is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and must be committed, that Paolina descends into her own despair, nearly losing herself to the darkness. Poignant and impactful, Committed is one woman’s story of resilience as she struggles to stay sane despite the madness that surrounds her.

Write On, Sisters!

Author : Brooke Warner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1631526715
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Write On, Sisters! written by Brooke Warner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more outlets than ever for writers to spread their messages and share their work, more opportunities to speak out and be seen. Writers expose themselves freely and willingly in a way that would have been unfathomable fifty years ago, and more people than ever are writing and publishing. Men and women are writing with equal fervor and commitment to their message and craft. As a result, it’s easy to assume, or hope, that the gendered playing field is a thing of the past, too. Unfortunately for women writers, it’s not. Knowing what we’re up against and how to fight back is the heart and soul of Write On, Sisters! Inside these pages, Brooke Warner draws upon research, anecdotes, and her personal experiences from twenty years in the book publishing industry to show how women’s writing is discounted or less valued than men’s writing, then provides support to overcome these challenges. This book also shines light on how women writers face not only ever-present historical and social challenges but also their own self-limiting beliefs. Write On, Sisters! is for every woman writer ready to be done with all that, and who’s ready for the next revolution.

The Magic Years

Author : Jonathan Taplin
Publisher : Heyday Books
ISBN 13 : 9781597145251
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Years written by Jonathan Taplin and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This memoir traces Taplin's life and its intersection with several significant cultural moments, from his early days tour managing The Band, through his producing Mean Streets and several other films, all the way up to his present-day work advocating for a healthier cultural and digital commons"--

The Story of Magic

Author : Frank B. Rowlett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Magic written by Frank B. Rowlett and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Effortless Enchantment

Author : Karen Lorre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781950367719
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Effortless Enchantment written by Karen Lorre and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever noticed that there are those people who shine so much that no one can help but think they are special?What is that magical energy that somehow lights them up from the inside? How do they harness that magic and use it to create the lives of their dreams - even when they don't realize they have it?And what happens when they lose their magic? Can they ever get it back?That's what happened to Karen Lorre.The Playboy Playmate and One Life to Live star had unknowingly let the universe guide her most of her life - until a dear ex-boyfriend killed himself, her father died, and she became embroiled in a lawsuit against a pedophilic youth minister.All this happened when Karen was newly married to the man of her dreams, an incredible, romantic, brilliant man.She went from being the happiest wife to being divorced, devastated, alone, missing her husband with all her heart, and unable to work, function well, or stay awake.She had devoted herself to her acting career and to her now ex-husband, but she had lost it all.Though she was in such despair, that small voice within urged her to find her way back to her own special magic, even when all she craved was oblivion.Karen invites you on an inspiring journey through adventures, extravagant experiences, insights, and chance meetings that reminded her to reconnect with who she really is, to tap into her special magic in a whole new way, and to cause that small voice within her to boom louder than anything else. Let her stories inspire you to reconnect with your own magic in a whole new way, too. Get ready for new adventures!

Initiated

Author : Amanda Yates Garcia
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1538763079
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Initiated written by Amanda Yates Garcia and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes meets Women Who Run With The Wolves in this "gorgeously written, fierce, political, personal, and deeply inspiring" (Michelle Tea) memoir about finding meaning, beauty, and power through a life in witchcraft. An initiation signals a beginning: a door opens and you step through. Traditional Wiccan initiates are usually brought into the craft through a ceremony with a High Priestess. But even though Amanda Yates Garcia's mother, a practicing witch herself, initiated her into the earth-centered practice of witchcraft when she was 13 years old, Amanda's real life as a witch only began when she underwent a series of spontaneous initiations of her own. Descending into the underworlds of poverty, sex work, and misogyny, Initiated describes Amanda's journey to return to her body, harness her power, and create the magical world she longed for through witchcraft. Hailed by crows, seduced by magicians, and haunted by ancestors broken beneath the wheels of patriarchy, Amanda's quest for self-discovery and empowerment is a deep exploration of a modern witch's trials - healing ancient wounds, chafing against cultural expectations, creating intimacy - all while on a mission to re-enchant the world. Peppered with mythology, tales of the goddesses and magical women throughout history, Initiated stands squarely at the intersection of witchcraft and feminism. With generosity and heart, this book speaks to the question: is it possible to live a life of beauty and integrity in a world that feels like it's dying? Declaring oneself a witch and practicing magic has everything to do with claiming authority and power for oneself, of taking back our planet in the name of Love. Initiated is both memoir and manifesto calling the magical people of the world to take up their wands: stand up, be brave, describe the world they want, then create it like a witch.

The Eight Aspects of God

Author : Ruthie Stender
Publisher : Henoli Press
ISBN 13 : 9780988534506
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book The Eight Aspects of God written by Ruthie Stender and published by Henoli Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a treatise on spiritual living, Stender explains how one's energy is affected when he or she is not living in alignment with the eight aspects introduced in this book. Any issue that shows up physically, mentally, or in relationship can be traced back to an energy center and ultimately a missing aspect in life.

On Writing

Author : Stephen King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627152846
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book On Writing written by Stephen King and published by . This book was released on 2014-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wanting was a Wilderness

Author : Alden Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999431665
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Wanting was a Wilderness written by Alden Jones and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alden Jones began a deep dive into Cheryl Strayed's Wild to answer a question: How did Cheryl Strayed take material that is not inherently dramatic?hiking?and transform it into an inspirational memoir, beloved to so many? The answer would be revealed in Jones's craft analysis, and ultimately in Jones's memoir of her own time in the wilderness, written alongside her exploration of Wild. But when a sudden personal crisis occurs in the middle of writing the book, Jones realizes that an authentic account of her history requires confronting some difficult truths, both in her life and on the page. The result is a profoundly original work that merges literary criticism, craft discussion, and memoir?a celebration of Wild, of memoir, and of the power of a book to change one's life."--Amazon.com.

The Magic Seeker

Author : Marla Martenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997566413
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Seeker written by Marla Martenson and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a lawsuit landed her in the defendant's chair of a jury trial, and another client charged back twelve- grand on his credit card, Marla, a professional matchmaker for affluent men seeking smokin' hot women was beyond frazzled. She was disheartened, and quite simply, fed up! Yearning for a less stressful and shallow situation and more appreciation for her dedication and expertise, she petitioned her guardian angel, Thomas to get on the job of finding her a way to make a living that appealed to her more esoteric side. Marla yearned for some sparkle?some magic. Over lunch one day at a vegan café, Marla received an invitation from her friend Ana. "Every Tuesday evening at his home in Malibu, a shaman named Riz Mirza channels the spirit of an American Indian called Chief Red Eagle at an event he calls 'The Circle of Light.' Spiritual seekers from all over Los Angeles flock there to receive messages from Red Eagle. It's forty dollars. A friend took me a few months ago, and it was really cool. Do you want to go?"Marla finished the last bite of her vegan mac 'n' cheese and gave her a serious look. "You mean to tell me that I can ask a spirit whatever I want for only forty bucks? Heck, I'll even drive." Los Angeles is one of the main hubs of cool, even outlandish spiritual things to do, and over the years, Marla has participated in everything from séances, yoga retreats, vegan festivals, full moon Goddess rituals, and New Age expos, but little did she know, the simple act of attending a channeling circle, she was about to embark on the most life changing and magical experience of her life thus far.

The Magic Daughter

Author : Jane Phillips
Publisher : Penguin Group USA
ISBN 13 : 9780140244557
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Daughter written by Jane Phillips and published by Penguin Group USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir in which the author, a college professor in her late thirties, provides details about what it was like to live with multiple personality disorder, and discusses how she was able to uncover her other selves and eventually integrate them into one personality with the help of a therapist.