Grass to Grace


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The book is about a man named Odin, who was an orphan and the only surviving child of his parents. Unlike his peers, he neither received parental care nor an education. He grew up with no proper livelihood, but he was not bothered so long as he had food to eat for the day. He has only one friend, named Ndu. One day, the water leaking from his tattered roof onto his food made him despair. It was then that he started to think about his life for the first time in twenty-nine years. He asked his only friend, Ndu, to help him change his life. Ndu was very happy about Odins sudden change and promised to assist him in every aspect. One change led to another, taking Odin beyond his wildest expectations.




From Grass to Grace


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"Family is power". "FROM GRASS TO GRACE" serves as an inspirational tool for achieving true greatness. The story closely follows the life an ordinary person who goes through some of the worst challenges one can ever face. There is everything from romance to action and even a little bit of horror. However, all of these culminate to an ending that provides answers to some of life's most controversial questions. The topic "FROM GRASS TO GRACE" is special in a way that it recognizes all these unique life experiences and packages them into an authentic story. "Grass" symbolizes the lowest level anyone can be in life. It may include a financial level, spiritual level, social level, career level and many others. "Grace" on the other hand represents the most successful level that one can achieve in life. A burning desire to inspire greatness in you is what highly motivated the author for six (6) consecutive years to persevere during the entire process of developing and writing this book. This Novel aims at helping you, the reader, recognize that you already have what it takes to become the best version of yourself possible, all you need to do is unlock the secret. It can be done. The writer, William Omondi Ochieng is an African author and successful entrepreneur born in Nairobi, Kenya. Writing is his passion as well as part-time profession. From a young age, he has been obsessed by telling great stories. This unique interest led him to interacting with renowned story tellers on various writing projects while he was still studying in school. At one point in his schooling, he was recognized by the Ministry of Education in Kenya as the "Best male student". All through his life, William has scooped up many different awards that position him high in the society and qualified as the best person to tell this story. This book is his own authentic work. It is intended for all types of audience and that is why features like basic English have been employed. The text is edited for easy reading but effective message delivery. It is simple but precise. The author's vision is clear. His goals are laser focused. By the end of reading this book, you will be a believer in the philosophy that true greatness can be achieved from small beginnings. You will be inspired to awaken the beast inside of you, dream big ideas and see them to fruition. To contact William for any inquiries, thoughts, suggestions, business or just a chat, reach him directly through: Email address: [email protected]




From Grass to Grace


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The book is a succinct account of a life that was previously and hitherto drowned in sins. Jesus Christ the light of the world illumined the life. The creator starts working on the life one day at a time. The process of growth and development,though gradual but very effective.He was transformed courtesy of Gods infinite and unlimited grace and the encounter that occurred between the creator and the creature. 1. Realise your need for God 2. Move closer to him 3. Depart from your old ways 4. Embrace Gods ways 5. Live a more Godly Life




From Grass to Grace


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From grass to grace is simply talking about my life. It is specifically referring to how I started my life, and what I went through. On the other hand, "In the city of oblivion", I narrated the story of a boy who lost his parents as a young blind boy, but through much struggle, he became a successful man in life. I also made it clear in the story that destination can change but destiny cannot change. As a matter of fact, in the "Blind leading the seeing", I asked series of questions about the education of the blind in Nigeria, and I gave answers to them as what to do about the education of the blind to make it meaningful.




Rebirth


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Rebirth is a story of thriving in the midst of hardship. It is rightly subtitled, From Grass to Grace. Juliana Olayode tells of the many hurdles she had to scale and the obstacles she had to surmount in becoming one of the most sought after actresses in Nollywood. From hawking on the streets to contending with sexually abusive neighbours to dropping out of school to failing at several auditions, she fought for relevance.This book is one that resonates with everyone that seeks to be more; dissatisfied with being ordinary. Juliana did not hold back in sharing her failures, struggles, fears and accomplishments in this riveting telling of her life's journey.It is a book that not only gives hope, but also fuels the hope it gives. Reading this book would definitely be the beginning of your own rebirth. Your greatness beckons on you!




Tending to Grace


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Lenore is Cornelia’s mother—and Cornelia’s fix-up project. What does it matter that Cornelia won’t talk to anyone and is always stuck in the easiest English class at school, even though she’s read more books than anyone else? She feels strong in the fixing. She cooks vegetable soup so Lenore will eat something other than Ring Dings; she lures her out of bed with strong coffee and waffles. She looks after the house when Lenore won’t get out of bed at all. So when Lenore and her boyfriend take off for Vegas leaving Cornelia behind with eccentric Aunt Agatha, all Cornelia can do is wait for her to come back. Aunt Agatha sure doesn’t want any fixing. Maybe this time it’s Cornelia who could use it?




Green Grass Grace


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Henry "Hank" Toohey, a thirteen-year-old altar boy, is an incessant smart-ass with a deep love of life...and other four-letter words. But with his foul mouth comes a heart of gold, and he's going to need it to get through the last weekend of summer 1984. Everyone up and down St. Patrick Street, Henry's claustrophobic Irish-Catholic block in Philadelphia -- with its seventy-eight row homes, seventy-eight skinny mile-high lawns, seventy-eight statues of saints, and seventy-eight Mondale-Ferraro signs -- knows that the Toohey family is falling apart. Henry's mailman father is having an affair with a neighbor lady right under his mother's nose. His big brother has been a drunken mess since his girlfriend died. And his little sister is counting on him to keep her laughing through it all. But Henry has a plan to pull the family back together: He'll propose to his chain-smoking fourteen-year-old girlfriend, Grace McClain, at a neighborhood wedding. To prepare, he and his ragtag group of friends pinball around the streets, making elaborate plans for his proposal, riding bikes, rating breasts, bothering the local merchants, talking trash about Mike Schmidt and Bob Seger, and kissing behind the seafood-store dumpster. Gritty, giddy, and bursting with Henry's boundless energy, Green Grass Grace is a heart-thumping rocket ride back to adolescence that is riotously funny and tragic at the same time.




Grass


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Appeared on best of the year lists from The New York Times, The Guardian, and more! Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year! Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War—a disputed chapter in twentieth-century Asian history. Beginning in Lee’s childhood, Grass shows the lead-up to the war from a child’s vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Koreans. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee’s strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. Grass is painted in a black ink that flows with lavish details of the beautiful fields and farmland of Korea and uses heavy brushwork on the somber interiors of Lee’s memories. The cartoonist Gendry-Kim’s interviews with Lee become an integral part of Grass, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful nonfiction graphic novel and offering a holistic view of how Lee’s wartime suffering changed her. Grass is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace.




Grace


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A stunningly innovative visual edition of the award-winning What's so amazing about grace? by bestselling author Philip Yancey. This visual edition takes the text of the Gold Medallion Award-winning original and illustrates its themes and message with provocative full-color photography and illustrations. You'll 'experience grace' as you interact with its engaging visual content.




A Blade of Grass


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Märit Laurens is a young woman of British descent who comes to live with her husband, Ben, on their newly purchased farm along the border of South Africa. Shortly after her arrival, violence strikes at the heart of Märit's world. Devastated and confused but determined to run the farm on her own, Märit finds herself in a simmering tug of war between the local Afrikaner community and the black workers who live on the farm, both vying for control over the land in the wake of tragedy. Märit's only supporter is her black housekeeper, Tembi, who, like Märit, is alone in the world. Together, the women struggle to hold on to the farm, but the quietly encroaching civil war brings out conflicting loyalties that turn the fight for the farm into a fight for their lives. Thrilling to read, A Blade of Grass is a wrenching story of friendship and betrayal and of the trauma of the land that has shaped post-colonial Africa.