The Eighty-Year-Old Sorority Girls


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“A heart-warming story that celebrates the bonds of friends, family and sisterhood. This is a beautifully crafted novel.” —Kristina Seek, author of The Hashtag Hunt As a group of eighty-something girlfriends deals with the mental decline of their sorority sister, they reconnect with their college sorority, advise their grandchildren, find new lives for themselves, and continue to show up for each other. Vivian, nicknamed “Button,” is an Alzheimer’s patient who adores her sorority group. Helen rediscovers love at age eighty-one, Ida’s crazy side comes out during football season, and Laney is the “big sister” in charge of baking for the group. These three women consistently show up for Vivian as her mental health deteriorates—because that is what sisters do. As they discover a new way of life, they find they would rather take “the road less traveled,” just as they did in their college days. “I love books that represent the values of female friendships and supporting one another. The way these women show up for each other is truly inspiring.” —Pat Mitchell, Co-Founder and Curator of TEDWomen and author of Becoming a Dangerous Woman “I think fans of Steel Magnolias will love this book! I recommend it wholeheartedly!” —Carey Conley, coauthor of Keep Looking Up “A truly endearing book . . . We all need our tribe, our pride and to think about our special relationships and their lifetime impact personally and on future generations.” —Robin White Fanning, President of the Phi Mu Foundation “Sorority sister or not, this book is an incredible portrayal of sisterhood and friendship that will warm your heart.” —Kelin Kushin, Chief Business Development Officer at Vivid Vision




Love Is the New Currency


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"Love Is the New Currency" is rich with inspiring stories of people who are shifting their thoughts and actions to create a world where compassion and collaboration are esteemed, and the currency of love has a greater, more enduring value than metal or paper. Meet everyday people who are changing lives through ordinary and extraordinary acts of love and kindness. Discover 111 simple ways that others are making a difference in the world - ideas that will incite you to create your own currency of love.




The Gift of Words – Poems inspired by life on the Isle of Man


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The reading of poetry can be a balm to the soul, lifting your mind to a higher plane. A collection of simple words can evoke all of our human emotions: euphoria, nostalgia, sadness, hilarity, poignancy, melancholy, elation, to name but a few. Poetry can instantly connect you to all of humanity with shared experiences of the highs and lows of life. This book is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to stop and get away from the busyness of life even for just a few moments.




Swan's Pond of Poems


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This is a book of very beautifully written poetic stories. Jerry "Kisu" Swan Harris radiates a very commanding appearance, standing six feet five inches tall and wearing his years very well. He has his own unique style of writing his poems are stories that will take you on a journey be it good, bad or indifferent; in love or out of love. Some poems will make you laugh, some will make you cry. Then there are those that will make you long for that lost love from your yesteryears. Others will simply make you stop and think—hmmmm. So fasten your seatbelt, sit back, relax and take this exciting reading journey on the highways of written words paved thru highs and lows by my poet friend, Jerry “Kisu” Swan Harris. Believe me, you won’t regret it! Mary Ella (Smith) Butler ..Editor




Fabulous


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Fabulous is an inspirational autobiography about the decade leading up to an amazing personal transformation. It explores the life gifts from The Universe during those ten years and how they molded the author. Themes of friends, animals and music are woven through the journey that spanned sadness, happiness, debt, abundance, failed relationships, laughter and ultimate joy. It is meant to serve as an inspiration and reference for those looking for happiness, abundance and peace. Everyone has been through hard times and good times. This book tries to help you see those times from a different perspective, and one that might just lead you down the road of your own transformation to a life of happiness. And since everyone’s definition of happy is different, we can all try and strive toward the happy for each of us. Because in the end, isn’t everyone’s ultimate goal in life to be happy? And when you find your happiness, you help change the world.




Marvel Two-In-One Masterworks Vol. 7


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Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #75-82, Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) #5-6. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing is back between hardcovers in the Marvel Masterworks! We begin with two double-sized extravaganzas - one featuring an all-out brawl between the Thing, the Hulk, the Stranger and Pluto; and another co-starring the Avengers that pulls Benjy into a Negative Zone battle against Blastaar, Annihilus and the power of the Super-Adaptoid! Then, a day at the big top leads to three rings of the Circus of Crime! Other exploits include a trip to Man-Thing's swamp, the return of the Atlas Era monster Xemnu, a rubber-burning race with Ghost Rider, the debut of the American Eagle and the disfiguring horror of Virus X! You'll never have more fun with a six-foot, quarter-ton walking pile of rocks as you will in this volume, brought to you by Tom DeFalco and Ron Wilson!




The Living Church


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Warning


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'Utterly charming and uplifting' The Good Book Guide Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun. In the poem's respectable middle-aged woman, as she imagines herself in old age as a cheeky rebel with outrageous clothes and dotty behaviour, poet Jenny Joseph has created a character whose thoughts have been quoted at conferences and funerals, used to cheer up sick friends and remembered with pleasure by children and adults alike around the world. Here, 'Warning' appears as a beautiful updated edition with new illustrations; the perfect gift for a friend or relative who wants to grow older free from expectations, with a joyful and rebellious spirit.




The Quiz Book for BFFs


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Are you and your BFF meant to be? Find out in this awesome quiz book for best friends! Can you keep a secret? Do you always know the right things to say to cheer up a friend? And, most important of all, can you throw the best sleepover ever? If you answered yes to any of these, you may just be the best friend ever. If you aren't sure, then it's time to crack open The Quiz Book for BFFs and find out what you're made of! Chock full of quizzes, this book is the humorously foolproof way for young readers to find out if they are BFF material, and more importantly, how to recognize their own BFFs when they find them!




Sacred Mundane


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What if the key to changing your life--and yourself--is already in your hand? So many women struggle with what to do with their daily lives. They feel trapped in everyday drudgery and disappointment, in dull domestic duties, and in mundane jobs they despise. Where is the abundant, purposeful life they were promised? Kari Patterson shows readers the truth: in each unremarkable life lies an opportunity to see, know, love, and be utterly transformed by a God who meets everyone right where they are. Instead of stepping away from real life to find God, Patterson equips women with a six-step practice to move further in and meet Him in the humdrum moments of everyday existence. And when a woman's inner being is truly changed by the sacred, everything in her world changes too--right down to tackling the dirty dishes. Through entertaining narrative, candid real-life stories, Bible study, and practical instruction, Sacred Mundane guides individuals or small groups to discover the beautiful sacredness in the lives they already lead. Women who long to grow in God and make a real difference in the world--no matter how small--will reach eagerly for this book and the radical transformation it offers. "Our daily routine, with its mundane tasks and mindless repetition, is ultimately an offering of worship to God. What a great truth from a great God!" --Ann Byle, author of The Making of a Christian Bestseller and coauthor of Devotions for the Soul Surfer