This book, "Quotes, Stories and Jokes to Live By," is meant to be a guide to enhance one's life and to facilitate the critical decisions that one continually faces in life. It is a "No Nonsense," down to earth humorous advice and counsel from not only scholars and famous people, but mostly from ordinary people surviving in the ghetto or low income neighborhoods, commonly known as the "HOOD."

A year after divorcing her husband, Elowen is quite content with her life, besides the tension between her and her son. Or so she thought. When a man by the name of Nyle moves into town, he and Elowen share an instant and startling connection. They soon progress into the most fulfilling relationship either of them has ever been in, despite some obstacles thrown their way. But love is never truly easy...Note from the author: If you like this book, please leave a review on Goodreads ...

“Clarence Jordan spoke with an unwavering prophetic voice. He firmly rejected materialism, militarism, and racism as obstacles to authentic faith… He was a fearless and innovative defender of human rights.” —President Jimmy CarterOn 440 depleted acres in Sumter County, Georgia, a young Baptist preacher and farmer named Clarence Jordan gathered a few families and set out to show that Jesus intended more than spiritual fellowship. Like the first Chri...

Frederick Marryat's *The Mission; or, Scenes in Africa* combines the momentum of a maritime adventure with the moral and ethnographic concerns of the nineteenth-century missionary novel. Set against the dangers and geographical expanses of Africa, it follows a Christian mission whose encounters with unfamiliar societies test ideals of faith, courage, discipline, and "civilization." Marryat's episodic narrative, vivid description, dialogue-driven scenes, and recurrent reversals give the boo...

Frederick Rolfe's *Hadrian the Seventh* (1904) is an audacious blend of ecclesiastical fantasy, political satire, autobiography, and decadent romance. Its protagonist, George Arthur Rose—a disaffected Englishman with artistic ambitions and a profound sense of grievance—is unexpectedly elected pope and assumes the name Hadrian VII. From the Vatican, he pursues sweeping reforms in church administration, international politics, and social ethics, transforming personal resentment into an immen...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER""[A] scorching treatise on toxic masculinity. Joseph’s critiques of “the patriarchy... both overt and ingrained” are razor-sharp, but it’s the clear-eyed reckoning of his own place within it that tethers the soul of his book."" —Publishers Weekly""Joseph has learned a great deal from bell hooks here, and I think she would be proud because Patriarchy Blues is such a moving...

On 440 depleted acres in Sumter County, Georgia, a young Baptist preacher and farmer named Clarence Jordan gathered a few families and set out to show that Jesus intended more than spiritual fellowship. Like the first Christians, they would share their land, money, and possessions. Working together to rejuvenate the soil and the local economy, they would demonstrate racial and social justice with their lives.Black and white community members eating together at the same table scanda...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series."As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book."—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series“Each [Fudge book] is packed with wacky earthy disasters that are her trademark and that children love to read about . . . Judy Blume has a knack for knowing what children thin...

A landmark collection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s best known homilies and sermons—with selections from Strength to Love.As Dr. King prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his most best-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962. While behind bars, he spent uninterrupted time preparing the drafts for works such as “Loving Y...

William Bligh (1754-1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator eventually rising in rank to Vice Admiral. During his command of the "Bounty" in 1789, a notorious mutiny occurred. William Bligh and eighteen of his loyal seamen were expelled from the "Bounty" onto a small boat and began the greatest open-boat voyage in history, sailing some 4,000 miles to protection in Timor. The mutineers, led by Fletcher Christian, sailed off with the "Bounty" in other purs...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen’s classic reflection on a meaningful life makes a perfect gift for any occasion.“Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really live . . . to love the journey, not the destination.”

A collection of influential and inspirational sermons by the celebrated civil rights activist and minister.These eleven passionate speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—many never before published—are gathered together in A Knock at Midnight along with introductions by the world's leading ministers and theologians."It is almost as if he were preaching this sermon for us today, for it is as apt today as it ever was. . . . Spiritual truth ....