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Padre Mario: El cura de las manos milagrosas
by Jorge ZicolilloEl padre Mario fue más que un sanador. Fue un trabajador social en toda la extensión del término. Transgresor, rebelde e infatigable, el padre Mario pasó de ser perseguido por su supuesta condición de "manosanta" a ser reconocido y respetado por médicos y sacerdotes. José Mario Pantaleo, conocido como el legendario padre Mario, es uno de los personajes más notables de las últimas décadas. Nacido en Italia, tuvo desde chico una fuerte vocación religiosa y una profunda conexión con la Argentina. Tanto fue así que a los treinta y tres años, ya ordenado sacerdote, se instaló definitivamente. Desde joven comenzó a descubrir en sus manos el poder de la sanación, que aceptó como la misión que Dios le había encomendado. En su condición de sanador, fue durante toda su vida una verdadera incógnita para los profesionales de la medicina. Capaz de practicar la bilocación (estar en dos lugares al mismo tiempo) y de diagnosticar enfermedades solo con la imposición de manos o con su péndulo, Mario llegó a adquirir una estela tan genuina de «milagroso» que cada vez que viajaba a Alemania, por ejemplo, los mismos sacerdotes germanos lo paseaban por los hospitales para que asistiese a los enfermos. Amante y estudioso de la filosofía, fue amigo personal de políticos, empresarios, líderes mundiales y consagrados escritores. Pero Mario Pantaleo no fue solamente un sorprendente sanador. Fue un trabajador social en toda la extensión del término. Su obra en González Catán, declarada de interés nacional por el gobierno argentino, y que hoy brinda casi todos los servicios que requieren los vecinos de la zona, nació desde un terreno vacío que Mario compró con sus pocos ahorros.
Padre Mario: Revelaciones finales
by Jorge ZicolilloUn libro que cuenta la obra del Padre Mario con sencillez y calidez. En un vertiginoso y mágico viaje hacia el fondo del alma humana, JorgeZicolillo revela en este libro los aspectos más profundos y desconocidosdel «sacedorte de las manos milagrosas», tal como definió la prensaitaliana al Padre Mario.Los fenómenos de «bilocación» o «traslación» -la posibilidad de estar endos lugares al mismo tiempo- que produjo José Mario Pantaleo y que porfalta de datos confiables hasta ese momento Zicolillo no pudo incluiren el libro «Padre Mario. Sanar por la fe», aquí se describen con totaldetalle.A estos fenómenos se suman nuevas e increíbles experiencias de sanación,recogidas por el autor y su equipo de investigación, que convierten aeste libro en una pieza de singular valor histórico testimonial.«Padre Mario. Las revelaciones finales» ilumina un terreno de milagroscotidianos que la ciencia aún observa con estupor e incomprensión.
Padre Mario: Sanaciones desde el cielo
by Jorge ZicolilloJorge Zicolillo, auténtico biógrafo de la vida y obra del cura de lasmanos milagrosas, nos entrega un perfil único, acabado y necesario, deuno de los seres más tenaces y sorprendentes del siglo XX. «El Padre José Mario Pantaleo fue un ejemplo de vida y, para muchos, unsanto. Había decidido entregarse por entero a Dios y a los hombres comouna sincera ofrenda de amor. Indudablemente, el Padre Mario, ese pequeñogran hombre, sigue viviendo en el recuerdo de aquellos que lo conocierony brindando su mano cálida a quien, en nombre de Dios, le pide susiempre generosa ayuda».
Padre Mario: Una vida marcada por el don de curar
by Silvina PrematEn esta biografía definitiva Silvia Premat cuenta la asombrosa vida del sacerdote Mario Pantaleo, desde su nacimiento hasta su muerte, y muestra una trayectoria repleta de episodios que echan luz sobre sus fortalezas y sus debilidades. El Padre Mario fue un "instrumento de Dios" que, a través de la imposición de manos, trajo alivio y sanación a miles de personas. Pudo haber sido un gran filósofo. Quizá. Pudo haberse destacado por sus discursos. Tal vez. También hubiese podido ser un gran arquitecto o un médico naturista. Pero no. Puso toda su inteligencia, voluntad, habilidades e inclinaciones al servicio de lo que desde niño reconoció como el camino hacia su realización personal. No hubo obstáculo que pudiera frenarlo, se tratara de enfermedad, de guerras o de soledad. Haciendo ese camino descubrió en sí un extraño don de "ver" las dolencias ajenas y de aliviarlas con la imposición de sus manos, capacidad que sus superiores en la Iglesia no reconocieron inmediatamente. Adentrarse en esta biografía de José Mario Pantaleo puede resultar novedoso para los que lo conocieron, pero no supieron de sus sentimientos encontrados, de sus experiencias en Italia antes de radicarse en la Argentina o de la incomprensión de la que fue objeto. Para quienes lo conocerán a partir de estas páginas podrán encontrar en ellas motivaciones y herramientas para vivir a fondo lo que cada uno percibe como el sentido de su propia existencia.
Padre Nazista, Figlio Ebreo: L'incredibile storia del figlio di un eroe di guerra tedesco che si è convertito all'ebraismo ed è emigrato in Israele
by Lazaro DroznesQuesto drammatico racconto riflette l'incredibile storia basata su un caso realmente accaduto del figlio di un ufficiale tedesco della Wehrmacht insignito al valor militare durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, che si è convertito all'ebraismo, ha abbandonato la Germania ed è andato in Israele per diventare un cittadino israeliano. La sua partecipazione nella Guerra del Libano e il suo confronto con i palestinesi lo pone nello stesso dilemma che dovette affrontare suo padre 40 anni prima: il dilemma di ogni soldato: Tutti gli ordini sono leciti e bisogna obbedire a tutti? Qual è il limite di obbedienza dovuta? La disciplina militare esime il combattente dai suoi doveri morali ed etici? Tutte le responsabilità appartengono alla massima gerarchia di un'organizzazione militare o la responsabilità è condivisa dai livelli intermedi? Questa storia conferma ciò che i greci sapevano già: nessuno può evitare il proprio destino. Non importa ciò che facciamo, ci ritrova ugualmente.
Padre Pio
by Pascal CataneoThis collection of inspiring, astonishing, and humorous anecdotes offers glimpses into the life and miracles of Padre Pio. Countless conversions were inspired through his gifts of bilocation, psychic ability, curative power, and multilingualism. Written by Pascal Cataneo, a fellow priest and contemporary of Padre Pio, readers are given a unique window into the humility, directness, and humor of this Capuchin friar.
Padre Pio: A Man of Hope
by Renzo Allegri"I'm a mystery to myself." With this simple admission, Padre Pio captured the feelings of many who knew him. In his latest work, Renzo Allegri, a journalist and writer, dispels some of this mystery with this unique and very human portrait of Padre Pio. It is a faithful description of an extraordinary person, a book that reads like a good novel. Beatified on May 22, 1999, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) was a Capuchin monk and mystic whose life was marked with miracles and wonders, but who said that his only desire was "to be a poor friar who prays."
Paesa: El espía de las mil caras
by Manuel CerdánLa apasionante y enigmática vida de Francisco Paesa, uno de los espías más legendarios de las últimas décadas, escrita por el periodista que le cazó en París. Cuando el 2 de julio de 1998 salió publicada en la prensa la esquela de Francisco Paesa, fallecido en Tailandia, muchos respiraron. Por fin desaparecía del mapa el espía que, entre otras cosas, había negociado la entrega de Luis Roldán al gobierno español en el famoso caso de los papeles de Laos. Sin embargo, aquel muerto estaba vivo. Aquella esquela no era más que la penúltima jugada del espía español más importante de las últimas décadas. No tenía licencia para matar como James Bond, pero vivió con la opulencia de 007: bebiendo champán Dom Perignon y acompañado de hermosas mujeres. No era un personaje de ficción, pero se comportaba como los héroes de las novelas de John Le Carré. Siempre con una causa judicial pendiente, siempre con la policía pisándole los talones, Paesa ha vivido al filo de la legalidad una existencia trepidante: estafador del presidente ecuatoguineano en 1968, traficante de armas internacional, vendedor de misiles a ETA -que culmina con la célebre Operación Sokoa-, mediador en el caso GAL intercediendo a una testigo protegida por Garzón, agente secreto del Ministerio del Interior en los años más oscuro del felipismo. Una historia trepidante que ha inspirado la última película de Alberto Rodríguez, director de La isla mínima.
Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories
by Gina CasconeAs a child, Gina Cascone would hide under her bed, in the closet, and run away from her parents, hoping somehow to escape her worst fear. But she couldn't hide from the awful truth. . . She had to go to Catholic school. Do nuns have legs? Is Original Sin the "starter sin" for novices? Can the rosary be said in under fifteen minutes? These are some of the questionsthat vex young Gina Cascone as she makes her way, grade by grade -- and prayer by prayer -- through the rigors of a Catholic education. All the answers can be found in this hilarious classic of childhood foibles: the traumatic first day of school, the dorky plaid uniform complete withmatching beanie, glow-in-the-dark rosary beads, first confession trauma, proper dashboard decor ("Cadillacs got Jesus; Oldsmobiles got Mary"), and the race to save the most "pagan babies," who weren't lucky enough to be born Catholic and American.
Pagan Kennedy's Living: A Handbook for Maturing Hipsters
by Pagan KennedyPagan Kennedy first captured the hearts of America with her personal zine Pagan's Head. Drawing from this source, she presents not only the zine-world standards, but also includes some helpful dating tips, such as "Pretend to go to the bathroom and never come back." Cruise through this book only if you want an extremely entertaining read and the opportunity to develop an unhealthy fixation on the fabulous Ms. Kennedy. Originally published in 1997, this new edition features "Where are they now" updates.
Pagan Light: Dreams of Freedom and Beauty in Capri
by Jamie JamesA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Pagan Light is mesmerizing. Every detail is compelling. I felt I was reading a family history of a family far more interesting than mine." --Edmund White, author of Our Young ManA rich, intimate embrace of Capri, which was a magnet for artistic renegades and a place of erotic refugeIsolated and arrestingly beautiful, the island of Capri has been a refuge for renegade artists and writers fleeing the strictures of conventional society from the time of Augustus, who bought the island in 29 BC after defeating Antony and Cleopatra, to the early twentieth century, when the poet and novelist Jacques d’Adelswärd-Fersen was in exile there after being charged with corrupting minors, to the 1960s, when Truman Capote spent time on the island. We also meet the Marquis de Sade, Goethe, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Compton Mackenzie, Rilke, Lenin, and Gorky, among other astonishingly vivid characters. Grounded in a deep intimacy with Capri and full of captivating anecdotes, Jamie James’s Pagan Light tells how a tiny island served as a wildly permissive haven for people—queer, criminal, sick, marginalized, and simply crazy—who had nowhere else to go.
Pagan Time: An American Childhood
by Micah PerksWith little more than a run-down Jeep and their newborn baby in tow, author Micah Perks' parents set out in 1963 to build a school and a utopian community in the mountains. The school would become known as a place to send teens with drug addictions and emotional problems, children with whom Micah and her sister would grow up.This complex memoir mixes a moving celebration of the utopian spirit and its desire for community and freedom with a lacerating critique of the consequences of those desires - especially for the children involved. How could the campaign for a perfect home and family create such confusion and destruction? The '60s, for many, became a laboratory of hope and chaos, as young idealists tested the limits of possibility.Micah Perks has cast her unflinching and precise eye on her own history and has illuminated not only those years of her childhood, but a wide-open moment that marked our culture for all time.
Paganini
by Leslie Sheppard Herbert R. AxelrodBiography of the famous violinist and composer, including a discography
Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers
by Harry BruceA witty round-up of writers' habits that includes all the big names, such as Dickens, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Hemingway. At public events readers always ask writers how they write. The process fascinates them. Now they have a very witty book that ranges around the world and throughout history to answer their questions. All the great writers are here -- Dickens, dashing off his work; Henry James dictating it; Flaubert shouting each word aloud in the garden; Hemingway at work in cafés with his pencil. But pencil or pen, trusty typewriter or computer, they all have their advocates. Not to mention the writers who can only keep the words flowing by writing naked, or while walking or listening to music -- and generally obeying the most bizarre superstitions. On Shakespeare's works: "Fantastic. And it was all done with a feather!" -- Sam Goldwyn. "I write nude, seated on a thick towel, and perhaps with a second towel around me." -- Paul West. "I've never heard of anyone getting plumber's block, or traffic cop's block." -- Allan Gurganus. "I'm a drinker with a writing problem." -- Brendan Behan.
Pageboy: A Memoir
by Elliot PageThe Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth.“Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. With Juno’s massive success, Elliot became one of the world’s most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do, until enough was enough. Full of behind the scenes details and intimate interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink. But at its core, this beautifully written, winding journey of what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others is an ode to stepping into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy.
Pageboy: A Memoir
by Elliot Page#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2023"A TIME Magazine "100 Must-Read Books of 2023"A Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction"An Autostraddle "Best Queer Books of 2023"“Vivid…Moving…Juicy” – NPR"Eloquent and enthralling..." —Washington Post"Searing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn’t simply a book on what it means to be trans, it’s about what it means to be human." —Alok Vaid-MenonFull of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.“Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. With Juno’s massive success, Elliot became one of the world’s most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do. Until enough was enough. The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his story in a groundbreaking and inspiring memoir about love, family, fame — and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy and connection.
Pages from an Oxford Diary
by Paul Elmer MoreIN the years 1924-1925 I was abroad with my family and my brother's family. For a number of months I was left at Oxford alone. It was during this time that I wrote out these notes. I disguised their source by pretending that they were taken from the diary of an actual Oxford don. I need not say that I myself never had any official connection with the University. The notes, though fictitious in their setting, were the transcription of a very real experience of my own. Princeton, New Jersey February 23, 1937
Pagoda of Light: A Falun Gong Story from Today's China
by Yuan Meng Long TuThis true story of the Bai Family in China traces how their devotion to truth placed them on a collision course with the Communist Party. When they became practitioners of Falun Gong, it paved the way for a painful and torturous, yet enlightening, path in life, especially for the two brilliant brothers Xiaojun and Shaohua. After the Chinese Communist regime began its systematic repression of Falun Gong practitioners in 1999, Bai Xiaojun was tortured to death in one of the laogai or "re-education through labour" camps. His brother Bai Shaohua also disappeared in another such prison for three years. Through blood and sweat, Shaohua made it alive out of prison but was once again abducted in early February, 2008. The details in this gripping account of how Falun Gong practitioners are being repressed reveal the larger pattern of life, and death, under a totalitarian regime. Authors Long Tu and Yuan Meng, now living in Canada, compiled this account through personal contact with members of the Bai Family. They also write from personal experience. Long Tu is a computer program designer and Yuan Meng an architect and urban designer. Yuan Meng was herself imprisoned for 16 months in a laogai camp before leaving China, where unusual "meals" caused her body to swell and her back bones were broken during the persecution. They now live in Toronto and wrote Pagoda of Light to honour their imprisoned friends, noting that "the experience of the Bai family is but one of thousands of examples."
Paid Servant
by E. R. BraithwaiteE. R. Braithwaite, the acclaimed author of To Sir, With Love, poignantly recounts his time as a social worker dedicated to London&’s abandoned minority children Despite his Cambridge education and a sterling record with the British Royal Air Force during World War II, E. R. Braithwaite, a black man, was unable to find employment as an engineer in post-war London. Instead he accepted a position as a teacher in a tough East End school and wrote of his experiences in his classic bestseller To Sir, With Love. Nine years later, Braithwaite once again found himself assuming an unfamiliar professional role as a social worker charged with finding homes for London&’s orphaned, abused, or abandoned &“coloured&” children. While he lacked formal training, Braithwaite possessed qualities essential for the job: compassion, determination, and a deep, abiding understanding and love for the helpless, lost, and disregarded. In Paid Servant, E. R. Braithwaite shares his experiences in London&’s Department of Child Welfare, focusing on the case of his four-year-old client Roddy, a bright, handsome mulatto boy who was rejected for adoption by both black and white families because he was not their &“own kind.&” Everywhere he turned, Braithwaite encountered racial prejudice. But he was willing to fight for what he believed in, and he believed in Roddy. Writing with great power, warmth, and a deep belief in human dignity and worth, Braithwaite offers a heartbreaking yet hopeful look into a society&’s attempt to care for its youngest, most vulnerable citizens.
Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half-Century of Ontario Leaders
by Steve PaikinA unique perspective on Ontario’s most powerful political leaders. Ontario’s fortunes and fates increasingly rest in the hands of the province’s premier. Critics say the role of premier concentrates too much power in one person, but at least that points to the one person Ontarians, and others beyond the province’s borders, ought to know all about. Few people know the modern-era premiers of Canada’s most populous province the way Steve Paikin does. He has covered Queen’s Park politics, discussed provincial issues from all perspectives with his TVO guests, and has interviewed the premiers one-on-one. Paikin and the Premiers offers a rare, uniform perspective on John Robarts, Bill Davis, Frank Miller, David Peterson, Bob Rae, Mike Harris, Ernie Eves, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne – from the vantage point of one of Canada’s most astute and respected journalists.
Paikin on Ontario's Premiers 2-Book Bundle: Bill Davis / Paikin and the Premiers
by Steve PaikinA unique perspective on Ontario's most powerful political leaders from one of Canada's most astute and respected journalists. Includes: Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All A biography of perhaps Ontario’s most important premier, who, despite having been out of public life for thirty years, is remembered fondly by many as the head of one of Ontario’s most progressive, yet conservative, governments. Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half-Century of Ontario Leaders A rare, uniform perspective on premiers John Robarts, Bill Davis, Frank Miller, David Peterson, Bob Rae, Mike Harris, Ernie Eves, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne from the vantage point of one of Canada's most astute and respected journalists.
Pain Don't Hurt: Fighting Inside and Outside the Ring
by Mark Miller Shelby JonesPain Don’t Hurt is the no-holds-barred memoir from the only professional fighter in history to return to the ring after open-heart surgery, kickboxer Mark “Fightshark” Miller—an inspiring story of family, determination, and redemption.In 2007, Mark Miller was a rising star in professional kickboxing, until a routine physical uncovered a serious condition that required open-heart surgery. The crisis helped to temporarily reunite his fractured family and made Miller more determined than ever to return to the kickboxing ring. But within a year, his parents and brother were all dead, and Miller’s fragile optimism imploded, sending him into a tailspin of drugs and alcohol.Pain Don’t Hurt is a story of incredible tenacity, dedication, and hard work—how one fierce competitor overcame repeated obstacles to realize his dreams. Miller recounts stories ranging from his childhood spent in the Steelers locker room to the surprising life lessons he learned from other fighters to his triumphant return to fighting in a Moscow kickboxing ring. He talks sincerely about family and fatherhood—of the hard lessons about masculinity and violence learned from his father. He also offers an inspiring, exciting, and frank account of the fights—both in and out of the ring—that have shaped him.A deeply personal account of guts, blood, and glory, Pain Don’t Hurt pays tribute to the never-say-die spirit embodied in a man who refuses to back down, no matter the odds.
Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine's Unbecoming
by Lyle Jeremy RubinAn honest reckoning with the war on terror, masculinity, and the violence of American hegemony abroad, at home, and on the psyche, from a veteran whose convictions came undone When Lyle Jeremy Rubin first arrived at Marine Officer Candidates School, he was convinced that the &“war on terror&” was necessary to national security. He also subscribed to a strict code of manhood that military service conjured and perpetuated. Then he began to train and his worldview shattered. Honorably discharged five years later, Rubin returned to the United States with none of his beliefs, about himself or his country, intact. In Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body, Rubin narrates his own undoing, the profound disillusionment that took hold of him on bases in the U.S. and Afghanistan. He both examines his own failings as a participant in a prescribed masculinity and the failings of American empire, examining the racialized and class hierarchies and culture of conquest that constitute the machinery of U.S. imperialism. The result is a searing analysis and the story of one man&’s personal and political conversion, told in beautiful prose by an essayist, historian, and veteran transformed.
Pain Killer: A Memoir of Big League Addiction
by Brantt Myhres"This book is at times startling, yet very real and down to earth . . . I saw [Brantt] in all phases of his life and his career. I consider him a friend and an ally. Pain Killer sends a strong message." --Darryl Sutter, former NHL player, coach, and GMFrom the only player to be banned for life from the NHL, a harrowing tale of addiction, and an astonishing path to recovery.Brantt Myhres wasn't around for the birth of his daughter. Myhres had played for seven different NHL teams, and had made millions. But he'd been suspended four times, all for drug use, and he had partied his way out of the league. By the time his daughter was born, he was penniless, sleeping on a friend's couch. He'd just been released from police custody. He had a choice between sticking around for the birth, or showing up for league-mandated rehab. He went to rehab. For the fifth time.This is his story, in his own words, of how he fought his way out of minor hockey into the big league, but never left behind the ghosts of a bleak and troubled childhood. He tells the story of discovering booze as a way of handling the anxiety of fighting, and of the thrill of cocaine. In the raw language of the locker room, he tells of how substance abuse poisoned the love he had in his life and sabotaged a great career. Full of stories of week-long benders, stripper-filled hot tubs, motorcycle crashes, and barroom brawls, Pain Killer is at its most powerful when Myhres acknowledges how he let himself down, and betrayed those who trusted him. Again and again, he fools the executives and doctors who gave him a second chance, then a third, then a fourth, and with each betrayal, he spirals further downward.But finally, on the eve of his daughter's birth, when all the money was gone, every bridge burnt, and every opportunity squandered, he was given a last chance. And this time, it worked.It worked so well, that not only has he been around for his daughter for the past eleven years, in 2015 he was signed by the LA Kings as a "sober coach": a guy who'd been there, a guy who could recognize and help solve problems before they ruined lives and made headlines (as the Kings had seen happen three times that season). Not only did Myhres save himself, he saved others. Unpolished, unpretentious, and unflinching, Myhres tells it like it is, acknowledging every mistake, and painting a portrait of an angry, violent, dangerous man caught in the vice of something he couldn't control, and didn't understand. If Brantt Myhres can pull himself together, anyone can. And he does, convincingly, and inspiringly.
Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System (American Lives Series)
by Sonya HuberRate your pain on a scale of one to ten. What about on a scale of spicy to citrus? Is it more like a lava lamp or a mosaic? Pain, though a universal element of human experience, is dimly understood and sometimes barely managed. Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System is a collection of literary and experimental essays about living with chronic pain. Sonya Huber moves away from a linear narrative to step through the doorway into pain itself, into that strange, unbounded reality. Although the essays are personal in nature, this collection is not a record of the author’s specific condition but an exploration that transcends pain’s airless and constraining world and focuses on its edges from wild and widely ranging angles. <p><p> Huber addresses the nature and experience of invisible disability, including the challenges of gender bias in our health care system, the search for effective treatment options, and the difficulty of articulating chronic pain. She makes pain a lens of inquiry and lyricism, finds its humor and complexity, describes its irascible character, and explores its temperature, taste, and even its beauty.