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Crow-Work: Poems
by Eric PankeyFrom the award-winning author of Augury, a poetry collection that examines the power of great works of art.“What is a song but a snare to capture the moment?” This central question drives Crow-Work, Eric Pankey’s ekphrastic exploration of the moment where emotion and energy flood a work of art.Through subjects as diverse as Bruegel’s Procession to Calvary, Anish Kapoor’s Healing of Saint Thomas, Caravaggio’s series of severed heads, and James Turrell’s experimentation with light and color, the author travels to an impossible past, despite being firmly rooted in the present, to seek out “the songbird in every thorn thicket” of the artist’s work. Short bursts of lyrical beauty burn away “like coils of incense ash”; bodies in the light of a cave flicker, coalesce, and disappear. By capturing the ephemeral beauty of life in these poems, Crow-Work seeks not only to explain great art, but also to embody it.Praise for Crow-Work“Eric Pankey’s sensibility is an unerringly generous one: he is always willing to step first onto unsteady ground, to test it for those who might follow. The poems of Crow-Work, like good gleaners, seek out possibility and sustenance. They are skilled, deft, and dazzlingly alert. Just when I think they have brought me as close as possible to the dark and unknowable things that make awe possible, they bring me closer. The journey is unnerving, intimate, and thrilling.” —Mary Szybist“The delicacy and accuracy we have come to expect from Eric Pankey are here on display and as deftly deployed as ever. Pankey remains one of our leading practitioners of the metaphysical poem.” —C. Dale Young“[A] wonderful exploration of the emotional power of art.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review, PW Picks)
Odessa: Poems (Lindquist And Vennum Prize For Poetry Ser.)
by Patricia KirkpatrickThis collection is “an astonishing achievement” that renders grief and illness in “supremely lyrical, brilliantly imagined . . . poetry of the highest order” (Connie Wanek).A grim prognosis, brain cancer, leaves the speaker in Kirkpatrick’s Odessa fighting for her life. The tumor presses against her amygdalae, the “emotional core of the self,” and central to the process of memory.In poems endowed with this emotional charge but void of sentimentality, Kirkpatrick sets out to recreate what was lost by fashioning a dreamlike reality. Odessa, “roof of the underworld,” a refuge at once real and imagined, resembles simultaneously the Midwestern prairie and a mythical god-inhabited city. In image-packed lines bearing shades of Classical heroism, Kirkpatrick delivers a personal narrative of stunning dimension.Winner of the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for PoetryWinner of the Minnesota Book Award
Day Unto Day: Poems
by Martha CollinsThe William Carlos Williams Award–winning poet shares a new collection of “musically brilliant, psychologically intricate” meditations on time (Kevin Prufer).This hauntingly spare and subtle poetry collection consists of six sequences: during one month each year, for six years, Martha Collins wrote a short poem each day. With perfectly distilled lines, she captures the aching, liminal beauty of one day becoming another—the slow burn of time passing, the ambiguity of an “old / new leaf” turning over, even as she collages a wide range of material that includes often disturbing news of the world.Writing in the tradition of poetic meditation, Collins shows us the full degree of her mastery—a mature voice, poems with tremendous scope, and lines exceptionally controlled. Here is the work of a seasoned poet at the height of her career.
Cut You Dead: A Tense Psychological Thriller that Will Keep You Guessing
by AJ WainesA criminal psychologist puts her life on the line to stop a serial killer in this crime thriller by the international bestselling author.In London, a young woman falls to her death from a balcony while trying to take a daredevil selfie. Or that’s how it appears at first. Psychologist Samantha Willerby isn’t so sure. Called in by the Metropolitan Police to examine a series of cold cases, Sam uncovers a chilling link between this victim and two others: they each had their hair hacked off exactly seven days before they died.Then Sam discovers another shocking connection—to herself. When she recognizes one of the victims, she’s determined to crack the case no matter how many rules she breaks. But when her own hair is slashed, one thing becomes fatally certain: Sam has only seven days to catch a calculating serial killer before she becomes the next victim.
British Girl Found Dead: The Ultimate Gripping Summer Mystery
by Rowland StoneA British Consul discovers the darker side of a sunny island paradise while investigating murder and a missing child in this debut thriller.When a young man arrives at the British Consulate in Majorca wanting to see the Consul, Elaine Martin, he tells her that a British girl has been murdered in the party town of Magaluf and that local police are trying to frame him.The murder reminds Elaine of a violent assault that happened four years earlier, when a woman and her lover were attacked. Curious about the case Elaine offers to help investigate.Meanwhile, Elaine is also tasked with finding a twelve-year-old British child who has disappeared.When CCTV of the murdered girl shows her being led away from a nightclub, a man is charged with killing her. But when Elaine finds the missing child, it throws open the case, and Elaine soon discovers how quickly paradise can become a nightmare . . . British Girl Found Dead will appeal to fans of books like The Serial Killer’s Wife by Alice Hunter and Playing Nice by JP Delaney.
Island Home: A Landscape Memoir
by Tim WintonThe writer explores his beloved Australia in a memoir that is “a delight to read [and] a call to arms . . . It beseeches us to revere the land that sustains us” (Guardian).From boyhood, Tim Winton’s relationship with the world around him?rock pools, sea caves, scrub, and swamp?has been as vital as any other connection. Camping in hidden inlets, walking in high rocky desert, diving in reefs, bobbing in the sea between surfing sets, Winton has felt the place seep into him, and learned to see landscape as a living process. In Island Home, Winton brings this landscape?and its influence on the island nation’s identity and art?vividly to life through personal accounts and environmental history.Wise, rhapsodic, exalted?in language as unexpected and wild as the landscape it describes?Island Home is a brilliant, moving portrait of Australia from one of its finest writers, the prize-winning author of Breath, Eyrie, and The Shepherd’s Hut, among other acclaimed titles.
Being Someone: A Gripping Novel about Looking for Love and Finding Yourself
by Adrian HarveyA lonely man falls in love and will do anything to maintain that feeling, in this tale of romance, self-discovery and the eternal search for happiness.James has fallen through life, plotting a course of least resistance, taking each day as it comes and waiting for something to turn up, to give his existence meaning.His journey lacks one vital element: a fellow traveller. Then he meets Lainey, an American working in London. She’s confident, beautiful, and captivating.When James set out to win her heart, Lainey gives James a reason to grow, and promises the happy ending he has sought so keenly.But is sharing life with another everything he hoped?
Girl A: An Unforgettable Psychological Thriller
by Dan ScottowSomeone thinks they know who she is—and what she did.&“A psychological thriller with a chill factor off the charts! . . . a real nail-biter.&” —The Eclectic Review All Beth has ever wanted is a quiet life for her and her family. And that is what she has, until one evening a note is pushed through the door, with two words scrawled in menacing black ink: Found you. As Beth&’s neatly crafted life begins to unravel, an unseen menace torments her and those she loves. But who&’s behind the threats? Somebody is out to get Beth, but do they have the right woman? Beth faces losing everything, and there is far more at stake than just her marriage . . .&“Girl A has everything I look for in a book: dark psychological thriller, great storyline, and an unpredictable plot. I&’m not exaggerating when I say I couldn&’t put it down. This book is so well-written, with a plot that unravels bit by bit, just at the right times.&” —Joyful Antidotes&“The story flicks from present to past as it unfolds slowly and almost stalker-like . . . compelling, gritty, dark and twisted.&” —Sharon Beyond the Books&“Superbly written . . . Reading Girl A was like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several shocks and surprises along the way.&” —gingerbookgeek&“Fantastic! . . . what brilliant writing . . . A book full of suspense, thrills and drama.&” —The Comfy Chair Book Reviews
Murder Unexpected: A Gripping Murder Mystery (The Kat and Mouse Murder Mysteries #2)
by Anita WallerWhen a church Deacon goes into the PI business, she uncovers the criminal secrets nestled within her charming English village in this cozy mystery series.Deacon Katerina Rowe had a quiet life before she discovered her husband’s criminal activities. Now Leon is on the run, and Kat has started a private investigation business with her good friend Beth, who goes by Mouse. It’s plenty for any Deacon to handle—let alone one who’s heavily pregnant.When a widow asks Kat and Mouse for help, the sleuthing duo find themselves searching for the birth mother of the widow’s husband. But when it becomes clear that the widow isn’t telling the whole truth, Kat and Mouse are drawn into a deadly chase where nothing is what it seems. Meanwhile, Leon is back in Eyam and out for revenge. Can Kat solve the case and escape her dangerous husband?
Our Worth to Him: Devotions for Christian Worship
by Mark PaustianYou’ll never view Christian worship in the same way after reading this book.Step into a Christian church and you’ll see many different things—well-worn books in the pews, beautiful music and song, vivid art depicted stained glass and banners on the wall, the spoken word, a basin of water, some bread, some wine—and you might wonder to yourself, “What is this all for? What does it mean?What is Christian worship? So often, people think that going to church on Sunday—or whenever you worship—is something we do for God. When that happens, we miss out on what worship means—our loving and gracious Father in heaven coming to us in his Word and sacraments. Throughout the worship service, we hear God say, “This is how much you mean to me. This is how much I love you.”231Our Worth to Him is a collection of short devotions written in a poetic and profound way by Pastor Mark Paustian. The devotions explore the nature of Christian worship and what it means to gather in Jesus’ name. As you read this book, you’ll gain a fresh understanding of the church year, the sacraments, the worship space, and much more!
Ezra Nehemiah Esther (The People's Bible)
by John F BrugWhat is the book of Ezra about? Who was Nehemiah in the Bible? What is the book of Esther about?After 70 years of captivity in Babylon, God’s people returned home to Palestine. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah relate the struggles God’s people faced as they returned and restored their homeland. The book of Esther tells of a beautiful Jewish woman who became queen of the Persian empire and then risked her life to save her people from mass genocide.Want to learn more? If you’re wondering what the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther in the Bible are all about, this helpful resource is for you!Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther is a reliable Bible commentary. It’s down to earth, clearly written, easy to read and understand, and filled with practical and modern applications to Scripture.It also includes the complete text of the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther from the NIV Bible. The Christ-centered commentaries following the Scripture sections contain explanations of the text, historical background, illustrations, and archaeological information. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther is a great resource for personal or group study!This book is a part of The People’s Bible series from Northwestern Publishing House.
Church Fellowship: Working Together for the Truth (People's Bible Teachings)
by John F BrugWhat is church fellowship in Scripture?Church Fellowship is a three-part examination of an important doctrine—taught by God in the Bible—that has led to separations in church bodies, congregations, and families.This book seeks to help you understand why certain Christian churches practice closed Communion and don’t want their members and church families participating in lodges and scout troops. It reviews the historic debate in the Lutheran church about church fellowship and teaches you how to show love for others as you hold to what God says in his Word.The People’s Bible Teachings is a series of books on all the main teachings of the Bible. Following the pattern set by The People’s Bible series, these books are written for all Christians in an easy-to-read manner. The authors of The People’s Bible are all pastors and professors who have had years of experience teaching others about the Bible.
Four Portraits of the One Savior: Discovering Why The Bible Has Four Gospels (Bible Discovery Series)
by Mark J LenzWhy are there four Gospels in the Bible?The four gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—are some of the most treasured and well-known books in the Bible. However, not many people know the background of the apostles who wrote these texts, or the reason why they all wrote different accounts of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.Through Four Portraits of the One Savior, you’ll get insight into the minds of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and what they each hoped to accomplish through their inspired accounts of Jesus Christ. You’ll also learn to catch unique features in each of the gospels and understand why they’re there.This book is part of the Bible Discovery Series, which provides you with background resources to help you unearth and understand the Bible’s greater meaning for your life today!
Buttons' Picnic
by Lynn GrothThis Christian children’s book will help you teach your kid about gratitude and thankfulness!In Buttons’ Picnic, a playful and adorable bear named Buttons teaches his Uncle Skeeter to praise God for all the wonderful things God does—all because he loves his children!This fun children’s book teaches kids important lessons from the Bible! Children ages 3-7 will love listening to the entertaining story and looking at the beautiful illustrations, each of which contain a hidden button for them to find.The theme of this Christ-centered children’s book is PRAISE, and it draws from the biblical story of Jesus feeding the five thousand.
Joshua (The People's Bible)
by Adolph L HarstadWhat is the book of Joshua about? Who is Joshua in the Bible?After the leadership of Moses, God chose Joshua to lead his people into the land he had promised them. The book of Joshua tells how God helped his people conquer the Promised Land. Not only did the walls of Jericho come tumbling down in this book of the Bible, but the Lord also granted many other victories to them.Want to learn more? If you’re wondering what the book of Joshua in the Bible is about, this book is for you!Joshua is a reliable Bible commentary. It’s down to earth, clearly written, easy to read and understand, and filled with practical and modern applications to Scripture.It also includes the complete text of the book of Joshua from the NIV Bible. The Christ-centered commentaries following the Scripture sections contain explanations of the text, historical background, illustrations, and archaeological information. Joshua is a great resource for personal or group study!This book is a part of The People’s Bible series from Northwestern Publishing House.
Daniel (The People's Bible)
by John C JeskeWhat is the book of Daniel about? Who was Daniel in the Bible?As a young man, Daniel was among the first of the Jews to be deported to Babylon in exile. A man of great faith, he held important government positions during the difficult time of Israel’s captivity. Through Daniel, God showed his exiled people what the future would hold and he reminded his people that he would care for them in every situation.Want to learn more? If you’re wondering what the book of Daniel is all about, this helpful resource is for you!Daniel is a reliable Bible commentary. It’s down to earth, clearly written, easy to read and understand, and filled with practical and modern applications to Scripture.It also includes the complete text of the book of Daniel from the NIV Bible. The Christ-centered commentaries following the Scripture sections contain explanations of the text, historical background, illustrations, and archaeological information. Daniel is a great resource for personal or group study!This book is a part of The People’s Bible series from Northwestern Publishing House.
2000 Demons: No Match for My Savior
by E. Allen SorumDo demons exist? Step into a world where deadly demons and evil spirits roam the land. No, this book doesn't take place in a fictional, fantastical realm. It takes place in our world and it actually happened. The Bible makes it clear that demons not only exist but also want to cause you and other Christians spiritual harm. "Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). In E. Allen Sorum's 2000 Demons, you'll examine the riveting biblical account of Jesus driving out demons from a person possessed and suffering. You'll see the very real danger of demons and evil spirits—both then and today—but you'll also see the power that your Savior Jesus wields over the darkest of foes. Demons exist—but they're no match for your Savior. Most importantly, through this book, you will be reassured of the ultimate protection that Jesus won for you and all who believe, thanks to his death and resurrection. Here's what people are saying about 2000 Demons: "A very valuable work. It is a beautiful devotional that a Christian can use in all times of trial and struggle. Definitely an eye-opener." –Professor Gaylin R. Schmeling, President of Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary "Relatively brief, but captivating. A perceptive investigation. Ideal for an older youth or adult Bible study group. Easy, engaging style—as if the author is speaking directly to his readers as he insightfully leads them through many different scenarios and situations." –Dr. Ernst R. Wendland, Lusaka Lutheran Seminary, Zambia "It's about time! Our Western culture has shrugged at and belittled this topic for too long. This book helped me measure and reassess our family's alertness to demons and Satan's deceiving ways." –Amanda Rose, Founder of holyhenhouse.com, wife and mother of three
Stranger: Poems
by Adam Clay“A heartbreakingly stunning collection dedicated to the unsung suspension of time that occurs when life suddenly goes awry.” —Ada LimónStranger is a book of both great change and deep roots, of the richest elements of the earth and the instability of a darkening sky. The third collection by Adam Clay dives into a dynamic world where the only map available is “not of the world / but of the path I took to arrive in this place, / a map with no real definable future purpose.” Tracing a period of great change in his life—a move, a new job, the birth of his first child—Clay navigates the world with elegance and wonder, staring into the heart of transition and finding in it the wisdom that “Despite our best efforts to will it shut, / the proof of the world’s existence / can best be seen in its insistence, / in its opening up.” By firmly grasping on to the present, the past and the future collapse into the lived moment, allowing for an unclouded view of a way forward.“In language that is circular, stoic, and almost Zen-like, Clay attempts to remain himself in the face of life shifting underneath him.” —Publishers Weekly“In those moments when one rearranges the furniture in a room or leaves the cast-iron skillet in the oven or contemplates an ink stain on the wall, Clay finds a space for deep inquiry.” —Kazim Ali
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
by Elizabeth RushA Pulitzer Prize Finalist, this powerful elegy for our disappearing coast “captures nature with precise words that almost amount to poetry” (The New York Times).Hailed as “the book on climate change and sea levels that was missing” (Chicago Tribune), Rising is both a highly original work of lyric reportage and a haunting meditation on how to let go of the places we love.With every record-breaking hurricane, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant—and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. In Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through these dramatic changes, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish.Rush sheds light on the unfolding crises through firsthand testimonials—a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago—woven together with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of these vulnerable communities.A Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal Best Book Of 2018Winner of the National Outdoor Book AwardA Chicago Tribune Top Ten Book of 2018
Winterman: A Tense Serial Killer Thriller
by Alex WaltersIn this post-WWII crime thriller, a detective searches for a serial killer who&’s made a hunting ground of the English Fenlands.Det. Inspector Ivan Winterman has had more than his share of troubles. The Blitz left his young son dead and his wife seriously injured. Having made enemies in high places, his career is going nowhere. Now he&’s back in his coastal hometown of East Anglia, England—a part of the country gripped by post-war austerity and the coldest winter on record—hoping to rebuild his life. As the first snow begins to fall, a drunken ex-clergyman stumbles on the semi-mummified body of a small child concealed in a ruined cottage. Days later, another child's body is found in a Fenland dyke. Both bodies have been dead for years, preserved in the Fens, the cause of death unknown. Leading the investigation, Winterman uncovers a web of secrets in the small rural community—secrets that are darker and more dangerous than any he'd ever envisaged.
Tula: Poems
by Chris SantiagoA debut poetry collection exploring themes of family and identity while examining the experiences of a second-generation Filipino immigrant in America.Tula: a ruined Toltec capital; a Russian city known for its accordions; Tagalog for “poem.”Prismatic, startling, rich with meaning yet sparely composed, Chris Santiago’s debut collection of poems—selected by A. Van Jordan as the winner of the 2016 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry—begins with one word and transforms it, in a dazzling sleight of hand, into a multivalent symbol for the immigrant experience. Tula: Santiago reveals to readers a distant land devastated by war. Tula: its music beckons in rhythms, time signatures, and lullabies. Tula: can the poem, he seems to ask, build an imaginative bridge back to a family lost to geography, history, and a forgotten language?Inspired by the experiences of the second-generation immigrant who does not fully acquire the language of his parents, Tula paints the portrait of a mythic homeland that is part ghostly underworld, part unknowable paradise. Language splinters. Impossible islands form an archipelago across its landscape. A mother sings lullabies and a father works the graveyard shift in Saint Paul—while in the Philippines, two dissident uncles and a grandfather send messages and telegrams from the afterlife.Deeply ambitious, a collection that examines the shortcomings and possibilities of both language and poetry themselves, Tula introduces a major new literary talent.Praise for Tula“A book that both transports us and transforms us.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen“A debut collection that is a spare, elegant engagement with language. . . . Santiago’s struggles with identity are well-explored, but his linguistic savvy and precision truly stand out.” —Publishers Weekly“Santiago seems to recognize that words will always hold power, even as their meanings evolve. Through everything, Tula delves into these nuances of language: how it is suppressed, how it is weaponized, how it loves, how it informs, and how it is often as fleeting as a birdsong. Tula is therefore a celebration of the ephemeral and the permanent, a lovely testament to the beauty of contradiction.” —Chicago Review of Books
Shh: A Must Read Psychological Thriller
by Jocelyn DexterA deaf woman must stop a serial killer obsessed with targeting everyone she loves in this intense psychological thriller. Annie Black, who is profoundly deaf, has always looked out for her friend&’s deaf son Toby. Now she&’s looking for him as part of a search party. And when the fifteen-year-old turns up murdered, it&’s only the beginning of Annie&’s nightmare. Someone is targeting people close to her—someone merciless and very smart. Teaming up with the lead Detective, Annie attempts to understand the killer&’s mind. With everyone she cares about in mortal danger, her work puts the entire deaf community at risk. And as the murders escalate, the killer&’s obsession grows. Will the police untangle the killer&’s motivation before it&’s too late?
The Ultimate Thread Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Choose the Perfect Thread for Every Project
by Becky Goldsmith“[A] handy, in-depth guide . . . an attractive and useful reference for those passionate about sewing and other thread-based crafts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a convenient thread use key that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information will help you determine which one is right for your project. Plus, get the inside scoop on thread types and fibers, thread weight, choosing the correct sewing machine needle, and how thread is made.Learn about the most important features of specific threads (grouped by thread manufacturer)The perfect on-the-go referenceTry out new products and new techniques with confidence
The Tarball Chronicles: A Journey Beyond the Oiled Pelican and Into the Heart of the Gulf Oil Spill
by David GessnerThis bestselling account of an environmental disaster’s aftermath offers “a firsthand look at the Gulf after the news cycle ended . . . brilliant.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Winner of an ASLE Book Award and a Reed AwardNamed a Top Book from the South by the Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTraveling the shores of the Gulf from east to west with oceanographers, subsistence fishermen, seafood distributors, and other longtime Gulf residents, environmental advocate and acclaimed author of All the Wild That Remains David Gessner offers a lively, arresting account of the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.With The Tarball Chronicles, Gessner tells a story that extends beyond the archetypal oil-soaked pelican, beyond politics, beyond BP, and beyond other oil-spill accounts. Instead, heart on his sleeve and beer in hand, he explores the ecosystem of the Gulf as a complicated whole and focuses on the people whose lives and livelihoods have been jeopardized by the spill. With his signature combination of intellect, passion, and humor, Gessner asks how much we are willing to sacrifice for the conveniences of modern life.“Gessner has the heart and mind of an investigative journalist.” —Mobile Press-Register
The Fact of the Matter: Poems
by Sally Keith“Part-epic, part-elegy” this collection presents “a wonderfully involuted tableau where ancient Greek myth . . . strip malls, and natural history swirl together” (Kenyon Review).In this intricately crafted poetry collection, Sally Keith shows the self as a crucible of force—that which compels us to exert ourselves upon the world, and meanwhile renders us vulnerable to it. Moving from the mundane to the profound, these poems re-imagine things great and small, constantly reorienting our relationship to matter, science, mythology, our internal selves.With poems remarkable in their clarity and captivating in their matter-of-factness, Keith examines the impossible and inevitable privacy of being a person in the world. As we seek to put everything in its place, we must also negotiate the inexorable pull toward the places we call home—one we alternately try and fail to resist.