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No Place in Time: The Hebraic Myth in Late-Nineteenth-Century American Literature
by Sharon B. OsterNo Place in Time: The Hebraic Myth in Late-Nineteenth-Century American Literature examines how the Hebraic myth, in which Jewishness became a metaphor for an ancient, pre-Christian past, was reimagined in nineteenth-century American realism. The Hebraic myth, while integral to a Protestant understanding of time, was incapable of addressing modern Jewishness, especially in the context of the growing social and national concern around the "Jewish problem." Sharon B. Oster shows how realist authors consequently cast Jews as caught between a distant past and a promising American future. In either case, whether creating or disrupting temporal continuity, Jewishness existed outside of time. No Place in Time complicates the debates over Eastern European immigration in the 1880s and questions of assimilation to a Protestant American culture. The first chapter begins in the world of periodicals, an interconnected literary culture, out of which Abraham Cahan emerged as a literary voice of Jewish immigrants caught between nostalgia and a messianic future outside of linear progression. Moving from the margins to the center of literary realism, the second chapter revolves around Henry James’s modernization of the "noble Hebrew" as a figure of mediation and reconciliation. The third chapter extends this analysis into the naturalism of Edith Wharton, who takes up questions of intimacy and intermarriage, and places "the Jew" at the nexus of competing futures shaped by uncertainty and risk. A number of Jewish female perspectives are included in the fourth chapter that recasts plots of cultural assimilation through intermarriage in terms of time: if a Jewish past exists in tension with an American future, these writers recuperate the "Hebraic myth" for themselves to imagine a viable Jewish future. No Place in Time ends with a brief look at poet Emma Lazarus, whose understanding of Jewishness was distinctly modern, not nostalgic, mythical, or dead. No Place in Time highlights a significant shift in how Jewishness was represented in American literature, and, as such, raises questions of identity, immigration, and religion. This volume will be of interest to scholars of nineteenth- and turn-of-the-century American literature, American Jewish literature, and literature as it intersects with immigration, religion, or temporality, as well as anyone interested in Jewish studies.
No Place Like Holmes (No Place Like Holmes Ser. #2)
by Jason Lethcoe"Think Treasure Island's Jim Hawkins and Encyclopedia Brown rolled intoone adventurous, ingenious, God-fearing lad, and you get the idea. Fun,suspenseful, and unpredictable, the No Place Like Holmes books are fantasticreads, and author Jason Lethcoe is a fine craftsman of words to boot. I highlyrecommend this series." --RobertLiparulo, bestselling author of Dreamhouse Kings and The 13th TribeThe new resident in 221A Baker Street is about to give Sherlock Holmes a run for his magnifying glass!When Griffin is sent to stay with his detective uncle at 221A Baker Street for the summer, he is certain that his uncle must be the great Sherlock Holmes! But Griffin is disappointed to discover that Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street and his uncle lives unit 221A. His uncle is a detective, just not a very good one. But when Griffin meets a woman with a case that Holmes has turned away for being too ridiculous, he and his uncle team up to help her. Along the way, Griffin shows his uncle just what it means to have true faith in God, even when the case challenges that. The woman claims that her husband was eaten by the Loch Ness Monster, but monsters aren't real--or are they? "The No Place Like Holmes books will capture you onfirst page and not let you go until the final fascinating twist and turn. JasonLethcoe is an excellent writer with the ability to craft a story thatentertains all readers (adults are welcome to take a peek!)." --Robert Whitlow,bestselling author of the Tides of Truth seriesMeets national education standards.
No Place like Home: An Amish Homecoming Story (Amish Homecoming Stories)
by Amy ClipstonAn Amish Homecoming story from bestselling author Amy Clipston.Estranged daughter Eva Dienner has been staying with her in-laws since her husband was killed in a fire, but now she wants her son to meet his maternal grandparents. Upon her return, Eva finds that the man her parents always intended for her is living in their daadihaus and running the dairy farm for them for free, despite her suspicions of him taking advantage of her family. Eva knows she should put the past behind her, but is she ready to move into the future?
No Place Like Home
by Debra CloptonHead back to Mule Hollow, Texas, in bestselling author Debra Clopton's fan-favorite tale After surviving a hurricane, Dottie Hart set out on a cross country journey to start a women's shelter in California. Her future was all mapped out--until her ancient Winnebago burst into flames stranding her in Mule Hollow, Texas. When she's rescued by Sheriff Brady Cannon, she feels sparks fly that have no relationship to the blazing RV. Brady's equally smitten but knows Dottie's only passing through. For the sheriff, home is where the heart is. But he can't ask Dottie to abandon her dreams. Cue the local matchmakers. Can they convince Dottie there's no place like home in Mule Hollow--when you're with the one you love? Originally published in 2006
No Place Like Home (Mule Hollow Matchmakers Book #3)
by Debra CloptonWhen her ancient RV caught fire, candy maker Dottie Hart was stranded in Mule Hollow. So much for her promise to help her brother with his women's shelter. She would never make it to California now! Help arrived in the nick of time, in the shape of handsome sheriff Brady Cannon. And though Dottie made it clear she was just passing through, the local matchmakers had another agenda. No single woman had yet encountered them without leaving happily married; a sticky situation for the lovely confectioner. Perhaps Brady could convince her that love was its own sweet reward.
No Place Like Home (Mule Hollow Matchmakers #3)
by Debra CloptonWhen her ancient RV caught fire, candy maker Dottie Hart was stranded in Mule Hollow. So much for her promise to help her brother with his women's shelter. She would never make it to California now!Help arrived in the nick of time, in the shape of handsome sheriff Brady Cannon. And though Dottie made it clear she was just passing through, the local matchmakers had another agenda. No single woman had yet encountered them without leaving happily married...a sticky situation for the lovely confectioner.Perhaps Brady could convince her that love was its own sweet reward....
No Place Like Home and Dream a Little Dream
by Debra CloptonTwo "Mule Hollow" novels by beloved author Debra Clopton NO PLACE LIKE HOME Dottie Hart made a promise and has to get to California. But when the candy maker gets stranded in Mule Hollow, Texas, handsome sheriff Brady Cannon-her polar opposite-has her dreaming of staying forever. With the help of town matchmakers, she may find a way to call Mule Hollow home for good. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM After writing about the lonely ranchers in Mule Hollow, reporter Molly Popp is responsible for all the would-be wives who travel to the Texas town. One confirmed bachelor cowboy isn't too pleased-especially when he can't seem to get the pretty city slicker off his mind. "Debra Clopton writes a terrific story with a great mix of humor and tenderness." -RT Book Reviews
No Place To Cry: The Hurt and Healing of Sexual Abuse
by Dorie Van Stone Erwin W. LutzerJust as God gave Dorie Van Stone a tender heart to forgive her abusers, He also gave her the strength to reveal her past in No Place to Cry, the sequel to the best-seller Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved. Through her candor you will gain insight into the trauma of emotional and sexual abuse.
No Place To Cry: The Hurt and Healing of Sexual Abuse
by Dorie Van Stone Erwin W. LutzerJust as God gave Dorie Van Stone a tender heart to forgive her abusers, He also gave her the strength to reveal her past in No Place to Cry, the sequel to the best-seller Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved. Through her candor you will gain insight into the trauma of emotional and sexual abuse.
No Place to Hide
by Lisa HarrisA witness to murder is on the run through the Brazilian rain forest in this inspirational and action-packed romantic thriller.Former navy diver Ryan Kendall is sent to Brazil with a simple assignment: find compromised witness Ellie Webb and bring her home safely. But Ellie isn’t going home until she gets evidence against the criminals who killed her father. As she treks into the Amazon to find it, Ryan must protect her. With cartel members and pirates close behind, they will need to find all their faith, strength, and trust in each other to survive the dangerous jungle . . . and take down a killer.
No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon’s Long Journey Home from the Iraq War
by W. Lee WarrenA War Zone of the Soul Dr. W. Lee Warren’s life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable if demanding practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C-130 into the combat zone, he was already reeling from months of personal struggle. At the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Warren realized his experience with trauma was just beginning. In his 120 days in a tent hospital, he was trained in a different specialty—surviving over a hundred mortar attacks and trying desperately to repair the damages of a war that raged around every detail of every day. No place was safe, and the constant barrage wore down every possible defense, physical or psychological. One day, clad only in a T-shirt, gym shorts, and running shoes, Warren was caught in the open while round after round of mortars shook the earth and shattered the air with their explosions, stripping him of everything he had been trying so desperately to hold on to. Warren’s story is an example of how a person can go from a place of total loss to one of strength, courage, and victory. Whether you are in the midst of your own crisis of faith, failed relationship, financial struggle, or illness, you will be inspired to remember that how you respond determines whether you survive—spiritually, emotionally, and sometimes physically. It is the beginning of a long journey home.
No Place to Run
by Marion Faith Laird"DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT." Just when she started to feel safe, small-town librarian Lorie Narramore begins receiving threatening notes. They prove that her worst fears have come true-her dark past has followed her to Arkansas. And someone wants her to pay for what she's done. As the threats turn into full-scale attacks, Lorie has no choice but to rely on deputy sheriff Matt MacGregor's protection. But after her harrowing ordeal with the law, can she truly trust a cop? And can Matt trust her to tell him the truth when the threats claim she's gotten away with murder?
No podemos callar: Decir la verdad en una cultura que redefine el sexo, el matrimonio y lo que está bien o mal
by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.Hace veinte años, ninguna nación en la tierra tenía un matrimonio legal entre personas del mismo sexo. Ahora, el acceso al matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo se ve cada vez más como un derecho humano básico. En cuestión de menos de una generación, las culturas occidentales han experimentado una revolución moral.El doctor R. Albert Mohler examina cómo se produjo esta transformación, revelando los cambios culturales subyacentes detrás de esta revolución: la aceptación de la cultura del divorcio, la liberación del sexo de la reproducción, la prevalencia de la cohabitación heterosexual, la normalización de la homosexualidad y el surgimiento del movimiento transgénero. Luego, ofrece una visión profunda de cómo la Biblia y la tradición moral cristiana proporcionan una comprensión integral sobre la cual los cristianos pueden construir sus vidas personales, sus matrimonios, el ministerio de la iglesia y el compromiso cultural.El doctor Mohler ayuda a los cristianos a comprender los problemas subyacentes de este importante cambio cultural y cómo afrontar el desafío de creer fielmente, vivir fielmente y comprometer la cultura fielmente a la luz de este cambio masivo.
No Pressure, Mr. President! The Power Of True Belief In A Time Of Crisis
by Eric MetaxasAmerica's Bonhoeffer moment is here.There is a difference between real faith in God and mere religion. There is a kind of religion that is lifeless and is the bitter enemy of true faith. Think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's prophetic attempts to waken the sleeping German church, often unwitting allies of Hitler and the Third Reich. Or of William Wilberforce's heroic efforts to rouse his complacent "Christian" countrymen to stand against the monstrous evil of the slave trade. Bonhoeffer and Wilberforce stood against the evil of their times--an evil often repackaged in religious-sounding language.Eric Metaxas's electrifying message--delivered before the president and dozens of national leaders at the Sixtieth Annual National Prayer Breakfast--calls readers to follow in the steps of Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer, men who lived their faith and swam against the mainstream, instead of drifting along with it. Metaxas makes it clear that phony religiosity offends God himself--and that real prayer is only possible with a living faith in a living God. And that kind of faith can transform the world. No pressure.
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
by Anita LobelA finalist for the National Book Award, Lobel's unforgettable memoir paints a disturbing picture of a child hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Lobel has spent her life as an author and illustrator of picture books.
No Regrets: How Loving Deeply and Living Passionately Can Impact Your Legacy Forever
by Robin BertramIf you were to die today, have you really lived? After facing the possibility of death, Robin Bertram took inventory of her life, and realized she was given a second chance: a chance to choose joy and to live life with no regrets. In No Regrets Robin provides you with insight, encouragement and guidance to live a life that is impactful; to love deeply, to live passionately, and to leave a legacy. You will be encouraged to:Live each day like it's your lastLive intentionally with a Biblical worldviewCultivate an awareness of everyday blessingsDevelop a pay-it-forward mentalityParticipate in a 31-day Love Challenge
No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season
by Rayna Neises“Winsome, uplifting” personal stories and practical tips for walking your loved one through this season of life (Michele Howe, author of Giving Thanks for a Perfectly Imperfect Life).A coach and podcaster who specializes in support for caregivers, Rayne Neises knows from her own experience caring for two parents with Alzheimer’s disease that this role can take a toll. In this comforting book she offers practical tips and personal stories that help us walk our parents all the way to the end of their life while still having a life to walk back into. By being intentional throughout the process, she explains, we can hold on to faith, manage fear—and provide the best possible care for both ourselves and our loved ones. “By reading this book and learning from its rich stories, you will begin to exchange your heartaches for hope and memories to forever cherish.” —Debra Kelsey-Davis, coauthor of The Caregiver’s Companion
No Regrets Living: 7 Keys to a Life of Wonder and Contentment
by Harley A. RotbartDr. Harley Rotbart's prescription for a life filled with gratitude for what we have and appreciation for what we have done with our time on earth.No Regrets Living is a proactive, 7-step plan to help us better appreciate what we have in our lives, and take greater pride in what we&’ve done with our lives—without spending precious time and energy wishing things had turned out differently. Of course all of us have had disappointments, lamentable moments. For some, those times have led to lasting unhappiness and a life that feels unfulfilled, even meaningless. Others have found ways to move past the downturns and find better ahead. No Regrets Living leads us to see the world through a lens of appreciation for the magnificence around us, which in turn helps us accommodate those not-so-magnificent moments in our lives. Dr. Rotbart brings his unique perspective as physician, scientist, child of a Holocaust survivor, and heart patient to No Regrets Living. Part self-help manual, part inspirational road map, part moving memoir, No Regrets Living is a blueprint for reaching greater satisfaction and fulfillment in life. Woven into the timeless message of the book are especially timely observations on the COVID-19 pandemic from Dr. Rotbart's expert perspective as an infectious diseases physician, including coping mechanisms and paths for going forward as individuals and as a society.
No Religion But Social Religion: Liberating Wesleyan Theology
by Joerg RiegerWith contributions by Paulo Ayres Mattos, Helmut Renders, and José Carlos de Souza, this book invites you to rethink core concepts of the Christian faith in the invigorating, life-giving light of grace that has the power to change everything. We all live with the pressures of life; but those at the margins, at the edges, the fringes of society struggle mightily. Our thinking about God, our theology, is rooted in the bloody tooth and claw of gritty existence. Those of us who enjoy the privileges of life are too easily preoccupied with ourselves, our problems, our idiosyncratic view of self and other. Without grace, we cannot formulate hopes and dreams for the future; and the church, as the community of faith, cannot make a difference and transform the world. Without re-envisioning our self-serving images of God, we exist as a people without a vision and many are already perishing. This book is not about religion or morality. It is about grace, grace that works in the midst of pressure to liberate us in sync with the struggles of others around the world for liberation. Thus we can authentically experience God and others in the midst of the everyday not just on the mountaintop.
No Return from Democracy: A Survey of Interviews with Fethullah Gulen
by Faruk MercanIt was rare, if not impossible, to find in &’80s and &’90s a Muslim cleric who spoke in favor of democracy, integration with the Western world, and universal human values. Fethullah Gülen was one of those. Many of his avant-garde ideas did not only earn him one of the largest and most influential faith-inspired social movements of recent history, but also many foes, especially from the Turkish ruling elite, placing him in the center of many social and political developments in Turkey. Despite the enormous defamation from some political groups in Turkey, Gülen is recognized in the world as a devout Muslim cleric, whose thoughts and life style are deeply rooted in the Islamic faith, but who also believes Islam is not in conflict with the progressive values of the modern world. This book collates Gülen&’s ahead-of-his-time comments on some of the debated issues as he phrased in interviews in the past few decades.
No River to Cross
by Chong Go Sunim Robert Buswell Zen Master DaehaengIt is often said that enlightenment means "crossing over to the other shore," that far-off place where we can at last be free from suffering. Likewise, it is said that Buddhist teachings are the raft that takes us there. In this sparkling collection from one of the most vital teachers of modern Korean Buddhism, Zen Master Daehaeng shows us that there is no raft to find and, truly, no river to cross. She extends her hand to the Western reader, beckoning each of us into the unfailing wisdom accessible right now, the enlightenment that is always, already, right here. A Zen (or seon, as Korean Zen is called) master with impeccable credentials, Daehaeng has developed a refreshing approach; No River to Cross is surprisingly personal. It's disarmingly simple, yet remarkably profound, pointing us again and again to our foundation, our "True Nature" - the perfection of things just as they are.
No Room for Doubt: Selective Essays for Youth
by Abdullah AymazWho created God? Is punishment by eternal hellfire justifiable when the human lifespan is so short? Does God need our prayers? Why did God create Satan? Questions such as these inhabit the homes and lives of every one of us today. Abdullah Aymaz, a journalist and author, has been tutoring and guiding hundreds of Muslim students for many years. In this work, he seeks to answer such frequently asked questions.
No Room for Francie
by Maryann MacdonaldFrancie O'Leary and her friends decide to start a Comics Club and they need a place to meet. The trouble is that Francie has lots of siblings, and things are awfully busy at the O'Leary house. How will she come up with a clubhouse space to call her own and impress her friends? Kids ages 6-8 will love this relatable, feisty Catholic heroine!
No Rules: A Memoir
by Sharon DukettIn this coming-of-age memoir, Sharon takes you with her on a nail-biting adventure through the early 1970s after leaving her sheltered home life at sixteen years old to join the hippies. Yearning for freedom, she lands in an adult world for which she is unprepared, and must learn quickly in order to survive. As Sharon navigates the US and Canada—whether by hitchhiking, bicycle, or the back of a motorcycle—she experiences love and heartbreak, discovers whom she can and cannot trust, and awakens to the growing women’s liberation movement while living in a rural off-grid commune. In this colorful memoir, she reflects upon the changes that reshaped her during that decade, and how the ways in which she and her peers threw off the rules meant to keep women in their place has transformed and empowered the lives of girls and women today.