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Autobiographies. bibliography biography Biography. History. Large type books. Nonfiction.Virji, Ayaz
Summary: In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage of doctors in rural America. But in 2016, this decision was tested when the reliably blue, working-class county swung for Donald Trump. Virji watched in horror as his children faced anti-Muslim remarks at school and some of his most loyal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VIRJI, AYAZ VIRGompertz, Ron.
Contents: Introduction: celebrating the holidays together -- The Chrismukkah timeline -- Tradition, tradition! -- Santa Claus vs. Hanukkah Harry -- Decorating the hybrid home -- Menorahments and more -- Plethora of Menorahs -- Kris Kringle Kippas and Yarmulclaus hats -- Spin the dreidel under the mistletoe -- Secular harassment in the workplace, or, the office party -- Happy hour -- Musikkah -- Twas the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 263.915 GOMHabib, Samaa.
Summary: "The thrilling and heart-wrenching true story of a former Muslim woman's journey to heaven and back when she was victim of a terrorist bombing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Rel HabibWhiston-Donaldson, Anna.
Summary: The author shares the story of the loss of her twelve-year-old son to a flash flood, and how she and her family made their way through profound grief toward peace with the help of the presence of God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITSON-DONALDSON, ANNA WHIRoser, Mark C.
Summary: "After the death of his son, the author kept his sanity by writing, as he wrestled with questions as profound as life itself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 ROSRoberts, Lucimarian.
Summary: Reflects upon the author's faith through times of adversity and turbulence, and recounts pivotal moments in her life and how God has sustained her with strength and hope through the Great Depression, segregation, and racial prejudice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Upper Room Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 ROBKopitzke, Becky.
Summary: "This book isn't about raising kids. It's about raising moms. In a Pinterest-perfect culture, moms today sense an accelerated level of pressure to measure up. We assume other women are passing the test while we fail. So we either weigh ourselves down with guilt, or we become resigned--desensitized, even--to this so-called failure. God wants to free us from either extreme. Becky Kopitzke's The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8431 KOPRennebohm, Craig
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242 RENColson, Emily
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COLSON, EMILY COLBooker, Adriel
Summary: Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, unsure how to process her grief. Her body seems to have betrayed her. Her confidence in the goodness of God is rattled. Her loved ones don't know what to say. Her heart is broken. She may feel guilty, ashamed, angry, depressed, confused,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 BOOBurpo, Todd.
Summary: Todd Burpo shares his son Colton's experiences having visions of heaven after a near-fatal illness, describing what Colton saw in heaven and the lessons he has learned about faith and love after listening to Colton's stories of his time with Jesus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grupo Nelson 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 460 BURPO, TODD BURFeek, Rory Lee
Summary: Singer Joey Martin and her songwriter husband Rory Feek were enjoying a steadily growing fan base in country music and a baby daughter when Joey was diagnosed with a rapidly spreading cancer. Rory blogged about the final months of Joey's life. In this memoir, Rory takes us for the first time into his own challenging life story and what it was like growing up in rural America with little money...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FEEK, RORY FEEKix, Paul
Summary: It's one of the iconic photographs of American history: A Black teenager, a policeman and his lunging German Shepherd. Birmingham, Alabama, May of 1963. In May of 2020, as reporter Paul Kix stared at a different photo-that of a Minneapolis police officer suffocating George Floyd-he kept returning to the other photo taken half a century earlier, haunted by its echoes. What, Kix wondered, was the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.1 KIXChuculate, Eddie D.
Summary: "Award-winning author Eddie Chuculate recounts his experience growing up in rural Oklahoma, from boyhood to young manhood, in an evocative and vivid voice. "Granny was full-blooded Creek, but the Bureau of Indian Affairs insisted she was thirteen-sixteenths. She showed her card to me. I'd sit at the kitchen table and stare at her when she was eating, wondering how you could be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CHUSummary: Describes the devastating accident and case of mistaken identity that left one family grieving for the young woman they thought was their daughter while the wrong family cared for the lone survivor, and describes the healing journey of survivor Whitney Cerak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 617.4 MISSummary: Five lives were lost in a tragic accident involving a Taylor University van, and one young woman, severely injured and comatose, was rushed to the hospital. Families, faculty, students, and communities grieved their losses and joined in prayer and hope as the one young woman, Laura Van Ryn, fought for her life in a hospital bed. The national news spread the story, and people everywhere shared...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 617.4 MISCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.481 MISSelecman, Mattie Jackson
Summary: "After being married for less than a year, country music legend Alan Jackson's daughter Mattie was faced with navigating a future that didn't include her young husband and their lifelong plans. In Lemons on Friday, readers walk with Mattie Jackson Selecman during the first years of grief following Ben's tragic death as she grapples with her loss and leans on a steadfast God. Based on Selecman's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 SELWray, T. J.
Contents: Introduction: Why a book about adult sibling grief? -- Shock : dealing with the news -- Denial : this can't be happening! -- The reactions of others : why can't you understand? -- Searching for solitude : to go within -- Anger : how dare this happen! -- Guilt, regret, and conflicts : shoulda, coulda, woulda -- Depression : how low can you go? -- Dreams : one last visit -- Faith, religion, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self H Grief WrayCurtice, Kaitlin B.
Summary: "Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith. Curtice draws on her personal journey, poetry, imagery,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.308 CURNorris, Kathleen
Summary: Kathleen Norris's masterpiece: a personal and moving memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and brilliantly explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.862 NORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation NorrisKittelstrom, Amy
Summary: "Today we associate liberal thought and politics with secularism. When we argue over whether the nation's founders meant to keep religion out of politics, the godless side is said to be liberal. But the role of religion in American politics has always been far more nuanced and complex than today's debates would suggest and closer to the heart of American intellectual life than is commonly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 KITBrees, Drew
Summary: Drew's inspiring message of hope and resilience proves that with enough faith, determination, and heart, you can overcome any obstacle life throws your way, and not only bounce back but come back stronger than you ever imagined possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BREES, DREW BREMcCammon, Sarah
Summary: A work of memoir and investigative journalism on the exvangelical movement: its origins; stories of its members; and massive social, cultural and political impact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: But rather than a dry, theological treatise, Savage provides something more akin to an ancient mystery text. Drawing on Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and other spiritual sources, as well as autobiographical material and highlights from his radio show, Savage shares a series of glimpses of God he has experienced over the whole of his life, before and after his groundbreaking radio career. Moving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017