In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place ...
Wide Awake: Stories and Tales of Punjab and Kashmir
A beautiful and mysterious fictional memoir with echoes of W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz, this riveting new work by one of France's celebrated directors and writers will be a major new contribution to the literature of memory, loss, and how we ...
Writing a book about sleep when you have insomnia is like being a bartender when you have a drink problem...Witty, illuminating and provocative, this is a fascinating memoir of one woman's inability to sleep.
In Wide Awake, renowned speaker and church visionary Erwin Raphael McManus challenges us to put an end to all the sleepwalking and settling, for each of us was created by God for a reason.
Only David Levithan could so masterfully and creatively weave together a plot that's both parts political action and reaction, as well as a touching and insightfully-drawn teen love story. A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER
In that moment, Stephanie was truly awake. Being awake is accessible to all of us. It means being fully present to our lives. A meditation retreat, as in Stephanie's case, can bring out this feeling of being alive, but no retreat is ...
I've had many moments of enlightenment . They sometimes don't seem to last but they ... The game is about waking up to remember who we are . ... AC - When I've experienced those moments , I feel deeply at peace , utterly in the moment .
Wake Up to the world around you. Wide Awake: Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically with MyWritingLab asks students to develop awareness of the world around them and to determine how they will participate in that world.
NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling book!
Many of today's teenagers are tired of the pressure to compete and consume-and are looking for a different way to live their lives. This book offers an alternative: the 2,500-year old practice of Buddhism.
Ten-year-old Joshua Beal struggles to find answers about life and God after his beloved grandfather dies.
My hope for this little book is that it will find its way into the bedtime routines of families all over the world!
Wide Awake
-- Wake Up to the world around you. Wide Awake: Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically with MyWritingLab asks students to develop awareness of the world around them and to determine how they will participate in that world.