Download or read book In the midst of life we are in death a layman s thought written by Richard Padgham and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Layman s Guide to the Meaning of Life and Death A Common Sense No Nonsense Approach written by John M W Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wrote this book out of a sense of frustration. None of my questions were being answered by the books I read. On the occasions when I stayed the course (even though my frustration mounted with every page) hoping that the reward for my perseverance would be a supreme moment of epiphany, I was invariably disappointed. But then I realised I wasn't being fair. These books were providing me with information, theories, esoteric data, ancient philosophical musings, dry and dusty logic. Loads of it. What they were not doing was drawing any definite conclusions because they seemed reluctant to commit themselves. Why, I don't know---maybe their publishers wouldn't allow it for financial or political reasons. After all, this is only to be expected when you have more than one interest involved in any project. And so I said to myself, well, all it takes is for one person to listen carefully to all of what these books are saying and then to form his own conclusions. Because people's lives are busy. They work long hours and need their rest and relaxation. They don't have the time to sit down and try to make sense of all the information thrown at them about the meaning of life. The now. The hereafter. The why. The religious take on it all. So I decided to take on the task. Because why should I be afraid to voice my conclusions if deep down I know I am only trying to be honest. Completely honest. And if anyone should take issue, for whatever reason, why, let them. They, too, are entitled to their opinions. All I will know is that I would have done my best! And yes, so I decided to write my own book. My own, completely personal conclusions on life and death. What makes sense to me. The writing of this book has given me tremendous peace . It is tempting to say that it will do the same for you, but that wouldn't be honest. The truth is, I don't know what it will do for you. I cannot know this until I know you. And sadly, I will never know you, except perhaps from the feedback you might choose to give me. So be warned, this is not a feel-good book. I'm not going to patronise you by trying to inspire you, by telling you it's a wonderful life. I'm not here for you to find yourself, or to try and compose a message which is uplifting and will hopefully sell me a million copies and make me rich---there are plenty of other guys out there already doing a really good job of that. I'm going to tell you like it is. Rather, what I think it is like. You may agree. You may not. But if I manage to hold your attention long enough to finish this book, that'll be more than enough for me. I will have succeeded. What I will go as far to say is that there is a good chance that you will be uplifted. You will be satisfied. And you will be at peace, just as I am now. Especially if you, like me, believe that the truth will set you free. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This book was written for young people--young people who need to enjoy life and not worry about deep philosophical questions like the ones found in heavyweight, scholarly texts. So don't expect to find Wittgenstein and his chums sitting in this book, waiting to pounce on you and send your mind reeling with conflicting arguments and complex reasoning. Because this author believes that what young people need is someone to quickly answer the question, "well, what's it all about?" at times when they watch the cruel hand of fate brush roughly past themselves or someone they know. When depression and general disillusionment rear their ugly heads from behind the living room sofa. Because it is then that a young person may feel the need for a guide. Someone who has completed all the hard work for them. Who has been there. Done that. Someone who has found the time to give deep thought to his own life and death. Someone who can provide a tentative blueprint for calm and inner peace, a freedom from fear and anxiety. Someone who sincerely believes they can provide a basis for sound mental health.
Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century written by S. Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Supplement to Allibone s Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors written by John Foster Kirk and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
Download or read book A Supplement to Allibone s Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors written by John Foster Kirk and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1965 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books v 1 1835 1863 written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Meaning of Night written by Michael Cox and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn’s for an oyster supper.” So begins an extraordinary story of betrayal and treachery, of delusion and deceit narrated by Edward Glyver. Glyver may be a bibliophile, but he is no bookworm. Employed “in a private capacity” by one of Victorian London’s top lawyers, he knows his Macrobius from his First Folio, but he has the street-smarts and ruthlessness of a Philip Marlowe. And just as it is with many a contemporary detective, one can’t always be sure whether Glyver is acting on the side of right or wrong. As the novel begins, Glyver silently stabs a stranger from behind, killing him apparently at random. But though he has committed a callous and brutal crime, Glyver soon reveals himself to be a sympathetic and seductively charming narrator. In fact, Edward Glyver keeps the reader spellbound for 600 riveting pages full of betrayal, twists, lies, and obsession. Glyver has an unforgettable story to tell. Raised in straitened circumstances by his novelist mother, he attended Eton thanks to the munificence of a mysterious benefactor. After his mother’s death, Glyver is not sure what path to take in life. Should he explore the new art of photography, take a job at the British Museum, continue his travels in Europe with his friend Le Grice? But then, going through his mother’s papers, he discovers something that seems unbelievable: the woman who raised him was not his mother at all. He is actually the son of Lord Tansor, one of the richest and most powerful men in England. Naturally, Glyver sets out to prove his case. But he lacks evidence, and while trying to find it under the alias “Edward Glapthorn,” he discovers that one person stands between him and his birthright: his old schoolmate and rival Phoebus Rainsford Daunt, a popular poet (and secret criminal) whom Lord Tansor has taken a decidedly paternal interest in after the death of his only son. Glyver’s mission to regain his patrimony takes him from the heights of society to its lowest depths, from brothels and opium dens to Cambridge colleges and the idylls of Evenwood, the Tansor family’s ancestral home. Glyver is tough and resourceful, but Daunt always seems to be a step ahead, at least until Glyver meets the beguilingly beautiful Emily Carteret, daughter of Lord Tansor’s secretary. But nothing is as it seems in this accomplished, suspenseful novel. Glyver’s employer Tredgold warns him to trust no one: Is his enigmatic neighbour Fordyce Jukes spying on him? Is the brutal murderer Josiah Pluckthorn on his trail? And is Glyver himself, driven half-mad by the desire for revenge, telling us the whole truth in his candid, but very artful, “confession”? A global phenomenon, The Meaning of Night is an addictive, darkly funny, and completely captivating novel. Meticulously researched and utterly gripping, it draws its readers relentlessly forward until its compelling narrator’s final revelations.
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Judith Letting Go written by Mark Dowie and published by New Village Press. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old man learns how to die from a poet facing death For the entire six months that Mark Dowie became friends with Judith Tannenbaum, they both knew she was going to die. In fact, for most of that time they knew the exact hour she would go: sometime between 11:00 AM and noon, December 5, 2019, which she did. Judith was a poet, writer, activist, and artist who worked for decades teaching and collaborating with imprisoned lifers. Beloved by her community, Judith told almost no one when she was diagnosed with an incurable disease that would cause her immeasurable pain. Instead she chose to end life on her own terms. When they met, Mark Dowie had already been working for years to advocate for physician assistance in dying for terminally ill people in his home state of California. He helped many friends along this path, but it wasn't until he was introduced to Judith through a mutual friend that he came to a profound new understanding of death. Mark and Judith created a two-person "death café," a group devoted to discussions of death. They talked about many things during Judith's final months, but the rapidly approaching moment of her death came to inform and shape their entire conversation. Death was, as she said, “the undercurrent and the overstory of our relationship.” Judith Letting Go supports the right to plan one’s death, but it is ultimately about the lost human art of releasing everything that matters to the living in preparation for the inevitable.
Download or read book Publishers circular and booksellers record written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 1918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
