Mules of Love

Mules of Love
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Publisher : BOA Editions, Ltd.
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 1929918224
ISBN-13 : 9781929918225
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Mules of Love by : Ellen Bass

Balancing heart-intelligent intimacy and surprising humor, the poems in Ellen Bass's Mules of Love illuminate the essential dynamics of our lives: family, community, sexual love, joy, loss, religion and death. The poems also explore the darker aspects of humanity--personal, cultural, historical and environmental violence--all of which are handled with compassion and grace. Bass's poetic gift is her ability to commiserate with others afflicted by similar hungers and grief. Her poem "Insomnia" concludes: "may something/ comfort you--a mockingbird, a breeze, rain/ on the roof, Chopin's Nocturnes, the thought/ of your child's birth, a kiss,/ or even me--in my chilly kitchen/ with my coat on--thinking of you." Marketing Plans: * National advertising * National media campaign * Advance reader copies * Course adoption mailing Author Tour: * Berkeley * Boston * Minneapolis * San Francisco * Santa Cruz Ellen Bass is co-author (with Laura Davis) of the best-selling The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins 1988, 1994), which has sold more than one million copies and has been translated into nine languages. She has also published several volumes of poetry, and her poems have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including The Atlantic Monthly, Ms., Double Take, and Field. In 1980, Ms. Bass was awarded the Elliston Book Award for Poetry from the University of Cincinnati. Last year, she won Nimrod/Hardman's Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, judged by Thomas Lux. She was nominated for a 2001 Pushcart Prize. She lives in Santa Cruz, where she has taught creative writing for 25 years. She has also taught writing workshops at many conferences nationally and in Mallorca, Spain.

Indigo

Indigo
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Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 9781619322172
ISBN-13 : 161932217X
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigo by : Ellen Bass

“A bold and passionate new collection... Intimacy is rarely conveyed as gracefully as in Bass’s lustrous poems.” —Booklist Indigo, the newest collection by Ellen Bass, merges elegy and praise poem in an exploration of life’s complexities. Whether her subject is oysters, high heels, a pork chop, a beloved dog, or a wife’s return to health, Bass pulls us in with exquisite immediacy. Her lush and precisely observed descriptions allow us to feel the sheer primal pleasure of being alive in our own “succulent skin,” the pleasure of the gifts of hunger, desire, touch. In this book, joy meets regret, devotion meets dependence, and most importantly, the poet so in love with life and living begins to look for the point where the price of aging overwhelms the rewards of staying alive. Bass is relentless in her advocacy for the little pleasures all around her. Her gaze is both expansive and hyperfocused, celebrating (and eulogizing) each gift as it is given and taken, while also taking stock of the larger arc. She draws the lines between generations, both remembering her parents’ lives and deaths and watching her own children grow into the space that she will leave behind. Indigo shows us the beauty of this cycle, while also documenting the deeply human urge to resist change and hang on to the life we have, even as it attempts to slip away.

The Courage to Heal

The Courage to Heal
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 498
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ISBN-10 : 9780091884208
ISBN-13 : 0091884209
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Courage to Heal by : Ellen Bass

Based on the experiences of hundreds of child abuse survivors, The Courage to Heal profiles victims who share the challenges and triumphs of their personal healing processes. Inspiring and comprehensive, it offers mental, emotional and physical support to all people who are in the process of rebuilding their lives. The Courage to Heal offers hope, encouragement and practical advice to every woman who was sexually abused as a child and answers some vital questions, including: -How do I know if I was sexually abused? -Where does the decision to heal start? -How can I break the silence and who will listen? -How can I re-build my self-esteem, intimacy and capacity to love? -What therapy, support groups, self-help programmes or organisations are available?

American Mules

American Mules
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 160
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1800170890
ISBN-13 : 9781800170896
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis American Mules by : Martina EVANS

Highly anticipated new collection from the author of 2018's acclaimed Now We Can Talk Openly About Men.

Free Your Mind

Free Your Mind
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 452
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ISBN-10 : 9780060951047
ISBN-13 : 0060951044
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Free Your Mind by : Ellen Bass

In a groundbreaking book that weaves together their professional experience with the lively, poignant, immediate voices of dozens of gay and lesbian youths, the authors provide an invaluable step-by-step guide to empowering gay youth to understand, accept and celebrate their sexual orientation. Photos.

A Short Course in Kindness

A Short Course in Kindness
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Publisher : L. M. Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0970804903
ISBN-13 : 9780970804907
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis A Short Course in Kindness by : Margot Silk Forrest

A therapist explains true kindness as opposed to mere niceness and explores its power and benefits, describing ways to integrate kindness as the response of choice. Included are techniques for developing the ability to empathize with others and strategies for being kind to oneself.

Shoe Love

Shoe Love
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Publisher : Portable Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 160710086X
ISBN-13 : 9781607100867
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis Shoe Love by : Jessica Jones

Kick up your heels with Shoe Love! Anyone with a shoe fetish is sure to love the novelties found inside, along with a timeline of shoe history, and five amazing shoe pop-ups that display the classic flapper shoe, a pair of far out sandals, the spirited go-go boot, a risqu� fetish pump, and the high fashion of well-known designers. Featuring wedges, sexy stilettos, boots, mules, buckles and bows -- what do your shoes say about you?

Packin' in on Mules and Horses

Packin' in on Mules and Horses
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Publisher : Mountain Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0878421270
ISBN-13 : 9780878421275
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Packin' in on Mules and Horses by : Smoke Elser

For those who yearn to pack in the wilderness country of the West, either on their own mules and horses or those of a professional packer, here is a book that takes the mystery out of back country packstring travel. By teaching you the tricks of the trade, professional outfitter Smoke Elser show how your trip will be easier and more enjoyable by knowing more about the animals used and why and how they carry their loads as they do. Whether you're an expert of a dude, Smoke's packing system will get you into and out of the back country safely and efficiently. Best of all, you will start to become self-sufficient and resourceful, important aspects of any wilderness travel. The book is laced with instructional photgraphs and sketches, presented in an open, attractive format.

Love, Luck, and Lore

Love, Luck, and Lore
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Publisher : Conari Press
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9781609258474
ISBN-13 : 1609258479
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Love, Luck, and Lore by : Theresa Hoiles

Most cultures and societies around the world have their own unique methods for finding love. For instance, in Genoa, Italy, a yearly celebration commemorates the generosity of Count Fieschi of Lavagna who, in 1240, threw a party with a 30-foot cake. Townsfolk remember him with a parade and a little romance: they pin to their clothing a piece of paper--blue for men, white for women--on which a specific word is written. When they find someone wearing the same word, the couple is given a piece of cake. And the rest is up to them! This charming practice and many others can be found in Love, Luck, and Lore. In this little book of love, Theresa Hoiles and Elizabeth Carr have collected celebrations and spell rhymes, fortune-telling tricks and food charms to help you snag that guy you've seen at the local coffeehouse. Try putting a two-leaf clover in your shoe as you say this rhyme:A clover of two, put it in your right shoe. The first young man you meet, In field, street, or lane, You'll have him or one of his name. Or make an apricot love sachet by placing some dried apricots and cloves in the center of a circular piece of cloth and tying it up with ribbon long enough to wear around your neck. The tantalizing aroma should draw potential lovers your way, leaving men weak in your wake. Sure, you can try a more scientific approach to dating, following rules written by someone with a Ph.D. in Interpersonal Relations from Boring U. But that's no fun! Use these carefree and whimsical approaches, quirky prayers and incantations, to appeal to higher voices and spirits and bring that love into your life!