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  • In God's Hands

    by Gary Schmidt, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner ...
    A Charming tale to remind us all that our kindness works miracles.“When the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the square in the little town grows quiet and still. The cool air of distant hills mingles with the sweet scent of baking bread. The moon rises and glows softly. It’s the sort of place where miracles could happen.”David and Jacob live in the same little, ordinary town, but it’s almost as if ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Acceptable Words

    Prayers for the Writer

    Edited by Gary Schmidt, Elizabeth Stickney ...
    Acceptable Words offers prayers that correspond with each stage of the writer's work -- from finding inspiration to penning the first words to "offering it to God" at completion. Gary Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney, experienced writers themselves, introduce each chapter of prayers with pithy pastoral reflections that will encourage writers in their craft.This welcome spiritual resource for writers ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Makes a Man?

    Sex Talk in Beirut and Berlin

    by Rashid al-Daif, Joachim Helfer ...
    Translated by Ken Seigneurie, Gary Schmidt ...
    Series series CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation
    In 2003, Lebanese writer Rashid al-Daif spent several weeks in Germany as part of the “West-East Divan” program, a cultural exchange effort meant to improve mutual awareness of German and Middle Eastern cultures. He was paired with German author Joachim Helfer, who then returned the visit to al-Daif in Lebanon. Following their time together, al-Daif published in Arabic a literary reportage of his ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Tender Gaze

    Compassionate Encounters on the German Screen, Page, and Stage

    by Anna-Rebecca Nowicki, Joseph Rockelmann & Christina Joseph Rockelmann, Dr Christina Weiler, John Blair, Mary-Elizabeth O'Brien, Nancy Nenno, Dr Gary Schmidt, Erika Nelson Mukherjee, Nikhil Sathe, Professor Lorna Martens ...
    The gaze, understood as a way of looking at others that involves contemplation and the operation of power, has an extensive history of iterations such as the male gaze (Mulvey), the oppositional gaze (hooks), and the postcolonial gaze (Said). This essay collection develops a supplemental theory of what Muriel Cormican has coined the "tender gaze" and traces its occurrence in German film, theater, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Practically Human

    College Professors Speak from the Heart of Humanities Education

    Edited by Gary Schmidt, Matthew Walhout ...
    If you are a student wondering what to study in college, this book is for you. It invites you to seek out the practical benefits of studying literature, language, the arts, history, religion, and philosophy. These disciplines-known collectively as the humanities-will teach you to analyze complex social dynamics, articulate good arguments, and apply the hard-won wisdom of the past to new and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • First Boy

    by Gary Schmidt ...
    This fast-paced thriller from the award-winning author follows a teenager caught up in political intrigue."You're my first boy, Cooper, my first boy," grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm.Suddenly, black sedans are swarming all around Cooper's small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mara's Stories: Glimmers in the Darkness

    by Gary Schmidt ...
    A testament to the power of stories, and how they may bring hope even in times of darkness."Everyone gathers around, and from her lips to their ears the stories go, and for a little while the camp disappears, and for a little while they are all free."As night falls, the women gather their children to listen to Mara tell her stories. They are stories of light and hope and freedom, stories of ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

    by Hugh Lofting, Gary Schmidt ...
    Series series Doctor Dolittle Series
    Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr., and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez and John Cena! Doctor Doolittle returns in this classic Newberry Medal winner!Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal! Told by 9-and-a-half-year-old ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • In God's Hands

    by Lawrence Kushner, Gary Schmidt ...
    A Charming tale to remind us all that our kindness works miracles.When the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the square in the little town grows quiet and still. The cool air of distant hills mingles with the sweet scent of baking bread. The moon rises and glows softly. Its the sort of place where miracles could happen.  David and Jacob live in the same little, ordinary town, but its almost as if ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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    Thalia Book Club: Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars

    by Gary Schmidt ...
    Narrated by Khris Lewin ...
    Series series Thalia Kids' Book Club

    Unabridged

    1 hour 4 min

    Two-time Newbery Medal winner Gary Schmidt talks about the frequently comic mishaps and adventures of a 12-year-old Long Island boy in the Vietnam era. Actor Khris Lewin performs an excerpt from the book. Co-presented with Bank Street Bookstore.Thalia Kids' Book Club events are lively talks between children's book authors and their fans (ages 9-12), plus one event for teens. Each event includes a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A Gathering of Last Poems

    Edited by Harold Bloom ...
    "A colossus among critics. . . . His enthusiasm for literature is a joyous intoxicant." — New York TimesIn this charming anthology, esteemed literary critic Harold Bloom collects the last poems of history's most important and celebrated poets. As with his immensely popular Best Poems of the English Language, Bloom has carefully curated and annotated the final works of one hundred poets in Till I ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hidden Life of Prayer

    by David MacIntyre ...
    This book is a classic on prayer, and is continually hailed as one of the greatest books on the subjects by many of the most trusted ministers of the day, to include Leonard Ravenhill, John Piper, Wayne Grudem, and most recently, Tim Challies. This edition includes: Active table of contents. Linked end notes. Contents: 1. The Life of Prayer 2. The Equipment 3. The Direction of the Mind 4. The ... Read more

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