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229 pages ; 22 cm
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"Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the worst crimes people can inflict on others. So wherever he goes, he inevitably gets asked this question. This book is his answer. Writing with his daughter, Mpho, an Anglican priest, they lay out the simple but profound truths about the significance of forgiveness, how it works, why everyone needs to know how to grant it and receive it, and why granting forgiveness is the greatest gift...
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xiv, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
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This hands-on guide walks readers through the process in 8 key steps. How can we become forgivingly fit? How can we identify the source of our pain and inner turmoil? How can we find meaning in what we have suffered, or learn to forgive ourselves? What should we do when forgiveness feels particularly hard?
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In a world riven by conflict, reconciliation is not always possible -- but it offers one of the few paths to peace for a troubled nation or a troubled soul. In Bone to Pick, bestselling author and Newsweek editor Ellis Cose offers a provocative and wide-ranging discussion of the power of reconciliation, the efficacy of revenge, and the possibility of forgiveness.
People increasingly are searching for ways to put the demons of the past to rest. That...
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xxii, 243 pages ; 23 cm
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Weininger explains the concepts of compassion and self-compassion, and shows how applying compassion to yourself naturally extends to all the other people in your life. Using stories from her own life and those of others, she shows us how to deepen our capacity to respond skillfully to our own suffering and thus to that of others and our world.
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xiv, 156 pages ; 21 cm
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"The Secret of Lasting Forgiveness isn't just another book about forgiveness. With pastoral sensitivity, Wilkinson leads readers through an interactive process of forgiveness that is simple, profound, and absolutely life-changing. With his trademark biblical wisdom, Wilkinson (author of The Prayer of Jabez and Secrets of the Vine) unpacks Jesus' teaching about the consequences of unforgiveness in our lives. Through dynamic stories of personal ministry...
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viii, 227 pages ; 22 cm
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"Sages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds. In Failures of Forgiveness, Myisha Cherry argues that these beliefs couldn't be more wrong -- and that the ways we think about and use forgiveness, personally and as a society, can often do more harm than good. She presents a new and healthier understanding of forgiveness -- one that will give us a...
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Two children from separate, long-feuding villages decide to put aside their hatred and build a forgiveness garden to bridge the gap between their communities and end the cycle of violence.
A parable about hate and revenge in which a girl tries to do something different after years of families and communities not getting along because of an incident involving a boy throwing a stone at a girl.
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xx, 250 pages ; 24 cm
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"Forgiving anyone in a meaningful way is one of the hardest things a person has to do. If you do not, resentment and vengeance begin to consume you. It is nearly impossible to move past transgression without forgiveness, but few people have the resources and the tools to forgive others fully and move on with their lives. Forgiveness is an essential skill, a moral imperative, and a religious belief that cuts right to the core of what it means to be...
15) How to hold a grudge: from resentment to contentment : the power of grudges to transform your life
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vi, 260 pages ; 22 cm
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Argues that readers can use grudge-holding to be their happiest, most optimistic, and most forgiving selves.
"Slights, snubs, emotional wounds, unprovoked attacks. They happen to us all. But aren't we supposed to just forgive, forget, and move on? Bearing a grudge is too negative, right? Wrong! Grudges, when held correctly, are an essential part of a healthy psychological diet. Internationally bestselling author and grudge guru Sophie Hannah has...
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185 pages ; 23 cm
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"At once a coming-of-age tale and a baffling tragedy, this title follows a son's journey into middle age from boyhood in the aftermath of his father's mysterious disappearance. In spare but poignant prose, these nineteen stories capture the disappointment that follows on the false promises of childhood as the boy navigates painful family Sunday dinners and his first dance, an Ivy League education, dead-end jobs and self-sabotaged love affairs. He...
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371 pages : map ; 24 cm
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Kachemak Winkel's mother used to tell him that Alaska doesn't forgive mistakes. A lot of mistakes where made the day she died in a plane crash with Kache's father and brother-- and Kache still feels responsible. He fled Alaska for good, but now his aunt Snag insists on his return. Returning to his family's cabin in the woods, he finds smoke rising from the chimney and a mysterious Russian woman hiding from her own troubled past. Nadia has stayed there,...
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273 pages ; 22 cm.
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A modern retelling of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" moves from London after the 2008 financial crisis to the storm-ravaged American city of New Bohemia, in a story of the destructive effect of jealousy and the redemptive power of love.
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