The Believer

Author : Ralph Blumenthal
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826362315

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The Believer by Ralph Blumenthal Pdf

The Believer is the weird and chilling true story of Dr. John Mack. This eminent Harvard psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer risked his career to investigate the phenomenon of human encounters with aliens and to give credibility to the stupefying tales shared by people who were utterly convinced they had happened. Nothing in Mack's four decades of psychiatry had prepared him for the otherworldly accounts of a cross section of humanity including young children who reported being taken against their wills by alien beings. Over the course of his career his interest in alien abduction grew from curiosity to wonder, ultimately developing into a limitless, unwavering passion. Based on exclusive access to Mack's archives, journals, and psychiatric notes and interviews with his family and closest associates, The Believer reveals the life and work of a man who explored the deepest of scientific conundrums and further leads us to the hidden dimensions and alternate realities that captivated Mack until the end of his life.

Author : Sarah Krasnostein
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487010379

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The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein Pdf

“Deeply beautiful, and never simple.” — James Gleick, author of Time Travel: A History An unforgettable tour of the human condition that explores our universal need for belief to help us make sense of life, death, and everything in between. For Sarah Krasnostein it begins with a Mennonite choir on a subway platform, a fleeting moment of witness that sets her on a fascinating journey to discover why people need to believe in absolute truths and what happens when their beliefs crash into her own. Some of the people Krasnostein interviews believe in things many people do not: ghosts, UFOs, the literal creation of the universe in six days. Some believe in things most people would like to: dying with dignity and autonomy; facing up to our transgressions with truthfulness; living with integrity and compassion. By turns devastating and uplifting, and captured in snapshot-vivid detail, these six profiles — a death doula, a geologist who believes the world is six thousand years old, a lecturer in neurobiology who spends his weekends ghost hunting, the fiancé of a disappeared pilot and UFO enthusiasts, a woman incarcerated for killing her husband after suffering years of domestic violence, and Mennonite families in New York — will leave you convinced that the most ordinary-seeming people are often the most remarkable and that deep and abiding commonalities can be found within the greatest differences. Vivid, unconventional, entertaining, and full of wonder, The Believer interweaves these stories with compassion and empathy, culminating in an unforgettable tour of the human condition that cuts to the core of who we are as people, and what we’re doing on this earth.

Author : Joakim Zander,Elizabeth Clark Wessel
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443433747

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The Believer by Joakim Zander,Elizabeth Clark Wessel Pdf

An intricately plotted and brilliantly conceived stand-alone sequel to the international bestseller The Swimmer that turns the hottest political topics of our times into show-stopping fiction Yasmine Ajam has fled her past in the rough Stockholm borough Bergort, reinventing herself as a trend spotter in New York City. One day she receives a startling message: there are riots stirring on the streets of Stockholm and they appear to be connected with the disappearance of her brother, Faadi. Following rumours that Faadi was radicalized and died fighting for ISIS in Syria, Yasmine returns to Stockholm to discover what really happened to her brother. There she becomes entangled in a dangerous web of allegiances and violence that stretches far beyond the gangs on her childhood streets. Meanwhile, in London, Klara Walldéen has landed a job at a human rights research institute working on a report to predict the effects of privatization of police forces. When Klara travels to Stockhom to present her findings to European Union policy makers, her laptop is stolen and one of her colleagues is pushed in front of a subway train. As her path collides with Yasmine’s, Klara begins to realize that she may unwittingly be contributing to the sinister agendas of powerful interests, who will stop at nothing to attain their goals.

Author : Andrew Wommack
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606830826

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The Believer's Authority by Andrew Wommack Pdf

The controversial subject of the spiritual authority of the believer in Christ is widely discussed in the church today. Now, Andrew Wommack, host of the #1 fastest growing ministry on television, gives us a new perspective that may challenge everything we've been taught including: If believers have been given authority, then when, how, and...

Author : Sarah Krasnostein
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250101211

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The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein Pdf

Winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature, Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster is the fascinating biography of one of the people responsible for tidying up homes in the wake of natural—and unnatural—catastrophes and fatalities. Homicides and suicides, fires and floods, hoarders and addicts. When properties are damaged or neglected, it falls to Sandra Pankhurst, founder of Specialized Trauma Cleaning (STC) Services Pty. Ltd. to sift through the ashes or sweep up the mess of a person’s life or death. Her clients include law enforcement, real estate agents, executors of deceased estates, and charitable organizations representing victimized, mentally ill, elderly, and physically disabled people. In houses and buildings that have fallen into disrepair, Sandra airs out residents’ smells, throws out their weird porn, their photos, their letters, the last traces of their DNA entombed in soaps and toothbrushes. The remnants and mementoes of these people’s lives resonate with Sandra. Before she began professionally cleaning up their traumas, she experienced her own. First, as a little boy, raised in violence and excluded from the family home. Then as a husband and father, drag queen, gender reassignment patient, sex worker, small businesswoman, and trophy wife. In each role she played, all Sandra wanted to do was belong. The Trauma Cleaner is the extraordinary true story of an extraordinary person dedicated to making order out of chaos with compassion, revealing the common ground Sandra Pankhurst—and everyone—shares with those struck by tragedy.

Author : Eric Hoffer
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0809436027

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The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Pdf

Author : John A MacMillan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9356612307

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The Authority of the Believer by John A MacMillan Pdf

The Authority of the Believer' exhorts faithful Christians to be mindful of their actions and words so that their relationship with the Lord might be solidly maintained each day. 'The Authority of the Believer, ' a wonderful set of meditations on what it means to be a good Christian, encourages the reader to ponder profoundly. John MacMillan demonstrates how powerful and capable a sincere believer in God can be by reflecting on many of the Bible's greatest lessons and deeds, as well as personal experiences. Faith, when retained and guarded against life's temptations and diversions, is a powerful tool-the power of Christ and the Heavenly Lord may be a tremendous help

Author : Zoe Heller
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061971327

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The Believers by Zoe Heller Pdf

“[Zoe Heller] is an extraordinarily entertaining writer, and this novel showcases her copious gifts, including a scathing, Waugh-like wit.”—New York Times Best-selling author Zoe Heller has followed up the critical and commercial success of What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal with another tour-de-force on the meaning of faith, belief, and trust: The Believers. Tragic and comic, witty and intense, The Believers is the story of a dysfunctional family forced by tragedy to confront their own personal demons. In the vein of Claire Messud and Zadie Smith, Zoe Heller has written that rare novel that tackles the big ideas without sacrificing page-turning readability.

Author : Carol Ann Bartz
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781512716672

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The Believer by Carol Ann Bartz Pdf

For Carol Ann, life was almost perfect until she began to suspect something wasn’t quite right with her youngest son, Zachary, who was just two years old. Call it mother’s intuition or maybe it was the knowledge of being a nurse that lead her on a frustrating search to find the answers to what she feared the most. Her nightmare turned into reality, and Zachary was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. When the disorder manifested into a fight for Zachary’s life, Carol Ann and her husband, Nathan, struggled to find a cure in time. Despite overcoming many odds, without medical explanation, Zachary became an inspiration beyond belief as he strengthened the faith of a community and far beyond. It wasn’t until Carol Ann and Nathan were forced to make the ultimate decision that they would come to realize the extent of what Zachary was capable of accomplishing despite his incredible suffering while teaching thousands a valuable lesson in the meaning of life.

Author : Rebecca Makkai
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735223547

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The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Pdf

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER ALA CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER Soon to Be a Major Television Event, optioned by Amy Poehler “A page turner . . . An absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what it’s like to live during times of crisis.” —The New York Times Book Review A dazzling novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico’s funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico’s little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster. Named a Best Book of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, The Seattle Times, Bustle, Newsday, AM New York, BookPage, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lit Hub, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library and Chicago Public Library

Author : Zacharias Tanee Fomum
Publisher : ZTF Books Online
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781370460168

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The Believer’s Conscience by Zacharias Tanee Fomum Pdf

The state of the conscience, faith, and the Spirit-filled life are related. Sin, disobedience, hardening of heart and impurity destroy the good conscience and produce a defiled conscience. When the conscience is defiled, faith cannot be born. Lack of repentance, and a hardened heart produce a seared and dead conscience to the point where, when God speaks, you no longer feel anything. This book by Professor Fomum is a description of the state of man's conscience. His burden is to get every believer to cooperate with God to have a clear conscience before God and before man. A strong and clear conscience speaks of the possibility of letting in the light of God, for the strong conscience is full of the Holy Spirit. From a detailed explanation of each state of conscience, Professor Fomum demonstrates that the Lord has done everything possible to make sure that every believer has a conscience that is functioning at the highest possible level. His prayer is that everyone should step into the health of God for their conscience and become whatever God wants them to become in their relationship with Him. May you read this book in order to accomplish all that He has asked you to do for His everlasting purposes.

Author : Chinedu Ugochukwu
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781257996698

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The believer's possessions by Chinedu Ugochukwu Pdf

Do you want to know what you have become now that you are born again?What is that thing you will begin to do when you know that you have the nature of God in you?You have the very life of God in you and nothing can be impossible to you.These and many more you'll find in this inspiring book, "THE BELIEVER"S POSSESSIONS"This book will reveal to you that complete package that has been given to you when you became born again.It also gives the one who needs to be born again the opportunity to seize this glorious opportunity.

Author : Chris Palmer
Publisher : WestBowPress
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490804750

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The Believer’s Journey by Chris Palmer Pdf

Winding through the uncertainties of life and weaving in among the weaknesses that plague you daily is a shining path. Your first step on this path is your first step away from the things you hate most about yourself, and your first step into the divine transformation your heart has been longing for. The Believer’s Journey sets forth profound and revelatory truths that can teach you how to have your own walk with God instead of having to walk with Him vicariously through others. • Part I: Grasp what it means to be born again. Unlock essential truths about the identity of every believer in Christ. • Part II: Witness the journey of the Apostle Paul, who took these truths the distance. Explore the great apostle’s map into the heart of God. • Part III: Detect how to partner with the Holy Spirit to grow a deep and unlimited relationship with God. By the time you are finished reading, reflecting, and incorporating these truths, your depth in the Spirit may never be the same. Let The Believer’s Journey: God’s Path of Transformation steer you along this sacred path.

Author : Albert McWright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Unitarianism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044077891240

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The Believer's Defence by Albert McWright Pdf

Author : James Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWT7ZA

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The Believer's Daily Remembrancer by James Smith Pdf