The Little Virtues Volume One

Author : Rose Sprinkle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781666746976

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The Little Virtues: Volume One by Rose Sprinkle Pdf

Collect five of The Little Virtues Series in one book! Follow your favorite characters as they each learn a different virtue and strength. Little Brave, the knight who battles a dragon and learns true courage. Little Envy, the mermaid who overcomes bullying and stops comparing herself to other mermaids. Little Charity, the naughty elf who steals all the presents but then learns the true meaning of giving. Little Love, the girl who has a hole in her heart and learns self-worth. And Little Faith, the grandchild who goes on a perilous journey to save her sick grandmother. These childhood favorites love to be read again and again.

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781628729023

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The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg Pdf

In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic mid-century authors. Whether she writes of the loss of a friend, Cesare Pavese; or what is inexpugnable of World War II; or the Abruzzi, where she and her first husband lived in forced residence under Fascist rule; or the importance of silence in our society; or her vocation as a writer; or even a pair of worn-out shoes, Ginzburg brings to her reflections the wisdom of a survivor and the spare, wry, and poetically resonant style her readers have come to recognize. "A glowing light of modern Italian literature . . . Ginzburg's magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning streak of a plain phrase. . . . As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart.' — The New York Times Book Review

Author : William J. Bennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1917 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781439126257

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The Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett Pdf

Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and wrong. And the best places to find them are in great works of literature and exemplary stories from history. William J. Bennett has collected hundreds of stories in The Book of Virtues, an instructive and inspiring anthology that will help children understand and develop character -- and help adults teach them. From the Bible to American history, from Greek mythology to English poetry, from fairy tales to modern fiction, these stories are a rich mine of moral literacy, a reliable moral reference point that will help anchor our children and ourselves in our culture, our history, and our traditions -- the sources of the ideals by which we wish to live our lives. Complete with instructive introductions and notes, The Book of Virtues is a book the whole family can read and enjoy -- and learn from -- together.

Author : André Comte-Sponville
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781429922814

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A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues by André Comte-Sponville Pdf

An utterly original exploration of the timeless human virtues and how they apply to the way we live now, from a bold and dynamic French writer. In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classic human virtues to help us under-stand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, the relevance, and even the charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind. Starting with politeness -- almost a virtue -- and ing with love -- which transcs all morality -- A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues takes us on a tour of the eighteen essential virtues: fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, and even, surprisingly, humor.Sophisticated and lucid, full of wit and vivacity, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811228008

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Happiness, as Such by Natalia Ginzburg Pdf

The hauntingly beautiful epistolary novel from “a glowing light of modern Italian literature” (New York Times Book Review) Longlisted for the PEN Translation Award At the heart of Happiness, as Such is an absence—an abyss that pulls everyone to its brink—created by a family’s only son, Michele, who has fled from Italy to England to escape the dangers and threats of his radical political ties. This novel is part epistolary: his mother writes letters to him, nagging him; his sister Angelica writes, missing him; so does Mara, his former lover, telling him about the birth of her son who may be his own. Left to clean up Michele’s mess, his family and friends complain, commiserate, tease, and grieve, struggling valiantly with the small and large calamities of their interconnected lives. Natalia Ginzburg's most beloved book in Italy and one of her finest achievements, Happiness, as Such is an original, wise, raw, comic novel that cuts to the bone.

Author : Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781609800307

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A Place to Live by Natalia Ginzburg Pdf

Arguably one of Italy’s greatest contemporary writers, Natalia Ginzburg has been best known in America as a writer’s writer, quiet beloved of her fellow wordsmiths. This collection of personal essays chosen by the eminent American writer Lynne Sharon Schwartz from four of Ginzburg’s books written over the course of Ginzburg’s lifetime was a many-years long project for Schwartz. These essays are deeply felt, but also disarmingly accessible. Full of self-doubt and searing insight, Ginzburg is merciless in her attempts to describe herself and her world—and yet paradoxically, her self-deprecating remarks reveal her deeper confidence in her own eye and writing ability, as well as the weight and nuance of her exploration of the conflict between humane values and bureaucratic rigidity.

Author : Rose Stanek
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781532684609

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Little Love by Rose Stanek Pdf

“There once was a girl with a hole in her heart. Little Love was her name, where was she to start? It was not of her doing. She was not to blame. But the hole in her heart was there just the same.” So begins the story of Little Love as she sets out on a journey to heal her broken heart. Join her on her path to self-discovery where she meets Beauty and Fame, and learns the true value of her self-worth. Written for children, but with a timeless message for the child in all of us, Little Love reaffirms the importance of self-acceptance in life’s journey toward love, joy, and friendship.

Author : Alejan Zambra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910695645

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Not to Read by Alejan Zambra Pdf

Author : William John Bennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 9780684813530

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Children's Book of Virtues by William John Bennett Pdf

A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.

Author : Amy Meyer Allen
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781414380698

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Humble Heart by Amy Meyer Allen Pdf

In this collection of stories, animal friends learn such virtues as thoughtfulness, forgiveness, thankfulness, and humility. Each story ends with a Bible verse.

Author : Benjamin Franklin
Publisher : Books of American Wisdom
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429093552

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Benjamin Franklin's Book of Virtues by Benjamin Franklin Pdf

A Pocket-Sized Collection of Benjamin Franklin's Thirteen Virtues in an Elegant Hardcover Edition

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781425000868

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is considered to be one of the most important treatises on ethics ever written. In an incredibly detailed study of virtue and vice in man, Aristotle examines one of the most central themes to man, the nature of goodness itself. In Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," he asserts that virtue is essential to happiness and that man must live in accordance with the "doctrine of the mean" (the balance between excess and deficiency) to achieve such happiness.

Author : Donna E Buford
Publisher : Green-Butterfly
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798224815647

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Growing with Love by Donna E Buford Pdf

After taking emotional and verbal abuse from classmates and others outside her family, Kaeley began to believe she would never find her soulmate. Than one day Ferris started talking to her and encouraging her to speak up for herself. Will she be able to find her courage buried under so many years of bullying? Is Ferris the one she's been waiting for and will he be able to help her grow into the strong, confident, woman he sees deep in her eyes?

Author : Sharon Kuhn Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0578634058

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A Pocketful of Virtues by Sharon Kuhn Young Pdf

A Pocketful of Virtues is an engaging and insightful rhyming book for children that introduces the concept of several impactful virtues. Believing that virtues help to form a child's character, this book provides a way to introduce and talk about these characteristics through age appropriate examples and illustrations.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781913724269

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Why I Write by George Orwell Pdf

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times