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The Ministry of Pain

Dubravka Ugrešic
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Author : Dubravka Ugrešic
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061986093

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Having fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather and rubber S&M clothing at a sweatshop they call the "Ministry." Abandoning literature, Tanja encourages her students to indulge their "Yugonostalgia" in essays about their personal experiences during their homeland's cultural and physical disintegration. But Tanja's act of academic rebellion incites the rage of one renegade member of her class—and pulls her dangerously close to another—which, in turn, exacerbates the tensions of a life in exile that has now begun to spiral seriously out of control.

The Ministry of Pain

Dubravka Ugrešić
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Author : Dubravka Ugrešić
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN : UOM:39015062885291

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Tanja Luciae teaches at the University of Amsterdam and lives on the edge of the city's red light district. She and her pupils, fleeing the violent break-up of their homeland Yugoslavia, have found temporary refuge in the Department of Slavonic Languages. Desperate to make ends meet, many of the students find work at the 'Ministry' - a fetish-wear factory in North Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Tanja and her student Igor form a dangerously close relationship that threatens to unleash all the tensions of life in exile ... with savage compassion our shared human homelessness.

How to Stop the Pain

James B. Richards
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Author : James B. Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0883687224

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Stop the pain of the past and be protected from the pain of the future. This paradigm-shattering book will free you from the forces that would turn you into a victim.

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Arundhati Roy
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Author : Arundhati Roy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525434818

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National Bestseller Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post * The Boston Globe * Minneapolis Star Tribune * NPR * Newsday * The Guardian * Financial Times * The Christian Science Monitor The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. Braiding together the lives of a diverse cast of characters who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope, here Arundhati Roy reinvents what a novel can do and can be.

The Ministry of Special Cases

Nathan Englander
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Author : Nathan Englander
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307569783

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From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, the debut novel from the Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges casts a powerful spell. In the heart of Argentina's Dirty War, Kaddish Poznan struggles with a son who won't accept him; strives for a wife who forever saves him; and spends his nights protecting the good name of a community that denies his existence. When the nightmare of the disappeared children brings the Poznan family to its knees, they are thrust into the unyielding corridors of the Ministry of Special Cases, a terrifying, byzantine refuge of last resort. Through the devastation of a single family, Englander brilliantly captures the grief of a nation.

Nobody's Home

Dubravka Ugrešić
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Author : Dubravka Ugrešić
Publisher : Open Letter Books
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781934824009

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In her long career, Ugresic has published several novels (e.g., The Ministry of Pain), but she made her name with her essay collections, which have caused controversy and earned her the admiration of writers and critics abroad. In these latest musings, written over the course of several years, Ugresic leaves no stone unturned and no thought contained, doing what she does best: writing about the human condition through her own experience. Refusing to establish a central theme, she touches upon a wide range of topics: the paradox of multiculturalism, metaphors as our "defense against nightmares," the eerie similarities between capitalism and communism, and ways in which we try to rise hopelessly above our less-than-perfect existence. Along the way, she pays homage to the works of literature that have influenced her own creative process, in an effort to pay "a symbolic literary tax on narcissim" because "writing is not the humblest of vocations." Perhaps not, but Ugresic certainly knows how to balance being a critic with being criticized. Recommended for all libraries collecting cultural criticism.--Mirela Roncevic, Library Journal Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering

Timothy Keller
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Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594634406

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"The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers forever. In Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Timothy Keller takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind pain and suffering, making a forceful and groundbreaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God. Using biblical wisdom and personal stories of overcoming adversity, Keller brings a much-needed, fresh viewpoint to this important issue."--Back cover

Rediscovering the Ministry of Blessing

Russ Parker
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Author : Russ Parker
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281069828

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The Bible teaches us', Russ Parker writes, 'that blessing is a unique ministry resource gifted to believers to effect the purposes of God in peoples' lives.' In this enthralling book, the author tells of situations of family estrangement, depression and chronic illness; of times of hopelessness and helplessness where miraculous transformation has been wrought through calling on God to bless someone with the richest blessing they are able to receive. As he has travelled the country teaching on the ministry of blessing, Russ has seen an enthusiastic response and uptake, especially amongst those involved in prayer ministry. He believes it is time for all who want to be part of God's renewal - both in church and through reaching out to the wider community - to consider how we might help others to flourish as the people God has called them to be. 'Russ Parker's ground breaking work on healing community history will be so helpful to churches. It has greatly helped me.' The Rt Revd Graeme Dow, former Bishop of Carlisle

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Dubravka Ugresic
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Author : Dubravka Ugresic
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802197634

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“Multilayered narratives come together as an exploration of femininity, identity, mortality, and folklore’s wondrous powers.” —Booklist According to Slavic myth, Baba Yaga is a witch who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. In Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, internationally acclaimed writer Dubravka Ugresic takes the timeless legend and spins it into a fresh and distinctly modern tale of femininity, aging, identity, and love. With barbed wisdom and razor-sharp wit, Ugresic weaves together the stories of four women in contemporary Eastern Europe: a writer who grants her dying mother’s final wish by traveling to her hometown in Bulgaria, an elderly woman who wakes up every day hoping to die, a buxom blonde hospital worker who’s given up on love, and a serial widow who harbors a secret talent for writing. Through the women’s fears and desires, and their struggles against invisibility, Ugresic presents a brilliantly postmodern retelling of an ancient myth that is infused with humanity and the joy of storytelling. “Ugresic’s postmodern take on myth, femininity, and aging provides a beautifully written window into Slavic literature.” —Publishers Weekly

Worth the Pain

Jessica Youngblood
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Author : Jessica Youngblood
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1983553980

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If you're going to have a life worth living, you're going to have to walk through some pain... I wrote this book for YOU, the hopeless one in a hotel room who wants to end your life. I wrote this for YOU, the drug addict that wants to give up because you can't overcome the addictions. I wrote this for YOU, the one who thinks the world is out to get you because of the life you were handed. Rejection, addiction, emptiness, brokenness, and hopelessness can destroy our lives. I know this because I was broken beyond hope, but today I am victorious! this is my journey from meth to ministry. If God can transform a life like mine, He can do it for you no matter what your story is. You just have to surrender. You have to choose to trust in the midst of the pain. I am crazy enough to believe that by you reading this book, God can grab ahold of your heart and remind you that you are loved, valued and believed in. I believe that you will start to see that God has a plan and your story isn't over. It is just about to start. If He did it for me, He can do it for you. It is my prayer that one day you too will be able to say. "It is worth the pain." And I promise, the life God has for you, it is Worth the Pain

Yoga and Science in Pain Care

Neil Pearson,Shelly Prosko,Marlysa Sullivan
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Author : Neil Pearson,Shelly Prosko,Marlysa Sullivan
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780857013545

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The book takes an integrated approach to pain rehabilitation and combines pain science, rehabilitation and yoga with evidence-based approaches from respected contributors. They demonstrate how to integrate the concepts, philosophies and practices of yoga and pain science in working with people in pain. An essential and often overlooked part of pain rehabilitation is listening to, working with, learning from, and validating the person in pain's lived experience. The book expounds on the movement to a more patient-valued, partnership-based biopsychosocial-spiritual model of healthcare where the patient is an active and empowered participant, as opposed to a model where the healthcare provider is 'fixing' the passive patient. It also explains how practitioners can address the entire human being in pain, and how to include the person as an expert for more effective and self-empowered care.

Soul Pain

Jennifer Tann
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Author : Jennifer Tann
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848252776

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Priests in their pastoral ministry encounter heart-breaking incidents occurring before what is regarded as a normal life-span: a child with cancer, a road accident, a seriously ill young mother, a bright student struck down. While this may be some preparation, when priests and ministers personally experience serious or terminal illness, they have the additional burden of being in a public role; of needing to manage outward behaviours and inner feelings. They live out the difficult questions which others bring to them, and to which there are no easy answers. Soul Pain (a term coined by Dame Cicely Saunders) is a moving, articulate and profound series of reflections on the shock, fear, anger, desolation, acceptance that serious illness brings, the choices to be faced and the meaning of healing in such contexts. Theologically rich and with a depth of wisdom learned at great cost, this book is full of illuminating insights for all who minister to those with life-threatening conditions and those who watch and wait. Essential reading for all in pastoral ministry.

Thank You for Not Reading

Dubravka Ugrešić
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Author : Dubravka Ugrešić
Publisher : Dalkey Archive Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1564782980

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In this collection of acerbic essays, Ugresic dissects the nature of the contemporary book industry, which she argues is so infected with the need to create and promote literature that will appeal to the masses--literally to everyone--that if Thomas Mann were writing nowadays, his books wouldn't even be published in the U.S. because they're not sexy enough. A playful and biting critique, Ugresic's essays hit on all of the major aspects of publishing: agents, subagents, and scouts, supermarket-like bookstores, Joan Collins, book fairs that have little to do with books, authors promoted because of sex appeal instead of merit, and editors trying to look like writers by having their photograph taken against a background of bookshelves. Thanks to cultural influences such as Oprah, "The Today Show," and Kelly Ripa, best-seller lists have become just a modern form of socialist realism, a manifestation of a society that generally ignores literature in favor of the next big thing.

Leadership Pain

Samuel Chand
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Author : Samuel Chand
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718031619

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Do you want to be a better leader? Raise the threshold of your pain. Do you want your church to grow or your business to reach higher goals? Reluctance to face pain is your greatest limitation. There is no growth without change, no change without loss, and no loss without pain. Bottom line: if you're not hurting, you're not leading. But this book is not a theological treatise on pain. Rather in Leadership Pain Samuel Chand—best-selling author recognized as "the leader's leader"—provides a concrete, practical understanding of the pain we experience to help us interpret pain more accurately and learn the lessons God has in it for us. Chand is ruthlessly honest and highly practical as he examines the principles and practices that make our pain a means of fulfilling God's divine purposes for our churches, communities, and us. These features are included in this leadership treasure trove: POWERFUL, personal stories from some of the finest leaders in the world, such as Craig Groeschel, Benny Perez, Mike Kai, Lisa Bevere, Mark Chironna, Dale Bronner, Philip Wagner, Michael Pitts, and numerous others REVEALING INSIGHTS into the growth that occurs through pain in leadership roles PRACTICAL EXERCISES to help you apply the valuable principles you are learning

Fox

Dubravka Ugrešić
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Author : Dubravka Ugrešić
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1940953766

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First new novel in almost a decade from one of Europe's most inventive, boundary-pushing, feminist authors.