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“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet...

Mary Oliver has published twenty-one volumes of poetry and six books of prose in the span of five decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. With At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver gives her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work. In this...

Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935-January 17, 2019), from Maple Heights, OH, was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by wonderment at the natural environment, vivid imagery, and unadorned language. In 2007, she was declared the best-selling poet in the United States.

A curated compendium of poetry and prose from the award-winning poet Mary Oliver, including the book-length masterpiece The Leaf and the Cloud, the collection What Do We Know, andessays from Long Life—with a foreword by fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Postcolonial Love Poem Natalie...

Priscilla Presley schildert in ihrer ehrlichen und offenherzigen Autobiografie die schwierige Zeit nach der Trennung, den Schock, als sie vom Tod von Elvis erfuhr und den langen Weg zur Selbstbestimmung. Doch eine Konstante bestimmt auch heute noch Priscilla Presleys Leben: Es ist die andauernde Liebe zum »King of Rock'n'Roll« und die Bewahrung seines Vermächtnisses.

Following the success of At Blackwater Pond, this second audio reccording from bestselling poet Mary Oliver contains a selection of thirty-seven previously published poems and four new, read by the poet in her steady, magnetic voice. Oliver recites from the full range of her poetry—from her...

Exploring the history, archaeology, geography, and cultures of the Bible.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love comes in many forms, many shades and many hues. There is one though that society wants more than any other and it is now part of our culture. Yes, the Happy Ending.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA PICK From the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Mary Oliver, a definitive and enduring collection of her best work “No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love. . . . Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides...

One of the greatest classic horror stories, Mary Shelley's gothic novel sees Dr Frankenstein manufacture life - The Monster - only to see it go beyond his control. The original novel is more sympathetic to the monster's plight than is generally presented on film, making it an important book to be read.

At a time when internet dating is booming across all ages and classes and women are setting the agenda as never before, some things have not changed: you can’t always leave love to chance. And whether the search begins with an app in the 21st century or a visit to two young but savvy matchmakers in the 1940s, the desire for lifelong happiness with a perfectly suited partner remains the same.

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.

Was ist Wirklichkeit? Haben wir Menschen den Bezug zu ihr verloren und leben nur noch in einer verrückten Simulation? Und wenn ja, wo wäre der Ausgang? Wir sind Oliver Ruppel und Mary Niegot. In unserer therapeutischen Praxis gehen wir seit vielen Jahren diesen Fragen nach. Hier sprechen wir darüber. Oliver Ruppel, geboren 1967 in Wuppertal, ist Autor und therapeutischer Ausbilder. Er führt seit 34 Jahren eine Praxis für Psychotherapie. info@oliverruppel.de Mary Niegot, geboren 1971 in Münster, ist Diplom-Psychologin in eigener Praxis und seit 27 Jahren als Therapeutin tätig. info@...

En el verano de 1816, Lord Byron invita al poeta Percy Bysshe Shelley y a su joven esposa, Mary, a su casa de Suiza. Los días son lluviosos y el anfitrión propone que cada uno escriba un relato de fantasmas. Así surgirá "Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo", publicada en 1818 y considerada la...