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"Pain is inevitable but misery is optional," says Barbara Johnson, and she should know. The survivor of four devastating experiences, Barbara, with the wit of Erma Bombeck, teaches how to find joy in the midst of it all. Her "credentials" open doors and provide insight to all those who suffer from the difficulties of life.
And this million copy edition is proof that the message holds true! Parents of prodigals and those who have suffered the greatest loss of all, the loss of a loved one, have all proclaimed with a smile, "This book has saved my life!"
Barbara's "pain" began when her husband was in a near-fatal accident. While he slowly recovered from severe, debilitating injures, they lost one son in Vietnam, and another son in an automobile accident. The final blow was losing their third son to the homosexual lifestyle. Through Barbara's final desperate plea to God of "Whatever, Lord…" a bubble of joy came to replace the elephant she felt sitting on her heart.
But life continues and so have the opportunities to practice what she preaches. Barbara was diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes and then most recently a cancerous brain tumor. Despite her difficulties, she continues to model that though pain is inevitable to us all, we can choose to see the flowers instead of the weeds.
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An antidote to life's discouragements.......2007-09-10
As an intimate view of a Christian's less than perfect reactions to one of life's most sobering challenges, Ms. Johnson speaks candidly and from the heart on her feelings and responses to finding out her son is gay. I found her faith and her willingness to seek and spread the joy God provides in life incredibly encouraging.
VERY PLEASED!!!!!.......2007-08-31
I was very satisfied with my purchase--was on time and in great condition. I am about 2/3 the way through and it is a great book--well written. There are points in there that make you feel better---like "hey, I'm not alone!) Very good confidence builder.
Pseudo-Christian Claptrap.......2007-02-01
I will never ever recommend this author. She may claim to be a Christian, but her behavior is anything but. This person has no business counseling parents of homosexuals, as it is clear she has no understanding of them. She describes them as something that formed wrong, flowers that didn't open. I have news for you, Ms. Johnson. God doesn't make mistakes. Each person is made that way for a reason, just because you can't get out of a stone age interpretation of the Bible, don't infect other parents and friends of gay people with your poisonous fake christian "love". I want to go wash my hands in lysol. It is because of attitudes like hers that Christians like me are portrayed as a bunch of whacko nutjobs.
Just Horrible.......2005-11-26
I was unfortunate enough to receive this book as a "gift" from my mother (along with Where Does a Mother Go to Resign"). As a gay Christian (yes, a GAY Christian), I find Mrs. Johnson's writings decidedly disturbing and un-Christian. The Bible does NOT clearly condemn gay people (if one researches historical and language origins of Biblical writings) and to base her reaction to her gay son on Christian beliefs is just wrong. So yes, I think that makes this a bad book.
Stick a Geranium in your Hat.......2005-08-30
I agree that BJ spends a huge amount of time writing about her gay son and diminishing the tragedies regarding her other 2 sons and her husband's accident. Readers might benefit by skimming over those long and often repeated portions on 'gayness' and pick up instead on her light-hearted and insightful encouragement. I enjoy her humor - she's like an Erma Bombeck with the Christian piece added right up-front. For those seeking other Christian authors with a humorous slant, pick up one (or more!) of John Ortberg's books.
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- Purpose Imposes Meaning
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Happy Death
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In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in I960, Albert Camus laid the foundation for The Stranger, focusing in both works on an Algerian clerk who kills a man in cold blood. But he also revealed himself to an extent that he never would in his later fiction. For if A Happy Death is the study of a rule-bound being shattering the fetters of his existence, it is also a remarkably candid portrait of its author as a young man.
As the novel follows the protagonist, Patrice Mersault, to his victim's house -- and then, fleeing, in a journey that takes him through stages of exile, hedonism, privation, and death -it gives us a glimpse into the imagination of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. For here is the young Camus himself, in love with the sea and sun, enraptured by women yet disdainful of romantic love, and already formulating the philosophy of action and moral responsibility that would make him central to the thought of our time.
Translated from the French by Richard Howard
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very good.......2007-06-21
Camus first book, though published after his death and without his consent, is a lens into the mind of the young author. Great imagery, strong philosophy, and a good mystery feel, leaves the reader fulfilled through out the novel. A MUST for those taking on the philosophy of Camus.
Purpose Imposes Meaning.......2006-08-26
Those who come to A HAPPY DEATH after THE STRANGER tend to note the similarities in plot and theme that relegate they believe the former to the latter as a juvenile attempt--not bad maybe, but not the real thing either. Such a judgment is overhasty. The Mersault of A HAPPY DEATH may or may not be the Mersault of THE STRANGER. Both live in Algiers and both wander aimlesslessly in life, seeking a philosophical underpinning. Both kill a man, and both suffer for it. But such a facile comparison omits a great deal that suggests when Camus took up the pen again a decade later, he has more in mind than a handy earlier book from which he could self-[...].
The Mersault of A HAPPY DEATH has a first name, Patrice, who is poor and seeks a way to battle a losing effort with time that his poverty proves a hindrance. He finds a rich cripple and kills him, and steals his money, which he uses to work out the details, however bizarre, of a philosophy that involve his finding happiness. The other Mersault seeks happiness too, but with him he already is "happy" in the sense that he knows his place in the universe, which he sees as a disordered self-contained field of entropy from which he concludes that nothing makes sense and everything is meaningless. This Mersault does not need to steal money to reach a higher state. Patrice Mersault seeks to elevate himself to reach a higher state that he feels money is the key and murder is the means. His later counterpart would find it amusing that his namesake would bother to look outside himself for anything. Patrice, could he but jump into HIS counterpart's book, would feel, not amusement, but rage at someone who has no purpose in life except to keep doing what he is doing. Both Mersaults share some surface traits, but in the final analysis, they are no more than two distinct individuals who share a name and a few piddling details of their surface lives. And perhaps this is what caused Camus to take up the pen with his twin Mersaults: to show his readers that the universe cannot mean more than what you put into it or what you don't.
beautiful translation.......2006-07-04
I am a Camus fan. I've read everything of his, starting with The Stranger and ending with A Happy Death. I must say that A Happy Death is my favorite. I (re-)read it several times a year.
A Happy Death is the most beautifully written, in my opinion. Content aside, the language (albeit in translation) is gorgeous and incredibly evocative. I can't get over it.
Content-wise, I felt that A Happy Death was much more human, we got to know Mersault much better. In The Stranger he is so cold, deliberately almost one-dimensional and I felt it was lovely to get to know a different side of him in A Happy Death. The language and descriptions are lush and vivid, the character has a lot more depth, and above all else, when I read it, I can clearly see why Camus vehemently denied being called an "existentialist". Some of the "existentialist" ideas certainly are present, but there seems to be such a different aesthetic.
Read his other works first........2005-12-23
If you haven't read Camus yet, read "The Stranger" or one of his other works. "Happy Death" does not really hold its own as well as a stand-alone novel; and The Stranger is a much better read. However, "Happy Death" does provide some keen insight into Camus and his philosophy and is worth reading for that reason alone as well as for a decent number of really thought provoking powerful passages scattered throughout.
Camus strikes again !.......2004-11-24
This novel may be well the best proof about the enormous influence exerted by Dostoievsky in Albert Camus .
When you are inmersed in this intriguing storytelling you will feel the giant and dark shadow of Crime and Punishment covering the unhappy existence of our murderer . The shame will load the soul of this nasty and filthy man all the way .
And you will understand why sometimes you may talk about a suggested suicide .
A crucial text in the Camus universe .
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Sketchy, shallow.......2005-04-18
The section that I like best in this book is the interview with Ann Richards. The other anecdotes and advice I found to be superficial, glib, and trite.
A few selections:
"Let's face it. Breaking up with someone you care for is never easy."
". . . be careful when you're dating. Take time to get to know another person."
". . . do an little analysis before attending an activity. Make sure it is one that interests you, not just one where you'll meet someone."
It's not bad advice, and probably not a bad first book for someone who is alone for the first time. But someone aching from a divorce or death might need something more compassionate, deeply-felt, and thoroughly researched.
A Primer for Newly Single Women.......2002-09-15
Author Pamela Stone cleverly has identified a huge and defined population which traditionally has been invisible: Middle-aged women who have been forced to build new lives alone as a result of widowhood or divorce.
The book is well-conceived, well-organized and well-researched, chock full of statistical detail. To reinforce the points she is making, Stone interviews experts such as psychologists, as well as famous people who are conspicuous in their singleness, like comedienne (and widow)Joan Rivers.
The author illustrates these points with anecdotal reports. The lively writing and the constructive suggestions make A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO LIVING ALONE nothing less than a primer for millions of women who find themselves single again in mid-life.
Wise, poignant and funny!.......2002-03-22
This is a book that shows women how to solve the problems we face when we live alone. I recommend it for any woman who is divorced, widowed, raising kids by herself, looking for a job or trying to balance a budget.
The writer interviews women such as former Texas governor Ann Richards and actress Joan Rivers -- she also get the stories of regular women, grandmas, soccer moms, artists, etc. Through their stories the reader comes to have hope for the future as she discovers the freedom and exhilaration of being on her own. I read this and passed it to my mother.
User-friendly.......2001-07-09
A user-friendly book spiced up with quotations and real-life profiles, this handy guide for women on surviving the grief of both divorce and widowhood fills a real need. I particularly enjoyed the last chapter with its inspirational stories of some "grand dames" who embody the word "survivor."
A Guide for Every Woman.......2001-03-15
Pamela Stone has skillfully woven the stories of women rebuilding their lives into a pattern for anyone. Any woman who finds herself alone, widowed, or divorced, will find comfort and sound advice in this book. Everything is covered, from handling grief to dating and financial management. I highly recommend this book to all women, alone or not. The information is invaluable, and one never knows when it could be used.
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- A Beat Poetry Classic
- The most underated writings of the 20th century
- Corso:simply brilliant
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Happy Birthday of Death
G. Corso
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From a rainy afternoon..........2006-06-19
I fell upon this book in my university library on a cold, miserable, lonely afternoon. I sat under a maple tree and reading it suddenly I am uplifted, inspired renewed and in love with the verse of Corso, so much so that I had to not only own it but write essays about it, I am, like so many others saddened and grieving that he is so understated. "Marriage" is particularly delectable, though my favourites would have to be "Hair" and "Park". Corso gives what so many poets do not; a joyous and truly wonderous love of words, such that my own writer spirit is awakened. I recommend this book highly to any with a youthful, playful spirit. This is for the artist's heart. Corso has moved me, for you I hope he will do the same.
A Beat Poetry Classic.......2004-06-05
This was the first Beat book of poetry I ever read, in my teens, and I felt compelled to read more. So I moved on to Ginsberg, and others. There's a poem in this collection that I get a real kick out of and I absolutely love. It's called "Marriage." Very funny and amusing. These poems are really unconventional and highly imaginative in their use of language and free form.
David Rehak
author of "Poems From My Bleeding Heart"
The most underated writings of the 20th century.......2000-06-11
Perhaps the man who along with Allan Ginsberg altered the way poetry was written and percieved. This is by far his most eclectic collection, featuring the masterful BOMB (perhaps the ultimate epithath for the 20th century) and the brilliant and moving MARRIAGE, POWER, CLOWN and POLICE more of the contents that show what a clever witty deep commentator Corso is. Poems you can mull ove? Definatly! Poems you can analyse? Undoubtable! But here is a collection you can read again and again and enjoy again and again.
Corso:simply brilliant.......2000-03-10
Gregory Corso must have been sitting in an empty room, with nothing more to think of than the emotions controlling his mind. In this book of poetry, the reader will gain a new appreciation for his work. The Happy Birthday of Death is one of the most powerful, and intense collections of writing available.
it was a great book.......1999-01-27
I recomend this book to everyone.it is funny,intellegent,and thrifting
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Happy Funeral
Eve Bunting
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What is the secret of people who die contented and fulfilled? What makes it possible for them to attain such spiritual heights as they approach their physical demise? What enables them to make death a completion of life, rather than a tragic end? And what can they teach us about life and death, love and loss, grief and spiritual growth?
The way we die, like the way we live, makes a difference—in our lives and the lives of others.
From time to time during his work as a pastor, John Fanestil has witnessed someone dying with remarkable and uplifting grace. Fanestil was moved yet puzzled by the spirit of happiness and holiness he observed. Contemporary literature on dying, filled with talk of anger, acceptance, and forgiveness, provided little to explain it. But the chance discovery of articles about the ritual of the “happy death” in religious magazines from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries brought Fanestil the answers he sought.
Mrs. Hunter’s Happy Death blends the captivating historical accounts Fanestil uncovered with his own pastoral experiences to reveal the secrets that enable people to transcend pain and suffering and embrace death as a completion of life, not as a tragic end. A fascinating introduction to a historic approach to death and its contemporary incarnations, Mrs. Hunter’s Happy Death also offers specific lessons on living and dying, from the “exercise of prayer” to the “labor of love” to “bearing testimony.”
With the spread of in-home medical and hospice care, death is once again being embraced as a natural part of life, infused with profound emotional and spiritual dimensions. The inspiring stories in Mrs. Hunter’s Happy Death beautifully demonstrate that the way we die, like the way we live, makes a supreme difference—in our lives and in the lives of others.
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Lessons for Living or Dying.......2006-04-08
I thoroughly enjoyed Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death. Not only did the author present a history of Mrs. Hunter's "happy death," he also included specific examples of individuals from his ministry who prepared for death in this manner. I particularly enjoyed Part 2 of the book which presented spiritual lessons on living (using concrete examples) such as the exercise of prayer, recognizing the presence of God at critical moments in ones life and living in the present. Kudos to Mr. Fanestil!
Sanctified Dying.......2006-04-05
In Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death Fanestil re-introduces us to the ritual of sanctified dying. Through the lens of an early 19th century journal that Fanestil unexpectedly unearthed, we are led through the process that to modern ears seems oxymoronic - "happy death." Drawing on twenty-something Mary Hunter's grace-filled triumph in (not over) death, this pastoral account shows death needn't be faced with apprehension and anxiety. Dying can be a Christian achievement rather than a reluctant hesitancy.
One important decision Fanestil made was to keep this book from being a mere historical account, and to make it relevant to contemporary life. He does this by aligning Mrs. Hunter's experiences with about 20 more recent examples, largely people the author personally knew from his pastoral ministry. Fanestil's gentle and buoyant writing endears us to these winsome souls. He also connects these stories with 10 spiritual disciplines in a way that will make the book very convenient for study groups.
The book is an undemanding read, but nevertheless, it follows good theological methodology. The horizons of past occurrences, contemporary experience, and scriptural tradition are fused in this sound theological reflection. Fanestil's technique is what Elaine Graham et. al. would call "Theology by Heart." God is experienced through the "interiority of human experience...Journaling, autobiography, psycho-therapeutic accounts of self are vehicles for theological reflection..."
"Happy Death" might seem like an oxymoron. Read this book and see that death needn't mean doom; in our inevitable passing we can find great spiritual pleasure.
A real "page turner"!.......2006-03-31
Who would have thought that a book about such a topic would be a "page turner"? What a delightful, sensitive, poignant book! Appreciated Rev. Fanestil's honesty and self-disclosure as well as his easy writing style. So grateful for the spiritual disciplines identified in the second part. I will recommend this book to many, I am sure.
Santa Monica, CA
Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death.......2006-03-30
Every single one of us is going to die. We each have choices to make about who we wish to be at that moment. John Fanestil's serendipitous uncovering of the 18th and 19th Centuries' ritual of a "happy death" is an uplifting journey back and forth between the 26 year old Mrs. Hunter's life and death in 1801, and Mr. Fanestil's own experiences with family and parishioners in the present day. His thoughtful and compassionate writing reflects his truly non-judgmental manner, especially when discussing the fine line between "prolonging life" and "prolonging death". He is virtually silent on the question of assisted suicide, but he has provided a road map that certainly can help us decide how to live our lives with a healthy awareness of its unavoidable conclusion and the effect it can have on those we leave behind.
Captivating.......2006-03-28
Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death captivated me. John Fanestil during his time as a Methodist minister met many people who embraced death cheerfully. He relates stories of people experiencing an enlightenment or feelings of devine love though they are ill and close to death. They are able to convey this holy feeling to thier loved ones. Then Fanestil, while reading 19th century methodist magazines learns of a common practice among methodists of the time, the "happy death". In the book he intertwines the story of one woman, Mrs. Hunter, who died in 1801 a happy death, with the stories of people he has ministered to. I found it incredibly comforting at this time when I have elderly and ill family members. He explains how the lessons he has learned can be applied now to help us live better lives. The book touched me deeply.
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- A Book for Tough Times
- Balm to the Soul
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- From Hurting to Happy - How it has helped me
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From Hurting to Happy: Transforming Your Life After Loss
Barbara Bartocci
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Barbara Bartocci has been widowed, divorced, fired from a job, lost both of her parents at a young age, and raised three children with special needs. With each loss - because she had to - she got beyond her grief and went on with living.
In this comforting, encouraging, believable book she weaves her own story and those of many others to create a rich and inspiring tapestry of people who have grown through loss and found joy on the other side. The ten chapters gather together stories that describe different kinds of good-byes and how we can find out way through them. Each story is accompanied by "A helping hand," section that offers practical and proven ways to acknowledge and grow through life's many good-byes.
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A Book for Tough Times.......2004-05-10
This is one of several books I've read by Barbara. In this one she addresses the many kinds of loss that we may need to confront some day--jobs, marriages, health, death, a feeling of security...and it has the same touch I've appreciated in her other books. She writes inspiring true stories and through her "helping hand" that ends each story, she speaks directly from her heart to her reader's, always bringing in the power of God to help us through life's transitions. This is a very good book to give to a friend who is going through a tough time.
Balm to the Soul.......2003-12-29
I welcomed reading Barbara Bartocci's stories about real people dealing with difficult losses. My experience was to feel so alone - a bit of a misfit in my pain and sorrow. We are seldom prepared to know what to do, what to say, or how to deal with our losses. She made me feel part of the human family experience. Her good concrete constructive suggestions on ways to cope, and move forward helped my healing process. She also gave me a new awareness on how to support friends and family when they are hurting- I give them the book and am available to listen.
of trials and triumph.......2003-12-23
Barbara Bartocci has created a collection of stories about people from all walks of life who have triumphed, emotionally, in the midst of the most difficult personal trials. She gently encourages readers to move forward, even when they suffer great loss.
A quick and easy read, Bartocci's book pairs descriptions of individual heartaches (including several of her own) with suggestions to help the reader move through his/her own trying circumstances - from journaling to prayer, meditation,counseling, choosing a different attitude, and a willingness to ask for help.
Comments by reknowned psychologists and experts in human potential bring added credence to Bartocci's simple message - that people can rise above difficult circumstances and their lives can become enriched in doing so.
Anecdotes, recommendations, and soulful advice.......2002-10-05
From Hurting To Happy: Transforming Your Life After Loss by professional speaker and author Barbara Bartocci, is a profoundly inspiring self-help guide to coping with all forms of loss, specifically including the loss of home, career, marriage, or loved ones. The long journey of learning to accept life and move on is rarely an easy one; anecdotes, recommendations, and soulful advice helps make the burden easy in this highly recommended and "reader friendly" instructional guide.
From Hurting to Happy - How it has helped me.......2002-09-13
Barbara Bartocci's newest book From Hurting to Happy gave me great advice on dealing with loss.... I always thought of loss before as the death of someone... but her book reminds me that there are many kinds of loss... I just never thought of it that way before. In one year, I lost my job, I lost my husband (he moved out) and my last child left home.... and I didn't handle it well at all. But I never saw those as the same kind of loss as a death, and equally deserving of grief. I wish I had had FROM HURTING TO HAPPY to offer me some insights back then. This book deals with the many kinds of losses that are part of life transitions. Most especially, I appreciated the suggestion of prayer as part of the recovery process. I highly recommend it to anyone facing a traumatic time in life.
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- Someone say a Mass for Frank Gaspar
- A book you'll want to read more than once.
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Mass for the Grace of a Happy Death: 1994 Anhinga Prize for Poetry
Frank X. Gaspar
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Winner of the 1994 Anhinga Prize for Poetry, selected by Joy Harjo.
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Someone say a Mass for Frank Gaspar.......1997-12-02
I carry this book with me, pull it out of my backpack at the slightest opportunity and wave its little red heart like a tract, like a knife. Gaspar's poems are my lifeline. I've read almost everything I can get my hands on about my hometown of Provincetown and Gaspar is the only writer since 1890 to accurately reflect the life of a *native* of my town.
Like Gaspar, I too had to leave the town of my Azorean ancestors to make a life for myself. I too am haunted. His lines come back to me daily. From a poem about these ancestors: "And this old country is any place we have to leave/The voices of the dead follow me across a continent now/They still want to speak with my voice." From a poem about his mother, limited lives and the lost industry of ice-cutting: she stands as a young girl on the frozen pond with "the look of all the rest of her life in her eyes."
I asked for this book, and his previous book of poems, "The Holyoke" (with an exquisite introduction by Mary Oliver) in the Provincetown Bookshop, something of a local institution. After I'd spelled out Gaspar's name to the clerk and repeated the title twice, she said, condescendingly, "Are you sure you really want it? Why don't you go to the library and make sure before I try to special-order it for you?" For the bookstores in town not to carry this book, not to fill their windows with Frank Gaspar's work, for the streets there not to ring with the sound of his poems being read aloud--is a slap in the face, a knife in the gut to the native population.
I thank God for Frank Gaspar.
A book you'll want to read more than once........1997-04-26
Mr. Gaspar's poetry puts you into his his memories as if they were your own. From listening to his grandfather and uncle tell OLD STORIES around the kitchen table to recieving the EUCHARIST at Sunday mass his memories of life in a small Cape Cod town are real. Although he left the town at a young age, his poetry is deeply rooted there and conveys to the reader the longing that he has to return to that time and place
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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