Storytelling As Best Practice - April 2024

Storytelling as Best Practice

• ASIN: B00QY9QO7E
• ASIN: B00QY9QO7E
• Manufacturer: A Goodman

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." Here is Stephen King's master class on his craft. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his early focus on writing to tell a story. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, Carrie, offer a fresh and often funny perspective on the formation of a writer. King then turns to the tools of his trade, examining crucial aspects of the writer's art and life, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from pl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0000547HM
• ASIN: B0000547HM
• Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice

With her previous best sellers, Dr. Brené Brown helped us realize that vulnerability is the birthplace for trust, belonging, joy, creativity, and love. Yet a willingness to be vulnerable means accepting that life will sometimes knock us down. Where do we find the strength to get back up? In her research for her breakthrough book Rising Strong, Brené discovered a key factor. "Without exception," she says, "the concept of spirituality emerged from the data as a critical component of overcoming struggle." In Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice, Brené offers an in-depth exploration of this ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072L3GR1K
• ASIN: B072L3GR1K
• Manufacturer: Sounds True

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

• ASIN: B00P5557G2
• ASIN: B00P5557G2
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

The Homiletical Plot, Expanded Edition: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form

Now in reissue with a new foreword by Fred B. Craddock and afterword by the author, Eugene L. Lowry, The Homiletical Plot, Expanded Edition follows in the same solid tradition of its predecessor. Upon its release, The Homiletical Plot quickly became a pivotal work on the art of preaching. Instead of comments on a biblical passage, Lowry suggested that the sermon follow a narrative form that moves from beginning to end, as with the plot of a story. This expanded edition continues to be an excellent teaching resource and learning tool for all preachers from introductory students to seasoned cler... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0664222641
• ASIN: 0664222641
• ISBN: 0664222641
• Brand: Westminster John Knox Press
• Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press

Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice

• ASIN: 1594481814
• ASIN: 1594481814
• ISBN: 1594481814
• Brand: Artress, Lauren
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

The Field Guide to Fundraising for Nonprofits: Fusing Creativity and New Best Practices

With this book in hand, nonprofits can increase their fundraising potential―and their overall impact―by learning how to ramp up nearly every aspect of their fundraising programs in new and creative ways.• Adopts a comprehensive approach to nonprofit fundraising for board members, executives, and those specifically charged with raising money• Explores nonprofits' attitudes and limiting beliefs• Examines best practices related to fundraising, then takes those practices to the next level through creativity and innovation• Provides concrete ways to leverage boards, strategic planning, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1440854599
• ASIN: 1440854599
• ISBN: 1440854599
• Manufacturer: Praeger

Hot Dog (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)

Step 1 books entice early readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. Poor Dog. He's awfully hot! But Mom won't share her lemonade. Cat won't share his shady spot on the porch. And Skunk's making a real stink about sharing his hollow log. What does a hot Dog have to do to get cool?Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.

• ASIN: 0307261018
• UPC: 033500261015
• ASIN: 0307261018
• ISBN: 0307261018
• Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers

Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Pars I: Familia Romana (Latin Edition)

Hans Ørberg's Lingua Latina per se Illustrata is the world's premiere series for learning Latin via the Natural Method. The Natural Method encourages students to learn Latin without resorting to translation, but instead by teaching them to think in the language: students first learn grammar and vocabulary inductively through extended contextual reading and an ingenious system of marginal notes. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata is also the most popular series for those teachers at both the secondary and collegiate levels who wish to develop Latin conversational skills in the classroom.Famil... [Read More]

• ASIN: 158510423X
• ASIN: 158510423X
• ISBN: 158510423X
• Brand: Brand: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
• Manufacturer: Focus

Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel

For thirty years, Mark as Story has introduced readers to the rhetorical and narrative skill that makes Mark so arresting and compelling a story. Rhoads, Dewey, and Michie have helped to pioneer our appreciation of the Gospels, and Mark in particular, as narratives originally created in an oral culture for oral performance. New in this edition are a revised introduction and an afterword describing the significant role Mark as Story has played in the development of narrative criticism.

• ASIN: B00APJRKS6
• ASIN: B00APJRKS6
• Manufacturer: Fortress Press

It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness

Using delightful and deceptively powerful stories from everyday experiences, beloved Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein demystifies spirituality, charts the path to happiness through the Buddha's basic teachings, shows how to eliminate hindrances to clear seeing, and develops a realistic course toward wisdom and compassion. A wonderfully engaging guide, full of humor, memorable insights, and love.

• ASIN: B0053K10J2
• ASIN: B0053K10J2
• Manufacturer: HarperOne

Planning as Persuasive Storytelling: The Rhetorical Construction of Chicago's Electric Future (New Practices of Inquiry)

Planning as Persuasive Storytelling is a revealing look at the world of political conflict surrounding the Commonwealth Edison Company's ambitious nuclear power plant construction program in northern Illinois during the 1980s. Examining the clash between the utility, consumer groups, community-based groups, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the City of Chicago, Throgmorton argues that planning can best be thought of as a form of persuasive storytelling. A planner's task is to write future-oriented texts that employ language and figures of speech designed to persuade their constituencies of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0226799646
• ASIN: 0226799646
• ISBN: 0226799646
• Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice

Using writing to deepen your connection with the Universe. The Ritual of Writing explores the connection between writing and ritual in Pagan spirituality. Focusing upon practical tasks, it begins by helping readers create a piece of writing connected to the Wheel of the Year and honouring a seasonal festival, taking them step by step through the process. There is a key element of working with the spirit of place, wherever the reader is in the world. The book also considers other ways in which writing can inform spiritual practice, discussing elements such as poetry, non-fiction and ritual work... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07RG8F3MQ
• ASIN: B07RG8F3MQ
• Manufacturer: Moon Books

Notebook: You Have The Same Amount Of Hours In A Day As James Doty, 6x9 Lined Journal - 110 Pages - Soft Cover (Best Designed Journals, Writers)

ELEGANT SIMPLE DESIGN - Whether on your desk at home or in your bag on the go our professionally designed 6 by 9-inch notebooks are the perfect size for journaling, drawing or notetaking.Perfect for people who want to create to do lists, set goals, habit tracking, plan things, be organized, doodle, write a journal and be creative in any possible way.The notebook is made with flexible matte laminated softback cover, which helps repel liquids.If you would like to see a sample of the notebook, click on the "Look Inside" feature. Product Details:Size: 6x9 inchesPages: 110 Pages (55 Sheets)Pa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 107141299X
• ASIN: 107141299X
• ISBN: 107141299X
• Manufacturer: Independently published

New Tales for Old: Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

The timeless themes and versatility of folk tales have helped them survive and flourish over centuries, taking on myriad forms-short story, picture book, film, poem, and novel. This book gathers together a number of popular folktale reworkings (not just simple retellings) in a variety of genres that appeal to young adults. After discussing the nature of folktales, their cultural context, and the characteristics that make them attractive to young adults, de Vos and Altmann interpret specific tales (e.g., The Frog Prince, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin), describing their many reworkings and offerin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1563084473
• ASIN: 1563084473
• ISBN: 1563084473
• Brand: Brand: Libraries Unlimited
• Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited

A Best Practice Guide to Sex and Storytelling (Paperback)

9780815371779

• UPC: 603403186

A Best Practice Guide to Sex and Storytelling - eBook

A great deal of storytelling in film and television involves narratives that include sexual situations and nudity. The increased amount of on-line and streaming content outlets has in turn increased the number of narratives that

• UPC: 537159969

A Best Practice Guide to Sex and Storytelling : Filming Scenes with Sex and Nudity

9780815371762

• UPC: 760346296