Celebrate National Giving Month in December with heartwarming books about generosity, kindness, and the spirit of giving.
National Giving Month
Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks
Theologian examines conflicting understandings of gratitude and argues for a renewed practice of giving thanks. Topics covered include the emotions of gifts and thanks, ethics of awareness and practice, emotions of joy and celebration, and ethics of community and politics. Uses historical and personal examples to illustrate points. Contains some strong language.
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Digital Book Number: DB098893
What Would Dolly Do? How to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World
Part biography, part words of wisdom and life lessons, this work draws on the country music legend s autobiographies and interviews and books by her family members. Shows readers how to tap into their inner Dolly with confidence, faith, and humor.
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Digital Book Number: DB095006
Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy During Jim Crow
An account of the life, work, and philanthropy of America's first self-made female millionaire in the early 1900s, the African American founder of a beauty empire. The author compares her life before and after her success, discusses her activism, and details her road to success.
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Digital Book Number: DB103965
A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. For eleven years, Danielle Steel took to the streets with a small team to help the homeless of San Francisco. She worked anonymously, visiting the "cribs" of the city's most vulnerable citizens under cover of darkness, distributing food, clothing, bedding, tools, and toiletries. She sought no publicity for her efforts and remained anonymous throughout. Now she is speaking to bring attention to their plight. In this unflinchingly honest and deeply moving memoir, the famously private author speaks out publicly for the first time about her work among the most desperate members of our society. She offers achingly acute portraits of the people she met along the way-and issues a heartfelt call for more effective action to aid this vast, deprived population. Determined to supply the homeless with the basic necessities to keep them alive, she ends up giving them something far more powerful: a voice.
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Digital Book Number: DB115659
Every Day is a Gift: A Memoir
US senator and Iraq War veteran reflects on remarkable memories from her life, including the explosion in Iraq that destroyed her legs and mangled one arm. She discusses her struggles with racial discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war as a child, and she recounts her military and political careers.
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Digital Book Number: DB103255
The Beauty of What Remains: How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift
A senior rabbi reflects on the experience of grief and loss, drawing from both his work as a spiritual leader and his experience of losing his own father. He discusses his view that loss brings beauty to life and gives it meaning. Contains strong language.
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Digital Book Number: DB103717