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In Heart Made Whole Christa Black Gifford shares her own stories of loss betrayal & personal tragedy chronicling clear steps to redemption to help those in pain invite the true Healer into the tangled mess of their broken hearts Gifford reminds readers that pain is not their enemy however unhealed pain can become their greatest foe if it's not taken to Jesus Growing up as a preacher's kid Gifford had been submerged in Christian culture for decades when she uncovered the truth--that there were broken parts of her heart that weren't on friendly terms with the God who lived inside Through disappointments & traumas she had learned to guard her heart from God keeping her angry entrapped & disconnected As struggles & hardships continued she finally learned to run towards her relationship with God when things got hard instead of running away from Him like she had in the past The more that she did this--building her heart's capacity for intimacy & deep relationship--the more her heart began to heal from the inside-out She teaches the reader to access the solution that's already living inside of them--the God who forever made their heart a home When trials & tragedy hit our lives in a fallen world our hearts can get smashed to bits & we end up putting God on trial & blaming Him for the mess But Christa helps readers understand that they don't have to live controlled by their circumstances
- or angry with God Instead she provides powerful insight & practical steps to turn the painful fire that comes to destroy us into an unexpected friend that can produce our greatest healing The condition of the heart determines the condition of life-and the heart can be bound up & healed producing freedom & abundant life With personal workbook sections for each chapter Christa helps readers experience steps to turn their pain into the healing & wholeness available to every believer
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Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics ‘ The reaches opened before us & closed behind as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return We penetrated deeper & deeper into the heart of darkness’ At the peak of European Imperialism steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious overwhelmed by his menacing perilous & horrifying surroundings The landscape & the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature & society & in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism ...

HEART OF DARKNESS AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS KARAIN YOUTH The finest of all Conrad's tales ' Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery & menace & tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent the renowned & formidable Mr Kurtz What he sees on his journey & his eventual encounter with Kurtz horrify & perplex him & call into question the very bases of civilization & human nature Endlessly reinterpreted by critics & adapted for film radio & television the story shows Conrad at his most intense & sophisticated The other three tales in this volume depict corruption & obsession & question racial assumptions Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa Malaysia & the east they variously appraise the glamour folly & rapacity of imperial adventure This revised edition uses the English first edition texts & has a new chronology & bibliography ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Introduction & Notes by Gene M Moore Universiteit van Amsterdam Generally regarded as the pre-eminent work of Conrad&s shorter fiction Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which as the author intended is capable of many interpretations Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic social & political exploitation of European & African societies & the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals The other two stories in this book – Youth & The End of the Tether – concern the sea & those who sail upon it a genre in which Conrad reigns supreme ...

A haunting & hugely influential Modernist masterpiece the Penguin Classics edition of Joseph Conrad&s Heart of Darkness is edited with an introduction by Owen Knowles Conrad&s narrator Marlow a seaman & wanderer recounts his physical & psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz dying insane & guilty of unspeakable atrocities Travelling upriver to the heart of the African continent he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic wraith-like figure Marlow&s discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning not only of his own nature & values but also those of western civilisation The inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola&s Oscar-winning film Apocalypse Now Heart of Darkness is a quintessentially modernist work exploring the limits of human experience & the nightmarish realities of imperialism Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad&s most famous works in Penguin Classics this volume contains Conrad&s Congo Diary a chronology further reading notes a map of the Congo a glossary & an introduction discussing the author&s experiences in Africa the narrative & symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness & critical responses to the novel Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was born in the Ukraine & grew up under Tsarist autocracy After spending years in the French & later the British Merchant Navy Conrad left the sea to devote himself to writing In 1896 he settled in Kent where he produced within fifteen years such modern classics as Youth Heart of Darkness Lord Jim Typhoon Nostromo The Secret Agent & Under Western Eyes If you enjoyed Heart of Darkness you might like EM Forster&s A Passage to India also available in Penguin Classics & Seems to reach into the heart of Conrad himself& Peter Ackroyd ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad& The mind of man is capable of anything
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The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid & authoritative description of the nation's history Beginning with the period since 1945 he travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes & traditions which have influenced present attitudes His evocative account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense It is a country where Europe's ideological conflicts are played out in their most acute form as recent events have emphasized Poland's fate is of vital concern to European civilization as a whole This revised & updated edition tackles & analyses the issues arising from the fall of the Eastern Block & looks at Poland's future within a political climate of democracy & free market ...