In this album, Paul Schwartz reimagines sacred sounds and ancient texts into electronic music, then augments them with live vocals and instruments. Fans of classical music, new age music, folk music, and religious music may find that they are enjoying all their favorites together in one package.
This companion tale to Moloka’i tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama, quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa, was forced to give up at birth.
This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai’i more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place–and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
Mary Oliver’s poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers. Through her extraordinary vision these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it.
Sunlight streams through the windows of the barn-turned-recording studio set back in the Western Massachusetts woods. The music that’s emanating from the four sets of strings feels both new and familiar. It is composed and improvised, uptown and down-home, funky and pastoral—and uniquely American.
When we begin to comprehend who birds are, we deepen our capacity to approach, understand, and love these otherworldly creatures. And this, ultimately, is the priceless lesson of Birdology—it communicates a heartfelt fascination and awe for birds and restores our connection to these complex, mysterious fellow creatures.
A captivating, beautiful, and stunningly accomplished debut novel set in 1918 Australia. The story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make one devastating choice that forever changes two worlds.
As a pastor of a growing church and in his role training people for ministry, Christopher Ash has found himself on the edge of burnout many times. He has distilled his wisdom into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it.
With a career spanning more than thirty years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, conductor, and director, Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of our time.
With over 200 stunning full-color photographs and an intimate, engaging text, A Room of Her Own: Women’s Personal Spaces brings to life the special places that women have created as retreats from their busy everyday routines. The book is full of innovative and stylish ideas for creating a room of one’s own.