If you're a fan of Healing Words by Alexandra Vasiliu or Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, then this poem collection is for you! C. S. Phoenix's striking vulnerability and heartfelt compassion will nestle into your soul and plant the seeds of self-love you need to make peace with your past, embrace your present strength, and empower your unlimited future.\nHonor is a shining reminder: You are not alone. You are worthy.\nWhen I was young, I felt completely alone. I thought that no one could understand how I felt, as no one else had been through the same horrors as me. I was alone in my pain, and the solitude only made it hurt more.\nLuckily for me - and unfortunately for many others - I was wrong. As I grew, I realized that my experiences were not as rare as I once thought. Many people shared similar experiences, and many shared my pain. It was when I realized that I was not alone that I finally found a way to begin to heal.\nAs I healed, a new pain grew. It was the painful realization that too many people have yet to discover that they are not alone. Now, I will share my stories. Honor is a collection of poems written for those who feel like they are the only ones, the people who feel like no one could possibly understand.\nThere is life on the other side of your pain, and it is beautiful.

Honor: Healing the Trauma of Suicide, Self-Harm, and Body Dysmorphia (Carbon Copy)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Phoenix, C S

Mental Health

Ember Press

The Christmas Spiders is a loose adaptation of the original Ukrainian and German folktale that attributes much of the sparkle of traditional Christmas trees to some kind spiders. In this version, the archetypal old woman is a writer who spends a year of solitude to create a book and get in touch with nature. As the year comes to a close, along with her writing, she realizes that she is torn between her old life and the new life she has discovered. It's the gift of the spiders that helps her resolve her duality. The Christmas Spiders is a meaningful approach to the holiday season that explores love, joy and kindness as the reasons for the season with the decorations and magic presented as the symptoms of caring rather than proof of it. A tale that will be enjoyed by any age with rich illustrations that perfectly capture the introspective mood of the tale. A new holiday tradition that will bring to mind that love and kindness is at the root of the holiday and we are all capable of great gifts regardless of our size and abilities.

The Christmas Spiders

Children's Books

Smith, Angela Yuriko

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Two years before the famous Klondike gold rush of 1898, hundreds of pioneers and adventurers swarmed to the towns of Hope and Sunrise on Southcentral Alaska s Kenai Peninsula in one of the little-known gold rushes of north land history. A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska traces the story of the hardy pioneers who participated in the eager search for coal, chromite, lime, oil, and of course, gold. It is a story of fervent dreams and dashed hoped; of people and their ingenuity in coping with problems encountered in few other places on earth; of quiet, hopeful little claims and bustling boom towns that sprang up overnight. The narrative is filled with colorful characters, such as One-Eyed Reilly, Dynamite Johnny O Brien, Cap Lathrop, Mother White and the infamous Soapy Smith. The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in partnership with the Hope and Sunrise Historical Society and the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association is pleased to bring new life to a classic volume of Alaska history and lore. This edition of A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula is a reprint of the original last printed in 1997. Marry Barry s prolific writing about the Kenai Peninsula has added richly to the discussion, study and enjoyment of history in this region of Alaska.

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Mary J Barry

An updated 2017 edition of Trails Across Time: History of an Alaska Mountain Corridor features riveting new stories and photos about Alaska's first and only National Heritage Area. Originally published in 2005, Trails Across Time explores the historic trails, tracks, and waterways of one of Alaska's most scenic places. From the geologic forces that shaped the landscape to Native trails, a gold rush, and the eventual building of a railroad and highways, the area reflects the broader history of Alaska. The valleys and mountains, communities and people of this unique place tell the larger story of a wild place and a rugged frontier. Published by Ember Press, the book is a publication of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm (KMTA) National Heritage Area. The KMTA National Heritage Area is one of forty-nine Heritage Areas across the nation. Established in 2009 through an act of Congress, the KMTA National Heritage Area mission is to recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic resources and cultural landscapes of the Kenai Mountains Turnagain Arm transportation corridor.

Trails Across Time: History of an Alaska Mountain Corridor

Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan

Fifty years after leaving the family homestead in Happy Valley, Alaska, Dan Walker unexpectedly received a shoebox full of letters penned in 1958 by his parents as they traveled north from Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio, to build a new life on the Last Frontier. The letters ignited Walker's memory and he remembered how, as a small boy, he watched with wonder as his family built a home, harvested moose, and learned the ways of the north country. A quiet thread of melancholy weaves through Walker's story as he remembers how his father's untimely death forced their large family to leave behind the life he loved. As much as the book is a quest to recall Walker's early years on the homestead, it is a search for the father he hardly knew.

Letters from Happy Valley: Memories of an Alaska Homesteader's Son

Dan L. Walker

The history of the small frontier town of Moose Pass in Alaska at the turn of the century.

People, Paths, and Places: The Frontier History of Moose Pass, Alaska

Product Description All aboard for a train trip to Denali National Park! Join the adventure with epic dome cars, friendly conductors, and downright crazy bridge crossings. When at last you disembark, you'll stand in the magic of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. Sweet Denali Train Song is a journey you'll want to take over and over again. About the Author The daughter of a Tennessee railroad man, author Nancy N. Gates fondly recalls family train adventures as a young child. She and her husband, Chris, raised their six children in Alaska and passed along the joy of train travel aboard the Alaska Railroad. Nancy has written and edited work for newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and Alaska travel guides. She co-authored The Alaska Homesteader’s Handbook. Illustrator Natalie R. Berens teamed up with her mother to create the artwork for Sweet Denali Train Song. Born and raised in Alaska, she grew up taking the train to Denali. Using a combination of watercolor and digital media she painted the journey as she remembers experiencing it as a kid.

Sweet Denali Train Song

Nancy Gates

With essays, poetry, art, and photographs, this engaging anthology reflects on themes as varied as the women whose creative work appears on these pages. From Arctic travel and outdoor adventures to baking sourdough bread and dog mushing, the collection’s topics showcase the vibrant lives of women of the north.

Alaska Women Speak: An Anthology of Photographs, Art, and Words from the Journals, 1992–2017

MaryLee Hayes (editor)

Angie Slingluff (editor)

Questioning her call to ordained ministry, church patriarchy, and even her understanding of the nature of God, a parish pastor set out with conviction and high expectations to walk this five-hundred-mile pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago to find her truth. But somewhere during epic storms, a lack of places to sleep, and getting lost, the pilgrimage took from her what the journey was meant to take: pride, security, and control. The walk of thirty-four days became one of daily confessions as she slowly began to realize her prejudices, her judgments, and her fears. The book is a combination of a daily travelogue, Camino history, and a memoir of Wakeland's lifelong search for the nature of what is Holy.

The Long Walk Home: Confessions on the Camino

Wakeland, Marcia A.

Religion & Spirituality

Luke Wallin's collection of five stories and twenty-one poems encompasses both nature and the supernatural. The collection is stitched together with Wallin's signature humor and thoughtful lens on the world. These are stories and poems to savor.

The Night We Called the Owls: Stories and Poems

Literature & Fiction

Wallin, Luke

Literary

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