Benbrook Public Library

Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff reassures readers that they can harness today's distractions, follow Jesus' example, and find focus, purpose, and joy. You probably know what it's like to be driving down the road when you suddenly feel the vibration and hear the guh-guh-guh-guh-guh of the rumble strips-those groves in the pavement-warning you that you've drifted...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 We all get distracted from time to time. We must recognize the signs that we are becoming distracted, and then take action to fix it. We must be honest and admit that we had three distractions today, not just one. #2 We all become distracted at some point. We become distracted from our goals and greater purposes by our temporary circumstances. We can be distracted...

Trips to Canada's wilderness for joint military training are something Easton always looks forward to. Meeting the lovely photographer contracted to capture the base and trainees for new marketing materials adds a whole new twist to a straight-forward routine...a twist with both a light and dark undertone. Summer tends to get lost in her art so she's been called ditzy, absent-minded, and a host of less flattering names. She doesn't let any of it...

In the first essay of this book, Stanley Cavell characterizes philosophy as a "willingness to think not about something other than what ordinary human beings think about, but rather to learn to think undistractedly about things that ordinary human beings cannot help thinking about, or anyway cannot help having occur to them, sometimes in fantasy, sometimes as a flash across a landscape." Fantasies of film and television and literature, flashes across...

"It was dusk, when the dark earth stains the blueing air and soothes bird in tall tree and beast in silent lair; I alone amidst all that hush of soil and leaf prepared for the war of the way and the way's great grief, of which an undistracted heart may speak or sing..."Published to coincide with the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, Ned Denny's baroque, line-by-line reimagining – the follow-up to his Seamus Heaney Prize-winning collection...

Imagine living a clutter-free life. Imagine creating a home you love and regaining the time and energy that clutter depletes. Imagine being present to enjoy the magical and joyful time childhood and parenthood can be. Imagine raising confident, compassionate children who have the space to discover their passions, learn, grow, and have fun-undistracted by an endless stream of "things" they don't need and really don't want. Clutter-free Parenting will...

Steve White's path from the housing projects to president of Comcast West was punctuated by defining-and often heart-wrenching-moments. Moments that helped him identify what matters most and how he positively made a difference in his life and in those around him. As one of four boys raised by a single mother, Steve's life could easily have taken a different path. Instead, armed with his mother's determination that her sons make a better life for themselves...