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The broken and the whole : discovering joy after heartbreak : lessons from a life of faith / Charles S. Sherman.
LIBRA BM755.S5215 A3 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, Charles S., 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sherman, Charles S., 1945-.
- Sherman, Charles S.
- Rabbis--New York (State)--Syracuse--Biography.
- Rabbis.
- Providence and government of God--Judaism.
- Providence and government of God.
- Suffering.
- Faith.
- Joy--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Joy.
- Parents of children with disabilities.
- New York (State)--Syracuse.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 208 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Discovering joy after heartbreak
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2014.
- Summary:
- "A wise, uplifting memoir about a rabbi's search for understanding and his discovery of hope and joy after his young son suffered a catastrophic brain-stem stroke that left him a quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator for each breath."--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Normal 1
- Perseverance 17
- Optimism 31
- Faith 47
- Anger 59
- Regret 75
- Time 85
- Acts of Loving-kindness 95
- Connection 109
- Personhood 125
- Communication 141
- Marriage 159
- Gratitude 171
- Joy 185.
- ISBN:
- 1451656165
- 9781451656169
- 9781451656244
- 1451656246
- OCLC:
- 852226329
- Publisher Number:
- 99957672865
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