A Hope In The Unseen

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The inspiring, true coming-of-age story of a ferociously determined young man who, armed only with his intellect and his willpower, fights his way out of despair. In 1993, Cedric Jennings was a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of Washington D.C.’s most dangerous neighborhoods, where the dropout rate was well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 boasted an average of B or better. At Ballou, Cedric had almost no friends. He ate lunch in a classroom most days, plowing through the extra work he asked for, knowing that he was really competing with kids from other, harder schools. Cedric Jennings’s driving ambition—which was fully supported by his forceful mother—was to attend a top college. In September 1995, after years of near superhuman dedication, he realized that ambition when he began as a freshman at Brown University. But he didn't leave his struggles behind. He found himself unprepared for college: he struggled to master classwork and fit in with the white upper-class students. Having traveled too far to turn back, Cedric was left to rely on his intelligence and his determination to maintain hope in the unseen—a future of acceptance and reward. In this updated edition, A Hope in the Unseen chronicles Cedric’s odyssey during his last two years of high school, follows him through his difficult first year at Brown, and tells the story of his subsequent successes in college and the world of work. Eye-opening, sometimes humorous, and often deeply moving, A Hope in the Unseen weaves a crucial new thread into the rich and ongoing narrative of the American experience.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Ron Suskind
Publisher : Crown
Release : 2010-08-18
File : 402 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780307763082


Hope Unseen

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The inspiring, unflinching true story of “blind” faith, as Major Scotty Smiley awakes in a hospital bed and realizes his world is permanently dark he must stretch his faith like never before. Courageous, heartfelt, and honest, Hope Unseen challenges readers to question their doubts, not their beliefs, and depend upon God no matter what. A nervous glance from a man in a parked car. Muted instincts from a soldier on patrol. Violent destruction followed by total darkness. Two weeks later, Scotty Smiley woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, helpless . . . and blind. Blindness became Scotty’s journey of supreme testing. As he lay helpless in the hospital, Captain Smiley resented the theft of his dreams—becoming a CEO, a Delta Force operator, or a four-star general. With his wife Tiffany’s love and the support of his family and friends, Scotty was transformed—the injury only intensifying his indomitable spirit. Since the moment he jumped out of a hospital bed and forced his way through nurses and cords to take a simple shower, Captain Scotty Smiley has climbed Mount Rainier, won an ESPY as Best Outdoor Athlete, surfed, skydived, become a father, earned an MBA from Duke, taught leadership at West Point, commanded an army company, and won the MacArthur Leadership Award. Scotty and Tiffany Smiley have lived out a faith so real that it will inspire you to question your own doubts, push you to serve something bigger than yourself, and encourage you to cling to a Hope Unseen.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Scotty Smiley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2010-09-14
File : 255 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781439186824


The Holiest Of All An Exposition Of The Epistle To The Hebrews

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Genre : Bible
Author : Andrew Murray
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Release : 1895
File : 586 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:590706612


Voices From The Unseen Being A Course Of Lectures

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Genre : Future life
Author : William Landels
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Release : 1859
File : 286 Pages
ISBN-13 : NLS:V000708241


The Library Journal

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

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Genre : Libraries
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Release : 1998-04
File : 1078 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015082964613


The World Of The Unseen

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Genre : Fourth dimension
Author : Arthur Willink
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Release : 1893
File : 202 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015024214465


An Amish Christmas The Christmas Quilt A Hope Springs Christmas

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AN AMISH CHRISTMAS When Karen Imhoff finds a beaten man lying unconscious by the road in her Amish community, she doesn't hesitate to help. \John Doe\" needs a place to stay while he regains his memory, and she has a room to rent. The handsome Englisher proves invaluable around the family farm, yet his presence wreaks havoc with her emotions. Karen has her younger siblings to care for. She can't fall for an outsider who doesn't know his own identity… THE CHRISTMAS QUILT Years ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness, and carefully guards her heart against love. Then Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will Rebecca's quilt–a patchwork promise of rediscovered love–bring Gideon and Rebecca back together again? A HOPE SPRINGS CHRISTMAS When Amish buggy maker Levi Beachy turns the tables on matchmaker Sarah Wyse, they just might discover they've already found their perfect match–in each other. "

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Patricia Davids
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Release : 2013-09-01
File : 615 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781488736230


Witnesses To The Unseen And Other Essays

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Fr. Richard Schiefen collection.

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Author : Wilfrid Ward
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Release : 1893
File : 356 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015067251713


Rescued Hours Or Thoughts On Things Seen And Unseen Verse

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Genre : Christian poetry, English
Author : Benjamin Moore (of Trowbridge.)
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Release : 1874
File : 106 Pages
ISBN-13 : BL:A0026197918


The Unseen And Songs In Trial

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Author : John M. Bamford
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Release : 1875
File : 162 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:590051442