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With grace and candor, Richard Kenney thumbs through our troubles like a precious but scratched collection of vinyl- \"the nature of emotion's analog, while languages are digital.\" From \"Siri, Why Do I Wear a Necktie?\" to the eternal springing of love (\"Magnetic swipe to the blinking lock \/ is me to you\"), Kenney reminds us that art's the best weapon to maintain our wits in very challenging times.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49728994148625,"sku":"NGR9780525656630","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50325254701329,"sku":"CIN0525656634VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50352511648017,"sku":"CIN0525656634G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0525656634.jpg?v=1751448360"},{"product_id":"one-strand-river-book-richard-kenney-9780307267634","title":"The One-Strand River","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50348237553937,"sku":"CIN0307267636G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0307267636.jpg?v=1750738961"},{"product_id":"evolution-of-the-flightless-bird-book-richard-kenney-9780300031522","title":"The Evolution of the Flightless Bird","description":"Richard Kenney's The Evolution of the Flightless Bird, the winning volume in the 1983 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, was selected from among 650 entries in this annual competition.  All of one species whose origin is the sonnet, Kenney's poems ring many changes through that form, reflecting, as they do, a personal evolution in the poet's life. \"The Hours of the Day\"—the first of four chapters—is a long meditative sequence set in Vermont; here the square-shaped poems become the crown glass windowpanes of the farmhouse itself. \"First Poems\" follows next, a group of eight lyrics, ending with the poem that titles the book. \"Heroes,\" a narrative quartet, with two poems from history and two from life, concerns itself with the shaping of all tales, from source to first telling. Finally, \"Notes from Greece\" chronicles certain thoughts and adventures there, notably a visit to the Byzantine monastic communities that ring the peninsula of Mt. Athos. Born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1948, Richard Kenney received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1970. 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Will the dead really be resurrected? We're living in the very last days now  Events will happen that'll affect everyone  There will be such calamities that will affect the sun, moon, and stars  Where will the battle of Armageddon be staged? This book has the answers to these questions and more. We need to stay close to God now more than ever  The best way to be prepared is to educate yourself by reading this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52534588408081,"sku":"NLS9781512782998","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781512782998.jpg?v=1760668776"},{"product_id":"the-first-resurrection-who-will-be-in-it-or-the-main-purpose-for-human-life-book-richard-kenney-9781512783018","title":"The First Resurrection-Who Will Be in It? 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