Hope and other superpowers : a life affirming, love-defending, butt-kicking, world-saving manifesto
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
ISBN
9781501179655, 1501179659, 9781501179679, 1501179675
Physical Desc
xvii, 235 pages ; 22 cm
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Arlington - Adult170.44 PAVOn Shelf
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781501179655, 1501179659, 9781501179679, 1501179675

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Overwhelmed by the news cycle and the state of affairs in our world? Pastor, blogger, and powerful voice in the Resistance, John Pavlovitz has the answer: this rousing and inspirational guide, drawing from lessons of our favorite superheroes, for how we can band together, live more heroically (and meaningfully), and save the world. It’s exhausting to give a damn these days, isn’t it? Perhaps you’re feeling anguished about what you see on the news or in your social media timeline, or by your personal circumstances, and are paralyzed waiting for political or religious leaders, or celebrities, to rescue us from it all. But what if you didn’t have to wait for someone else? What if you could be the hero? This book—a spirited call to action—shows you how. In these pages, John offers a path away from the vitriol and toward com­passion, and a plan to transform our burdens into dreams and our outrage into activism. Drawing from lessons of beloved fictional superheroes, John shows us how to identify our origin story, build protective suits of armor, guard against our personal kryptonite, and vanquish our villains. He also identifies ten specific “superpowers” that we can enlist to make our lives and our world better. Along the way, he shares inspiring anecdotes and profiles about ordinary people who saw a gap in the world in empathy or kindness or gratitude and decided to fill it. Hope and Other Superpowers is an invitation to anyone hoping to be the kind of person the world so desperately needs—the kind who can save it. In other words: it’s an invitation to you.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pavlovitz, J. (2018). Hope and other superpowers: a life affirming, love-defending, butt-kicking, world-saving manifesto . Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pavlovitz, John. 2018. Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life Affirming, Love-defending, Butt-kicking, World-saving Manifesto. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pavlovitz, John. Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life Affirming, Love-defending, Butt-kicking, World-saving Manifesto Simon & Schuster, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pavlovitz, John. Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life Affirming, Love-defending, Butt-kicking, World-saving Manifesto Simon & Schuster, 2018.

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