Books with author Jeff Cummings

Four-year-old Emma loves playing with her puppy, helping her mommy, and watching the clouds outside. But most of all, she loves visiting her grandma’s house—where it always smells like sugar cookies, and Grandma makes her feel like the most special little girl in the world. One day, Mommy is crying, and she tells Emma that Grandma is gone. This makes Emma sad, confused, and angry. Why isn’t anyone looking for Grandma so they can take care of her? Maybe she’s under the bed, or in the closet, or somewhere outside. But Mommy explains that Grandma was very sick and died—and that means Emma won’t be able to see her anymore. She explains that it’s okay to be sad and cry, and to miss someone who has died. For a while, Emma feels sad—even while playing with her puppy, and when helping her mommy. But eventually she experiences happiness again, when she realizes Grandma isn’t truly gone—but still lives inside Emma’s heart. And that remembering the great memories they shared is all it takes to smile once again!

Excerpt from The Enormous Room EnormousHe was lost by the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps.He was officially dead as a result of official misinformation.He was entombed by the French Government.It took the better part of three months to find him and bring him back to life - with the help of powerful and willing friends on both sides of the Atlantic.Mr. President:It seems criminal to ask for a single moment of your time. But I am strongly advised that it would be more criminal to delay any longer calling to your attention a crime against American citizenship in which the French Government has persisted for many weeks - in spite of constant appeals made to the American Minister at Paris; and in spite of subsequent action taken by the State Department at Washington, on the initiative of my friend, Hon. -.The victims are two American ambulance drivers, Edward Estlin Cummings of Cambridge, Mass., and W - S - B -....About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

e. e. cummings is one of my favorite poets, and this collection of his poems is a treat for any fan of his verse. The innovativeness of his language and the freshness of his images are continuously inspiring. It is sometimes hard to believe that most of these poems have been written well over half a century ago - they have all aged remarkably well. This is a testament to the simplicity and the permanence of the themes and ideas that e. e. cummings dealt with, and the original and inimitable way that he approached them. And if you are not already familiar with e. e. cummins' writings, this collection is one of the best places to start getting to know this great American poet.

Manhattan Medium Thomas John has been hailed as “the Hollywood psychic with the highest batting average” by The Hollywood Reporter, and a psychic medium with “an impressive connection that impresses even the most skeptical minds” by The Examiner. Now he shares what he’s seen and heard on the Other Side.What happens when we die? Renowned psychic medium, Thomas John is one individual who is able to answer that question with a fair degree of certainty because of his special ability to communicate with the Other Side. Through his communications with the dead, he has learned a number of life lessons that he shares in this book.John shares with us 15 fascinating stories of what happens when clients ask him to contact their dead friends and relatives. In each story, we learn about life on the other side and the lessons the deceased have for the living. Each chapter is a felicitous combination of good story telling and healing wisdom. Among the lessons are:1. The dead understand what our ultimate purpose is on earth—and they are eager to share their knowledge.2. Our dead family and friends are with us and watch over us.3. When we die, we begin again. We continue to grow and evolve on the Other Side.4. We are accountable for the way in which we live our lives. Karma is real.5. The dead are capable of tremendous and profound forgiveness.

The Enormous Room is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Cummings served as an ambulance driver during the war. In late August 1917 his friend and colleague, William Slater Brown (known in the book only as B.), were arrested by French authorities as a result of anti-war sentiments B. had expressed in some letters. When questioned, Cummings stood by his friend and was also arrested. The title of the book refers to the large room where Cummings slept beside thirty or so other prisoners. However, it also serves as an allegory for Cummings' mind and his memories of the prison — such that when he describes the many residents of his shared cell, they still live in the "enormous room" of his mind.

This is the first selection from the poems of E.E. Cummings to be published since 1959, three years before his death. The one hundred and fifty-six poems selected by Richard S. Kennedy,Cummings's biographer (Dreams in the Mirror). are arranged in twelve sections, with introductions by Kennedt for each section. Also included are thirteen drawings, oils abd watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published.