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I share this account of an apparently simple family event; the sharing of a breakfast meal, celebrating Mothering Sunday; as a way of thinking about how shared experiences, especially of shared meals, which are always more meaningful than they first seem. That Sunday morning,...

These pages ahead of you share stories of people. Many of these people you have not met. You may never meet. For Theresa, her gift is the beautiful art of sharing and impressing the meaning of the people.Author: Theresa Tsai LiuISBN-10: 1546208321ISBN-13: 9781546208327Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage:...

" The Law, first published as a pamphlet in June, 1850, is already more than a hundred years old. And because its truths are eternal, it will still be read when another century has passed. Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French economist, statesman, and...

DESCRIPTION OF BOOKThe author guides the reader through a light-hearted and yet serious review of man and his personality. To add to the excitement there is a dash of humor. This book should be able to act as a stimulus and guide by providing...

This book, African Americans Working Together, deals with this age-old question: "When will all blacks folks stick together?" It also deals with the, hows, whys, and the why nots.One hundred and fifty-two years after the emancipation of the African slaves in the United States...

This book is indispensable and vital to every individual, household, community, county, library, and state.If we live in hate, our sleep will always come late.If you cause pain and grief your freedom will be very brief.Author: Goldberg EkwelleISBN-10: 1543461077ISBN-13: 9781543461077Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2017Pages: 72Format:...

This is a 50-year history of a community college that describe's the college's origins, its founders and its achievements. It recognizes outstanding contributions of the members of the community, faculty, staff and students, provides information about annual world, national and popular culture events, and...

Cabins to Condos is a historic comparative that looks back and forth between American frontier days and the contemporary world we now live in. Using Colorado history as a partial backdrop, the book examines our fading yesterdays, the world we live in today, and...

The true challenge in human relations will be to convert the culture of competition against each other into one of cooperation with each other. That will require open, honest communication and trust, along with a good deal of wisdom.Rising & Wising is a book...

'Where the bad sad kids go' provides an insight into the world of educating young people attending a New Zealand Juvenile Detention facility in the late 1990's.Author: Alison J. SutherlandISBN-10: 1532827156ISBN-13: 9781532827150Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/20/2016Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

The Sinitic Civilization A Factual History through the Lens of Archaeology, Bronzeware, Astronomy, Divination, Calendar and the Annals The book covered the time span of history of the Sinitic civilization from antiquity, to the 3rd millennium B.C. to A.D. 85. A comprehensive review of...

The Sinitic Civilization A Factual History through the Lens of Archaeology, Bronzeware, Astronomy, Divination, Calendar and the Annals The book covered the time span of history of the Sinitic civilization from antiquity, to the 3rd millennium B.C. to A.D. 85. A comprehensive review of...

The quest for a theological connection with the heinous transatlantic chattel slave trade in Africans is an academically and intellectually lignum vitae nut to crack. It must be cracked by all means necessary to do a measured dose of justice to the subject of...

There are all kinds of wars. Wars that start from within our human minds, then transfer to our hearts, then spills into our homes, our workplaces, our cities, our nations, and then into other nations. Thus we have wars within us, family wars, tribal...

Communities have witnessed a fundamental shift in the ways they interact with heritage sites. Much of this change has been driven by the rapid democratization and widespread adoption of enabling technologies. As expediency is embraced in the collection and analysis of data, there may...

Social capital as a concept, is a comparatively recent addition to the regional economic and innovation literature. Facets of social capital are generally acknowledged to include trust, collaboration, cooperation, bridging and bonding social network ties, and reciprocity. Nevertheless, forms of social capital such as...

Given the frequency of natural and man-made disasters and the degree to which ordinary citizens find themselves as first responders, this book offers some well-researched answers to the following and frequently asked questions: -- What motivates ordinary citizens to (or to want to) assist...

Our planet and civilization in dire peril an intellectual and spiritual challenge a generation awakened to its transcendent fate Humanity has been warned: time is running very short to respond effectively to the perils of the uncontrolled heating of the Earth and a subsequent...

Following on from the success of his best selling book Doing the Doors, doorman, bodyguard, ex-mercenary and martial arts expert Robin Barratt recalls more hard-hitting stories from his frequently violent life on nightclub doors around the UK. Barratt also records a few incredible and...

Chicago's community policing program began in April 1993 with the announcement of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). After a developmental period in several police districts, CAPS expanded in spring 1995 to involve the department's entire patrol division. The program has continued to evolve;...

Why do we have so many competing groups in society? How come we spend so much time with people who are similar to us, while avoiding those who are different?In this gripping book, Joshua Krook reveals why divisions form between groups in society, and...

It is time to shift our social paradigm to one of kindness, where happiness is the driving force behind our decisions. The goal of such a shift is to create an environment in which humans flourish. The Kindness Paradigm holds the single most important...

The performance of Nigeria has recently been vehemently criticized as not commensurate with her human and material potentialities. The hope that Nigeria is, by destiny, the African Giant appears to be fading. Some analysts, seeing this, have blamed it on the character defects of...

"I have known Nagindas for more than 32 years. When I first met him in the early 1980s I was a newly qualified accountant, and Nagindas had already been in practice for more than 15 years. At the time he had just returned from...

The title is derived from a study of hotspots around the world from October 2013. In Africa, the countries covered are South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, and Palestine. In the European arena, the main focus is on Ukraine, and the impact of two...

In Our Sacred Ocean author Victor Hummert combines scientific data with moving anecdotes from his experience as clergyman, world traveler and activist, prison chaplain, and skilled poet and storyteller. While identifying global human-caused dangers to ocean well-being, essential to human and non-human animal health,...

Author: Gabriel S. UmohISBN-10: 1493105108ISBN-13: 9781493105106Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2013Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d

Today several ideas and conceptions regarding ancient-traditions in the society are taken as correctly right, and therefore derivates activities considered as granted, however their interpretation and use could be put in debate as we never were told the true and sometimes even the real...

The reputation of Shi'ism in the Islamic world, as elsewhere, has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this new study, The author moves us toward an understanding of the social, intellectual, and theological crises that Prophet Muhammed and his...

No one wants to relegate our wisdom-rich elders to the demeaning borders of our society. Still, the idea of caring for our elders in their own homes can sometimes become overwhelming, especially without proper guidance from those who have been there. In a thoughtful...

OPEC members have been suffering from the dramatic decline in oil prices over the past two years, which has seen crude dropping to between $40 and $50 per barrel from more than $100 in 2014. Since OPEC declared its noncutting policy on November 2014,...

"Religion and Morality are indispensable supports (of government). In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great Pillars." (George Washington)Patriots of the American Revolution settled Fayette Maine, their footprints visible to this day. One clear imprint...

Political communities across the world are facing tremendous challenges in terms of trying to create An appropriate and cooperative environment for civic existence. Despite the current trend in international relations toward regional integration and globalisation, the idea of properly understanding how states come together,...

This book investigates the many relatively unknown Egyptian cities, which research has largely ignored. It seeks to enhance the livability of urban areas and stop the processes that turn residents into anti-utopians and their cities into dystopias. It examines urbanization patterns in what are...

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human KnowledgeAuthor: George BerkeleyISBN-10: 1481213423ISBN-13: 9781481213424Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2012Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

As a child, Brandon C. Lovelace noticed the many liquor stores he passed on his way to church. It seemed to him you could see a church from anywhere liquor was sold-in his low-income, dilapidated community at least. Views of the Church from the...

Author: Robert EidelbergISBN-10: 1479798150ISBN-13: 9781479798155Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2013Pages: 156Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Hamba WanzolaISBN-10: 1479751901ISBN-13: 9781479751907Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2012Pages: 382Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

This book challenges the everyday misconceptions we get from mass media about money and our lives. This book takes on a series of false claims about money: giddy and incorrect assumptions about social mobility, nasty stereotypes about our struggling neighbors, uncovered crimes of wealth...

Andrew Edwards chronicles the uncertainty of the 2008-2012 recession through his own adventures in temp work. Through a haze of mindless jobs in droning mail rooms, handling deaf senior citizens on the phone, parading about in costume, and bizarre encounters in places most people...

The reputation of Shi'ism in the Islamic world, as elsewhere, has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this important new study, The author moves us toward an understanding of the social, intellectual, and theological crises that Prophet Muhammed and...

Richard Lewis had been a youth therapist, foster carer and teacher in a large city comprehensive school for over 20 years, but his personal integrity was suddenly brought into question by the claims of a former student 16 years ago. His dedicated life as...

In highlighting the political and economic progress of African Americans while pinpointing the historical success of Barack Obama in the last presidential election, the book covers the history of the African peoples in the principal regions of Africa, the Caribbean, North America and South...

Author: Paul HeardISBN-10: 1477136347ISBN-13: 9781477136348Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2012Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Author: Johnny Ishmel HenryISBN-10: 1477127178ISBN-13: 9781477127179Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2012Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d

Author: Solomon W. F. ComissiongISBN-10: 1477118950ISBN-13: 9781477118955Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2012Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d

This comprehensive study of sharks of the Mediterranean Sea provides a great deal of information about shark biology, human-shark interactions, recent research, and ecology and conservation in the region. The authors cover classification, common names, morphology, size, reproduction, diet, habitat, distribution, behavior, status and...

American broadcast-media policy has been on a pendulum between liberalization and more restrictive regulation since passage of the 1934 Communications Act, which introduced the Fairness Doctrine as a bridge between pubic interest and commercial interest and vetted regulatory authority with a seven-person Federal Communications...

The author explores a nexus of varied abstract issues and protean realities that relates to social justice, its complex manifestations and inordinate conundrums. It's counter-factual to think of a world without a social problem. The author, based on his half-a-century of experience, deep insight,...

Mandy brings an interesting and exceptional combination of experience, skills and qualifications. She holds a Masters degree in Learning Science and Technology and PhD from the University of Sydney Research Centre for Learning and Innovation, Australia. Mandy is also an international Teaching and Supervising...