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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Does the word diversity conjure up any feeling for you? Have you been on the receiving or giving end of the persistent lying, crying and denying associated with traditional diversity and inclusion efforts? If so, then Lively Paradox is the book for you. This book provides practical advice and tools for improving your personal and professional relationships with all the different people in your life.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. Now thoroughly updated in this seventh edition, Colonial Latin America is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America. Distinctive Features * Provides a comprehensive and well-balanced account, covering all aspects of life--political, social, religious, economic, military, and cultural * Offers an inclusive discussion of all groups and strata of society--including slaves and women--and a nuanced discussion of race, class, and gender * Superbly written, making it readable for any audience * Presents solid scholarship--this is the most current and authoritative book on the market New to this Edition * Reorganized coverage of the imperial crisis and Independence Era is spread out over three chapters and incorporates all of the major new scholarship in these areas * New discussion of the Haitian revolution and its regional significance * Expanded discussion of the African influence on early colonial development.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. This manuscript is a piece of work which has been in the making for approximately 10 years. It started off as small speeches which I delivered to a congregation of multicultural individuals. I documented these speeches on paper and after 5 years of collecting them I asked myself how do I continue to benefit the world with this knowledge. It was a conscious decision to organize these speeches in a way which would exemplify the teachings of Islam and call all those who read it from the ancient religious practices of Judaism and Christianity to their natural progression of Islam. In this book I take passages from the Torah, Gospel, Medical, scientific, social, and Islamic sources to prove that we as humanity have been called To return back to the ways of Abraham. This Book may fall under the genres of religion however I hope to show how science and religion are connected. This book has its sources for each fact as well as a reference where someone who's interested may go back and do their own research. My target audience is all who are interested in the Kingdom of God In this life as well as the next. This book is specifically an explanation of the 5 principles of Islam explained from the different sources. My plan is to follow up this book with another one for a person who decides to enter the fold of Islam On how to view life from a psychological, economical, and sociological standpoint.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Being human means to sometimes lose perspective. We focus on the one negative comment we received instead of the ten positive ones. We think we're the only person who had something really embarrassing happen to us, or that a problem we're having will go on forever. When we've lost sight of the big picture, how can we help ourselves put things back in perspective? Poetry can lend a hand. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The authors set out to address the division within The United Methodist Church and contend that remaining united is hurting the church and the proclamation of the gospel. Recognizing that conservative and progressive Methodists are sincere in their beliefs, the authors doubt that one side will convince the other to change their minds. They therefore suggest that a fair and amicable separation is the best course of action. The United Methodist Church is at a crossroads. We are a divided church and the truth is we are a hurting church. Some of us believe that our differences are so great and the ongoing battle so destructive that it's time to part ways. For over four decades conservative and progressive United Methodists have expended enormous emotional, financial and spiritual resources to gain the upper hand in a denomination that has declined every year since its founding in 1968. Surely our efforts and our finances would be better devoted to evangelism, discipleship and missions. For the sake of the lost and the poor, shouldn't we set each other free to pursue what we believe to be God's calling upon our lives and our ministries? (From the Introduction) From the Faultlines collection, resources intended to inform conversations around human sexuality and the church.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Weve all had moments of feeling like we didnt belong, but imagine being born into a world where fitting in was never an option. Michele Sullivan, who has a rare form of dwarfism, shares how her physical posture taught her the most effective relational posture with others, which helped her become one of the most powerful women in philanthropy.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This volume of essays explores the long-unstudied relationship between religion and human security throughout the world. The 1950s marked the beginning of a period of extraordinary religious revival, during which religious political-parties and non-governmental organizations gained power around the globe. Until now, there has been little systematic study of the impact that this phenomenon has had on human welfare, except of a relationship between religious revival to violence. The authors of these essays show that religion can have positive as well as negative effects on human wellbeing. They address a number of crucial questions about the relationship between religion and human security: Under what circumstances do religiously motivated actors tend to advance human welfare, and under what circumstances do they tend to threaten it? Are members of some religious groups more likely to engage in welfare-enhancing behavior than in others? Do certain state policies tend to promote security-enhancing behavior among religious groups while other policies tend to promote security-threatening ones? In cases where religious actors are harming the welfare of a population, what responses could eliminate that threat without replacing it with another?Religion and Human Security shows that many states tend to underestimate the power of religious organizations as purveyors of human security. Governments overlook both the importance of human security to their populations and the religious groups who could act as allies in securing the welfare of their people. This volume offers a rich variety of theoretical perspectives on the nuanced relationship between religion and human security. Through case studies ranging from Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan, to the United States, Northern Ireland, and Zimbabwe, it provides important suggestions to policy makers of how to begin factoring the influence of religion into their evaluation of a population's human security and into programs designed to improve human security around the globe.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Being involved with giftedness can sometimes get crazy Cartoonist Jean Watts searches for some perspective on the full-time job of parenting and teaching gifted children. Her original cartoons present amusing viewpoints and thought-provoking insights into life with a precocious child. The drawings are reproducible for use in schools and other non-profit organizations. This book makes an excellent gift FEATURES ?Contains fresh viewpoints. ?Unique in its focus on teaching and parenting gifted and talented children. ?Simplifies many issues of gifted children in ways that promote a new perspective.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Telling stories from his long career as a distinguished health care executive and educator, Bernie Brown shows how he put Christian leadership to work in the secular world. Bernie Brown's Lessons Learned on the Way Down made me laugh and remember. --Hon. Roy Barnes, governor of the state of Georgia, 1999-2003 I found myself identifying, laughing, and agreeing with the life lessons shared. --James Micky Blackwell, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation (Ret.) Lessons Learned on the Way Down can help you live up to your leadership potential. --Dr. Nelson Price, national board chairman of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 1995-2005 He shares insights gained in a career of seeking to lead the Christian way. --Neely Young, editor-in-chief of Georgia Trend Magazine He sought to empower his frontline employees by 'leading from the bottom.' --Kaye Lani Rafko-Wilson, Miss America, 1988 . offers insight, a lot of soul searching, plenty of encouragement, and personal growth. -- Larry Sanders, chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives, 2003-04. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Named a finalist in the Spirituality category of the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, this book aims to rescue Jesus and his teachings from Christianity. Unfortunately, Christian doctrine often misses and sometimes even subverts the penetrating insights about life articulated by Jesus. These insights touch on every important aspect of human life. They have something relevant to say about commitment, relationship, love, forgiveness, projection, anger, anxiety, self-esteem, sexuality, suffering, and death. Jesus' teachings stand on their own because they are psychologically true. They are rooted in reality, and can therefore be tested experientially. They appeal to anyone who wants to live a full and satisfying life. One does not even have to believe in God to find in these teachings a way to become fully human. The depth psychology of Carl G. Jung is used as a tool to mine the wisdom in Jesus' sayings and parables. And sound principles of biblical criticism help the reader to sift through the gospel texts and to discern between those teachings which are more likely traceable to Jesus himself and those which have their source in the Christian overlay i.e., beliefs about Jesus that arose in the early Christian communities. The authentic teachings of Jesus have the power to illumine and transform our lives right here and right now.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Although numerous books and articles have recently talked about the gut instincts as valuable in giving us useful hunches in the decision-making process, What's Behind Your Belly Button? goes much further and explains how gut feelings not only have a psychological intelligence of their own, but are also understandably rational in their functioning. The authors explore how gut feelings are like a gas gauge in our guts indicating through an emotional feeling of emptiness or fullness how well the two instinctive human needs for acceptance (attention from others) and of control of one's own responses (freedom) in our lives are being met and how our behavior attempts to keep these two instinctive needs in balance at all times. They explore how these two instinctive needs motivate nearly all our behaviors all through our lives and that the feeling memory of how well these needs are met from moment-to-moment may be accessed through somatic awareness of our gut feelings of empty and full by using the Somatic Reflection Process the authors have developed. What's Behind Your Belly Button? explains exactly what your gut feelings are capable of telling you about your inner instinctive needs, how to listen to the voice of your gut, and how to use both of your brains-head and gut-to work together for your optimal health and well-being. This book is recommended for anyone looking for a hopeful view of humankind and a method for getting in touch with gut instincts to reduce stress, cope with fear and anxiety, deal with health issues and make efforts to stay healthy, and to increase optimal problem-solving and life decision-making abilities. In 1998, neurological research at Columbia University published the work of Dr. Michael Gershon that identified the enteric nervous system as a center of feeling-intelligence in the gut, which he called the Second Brain. The authors carefully examined this material and accepted the research findings as pointing to the same universal feeling intelligence they experienced in counseling with hundreds of people. Utilizing the research of Dr. Gershon, the work of Dr. Lise Eliot who charts the development of children from conception through the first five years of life, recent research of their own in the Psychology Department at Sonoma State University, and their vast clinical experience, the authors have presented an interpretation of recent medical research into a Gut Psychology and a more accurate behavioral understanding of the Self and human nature than has previously been available. They share a complete protocol and results of clinical research findings for the Somatic Reflection Process that they have created and used successfully, with themselves and hundreds of people, to assist the process of getting in touch with the voice of the gut and learning to follow its wisdom toward a healthy life-unifying the body-mind split in the individuation process. The authors suggest that we are at the beginning of a Renaissance in human consciousness and that understanding our true human nature is the way to thrive in this present era. The authors suggest that early in a child's learning process, care be taken to offer the experience of freedom and acceptance to the child to form a positive self-concept and to self-regulate his and her behavior as part of the learning process in becoming a loving, caring person. After careful examination of life's processes, they conclude that of all the mammals in the animal kingdom, humans seem to be the only species that has been denied the open use of their natural instincts. Out of ignorance, fear or wanton control by others-we are denied the use of the brains we were born with. This awareness is of growing concern since the absence of the use of the feeling intelligence of the body interferes with a major stabilizing force-built into the human system-that can affect human behavior, provide a sense of well-being, and the ability of the body to combat disease.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Do you realize you are always one play away from a big play? Would you like to know the secret of how to go from good to GREAT? Where are the examples throughout sports history of victories and defeats? How do you prepare for your moment in the sun? How do you get in position for the big plays? Our goal in this book is to prepare you for that moment of opportunity. That big play can happen on an athletic field, or in the home, or in the workplace, or out in the community. This book will take these principles or plays from the abstract to practical application which can be applied to each area of your life. In these pages you can find the diesel that can fuel your tank to avoid burn out. Take a time out and sit down with us and look through the eyes of a former athlete and through the writings of a Hall of Fame sports writer for a pep talk that can take your game to a championship level for a lifetime Your destiny is waiting.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Named a finalist in the Spirituality category of the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, this book aims to rescue Jesus and his teachings from Christianity. Unfortunately, Christian doctrine often misses and sometimes even subverts the penetrating insights about life articulated by Jesus. These insights touch on every important aspect of human life. They have something relevant to say about commitment, relationship, love, forgiveness, projection, anger, anxiety, self-esteem, sexuality, suffering, and death. Jesus' teachings stand on their own because they are psychologically true. They are rooted in reality, and can therefore be tested experientially. They appeal to anyone who wants to live a full and satisfying life. One does not even have to believe in God to find in these teachings a way to become fully human. The depth psychology of Carl G. Jung is used as a tool to mine the wisdom in Jesus' sayings and parables. And sound principles of biblical criticism help the reader to sift through the gospel texts and to discern between those teachings which are more likely traceable to Jesus himself and those which have their source in the Christian overlay i.e., beliefs about Jesus that arose in the early Christian communities. The authentic teachings of Jesus have the power to illumine and transform our lives right here and right now.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. I'd be an Alexander Payne fan even if we didn't share a Nebraska upbringing: he is a masterly, menschy, singular storyteller whose movies are both serious and unpretentious, delightfully funny and deeply moving. And he's fortunate indeed to have such a thoughtful and insightful chronicler as Leo Biga. --Kurt Andersen, Host of Studio 360. Long before Alexander Payne arrived as a world-renowned filmmaker, Leo Adam Biga spotted his talent, even screening his thesis project, The Passion of Martin, at an art cinema. By the time Payne completed Citizen Ruth and prepped Election Biga made him a special focus of his journalism. Interviewing and profiling and Payne became a highlight of the writer's work. Feeling a rapport and trust with Biga, Payne granted exclusive access to his creative process, including a week-long visit to one of his sets. Now that Payne has moved from emerging to established cinema force through a succession of critically acclaimed and popular projects-About Schmidt, Sideways, and The Descendants-Biga has compiled his years of reporting into this book. It is the first comprehensive look anywhere at one of cinema's most important figures. Go behind-the-scenes with the author to glimpse privileged aspects of the filmmaker at work and in private moments. The book takes the measure of Payne through Biga's analysis, the filmmaker's own words, and insights from some of the writer-director's key collaborators. This must read for any casual fan or serious student of Payne provides in one volume the arc of a remarkable filmmaking journey.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Does the word diversity conjure up any feeling for you? Have you been on the receiving or giving end of the persistent lying, crying and denying associated with traditional diversity and inclusion efforts? If so, then Lively Paradox is the book for you. This book provides practical advice and tools for improving your personal and professional relationships with all the different people in your life.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Change your perspective and transform your life with the help of this miracle book The purpose of this powerful book is to help you cultivate an awareness of optimism in your everyday life. As you journey through the remarkable stories of Kevin's life, you engage in powerful lessons and practical exercises to help you shift your perspective. This empowering process allows you to transform your life to one where your dreams are fulfilled and miracles are everyday occurrences. As you cultivate optimism, if becomes easy to experience the multitude of miracles that flow into your life.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Like most of the nation, Liza Long spent 14 December 2012, mourning the victims of the Newtown shooting at the hands of mentally ill Adam Lanza. Long is also the mother of a child with a mental illness, and she wondered: What if my son does that someday?' Powerful and shocking, The Price Of Silence looks at how society stigmatises mental illness - including in children - and the devastating societal cost. In the wake of repeated acts of mass violence, Long draws from her experience of dealing with a mentally ill child to point the way forward.'.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Mothers often feel they need to teach their newborns everything, but when they become aware of how their infants are also teaching them, the mother / child relationship flourishes even more. This book seeks to help you build a solid foundation with your child as it redefines our typical perspective of infants. Instead of feeling like only we teach them, Amy encourages you to observe how your newborn is also teaching you. She shares personal accounts about what core attributes she learned from her babies. Developing these key qualities help moms deepen their faith and stay grounded - even sane at times - as they bump up against the craziness in the world and help their children navigate through it. Overall, this book's insightful perspective encourages us to cultivate beloved and trusting relationships which result in living more peacefully and joyfully. Congratulations Motherhood is a fascinating journey in more ways than you can imagine Guaranteed. These lessons still help me to find peace years later - my hope is they also help you. - Amy Collins, Author What an original, lovely resource this is for mothers With a fresh perspective on how a mother can learn from her baby, Amy shares thoughtful insights that are sure to guide mothers to feeling peace, wonder and increased bonding with their infants. I'll definitely add this book to my go-to baby shower gifts so expecting mothers in my circle can enjoy this refreshing, sweet guide to enhance their transition into motherhood. - Joan Herrmann, Radio Host, Publisher, Speaker and Author.…

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