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Praying for Miracles
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walkin, Newton, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, PRAYING FOR MIRACLES is a non-fiction book about Bible study, faith, prayer and miracles. The author, Newton Walkin, surveys the miracles of the Bible and shows how relevant these are in assisting Christians today when praying for miracles. The book has three parts: (1) deals with the person and work of the Holy Spirit and the veracity of the Bible; (2) examines the principles of intercessory prayer; and (3) looks at prayers and miracles in action. The Appendix II helps those studying the Bible from cover to cover more than once. The book is useful for the general Christian reader, lay preachers, Sunday school teachers, prayer groups, intercessors and first year Bible Studies students at university, seminary and Bible College. The book has 550 pages and 27 chapters.Walkin comes from a Christian home. He is a member of West Croydon Baptist Church (WCBC), Croydon, England founded by James Spurgeon in . The views in this book are entirely those of the author and do not represent any church, organisation or ministry. From July to December , Walkin achieved, by God's generous grace, his vision to read the Bible from cover to cover 21 times, shown in Appendix II.Walkin believes in the awesome power of intercessory prayer of faith. Walkin said, "If our faith is strong enough we can successfully pray for miracles." On November , Walkin wrote a prayer for London to win the Olympic Bid, held July . He wrote another prayer: Olympic Prayer for Peaceful Games In . And in January wrote a Prayer/Psalm for President Barack Obama's protection.Now an evangelist Christian writer, Walkin and his wife Eileen were baptized in March at WCBC. Walkin also regularly attends Trinity Baptist Church, Croydon, England.
Was War Necessary?: National Security and U.S. Entry Into
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Small, Melvin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A diplomatic historian examines six major international wars involving the United States and concludes that American involvement was unjustified in each case. America's national security was not in fact sufficiently threatened to merit a call to arms. The author analyzes the events leading up to each war and the justification of wars in general. His book combines lively history with lucid and relevant general argument....the book is provocative and unquestionably will serve once more to bring the important question "Was War Necessary "before the public.' -- "Journal of the Early Republic, April " Small's book is successful. It undoubtedly will provoke readers to think about the irrationality of most wars and to develop a clearer rationale for those circumstances under which they would support American belligerency.' -- "The Journal of American History, December " This is one of those rare books in which the author does exactly what he set out to do and does it well. Given his definition of national security in terms of territorial integrity, economic well-being, and honour, Professor Small raises many pointed questions about US war involvements. His lucid narration, unfettered by excess detail and sprinkled with a dry and often cynical humour, provides excellent and balanced accounts of the events and politics preceding US entry into the Wars of , the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars, the two World Wars, and the Korean War...I recommend this book most highly as a superb general introduction to US war involvement for the lay public and for college courses. It does cause one to think and to question.' -- "Political Studies, Vol 29 No 3, Sept
Broadband: Should We Regulate High-Speed Internet Access?
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crandall, Robert W. / Alleman, James H. / Hahn, Robert W., PUBLISHER: American Enterprise Institute Press, There is widespread concern in the telecommunications industry that public policy may be impeding the continued development of the Internet into a high-speed communications network. In the absence of ubiquitous, high-speed broadband Internet connections for residential and small-business customers, the demand for IT equipment and new Internet service applications may stagnate. Broadband policy is controversial in large part because of the differences in the regulatory regimes faced by different types of carriers. Cable television companies face neither retail price regulation of their cable modem services nor any requirements to make their facilities available to competitors. Local telephone companies, on the other hand, face both retail price regulation for their DSL service and a requirement imposed by the Telecommunications Act that they unbundle their network facilities and lease them to rivals. Finally, new entrants are largely unregulated, but many rely on facilities leased from the incumbent telephone companies at regulated rates to connect to their customers. This asymmetric regulation is the focus of this volume, in which telecommunications scholars address the public policy issues that have arisen over the deployment of new high-speed telecommunications services. Robert W. Crandall is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution. His previous books include (with Martin Cave) Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic () and (with Leonard Waverman) Who Pays for Universal Service? (Brookings ). James H. Alleman is an associate professor in interdisciplinary telecommunications at the College of Engineering andApplied Science, University of Colorado, on leave at Columbia University.
Who Killed Annie?: A Hattie Farwell Mystery
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Orlemann, Betty, PUBLISHER: Elderberry Press (OR), As the daughter of a book editor for a major publishing house, Betty Orlemann (nee Elizabeth Kerr), grew up in a home filled with good books and the love of reading and writing.Her novel, "WHO KILLED ANNIE?" is the first in a mystery series about Hattie Farwell and her old homestead in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.She has spent much of her life as a journalist. Until her recent retirement she was a staff writer for the Bucks County Courier Times for whom she covered criminal courts in the Bucks County Courthouse.Presently she writes a bi-weekly column for the Frenchtown, New Jersey, Delaware Valley News and contributes features to the Allentown, Pennsylvania, Morning Call -Quakertown Bureau.Over the years she has contributed to many other newspapers. She is a former medical technician and presently a volunteer in the Doylestown Free Clinic. She enjoys singing and dancing, and taught ballroom dancing in Philadelphia after her freshman year in college.She is a commissioner on the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and State Heritage Park, and founded The Friends of the Delaware Canal. For 11 years she co-owned a gift and antique shop in Glenside, Pa and was elected the first woman president of the Greater Glenside Chamber of Commerce. All of these past activities have added grist to her writing mill.Betty Orlemann and her late husband, Bob, had four children, three of whom (two sons and one daughter), grew up and made them grandparents. There are now nine grandchildren (seven boys and two girls), one great-grandson and another on the way.Betty Orlemann lives in a cedar woods in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, with her dogand cat."
Universalism vs. Communitarianism: Contemporary Debates in
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, David M. / Rasmussen, David, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), "Universalism vs. Communitarianism" focuses on the question, raised by recent work in normative philosophy, of whether ethical norms are best derived and justified on the basis of universal or communitarian standards. It is unique in representing both Continental and American points of view and both the older and a younger generation of scholars. The essays introduce the key issues involved in universalism vs. communitarianism and take up ethics in historical perspective, practical reason and ethical responsibility, justification, application and history, and communitarian alternatives. Based on a special issue of the "Journal Philosophy and Social Criticism, "the book includes two additional essays by Chantal Mouffe and by Hubert and Stuart Dreyfus. David Rasmussen is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and editor of "Philosophy and Social Criticism." Contents: introduction, David, Rasmussen. Universalisms: Procedural, Contextualist, and Prudential, Alessandro Ferrara. Beyond Liberalism and Communitarianism: Toward a Critical Theory of Social Justice, Gerald Doppelt. The Liberal/Communitarian Controversy and Communicative Ethics, Kenneth Baynes. Discourse Ethics and Civil Society, Jean Cohen. Equality, Political Order and Ethics: Hobbes and the Systematics of Democratic Rationality, Rolf Zimmermann. Atomism and Ethical Life: On Hegel's Critique of the French Revolution, Axel Honneth. The Gadamer-Habermas Debate Revisited: The Question of Ethics, Michael Kelly. What Is and What Is Not Practical Reason? Agnes Heller. Adorno, Heidegger, and Postmodernity, Hauke Brunkhorst. Impartial Application of Moral and Legal Norms: A Contribution to Discourse Ethics, Klaus Gunther. An Ethics, Politics, and History, Jurgen Habermas in an interview conducted by Jean-Marc Ferry. Rawls: Political Philosophy without Politics, Chantal Mouffe. What Is Morality: A Phenomenological Account of the Development of Ethical Expertise, Hubert L Dreyfus, Stuart E. Dreyfus. Universalism and Communitarianism: A Bibliography, Michael Zilles.
Managing Interpersonal Conflict
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Donohue, William A. / Kolt, Robert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Managing Interpersonal Conflict helps readers better understand and ultimately manage their routine interpersonal conflicts. Specifically, the book walks readers through the conflict process--from the initial decision of whether or not to confront differences to how to plan the actual confrontation. Donohue deals extensively with the negotiation process and, if negotiation proves unsuccessful, with third-party dispute resolution. The book emphasizes keeping conflicts under control and keeping focused on the issues. The key to managing conflict is to address differences collaboratively so parties can create better solutions and, ultimately, strengthen their relationships. Managing Interpersonal Conflict prepares and encourages the reader to stop avoiding their conflicts and start confronting them. Designed for college and university undergraduates, Donohue's text and the Interpersonal Commtext series will also interest students and professionals in management studies, sociology, organization studies, and social psychology. "They provide a very useful look at a somewhat broader than usual range of conflict issues.... Where the decision is to confront, it offers useful approaches to allowing face saving and to issue structuring that will allow the conflict, in many cases, to be readily resolved.... The second section... provides a useful and easily worked with framework for negotiating, and deals most effectively with the use of and responses to the exercise of power in the negotiation context.... The book is exceptionally readable and effective in its presentation of approaches to conflict. While it is not a traditional academic text, periodic references to the conflictliterature are used to allow the reader to examine the issues presented in more depth. The book will serve as an outstanding text for a training program in conflict management and can also be used by an individual effectively to learn these techniques." --The Alternative Newsletter
Constitutional Reform and Effective Government, REV. Ed.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, James L., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, For years the public has become increasingly disillusioned and cynical about its governmental institutions. In the face of alarming problems-most notably the $400 billion budget deficit-the government seems deadlocked, reduced to partisan posturing and bickering, with the president and Congress blaming each other for failure. And neither party can be held accountable. The public tendency is to blame individual leaders- or politicians as a class-but an insistent and growing number of experienced statesmen and political scientists believe that much of the difficulty can be traced to the governmental structure itself, designed in the eighteenth century and essentially unchanged since then. Is that inherited constitutional system adequate to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, or has the time come for fundamental change? Should we adopt an electoral system that encourages unified control of the presidency, the Senate and the House? Lengthen terms of office? Limit congressional terms? Abolish or modify the electoral college? Introduce a mechanism for calling special elections? Permit legislators to hold executive offices? Redistribute the balance of powers within the governmental system? In this revised edition of his highly acclaimed volume, James Sundquist reviews the origins and rationale of the constitutional structure and the current debate about whether reform is needed, then raises practical questions about what changes might work best if a consensus should emerge that the national government is too prone to stalemate to meet its responsibilities. Analyzing the main proposals advanced to adapt the Constitution to current conditions, he attempts to separate theworkable ideas from the unworkable, the effective from the ineffective, the possibly feasible from the wholly infeasible, and finally arrives at a set of recommendations of his own.
Toward Alternative Theology: Confessions Non Dualist
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, Sara / Malkovsky, Bradley J., PUBLISHER: University of Notre Dame Press, Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian is the spiritual and intellectual autobiography of Sara Grant, a Roman Catholic Scottish nun, who, until her death in , established herself as one of the leading twentieth-century figures in Indian Christian theology and the contemplative life. In this slim volume, Grant recounts her search not only for God, but for a right understanding of God, as well as for a way of rethinking Christian teachings on the mystery of God's relation to the world that could overcome widespread popular dualisms. Grant's odyssey begins with experiences from her childhood and follows her entrance into the novitiate of the Society of the Sacred Heart, where she began an intensive study of Aquinas. After training in classics and philosophy at Oxford University, Grant traveled to India, where she spent the remainder of her life, first as a professor of philosophy at Sophia College, Bombay, and later in Pune in the dual role of professor at Jnana-Deepa-Vidyapeeth and head of a Christian monastic community. Grant studied Sanskrit and became an expert on Sankara (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality. Reading Aquinas and Sankara in a method of mutual illumination led Grant to discover that the non-dualistic, or advaitic, insight was compatible with Christian theology, and in fact is present, though underdeveloped, in all authentic Christian doctrine. Appearing for the first time in the United States, this engrossing book eloquently recounts the life of a remarkable woman and shows how Christian theology and spirituality can be enriched by encountering the experiences and concepts of advaita.This updated edition includes a new introduction by Bradley Malkovsky.
Lotto dltre 20 dischi in vinile di musica classica
Oltre 20 dischi in vinile in ottimo stato di musica classica. Dischi singoli: GRACE BUMBURY - LORIN MAAZEL De Falla: El Amor Brujo El Sombrero De Tres Picos Detusche Grammophon Gesselschaft Schumann DICHTERLIEBE - LIEDERKREIS OP.24 Detusche Grammophon Gesselschaft NICANOR ZABALETA Eichner - Wagenseil - Ditterdorf - Mozart Detusche Grammophon Gesselschaft CARILLON & CLOCHES DE LA CATHEDRALE SAINT PIERRE DE GENEVE Au carillon Pierre Segond MUSIC FOR QUEEN MARY Henry Purcell PRADES FESTIVAL Pablo Casals (director) Bach - brandemburg concerto 4 e 5 MENDELSSOHN Ottetto per archi, Op.20; Sinfonie per archi 10 e 12 J.S. BACH Concerti Brandeburghesi N 1, 2 e 3 J.S. BACH Concerti Brandeburghesi N 4, 5 e 6 J.S. BACH Matthaus-passion Passione di S.Matteo Michel Corboz J.S. BACH Klavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Liardet clavicembalo e direttore, Perrin soprano, Winzap viola, coro universitario di Lausanne. FAURE' Messe de requiem Op.48 Cantique de Jean Racine Op.11 Goeorge Guest Direttore; Choir of St.John's College, Cambridge STRAVINSKY La sagra della primavera Igor Markevitch; The Philarmonia Orchestra DEBUSSY La mer L'apres midi d'un faune Jeux Boulez; The new Philarmonia Orchestra RAVEL BOLERO La valse Pavane pour une infante defunte Charles Munch; Boston Symphony Cofanetti: -Cofanetto " Opere di Chopin interpretate da Rubinstein" con coppia di dischi in vinile emesso dall' RCA Victor - LMD Polonaises 4 Impromptus - Cofanetto rilegato in pelle e scritte in oro con sei dischi in vinile emesso dall' RCA Victor - LM ). Opera di J.S. Bach - Il Clavicembalo Ben Temperato interpretato da Wanda Landowska. I dischi sono in buone condizioni, i cartoni in cui sono inseriti hanno degli strappi.
Robertson Davies: A Portrait in Mosaic
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Val, PUBLISHER: Emblem Editions, National bestseller and a "Globe and Mail" Best Book A fascinating, larger-than-life character, Davies left a treasure trove of stories about him when he died in -- expertly arranged here into a revealing portrait. From his student days onward, Robertson Davies made a huge impression on those around him. He was so clearly bound for a glorious future that some young friends even carefully preserved his letters. And everyone remembered their encounters with him. Later in life, as a world-famous writer, perhaps Canada's pre-eminent man of letters (who "looked like Jehovah"), he attracted people eager to meet him, who also vividly remembered their meetings. So when Val Ross set out in search of people's memories, she was faced with a wonderful embarrassment of riches. The one hundred or so contributors here range very widely. There are family memories, of course, and memories from colleagues in the academic world who knew him as a professor and the founding master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. Predictably, there are other major writers like Margaret Atwood and John Irving. Less predictably, there are people from the world of Hollywood, such as Norman Jewison and David Cronenberg (who remembers Davies on-set, peering through a camera lens as he researched his newest novel). And we even hear from his barber, and from his gardener, Theo Henkenhaf. Some speakers contribute just a lively paragraph; others several pages. Yet all of them, through the magic of Val Ross's art, help to create an intriguing, full-colour portrait of a complex man beloved by millions of readers around the world. "From the Hardcover edition."
Residenziale Yoga/Ayurveda in valle Staffora con medici
AYURYOGA 4 (www.ayuryoga4.com) è lieta di annuciare l'arrivo il 28 APRILE in VALLE STAFFORA (PV-AL) di NEHA & SALIL JOGLEKAR, MEDICI AYURVEDICI del PRANAVEDA HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE di Pune, INDIA (www.ayulogy.com) per una serie di WORKSHOP ESPERIENZIALI YOGA & AYURVEDA. I Workshop si terranno presso la Residenza IL MOLINO DEL GROPPO di Pozzolgroppo (AL) (http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/il-molino-del-groppo.it.html) DAL 28 APRILE AL 1 MAGGIO (https://www.facebook.com/IlMolinoDelGroppoAl/). OFFRIAMO PACCHETTI RESIDENZIALI per l'INTERO WEEK END con PENSIONE COMPLETA O PACCHETTI INDIVIDUALI PER I SINGOLI WORSHOPS: ---------- SABATO 29 APRILE WORKHOP DI STRESS MANAGEMENT con un approccio YOGICO ed AYURVEDICO: - Psicoterapia Cognitivo Comportamentale (CBT) - Terapia di Accettazione ed Impegno (ACT) - Auto Gestione della Tensione eccessiva (SMET) ---------- DOMENICA 30 APRILE WORKSHOP DI CUCINA AYURVEDICA: - La dieta corretta in base alla propria costituzione Ayurvedica - I sei gusti della Cucina ayurvedica - La farmacia in cucina, l'uso dell'alimentazione per curarsi - Preparazione di un pasto completo Ayurvedico ---------- LUNEDI' 1 MAGGIO TREKKING MEDITATIVO IN NATURA - L' arte della camminata in natura per aumentare la percezione, la capacità di ascolto personale e di espansione evolutiva. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I MEDICI AYURVEDICI SARANNO A DISPOSIZIONE DURANTE TUTTO IL FINE SETTIMANA PER CONSULTAZIONI MEDICHE AYURVEDICHE (SU PRENOTAZIONE). -- DR. SALIL JOGLEKAR Consultazioni Mediche Ayurvediche generali, in specifico per problematiche di Ansia, Stress, Depressione. -- DR.SSA. NEHA JOGLEKAR Consulatazioni Mediche ayurvediche generali, in especifico problemi ginecologici, problemi di fertiità, problemi di pelle e di estetica, problemi relazionati al peso corporeo e alla dieta. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 % DI SCONTO OFFERTO A PRENOTAZIONI ENTRO E NON OLTRE IL 15 APRILE E PER GRUPPI CON UNA MINIMA PRESENZA DI 5 PARTECIPANTI. PER INFO: www.ayuryoga4.com EMAIL: N: + T: + ----------------------------CHI SIAMO------------------------------------ ---------- DR.SSA. NEHA JOGLEKAR Si è laureata presso l'Università di Pune (INDIA) ed è medico di Ayurveda ed insegnante di Yoga. Insegna Yoga e Ayurveda in tutto il mondo in istituzioni internazionali come Annecy Ayurveda (Francia), Abhaydana e Ayuryoga 4 (Italia), Ausbildungzentrum Bergler (Austria), Valencia Ayur (Spagna). Ha sviluppato il Programma Gravidanza Perfect (PPP), che lei conduce presso la sua clinica ed insegna in tutto il mondo. Lei è un allenatore insegnanti di Yoga e conduce anche sessioni di Yoga per il settore aziendale e IT ed è un'esperta nel massaggio ayurvedico Yoga. ---------- DR.PRIYADARSHAn (SALIL) JOGLEKAR. Dr. Priyadarshan (Salil) si è laureato alla Pune University in un MD in Ayurveda e una laurea in psicoterapia alla IBM & S. Lavora come insegnante alla Tilak Ayurved College di Pune. Insegna Ayurveda in molte nazioni ed è membro di numerose facoltà ed associazioni come Ayuryoga 4 (Italia-Svizzera) l' Annecy Ayurveda (Francia), Reidman College (Israele), Ausbildungszentrum Bergler (Austria), MAS Ayurveda (Spagna), AYURWEB, Gitananda Ashram (Italia), Barnett Hospital (USA), JAI Ayurveda (Germania), Ayurveda Dublino (Irlanda). Si è specializzato nelle terapie Panchakarma e Marma ma è anche consulente in Psicoterapia con la terapia Cognitivo Comportamentale (CBT) e Terapia di Accettazione ed Impegno (ACT). Dr. Joglekar è uno dei 15 ricercatori selezionati da tutta l'India per il programma di internship Vaidya-scienziati, condotti dal IAIM di Bangalore e finanziato dal Dipartimento del Ministero AYUSH, Governo dell'India. ---------- DR. MARCO ALPEGGIANI (MADHAVANAND) Formatore linguistico aziendale, consulente alla comunicazione internazionale ed editore iconografico con 15 anni di esperienza professionale ed accademica a livello europeo e asiatico. Laureato in Scienze della comunicazione e Scienze culturali alla London Metropolitan University ha poi ottenuto un Master in fotogiornalismo presso la prestigiosa University of Westminster nel . Nell'ultimo decennio ha intrapreso un nuovo percorso formativo quale insegnante di Yoga e Meditazione ed Operatore Ayurvedico, per poter offrire un approccio olistico alla soluzione di tematiche aziendali e personali complesse. Si è specializzato nella gestione e nella prevenzione dei sintomi dello stress lavoro corrrelato e nell'arte dei punti marma per poter agevolare e promuovere il rendimento individuale complessivo in ambito lavorativo e sociale. PER INFO: www.ayuryoga4.com EMAIL: N: + T: +
Affirmative Action in Medicine: Improving Health Care for
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Curtis, James L., PUBLISHER: University of Michigan Press, Affirmative action programs have significantly changed American medicine for the better, not only in medical school admissions and access to postgraduate training but also in bringing a higher quality of health care to all people. James L. Curtis approaches this important transition from historical, statistical, and personal perspectives. He tells how over the course of his medical education and career as a psychiatrist and professor--often as the first or only African American in his cohort--the status of minorities in the medical professions grew from a tiny percentage to a far more equitable representation of the American population. Advancing arguments from his earlier book, Blacks, Medical Schools, and Society, Curtis evaluates the outcomes of affirmative action efforts over the past thirty years. He describes formidable barriers to minority access to medical-education opportunities and the resulting problems faced by minority patients in receiving medical treatment. His progress report includes a review of two thousand minority students admitted to U.S. medical schools in , following them through graduation and their careers, comparing them with the careers of two thousand of their nonminority peers. These samples provide an important look at medical schools that, while heralding dramatic progress in physician education and training opportunity, indicates much room for further improvement. A basic hurdle continues to face African Americans and other minorities who are still confined to segregated neighborhoods and inferior school systems that stifle full scholastic development. Curtis urges us as a nation to develop all our human resources through an expansion ofaffirmative action programs, thus improving health care for everyone. James L. Curtis is Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Off-Balance Sheet Activities
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Saunders, Anthony C. / Sondhi, Ashwinpaul / Saunders, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Quorum Books, The objective of Off-Balance Sheet Activities is to gain insights into, and propose meaningful solutions to, those issues raised by the current proliferation of off-balance sheet transactions. The book has its origins in a New York University conference that focused on this topic. Jointly undertaken by the Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research and New York University's Salomon Center for the study of Financial Institutions at the Stern School of Business, the conference brought together academic researchers and practitioners in the field of accounting and finance to address the issues with the broad-mindedness requisite of a group whose approaches to solutions are as different from each other as their respectively theoretical and applied approaches to the disciplines of finance and accounting. The essays are divided into two sections. The first covers issues surrounding OBS activities and banking and begins with a brief introduction that places the essays into context. OBS activities and the underinvestment problem, whether loan sales are really OBS, and money demand and OBS liquidity are examined in detail. Section two, which also begins with a brief introduction, focuses on issues of securitized assets and financing. A report on recognition and measurement issues in accounting for securitized assets is followed by three separate discussion essays. Other subjects covered include contract theoretic analysis of OBS financing, the use of OBS financing to circumvent financial covenant restrictions, and debt contracting and financial contracting. The latter two contributions are also followed by discussion essays. This unique collection of papers will prove to be an interestingand valuable tool for accounting and finance professionals as well as for academics involved in these fields. It will also be an important addition to public, college, and university libraries.
Campaign Reform: Insights and Evidence
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vavreck, Lynn / Lewis, Lynn Vavreck / Bartels, Larry M., PUBLISHER: University of Michigan Press, What is wrong with American political campaigns? How could the campaign process be improved? This volume brings the expertise of leading political scientists to the public debate about campaign reform. These scholars probe the reality behind the conventional wisdom that nasty, vacuous campaigns dominated by big money and cynical media coverage are perverting our political process and alienating our citizenry. Some of their conclusions will be startling to campaigners and critics alike. For example, "attack" advertisements prove to be no more effective than self-promotional advertisements, but "are" more substantive. Indeed, candidates in their advertisements and speeches focus more on policy and less on strategy and process than any major news outlet, including the "New York Times," The volume suggests that, as a result, prospective voters in knew more about the candidates' issue positions than in any presidential election in decades, yet turnout and public faith in the electoral process continued to decline. For aspiring reformers, Bartels and his colleagues provide a bracing reality check. For students and scholars of electoral politics, political communication, and voting behavior, they provide an authoritative summary and interpretation of what we know about the nature and impact of political campaigns. The insights and evidence contained in this volume should be of interest to anyone concerned about the present state and future prospects of American electoral process. Larry M. Bartels is Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Lynn Vavreck is AssistantProfessor of Government, Dartmouth College. Other contributors are Bruce Buchanan, Tami Buhr, Ann Crigler, John G. Geer, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marion Just, Daron R. Shaw, and John Zaller.
Grant Letteratura romana Mondadori
Michael Grant Letteratura romana Mondadori Biblioteca Moderna BMM n. Traduzione: Antonio Barbieri Introduzione: - A cura di: Linda Untersteiner Candia Pagine: Prefazione + 326 + Appendici + Indice Anno: dicembre I edizione Codice ISBN: - Copertina: cartonato con scritte in oro. Stato: Buono stato. Peso del libro: gr. 282 La fotografia riproduce il libro L'Autore: Michael Grant nacque a Londra, studiò letteratura classica al Trinity College e fu professore di Humanity all'Università di Edimburgo. Fu insignito della OBE nel , della CBE nel , e fu vice-cancelliere (presidente) alla Queen's University di Belfast e all'Università di Khartoum. È stato presidente della Royal Numismatic Society dal al . Nel gli fu conferita la medaglia della Royal Numismatic Society e nel la Archer M. Huntington Medal. Il necrologio pubblicato su The Times lo descrive come "uno di pochi storici dell'antichità ad ottenere il rispetto sia degli accademici che dei lettori profani". Immensamente prolifico, scrisse e curò più di 50 testi di saggi e traduzioni, coprendo argomenti che spaziano dalla monetazione romana e l'eruzione del Monte Vesuvio fino ai Vangeli e Gesù. Descrisse sé stesso come "uno dei pochissimi freelance nel campo della storia antica: un raro fenomeno". La sua traduzione degli Annales di Tacito fu pubblicata nel . La sua autobiografia, My First Eighty Years, è apparsa nel . Prezzo: euro 3,00 + spese di spedizione (euro 2,00 piego di libri ordinario, euro 4,00 raccomandata piego di libri). Si fanno spedizioni multiple e, si ricorda, che la merce viaggia a carico del destinatario. Richiedendo il catalogo nel formato excel hai le promozioni 4 x 3, 20 x 13. I più economici sono in omaggio. Per consultare il catalogo indicate il vostro indirizzo e-mail personale.
Boundaries
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nunez, Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: Akashic Books, "Elizabeth Nunez is one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction."--Colum McCann, author of "Let the Great World Spin" "Elizabeth Nunez has written a book so searing, so astute, so immediate to our times, it resurrects; it disrupts inevitably; it startles complacency; and over and over again, it invites healing to flourish.--Patricia Powell, author of "The Fullness of Everything" In an age of reality TV, a husband and wife cling to Victorian notions of privacy, though doing so threatens the life of the wife. Their daughter Anna yearns for her mother's unguarded affection, and eventually learns there is value in restraint. But Anna, a Caribbean American immigrant, finds that lesson harder to accept when, eager to assimilate in her new country, she discovers that a gap yawns between her and American-born citizens. The head of a specialized imprint at a major publishing house, Anna is soon challenged for her position by an ambitious upstart who accuses her of not really understanding American culture, particularly African American culture. Her job at stake, Anna turns for advice to her boyfriend Paul, a Caribbean American himself, who attempts to convince her that immigrants must accept limitations on their freedom in America. Told in spare and transcendent prose, "Boundaries" is a riveting immigrant story, a fascinating look into the world of contemporary book publishing, a beautiful extension of the exploration of family dynamics that began in Nunez's previous novel "Anna In-Between," and a heartwarming love story. Elizabeth Nunez is the award-winning author of seven novels. Her most recent, "Anna In-Between," was a "New York Times" Editors' Choice and was selected for the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She is a distinguished professor at Hunter College, CUNY, where she teaches writing and fiction.
The Count of Monte Cristo
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dumas, Alexandre / Sante, Luc, PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble, "The Count of Monte Cristo," by Alexandre Dumas, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Dashing young Edmond Dantes has everything. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, is about to become the captain of a ship, and is well liked by almost everyone. But his perfect life is shattered when he is framed by a jealous rival and thrown into a dark prison cell for 14 years. The greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, and revenge ever written, "The Count of Monte Cristo" continues to dazzle readers with its thrilling and memorable scenes, including Dantes's miraculous escape from prison, his amazing discovery of a vast hidden treasure, and histransformation into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo-a man whose astonishing thirst for vengeance is as cruel as it is just. Luc Sante is the author of "Low Life," "Evidence," and "The Factory of Facts," He teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College.
MIMO LAB
L'associazione culturale Impronte Creative organizza a Gallarate(VA) da Novembre un corso sull'arte del Mimo con il Maestro giapponese Shinya Murayama. La tecnica del mimo permette un uso consapevole del corpo e del gesto, stimola l'immaginazione e la fantasia e rende visibile l'invisibile.. In questo corso si sperimenterà l'arte del comunicare senza parole in modo creativo e divertente. Il maestro Shinya Murayama si diploma al 'Theatre Art College' di Tokyo nel . Dal al è parte della compagnia Han Mime Koubo (Giappone) con cui si esibisce in spettacoli teatrali e performance di strada. In quegli anni collabora con diverse compagnie come mimo in spettacoli di prosa, musicals e opere. Nel riceve una Borsa di Studio per Artisti dal Governo Giapponese che sfrutta per proseguire i suoi studi presso la Scuola di Teatro Dimitri (Verscio, Svizzera). Nel si esibisce come clown per il Circo Monti (Svizzera). Dal è produttore e artista di 3 nuovi spettacoli: Dall'angolino, MAMMO, FROCK MimeMusic. Dal è insegnante di mimo presso la Scuola di Teatro Oscar di Milano. STRUTTURA DEL CORSO Training fisico Entrare in contatto con le parti del corpo che ancora non conosci. respirazione, rilassamento rotazione tensione e rilassamento, isolamento e unificazione, distribuzione del peso Tecnica mimica Sviluppare la potenza espressiva Manipolazione di base e di oggetti complessi Camminate Punti fissi (pareti, corrimani, oggetti sospesi, ecc.) Spostamenti con l'utilizzo dei punti fissi (spingere ed essere spinti, ecc. Interazione con oggetti semplici o complessi (funi, bicchieri, porte, valigie, ecc.) Variazioni del peso (bilanciere, secchio, pallina, ecc.) Variazioni dell' energia (pareti, funi, palloncino...) Qualità degli oggetti (bastone, tessuto, acqua..) Creazione di pantomime (individuali o di gruppo) Indicato per performers ed attori o chiunque voglia riscoprire se stesso mettendosi in gioco. Non sono richieste
Manuale Ad Vsum Insignis Ecclesie Saru[m]. Summaq[ue]
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: CatholicChurchh, PUBLISHER: Eebo Editions, Proquest, This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"Manuale ad vsum insignis ecclesie Saru m]. summaq ue] dilige n]tia eme n]datu m], sic]"Sarum manual.Catholic Church.Imprint from STC; Rembolt's device on title page.Clxiii leaves: Paris: B. Rembolt, ]Duff 287. /STC (2nd ed.) / LatinReproduction of the original in the Gonville and Caius College Library++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Erica Jong Come salvarsi la vita Bompiani
Erica Jong Come salvarsi la vita Bompiani I grandi Tascabili Best seller n. 125 Traduzione: Pier Francesco Paolini Introduzione: - Anno: luglio V edizione Pagine: 367 + Indice Codice ISBN: Copertina: cartoncino editoriale. Stato: Buono stato. Molto buono. Peso del libro: gr. 280 Misure del libro: cm x cm La fotografia riproduce il libro. Contenuto: Che cosa è successo a Isadora una volta uscita dalla vasca? Ha imparato finalmente a volare? Tre anni dopo le vicende di "Paura di volare", l'autrice riprende in questo libro la storia. Con due matrimoni e un romanzo di successo alle spalle, Isadora è ora più matura, più saggia e in un certo senso più infelice. A uno a uno vengono esplorati e distrutti i miti della fama letteraria, di Hollywood, delle "soluzioni" del lesbismo e dell'amore di gruppo, per arrivare infine alla conclusione che è possibile e doveroso salvarsi la vita. Isadora scopre come fare e ci riesce. L'Autore: Erica Jong, nata Mann (New York City, 26 marzo ), è una scrittrice, saggista e poetessa statunitense. Laureatasi nel al Barnard College, con un master in letteratura inglese del diciottesimo secolo alla Columbia University (), Erica Jong è conosciuta soprattutto per il suo primo romanzo, Paura di volare (), col quale creò scalpore per la franchezza usata nel trattare temi delicati come il desiderio sessuale femminile. Prezzo: euro 4,00 + spese di spedizione (euro 2,00 piego di libri ordinario, euro 4,00 raccomandata piego di libri). Si fanno spedizioni multiple e, si ricorda, che la merce viaggia a carico del destinatario. Richiedendo il catalogo nel formato excel hai le promozioni 4 x 3, 20 x 13. I più economici sono in omaggio. Per consultare il catalogo indicate il vostro indirizzo e-mail personale.
The Insider-Outsider Theory of Employment and Unemployment
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindbeck, Assar, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), This book provides an accessible, balanced account of the insider-outsider theory of labor market activity. It focuses on how "insiders" (experienced incumbent employees whose jobs are protected by various labor turnover costs) get market power, what they do with that power, and how their activities affect the "outsiders" (who are either unemployed or work in the informal sector). The book examines the effect of insiders' activities on wages, employment, and unemployment, discusses the associated policy implications, and relates the insider-outsider theory to other theories of labor market activity. The central part of the book consists of a series of previously published articles that have been edited to convey a single coherent account of a theory of unemployment that is growing in popularity. Chapters are preceded by overviews summarizing the main ideas and relating them to the book's underlying theme. The concluding chapter points out the predictions and policy implications of the theory. Lindbeck and Snower have taken care to make the main ideas accessible to a wide audience, without sacrificing analytical rigor."The insider-Outside Theory of Employment and Unemployment is concerned with both the causes and consequences of insider power. It emphasizes unemployment in chapters that survey modern unemployment theories and provide a formal comparison of the insider-outsider and efficiency-wage explanations of involuntary unemployment. Other topics include labor turnover costs (how they arise from insiders' activities and from job security legislation, and how they give rise to insider power), Union activities (how unions can amplify labor turnover costs, and provide insiders with newtools of rent-creation, such as strikes and work-to-rule actions), and the effect that insider activities can have in perpetuating the effects of temporary macroeconomic shocks. Assar Lindbeck is Professor of International Economics and Director of the Institute of International Economics at the University of Stockholm. Dennis J. Snower is Professor of Economics, Birbeck College, University of London.
A Matter of Grace
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collier, Marion, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, Often life's greatest treasures are found in the most unlikely places. A Matter of Grace is the true story of a tiny dog and her gigantic influence on those she met along the way. Mattie's story is filled with humorous and touching accounts of her healing from deadly mange, living with the menagerie of animals on the farm, walking with her master on paths he fondly remembered, and bringing a message of hope and optimism to everyone she met from the barbershop to the mountains of Colorado to the pulpit.Mattie Grace stepped right out of a trash pile into an old man's heart. Vowing that the pain, suffering, and abuse she endured as a pup would never happen to her again, the man took her in as an orphan and adopted her as if she were his child. She was just a tiny package crammed to overflowing with energy, enthusiasm, excitement, curiosity, charm, and charisma. Mattie became the spark plug of the family and scattered love around everywhere, the way the wind scatters leaves. A Matter of Grace will warm your heart and convince you that life gives second chances. Marion Collier has spoken to thousands of people as a preacher, teacher, entertainer, and motivator. He has walked many paths-woodsman, athlete, honky-tonk musician, crop-duster, oil field worker, skilled marksman, farmer, evangelist, water manager, carpenter, animal lover, and storyteller extraordinaire. He has served at the heart of his community in North Louisiana and has many colorful stories to tell. He lives on his farm near Crowville, Louisiana, with his wife, seven mules, one horse, nine cats, three dogs, over one hundred fowl, and his pet rooster, Little Man. Marion graduated from Mississippi College and holds a Master's Degree in Theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Bruce Marshall Danubio rosso Longanesi
Bruce Marshall Danubio rosso Longanesi Pocket n. 42 Traduzione: Gianna Tornabuoni Introduzione: - Anno: 21 giugno I edizione Pagine: 207 + Collana Codice ISBN: - Copertina: cartoncino editoriale con sovraccoperta. Condizioni: Buono stato. Piccola abrasione in prima di copertina. Peso del libro: gr. 175 Misure del libro: cm x cm La fotografia riproduce il libro. NOTA: Richiedete il catalogo per usufruire della promozione. L'Autore: Bruce Marshall (Edimburgo, 24 giugno – Biot, 18 giugno ) è stato uno scrittore scozzese. Nacque ad Edimburgo nel . Compì i suoi studi in materie economiche frequentando il Trinity College e l'Università di Edimburgo e, secondo la sua espressione, nel fu pronto a fare il "ragioniere". Durante la Prima guerra mondiale rimase gravemente ferito: gli fu perciò amputata una gamba. Nel si convertì al cattolicesimo. Per guadagnarsi da vivere cominciò a fare il ragioniere ma cominciò anche a scrivere romanzi. Malgrado la sua menomazione partecipò anche alla Seconda guerra mondiale, non solo come scritturale ma anche come uno dei riferimenti della Resistenza Francese e facente parte dei servizi segreti britannici. Infatti, prima della guerra, si era trasferito in Francia per lavoro e risultò utile la sua conoscenza delle persone e dell'ambiente. Dopo la guerra alcuni suoi romanzi ebbero successo e poté lasciare l'attività di ragioniere per dedicarsi alla scrittura di romanzi a tempo pieno. L'esperienza della guerra si ritrova in molti suoi romanzi. Prezzo: euro 1,00 + spese di spedizione (euro 2,00 piego di libri ordinario, euro 4,00 raccomandata piego di libri). Si fanno spedizioni multiple e, si ricorda, che la merce viaggia a carico del destinatario. Richiedendo il catalogo nel formato excel hai le promozioni 4 x 3, 20 x 13. I più economici sono in omaggio. Per consultare il catalogo indicate il vostro indirizzo e-mail personale.
Quit "Going" to Church...
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Steven L., PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, QUIT "GOING" TO CHURCH...And other Musings of a Former Institutional Man by Steven L. Rogers Here is another voice in the growing ranks of those who are rethinking what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in the 21st Century. Author Steve Rogers calls for Christ-followers to abandon excluding traditions and attitudes that have created a destructive us vs. them dichotomy that causes many Christians to huddle in enclaves of institutional Christianity and cultural irrelevance. He invites us, rather, to enter through the "narrow gate" into the kingdom of God that is living one's life to feed the hungry, help the poor, clothe the naked, liberate the oppressed, love neighbors, and be peacemakers. Readers are challenged to stop merely "going" to church and hoping they go to heaven when they die and concentrate, rather, on being the Church in day to day life by simply loving God and others-no more and no less. Steven L. Rogers, was "raised in a church pew," a preacher's kid in a conservative, Pentecostal denomination. After a life changing experience with people involved in the Jesus Movement in , Steve left the drug using counter culture he had embraced while a freshman at a state university and transferred to a denominationally sponsored Bible College earning a B.A. in Pastoral Theology. Steve, along with his wife Sally, served in that denomination as pastors, missionaries, church planters and denominational position holders for 34 years. In , Steve took a sabbatical from his pastorate to re-examine what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. This soul searching led him to resign his denominational affiliation. He is now post-denominationally devoted to reshaping the currenttheological, ecclesiastical, spiritual and social landscape through writing and speaking. Steve and Sally have a son and daughter and three grandchildren. Steve's web blog is http: //sosaysstevo.blogspot.com/.
What Your Future Holds and What You Can Do to Change It
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Finley, Deborah K., PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, Learn To Live In a Higher Realm of Life Have you ever wondered or hoped there could be more to life but thought it was too good to be true? Did you think it could only happen in your dreams? Have you ever wondered if you had a future? Have you ever felt that you had no control over what your future held? What ever your situation is now, or whatever situation you may have come out of, this book can be an opportunity for you to see a change for the better. Though discouragement tries to win you over, it doesn't mean that it's over. No matter how impossible it may look, no matter how bad it may seem. Things are subject to change-All things are possible to those who believe. From a childhood that threatened to destroy her, to a teenager who was the eyewitness to her fathers' murder, Deborah survived supernaturally. She had a life changing encounter that transformed her future from darkness to light. This book is filled with a combination of true life experiences, proven facts, and biblical truths that can give your life new meaning and purpose. "Learn to live in a higher realm of life." Deborah K. Finley is a freelance writer and author and was born and raised in Chicago with a heart to help hurting people. She's an Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional and speaks at Women Shelters, Churches, etc. She has earned her PhD from SHK (School of Hard Knocks). Deborah and her husband Kirk reside in Island Lake, IL. They have served as Worship Leaders for many years and are doing so presently at Good News Christian Center in Des Plaines, IL. She and her husband are also students at New Life Bible College.