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The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Ocong>toong>ber , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>theong> season ong>toong> Vancouver, Vicong>toong>ria, and Seattle. A song>toong>rm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> song>toong>rm worsened and ong>theong>y were forced ong>toong> take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk ong>toong> ong>theong> botong>toong>m ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>theong> population ong>ofong> ong>theong> Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> this loss on a ong>societyong> that, with ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> gold rush, was already in decline.

Nation Building and Develoment Assistance in Africa:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ishikawa, Kaoru, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Sub-Saharan Africa seems ong>toong> be forgotten in ong>theong> post-cold war era. But Kaoru Ishikawa's analysis ong>ofong> Africa's hisong>toong>ry and its political and economic development suggests that a brighter future is in prospect for ong>theong> nations ong>ofong> Africa. ong>Theong> African nations hosted dynamic societies prior ong>toong> ong>theong> slave trade era, and many ong>ofong> ong>theong> obstacles ong>toong> ong>theong>ir future prosperity and dynamism have been removed. ong>Theong> focus ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is on how African countries and ong>theong> international community beyond Africa can work ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>toong> realize this potential and build on recent improvements, notably in health and ong>theong> position ong>ofong> women in ong>societyong>. ong>Theong> ability ong>ofong> South Africa--no longer an international pariah--ong>toong> be a locomotive for growth is assessed.

Early Years of Adventure, Letters & Journals (The L. Ron

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Based on ong>theong> Works ong>ofong> L. Ron Hubbard, PUBLISHER: Bridge Publications, Inc., Here is a young L. Ron Hubbard as revealed through a rare assemblage ong>ofong> ong>lettersong>, journals and phoong>toong>graphs--from ong>theong>n remote hinterlands ong>ofong> Caribbean isles, ong>toong> his captivating voyages across ong>theong> Pacific. Also included are selections from his China diaries, revealing a world ong>ofong> lost mystery and splendor.

Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dobbins, James C., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Hawaii Press, Eshinni (?), a Buddhist nun and ong>theong> wife ong>ofong> Shinran (), ong>theong> celebrated founder ong>ofong> ong>theong> True Pure Land, or Shin, school ong>ofong> Buddhism, was largely unknown until ong>theong> discovery ong>ofong> a collection ong>ofong> her ong>lettersong> in . In this study, James C. Dobbins, a leading scholar ong>ofong> Pure Land Buddhism, has made creative use ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ong>lettersong> ong>toong> shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan. He provides a complete translation ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>lettersong> and an explication ong>ofong> ong>theong>m that reveals ong>theong> character and flavor ong>ofong> early Shin Buddhism. Readers will come away with a new perspective on Pure Land scholarship and a vivid image ong>ofong> Eshinni and ong>theong> world in which she lived. After situating ong>theong> ideas and practices ong>ofong> Pure Land Buddhism in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> actual living conditions ong>ofong> thirteenth-century Japan, Dobbins examines ong>theong> portrayal ong>ofong> women in Pure Land Buddhism, ong>theong> great range ong>ofong> lifestyles found among medieval women and nuns, and how ong>theong>y constructed a meaningful religious life amid negative stereotypes. He goes on ong>toong> analyze aspects ong>ofong> medieval religion that have been omitted in our modern-day account ong>ofong> Pure Land and tries ong>toong> reconstruct ong>theong> religious assumptions ong>ofong> Eshinni and Shinran in ong>theong>ir own day. A prevailing ong>theong>me that runs throughout ong>theong> book is ong>theong> need ong>toong> look beyond idealized images ong>ofong> Buddhism found in doctrine ong>toong> discover ong>theong> religion as it was lived and practiced. Scholars and students ong>ofong> Buddhism, Japanese hisong>toong>ry, women's studies, and religious studies will find much in this engaging work that is thought-provoking and insightful.

Roots of Revolution: Radical Thought in Cuba

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liss, Sheldon B., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Concerned with what Cuban radicals have thought about ong>theong>ir na-tion's protracted struggle for independence, Sheldon B. Liss looks at each one's mode ong>ofong> analysis, position on ong>theong> class struggle, ideas on reform or revolution, and search for community. Each writer's beliefs about ethics, morality, religion, social mobility, political control, aesong>theong>tics, and quality ong>ofong> life are subjected ong>toong> scrutiny by Liss. He also considers ong>theong>ir views on Cuban-United States relations, ong>theong>ir perceptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> state and power, and ong>theong>ir relationships ong>toong> ong>theong> means ong>ofong> production and workers' movements.

The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift,

ong>Theong> Correspondence ong>ofong> Jonathan Swift, D. D.: Volume V: ong>Theong> Index - Compiled by Hermann J. Real and Dirk F. Passmann ong>Theong> collected ong>lettersong> ong>ofong> Jonathan Swift D.D., Irish dean and celebrated author ong>ofong> Gulliver's Travels, have long been esteemed with ong>theong> best ong>toong> have emerged from eighteenth century England, an age distinguished for ong>theong> excellence ong>ofong> its ong>lettersong>. nuovo

Worlds of Illness: Biographical & Cultural Perspectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Radley, Alan / Radley Alan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, In recent years ong>theong> study ong>ofong> illness as experienced by patients has emerged as an approach ong>toong> understanding sickness. Descriptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> everyday situations ong>ofong> people with particular diseases, provide a commentary upon ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> sympong>toong>ms and upon ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> ong>theong> body ong>toong> ong>societyong>. This approach stresses ong>theong> biographical and cultural contexts in which illness arises and is borne by individuals and those who care for ong>theong>m. It emphasises ong>theong> need ong>toong> understand illness in terms ong>ofong> ong>theong> patients own interpretation, ong>ofong> its onset, ong>theong> course ong>ofong> its progress and ong>theong> potential ong>ofong> ong>theong> treatment for ong>theong> condition. Worlds ong>ofong> Illness examines people's experience ong>ofong> illness and ong>theong>ir understanding ong>ofong> what it means ong>toong> be healthy. ong>Theong> contribuong>toong>rs are ong>theong> first ong>toong> ong>ofong>fer this biographic and cultural approach in one volume, redefining ong>theong> perspective furong>theong>r and drawing attention ong>toong> its potential for questioning ong>theong>oretical assumptions about health and illness.

Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Wesleyan, For nineteenth-century New Englanders, "vampires" lurked behind tuberculosis. ong>Toong> try ong>toong> rid ong>theong>ir houses and communities from ong>theong> scourge ong>ofong> ong>theong> wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming and consuming ong>theong> bodies ong>ofong> ong>theong> deceased. Author and folklorist Michael E. Bell spent twenty years pursuing song>toong>ries ong>ofong> ong>theong> vampire in New England. While writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Henry David Thoreau, and Amy Lowell drew on portions ong>ofong> ong>theong>se song>toong>ries in ong>theong>ir writings, Bell brings ong>theong> actual practices ong>toong> light for ong>theong> first time. He shows that ong>theong> belief in vampires was widespread, and, for some families, lasted well inong>toong> ong>theong> twentieth century. With humor, insight, and sympathy, he uncovers song>toong>ry upon song>toong>ry ong>ofong> dying men, women, and children who believed ong>theong>y were food for ong>theong> dead. This Wesleyan paperback edition includes an extensive preface by ong>theong> author unveiling some ong>ofong> ong>theong> new cases he's learned about since Food for ong>theong> Dead was first published in . Acquista Ora

The Search for the Ancient Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tatum, James, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, In ong>Theong> Search for ong>theong> Ancient Novel Tatum brings ong>toong>geong>theong>r a distinguished group ong>ofong> scholars ong>toong> examine every aspect ong>ofong> ancient Greek and Roman novelists--ong>theong> recovery ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir texts, ong>theong>ir reception, ancient and modern, and ong>theong>ir place in literary ong>theong>ory and hisong>toong>ry. ong>Theong> contribuong>toong>rs explore subjects ranging from antiquity ong>toong> ong>theong> present, from ong>theong> anonymous authors ong>ofong> Apollonius King ong>ofong> Tyre and ong>Theong> Apochryphal Acts ong>ofong> Peter ong>toong> Tasso, Cervantes, and Rabelais, from Lucian, Heliodorus, and Petronius ong>toong> Chrtien de Troye and Samuel Richardson.

The Siege of Derry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macrory, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book traces ong>theong> events surrounding ong>theong> siege ong>ofong> Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, ong>theong> siege that Macaulay was ong>toong> call "ong>theong> most memorable in ong>theong> annals ong>ofong> ong>theong> British Isles." Macrory draws on a wide range ong>ofong> sources ong>toong> chart ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> conflict--ong>theong> Tyrone wars, ong>theong> Plantation ong>ofong> Ulster, ong>theong> Catholic rising ong>ofong> , and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts ong>theong> siege itself, stressing throughout how many ong>ofong> ong>theong> problems Ulster faces ong>toong>day have ong>theong>ir roots in ong>theong> 17th century and before.

Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scouller, Steven F., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> book looks in depth at ong>theong> collectable world ong>ofong> Murderabila and delves closely inong>toong> ong>theong> cultural impact ong>ofong> murderer and serial killer culture in contemporary ong>societyong>. Through interviews with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's most prolific and noong>toong>rious murderers and serial killers this book discusses ong>theong>ir point ong>ofong> view on serial killer artwork and crafts being freely available in ong>theong> public domain and ong>theong> issues that exist between killer, collecong>toong>r and victim. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Dennis Nilsen, Wayne Lo, Ian Brady, Joel Rifkin, Nico Claux and many more. Also including artwork from: John Wayne, Danny Rolling, Ottis ong>Toong>ole, Issei Sagawa, plus lots ong>ofong> images ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most unusual crafts and memorabilia affiliated with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most infamous killers ong>ofong> our time. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in, Murderabilia, true crime and serial killer culture. "Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting is ong>theong> definitive book on ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> Murderabilia and related serial killer culture."

A Friend of the Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Willett, Marcia, PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books, Picking up ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with "First ong>Friendsong>, A Friend ong>ofong> ong>theong> Family" (published in ong>theong> UK as "ong>Theong>a's Parrot")" "tells ong>theong> tale ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir ong>friendsong>, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, anoong>theong>r mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George ong>toong> pop ong>theong> question. He does, but ong>toong> ong>theong> asong>toong>nishment ong>ofong> Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping ong>ofong> tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat ong>toong> be savored.

The Light Keeper: An Epps Kids Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burnell, Pamela H., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Schoolas out and summer vacation has begun. Kids everywhere are all smiles but ong>theong> Epps kids are not smiling. Kenny and his siblings are still struggling with ong>theong> divorce ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir parents and ong>theong> intrusion ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir new stepfaong>theong>r in ong>theong>ir lives. While visiting a local art museum, Kenny is drawn ong>toong> a painting ong>ofong> a lighthouse. Suddenly, without warning, he is transported back in time ong>toong> ong>theong> Outer Banks ong>ofong> North Carolina during ong>theong> s. ong>Theong>re he is befriended by Debbie Harris. She takes him on a ong>toong>ur and introduces him ong>toong> her special ong>friendsong>. ong>Toong>geong>theong>r ong>theong>y help save a manas life. ong>Theong> stranger dressed in white is ong>theong>re, as he always is on ong>theong>se adventures. In ong>theong> blink ong>ofong> an eye, Kenny is back at ong>theong> museum and no one seems ong>toong> have missed him.

Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Braunwald, Eugene, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, ong>Theong> Fifth Edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> definitive reference on heart disease -- has been assiduously revised and updated Dr. Braunwald has added 23 new chapters and 22 renowned new contribuong>toong>rs ong>toong> bring readers ong>theong> state ong>ofong> ong>theong> art in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> cardiology. From examination and circulaong>toong>ry function ong>toong> diseases ong>ofong> ong>theong> heart and broader perspectives on heart disease and cardiologic practice, this classic resource remains authoritative, user-ong>friendlyong>, and complete.

International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lyons, Karen / Manion, Kathleen / Carlsen, Mary, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book argues ong>theong> necessity for social prong>ofong>essionals working locally ong>toong> equip ong>theong>mselves with knowledge ong>ofong> global mechanisms and cross-cultural issues. Local level examples include ong>theong> increase in victims ong>ofong> trafficking or ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> HIV/AIDS on some immigrant groups. International examples include ong>theong> risk ong>toong> children moving across borders, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> international pedophile networks, and ong>theong> proliferation ong>ofong> terrorism.

Mints: Family of Herbs and Ornamentals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawong>toong>n, Barbara, PUBLISHER: Timber Press (OR), Mints: A Family ong>ofong> Herbs and Ornamentals is ong>theong> first book ong>toong> survey ong>theong> entire mint family (Lamiaceae or Labiatae), which includes a surprising variety ong>ofong> plants long valued for ong>theong>ir herbal and ornamental uses, from rosemary, sage, and thyme ong>toong> lavender and peppermint. Most mints are easy ong>toong> grow, sometimes noong>toong>riously so, and highly resistant ong>toong> pests and diseases, which adds ong>toong> ong>theong>ir garden value. Written in a ong>friendlyong> and accessible style, ong>theong> book features chapters on hisong>toong>ry and lore, modern uses, cultivation, and distinctive characteristics and classification; a catalog ong>ofong> species and cultivars in 67 genera; and a glossary.

Another 101 Poems from My Lithuanian Soul That Seek to Be

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rincavage, Steve, PUBLISHER: Steve Rincavage, Collection ong>ofong> anoong>theong>r 101 poems written in . Some people live in ong>theong> material world while oong>theong>rs live in ong>theong> spiritual world. Some people like ong>toong> mix ong>theong>ir drinks with coke and whiskey. I like ong>toong> mix mine with faith and science. This collection ong>ofong> poemplanations, ong>theong> convergence ong>ofong> poems with explanations and mixed rice, is my Lithuanian wall banger on ice.

The Checklist: What You and Your Family Need to Know to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alvarez, Manny, PUBLISHER: Rayo, In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> "YOU ong>Theong> Owner's Manual," "ong>Theong> Checklist" is organized as a guide ong>toong> help individuals and families take ong>theong> right precautions, at ong>theong> right time in ong>theong>ir lives, ong>toong> avoid ong>theong> most common health pitfalls and illnesses, and put ong>theong>m on ong>theong> path ong>toong> a vigorous and sound lifestyle. Each decade in a person's life introduces new risks not seen in ong>theong>ir previous ten years. A health plan must be tailor-made ong>toong> fit a body as it matures decade ong>toong> decade. Dr. Manny's ong>friendlyong>, easy explanations and simple maintenance breakdowns show people how ong>toong> act preventively and proactively, without unnecessary fears or reliance on ong>theong> abundance ong>ofong> outdated, counterproductive health myths. Dr. Manny's mission is ong>toong> aid readers in ong>theong>ir pursuit ong>ofong> living a healthy and long life, and ong>toong> help close ong>theong> door on future life-threatening illnesses using proven, sound medical knowledge.

Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva, PUBLISHER: Schocken Books Inc, "Reading ong>theong> Women ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible "takes up two ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant intellectual and religious issues ong>ofong> our day: ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> women in a patriarchal ong>societyong> and ong>theong> relevance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible ong>toong> modern life.

Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Firmage, Edwin Brown / Mangrum, R. Collin / Mangrum, Richard Collin, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Illinois Press, ong>Theong> inability ong>ofong> American ong>societyong> ong>toong> ong>toong>lerate ong>theong> peculiar institutions embraced by Mormons was one ong>ofong> ong>theong> major events in ong>theong> religious hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> nineteenth-century America. Zion in ong>theong> Courts explores one aspect ong>ofong> this collision between ong>theong> Mormons and ong>theong> mainstream: ong>theong> Mormons' efforts ong>toong> establish ong>theong>ir own court system -- one appropriate ong>toong> ong>theong> distinctive political, social, and economic practices ong>theong>y envisioned as Zion -- and ong>theong> pressures applied by ong>theong> federal legal system ong>toong> bring ong>theong>m ong>toong> heel. This first paperback edition includes two new introducong>toong>ry pieces in which ong>theong> authors discuss ong>theong> Mormon emphasis on settling disputes outside ong>theong> court, a practice that foreshadows current trends ong>toong>ward arbitration and mediation.

So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moynihan, Ruth B. / Dichamp, Christine Fischer / Armitage, Susan M., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, ong>Theong> genuine creative achievements ong>ofong> nineteenth-century western women have ong>ofong>ten been obscured by sentimental tributes ong>toong> ong>theong>ir devotion and diligence, while men are praised as pathfinders, entrepreneurs, and community builders. But ong>theong> nineteen narratives in "So Much ong>toong> Be Done" by women ong>ofong> diverse status and background reveal women's involvement in every aspect ong>ofong> settlement. ong>Theong>ir part in making hard decisions, producing essential income, and developing new communities was as important as ong>theong>ir flexibility, humor, and sense ong>ofong> adventure. This collection describes ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> pioneer women responding in individual ways ong>toong> ong>theong> challenge ong>ofong> frontier hardships. ong>Theong> ong>lettersong>, diaries, and memoirs presented here ong>ofong>fer glimpses ong>ofong> women's courage, physical strength, and independence that were ong>theong> equal ong>ofong> any man's, even as ong>theong>y also reveal ong>theong> failures, weaknesses, and tragedies that beset both sexes during ong>theong> complex settlement process. Women describe ong>theong>ir multiple daily tasks, ong>theong> ingenuity by which ong>theong>y asserted ong>theong>mselves or circumvented patriarchal authority, ong>theong> networks ong>ofong> relatives and ong>friendsong> who made ong>theong> survival ong>ofong> both men and women possible. Such information is seldom found in men's narratives. Women's words provide rich veins ong>ofong> new material for social hisong>toong>rians.

Norman Mailer: The Last Romantic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rollyson, Carl, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Carl Rollyson was Norman Mailer's first literary biographer ong>toong> draw on unpublished ong>lettersong> and manuscripts as well as on interviews with ong>theong> writer's ong>friendsong> and foes. Rollyson provides a full account ong>ofong> Mailer's college years, especially his fear ong>ofong> being drafted. Here are ong>theong> sources ong>ofong> Mailer's mental crisis in ong>theong> s that led ong>toong> ong>theong> stabbing ong>ofong> his second wife, Adele. ong>Theong> Lives ong>ofong> Norman Mailer gets at ong>theong> sources ong>ofong> Mailer's obsession with violence while also portraying a major literary figure in ong>theong> making, from his fabulous debut war novel, ong>Theong> Naked and ong>theong> Dead ong>toong> his final bid for literary fame, ong>Theong> Castle in ong>theong> Forest, a brooding foray inong>toong> 20th century evil via an account ong>ofong> Adolf Hitler's early life. A final chapter rounds out a penetrating account ong>ofong> Mailer's final two decades ong>ofong> productivity which yielded books as various as a controversial biography ong>ofong> Picasso and a philosophical dialogue on ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> God.

Molecular Biology of Parasitic Protozoa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Parsons / Smith, Deborah Ed. / Smith, Deborah F., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Proong>toong>zoans are interesting creatures for several reasons, not least ong>ofong> which is ong>theong>ir ability ong>toong> live inside or among ong>theong> cells ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir host while resisting ong>theong> host's cellular defences. ong>Theong> rigours ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir lifestyle have resulted in ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> some remarkable adaptation at ong>theong> biochemical level; many parasites have dispensed with entire metabolic pathways, and have evolved complex mechanisms for transmission ong>toong> new hosts. Parasitic proong>toong>zoa cause some ong>ofong> ong>theong> major infectious diseases ong>ofong> humans and domestic animals. In recent years, new molecular biological techniques have opened up ong>theong> study ong>ofong> ong>theong> biology ong>ofong> ong>theong>se parasites, and tremendous advances have been made. This book covers this interesting and fast-moving field at an advanced level for which ong>theong>re is no oong>theong>r up-ong>toong>-date book.

Letters to a Young Poet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rilke, Rainer Maria / Norong>toong>n, M. D. Herter, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norong>toong>n & Company, From ong>toong> Rilke wrote a series ong>ofong> remarkable responses ong>toong> a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying ong>theong> ong>lettersong> is a chronicle ong>ofong> Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in his own relationship ong>toong> life and work when he wrote ong>theong>se ong>lettersong>.

Learning While Leading: Increasing Your Effectiveness in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Farber-Robertson, Anita / Antal, James M., PUBLISHER: Alban Institute, As ong>theong> world changes, so do people's expectations ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir faith community and clergy. This book uses three case studies ong>toong> speak ong>toong> religious prong>ofong>essionals about ong>theong> challenges ong>theong>y face, ong>toong> provide readers with specific, user-ong>friendlyong> techniques ong>toong> become more aware ong>ofong> how ong>theong>y function, and ong>toong> learn new ways ong>toong> lead. Clergy will find real-life examples ong>ofong> how more effective leadership enhances ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> community and promotes ong>theong> deepening ong>ofong> members' faith.

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