Author: Etan Diamond
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807848890
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Provides a social history of Orthodox Jews living in the suburbs of Toronto, exploring such aspects of the community as schools, kosher homes, and synagogues.
And I Will Dwell in Their Midst
Author: Etan Diamond
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807848890
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Provides a social history of Orthodox Jews living in the suburbs of Toronto, exploring such aspects of the community as schools, kosher homes, and synagogues.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807848890
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Provides a social history of Orthodox Jews living in the suburbs of Toronto, exploring such aspects of the community as schools, kosher homes, and synagogues.
Angels in Our Midst
Author: Anne H. Neilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985336219
Category : Angels in art
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985336219
Category : Angels in art
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Peacekeeping in the Midst of War
Author: Lisa Hultman
Publisher:
ISBN: 019884557X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This book offers the most comprehensive study to date of peacekeeping over time and across all regions of the world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 019884557X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This book offers the most comprehensive study to date of peacekeeping over time and across all regions of the world.
In the Midst of Plenty
Author: Marybeth Shinn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119104750
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Foreword by Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now. In the Midst of Plenty shifts understanding of homelessness away from individual disability to larger contexts of poverty, income inequality, housing affordability, and social exclusion. Homelessness experts Shinn and Khadduri provide guidance on how to end homelessness for people who experience it and how to prevent so many people from reaching the point where they have no alternative to sleeping on the street or in emergency shelters. The authors show that we know how to end homelessness—if we devote the necessary resources to doing so. In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What to Do About It is an excellent resource for policy-makers, professionals in the homeless services system, and anyone else who wants to end homelessness. It also can serve as a text in undergraduate or masters courses in public policy, sociology, psychology, social work, urban studies, or housing policy. "The knowledgeable and thoughtful authors of this book—two brilliant women who know as much as anyone in the country about the nature of homelessness and its solutions—have done a great service by taking us on a journey through the history of homelessness, how our responses have changed, and how we can end it." —Nan Roman, President and CEO National Alliance to End Homelessness. "Shinn and Khadduri's new book is a thorough yet concise examination of what we know about the nature and causes of homelessness, and the crucial lessons learned. This critically important work provides a roadmap to restoring basic housing and income security as viable policy options, in the face of our daunting inequality divide that otherwise threatens millions with destitution and homelessness." —Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania "Marybeth Shinn and Jill Khadduri have combined their significant expertise to create an essential guide about the history of modern homelessness and to offer a clear path forward to end this American tragedy. Their policy recommendations on ending homelessness are culled from the best about what we know works." —Barbara Poppe, Executive Director US Interagency Council on Homeless, 2009-2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119104750
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Foreword by Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now. In the Midst of Plenty shifts understanding of homelessness away from individual disability to larger contexts of poverty, income inequality, housing affordability, and social exclusion. Homelessness experts Shinn and Khadduri provide guidance on how to end homelessness for people who experience it and how to prevent so many people from reaching the point where they have no alternative to sleeping on the street or in emergency shelters. The authors show that we know how to end homelessness—if we devote the necessary resources to doing so. In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What to Do About It is an excellent resource for policy-makers, professionals in the homeless services system, and anyone else who wants to end homelessness. It also can serve as a text in undergraduate or masters courses in public policy, sociology, psychology, social work, urban studies, or housing policy. "The knowledgeable and thoughtful authors of this book—two brilliant women who know as much as anyone in the country about the nature of homelessness and its solutions—have done a great service by taking us on a journey through the history of homelessness, how our responses have changed, and how we can end it." —Nan Roman, President and CEO National Alliance to End Homelessness. "Shinn and Khadduri's new book is a thorough yet concise examination of what we know about the nature and causes of homelessness, and the crucial lessons learned. This critically important work provides a roadmap to restoring basic housing and income security as viable policy options, in the face of our daunting inequality divide that otherwise threatens millions with destitution and homelessness." —Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania "Marybeth Shinn and Jill Khadduri have combined their significant expertise to create an essential guide about the history of modern homelessness and to offer a clear path forward to end this American tragedy. Their policy recommendations on ending homelessness are culled from the best about what we know works." —Barbara Poppe, Executive Director US Interagency Council on Homeless, 2009-2014
In the Midst of Loving
Author: Cheeraz Gormon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692401279
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
"In The Midst of Loving," is the first collection of poetry and writing by Cheeraz Gormon. The work spans over 14-years of living and loving.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692401279
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
"In The Midst of Loving," is the first collection of poetry and writing by Cheeraz Gormon. The work spans over 14-years of living and loving.
In the Midst of Wolves
Author: Kurt Ellis
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1485904277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Nick Creed, expert criminal profiler, hunts down human monsters for a living. Back in South Africa after working with the fbi, he is haunted by his past mistakes, including the death of his fiancée. When a young woman is murdered and dismembered in her Johannesburg apartment, Creed’s long-time friend and head of the saps’ Investigative Psychological Unit, Major Eli Grey, enlists his help in investigating the murder – an attempt to save the self-destructing Creed from himself. But not all the Unit’s members welcome his involvement, and there are those intent on exposing his secrets while the murder is being solved. The young woman’s community are convinced she was the victim of a witch called Nomtakhati, but Creed’s hunch points to an angry ex-boyfriend. Who, or what, is really behind the murder? Could it be Nomtakhati, who believes Nick Creed is uSatane? In the Midst of Wolves is a dark psychological thriller about metaphorical demons from the past and the living monsters who target the innocent. Bonus content: Star Crossed: A Nick Creed Short Story
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1485904277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Nick Creed, expert criminal profiler, hunts down human monsters for a living. Back in South Africa after working with the fbi, he is haunted by his past mistakes, including the death of his fiancée. When a young woman is murdered and dismembered in her Johannesburg apartment, Creed’s long-time friend and head of the saps’ Investigative Psychological Unit, Major Eli Grey, enlists his help in investigating the murder – an attempt to save the self-destructing Creed from himself. But not all the Unit’s members welcome his involvement, and there are those intent on exposing his secrets while the murder is being solved. The young woman’s community are convinced she was the victim of a witch called Nomtakhati, but Creed’s hunch points to an angry ex-boyfriend. Who, or what, is really behind the murder? Could it be Nomtakhati, who believes Nick Creed is uSatane? In the Midst of Wolves is a dark psychological thriller about metaphorical demons from the past and the living monsters who target the innocent. Bonus content: Star Crossed: A Nick Creed Short Story
Anne Neilson's Angels
Author: Anne Neilson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 140022084X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Do your heart and soul need encouragement, refreshment, and inspiration? Anne Neilson’s Angels is an exquisite, artful 40-day devotional inviting you to experience joy and comfort through an original angel painting, a thoughtful reflection, Bible verse, and prayer. Experience hope and comfort through Neilson's incredible, ethereal angel paintings combined with her poetic voice reflecting on poignant topics such as love, abundance, release, identity, and purpose. This stunning, conversation-starting coffee table book . . . Opens with a generous foreword by Kathie Lee Gifford Offers 40 inspirational devotions alongside beautiful, original angel paintings Makes a heartfelt gift for family and friends for Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, or as a memorable housewarming present You’ll share an appreciation and love of Anne Neilson’s work alongside these well-known fans: Maria Shriver, journalist, author, former First Lady of California Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of Today Roma Downey, actress, producer, and author Let Scripture, prayer, and the beauty of Anne Neilson's Angels nurture your soul today. Look for additional inspirational, art-filled books from Anne Anne Neilson's Angels Guided Journal Entertaining Angels: True Stories and Art Inspired by Divine Encounters
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 140022084X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Do your heart and soul need encouragement, refreshment, and inspiration? Anne Neilson’s Angels is an exquisite, artful 40-day devotional inviting you to experience joy and comfort through an original angel painting, a thoughtful reflection, Bible verse, and prayer. Experience hope and comfort through Neilson's incredible, ethereal angel paintings combined with her poetic voice reflecting on poignant topics such as love, abundance, release, identity, and purpose. This stunning, conversation-starting coffee table book . . . Opens with a generous foreword by Kathie Lee Gifford Offers 40 inspirational devotions alongside beautiful, original angel paintings Makes a heartfelt gift for family and friends for Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, or as a memorable housewarming present You’ll share an appreciation and love of Anne Neilson’s work alongside these well-known fans: Maria Shriver, journalist, author, former First Lady of California Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of Today Roma Downey, actress, producer, and author Let Scripture, prayer, and the beauty of Anne Neilson's Angels nurture your soul today. Look for additional inspirational, art-filled books from Anne Anne Neilson's Angels Guided Journal Entertaining Angels: True Stories and Art Inspired by Divine Encounters
Strangers in Our Midst
Author: David Miller
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674969804
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
How should Western democracies respond to the many millions of people who want to settle in their societies? Economists and human rights advocates tend to downplay the considerable cultural and demographic impact of immigration on host societies. Seeking to balance the rights of immigrants with the legitimate concerns of citizens, Strangers in Our Midst brings a bracing dose of realism to this debate. David Miller defends the right of democratic states to control their borders and decide upon the future size, shape, and cultural make-up of their populations. “A cool dissection of some of the main moral issues surrounding immigration and worth reading for its introductory chapter alone. Moreover, unlike many progressive intellectuals, Miller gives due weight to the rights and preferences of existing citizens and does not believe an immigrant has an automatic right to enter a country...Full of balanced judgments and tragic dilemmas.” —David Goodhart, Evening Standard “A lean and judicious defense of national interest...In Miller’s view, controlling immigration is one way for a country to control its public expenditures, and such control is essential to democracy.” —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674969804
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
How should Western democracies respond to the many millions of people who want to settle in their societies? Economists and human rights advocates tend to downplay the considerable cultural and demographic impact of immigration on host societies. Seeking to balance the rights of immigrants with the legitimate concerns of citizens, Strangers in Our Midst brings a bracing dose of realism to this debate. David Miller defends the right of democratic states to control their borders and decide upon the future size, shape, and cultural make-up of their populations. “A cool dissection of some of the main moral issues surrounding immigration and worth reading for its introductory chapter alone. Moreover, unlike many progressive intellectuals, Miller gives due weight to the rights and preferences of existing citizens and does not believe an immigrant has an automatic right to enter a country...Full of balanced judgments and tragic dilemmas.” —David Goodhart, Evening Standard “A lean and judicious defense of national interest...In Miller’s view, controlling immigration is one way for a country to control its public expenditures, and such control is essential to democracy.” —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker
In the Midst of Civilized Europe
Author: Jeffrey Veidlinger
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 1250116260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD * SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE “The mass killings of Jews from 1918 to 1921 are a bridge between local pogroms and the extermination of the Holocaust. No history of that Jewish catastrophe comes close to the virtuosity of research, clarity of prose, and power of analysis of this extraordinary book. As the horror of events yields to empathetic understanding, the reader is grateful to Veidlinger for reminding us what history can do.” —Timothy Snyder, author of Bloodlands Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. In hundreds of separate incidents, ordinary people robbed their Jewish neighbors with impunity, burned down their houses, ripped apart their Torah scrolls, sexually assaulted them, and killed them. Largely forgotten today, these pogroms—ethnic riots—dominated headlines and international affairs in their time. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of complete extermination. Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true. Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust. Through stories of survivors, perpetrators, aid workers, and governmental officials, he explains how so many different groups of people came to the same conclusion: that killing Jews was an acceptable response to their various problems. In riveting prose, In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 1250116260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD * SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE “The mass killings of Jews from 1918 to 1921 are a bridge between local pogroms and the extermination of the Holocaust. No history of that Jewish catastrophe comes close to the virtuosity of research, clarity of prose, and power of analysis of this extraordinary book. As the horror of events yields to empathetic understanding, the reader is grateful to Veidlinger for reminding us what history can do.” —Timothy Snyder, author of Bloodlands Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. In hundreds of separate incidents, ordinary people robbed their Jewish neighbors with impunity, burned down their houses, ripped apart their Torah scrolls, sexually assaulted them, and killed them. Largely forgotten today, these pogroms—ethnic riots—dominated headlines and international affairs in their time. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of complete extermination. Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true. Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust. Through stories of survivors, perpetrators, aid workers, and governmental officials, he explains how so many different groups of people came to the same conclusion: that killing Jews was an acceptable response to their various problems. In riveting prose, In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century.
In the Midst of Winter
Author: Isabel Allende
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501183265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
New York Times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” (People). During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice. As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501183265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
New York Times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” (People). During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice. As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.