Author: Mindfully Evie
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781083191748
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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"Every word written in this book was written from within the confines of my home. Spanning over nearly three years this book is a testament to my time being housebound and proof that despite all the suffering, there is always happiness to be created, peace to be unearthed, and a life to be lived. A journey of self-discovery and personal growth, I hope this book may offer you comfort, inspiration, and wisdom, whatever path you find yourself on. And I hope by sharing my story and imparting my thoughts, it may help you in some small way too." - You'll find this book is a collection of "pieces": some longer, some shorter, some reading like letters, others like journal entries, some like poems, and some continuous and broken prose. The book is split into three parts: The Storm, The Aftermath, and The Calm, as well as a bonus chapter called 'A Conversation with Wisdom'. This book will take you on a transformative journey from the bad moments, to the good moments, and everything in between.
Author: Reinier de Graaf
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674982762
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Architects, we like to believe, shape the world as they please. Reinier de Graaf draws on his own tragicomic experiences to present a candid account of what it is really like to work as an architect. To achieve anything, he notes, architects must serve the powers they strive to critique, finding themselves in a perpetual conflict of interest.
Author: Hannah Arendt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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The correspondence starts in August, 1936, when Arendt traveled to Geneva to attend the founding conference of the World Jewish Congress, and ends in September, 1968, when she was in Basle for the celebration of Karl Jaspers' eightieth birthday.".
Author: H. A. Cartwright
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
ISBN: 9781473827578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This is the remarkable story of two British officers and their war effort, capture by the Germans, imprisonment and eventual escape to Holland. The pair were stationed in Mons at the outbreak of the war but were both captured and transferred to a POW camp in Burg, Germany. Almost immediatelly after arriving, the pair were planning their escape. After dyeing and tailoring their own uniforms, they simply strolled out of the Burg camp, enjoying nine days of freedom before being recaptured at Rostock. Complete with a collection of original photographs and drawings drawn by the authors, this book reads like the screenplay of a Hollywood blockbuster and is a riveting read from beginning to end.
Author: Donna Thomson
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770894802
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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A riveting and redemptive family memoir, The Four Walls of My Freedom is Donna Thomson’s account of raising a son with cerebral palsy and a passionate appeal to change the way we think about “the good life.” Donna Thomson’s life was forever changed when her son Nicholas was born with cerebral palsy. A former actor, director, and teacher, Donna became his primary caregiver and embarked on a second career as a disability activist, author, and consultant. Thomson vividly describes her experience in treading delicately through daily care, emergencies, and medical bureaucracy as she and her family cope with her son’s condition while maintaining value and dignity (for Nicholas, too). She brilliantly demonstrates the vital contribution that people with disabilities make to our society and addresses the ethics and economics of giving and receiving care. Featuring an introduction by John Ralston Saul, and two new chapters, The Four Walls of My Freedom is a passionate appeal to change to the way we think about the “good life” that will touch anyone caring for the life of another.
Author: Diane Yendol-Hoppey
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452271275
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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"I love, love, love this book! This smorgasbord of professional development strategies maximizes time and on-site expertise. From the perspective of educators hungry for cost-effective, proven ways to promote ongoing, job-embedded professional learning, this is an à la carte menu for building healthy professional development ′meals′ based on specific needs and available resources." —Gail Ritchie, Instructional Coach Fairfax County Public Schools, VA "This book offers a menu of practical, integrated, research-based tools and processes that engage and empower teachers and administrators in co-constructing a powerful form of job-embedded professional development that is relevant, focused, and organic, and allows schools to transform themselves into a self-sustaining learning organization." —Pedro R. Bermúdez, Professional Development Support Ready Schools Miami, FL Achieve effective, on-site teacher development without breaking the budget! This essential guide to job-embedded staff development helps schools and districts move away from reliance on outside expertise, instead drawing on and developing the experience and skills of their own faculty. The authors provide a complete toolbox of school-based professional development (PD) strategies, with recommendations on which tools to use for different times and settings, guidelines for implementation, and extended examples of each tool in action for a full spectrum of proven, cost-effective PD models, including: Book study and lesson study Action research and professional learning communities Coaching and co-teaching Webinars, podcasts, Open Space Technology, online communities, and much more
Author: Elif Shafak
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body image
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Author: Fran Fearnley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781550377569
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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In their own words nine contemporary teenagers give accounts of violence, as witnesses, victims, instigators or all three. An afterword by a youth services specialist explores how teenagers can come to terms with violent events.
Author: Victoire Umuhoza
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976593598
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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"Everything begins on my return to Rwanda" begins Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza's new book written from her prison cell. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza's new book written from her prison cell. After 16 years of exile in Holland, Victoire decided to return to her home country. This book recounts her life experience for 3 years, from the moment she announced her candidacy for presidential elections, to her incarceration into the famous "1930" maximum security prison. In this book, she describes her encounter with corrupt Rwandan judicial system from within. Interrogations, continuous threats, fabricated charges, her attempts to register her party, the prohibition of visiting her family in the Netherlands especially not being able to attend her son's 8th birthday. "Those politicians are ruthless. There are reasons to be afraid to live in this country. I have just spent more than twelve hours behind bars having done nothing, whatsoever" "The problem is not that they ignore who I am or that they don't know what is good for our fellow citizens, they just don't want to run the risk of losing power."
Author: Derek Schneider
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530129430
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Is there more to being a Christian and going to church? This books shows us how the seemingly impossible: God's will done on earth as it is in heaven can happen. The impact is a complete transformation of society across communities. Join the author as a young, inexperienced youth pastor encounters the concept of extending the Kingdom to all domains of society. Walk with him as he understands how this happens. Armed with this knowledge, he begins and incredible journey.The first impact was transforming his small youth group, in a 100 member church to a group of 1000. Subsequent impact are cataloged as people across the entire city of Oshawa are trained to systematically and strategically impact all spheres with the principles and practices of the Kingdom.Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done isn't just a verse in an ancient text. It is our goal. It is our destiny. As it occurs, people are set free from the kingdom of Darkness, experience birth into the Kingdom of God and are able to influence all spheres of life with the salt and light of the Kingdom. This is a break through book showing the destiny that God has called his people to. Best of all - these principles and approaches are able to be duplicated in your life, too!
