It is from the Bible that society obtains its most enduring and successful patterns for the tapestries formed by our social fabric. The institution of marriage is no exception. Given to us by God at the very beginning of His creation, marriage was to be the bedrock of all societies; and over the millennia since God first gave Adam and Eve life in the garden of Eden, this bedrock remains essential to His will for mankind. While this book will neither exhaust the topic of biblical marriage n...

Be the Captain of Your Change Journey"...a must-read for those seeking to thrive in an increasingly dynamic world and for leaders who have teams that are experiencing change." —Amazon review2023 OWL Awards Longlist in Business Management#1 New Release in Business Mentoring & Coaching, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, and Business ManagementWhile every change is unique, there is a predictable patte...

In the twentieth century, Appalachian migrants seeking economic opportunities relocated to southwestern Ohio, bringing their music with them. Between 1947 and 1989, they created an internationally renowned capital for the thriving bluegrass music genre, centered on the industrial region of Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, and Springfield. Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison edit a collection of eyewitness narratives and in-depth analyses that explore southwestern Ohio’s bluegra...

Universities are increasingly being asked to take an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations, which, it is claimed, makes them more accountable, creates better research outcomes, and enhances the knowledge base. Yet many of these research collaborators, as well as their funders and institutions, have not yet developed the methods to ‘account for’ collaborative research, or to help collaborators in challenging their assumptions about t...

In this guide to navigating the change management process, four FranklinCovey colleagues offer invaluable advice on how to not only accept, but own change, inside and outside of the work office.Listen to inspiring stories from key FranklinCovey team members. Enjoy personal and historical anecdotes, coupled with complementary advice on change management from Bateman, Phillips, Pleshette, and Cindrich.Discover why you should not fear ...

There's something undeniably enchanting about the Gilded Age—a time of horse-drawn carriages, glittering parties, and whispered confessions in candlelit drawing rooms. Stretching from the 1870s to the early 1900s, it feels like a fairy-tale realm where lavish wealth and social ambition mix with a certain innocence and optimism. Even today, we're drawn to its shimmering allure, imagining a world brimming with possibility, grand romances, and the timeless pursuit of genuine love beneath all ...

This collection offers empirical studies and theoretical essays about human communication in everyday life. The writings come from many of the world's leading researchers and cut across academic boundaries, engaging scholars and teachers from such disciplines as communication, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and education. Chapters emphasize empirical, qualitative studies of people's everyday uses of talk-in-interaction, and they feature work in such areas as sociolinguistics, conver...

High Society Romance: 40 Gilded Age Novels features an eclectic collection of literary works that traverse the intricate landscape of love, romance, and high society during the Gilded Age. The anthology spans a breadth of literary styles, from the vivid realism of Mark Twain to the intricate psychological narratives of Henry James. This collection encapsulates the essence of the era's elegance and opulence, exploring themes of social mobility, gender roles, and romantic ideals through a ri...

The Spring 2021 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”As guest-editor Laura van den Berg writes in her introduction, “At its core, literatu...

The Movement Starts with YouDo you doubt you can actually make a difference in the world? Do you struggle with knowing how to express your faith in the daily routines of life? The Only One: Living Fully In, By, and For God shares simple approaches to grow as a follower of Jesus.Dive into the concepts and tools to find the connection between “being” and “doing” with God.Designed to be read, processed, shared, and used to equip others, Th...