In a time when companies are outsourcing abroad, Habitat International, a Tennessee-based carpet manufacturer, has managed to achieve superior levels of productivity at home, often two to three times greater than its competition. Habitat's business has grown enormously, with much of its new business coming from work outsourced to them by competitors who could not come close to matching its productivity.Habitat's secret: they hire the people no one else will.At Habitat three...

At Home Abroad is a stunning autobiography of Nancy Henderson-James's youth in Africa. Heart-wrenching is her uprooting at age 15 when the war for independence began, from Angola, whose natural world, people, customs, languages she so loved. Nancy bravely and articulately recounts a true saga of personal loss and bereavement. But out of the crucible of conflicts between herself and her parents, the Africa she loved and the America from which she felt estranged, comes crystalline strength, ...

At Home Abroad is a stunning autobiography of Nancy Henderson-James's youth in Africa. Heart-wrenching is her uprooting at age 15 when the war for independence began, from Angola, whose natural world, people, customs, languages she so loved. Nancy bravely and articulately recounts a true saga of personal loss and bereavement. But out of the crucible of conflicts between herself and her parents, the Africa she loved and the America from which she felt estranged, comes crystalline strength, ...

In All My Parents: Seeking a Sense of Self in Family, Nancy Henderson-James contemplates the impact of her ancestors and descendents on her relationship to family. She delves into the lives of parents and grandparents and how their personality traits and passions affected her. When she married at 23, her husband's family also influenced her and their children, who at times stepped in to teach her how to be a mother. The arrival of her grandchildren brought her life into balance, r...

How do missionary kids really feel about growing up in Africa? This heartfelt book exposes their raw feelings about their childhoods in Angola and Congo from the 1930s to the 1960s. Variously called third culture kids, global nomads,or MKs, we share an overwhelming love for Africa along with a lifelong sense of not belonging in the countries of our parents.This book is based on a survey of adult "missionary kids" who grew up in Angola and Congo from the 1930s to the 1960s. Ninety people wi...

The Land Of the OWICS is a series where space and earth meet on a collision course with destiny. The first installment, Life Before Dr. Watt, follows Tara, a bright-eyed 13-year-old girl, whose curiosity and adaptability are what shapes her childhood and the experiences she encounters. When her parents fail to come back to their Victorville home, she heads to L.A, where she discovers, new faces, enthralling opportunities, and a glimpse at her fate. Who is Dr. Watt? Just what is going on in...

We were high school sweethearts—young, reckless, and so damn in love I thought nothing could ever tear us apart. Then one ordinary afternoon, she vanished after class and never came back. No goodbye. No explanation. She left me shattered, drowning in anger that burned hotter with every passing day.In my pain, I made the worst mistake of my life. I slept with her best friend… and I kept right on making bad choices. When that friend turned up pregnant, I did what I thought was right....

The definitive history of all the Christian churches and denominations active in Angola from colonial times to 1989. Written in Portuguese, it is a basic text useful for scholars, seminarians, and the general public. It was written by Lawrence W. Henderson who spent 22 years as a United Church of Christ missionary in Angola from 1947 to 1969. This edition is available with authorization from the original publisher.A Igreja em Angola, em português, é o livro básico que conta a histó...

WINNER OF THE ANNE B. AND JAMES B. MCMILLAN PRIZEA powerful collection of firsthand stories from the Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964—students who came of age in the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement. Their stories uncover the bold choices of their ancestors who chose to stay and help shape the South.Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed, edited by Sonjia Parker Redmond and Beatrice J. Adams...

Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum “lifeboat” ethics of distributive justice, applying these principles almost exclusively within the walls of medical institutions. It is now time for bioethics to take full account of ...

In 1971, Frank Henderson left his home and his new wife, Nancy, to fight in the Vietnam War. As you will read, the distance would neither quell their passion nor stop their love. Rather, in the face of such adversity, the love that Nancy and Frank shared would grow.Through the handwritten letters that Frank wrote to Nancy as well as Nancy's, personal recollections of the era, you will experience feelings of desperation and exaltation, you will laugh at the foibles of crossed signals...

In 1971, Frank Henderson left his home and his new wife, Nancy, to fight in the Vietnam War. As you will read, the distance would neither quell their passion nor stop their love. Instead, in the face of such adversity, the love that Nancy and Frank shared would grow.Through the handwritten letters that Frank wrote to Nancy as well as Nancy’s personal recollections of the era, you will experience feelings of desperation and exaltation, you will laugh at the foibles of crossed signals...