Army scout Kit Carson rode the Southwest in many capacities. He served and retired in Colorado, and so Fort Carson is appropriately named. On land once traversed by Lt. Zebulon Pike, Camp Carson was constructed almost overnight under the watchful eye of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and with the approval of the neighbors in Colorado Springs. Since its creation, the post has been the home and training grounds for thousands of soldiers who have fought in all wars from World War II to the current ...

Das Buch Mormon entfaltet eine umfassende Heilsgeschichte prähistorischer Völker Amerikas – Nephiten, Lamaniten und Jarediten – in Form von Annalen, Prophezeiungen und Predigten, redigiert von den Propheten Mormon und Moroni. Im Zentrum stehen Bund und Abfall, Krieg und Umkehr sowie die Erscheinung des auferstandenen Christus in der Neuen Welt. Stilistisch verbindet der Text archaisierenden Bibelton mit Parallelismus, Chiasmus und formelhaften Übergängen; er arbeitet mit verschachtelten Er...

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation Rising demonstrates the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication. The rise of the modern Internet and social media platforms have allowed for the proliferation of alternative media across society in ways that were not possible twenty years ago. Today, alternative media have become more intertwined with mainstream media and have become increasingly relevant in mainstream political ...

Manchmal versetzt der Glaube deine Berge. Manchmal versetzt er dich in die Lage, sie zu bezwingen. Dies ist ein Buch – nein –, ein Wegweiser zum Glauben. Echtem, unverfälschtem, authentischem Glauben. Kein aufpolierter Wohlfühlglaube, der nur an guten Tagen funktioniert und sich in Luft auflöst, sobald du im Leben unter Druck gerätst. Die Realitäten unseres Alltags scheinen manchmal unüberwindbar. Mitunter fühlt es sich an, als stünden wir vor einem stetig wachsenden Problemberg: Widrigkei...

The best way to become a confident, effective public speaker, according to the authors of this landmark book, is simply to do it. Practice, practice, practice. And while you're at it, assume the positive. Have something to say. Forget the self.

The first story-teller was that primitive man who in his wanderings afield met some strange adventure and returned to his fellows to narrate it. His narration was a true story. The first fictionist—perhaps it was the same hairy savage—was he who, having chosen to tell his adventure, also resolved to add to it some details wrought of his own fancy. That was fiction, because while the story was compounded of truth it was worked out by the aid of imagination, and so was close kin to the story...

Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate the principles and science of PBS into person-centered interventions that improve lives. Covering a broad range of ages, disabilities, and settings, this comprehensiv...

In 'The Art of Public Speaking,' the rich tapestry of eloquence and oratory is unfurled, weaving together diverse rhetorical styles and techniques essential for effective communication. This anthology navigates the terrain of persuasion and audience engagement by presenting an array of classic and modern approaches to public address. With pieces that stand out for their rhetorical brilliance and timeless wisdom, the collection serves as a bridge between traditional oratorical principles an...

Inequality has drastically increased in many countries around the globe over the past three decades. The widening gap between the very rich and everyone else is often portrayed as an unexpected outcome or as the tradeoff we must accept to achieve economic growth. In this book, three International Monetary Fund economists show that this increase in inequality has in fact been a political choice—and explain what policies we should choose instead to achieve a more inclusive economy.Jo...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Art of Public Speaking (The Unabridged Classic by Carnegie & Esenwein)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This book is an introduction to public speaking by the master of the art, Dale Carnegie. It contains a wealth of information on the voice, delivery, distinctness and much more. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the skills of public speaking. Dale Breckenridge...

“By the pricking of my thumbs … something wicked this way comes.”Ray Bradbury has dramatized his literary classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes, into this first-class audio drama, produced by the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, complete with a full cast, sound effects, and original music."Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show" comes to Greentown, Illinois, one week before Halloween. Two boys, Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, soon discover the evil of this carniva...

Are you trying to control your anger? Are you pervaded continuously by bad thoughts that cause you anxiety and depression and vent everything with food?Don't worry. You're not alone.Many people are continually suffering from these ailments and don't know how to ask for help.Luckily, you're in the right place!This Audiobook will not only make you understand that all of this is normal and part of our lives, but it will also try to answer all of these questions and...