Annice Carter (1902-1988) was born on a farm in Indiana, yet her life came to encompass the breadth of the United States as well as service in Palestine and Africa. She was a direct witness to conflict in the Middle East, dodged German U-boats during World War II, and encountered the anti-colonial movement in Kenya. Although spiritually rooted in Christian revivalism of the early 1900s, she grew to have an expansive, non-doctrinal understanding of her faith. Born in horse and buggy days, s...

Es común en la sociedad sentir que los funcionarios son inaccesibles, que los escritos del Estado son confusos y que los trámites son innecesariamente complejos. De igual forma, la eficiencia de las entidades se ve afectada por no saber comunicarse con los usuarios. Ante esta situación, organizaciones provenientes de la academia y los sectores público y privado crearon la Red de Lenguaje Claro de Colombia con el objetivo de contribuir a hacer realidad el presupuesto jurídico y político del...

What if you could have an audience with ten successful humans who have inspired millions of followers around the world to lead more authentic, wholehearted, and expansive lives? What if you could ask these individuals to pinpoint the ONE factor or experience that unleashed the greatest personal transformation in their lives?“The Difference: Essays on Loss, Courage, and Personal Transformation” is that audience.From a motivational coach who went from homeless to millionaire ...

On the first day of 1752, a new baby was born. Her parents were Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. They named their baby Elizabeth, but soon everyone called her Betsy.Betsy grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father worked as a carpenter. He helped to build many buildings. He helped build the Carpenters Hall and many houses. He even built the house that Betsy and her family lived in.Samuel Griscom also helped build the bell tower on the Pennsylvania State House. Years later t...

Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free!Who Was Abigail Adams? By True Kelley; read by Ann Marie Lee. Listen to find out more about a smart and independent colonial girl, both the wife of a president and the mother of a president, and the first First Lady to live in the White House.What Is the Constitution? By Patricia Brennan Demuth; read by Kathleen McInerney. Lis...

Betsy Ross is well known as the woman who made the first flag. But that was only one thing she did in her life. Betsy lived for 84 years. She did many things in her life. How much do you know about this early American woman?Can you answer these ten true or false questions about Betsy Ross?How many brothers and sisters did Betsy have?How old was Betsy when she started working?Did Betsy run away to get married?Did Betsy start a new church?Find out ...

Alexander Griboedov’s Woe from Wit is one of the masterpieces of Russian drama. A verse comedy set in Moscow high society after the Napoleonic wars, it offers sharply drawn characters and clever repartee, mixing meticulously crafted banter and biting social critique. Its protagonist, Alexander Chatsky, is an idealistic ironist, a complex Romantic figure who would be echoed in Russian literature from Pushkin onward. Chatsky returns from three years abroad hoping to rekindle a roman...

On the first day of 1752, a new baby was born. Her parents were Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. They named their baby Elizabeth, but soon everyone called her Betsy.Betsy grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father worked as a carpenter. He helped to build many buildings. He helped build the Carpenters Hall and many houses. He even built the house that Betsy and her family lived in.Samuel Griscom also helped build the bell tower on the Pennsylvania State House. Years later t...

Executivos de TI compartilham seus maiores desafios e as lições aprendidas ao longo de suas carreiras. Neste livro, você encontrará um guia abrangente para navegar no complexo mundo da tecnologia, desde as últimas tendências até as habilidades essenciais para um CIO/CTO de sucesso. Descubra como: - Aprender continuamente e se adaptar às mudanças do mercado - Construir um time de alta performance e fomentar a inovação - Alinhar a TI aos objetivos estratégicos de negócio - Gerenciar projetos...