This study seeks to critically examine the field and function of social stratification, with emphasis on Africana phenomena. Phrased another way, this edited volume attempts to study and focus on who gets what and why, with regard to resources and structural application of support. The John Henrik Clarke query is who made this arrangement of leadership in America. Moreover, serving as a reference, this study will assist researchers in contextualizing and thematically examining the structur...

The most powerful agent God has released in the earth to manifest and establish His Kingdom is the Church. Jesus reveals his plan to establish the Church in Matthew 16 when he proclaims to his disciples, “on this rock I will build my church”. In that very same conversation, Jesus tells his disciples he is giving them the keys to the Kingdom! The church is the Father’s primary expression of the Kingdom of God on earth. But through the centuries, the connection between the Church and God’s K...

A lot of people claim they can provide audio production, Drew delivers! - Micheal MaxwellIf you're an author you know how hard it is to write, edit, format, and publish your book. There are so many people in the world that would love or even need your book. Unfortunately, with today's busy lifestyle more and more people are too busy to sit down and read a book. Not to mention those with disabilities that simply cannot read your book. This is why you need an audiobook version of you...

12 stories from the heart of South Minneapolis: Lake Street.Lake Street cuts across Minneapolis from west to east, from the urbane to the urban to the blue-collar. North and south, it is the dividing line between inner-city neighborhoods and tidy bedroom communities. Lake Street is a polyglot of people from all corners of the world mixing with lifelong Minneapolitans.These stories connect people's hope for a new beginning with the history of what was.

Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished fifty thousand years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars, the newest interstellar species struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community.On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research st...

Location: Our galaxy, at a time set far in our future ...Every 50,000 years, a race of machines returns to harvest the galaxy's organic life forms. In the first MASS EFFECT game, it is the year 2183, and the machines are about to return once again.This book will be a bridging novel set between the first and second MASS EFFECT games.

This book explores many of the theological and religious themes present in the Game of Thrones HBO television series and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Written for academics yet accessible for the layperson, the chapters explore themes of power, religion, and sacred institutions in Westeros; Christian ecclesiology in the Night’s Watch and the religion of the Iron Islands; Augustinian notions of evil in the Night King and anthropology in the Seven; Ori...

This book on black churches and urban politics uses case studies from various cities to examine the strategies and tactics of activist clergy and congregations. These case studies illustrate how black activist clergy and congregations negotiate the political terrains of their respective cities. The cases show that the political culture of a city-whether that culture is shaped by machine politics, a legacy of political protest, racial and ethnic factionalism, or a city whose power resides i...

While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned, and individual practitioners constantly asked to provide evidence-based practice. In response, a more coherent understanding and fresh discussion on children's play and utilisation of p...

The award-winning actress reveals love all around us: "Barrymore's photographs are upbeat, sincere, and—need we say it?—heartfelt." ― Detroit News and Free PressDrew Barrymore has always loved hearts—the simple symbol that conveys love. In Find It in Everything, Barrymore shares the photographs she has taken of heart-shaped objects and patterns she has come across over ten years. Some are obvious and others barel...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

"Sobbing so uncontrollably I could not take a breath, the pain was unbearable.I washed down the pills with an open bottle of wine I grabbed from the fridge.I just wanted it all to stop... the pain... the fighting... the lies..."Scars to Stars is a series of online summits, live events, and books. These writers vulnerably share their personal, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you, wherever you might...