If you are considering buying this book, let me be honest with you it has taken me 26 years to write it. This book began when my father died, I had a nudging in my heart and spirit to tell my story, like most of us we start and stop so many things in life. I started and stopped so many times because I was questioning myself. My first thoughts were who would want to read it and would anyone buy it. It started with the loss of my dad on January 11, 1995, and that all changed when my mother p...

If you are considering buying this book, let me be honest with you it has taken me 26 years to write it. This book began when my father died, I had a nudging in my heart and spirit to tell my story, like most of us we start and stop so many things in life. I started and stopped so many times because I was questioning myself. My first thoughts were who would want to read it and would anyone buy it. It started with the loss of my dad on January 11, 1995, and that all changed when my mother p...

"Painstakingly examines day-to-day events, sorting through fact and myth to uncover the real story" behind the Hollywood icon's death ( Library Journal ).Marilyn Monroe passed away at the age of thirty-six under circumstances that have remained mysterious to this day. Marilyn Monroe: The Final Years separates the myths and rumors from the facts as Keith Badman takes readers through the concluding months of 1960 to...

A scientific and historical study of crops and their age-old relationship with human civilizationThe cultivation and harvesting of crops have been at the heart of human culture and development for thousands of years. As we have grown from hunter-gatherers into agrarian societies and industrial economies, our ongoing relationship with the plants that feed us and support our manufacturing has also evolved. So too, of course, have those plants themselves, with the com...

This book examines the challenge of achieving a clean, secure, and prosperous energy transition effectively and equitably and explains how society’s reliance on fossil fuels contributes to climate change. To tackle this challenge, the authors address tough questions and explore solutions for transitioning to cleaner energy sources, using energy more efficiently, and implementing nature-based solutions.This classroom-tested text provides students with a solid understanding of curren...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

Cet ouvrage aborde pour le pédiatre, le médecin généraliste, ou tout professionnel de la santé de l'enfant, l'ensemble des aspects de la prévention, du diagnostic et du suivi, ainsi que les différentes structures d'orientation et d'accueil à tous les âges de l'enfance (du nouveau-né à l'adolescence). Toutes les pathologies pédiatriques sont abordées et intégrées au sein de véritables monographies autonomes comme l'infectiologie, les urgences, les pathologies respiratoires, digestives ou ne...

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...

Thomas author of the 2007 nonfiction documentary with the full title Studying Marilyn Manson, Marketing Revelations, Christianity, Antichrists and Psychiatrists insists, "The interviews at rock concerts began in 1997, but I was still receiving emails from fans. This email from Stephanie in Ohio came October 11, 2007. The news was never released to the public. "Success Tech student Asa Coon was suspended from school after he got in a fight with a black kid over Manson. I guess the fight tur...

Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with three long-time friends, who are willing to share their hearts. This inspirational book was written especially for women who value connectivity and growth. Coveted Conversations starts with down-to-earth stories depicting women in various authentic situations. Readers will see themselves over and over as the authors bear witness to the joys, challenges, and sorrows of life. The stories are followed by an uplifting devotional, practical guidance, and t...

Warning: I wrote this letter to dozens of Jewish groups over a three week time period. I gave them my address, email, and phone number, which I never give out. Two people got back to me. The rabbi's letter said it all. His response summed up the danger in the Jewish community with one line that read, "We are not equipped for this." As in we are not prepared for this. Not prepared. Not equipped. Not prepared? Chaim Azriel Weizmann was born in 1874. He warned Jews about the Nazis. I first en...

A fascinating addition to rhetoric scholarship, Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things expands the scope of rhetorical situations beyond the familiar humanist triad of speaker-audience-purpose to an inclusive study of inanimate objects.The fifteen essays in Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things persuasively overturn the stubborn assumption that objects are passive tools in the hands of objective human agents. Rhetoric has proved that forms of communication such as digital ...