Attacks from the enemy, both in the natural and spiritual realms, upon Believers in Jesus Christ have increased in number and intensity over the past few years. Satan knows that his time to influence the Church is short before the return of Christ and the rapture of the LORD’s children. He and his demonic followers are assaulting Christians in every area of their lives to distract them, to overwhelm them, and to try to influence them to waive the white flag and to give up in the battle.

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...

This book is the ultimate guide to help achieve the best life through a systematic engineering approach. It empowers readers with essential tools to accomplish their goals.This book offers a system engineering approach to succeed in all aspects of life and attain the ultimate vision. It adopts a holistic approach considering individuals as complex systems with multiple layers driven by numerous decisions, challenges, and obstacles.Life is a complex system of systems, and we...

    The 2014 AuthorsFirst writing contests brought submissions from a wide range of profound and wildly entertaining talent. From this group of nearly a thousand entrants, we have chosen seventeen works of short fiction that will dazzle the imagination and thrill the heart. What happens when the most remarkable woman you’ve ever met disappears for weeks at a time leaving only magic and mystery in her wake? What happens when a hostel worker slowly loses his sense o...

As a leader, have you ever faced the decision of who you should choose for a position and what criteria you should use to make the selection? Have you ever been pressured to select someone because of his or her status or some other condition not related to the job qualifications? Or, are you a person who has diligently prepared yourself for a position and see yourself as one who would be an asset to a team, yet continue to be denied opportunities to display your talents? If you answered ye...

Strangelet is a new journal of speculative fiction, accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, graphic stories/comics, and artwork, showcasing the point where genre and literature collide. Issue 0 is our debut.Fiction:Colin Wolcott, “The Summoner,”Biff Mitchell, “These Eyes,”Brendan Tynan Buck, “A Messenger Will Soon Bring Good Tidings,”Shannon Norland, “Down,”Sean Monaghan, “Man with Fountain Fingers,”Joseph Lucido, “The Floating,”Curti...

The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and illuminating the ideal of global citizenship. What does it mean for each of us to be members of a gl...

Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts examines the problems associated with Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and reveals the damaging impacts they can have. The book looks at how the debt crisis of the 1970's forced developing countries to seek external help and then reviews what constitutes as a standard adjustment programme, detailing the political, economic, social and environmental impacts of SAPs. The final section draws together theories and political re...

Energy and Society is the first major text to provide an extensive critical treatment of energy issues informed by recent research on energy in the social sciences. Written in an engaging and accessible style it draws new thinking on uneven development, consumption, vulnerability and transition together to illustrate the social significance of energy systems in the global North and South. The book features case studies, examples, discussion questions, activities, recommended reading and mo...

First published in 1992. For use with young children Pre-school kindergarten and first grade. Helpful to teachers, parents, and counsellors. Develops a child’s healthy self-concept and perhaps even repairs, or at least ministers to children who have suffered and/or who are suffering. Activities for Developing a Healthy Self-concept in Young Children contains 132 activities in 13 different areas with simple, straight forward directions plus illustrations. Each activity is self-contained can...

Ed Brown is a Canadian Forces veteran of Tsimpshian First Nations and Scottish-Canadian heritage. During his 19-year military career, he served on peacekeeping missions to the former Yugoslavia, Israel, Syria and Turkey (in support of Afghanistan), and aboard HMCS Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg and Moresby. Ed began writing poetry as therapy for PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder).Songwriter Denis Donnelly says, "With strong street language that often gains power from echoing the innoce...

As your self-absorbed parent grows older and becomes more dependent on you, hurtful relationships may resurface and become further strained. In the tradition of Children of the Self-Absorbed, author Nina Brown offers the first book for adult children of aging narcissistic or self-absorbed parents. You will learn practical, powerful strategies for navigating the intense negative feelings that your parents can incite, as well as tips to protect your children from the criticism, blam...