The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives. Not all of these analyses show stable and long-term results of successful cooperation. The increasing cooperation that is so highly characteristic of our species over the long term obviously has...

Your dreams may be free, but getting there demands a price.Homeless. Addicted. Alone. Ron Worley hit rock bottom, but climbed his way back and into money, a successful business, and fulfillment. Now he is helping others do the same.Negative circumstances can overshadow a life of purpose. Making the brave hard choices can seem impossible. Yet, you don't have to accept mediocrity. Your growth is your choice. If trauma and failure have set you adrift, it's tim...

In an age obsessed with wealth, Christians seem to have forgotten that scripture encourages believers to give to the poor. Why do 1.3 billion people live in abject poverty? And what should Christians do about it?Despite a dramatic reduction in world hunger, 34,000 children still die daily of starvation and preventable disease, and 1.3 billion people around the world remain in abject poverty.Dr. Ron Sider, a professor of theology, examines the issues of pove...

These time-tested and proven methods are designed to enable poor people to become rich, and to enable rich people to become richer.I call it “Financial Farming”.I chose this term because these methods are as simple as farming. Some of the principles are based on simple farming. Some of these principles are in the Bible. They were translated from ancient Greek and Hebrew scripture.As simple as this stuff is, and as old as it is, it took me decades to discover it. I actu...

Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians is an invaluable resource to educators seeking to bring history alive for students at all levels. The anthology opens with chapters on the fundamentals of oral history and its place in the classroom, but its heart lies in nearly two dozen insightful personal essays by educators who have successfully incorporated oral history into their own teaching. Filled with step by step descriptions and positive student feedback, these chapters ...

This "Story of Rich Man and Lazarus: Hell and Heaven Described in Their Own Words" book is about the lives of a rich man and a homeless man and what happened to them in eternity after their respective deaths. This first-person account is based on "a certain rich man" and "a certain beggar named Lazarus" story, which Jesus Christ shared with His disciples in the Holy Bible's Gospel of Luke (16:19-31).In Chapter 1, I describe how the rich man, "A Certain Rich Man," dressed, what he o...

Two seagulls meet by accident on the north coast of France near a ferry port — one a young English bird, Sydney, and the other a wise and experienced French bird, Marvin.Sydney has lived a rather lonely life in England and is unsure where he truly belongs. Marvin takes him under his wing, introducing him to a new world of friendship, adventure, and discovery.As their friendship grows, Sydney encounters new experiences, meets other fascinating birds, and learns valuable less...

These time-tested and proven methods are designed to enable poor people to become rich, and to enable rich people to become richer.I call it "Financial Farming".I chose this term because these methods are as simple as farming. Some of the principles are based on simple farming. Some of these principles are in the Bible. They were translated from ancient Greek and Hebrew scripture.As simple as this stuff is, and as old as it is, it took me decades to discover it. I actu...

The book summarizes the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Few publications provide historical detail and the records are, therefore, fragmented until now. By bringing information together in this book, we offer a more complete picture of important developments in biological control on this continent. There are a wealth of text, tables and references about the history of such projects, and which were successful and which failed. This will help plan future bio...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A revolutionary playbook for building generational wealth, no matter where you grew up—from the founders of the explosively popular podcast and financial literacy platform Earn Your LeisureThis audiobook features a special welcome message from co-author Rashad Bilal.**You deserve to be rich.You deserve to make a purchase without fear that your check might bounce. You deserve to go on vacation. You deserve to care for loved ones...

What's it that makes some people richer and richer and others poorer and poorer? Who has decreed that this divide should exist in our world? Is there any way in which the line can be crossed, and the have-nots can make their place among the privileged haves?Can you make the jump from being the person who has to think about paying the next electricity bill to being the person who thinks about owning the electricity grid for the state?Yes you can.The answer lies in th...

Murder is a Matter of Color is a racially charged murder mystery , a detective story set in an unnamed city somewhere in the United States. The story contains violence, death, fear, the drug trade, sex, honor, and retribution. The plot centers on a black police officer, Detective Roy Hines, and his struggle to obtain acceptance and inner peace in a bigoted community, while attempting to overcome numerous obstacles thrown in his path. Drugs are distributed from a restaurant, one of the fine...