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Nobody Calls Just to Say Hello
A loyal partisan and highly principled public official whose career overlapped with those of many legends of Illinois politics-including Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor James Thompson, and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan-Democrat Philip J. Rock served twenty-two years in the Illinois Senate. Fourteen of those years were spent as senate president, the longest tenure anyone has served in that position. This nuanced political biography, which draws on dozens of interviews conducted by Ed Wojcicki to present the longtime senate president's story in his own words, is also a rare insider's perspective on Illinois politics in the last three decades of the twentieth century. A native of Chic...
Breach Point
Kent Williams teaches that survival for cops - what they learned in the academy -- is not enough. He shows them what else is possible: Thriving. Just as important, he shows them how. His 5-4-3-2-1 formula, taught in seminars throughout the United States, brilliantly breaks down the challenging aspects of police culture, and then he shows the flip side: Trust more. Control less. And live a balanced lifestyle while holding the line between good and evil. He compares the tactical breach point that all officers learn to the "personal breach points" they encounter when the shift is over and it's time to go home. He shows how mastering those breach points allows officers to maximize the wellness of everybody on the other side even while dedicating their careers to service and sacrifice.
After the Deluge
Robert Frost examines the reasons for the collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Swedish invasion of 1655.
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A Christian Perspective on Political Thought
Arguing that Americans make political choices in terms of a general notion of right and wrong, yet lack a sound, objective foundation for such values, evangelical scholar Stephen Mott formulates a Christian political theory that supplies such norms. Drawing on theological and biblical sources, Mott thoroughly develops the biblical and theological foundations for politics and political evaluation. Mott proposes that political philosophies should be evaluated in light of Christian theological and ethical values--specifically the understanding of power, human nature, the nature of group life, justice and love, government, and time. He then applies this critical framework in an evaluation of pol...
Faith and Spiritual Life of Young Adult Catholics in a Rising Hispanic Church
2023 Catholic Media Association Second Place Award, Pastoral Ministry – Youth & Young Adult 2023 Catholic Media Association Second Place Award, Future Church This book carefully explores the claim that young adults (18 to 35) are leaving Catholicism in the United States. According to primary empirical research, many young adults stay and do so living their faith in engaged ways. Most, however, do not do it in the traditional context of the parish. Young adult Catholics are living their faith and spiritual life largely in small faith communities, ecclesial movements, faith-based affinity groups, at home, and through individual practice. The description of research findings is supplemented by commentaries from leaders in evangelization and young adult ministry, from both a theological and a sociological perspective. In a church that is more culturally diverse and increasingly Hispanic, this book offers key insights to better understand the spirituality of young adult Catholics today. Contributors include Mark M. Gray, Michal J. Kramarek, Claudia Avila Cosnahan, Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Hosffman Ospino, Darius Villalobos, Patricia Wittberg, SC, and Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ.
Intruding on Academe
In this fascinating, theoretically informed case study of policy-making, Jack R. Van Der Slik demonstrates partisan politics in action in Illinois. Specifically, he shows how major changes in governing state universities were enacted over the objections of members of the higher education community, who preferred to maintain the status quo. In 1991, Republican Governor Jim Edgar, enthusiastically aided by Lieutenant Governor Bob Kustra, began a political effort to decentralize the "system of systems", which had governed state universities since the 1960s. Despite partisan defeat of their plan in 1993, Edgar and Kustra managed to neutralize support for the status quo in the educational communi...
Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee has a long and well-deserved history as one of the most scenic and popular resort lakes in New England. Within this, the second volume of Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee, you can observe the lake’s beauty and enjoy the continued history of the people, boats, and port towns which hug its shore. Lake Winnipesaukee has long drawn visitors to the area, offering a beautiful landscape and an abundance of natural treasures. Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee Volume II thematically represents the history of the lake’s appeal, its surrounding mountain ranges, its harvest of boats, and its varied island and port towns. As you linger through the pages within, you will witness the evolution of the water crafts that have graced the lake’s surface, from passenger steamboats to racing speedboats. Boats have been an integral part of the region’s economy dating back to the early settlement of the area, providing transportation for work and leisure; even today, the continuing romance of boating attracts many travelers to the lake, occasionally enticing some to stay indefinitely.
