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A Testament of Devotion
Since its first publication in 1941, A Testament of Devotion, by the renowned Quaker teacher Thomas Kelly, has been universally embraced as a truly enduring spiritual classic. Plainspoken and deeply inspirational, it gathers together five compelling essays that urge us to center our lives on God's presence, to find quiet and stillness within modern life, and to discover the deeply satisfying and lasting peace of the inner spiritual journey. As relevant today as it was a half-century ago, A Testament of Devotion is the ideal companion to that highest of all human arts-the lifelong conversation between God and his creatures. I have in mind something deeper than the simplification of our external programs, our absurdly crowded calendars of appointments through which so many pantingly and frantically gasp. These do become simplified in holy obedience, and the poise and peace we have been missing can really be found. But there is a deeper, an internal simplification of the whole of one's personality, stilled, tranquil, in childlike trust listening ever to Eternity's whisper, walking with a smile into the dark."
First Nights
This lively book takes us back to the first performances of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's Orfeo in 1607, Handel's Messiah in 1742, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 1824, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique in 1830, and Stravinsky's Sacre du printemps in 1913. Thomas Forrest Kelly sets the scene for each of these premieres, describing the cities in which they took place, the concert halls, audiences, conductors, and musicians, the sound of the music when it was first performed (often with instruments now extinct), and the popular and critical responses. He explores how performance styles and conditions have changed over the centuries and what music can reveal about the societies tha...
When the Gospel Grows Feet
The Salvadoran priest Rutilio Grande, SJ, was killed in a hall of bullets on March 12, 1977, along with two passengers in the car he drove. The impact of this killing transformed his friend and archbishop, Oscar Romero, as well as the church in Latin America and throughout the world. How could powerful forces within the overwhelmingly Catholic country of El Salvador execute a Roman Catholic priest and two innocent people in broad daylight in front of witnesses? Why would this same government go to the extreme of murdering thousands of lay Catholic ministers, dozens of priests, and even the nation's archbishop? Why would the government, and the oligarchy that supported it, believe it necessary to repress the church in such a brutal manner? Thomas Kelly finds answers to these questions by exploring the church's identity and mission during the colonial period (1500 - 1820) and the transformative impact of Vatican II (1962 - 65) on the Latin American bishops. He considers Grande's life, formation, ministry, and death and his impact on Archbishop Romero. Finally, Kelly explains what Grande and the church of El Salvador can teach North American Catholics today.
The Rackets
Jimmy Dolan, onetime roughneck construction worker, is now an Ivy League-educated advance man for New York City's mayor. When he strikes out against a corrupt union boss at a power breakfast, he is fired. Meanwhile, Jimmy's father is running for president of the Teamsters. He is brutally muscled out of the race, so Jimmy must risk his life and return to the working-class world he left behind. Set in the union halls, taverns and half-built skyscrapers of a Manhattan, populated by Irish racketeers, Italian mobsters and Russian killers, THE RACKETS is a fast-paced literary thriller that paints a vivid portrait of an urban underworld rarely seen in fiction.
The Effects of Economic Adjustment on Poverty in Mexico
First published in 1999, this study seeks to explore the effects of economic adjustment and why the classical prescriptions for structural adjustment did not succeed in Mexico, or at best succeeded only partially. It asks why growth was retarded, not accelerated; inequality rose rather than fell; poverty increased rather than declined; informalization of the economy occurred rather than modernization. Mexico’s story needs to be better known and this book is a good place to begin, containing numerous insights and valuable lessons for analysts and policy makers alike.
To Serve and Collect
Crooked politicians, gangsters, madams, and cops on the take: To Serve and Collect tells the story of Chicago during its formative years through the history of its legendary police department.
Robinson Crusoe (Ansiklopedik Bilgi Desteğiyle)
Macera dolu ticaret yaşamında edindiği tecrübeleri kağıda döken Daniel Defoe’nun çok okunan klasik eserlerinden Robinson Crusoe, bir kez daha okurla buluşuyor. Bu kez ansiklopedik bilgiler eşliğinde... Defoe’yu dünya edebiyatının başköşelerinden birine yerleştiren bu ölümsüz eserde, gemi kazası sonucu düştüğü ıssız bir adada hayatta kalma mücadelesi veren Robinson Crusoe’nun hikâyesine tanıklık edecek, ansiklopedik bilgiler eşliğinde benzersiz bir yolculuğa çıkacaksınız. İngiltere'de yaşayan Robinson, dünyayı gezme hayaliyle bir gemi yolculuğuna çıkar fakat seyahat ettiği gemi batınca ıssız bir adada 28 yıl yaşamak zorunda kalır. Robinson, uzun yıllar adada tek başına yeni bir yaşam kurma mücadelesi verir. Bir süre sonra yamyamların elinden kurtardığı ve adını Cuma koyduğu yardımcısıyla birlikte yaşamaya başlar. Cesaret, dürüstlük, özverili olmak ve yaratıcılık gibi kavramların başarıyla işlendiği Robinson Crusoe’da her okurun kendisinden bir şeyler bulabileceği bir kahramanın benzersiz öyküsünü takip ederiz.
Clinical & Nursing Staff Development
This thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a new standard of excellence in staff development. Using a user-friendly approach, this unique resource offers complete coverage; real-life case studies and stories by staff development practitioners; revised focus emphasizing competence assessment and competence development; and abundant charts, sample forms, and checklists offer tools to streamline programs and enhance performance.
