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Beautiful Is Love

By: Amy Rhea Harrison

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The love that Jacob and Naomi Willem know is relentless, protective, strong, and filled with surrendered hurt. In the ever changing growth of self and understanding, comes a life filled with mistakes & forgiveness, and ethically challenging decisions that prove the Willem's devotion & self-sacrifice. Jacob & Naomi Willem met in Omaha, NE, and soon married just before Jacob accepted an offer to college at MIT, in Cambridge, MA. Naomi, a young artist, was eccentric and full of passion, an attribute that Jacob, the adventurous, brilliant, tall & handsome-type, was completely drawn to. When Jacob accepted a position near Glacier Point Peak Pass to be Head Engineer at a nuclear warhead facility, the Willem's were excited about their new future. With Naomi questioning the possibility of reuniting with her lifelong friend, Rose Carson, they anxiously started their new lives. After Naomi had a miscarriage of their first child, and Jacob had faced his temptations, they figured all the hard stuff was behind them. So, in the summer of 1992, the young Willem's moved to Washington State, near Darrington. Fifteen years later, they found themselves in a world of confusion, explosions, bloodied cover ups, and illness. They became proficient in telling lies. Naomi questioned how they could ever remain together as she quickly felt the implications from a rapidly crumbling marriage. However, when Rose came back into their lives, life as the Willem's knew it had changed, and Naomi would do anything to fight to keep their love alive. She whispered aloud, "Beautiful is love: Even if it is questionable.

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1496910044

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The Soul of Development

Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Guatemala

By: Amy L. Sherman

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The Soul of Development

Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Guatemala

By: Amy L. Sherman

Ever since Max Weber started an argument about the role of Protestantism in jump-starting northern Europe's economic development, scholars have clashed over the influence of religion and culture on a society's (or an individual's) economic prospects. Today, many wonder whether the "explosion" of Protestantism in Latin America will effect a similar wave of growth and democratization. In this book, Sherman compiles the results of her field study and national survey of 1000 rural Guatemalan households. She offers persuasive evidence that, in Guatemala and throughout the region, religious world-views significantly influence economic life. Sherman explains how the change in attitude and behavior that accompanies conversion from animism to a Biblically orthodox world-view has improved the domestic welfare and economic status of many families. Further, she asserts that this new attitude, sympathetic to democratic-capitalism, has created a "moral cultural soil" in which freedom, personal empowerment, an enhanced status for women, and a desire to get ahead can be nurtured.

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Oxford University Press

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0195355482

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Wading In

Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

By: Amy Lemco

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Wading In

Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

By: Amy Lemco

Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast frames the fight for beach and school desegregation within the history of Black life in Biloxi, beginning with the arrival of slave ships on the Gulf Coast islands in 1721. Detailing the buildup of Back-of-Town businesses, lynchings in the early 1900s, and national and state legislation repressing Black progress, author Amy Lemco contextualizes the regional atmosphere Dr. Gilbert Mason—a resilient civic leader, humanitarian, and lover of the water—and his family encountered in 1955. Using extensive archival records and interviews with survivors, the book chronicles how Dr. Mason inspired and helped organize local Black activists to peacefully protest the apartheid of Biloxi's beaches. Dr. Mason operated under the surveillance of the State Sovereignty Commission, assaults by private citizens, and the terrors of a decade riddled with the assassinations of civil rights workers. Grassroots efforts he led and inspired in Biloxi joined with the national movement to weaken the hold of white supremacy in the state. With unwavering perseverance and bravery, Dr. Mason and fellow activists achieved the desegregation of Mississippi's beaches and made Harrison County schools the first primary school district in the state to integrate. Wading In firmly establishes Dr. Mason as a national civil rights role model and presents the story of Mississippi’s struggle to a new generation of readers.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496847172

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Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps

Politics and Logistics at NASA, 1972–2004

By: Amy E. Foster

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Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps

Politics and Logistics at NASA, 1972–2004

By: Amy E. Foster

Why, Amy E. Foster asks, did it take two decades after the Soviet Union launched its first female cosmonaut for the United States to send its first female astronaut into space? In answering this question, Foster recounts the complicated history of integrating women into NASA’s astronaut corps. NASA selected its first six female astronauts in 1978. Foster examines the political, technological, and cultural challenges that the agency had to overcome to usher in this new era in spaceflight. She shows how NASA had long developed progressive hiring policies but was limited in executing them by a national agenda to beat the Soviets to the moon, budget constraints, and cultural ideas about women’s roles in America. Lively writing and compelling stories, including personal interviews with America’s first women astronauts, propel Foster’s account. Through extensive archival research, Foster also examines NASA’s directives about sexual discrimination, the technological issues in integrating women into the corps, and the popular media’s discussion of women in space. Foster puts together a truly original study of the experiences not only of early women astronauts but also of the managers and engineers who helped launch them into space. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA.

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JHU Press

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1421403943

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9781421403946

Explorer's Guide Minnesota (Third) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

By: Amy C. Rea

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Explorer's Guide Minnesota (Third) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

By: Amy C. Rea

A comprehensive handbook to navigate the cities, lakes, and everything in between Minnesota may be known for its lakes and small-town charm, but this updated Explorer’s Guide is here to show you all the hidden treasures of the North Star State. Consistently ranked among the most livable states, Minnesota is a mecca for diverse leisure activities and visitors of all ages. From a metropolitan arts culture to outdoor activities galore, Amy Rea gives readers a comprehensive secret weapon to traveling the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Leading you to landmarks both urban and rural, Explorer’s Guide Minnesota will introduce readers to the pride and beauty of this Midwestern region. Stop by art museums in Minneapolis and rock out at the bar where Prince filmed his Purple Rain concert series. Or head into the wilderness for a cabin resort vacation and snowshoeing. Whether it’s the Mall of America or scenic waterfront bike tours, Minnesota has a reason for every season. Complete with vibrant photographs and detailed maps, this is the only item you need to pack for your next adventure.

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The Countryman Press

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1682684687

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Fighting for Space

Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight

By: Amy Shira Teitel

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Fighting for Space

Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight

By: Amy Shira Teitel

Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the twentieth century—man or woman. She had led the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots during the Second World War, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, ran her own luxury cosmetics company, and counted multiple presidents among her personal friends. She was more qualified than any woman in the world to make the leap from atmosphere to orbit. Yet it was Jerrie Cobb, twenty-five years Jackie's junior and a record-holding pilot in her own right, who finagled her way into taking the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts. The prospect of flying in space quickly became her obsession. While the American and international media spun the shocking story of a "woman astronaut" program, Jackie and Jerrie struggled to gain control of the narrative, each hoping to turn the rumored program into their own ideal reality—an issue that ultimately went all the way to Congress. This dual biography of audacious trailblazers Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb presents these fascinating and fearless women in all their glory and grit, using their stories as guides through the shifting social, political, and technical landscape of the time.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538716038

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More Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

By: Amy Jacques Garvey

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More Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

By: Amy Jacques Garvey

First published in 2004. Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914. He was one of the first black leaders to encourage black people to discover their cultural traditions and history, and to seek common cause in the struggle for true liberty and political recognition. This book discusses his philosophy and opinions.This series comprises reprints as well as original works covering various aspects of African life- history, institutions, culture, political and social thought, and eminent African personalities. The reprints for the most part are landmarks in African writing and each contains a new introduction placing the author's life, ideas and activities in perspective. The documents are selected and edited by scholars working in the particular field. It is hoped that these documents will not only provide scholars with source materials but also stimulate further research on the topics with which they deal.

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Routledge

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1136252258

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Amy Hawkins,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Amy Hawkins,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

Palliative care has evolved rapidly in recent years. Not only is the field dealing with an increasingly elderly and multi-morbid population, it is also addressing a wider variety of complex diagnoses such as heart failure, renal failure, advanced lung disease, frailty, and dementia. Challenging Cases in Palliative Care is unique, as it uses examples of real-world cases from palliative care practices. It also includes expert commentary to support modern clinicians in managing the 'messiness' of clinical care, as well as the increasingly complex needs of patients today. As part of our Challenging Cases series, the cases in this book not only cover a range of physical and psychosocial problems seen in palliative care, they also reflect the core curriculum for UK speciality trainees. Each case brings together expert interpretation of the available evidence, management strategies, guidelines and best practice, while discussing complexities in clinical decision-making and controversies in approach.

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Oxford University Press

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0192688170

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Building Leaders, Living Traditions

The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University

By: Amy L. Bacon

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Building Leaders, Living Traditions

The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University

By: Amy L. Bacon

For more than fifty years, the Memorial Student Center—the MSC—has served as the “living room” of the Texas A&M University campus. Beyond its lounges, dining, and recreational facilities, though, the MSC has played a vital role in the transformation of Texas A&M from an all-male, all-military, rural college to a university internationally recognized for excellence in a variety of fields. The MSC, conceived as a memorial to Aggies who lost their lives in the two world wars, opened its doors in September 1950. More than just a monument to fallen comrades, however, the MSC and the programs initiated by J. Wayne Stark, its first director, helped the university expand its focus to embrace an even more inclusive future. Author Amy Bacon surveys the development of two functions that quickly became vital to the mission of the Memorial Student Center: its role as a leadership laboratory for students—especially those not in the Corps of Cadets—and its centerpiece location as a place of extracurricular cultural and intellectual enrichment. The various student-led committees of the MSC provided important avenues for students to address social, political, and other interests, while the world-class speakers and arts events sponsored by the MSC afforded access to many students who would not otherwise have enjoyed such opportunities. Bacon demonstrates how the MSC and the traditions that have developed around it blend with the national student union movement in a unique way that enhances the institutional heritage and aspirations of Texas A&M University. This attractively illustrated book draws heavily on recorded oral histories, archives, and extensive interviews with key administrative leaders and students, both former and current. Building Leaders, Living Traditions narrates the story of an institution that has transformed and enriched the lives of thousands of Aggie students and is poised to continue its vital mission for decades to come.

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160344095X

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Who's who Among Asian Americans, 1994-95

By: Amy L. Unterburger

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Who's who Among Asian Americans, 1994-95

By: Amy L. Unterburger

Provides biographical information, including career information and addresses, for notable Asian Americans in all fields of endeavour. The entries were selected on the basis of prominence in their fields or civic responsibility.

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Gale Cengage

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0810394332

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9780810394339

Book's by Amy Rhea Harrison

Beautiful Is Love

Beautiful Is Love

The Soul of Development

The Soul of Development

Wading In

Wading In

Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps

Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps

Explorer's Guide Minnesota (Third) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

Explorer's Guide Minnesota (Third) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

Fighting for Space

Fighting for Space

More Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

More Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

Building Leaders, Living Traditions

Building Leaders, Living Traditions

Who's who Among Asian Americans, 1994-95

Who's who Among Asian Americans, 1994-95

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