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The Deepest Sense

A Cultural History of Touch

By: Constance Classen

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The Deepest Sense

A Cultural History of Touch

By: Constance Classen

From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with explorations of lived experiences of embodiment from the middle ages to modernity. This intimate and sensuous approach to history makes it possible to foreground the tactile foundations of Western culture--the ways in which feelings shaped society. Constance Classen explores a variety of tactile realms including the feel of the medieval city; the tactile appeal of relics; the social histories of pain, pleasure, and affection; the bonds of touch between humans and animals; the strenuous excitement of sports such as wrestling and jousting; and the sensuous attractions of consumer culture. She delves into a range of vital issues, from the uses--and prohibitions--of touch in social interaction to the disciplining of the body by the modern state, from the changing feel of the urban landscape to the technologization of touch in modernity. Through poignant descriptions of the healing power of a medieval king's hand or the grueling conditions of a nineteenth-century prison, we find that history, far from being a dry and lifeless subject, touches us to the quick.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252094409

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9780252094408

Rahab of Jericho

By: Constance Lee

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Rahab of Jericho

By: Constance Lee

Rahab was not the only sinner on the face of the earth; neither is she the last sinner! She happens to be one of the sinners that decided to do something about her sinful condition. Rahab goes from rags to riches...from the street into the Hall of Fame. Yes, her name is recorded in the Book of Hebrews 11:31! Some important people of God came to visit the city of Jericho where Rahab lived. But these people were not ordinary people. They had strange customs. They served One God. Their god was powerful and did things that no other deity could do. In fact, their God is God! Before we can talk about Rahab, we must understand the progression of mankind: sin; the flood; Noah; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Moses; Joshua; the children of Israel; their wilderness travels; the land of Canaan; then, the city of Jericho. Come and go with me...

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AuthorHouse

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1449048579

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9781449048570

The Colour of Angels

Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination

By: Constance Classen

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The Colour of Angels

Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination

By: Constance Classen

The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.

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Routledge

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1134678207

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9781134678204

Thirsty Planet

Strategies for Sustainable Water Management

By: Constance Elizabeth Hunt

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Thirsty Planet

Strategies for Sustainable Water Management

By: Constance Elizabeth Hunt

By the year 2025 nearly 2 billion people will live in regions experiencing absolute water scarcity. In the face of this emerging crisis, how should the planet's water be used and managed? Current international policy sees nature competing with human uses of water. Hunt takes issue with this perspective. She suggests that nature is the source of water and only by making the conservation of nature an absolute priority will we have the water we need for human use in future. It is essential , therefore, to manage water in ways that maintain the water cycle and the ecosystems that support it. This book looks at the complexity of the problem. It provides a wide array of ideas, information, case studies and ecological knowledge - often from remote corners of the developing world -- that could provide an alternative vision for water use and management at this critical time. Essential and compelling reading for students on courses related to water resource management and development; water managers and decision makers, and non-specialists with an interest in global water issues.

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1848137907

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9781848137905

The White Nuns

Cistercian Abbeys for Women in Medieval France

By: Constance Hoffman Berman

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The White Nuns

Cistercian Abbeys for Women in Medieval France

By: Constance Hoffman Berman

Modern studies of the religious reform movement of the central Middle Ages have often relied on contemporary accounts penned by Cistercian monks, who routinely exaggerated the importance of their own institutions while paying scant attention to the remarkable expansion of abbeys of Cistercian women. Yet by the end of the thirteenth century, Constance Hoffman Berman contends, there were more houses of Cistercian nuns across Europe than of monks. In The White Nuns, she charts the stages in the nuns' gradual acceptance by the abbots of the Cistercian Order's General Chapter and describes the expansion of the nuns' communities and their adaptation to a variety of economic circumstances in France and throughout Europe. While some sought contemplative lives of prayer, the ambition of many of these religious women was to serve the poor, the sick, and the elderly. Focusing in particular on Cistercian nuns' abbeys founded between 1190 and 1250 in the northern French archdiocese of Sens, Berman reveals the frequency with which communities of Cistercian nuns were founded by rich and powerful women, including Queen Blanche of Castile, heiresses Countess Matilda of Courtenay and Countess Isabelle of Chartres, and esteemed ladies such as Agnes of Cressonessart. She shows how these founders and early patrons assisted early abbesses, nuns, and lay sisters by using written documents to secure rights and create endowments, and it is on the records of their considerable economic achievements that she centers her analysis. The White Nuns considers Cistercian women and the women who were their patrons in a clear-eyed reading of narrative texts in their contexts. It challenges conventional scholarship that accepts the words of medieval monastic writers as literal truth, as if they were written without rhetorical skill, bias, or self-interest. In its identification of long-accepted misogynies, its search for their origins, and its struggle to reject such misreadings, The White Nuns provides a robust model for historians writing against received traditions.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812295080

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9780812295085

God—or Gorilla

Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age

By: Constance A. Clark

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God—or Gorilla

Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age

By: Constance A. Clark

As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Areson Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God—or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s. Focusing on the use of images and popularization, Clark shows how scientists and anti-evolutionists deployed schematics, cartoons, photographs, sculptures, and paintings to win the battle for public acceptance. She uses representative illustrations and popular media accounts of the struggle to reveal how concepts of evolutionary theory changed as they were presented to, and absorbed into, popular culture. Engagingly written and deftly argued, God—or Gorilla offers original insights into the role of images in communicating—and miscommunicating—scientific ideas to the lay public.

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JHU Press

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1421401665

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9781421401669

Human Trafficking

The Trafficking of Women in Northern Germany for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation : Systemic Overview of Community Based Responses and Challenges

By: Constance Gunderson

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Human Trafficking

The Trafficking of Women in Northern Germany for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation : Systemic Overview of Community Based Responses and Challenges

By: Constance Gunderson

Human trafficking is an extreme example of social injustice, perpetuated by dominant/subordinate attitudes that condone violence, resulting in significant suffering for individuals and harm to societies. This book is a comprehensive study of the challenges facing service providers who work with trafficked victims of sexual exploitation in northern Germany. The results are discussed from the perspective of the Relational Cultural Theory, as well as from the Sexual-Racial Contract Theory. The insights offer a vital gateway to sustainable social change and social justice to help end human trafficking. (Series: Gender Discussion / Gender-Diskussion - Vol. 15)

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3643902638

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9783643902634

Does Israel Have a Future?

The Case for a Post-Zionist State

By: Constance Hilliard

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Does Israel Have a Future?

The Case for a Post-Zionist State

By: Constance Hilliard

The Jewish people are in greater danger than ever before. Given the debacle in Iraq, many Americans who had not taken a serious interest in the Middle East have begun asking themselves, What are we doing wrong? Why do we keep misreading the signals coming from that part of the world? More fundamentally, where will Israel be in two, five, ten years from now? Should Zionism be replaced by a post-Zionist state that welcomes all people, rather than one that privileges only the Jews? Will there even be a Jewish state? These are the questions Constance Hilliard addresses in Does Israel Have a Future?, forgoing polemics and wishful thinking for straight talk and painful truths. In this thoroughly researched book, Hilliard presents an honest assessment of the Jewish state's chances for survival given the forces ranged against it. The discussions about the future of the Jewish state analyzed in this book are some of the most significant to engage Israelis since 1948, dominating the airwaves, newspapers, and café conversations. Distilling these disparate views into a simple, straightforward exploration of one of the most explosive issues of our time--one into which few people outside Israel have delved as deeply as Hilliard has--the author presents a provocative argument that will appeal to scholars and students of international affairs, political science, and the Middle East, as well as general readers concerned about Israel's future.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597976407

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9781597976404

Emerging Butterfly

By: Constance G. Jones

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Emerging Butterfly

By: Constance G. Jones

Survive the darkness of the cocoon and you will emerge into the light of day. . . . Raised in San Diego in the 1980s, Constance was born to be a Californian dreamer. The fourth of nine children, she grew up with three demons in the dark cocoon of her impoverished home: alcohol, abuse, and absence. An accident in Constance’s teen years rendered her a lifelong epileptic. As an adult, toxic relationships, misguided spiritual teachings, and close calls with death nearly broke her. Instead of breaking apart, she chose to break free, realizing her heart could sprout wings to take her in the direction of her wildest dreams. In a mesmerizing memoir that is by turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, writer and philanthropist Constance Grays Jones retraces her precarious journey towards truth, love, community, and self-discovery. Tackling issues of epilepsy, depression, infertility, and family drama with refreshing sass, humor, and compassion, she reminds us that we are products of our past but also the creators of our purpose. Her inspiring story is a wakeup call for the soul, showcasing the tenacity of the human spirit, the pockets of sunlight in the darkest corners, and the transformational power of belief and love.

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Beautiful Sky Publishing

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1733843922

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9781733843928

Prescriptions for Choral Excellence

By: Shirlee Emmons,Constance Chase

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Prescriptions for Choral Excellence

By: Shirlee Emmons,Constance Chase

In shaping choral tone, directors often wish to improve the sound of their choir, but are challenged to pinpoint underlying problems or to guide singers toward solutions. Now, in Prescriptions for Choral Excellence, skilled vocal pedagogue Shirlee Emmons and leading choral director Constance Chase equip choral directors with the practical tools they need to help singers achieve peak choral performance. Drawing on years of experience, Emmons and Chase help choral directors and singers effectively diagnose and resolve problems. They cover topics ranging from breath management and diction to range and intonation, and much more. Beyond describing vocal difficulties, the book provides concrete instructions on how to apply the concepts in day-to-day rehearsal and performance. The numerous practical exercises and planning aides allow directors to maximize both time and talent to elicit the highest potential from their singers. While grounded in the most up-to-date research in voice science, the discussion of vocal anatomy and function is accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of voice science. Going beyond other vocal and choral guidebooks, the authors also apply the most current theories in leadership principles and group dynamics to choral settings, helping directors translate their natural musicality and charisma into inspiring and motivational leadership. A comprehensive and unique blend of practical expertise, voice science, and leadership psychology, Prescriptions for Choral Excellence is an invaluable guide for all choral directors seeking to create memorable and remarkable performances.

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Oxford University Press

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019988465X

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9780199884650

Letters To My Departed Son

Dear Brandon

By: Constance Spight

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Letters To My Departed Son

Dear Brandon

By: Constance Spight

When Brandon Spight was born, his parents, Constance and Virgil, believed he was their one-in-a-million child, a gift from God. As they admired his ten fingers and toes, neither could have imagined that there was already a small imperfection deep within his brain that would ultimately force him to make a life-or-death decision while he was still in his teens. Certainly, they had no reason to believe he would leave them just days before his eighteenth birthday. In a heartfelt volume of personal letters to her son, Constance provides a poignant glimpse into his extraordinary life. As her letters lead others through an extremely challenging time that begins with Brandon’s diagnosis at age seventeen and ends with her reflections about her journey through unthinkable grief to eventual acceptance and healing, Constance not only demonstrates the power of unconditional love, but also the power of a young man’s exceptional ability to positively impact others not just in life, but also death. Included are moving remembrances from those who knew and loved him. Dear Brandon: Letters to My Departed Son shares personal letters from a grieving mother to her beloved son as he battles and sadly loses an insurmountable health challenge.

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Archway Publishing

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1665715790

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9781665715799

Equal Justice Under Law

An Autobiography

By: Constance Baker Motley

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Equal Justice Under Law

An Autobiography

By: Constance Baker Motley

A civil rights lawyer who became the first African American female federal judge, describes her career, including working with Thurgood Marshall's NAACP legal team.

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Macmillan

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0374526184

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9780374526184

Negotiation and Resistance

Peasant Agency in High Medieval France

By: Constance Brittain Bouchard

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Negotiation and Resistance

Peasant Agency in High Medieval France

By: Constance Brittain Bouchard

In Negotiation and Resistance, Constance Brittain Bouchard challenges familiar depictions of the peasantry as an undifferentiated mass of impoverished and powerless workers. Peasants in eleventh- and twelfth-century France had far more scope for action, self-determination, and resistance to oppressive treatment—that is, for agency—than they are usually credited with having. Through innovative readings of documents collected in medieval cartularies, Bouchard finds that while peasants lived hard, impoverished lives, they were able to negotiate, individually or collectively, to better their position, present cases in court, and make their own decisions about such fundamental issues as inheritance or choice of marriage partner. Negotiation and Resistance upends the received view of this period in French history as one in which lords dealt harshly and without opposition toward subservient peasants, offering numerous examples of peasants standing up for themselves.

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Cornell University Press

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1501766600

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9781501766602

The Still Small Voice of God

By: Constance S. Johnson

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The Still Small Voice of God

By: Constance S. Johnson

That day changed everything. That day began a purposeful life filled with abundant blessings. That day was the day that changed her life. Through her brokenness, Constance Johnson accepted the Holy Spirit into her life. It was a long time coming, but she finally realized the call on her life from the Holy Spirit. From that day on, even though life still wasn't easy, she had a friend, confidant, and protector. She was faced with many trials and tribulations because of the devil and his aim to discourage her believing soul. However, the devil is no match for the Lord. With his gentle guidance, she began to trust more readily, and the gifts that opened up to her were bountiful. She began to directly hear from God, and she shared her gift with those that would accept it. You too can lead a blessed and encouraged life. With meaningful life applications and helpful Scripture, this book will encourage the youngest believer to the seasoned Christians. Find out what life looks like with the guidance of A Still, Small Voice.

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Tate Publishing

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1615667741

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9781615667741

Effects of the Arab League Boycott of Israel on U. S. Businesses

By: Constance A. Hamilton

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Effects of the Arab League Boycott of Israel on U. S. Businesses

By: Constance A. Hamilton

An estimate of the economic effects of the Arab League boycott of Israel on U.S. businesses. Also examines the effects of the secondary and tertiary levels of implementation of the boycott. 16 charts and tables.

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DIANE Publishing

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0788115561

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9780788115561

Earth’s Galactic History and Its Extraterrestrial Connection

By: Constance Victoria Briggs

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Earth’s Galactic History and Its Extraterrestrial Connection

By: Constance Victoria Briggs

Constance Victoria Briggs, who brought us The Moon’s Galactic History: A Look at the Moon’s Extraterrestrial Past and Its Connection to Earth, continues her exploration into our cosmic connections with her companion book, Earth’s Galactic History, and Its Extraterrestrial Connection. In this exciting new work, Briggs examines current research, theories and evidence linking Earth and extraterrestrials, past and present. Some of the topics that Briggs covers include whether the Earth was terraformed by advanced extraterrestrials; the theory that the Earth was seeded with life by otherworldly beings; possible extraterrestrial involvement in the creation of humans and more. She looks at evidence of humans being visited by beings from other worlds, and explores the idea that there was once a battle for Earth. She brings us signs, signals, messages, and clues showing evidence that extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with humans and takes us on a journey beneath the oceans where there is believed to be an extraterrestrial presence. Briggs also investigates the possibility that other worldly beings may be residing inside inner Earth. She delves into how extraterrestrials may be visiting Earth via stargates and portals using what she refers to as the “cosmic freeway.” Briggs also examines the possibility that there are extraterrestrials living among us, who they are and what their goals may be when it comes to Earth. Extraordinary events believed to be related to extraterrestrials are also revealed. Briggs takes a look at current research into the UFO/UAP/USO phenomena, detailing descriptions of these enigmatic objects and witness reports. She talks about the possibility of there being an authoritative hierarchy within our galaxy that may include other-worldly federations and groups that are responsible for a galactic community. In the end, Briggs ponders humankind’s spacefaring future, looking at the latest information and trends on space travel and what we have to look forward to by way of our expansive universe.

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SCB Distributors

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1948803674

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9781948803670

A Long Way from Euclid

By: Constance Reid

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A Long Way from Euclid

By: Constance Reid

Lively guide by a prominent historian focuses on the role of Euclid's Elements in subsequent mathematical developments. Elementary algebra and plane geometry are sole prerequisites. 80 drawings. 1963 edition.

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Courier Corporation

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0486152022

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9780486152028

Orthopaedic Basic Science: Foundations of Clinical Practice

By: Regis J. O'Keefe,Joshua J. Jacobs,Constance R. Chu,Thomas A. Einhorn

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Orthopaedic Basic Science: Foundations of Clinical Practice

By: Regis J. O'Keefe,Joshua J. Jacobs,Constance R. Chu,Thomas A. Einhorn

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Build your Foundation of Basic Science – from Research to Clinical Application A great tool for MOC preparation! A 'must have' for residency! This fourth edition, developed in a partnership between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), is your concise and clinically relevant resource for the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and conditions.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975118391

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9781975118396

Elnora

My Chosen Path

By: Constance Leigh

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Elnora

My Chosen Path

By: Constance Leigh

How did Elnora end up in Willow Springs, Wyoming? She remembered having plans before the move. She planned to be a successful banker in Southern California. She planned on spending her weekends at the beach and eventually growing old with the sound of waves breaking in the background. Then she fell in love and found a new dream with her Prince Charming, Johnathan, who moved her to Willow Springs, Wyoming. Elnora expected the townsfolk to be yahoos. They probably dont even have banks, she thought. They probably hide their money in mattresses. But it was worth it for the love of her life, and so she did her best to make do. Even so, the unexpected racism toward the nearby Indian reservation shocked her. They were a peaceful people; why did the town hold such a grudge? When Elnora and Johnathan make the acquaintance of five Native American children, their hearts melt at their tragic plight. Yet the children receive no sympathy from the other residents of Willow Springs. Its up to Elnora to take action. A city girl becomes a huge-hearted country woman and takes on racism, danger, and her own fears to become the hero she never knew or expected she could be. Maybe Wyoming isnt so bad after all.

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iUniverse

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1475904592

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9781475904598

The Special Service Worship Architect

Blueprints for Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms, Holy Communion, and Other Occasions

By: Constance M. Cherry

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The Special Service Worship Architect

Blueprints for Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms, Holy Communion, and Other Occasions

By: Constance M. Cherry

This book takes the principles found in Constance Cherry's successful The Worship Architect--in which she provided dynamic blueprints for designing worship services--and applies them to special services in the life of the church. Cherry, a worship professor and practitioner, offers theological reflection, practical guidance, and suggested resources to help worship leaders and ministry students in training to create meaningful special services related to the sacraments, life passages, and other occasions. Cherry sets forth a process concerning worship design for special services and demonstrates how this process is conducive to virtually any style of worship practiced today in a myriad of Christian communities. She includes a model order for each service type, including weddings, funerals, baptisms, child dedications, Holy Communion, and more. The book not only explains what leaders do in order to preside at special services and how to do it, but also why they make certain choices. Each chapter includes discussion questions, practical exercises, and a basic glossary.

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Baker Books

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1441242872

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9781441242877

Teenage Citizens

The Political Theories of the Young

By: Constance A. Flanagan

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Teenage Citizens

The Political Theories of the Young

By: Constance A. Flanagan

Most teenagers are too young to vote and are off the radar of political scientists. Teenage Citizens looks beyond the electoral game to consider the question of how this overlooked segment of our citizenry understands political topics. Bridging psychology and political science, Constance Flanagan argues that civic identities form during adolescence and are rooted in teens’ everyday lives—in their experiences as members of schools and community-based organizations and in their exercise of voice, collective action, and responsibility in those settings. This is the phase of life when political ideas are born. Through voices from a wide range of social classes and ethnic backgrounds in the United States and five other countries, we learn how teenagers form ideas about democracy, inequality, laws, ethnic identity, the social contract, and the ties that bind members of a polity together. Flanagan’s twenty-five years of research show how teens’ personal and family values accord with their political views. When their families emphasize social responsibility—for people in need and for the common good—and perform service to the community, teens’ ideas about democracy and the social contract highlight principles of tolerance, social inclusion, and equality. When families discount social responsibility relative to other values, teens’ ideas about democracy focus on their rights as individuals. At a time when opportunities for youth are shrinking, Constance Flanagan helps us understand how young people come to envisage the world of politics and civic engagement, and how their own political identities take form.

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Harvard University Press

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0674070720

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9780674070721

In Spite of Innocence

Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases

By: Michael L. Radelet,Hugo Adam Bedau,Constance E. Putnam

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In Spite of Innocence

Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases

By: Michael L. Radelet,Hugo Adam Bedau,Constance E. Putnam

The stories of some 400 innocent Americans who were falsely convicted of capital crimes.

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UPNE

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1555531970

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9781555531973

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

By: Anita Carmin,Constance Brissenden

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

By: Anita Carmin,Constance Brissenden

The DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer. Whether you’re kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in Downtown Seattle’s Columbia Centre, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It’s fully illustrated and covers all the major cities from Washington, Vancouver and Portland to Oregon, Seattle and British Columbia. You'll find floorplans of all the must-see sites, as well as street maps and reliable information for getting around. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this diverse region. With all the sights, beaches and attractions listed area by area, DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest is your essential companion. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest – showing you what others only tell you.

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Penguin

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0756686679

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9780756686673

American Humor

A Study of the National Character

By: Constance Rourke

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American Humor

A Study of the National Character

By: Constance Rourke

Stepping out of the darkness, the American emerges upon the stage of history as a new character, as puzzling to himself as to others. American Humor, Constance Rourke's pioneering "study of the national character," singles out the archetypal figures of the Yankee peddler, the backwoodsman, and the blackface minstrel to illuminate the fundamental role of popular culture in fashioning a distinctive American sensibility. A memorable performance in its own right, American Humor crackles with the jibes and jokes of generations while presenting a striking picture of a vagabond nation in perpetual self-pursuit. Davy Crockett and Henry James, Jim Crow and Emily Dickinson rub shoulders in a work that inspired such later critics as Pauline Kael and Lester Bangs and which still has much to say about the America of Bob Dylan and Thomas Pynchon, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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New York Review of Books

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1590170792

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9781590170793

The Encyclopedia of Angels

An A-to-Z Guide with Nearly 4,000 Entries

By: Constance Victoria Briggs

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The Encyclopedia of Angels

An A-to-Z Guide with Nearly 4,000 Entries

By: Constance Victoria Briggs

Recent fascination with angels in books, television, and movies has made the celestial beings one of the current hot topics. User friendly, with an A-Z organization, The Encyclopedia of Angels covers every angel topic from Aaron to Zuriel.This heavenly volume lists the names, responsibilities, and orders of the cherubs as well as the various hierarchies which have been created throughout history. More than just a dictionary of angels' names, with painters, sculptors, writers, and philosophers who used angels in their works are included. Readers will have easy access to famous writings featuring angels, the angels of the holy books, the nature of angels, and angelic experiences of the saints, prophets, and mystics. With extensive and organized cross-referencing, The Encyclopedia of Angels is the ultimate resource guide for all angel lovers and scholars.

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Penguin

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0452279216

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Courant

By: Constance Reid

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Courant

By: Constance Reid

...a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity...this is one of the still too rare occasions in which mathematicians are shown as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures...a very worthwhile book." -CHOICE

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Springer Science & Business Media

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038721626X

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The Many Ways Jews Loved

A History from Printed Words and Images

By: Constance Harris

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The Many Ways Jews Loved

A History from Printed Words and Images

By: Constance Harris

While acknowledging the ways in which persecution inevitably affects a community, this book deviates from most Jewish studies to survey the ways in which Jewish history has been shaped by the everyday experience of love. It examines erotic poetry, sensual art and literature, and biblical and rabbinic stories about lust. It reviews the ways in which Jewish law has both encouraged and regulated sexual interaction and studies the diversity of Jewish attitudes toward such relationships, found in a vast array of works whose authors and artists often speak to the confusion and failure of love while also finding a purpose in its pursuance. It tells the stories of those people who revel in love and of others who remember love and grieve in its absence.

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McFarland

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1476638217

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Lobbying for Higher Education

How Colleges and Universities Influence Federal Policy

By: Constance Ewing Cook

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Lobbying for Higher Education

How Colleges and Universities Influence Federal Policy

By: Constance Ewing Cook

Historically, many faculty and administrators in higher education have regarded themselves as above the fray--part of the national interest, not a special interest--and considered lobbying a dirty business unworthy of their lofty enterprise. Now that academia no longer enjoys all the respect and good will that federal policy makers once afforded it, that attitude has changed. The Republican sweep of the 1994 Congressional elections served as a wake-up call for the higher education community. In response, it made a spirited effort to gain attention for its own policy preferences. Lobbying for Higher Education is about how the major higher education associations and the constituent American colleges and universities try to influence federal policy, especially congressional policy. In clear prose Cook explains how the higher education community organizes itself in Washington, how it lobbies, and how its major interest groups are perceived both by their own members and by public officials. The book focuses on the crucial development in 1995-1996 of a new lobbying paradigm, which included the greater use of campus-based resources and ad hoc coalitions. The most engrossing part of its story is higher education's creative response to the policy turmoil and disruption of the status quo that resulted from the shift in congressional party control. The author, Constance Cook, uses sources unique to this project: over 1,500 survey responses from college and university presidents (a 62% return rate) and nearly 150 interviews with institutional and association leaders. Fortuitously, the 1994 electoral upheaval provided her with an opportunity to capture, analyze, and interpret the responses of her subjects in a period of unusually sweeping change. Lobbying for Higher Education is a timely book with an interesting and important story at its core.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826513174

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Hilbert-Courant

By: Constance Reid

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Hilbert-Courant

By: Constance Reid

I am very pleased that my books about David Hilbert, published in 1970, and Richard Courant, published in 1976, are now being issued by Springer Verlag in a single volume. I have always felt that they belonged together, Courant being, as I have written, the natural and necessary sequel to Hilbert the rest of the story. To make the two volumes more compatible when published as one, we have combined and brought up to date the indexes of names and dates. U nfortu nately we have had to omit Hermann Weyl's article on "David Hilbert and his mathematical work," but the interested reader can always find it in the hard back edition of Hilbert and in Weyl's collected papers. At the request of a number of readers we have included a listing of all of Hilbert's famous Paris problems. It was, of course, inevitable that we would give the resulting joint volume the title Hilbert-Courant.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387962565

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Hilbert

By: Constance Reid

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Hilbert

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It presents a sensitive portrait of a great human being. It describes accurately and intelligibly on a nontechnical level the world of mathematical ideas in which Hilbert created his masterpieces. And it illuminates the background of German social history against which the drama of Hilberts life was played. Beyond this, it is a poem in praise of mathematics." -SCIENCE

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1461207398

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All Is Clouded by Desire

Global Banking, Money Laundering, and International Organized Crime

By: Alan A. Block,Constance A. Weaver

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All Is Clouded by Desire

Global Banking, Money Laundering, and International Organized Crime

By: Alan A. Block,Constance A. Weaver

Before Enron, before Arthur Anderson, and before Worldcom, there was the Bank of New York money laundering scandal, which hit headlines in 1999. Promising to be one of the most important books on international organized crime, money laundering, and the complicity between legitimate and illegitimate businesses in both the United States and the former Soviet Union, among other places, during the last decade of the 20th century, All Is Clouded by Desire examines the criminal dealings that led to the revelation that the Bank of New York's Eastern European Division laundered $6 billion for Russian organized criminals and other shady organizations and individuals. In a series of intrigues that involved crooked Geneva banker Bruce Rappaport and high-level members of the Bank of New York, criminal Russian organizations were able to thrive and prosper during a time when the rest of the former Soviet Union crumbled amidst growing corruption and a declining economy. Tracing the financial shenanigans back many years, Block and Weaver illustrate how the underworld of high finance, money laundering, mafia groups, CIA operatives, and legitimate banking institutions can clean dirty money and operate criminal enterprises that span the globe. Block and Weaver carefully assemble a vivid examination of the world of hot money in the arena of international banking and the roles played by Intelligence, the politically connected, and the criminally inclined. Focusing on the intensely private Genava banker Bruce Rappaport and the Bank of New York, the authors show how the two worked together with dodgy Russian banks to move and launder billions through channels that include off-shore banks, shady joint-ventures, and outright criminal organizations. Relying on primary sources from the logs of the institutions involved, interviews with British Intelligence operatives and former CIA officers, secret discussions with private detectives handling the infamous Marc Rich tax case, and material collected by two private detective agencies in London and New York, the book exposes the various machinations that were instrumental in completing the financial schemes that would ultimately cause the downfall of two top Bank of New York executives.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313017468

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