A portrait of history’s first complex Christian society as seen through the lens of Christian philanthropy and gift giving As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, its prosperity moved decisively eastward, to what is now known as the Byzantine Empire. Here was born history’s first truly affluent, multifaceted Christian society. One of the ideals used to unite the diverse millions of people living in this vast realm was the Christianized ideal of philanthrōpia. In this sweeping cultural and social history, Daniel Caner shows how philanthropy required living up to Jesus’s injunction to “Give to all who ask of you,” by offering mercy and/or material aid to every human being, regardless of their origin or status. Caner shows how Christian philanthropy became articulated through distinct religious ideals of giving that helped define proper social relations among the rich, the poor, and “the pure” (Christian holy people), resulting in new and enduring social expectations. In tracking the evolution of Christian giving over three centuries, he brings to the fore the concerns of the peoples of Early Byzantium, from the countryside to the lower levels of urban society to the imperial elites, as well as the hierarchical relationships that arose among them. The Rich and the Pure offers nothing less than a portrait of the whole of early Byzantine society.
Rich Man's War - Poor Man's Fight, is the story of two Scot - Irish families who left Ireland for the promise of a better life in America. While accurately set in time and place, this is not a battle by battle account of Civil War history. It is the story of a determined people who were pressed into a war by a country who spurned their kind and used them as pawns so their wealthy sons could be kept out of harm's way. One family, a young man who hoped to use his family trade as a sword smith entered through the port of New York in 1862. New York was in the midst of the conscription riots as Abraham Lincoln's cabinet desperately fought to fill the ranks of an Army to hold the Union together. A second family left Dublin for New Orleans. They arrived as organizers tried to convince young Irish men that the South's fight for independence from the federal government is a struggle that the Irish should understand. Fate brings the young men together on opposing sides of a Virginia battlefield where they collapse in exhaustion and come to realize the irony of their meeting and the cruel circumstances that brought them together as enemies.
“Transform any type of entrepreneurial activity, new idea, or . . . a business you already own into a much more profitable company” with this book’s strategy. (from the foreword by Kevin Harrington, an original “shark” on Shark Tank and serial entrepreneur) In Click and Grow Rich, readers discover the nine-step proven formula for creating a wildly successful online business. The unsettling truth is that ninety-five percent of all businesses fail within the first two years or keep the owner chained to it like a dead-end job. Click and Grow Rich helps readers create true personal freedom in their lives by learning Brett Fogle and E. Daniel Miller’s unique MP5MS2 formula that they used to generate millions in online sales. It also shares how anybody can implement this simple process to create a successful money-making online business. Click and Grow Rich is useful for readers in all walks of life, whether they just want to earn extra money, quit a job, or build an enormously profitable online business that can be sold later. Click and Grow Rich helps people worldwide take control of their financial future by sharing these simple success principles and giving them a “playbook” for success on how to achieve financial freedom in their lives.
My friends and family ask me, “How did I become so rich within the shortest time? They know wealth tends to create more wealth, but I tell them a rich background is not the only way to become rich. Some of the world’s richest people started out very poor but studied and developed the right attitudes and skills for wealth creation. From humble beginning, I did not only climb to the top of my industry but also become one of the youngest millionaires in my part of the world. Although the rich do get richer, this poor – to – riches book reminds you that by following the 15 steps in this book you will gain the right attitudes and skills that will help you overcome your circumstances and achieve extraordinary financial success.
This paper first attempts to quantify the natural resource wealth of Suriname from the perspective of its impact on the fiscal position, and then assesses the fiscal sustainability gap in that context. It then presents models to address the question of the optimal path of fiscal consolidation given the outlook for natural resource wealth, macroeconomic conditions, and country authority preferences.
Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich for the first time talks at length about his private life (including his expensive divorce from wife Denise); his invention of the spot oil market, which made his fortune and changed the world economy; his lucrative and unpublicized dealings with Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran, Fidel Castro's Cuba, war-ravaged Angola, and apartheid South Africa; his quiet cooperation with the Israeli and U.S. governments (even after he was indicted for tax fraud by Rudy Guiliani) and near-comical attempts by U.S. officials to kidnap him illegally. This sure-to-make-headlines book from Daniel Ammann is the first no-holds-barred biography of Rich, who was famously pardoned by Bill Clinton, and resurfaced in the news during the confirmation hearings of Attorney General Eric Holder. The King of Oil sheds stunning new light on one of the most controversial international businessmen of all time, charting Rich's rise from the Holocaust, which he fled as a young boy, to become the wealthiest and most powerful oil and commodities trader of the century. From his earliest trading days to the present, Marc Rich's story is astonishing and compelling.
Answering the call of the Second Vatican Council for moral theology to 'draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture, ' the authors examine the virtues that both flow from Scripture and provide a lens by which to interpret Scripture. By remaining true to both the New Testament's emphasis on the human response to God's gracious activity in Jesus Christ and to the ethical needs and desires of Christians in the twenty-first century, the authors address key topics such as discipleship, the Sermon on the Mount, love, sin, politics, justice, sexuality, marriage, divorce, bioethics, and ecology.
This book is about an island, the wealthy island. It’s a realistic fiction that demonstrates Rose as an evil plan in the Wealthy Island, the island where wealth has been smuggled by unknown smugglers. Smugglers flocked into an island by a helicopter plane and smuggled wealth while islanders were busy celebrating their national day.
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