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Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers in the context of HIV/AIDS

The case of tissue-cultured banana in Kenya

By: Faith N. Nguthi

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Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers in the context of HIV/AIDS

The case of tissue-cultured banana in Kenya

By: Faith N. Nguthi

Using tissue-cultured technology is a potentially important way for smallholder banana farmers to improve their yields and income. In the situation of the impoverishing effects of high HIV/AIDS-prevalence in a rural banana-farming community, this applies even more. The research documented in this book examines the balance between required inputs and potential benefits of applying the tissue-cultured technology among HIV/AIDS-affected and non-affected households in Maragua district, Central Kenya, using a livelihood approach. The results show that adoption of the technology and its continued use differs according to the resources endowment of the farming households. Lack of financial and physical capital, notably a water tank, inhibits adoption, irrespective of HIV/AIDS-status. However, households headed by elderly females dominate among the poor households and the HIV/AIDS-affected households. This illustrates how HIV/AIDS interfaces with poverty and, thereby, indirectly with the feasibility of sustainable technology adoption. The research also shows that livelihood decisions and strategies of farming households are influenced by land tenure status (having title deeds or not) and labour constraints at the household level. The latter arise as a consequence of HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality.

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BRILL

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9086866417

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Let's Never Talk About This Again

A Memoir

By: Sara Faith Alterman

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Let's Never Talk About This Again

A Memoir

By: Sara Faith Alterman

Samantha Irby meets Bettyville in this darkly funny and poignant memoir about love, loss, Alzheimer's, and reviving her father's pornographic writing career, from writer and Mortified liveproducer Sara Faith Alterman. Twelve-year-old Sara enjoyed an G-rated existence in suburban New England, filled with over-the-top birthday cakes, Revolutionary War reenactments, and nerdy word games invented by her prudish father, Ira. But Sara's world changed for the icky when she discovered that Ira had been shielding her from the truth: that he was a campy sex writer who'd sold millions of books in multiple languages, including the wildly popular Games You Can Play with Your Pussy. Which was, to the naïve Sara's horror, not a book about cats. For decades the books remained an unspoken family secret, until Ira developed early onset Alzheimer's disease . . . and announced he'd be reviving his writing career. With Sara's help. In this cringeworthy, hilarious, and moving memoir, Sara shares the profound experience of discovering new facets of her father; once as a child, and again as an adult. Let's Never Talk About This Again is a must-read confessional from a woman who spent years trying to find humor in the perverse and optimism in the darkness, and succeeded.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538748657

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Celebrating a Life

Planning Memorial Services and Other Creative Remembrances

By: Faith Moore

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Celebrating a Life

Planning Memorial Services and Other Creative Remembrances

By: Faith Moore

A guide of alternatives to traditional funerals, commemorating lost loved ones in a meaningful, personal way. Today, many people are forgoing the trappings and timeworn rituals of typical funerals, and are instead opting to celebrate their loved ones’ lives. With careful planning, services like these can truly honor the person who has died—and both comfort and uplift those who attend. Celebrating a Life offers sensitive guidance on every detail—venue, food and drink, music, flowers, eulogy, program, mementoes—all with the aim of making sure the memorial service’s honoree is remembered just as he or she would have wished. Checklists and an extensive resource directory provide much-needed help to those who have very little time to make arrangements. As author Faith Moore says, this book is not about regrets, but about reimagining how we say good-bye. “In a caring, practical, and authoritative way, Faith Moore tackles a very difficult topic. Her direct and warm advice is a fabulous resource. This book is a must-read for anyone who will face the inevitability of honoring and celebrating the life of a deceased love one.” —Peggy Post, director of the Emily Post Institute and author of Emily Post’s Etiquette, 17th Edition

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ABRAMS

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1613123558

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9781613123553

Deadly Evil

By: Faith Yvette McCann

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Deadly Evil

By: Faith Yvette McCann

He worked fast and struggled with the thick plastic bags containing the bodies of Valerie and Morris Robinson. The unforgiving burden of the corpses lay heavily across his muscular back. Hey, not to worry. His back was strong. He put forth every ounce of strength his body could render. Valerie was easy, so small and petite. Morris felt like he weighed a ton. Forcing his body weight against the bag, somehow caused a puncture and Morris's huge arm poked forcefully through the dense plastic, missing his head by a few inches. He smiled and wondered if somehow this could be Morris's last heroic act to try and save the day. Forget it. Not this time. He moved quickly in the dark, to finish his ghastly task. Only the far away sounds of the city streets were witness to his barbarous disposal.

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iUniverse

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0595865720

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9780595865727

Unruly Women

The Politics of Confinement & Resistance

By: Karlene Faith

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Unruly Women

The Politics of Confinement & Resistance

By: Karlene Faith

Winner of the VanCity Book Prize, Unruly Women: The Politics of Confinement & Resistance is the seminal book about women’s imprisonment that helped spark examinations around the world into the special circumstances women face in prison, as well as the sex and gender crimes that get them there. Most women who are incarcerated do not pose a danger to society but transgress patriarchal, capitalist norms that seek to control their bodies and choices, as seen in the case of prostitution and prosecutions of pregnant women for risky behaviors. Further, the majority of women who enter the criminal justice system have been victims of violence, which raises questions about the continuum from victimization to criminalization. Unruly Women explores patterns of female crimes and punishments, from the witch hunts to the present; institutionalized violence and sexual abuse against incarcerated women; women loving women in prison; motherhood inside prison; battered woman syndrome; Hollywood’s formulaic women-in-prison films; political education in prisons; and acts of resistance, inside and out. Karlene Faith challenges misconceptions of "deviant" women, and celebrates the unruly woman: the unmanageable woman who claims her own body, and who cannot be silenced. As the "drug war" wages on, riddled with excessive and inequitable prison sentences; the incarcerated population skyrockets toward 2.5 million (up from less than 200,000 nationwide in 1970); and private prisons burgeon around the coasts, now is a critical moment to educate ourselves about what is at stake with our prison system. Faith’s incisive work causes us to question the usefulness of the forced confinement and surveillance of mostly nonviolent people.

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Seven Stories Press

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1609803388

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9781609803384

The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture

By: Robyn Faith Walsh

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The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture

By: Robyn Faith Walsh

The Synoptic gospels were written by elites educated in Greco-Roman literature, not exclusively by and for early Christian communities.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108835309

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9781108835305

Precarious Intimacies

Generation, Rent and Reproducing Relationships in London

By: Faith MacNeil Taylor

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Precarious Intimacies

Generation, Rent and Reproducing Relationships in London

By: Faith MacNeil Taylor

In a time of increasing social and economic inequality, this book illustrates the precarity experienced by millennials facing both rising rents and wage stagnation. Featuring the voices of those with lived experience of precarity in north-east London, MacNeil Taylor focuses on intimacy, reproduction and emotional labour. The book widens readers’ understanding of a middle-class ‘generation rent’ beyond those locked out of anticipated home ownership by considering both social and private renters. Situated in a feminist and queer theoretical framework, the book reveals the crucial role of British policy-making on housing, welfare, and immigration in exacerbating inter- and intra-generational inequality.

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Policy Press

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1529224888

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9781529224887

Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society

Representations, Reactions and Criminalisation

By: Faith Gordon

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Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society

Representations, Reactions and Criminalisation

By: Faith Gordon

This book assesses the implications of how children and young people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland – a post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses how children and young people’s perceived involvement in anti-social and criminal behaviour is constructed and amplified in media, as well as in popular and political discourses. Drawing on deviancy amplification, folk devils and moral panics, this original study specifically addresses the labelling perspective and confirms that young people are convenient scapegoats – where their negative reputation diverts attention from the structural and institutional issues that are inevitable in a post-conflict society. Alongside content analysis from six months of print media and a case study on the representation of youth involvement in ‘sectarian’ rioting, this book also analyses interviews with editors, journalists, politicians, policy makers and a spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Noting the importance of prioritising the experiences of children, young people and their advocates, this timely and engaging research will be of specific interest to scholars and students of criminal justice, criminology, socio-legal studies, sociology, social policy, media studies, politics and law, as well as media professionals and policy makers.

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Springer

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1137606827

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9781137606822

Haunted Montgomery, Alabama

By: Faith Serafin

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Haunted Montgomery, Alabama

By: Faith Serafin

Meet the ghosts who wander this Southern capital—photos included! In Montgomery—cradle of the Confederacy and capital city of Alabama—lost highways bring visitors to the grave of legendary country singer Hank Williams and the home of the Jazz Age princess Zelda Fitzgerald. This book reveals the famous, and sometimes infamous, haunted history of Montgomery, digging up the bones on the feather duster murder from the Garden District, and sharing information about which spirits at Huntingdon College make this campus their eternal home. Take a stroll through the Old Alabama Town, listen for the ghost of the Lucas Tavern, and join ghost hunter and folklorist Faith Serafin for a trip through the Heart of Dixie and Montgomery's paranormal history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614239916

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9781614239918

Unfuck Your Body

Using Science to Reconnect Your Body and Mind to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better

By: Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN

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Unfuck Your Body

Using Science to Reconnect Your Body and Mind to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better

By: Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN

Is your body an asshole? Does it keep you up at night, crave nonstop French fries and ice cream, and try to convince you that exercise is evil? Does it develop weird illnesses and pains for no apparent reason and run out of energy just when you need it the most? Does having a body at all fill you with uncomfortable emotions? Enter Dr. Faith G. Harper, therapist, nutritionist, and bestselling author of Unfuck Your Brain. She explains the emerging science of the gut-brain connection and the vagus nerve so that everyone can understand what's going on in your body and how to make friends with it again, especially if you've experienced trauma or chronic stress. Filled with straight talk and practical exercises so you can reconnect with your physical needs and reactions, work through body shame, manage illness and disability, and implement small changes that make a huge difference in how you feel every day. You are a whole person and it's time to reconnect with yourself!

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Microcosm Publishing

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1621061434

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9781621061434

We Flew over the Bridge

The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold

By: Faith Ringgold

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We Flew over the Bridge

The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold

By: Faith Ringgold

In We Flew over the Bridge, one of the country’s preeminent African American artists—and award-winning children’s book authors—shares the fascinating story of her life. Faith Ringgold’s artworks—startling “story quilts,” politically charged paintings, and more—hang in the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and other major museums around the world, as well as in the private collections of Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, and Oprah Winfrey. Her children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor Book Tar Beach, have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. But Ringgold’s path to success has not been easy. In this gorgeously illustrated memoir, she looks back and shares the story of her struggles, growth, and triumphs. Ringgold recollects how she had to surmount a wall of prejudices as she worked to refine her artistic vision and raise a family. At the same time, the story she tells is one of warm family memories and sustaining friendships, community involvement, and hope for the future.

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Duke University Press

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0822386798

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9780822386797

Sled Dogs

By: Faith Woodland

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Sled Dogs

By: Faith Woodland

Did you know that dogs have pulled sleds for more than 1,000 years? Some North American Aboriginal people used dog sleds as their main mode of transportation. Learn more about the work these dogs do in Sled Dogs, a title in the Dogs with Jobs series. Each Dogs with Jobs title features easy-to-read text, stunning visuals, and a challenging educational activity. Dogs with Jobs is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

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Weigl Publishers

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1489699007

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Reading Russian Fortunes

Print Culture, Gender and Divination in Russia from 1765

By: Faith Wigzell

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Reading Russian Fortunes

Print Culture, Gender and Divination in Russia from 1765

By: Faith Wigzell

Reading Russian Fortunes examines the huge popularity and cultural impact of fortune-telling among urban and literate Russians from the eighteenth century to the present. Based partly on a study of the numerous editions of little fortune-telling books, especially those devoted to dream interpretation, it documents and analyses the social history of fortune-telling in terms of class and gender, at the same time considering the function of both amateur and professional fortune-telling in a literate modernizing society. Chapters are devoted to professional fortune-tellers and their clients, and to the publishers of the books. An analysis of the relationship between urban fortune-telling and traditional oral culture, where divination played a very significant role, leads on to a discussion of the underlying reasons for the persistence of fortune-telling in modern Russian society.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521581230

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9780521581233

Clicking

16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business

By: Faith Popcorn,Lys Marigold

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Clicking

16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business

By: Faith Popcorn,Lys Marigold

Faith Popcorn has been called "America's most highly regarded trends forecaster" (Newsday). She first identified the concepts of Cocooning, Female Think and Icon Toppling; predicted the fall of New Coke; and has helped create and market many of America's most successful new products. Her astonishingly accurate predictions are an invaluable asset to the American business world, and Clicking, which sold over 100,000 copies in hardcover, appeared on bestseller lists ranging from the New York Times and USA Today to the Chicago Tribune and Business Week. Now Popcorn, coauthor Lys Marigold, and Popcorn's company, BrainReserve, share even more of their remarkable insights about how we will conduct our businesses and live our lives in the future. Clicking is about positioning one's business, and one's self, to be poised to take the fullest advantage of upcoming trends. Loaded with telling anecdotes and inspiring examples, packed with ideas, products and people who have successfully mastered trends, or "clicked," this up-to-the minute revised report (including a major trend not identified in the hardcover) reveals the shape of the future.

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HarperThorsons

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0722534892

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9780722534892

Life

Light and Dark Joy and Anguish

By: Sister Mary Faith

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Life

Light and Dark Joy and Anguish

By: Sister Mary Faith

When loving God, it is possible to move beyond the hope of a good outcome. In doing so, we begin to firmly believe that our destiny is God and heaven. In a compilation of Christian reflections and meditations accompanied by illustrations, Sister Mary Faith explores a variety of spiritual topics that include biblical references to light and dark in holy scripture, the annunciation, and the agony in the garden to gently remind all followers of the Lord that he is all-good, all-loving, and all-merciful, that each of us is responsible for making a conscious decision to follow him to enter bliss, and that in his eyes, we are all equally one of his children. Life: Light and Dark shares lyrical reflections and meditations that lead Christians on a journey inward to explore their faith in God while embracing his grace and steadfast love.

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iUniverse

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1663204802

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9781663204806

dear God,

By: Dawn Faith

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dear God,

By: Dawn Faith

The true story of how a young woman kept her faith through the darkest season of her life.

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MYZIZI (PTY) LTD

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1684191335

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9781684191338

I am that B.I.T.C.H. (Blessed In The Church House) Lady

Volume 1

By: Faith Ta'Mistic Johnson

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I am that B.I.T.C.H. (Blessed In The Church House) Lady

Volume 1

By: Faith Ta'Mistic Johnson

I am that B. I. T. C. H. lady, was and is divinely inspired by God, through dreams and visions. They were received in my spirit, to share and pass on with simple instructions. This "title" was birthed to keep us in line with our "kingdom-purpose destinations." This book is also a tool to keep us "hyped" about what God is really about in our lives and how He "loves" us! It also reflects the dreams and visions that I received from Him to build my ministry, for His kingdom purpose. If you just commit to reading every page in this book and apply the simple instructions that were revealed to me, I assure you that you will develop your own direct communication with God; and if you already have one, I am sure that you will be closer than before!

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1641149167

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9781641149167

One Sister of Faith Packing Up

By: One Sister oF Faith

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One Sister of Faith Packing Up

By: One Sister oF Faith

ONE SISTER OF FAITH PACKING UP" a book of Christian short stories and poems that Iwas inspired to writewhile going through a storm of trials and tribulations.While writing down some of my thoughts and personal experiences, I began to see myself in the storm, andalso my lack of faith.I could see were my trust in God had grown, thank God I knew to call apon him. Yet I still did not have the faith that I needed to walk away from being bound, trusting and believing that the same God who kept meduring those storms,is the same God able to keep me through all the storms in my life. I thank God for inspiring me to write at an early age. I thank him for the bells that woke me up in the early hours of the morning, so that I would read his word.I thank him because he had plans for my life and I am so glad that God never fails.

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1452047758

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HAYMANOT

By: Faith Lindquist

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HAYMANOT

By: Faith Lindquist

In the search for a new family, Haymanot White's love for her grandmother never ceased. As an Orthodox Christian, her grandmother taught her and her brothers to be strong no matter what the circumstances might be. She taught them to love others, maintain faith and to pray often. Through much turmoil and tense surroundings, Haymanot led a life no child should ever experience. For that matter, none of God's children should either, big or small!

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1387293583

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