On hearing that his wife is pregnant with their sixth child, a father in a black rural family in Mississippi announces he will give the child to his sister as he cannot feed more mouths. This is bad news for the mother because the sister is an abusive and dishonest woman. It is also bad news for the girl in the mother's womb who narrates the story.
Baby D! I’m Kind of a Big Deal OK, you don't know me, but let's become friends today! I have an interesting story, and I'm going to share it with you! Long ago, my family had a dog named Dollars. He was a bichon. After his passing, they immediately went looking for another pet store, searching for a new dog, and guess what, they saw me in the cage playing with a red leather ball! That was a special day for me. I got excited as they signed the paperwork to take me home as their new family member! That day, in my owe private limousine, they where thinking of what to name me, but the youngest daughter, Shari, said, “Let's name him Baby D.” I was a puppy, and the other dog’s name started with a D. You get it—Baby D when you put it together!
A black photographer recalls his sad childhood on his return to Louisiana for the funeral of his father. The mother died, the father abandoned him, and he was brought up by his grandmother.
An African American Breakfast at Tiffany’s–a hip, refreshingly candid tale of identity and self—discovery from the critically acclaimed author of The View from Here and Walking Through Mirrors. Mason Randolph, a black preppie of impeccable Southern pedigree, is bound for Stanford Law School after graduating from college. Before embarking on the path to his golden future, however, he takes a detour through Harlem, where he intends to live "authentically" with "real black people." Mason takes the name "Malik" and moves into the orbit of the ever—fabulous Carmen, uptown diva and doyenne of Harlem. Carmen, always ready to have a handsome young man at her fabulous soirees and to add to her devoted entourage, happily takes him under her wing. Fueled by his parents' money and dodging the people who remember him as Mason Randolph, "Malik" masquerades as a "ghettonian," exploring the wonders and pleasures of a Harlem in the midst of a second Renaissance. But his odyssey takes a different turn when he meets Kyra, whose world mirrors the one he has abandoned. As he contemplates the choices Kyra has made, and begins to reexamine his own presumptions about identity and authenticity, Mason realizes that everyone has something to hide and that to get what we want, we have to be willing to let go of our secrets. People compared Brian Keith Jackson's remarkable first novel, The View from Here, to the works of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, and Publishers Weekly called it "an extraordinary debut...[by] a formidable craftsman and exceptionally gifted storyteller." A novel rich in humor and insight, The Queen of Harlem will earn Jackson a much—deserved place in the center of today’s literary landscape.
What are the core principles of mentorship that transcend classrooms, businesses, civic and health-care communities, and the sports world? In The Power of 12, six time Pro Bowler Keith Jackson shows the reader how mentoring young ones can alter lives for the better. Relationships help create that change. Love and commitment are of foundational importance. Keith Jackson has recognized a need for father figures in the lives of students and wants to instill in them a sense of purpose, accountability, integrity, boldness, self-confidence, and discipline. Giving them a vision that shows them that they have a choice in their present and future, this book addresses twelve principles in an attempt to bottle up twenty years of mentoring experience. Along the way, it tells Jackson's story--from a skinny kid hesitant to play football, to the growing pains of adolescence, on into his college and professional playing careers. Feel the same call to action that made Jackson into the mentor he is today.
This book was written as a result of questions I had concerning the state of the church of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I read of all the miracles God performed in the Bible, and like Gideon (Judges 6:13) I asked the question, ?Where has that God gone? Why am I not seeing that kind of power in my life After much prayer and meditation, God started to show me what was lacking in my life. I realized that walking with God was more than just memorizing Scriptures and learning formulas to get God to work on my behalf. While I was paralyzed from a spinal infection, I realized that some of what I had been taught in church were based on tradition and were not biblically based. During this period of time, God began the healing process. Through faith in the Word of God, I was healed physically, but, more importantly, God gave me the assignment to pass on to others what I have learned. I pray for all those who read this book: may your eyes and hearts be open to receive the message of God's great love for you and His desire to lead you to your Promise Land.
The New Zealand upper house, the Legislative Council (which bore a marked resemblance to its Canadian counterpart the Federal Senate) was abolished in 1950 in an action which represents one of the most clear-cut examples of pragmatic politics in New Zealand history. It was abolished by the essentially conservative National party (fundamentally committed to the bicameral principle), while the Labour party (formally committed to abolition) at first obstructed and then merely stood on the sidelines. New Zealand thus became the only democratic country in the world without either an upper house or a formal written constitution of any consequence. The author attempts both to explain this unusual development and to assess its consequences. The generally accepted view that the Legislative Council failed in 1892 is challenged, and the causes of the decline and failure are traced back to circumstances surrounding its original establishment in 1854. Subsequently, developments since 1950 are examined in the light of abolition. The author concludes that abolition represented the right policy undertaken for the wrong reasons and that ultimately it has made a greater contribution to constitutional change in the twenty years since 1950 than the chamber itself made in the last fifty years of its existence. The New Zealand Legislative Council, an analytical historical study of an institution, throws valuable light on the strengths and weaknesses of the bicameral principle and the consequences of abolishing a second chamber of Parliament. The book should prove useful to Political Science and History courses dealing with Commonwealth Parliamentary government, comparative institutions and constitutional law. It should also appeal to all those interested in the question of bicameral representation.
@text:A concise, jargon-free guide that covers the main practices and theories that constitute human resource management (HRM). The entries, defined and discussed by a range of international contributors, are drawn from following areas: Employee resourcing The management of employee rewards Developing employees Maintaining good employee relations Tackling emerging issues in the workplace @text:Fully cross-referenced, with suggestions for further reading throughout, this book is a valuable reference for students and professionals seeking to understanding more about the what, why and how of HRM.
When someone gets banged up in Overbrook Meadows, Texas, they all end up at the same hospital. Meet Sandra, a 24 year old nurse who’s willing to risk it all for a needle full of morphine, and Damien, a security officer whose fetish for housekeepers is the city’s worst kept secret. Welcome to a place where affair isn’t a dirty word, patients are fair game to scams and even the parking garage gets steamy on third-shift. Welcome to Jackson Memorial.
WHAT IS THE R.A.P. THERAPY? R.A.P. is an eclectic approach to behavior modification. This form of therapy is existential in that incorporates spiritual principles, along with cognitive behavioral therapeutic applications. R.A.P. is designed to assist clients in realizing their true God-given potential. This behavioral modification approach has proven to be effective in self-empowerment and positive change. R.A.P. is based on the premise that each individual is responsible for his or her actions. As a result, each person will ultimately be held responsible for the outcome of the choices that he or she makes. This is a simple concept; however, there are many people who fail to grasp this principle. Because of this, these individuals live their lives in an external locus of control, which means they allow outside circumstances to control them. R.A.P. teaches that we should live our lives from an internal locus of control, which means that we realize that we have the ability to overcome the circumstance in which we find ourselves. This mindset takes us from being victimized to becoming victorious. According to the Bible, God created mankind in His image and likeness and decreed that mankind would have dominion over the earth (Gen 1:27-28). If this is true, then it stands to reason that each individual has the ability to be in control over the circumstances in which they find themselves. When the principles of responsibility, accountability, and purpose are inculcated into a person’s cognitive processes an environment is created that empowers, motivates, and regulates one’s behavior. This sense of empowerment is vital for an individual to take charge of his or her life. If you don’t like where your life is at, then it time to use R.A.P.!
The practice and perceptions of Japanese management are undergoing fundamental change. This book sets out to identify the essential currents of change and explain how and why these impinge on the experience of managers in Japan.
This book was originally published in 2011. It was birth out of an empowerment seminar I was conducting. Four years later I felt lead to update and revise the book. This book is designed to empower and challenge the reader to examine those beliefs that hinder the power of God from manifesting in their life. Jesus told his followers they could do all the things he did. (John 14:12) Why aren t you experiencing this? Read this book and you may discover why. This is not a religious book. True Christianity is having a relationship with God and learning to live according the principles of His Kingdom, which Jesus taught. Find out what you need to do change your paradigm to the Christ Mind, and receive all that God made available to you today. Keith E. Jackson, MA, MFT received an athletic scholarship for football from the University of Arizona. There he received his Bachelors of Arts degree with a major in Psychology. After graduating he played in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers. After his career ended in the NFL, he was employed with the San Diego County Probation and Sheriff s department for 28 years. After retiring from the Sheriff s Department he received his Master s Degree in counseling Psychology from Southern California Bible College and Seminary. He then was licensed in the State of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Currently he is the founder of OneLastChance outreach which provides biblically based counseling in Portland, Oregon. For more information please go the his website www.olcoutreach.com
Stepping Into Your Destiny Ignite your passion to live an extraordinary life. Supernatural Anointing is a unique compilation of engaging and motivating personal experiences and interviews with world-renowned prophets, pastors, worship and ministry leaders. These ministry leaders reveal how you can receive an exponential increase of supernatural anointing and enter into your sacred destiny. The teaching, prophetic exhortations, and visions in this book are believable, reachable, and captivating. Julia Loren imparts a strong anointing to re-awaken your heart to God’s love and your destiny to release the anointing everywhere you go. The revelations that she received from God through conversations with Jesus and other supernatural encounters will ignite your passion to live an extraordinary life. You be enabled:· To re-awaken to the unfathomable love God has for you, His chosen one.· To release the anointing in everyday life.· To move in apostolic power wherever you go.· To shift the shadows of darkness that seek to overcome your light.· To position yourself as an emerging leader during these tumultuous days. Join Julia and other anointed leaders in navigating the shifting shadows of supernatural anointing! Encounter Jesus for yourself!
First published in 1998, this volume is based upon the files of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System plus extensive interviews with the Commissioners, cabinet ministers, MPs and officials, as well as leaders of the principal pressure groups. It seeks to place this highly important change in context, reviewing both the long-term trends and shorter term considerations which led to the adoption of MMP, as well as the immediate consequences It is an axiom of political science that whatever promises political parties may make about electoral reform, as governments they do not kick away the ladder that brought them to power. This book seeks to discover how and why that axiom was disregarded in New Zealand, and, above all, how a reputedly conservative party was ultimately responsible for the change. It provides an object lesson in both how, and how not to change an electoral system and should be of particular interest in countries with simple plurality electoral systems.
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