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Dancing the Labyrinth

Spirituality in the Lives of Women

By: Maddy Cunningham,Jade de Saussure

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Dancing the Labyrinth

Spirituality in the Lives of Women

By: Maddy Cunningham,Jade de Saussure

There is a scarcity of professional literature and research that focuses on women's spiritual development and experiences and how they may differ from those of men. For women, the spiritual is often inner-focused, rather than transcendent; relational, rather than solitary; and interdependent, rather than autonomous. Dancing the Labyrinth integrates knowledge of women's psychological and spiritual development alongside stories of a diverse group of women to examine how spirituality changes over the adult life course; the catalysts for said changes (e.g., the natural aging process or traumatic events); and feminist spirituality, which highlights the importance of relationships (to self, others, and God). While the authors focus on spirituality, they examine the experiences of women who express their spirituality within both traditional and non-traditional paths. The text also includes several chapters that highlight specific clinical interventions professionals can use to implement spirituality into their practice with women. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book serves as a helpful resource for mental health practitioners, pastoral counselors, spiritual directors, and lay audiences interested in better understanding of the nuances of women's spiritual development and experiences.

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Oxford University Press

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0190940441

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A Century of Arab Politics

From the Arab Revolt to the Arab Spring

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

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A Century of Arab Politics

From the Arab Revolt to the Arab Spring

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

From the “Great Arab Revolt” against Ottoman rule in World War I to the upheavals of the Arab Spring, this text analyzes a century of modern Arab history through the lens of three intertwined notions: the idea of a single Arab nation, the reality of multiple Arab states, and the competition between them over both concrete and symbolic interests. These concepts are presented against the background of Great Power involvement in the region, regional issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Iran-Iraq war, and the rise of political Islam. The evolution of regional Arab politics is examined from its infancy at the beginning of the 20th century to the profound challenges posed by the upheavals of the Arab Spring, and through the emergence of multiple Arab states organized under the League of Arab States, the pan-Arab heyday of Gamal Abdel Nasser between 1955 and 1967, and the subsequent consolidation of a multi-polar Arab state system. This history highlights the changing nature of modern Arab identity, the achievements and shortcomings of Arab state formation processes, and the influence of enduring communal, tribal, religious and ethnic identities on the modern Arab order. Altogether, these factors help explain contemporary Arab realities and why the Arab nationalist dream of achieving power and prosperity in line with an idealized image of the past, has proven elusive. This failure, in turn, has fueled both the recent upheavals and limited the prospects for successful outcomes. This broad and readable synthesis covers the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the Arab region. By reexamining what “being Arab” means today, politically and culturally, it will be a valuable text to students seeking to understand the modern Middle East.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442236930

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9781442236936

Zora the Snow Dragon (Dragon Girls #15)

By: Maddy Mara

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Zora the Snow Dragon (Dragon Girls #15)

By: Maddy Mara

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! The Storm Dragons are being called back to the Magic Forest for one last adventure. Zora and her cousins, Mina and Hana, have to protect the forest from the Chaos Queen’s reign. The harmony of the forest and its snowstorms depend on the bravery of the girls. Can they find a way to beat the Chaos Queen at her own game, once and for all? Read all the books in the Storm Dragon arc! #13: Hana the Thunder Dragon #14: Mina the Lightning Dragon #15: Zora the Snow Dragon

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Scholastic Inc.

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1546111743

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Naturalism in Mathematics

By: Penelope Maddy

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Naturalism in Mathematics

By: Penelope Maddy

Our much-valued mathematical knowledge rests on two supports: the logic of proof and the axioms from which those proofs begin. Naturalism in Mathematics investigates the status of the latter, the fundamental assumptions of mathematics. These were once held to be self-evident, but progress in work on the foundations of mathematics, especially in set theory, has rendered that comforting notion obsolete. Given that candidates for axiomatic status cannot be proved, what sorts of considerations can be offered for or against them? That is the central question addressed in this book. One answer is that mathematics aims to describe an objective world of mathematical objects, and that axiom candidates should be judged by their truth or falsity in that world. This promising view—realism—is assessed and finally rejected in favour of another—naturalism—which attends less to metaphysical considerations of objective truth and falsity, and more to practical considerations drawn from within mathematics itself. Penelope Maddy defines this naturalism, explains the motivation for it, and shows how it can be helpfully applied in the assessment of candidates for axiomatic status in set theory. Maddy's clear, original treatment of this fundamental issue is informed by current work in both philosophy and mathematics, and will be accessible and enlightening to readers from both disciplines.

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Clarendon Press

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0191518972

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9780191518973

Neo-Imperialism in Children's Literature About Africa

A Study of Contemporary Fiction

By: Yulisa Amadu Maddy,Donnarae MacCann

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Neo-Imperialism in Children's Literature About Africa

A Study of Contemporary Fiction

By: Yulisa Amadu Maddy,Donnarae MacCann

In the spirit of their last collaboration, Apartheid and Racism in South African Children's Literature, 1985-1995, Yulisa Amadu Maddy and Donnarae MacCann once again come together to expose the neo-imperialist overtones of contemporary children's fiction about Africa. Examining the portrayal of African social customs, religious philosophies, and political structures in fiction for young people, Maddy and MacCann reveal the Western biases that often infuse stories by well-known Western authors. In the book's introductory section, Maddy and MacCann offer historical information concerning Western notions of Africa as "primitive," and then present background information about the complexity of feminism in Africa and about the ongoing institutionalization of racism. The main body of the study contains critiques of the novels or short stories of eleven well-known writers, including Isabel Allende and Nancy Farmer--all demonstrating that children's literature continues to mis-represent conditions and social relations in Africa. The study concludes with a look at those short stories of Beverley Naidoo which bring insight and historical accuracy to South African conflicts and emerging solutions. Educators, literature professors, publishers, professors of Diaspora and African studies, and students of the mass media will find Maddy and MacCann’s critique of racism in the representation of Africa to be indispensible to students of multicultural literature.

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Routledge

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1135848696

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9781135848699

The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

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The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

Like many indigenous groups that have endured centuries of subordination, the Berber/Amazigh peoples of North Africa are demanding linguistic and cultural recognition and the redressing of injustices. Indeed, the movement seeks nothing less than a refashioning of the identity of North African states, a rewriting of their history, and a fundamental change in the basis of collective life. In so doing, it poses a challenge to the existing political and sociocultural orders in Morocco and Algeria, while serving as an important counterpoint to the oppositionist Islamist current. This is the first book-length study to analyze the rise of the modern ethnocultural Berber/Amazigh movement in North Africa and the Berber diaspora. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman begins by tracing North African history from the perspective of its indigenous Berber inhabitants and their interactions with more powerful societies, from Hellenic and Roman times, through a millennium of Islam, to the era of Western colonialism. He then concentrates on the marginalization and eventual reemergence of the Berber question in independent Algeria and Morocco, against a background of the growing crisis of regime legitimacy in each country. His investigation illuminates many issues, including the fashioning of official national narratives and policies aimed at subordinating Berbers in an Arab nationalist and Islamic-centered universe; the emergence of a counter-movement promoting an expansive Berber "imagining" that emphasizes the rights of minority groups and indigenous peoples; and the international aspects of modern Berberism.

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University of Texas Press

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0292745052

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9780292745056

Middle East Contemporary Survey

Volume Xix, 1995

By: Bruce Maddy-weitzman

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Middle East Contemporary Survey

Volume Xix, 1995

By: Bruce Maddy-weitzman

The 19th in a series of annuals (compiled by the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University) covers the global, regional, and local developments concerning Turkey, Israel, and 18 Arab countries during 1995. The first section reports on current issues, among them: the US and the Middle East; the Arab- Israeli peace process; Palestinian affairs; and economic and demographic issues. The second section comprises a country-by-country survey, with detailed coverage of the domestic and foreign affairs of each country. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Mina the Lightning Dragon (Dragon Girls #14)

By: Maddy Mara

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Mina the Lightning Dragon (Dragon Girls #14)

By: Maddy Mara

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Mina, Hana, and Zora are returning to the Magic Forest for another epic adventure. The girls love when they get to spend time together, but it’s even more special when they get to do it as Storm Dragons! With help from her twin sister and cousin, Mina must trust her instincts and use her roar to restore the balance of the forest’s lightning storms. If they have any chance to save this special place, they must outsmart the Chaos Queen before she becomes even more powerful. Read all the books in the Storm Dragon arc! #13: Hana the Thunder Dragon #14: Mina the Lightning Dragon #15: Zora the Snow Dragon

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Scholastic Inc.

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1339047128

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Violence Against Women in the US

Theory, Research and Policy

By: Maddy Coy

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Violence Against Women in the US

Theory, Research and Policy

By: Maddy Coy

Analyzing what is known about violence against women, this book centers on the contrast between the U.S.’s historic focus on a criminal legal framework and the human rights lens used globally by feminist activists. Distilling the existing evidence base and literature on violence against women in the United States, this book includes an overview of forms of violence, the prevalence of violence, contexts in which violence occurs, and debates about intervention and prevention. It engages with how human rights frameworks define violence against women as a cause and consequence of women’s inequality, and explores how race, ethnicity, class, citizenship status, and sexual orientation shape experiences of victimization, perpetration, and institutional responses. Chapters synthesize prevalence methods and data, key feminist concepts, impacts and aftermath of violence, what is known about perpetrators, the history of anti-violence activism, violence against women on college campuses and in the media, and how the criminal legal systems respond. Contested issues, such as prostitution and pornography, and the extent to which commercial sex can be understood as a form of, and/or context for, violence against women, are also explored. The book closes with a final chapter offering directions for adopting a human rights approach to ending violence against women in the United States. By offering an analysis of how violence against women has come to be named in activist, policy, and academic arenas, Violence Against Women in the US is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040015514

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9781040015513

Rani the Enchanted Dragon (Dragon Girls Special Edition #1)

By: Maddy Mara

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Rani the Enchanted Dragon (Dragon Girls Special Edition #1)

By: Maddy Mara

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! In the Magic Forest, ordinary girls transform into powerful dragons. As Dragon Girls, they can soar above the treetops, breathe magical bursts of fire, and roar loud enough to shake the ground. Rani the Enchanted Dragon is facing one of the biggest challenges the Magic Forest has ever seen. A new villain is planning to kidnap all the adorable animals who usually help Dragon Girls complete their quests. Without these forest friends, this special place could be lost forever! Bonus content inside: quizzes, fun facts, and more!

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Scholastic Inc.

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1546121951

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9781546121954

A Plea for Natural Philosophy

And Other Essays

By: Penelope Maddy

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A Plea for Natural Philosophy

And Other Essays

By: Penelope Maddy

A plea for natural philosophy --On the question of realism --Hume and Reid --Moore's hands --Wittgenstein on hinges --A note on truth and reference --The philosophy of logic --A Second Philosophy of logic --Psychology and the a priori sciences --Do numbers exist? --Enhanced if-thenism.

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Oxford University Press

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0197508855

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9780197508855

Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust

Between Destruction and Construction

By: Maddy Carey

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Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust

Between Destruction and Construction

By: Maddy Carey

This book explores, for the first time, the impact of the Holocaust on the gender identities of Jewish men. Drawing on historical and sociological arguments, it specifically looks at the experiences of men in France, Holland, Belgium, and Poland. Jewish Masculinity in the Holocaust starts by examining the gendered environment and ideas of Jewish masculinity during the interwar period and in the run-up to the Holocaust. The volume then goes on to explore the effect of Nazi persecution on various elements of male gender identity, analysing a wide range of sources including diaries and journals written at the time, underground ghetto newspapers and numerous memoirs written in the intervening years by survivors. Taken together, these sources show that Jewish masculinities were severely damaged in the initial phases of persecution, particularly because men were unable to perform the gendered roles they expected of themselves. More controversially, however, Maddy Carey also shows that the escalation of the persecution and later enclosure – whether through ghettoisation or hiding – offered men the opportunity to reassert their masculine identities. Finally, the book discusses the impact of the Holocaust on the practice of fatherhood and considers its effect on the transmission of masculinity. This important study breaks new ground in its coverage of gender and masculinities and is an important text for anyone studying the history of the Holocaust.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350008095

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9781350008090

Performance in an Age of Precarity

40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field

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Performance in an Age of Precarity

40 Reflections

By: Maddy Costa,Andy Field

This magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times." Vicky Featherstone An anthology of critical essays that draw on a decade of the authors thinking, writing about and working within contemporary performance as critics, producers, dramaturgs, makers, archivists and more. Together, the 40 essays sketch a map of the contemporary performance landscape from avant-garde dance to live art to independent theatre, tracing the contours of its themes, aims, desires and relationship to the wider worlds of mainstream theatre, art and politics. Each essay focuses on a particular artist and these include Bryony Kimmings, Dickie Beau, Forced Entertainment, Scottee, Selina Thompson, Tania El Khoury and Uninvited Guests. Reflecting the radical nature of the work considered, the authors attempt to find a new vocabulary and a non-conventional way of considering live performance in these essays. As both a fresh survey of contemporary performance and an exploration of how to think and write about upstream and avant-garde work, this book should be an essential resource for students, artists and audiences, as well as an accessible entry point for anyone curious to know about the beautiful and strange things happening beyond the UK's theatrical mainstream.

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1350190659

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What Do Philosophers Do?

Skepticism and the Practice of Philosophy

By: Penelope Maddy

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What Do Philosophers Do?

Skepticism and the Practice of Philosophy

By: Penelope Maddy

How do you know the world around you isn't just an elaborate dream, or the creation of an evil neuroscientist? If all you have to go on are various lights, sounds, smells, tastes and tickles, how can you know what the world is really like, or even whether there is a world beyond your own mind? Questions like these -- familiar from science fiction and dorm room debates -- lie at the core of venerable philosophical arguments for radical skepticism: the stark contention that we in fact know nothing at all about the world, that we have no more reason to believe any claim -- that there are trees, that we have hands -- than we have to disbelieve it. Like non-philosophers in their sober moments, philosophers, too, find this skeptical conclusion preposterous, but they're faced with those famous arguments: the Dream Argument, the Argument from Illusion, the Infinite Regress of Justification, the more recent Closure Argument. If these can't be met, they raise a serious challenge not just to philosophers, but to anyone responsible enough to expect her beliefs to square with her evidence. What Do Philosophers Do? takes up the skeptical arguments from this everyday point of view, and ultimately concludes that they don't undermine our ordinary beliefs or our ordinary ways of finding out about the world. In the process, Maddy examines and evaluates a range of philosophical methods -- common sense, scientific naturalism, ordinary language, conceptual analysis, therapeutic approaches -- as employed by such philosophers as Thomas Reid, G. E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and J. L. Austin. The result is a revealing portrait of what philosophers do, and perhaps a quiet suggestion for what they should do, for what they do best.

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Oxford University Press

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0190618698

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Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture

A Search for Reciprocal Illumination

By: Kevin Maddy

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Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture

A Search for Reciprocal Illumination

By: Kevin Maddy

Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture is a study of how the values and practices of monasticism are being shaped by the shift to a cultural understanding of Christianity in modern times. The values and practices of traditional monasticism are contrasted with those of various expressions of new monasticism against the background of a multicultural and fluid social environment in an effort to find some reciprocal illumination. The study aims to describe monasticism in terms of authenticity and lived religion. Kevin Maddy was educated at Cambridge University and has recently completed a PhD at Radboud University, Nijmegen. He currently works in Canterbury as an Anglican parish priest, and is a probationary member of the Society of the Resurrection.

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LIT Verlag

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3643965036

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9783643965035

Amazigh Politics in the Wake of the Arab Spring

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

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Amazigh Politics in the Wake of the Arab Spring

By: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

On television, the Arab Spring took place in Cairo, Tunis, and the city-states of the Persian Gulf. Yet the drama of 2010, and the decade of subsequent activism, extended beyond the cities—indeed, beyond Arabs. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman brings to light the sustained post–Arab Spring political movement of North Africa’s Amazigh people. The Amazigh movement did not begin with the Arab Spring, but it has changed significantly since then. Amazigh Politics in the Wake of the Arab Spring details the increasingly material goals of Amazigh activism, as protest has shifted from the arena of ethnocultural recognition to that of legal and socioeconomic equality. Amazigh communities responded to the struggles for freedom around them by pressing territorial and constitutional claims while rejecting official discrimination and neglect. Arab activists, steeped in postcolonial nationalism and protective of their hegemonic position, largely refused their support, yet flailing regimes were forced to respond to sharpening Amazigh demands or else jeopardize their threadbare legitimacy. Today the Amazigh question looms larger than ever, as North African governments find they can no longer ignore the movement’s interests.

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University of Texas Press

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1477324844

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9781477324844

Mutual Support and Mental Health

A Route to Recovery

By: Maddy Loat

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Mutual Support and Mental Health

A Route to Recovery

By: Maddy Loat

Mental health services tend to view and treat mental health problems in an individual-centric way. This book argues for an alternative route to recovery that is cognizant of our social nature, needs and difficulties. Focusing on the therapeutic value of meeting others with similar experiences, it explores how mutual support can help ease the distress of mental health problems and foster emotional and psychological wellbeing. The author provides an overview of the theory, history and processes of mutual support, including how it can be understood from a developmental perspective and its importance in normalising and validating experiences and lessening feelings of isolation. She provides in-depth summaries of various approaches that harness mutual support including group therapy and therapeutic communities. Clear guidance is given on how to access, set up and facilitate mutual support groups, along with detailed information on services and organisations that utilise mutual support in the UK and beyond. This book will provide both mental health professionals and those experiencing mental health difficulties with essential information on mutual support, and the positive impact it can have on people's lives.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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0857005081

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9780857005083

She Will Always Carry On

How I Beat Cancer Against All Odds

By: Maddy Ritchie

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She Will Always Carry On

How I Beat Cancer Against All Odds

By: Maddy Ritchie

At the age of 17 only a week out from graduating from high school Maddy Ritchie was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. She was given most likely three months to live and had to undergo 12 months of the most enduring and intense treatment regime to have some sort of chance at life. Through her horrific adversity she found hope and healing through writing, she is raw and real when it comes to the truth of cancer on the individual and the others that surround them. A young girl of feeling self conscious, lack of purpose, materialism and taking many things for granted her cancer diagnosis flipped her world upside down. It changed her as a person forever but for a good reason. Her determination inspired many, she wanted to share her personal story with the world in hopes people will understand, relate and be more aware of the real issues and stigma’s that surround cancer in todays society. She found through the power of her mind and within herself that she serves a purpose and that she can recover even when the odds were so against her. Maddy Ritchie is a #1 international best selling author of “She Will Always Carry On”. Maddy writes about the good and the bad days of her experience, how to cope with such grief and uncertainty, relationships, and how to look at your adversity positively and the power of the mind! Maddy is an inspirational and engaging Speaker on overcoming extreme adversities. Her openness with her personal life, what she faces everyday and her passion about making a change in the world is one that stands out from the crowd. She talks openly about her pain and devastation the cancer left on her body, the lack of funding and inequality certain cancers face today, and that even through horrific times we all can make it through by determination and the mind.

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Evolve Global Publishing

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1635876540

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Apartheid and Racism in South African Children's Literature 1985-1995

By: Donnarae MacCann,Yulisa Amadu Maddy

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Apartheid and Racism in South African Children's Literature 1985-1995

By: Donnarae MacCann,Yulisa Amadu Maddy

While white racism has global dimensions, it has an unshakeable lease on life in South African political organizations and its educational system. Donnarae MacCann and Yulisa Maddy here provide a thorough and provocative analysis of South African children's literature during the key decade around Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Their research demonstrates that the literature of this period was derived from the same milieu -- intellectual, educational, religious, political, and economic -- that brought white supremacy to South Africa during colonial times. This volume is a signal contribution to the study of children's literature and its relation to racism and social conditions.

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Routledge

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1135348790

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9781135348793

Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies

By: Maddy Hargrove,Mic Hargrove

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Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies

By: Maddy Hargrove,Mic Hargrove

Covers the latest aquarium gadgets Design a dazzling underwater environment with this bestselling guide! Setting up your first freshwater aquarium can be a daunting task. This friendly guide answers all your questions, from setting up your tank and selecting fish to the water, chemicals, plants, and much more. There's also expanded guidance on combining different species of fish, maintaining a tank, cleaning gravel, and dealing with common problems such as algae. Discover how to * Choose the right aquarium * Select the best fish * Get good deals on equipment * Maintain a clean, healthy environment * Handle tank pitfalls * Breed your fish

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118050975

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9781118050972

Aquariums For Dummies

By: Maddy Hargrove,Mic Hargrove

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Aquariums For Dummies

By: Maddy Hargrove,Mic Hargrove

Keeping an aquarium adds beauty and grace to your life. That elegant little world in a glass box can be your respite from the cares of the day and even can lower your blood pressure. It can be a great outlet for your artistic impulses, and educational for your kids. And when it comes to pets, you can’t go wrong with fish. They eat little, require minimal space, and need no training. They never stray, bay at the moon, or leave surprises on your lawn. They’re not prone to rude sniffing, and they won’t chase your letter carrier. And fish never get hairballs or scratch your furniture. Aquariums For Dummies answers all your fishy questions about keeping an aquarium and makes it easy to get into the swim of things with your own freshwater, brackish, or marine aquarium. You’ll discover how to: Choose the right aquarium for you Select the best fish Create and maintain a healthy aquarium Locate good deals on equipment Design a dazzling underwater environment With humor and without a lot of jargon, expert Maddy and Mic Hargrove cover all the bases. They give you step-by-step instructions on how to select equipment and set up your aquarium. And they explore an array of important and fun topics, including: Tanks, water sources, substrates and decorations, and water testing Live plants for freshwater and brackish aquariums and invertebrates for marine aquariums Fish anatomy and physiology (plus a guide to dozens of freshwater coldwater, tropical marine, and brackish fish) Choosing a quality dealer and developing a good relationship with them Deciding what the right species for you and selecting fish Fish diet and nutrition Diagnosing and treating diseases in fish Breeding fish for fun and profit A fun and easy guide to creating and maintaining a beautiful aquarium, Aquariums For Dummies is your entrée to the fascinating and rewarding world of fishkeeping.

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For Dummies

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0764551566

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9780764551567

Middle East Contemporary Survey

Volume Xxii: 1998

By: Bruce Maddy-weitzman

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Middle East Contemporary Survey

Volume Xxii: 1998

By: Bruce Maddy-weitzman

The Middle East Contemporary Survey is the authoritative reference work on contemporary Middle Eastern affairs. Volume 22 is the latest in a series of annual surveys that provide a continuing record and analysis of the rapidly changing events in this complex area of the world. Some of the events that are analyzed include the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process; the change of government in Israel; the ascent of an Islamist-led coalition coalition government in Turkey (traditionally the most secular of all Middle Eastern Muslim countries); the growing discontent with the established Islamic order in Iran; and the continuing violent confrontation between the regime and the Islamist opposition in Algeria.

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Westview Press

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0813338832

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9780813338835

A Stroll Through Life

By: Maddy Dansereau

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A Stroll Through Life

By: Maddy Dansereau

Some of you are going to buy this book because you will think that you know me. I hope you are in for a surprise. Some of you will remember me as mother, wife, foster mom, Stepmom, friend or maybe just a casual hi. I am giving away feelings here that have long been hidden, except on pieces of paper in a folder tucked away from a sometimes hurting world. I have reached a point in my life where I feel secure and happy enough to share with you all the love, anger, smiles and tears that has made up my life. I hope you all find enjoyment and a little piece of yourself here.

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1475996470

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9781475996470

Cycles

How We Will Live, Work, and Buy

By: Maddy Dychtwald

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Cycles

How We Will Live, Work, and Buy

By: Maddy Dychtwald

A "Megatrends" for the 21st century, Dychtwald offers a new view of how Americans live, work, and buy and the staggering implications that has on the marketplace, the workplace, and on lives.

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298

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Simon and Schuster

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0743226143

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9780743226141

The Discus

An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish

By: Mic Hargrove,Maddy Hargrove,David Brown

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The Discus

An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish

By: Mic Hargrove,Maddy Hargrove,David Brown

Written by tropical fish experts with over 30 years experience, The Discus includes all the information a new fish keeper needs to begin this exciting hobby: how to select a tank; proper water conditions; nutrition; and breeding your own beautiful fish. Like all the titles in the Owner's Guide series, The Discus is filled with info-packed sidebars and striking color photos. This book helps make keeping Discus a fun and rewarding experience for the hobbyist.

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470335319

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9780470335314

A Wilder Life

A Season-by-Season Guide to Getting in Touch with Nature

By: Celestine Maddy,Abbye Churchill

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A Wilder Life

A Season-by-Season Guide to Getting in Touch with Nature

By: Celestine Maddy,Abbye Churchill

In our technology-driven, workaday world, connecting with nature has never before been more essential. A Wilder Life, a beautiful oversized lifestyle book by the team behind the popular Wilder Quarterly, gives readers indispensable ideas for interacting with the great outdoors. Learn to plant a night-blooming garden, navigate by reading the stars, build an outdoor shelter, make dry shampoo, identify insects, cultivate butterflies in a backyard, or tint your clothes with natural dyes. Like a modern-day Whole Earth Catalog, A Wilder Life gives us DIY projects and old-world skills that are being reclaimed by a new generation. Divided into sections pertaining to each season and covering self-reliance, growing and gardening, cooking, health and beauty, and wilderness, and with photos and illustrations evocative of the great outdoors, A Wilder Life shows that getting in touch with nature is possible no matter who you are and—more important—where you are.

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273

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Artisan Books

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1579657249

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9781579657246

The Betta

An Owner's Guide toa Happy Healthy Fish

By: Mic Hargrove,Maddy Hargrove

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The Betta

An Owner's Guide toa Happy Healthy Fish

By: Mic Hargrove,Maddy Hargrove

Bettas (Siamese Fighting Fish) are wildly popular with freshwater aquarium hobbyists. This book will provide all the essentials in proper care, housing and feeding of these exceptionally beautiful, spunky fish.

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140

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*Howell Book House

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1582450501

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9781582450506

The Essential Goldfish

By: Maddy Hargrove

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The Essential Goldfish

By: Maddy Hargrove

The Essential Goldfish" is just one of the books in the popular "Essential" guides series. Packed with interesting sidebars, each book discusses the special characteristics of the featured pet and offers expert advice on feeding, care, health, and more. Color photos.

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102

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*Howell Book House

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1582450838

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9781582450834

Defending the Axioms

On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory

By: Penelope Maddy

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Defending the Axioms

On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory

By: Penelope Maddy

Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance. Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them appropriate. In the end, a new account of the objectivity of mathematics emerges, one refreshingly free of metaphysical commitments.

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160

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OUP Oxford

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0191616532

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9780191616532

Tarot

A Life Guided by the Cards

By: Maddy Elruna

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Tarot

A Life Guided by the Cards

By: Maddy Elruna

Most tarot books explain the meaning of the cards and how to read spreads. In Tarot: A Life Guided by the Cards, I go one step further – using events from my life to illustrate the rich symbolism of each card and helping the reader see how they relate to their own life and circumstances.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1803139331

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9781803139333

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