At a time when the global development industry is under more pressure than ever before, this book argues that an end to poverty can only be achieved by prioritizing human dignity. Unable to adequately account for the roles of culture, context, and local institutions, today’s outsider-led development interventions continue to leave a trail of unintended consequences, ranging from wasteful to even harmful. This book shows that increased prosperity can only be achieved when people are valued as self-governing agents. Social orders that recognize autonomy and human dignity unleash enormous productive energy. This in turn leads to the mobilization of knowledge-sharing that is critical to innovation and localized problem-solving. Offering a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives and specific examples from the field showing these ideas in action, this book provides NGOs, multilateral institutions, and donor countries with practical guidelines for implementing "dignity-first" development. Compelling and engaging, with a wide range of recommendations for reforming development practice and supporting liberal democracy, this book will be an essential read for students and practitioners of international development.
They came from another time to ensure that the future would belong solely to the machines. They are Terminatorsindestructible killing engines hiding inside shells of flesh and blood. Tireless, fearless, merciless, unencumbered by human emotion, dedicated to the complete eradication of mankind. But despite the frailty of human flesh, nothing is as immortal as the human spirit, and even the strongest metal will bend by the will of a mother fighting for the future of her children. Dark Horse Comics has long been regarded as the heavyweight champion of adapting film blockbusters to graphic fiction, and The Terminator is one of the finest examples of bringing top comics talents to the expansion of a premier action/adventure mythos. Featuring work by fanfavorite creators James Robinson, Matt Wagner, John Arcudi, Paul Gulacy, Ian Edginton, and more, The Terminator Omnibus Volume 1 features over three hundred story pages in a full color, highquality, valuepriced edition.
Green juices as well as smoothie mixes are the best drink of the minute. They are fantastically healthy and balanced, stuffed with vitamins, minerals and also phytonutrients. As well as they're likewise better for you in regards to sugar web content as well as balanced energy degrees. The author takes eco-friendly juicing to a whole new level. Supercharged Green Juice & Healthy Smoothie Diet regimen is an impressive collection of feel-good drinks using the most up to date series of superfoods to nurture as well as revitalize your body. Packed with nutrient-rich, health-boosting ingredients, each juice or smoothie includes a minimum of one supercharged active ingredient. These boosters consist of superfood powders such as acai berry powder (one of one of the most focused resources of anti-oxidants) or collagen powder supplement (fantastic for your skin), sea veggies, seeds, bee items, berries, natural herbs and tinctures. Make use of the useful referral section at the back to quickly find dishes that will certainly aid you to reduce weight, take full advantage of energy levels, increase the body immune system, combat aging and look remarkable. There is likewise a 2-day power-charged Superfood Juice Diet regimen strategy to set you on your method to looking wonderful along with feeling wonderful. Nutritional expert and author reveals you exactly how very easy it is to make day-to-day juices and healthy smoothies, and also clarifies the benefits of using green juices and supercharged components for extra weight-loss as well as health-giving properties
A Close Look at Two Fascinating Groups of Animals. Amphibians: Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders. Reptiles: Turtles, Lizards, Snakes, Alligators, and Crocodiles - All Shown in Color
A Close Look at Two Fascinating Groups of Animals. Amphibians: Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders. Reptiles: Turtles, Lizards, Snakes, Alligators, and Crocodiles - All Shown in Color
A close look at two fascinating groups of animals. Amphibians: frogs, toads, and salamanders. Reptiles: turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators, and crocodiles.
As experts try to work out how to solve the problem of foreign aid inefficacy, local think tanks committed to removing institutional barriers to economic opportunity are quickly becoming more plentiful and more effective in leading locally relevant change. This book shares case studies from around the globe demonstrating the efficacy of think tanks in leading local-first strategies for change and draws on multidisciplinary insights to make the case for redirecting philanthropic support to high-performing think tanks in the quest to end poverty for good.
As widowed New York City stage performer Alistair Fontaine and his son Chester and daughter Lillian head West to make a home for themselves, they encounter such legendary figures as Jesse James and Bill Hickock.
Thanks to their record-breaking level of play, multiple Super Bowl wins, and numerous awards, Peyton and Eli Manning have become two of the most popular names in American football. This book chronicles the rise to fame of these football legends, as well as the ways in which they have used their success to give back to the community. Shots of the brothers in actionon the playing field and performing charitable workand offset facts about their lives and careers help illustrate the hard work and responsibilities that come with great success.
«No sé por qué debería regalar mi nueva música a iTunes o quién sea. No me pagan un anticipo por ello y encima se enfadan porque no pueden conseguirla.» Prince Prince es una de las pocas estrellas de la música que actualmente sigue siendo un enigma. Enemigo declarado de la prensa y las entrevistas, Prince ha contribuido, con una personalidad polémica y contradictoria, a crear su propio mito. Matt Thorne, reconocido escritor británico, ha hecho un trabajo meticuloso y exhaustivo en esta biografía de Prince en la que analiza su extenso catálogo musical y describe sus tendencias, influencias musicales, vínculos temáticos y preocupaciones recurrentes. Todo ello apoyado por una serie de entrevistas a sus colaboradores más próximos. Matt Thorne repasa cada fase de la carrera artística de Prince, desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad. Nada más y nada menos que treinta y cinco años de grabaciones y actuaciones en directo de un «adicto al trabajo» que con su música revolucionó la escena del pop. Prince de Matt Thorne será por muchos años el libro de referencia de este artista «irrepetible». «Escucho de nuevo cada uno de sus temas con renovado entusiasmo. La música de Prince merecía un libro como éste.» Alexis Taylor, Hot Chip
From the first source for the hottest news stories . . . from the first reporter ever to be sued by the White House . . . from the first word in the future of journalism comes the paperback edition of the bestseller by Matt Drudge.
Stone himself serves as guide to this no-holds-barred retrospective—an extremely candid and comprehensive monograph of the renowned and controversial writer, director, and cinematic historian in interview form. Over the course of five years, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone (Midnight Express, Scarface, Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Snowden) and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz (The Wes Anderson Collection) discussed, debated, and deconstructed the arc of Stone's outspoken, controversial life and career with extraordinary candor. This book collects those conversations for the first time, including anecdotes about Stone's childhood, Vietnam, his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, and his continual struggle to reinvent himself as an artist. Critical commentary from Seitz on each of Stone's films is joined by original essays from filmmaker Ramin Bahrani; writer, editor, and educator Kiese Laymon; writer and actor Jim Beaver; and film critics Walter Chaw, Michael Guarnieri, Kim Morgan, and Alissa Wilkinson. At once a complex analysis of a master director’s vision and a painfully honest critical biography in widescreen technicolor, The Oliver Stone Experience is as daring, intense, and provocative as Stone’s films—it's an Oliver Stone movie about Oliver Stone, in the form of a book. Both this book and Stone’s highly anticipated film, Snowden, will be released in September 2016 to coincide with Stone’s seventieth birthday (September 15, 1946). Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: Mad Men Carousel, The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Wes Anderson Collection.
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