The first complete collection of all the known, non-legionary units of the Roman Army in 100 years. This volume contains information on infantry, equitata, cavalry, and naval units.Up until this time the major source for this information has been G. L. Chessman's classic work, published in 1914. Since that time a considerable amount of work has been done on those formations, and more units have been uncovered. This work organizes this information and provides an easily accessible reference to research their histories. Students and historians, both professional and amateur should find this a useful tool.
I'm writing this book as a man in his upper thirties who is recounting about thirty years' worth of a lifelong struggle with being comfortable around people. That is, not knowing how to talk to people, not trusting people enough to be comfortable sharing my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Being socially dysfunctional has led me to do and think a number of things that I'm not proud of. I'm highly critical of myself in this book and throughout my everyday life in general. I've always lamented that I wished I could be someone else. But in the end, I need to realize that I have to embrace who I am with all my flaws. I can only be me. I can't be anyone else, and I should not want that to be any other way.
How can finite minds approach an infinite and ultimately unknowable God? Is it true that Christianity is a religion of love and Judaism a religion of law? Can a Jew accept the Orthodox Christian veneration of holy images? How much do Jews and Orthodox Christians have in common when they worship God? What can be done about Christian prayers that Jews find offensive? How much responsibility do Christians carry for antisemitism? These and other questions are addressed in this book which is intended as a major contribution to encounters between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity. In seventeen chapters, expert theologians and historians examine central issues of common concern relating to theology and worship as well as to the vexed historical question of anti-Semitism. The focus is on dialogue and deepened knowledge, as the contributors dispel widely-held misconceptions and identify a good deal of common ground.
The Handbook of Youth Mentoring provides the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher, along with leading experts in the field, offer critical and informative analyses of the full spectrum of topics that are essential to advancing our understanding of the principles for effective mentoring of young people. The Handbook explores not only mentoring that occurs within formal programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, but also examines natural mentoring relationships that youth establish with adults outside of such programs.
Featuring a hand-watercolored version of the popular poem, Be The Ocean is a thoughtfully-designed hardcover photo book about embracing one's self and learning from the sea. A must-have for beach homes, backpacks, sandy towels, coffee tables and shelves of every shore-loving soul.
Generalist Social Work Practice provides students with the foundational skills and knowledge needed to serve clients across micro, mezzo and macro areas of practice. Author Janice Gasker brings a focus on self-reflection as the first stage in the planned change process and writes with the perspective that we consider work at all levels of practice simultaneously rather than in isolation. In accordance with the 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set forth by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), the planned change process is presented as dynamic and interactive, providing students with a clear understanding of how each stage of the planned change process can be utilized at any point when serving a client system. The text spotlights the distinctive characteristics of the worker—their values, attitudes, and experiences—that may influence client interaction. The text also includes case studies, collaborative learning exercises, and critical thinking questions to help students apply concepts to practice.
The second edition of this strong collection brings together classical statements on social stratification with current and original scholarship, providing a foundation for theoretical debate on the nature of race, class, and gender inequality. Designed for students in courses on social stratification, inequality, and social theory, this new edition includes a revised and updated editor's introduction and conclusion, along with five new chapters on race and gender from distinguished scholars in the field.
With its focus on empowerment and extensive coverage of ethics and values, "Generalist Social Work Practice, 6/e, "provides excellent coverage of: evidence-based practice, policy practice, social justice and human rights, end-of-life-care, diversity and special population groups, including immigrants, veterans, and older adults.
Many social and political changes have taken place since Ghetto Passport was first published in 2004. Because of this, Michael McKenzie felt compelled to re-edit, and re-introduce Ghetto Passport. Michael McKenzie goes beyond the status quo as he links an experienced life of southern privation to societal factors that have a direct impact on the latter. In other words: academia, sociology, urban affairs, and politics are complected with activism and hip-hop. The result: Ghetto Passport. Michael's stream of conscious extrudes through the pages as he writes to represent those whose pains, fear, triumph, and questions are synonymous. Enthralled by great African American writers such as Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Mayo Angelo, Michael Eric Dyson, Claude Brown, Cornell West, W.E.B. Dubois, Ghetto Passport, is unquestionably written with passion, purpose, and fervor. Contact the autor by logging on to www.myspace.com/i_am_mikemckenzie.
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Texting Mia is a chronology of the text messages between my sister Mia and I from August 2012 through April 2014. The book starts with a prologue that provides a summary of the respective life histories of me and my sister. The prologue also provides an in depth look at the relationship between Mia and I and our parents over the years. At the start of 2012, a job loss forced me to have to move in with the parents at 36 yrs old. A job loss would force my sister to do the same thing at the start of 2013 at 41 yrs old. We text each other about a lot of different things--mundane, serious, light-hearted, etc. And of course we bitch a lot about our lives and about how we can't stand these parents. The scars remain from the very strict upbringing we were subjected to. Our mother in particular hit us a lot and basically terrorized us for years when we were kids. While Mia and I have a lot in common, we don't necessarily see eye to eye on everything. Throughout the text message chronology, I provide commentary in italics that gives more context to the texts. Sometimes my sister would send me a text that really ticked me off, but I don't let on in my replies that I'm annoyed. With my italicized commentaries, I get to say the things I really wanted to say to my sister at the time, but I didn't say because I didn't want her to get mad. Putting this book together was a rather cathartic experience.
An empowerment-based generalist social work practice text which integrates core themes of the profession. Generalist Social Work Practice, 7th edition, fully integrates core social work themes of collaboration, the strengths perspective, values and ethics, social justice and human rights, evidence-based practice, cultural competence, and policy practice. This text offers a progressive practice approach grounded in social work research, reflective of social work values, sensitive to client diversity, and applicable to work with any level of client system including individuals, families, groups, organisations, and communities. Beginning with engaging clients as partners and continuing with assessing, intervening, and evaluating from a strengths perspective, this approach offers social workers a method that fully realises core social work values, respects client competence, and activates client resources within the context of their lives. All parts of the practice process are described in detail, connected to social work theory, illustrated with case examples, and supported with evidence from social work research. Each chapter focuses on teaching the knowledge, values, and skills reflective of the core competencies and correlated practice behaviours as described in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.
Chad and Alicia Larson and their son, Matthew, left family and wealth in Pennsylvania. They faced the hardships of the westward trek, following the dream of a cattle ranch in Colorado. Rafe McKinney fled west from the hills of eastern Kentucky, avoiding the revenge of a dead man's family. His life as an outlaw was fueled by his desire for wealth and respect. Joshua Carter wanted to return to his family farm at the end of the Civil War. He found his family either dead or missing, his middle-Georgia farm ravaged by the Union Army, and his life threatened by vengeful Yankee soldiers. Turning toward the west, he sought a life of peace. With her new name, Belle Dubois escaped the sharecropper's plight in south Alabama and headed west for a new life. Doing what it took to survive, she finally found her refuge aboard the Delta Star, a Mississippi riverboat. Whether pursuing a dream of what the future could be or escaping from what the past had been, none could have imagined the tragedy, death, and love that would intertwine their lives as they were westward bound.
Even the best laid plans for the future can take unpredictable turns that can either crush the human spirit or define and strengthen character. Chad Larson and his young family left wealth and security in Pennsylvania to follow his dream of a home in Colorado. Having lost his family, Josh Carter escaped what was left of his war-ravaged home in Georgia for what he hoped was a new life in the West. After killing his stepfather, Rafe McKinney fled West from the hills of Kentucky and the revenge of the dead man's family. In Westward Bound, author D. Michael Eberhardt reveals how lives of people can become entangled in ways that could never have been imagined. The Westward trek brings fortune and tragedy, love and lawlessness, hope and despair to those who dared to make the journey.
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