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My Life and Thoughts

By: Raymond Malley

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This book is a must read of grit and determination by RAYMOND MALLEY, a distinguished U.S. career diplomat and business executive. First he describes his search for and discovery of his past, including the amazing travels of his ancestors from 16th Century France to New France and the United States. Then he details his own successful struggles to achieve his dreams of higher education and pursuit of an international life of serious purpose and service.

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1499034423

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The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church

By: Raymond G. Helmick SJ

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The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church

By: Raymond G. Helmick SJ

The Catholic Church in the United States and Europe has seen declining numbers both in regular attendance and in clergy and religious life.Scandals have torn at people's allegiance, and feelings of disappointment, disillusion, and anger have become widespread. Church authorities have seemed reluctant to acknowledge or address these problems and have responded with vexation to those who raise them from the Right or Left. The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church examines the roots of this crisis in light of the nature of the Church community, its institutional structure, and the historical experiences that have brought it to this pass. Raymond Helmick, SJ, traces the problems of the Catholic Church far back in its history - concentration of Church leadership on control of the Christian population, a requirement of obedience to their rulings rather than on the Gospel values of Jesus, the defensiveness and self-righteousness in the face of any criticism. Helmick also emphasizes the role of the Second Vatican Council as it brought the Church to an awareness of its potentiality for an active life of faith by its total membership. How will the Church revive? Helmick believes that a new growth of Christianity can come now only by a return to the love and care of its original premises, to the things that are redolent of the life of Jesus. The 'new evangelization' can only be done by living a Christian life, giving an example.

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A&C Black

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0567587967

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9780567587961

An Economic History of Ireland Since Independence

By: Andy Bielenberg,Raymond Ryan

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An Economic History of Ireland Since Independence

By: Andy Bielenberg,Raymond Ryan

This book provides a cogent summary of the economic history of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland. It takes the Irish story from the 1920s right through to the present, providing an excellent case study of one of many European states which obtained independence during and after the First World War. The book covers the transition to protectionism and import substitution between the 1930s and the 1950s and the second major transition to trade liberalisation from the 1960s. In a wider European context, the Irish experience since EEC entry in 1973 was the most extreme European example of the achievement of industrialisation through foreign direct investment. The eager adoption of successive governments in recent decades of a neo-liberal economic model, more particularly de-regulation in banking and construction, has recently led the Republic of Ireland to the most extreme economic crash of any western society since the Great Depression.

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Routledge

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1136210563

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From Trent to Vatican II

Historical and Theological Investigations

By: Raymond F. Bulman,Frederick J. Parrella

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From Trent to Vatican II

Historical and Theological Investigations

By: Raymond F. Bulman,Frederick J. Parrella

The second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XXIII between 1962 and 1965. It marked a fundamental shift toward the modern Church and its far-reaching innovations replaced or radically changed many of the practices, rules, and attitudes that had dominated Catholic life and culture since the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century. In this book a distinguished team of historians and theologians offers an impartial investigation of the relationship between Vatican II and Trent by examining such issues as Eucharistic theology, liturgical change, clerical reform, the laity, the role of women, marriage, confession, devotion to Mary, and interfaith understanding. As the first book to present such a comprehensive study of the connection between the two great Councils, this is an invaluable resource for students, theologians, and church historians, as well as for bishops, clergy, and religious educators.

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Oxford University Press

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0195178068

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9780195178067

George Wingfield

Owner And Operator Of Nevada

By: C. Elizabeth Raymond

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George Wingfield

Owner And Operator Of Nevada

By: C. Elizabeth Raymond

Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield was a significant figure in Nevada history. He was influential in developing Reno's gambling-and-divorce-related tourism. Raymond's biography depicts the man and his times, from his birth in Arkansas in 1876 until his death in Reno in 1959. Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities.

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University of Nevada Press

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0874174511

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Gestohlen

A Story of Beethoven's Piano

By: Raymond Henry

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Gestohlen

A Story of Beethoven's Piano

By: Raymond Henry

About the Book Peter, a classically trained musician, has fallen from grace due to numerous scandals during his tenure as a music teacher and concert pianist for the prestigious Berliner Hochschule Für Musik. Beethoven has been his life-long obsession and may be the reason his life has taken a dark turn. Like Beethoven, Peter too is easily infatuated with charming, talented women, which borders on obsession. His infatuation stems from his own need to be useful and to educate the deserving on the fascinating world of classical music in the hope that they may see the world as he does, which is impossible due to a condition known as synaesthesia. During his time at the Conservatory, a replica of Beethoven’s famous Broadwood piano under restoration goes missing (Gestohlen). Although absolved of any guilt, his is nevertheless seen as the responsible party due to his gross negligence, which leaves his career in ruins. He knows a great deal more about the replica than meets the eye, but the piano is not in his possession. He is not interested in the replica; he is obsessed with the authentic Beethoven Broadwood gifted to Beethoven himself by the Broadwood Piano Manufacturers in London in 1818. He aims to use the replica to obtain the objects of his obsessions, but he must secure the imposter first before making his play. Which is which? Facts and fiction become obfuscated. An intriguing sampling of Beethoven’s work is featured in the story, as well as other Baroque and Classical composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Liszt, Schubert, and more, although one does not have to be a musician to enjoy the story. About the Author Raymond Henry recently moved back to San Diego, California, after having lived and worked in Spain for over fifteen years, where his son and daughter currently reside. In fact, he wrote most of this book while in Spain. He worked for an international company as a language consultant. He has also travelled extensively throughout Europe and has a special affinity toward Germany due to the professional and personal relationships he has established through the years. He speaks German reasonably well and dabbles in Portuguese. Before moving to Spain all those years ago, Raymond lived in Orange County, California, teaching AP Spanish, AP Economics and International Relations. Language and culture have always been an important part of his life. Nowadays in San Diego, he currently works for a small enterprise on various projects, although writing is his obsession. He still enjoys tutoring high school and university students in his free time, as well as attending the symphony, natürlich.

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Dorrance Publishing

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Dodgers in the Hall of Fame

By: Raymond P. Sinibaldi,Kerry Keene,David Hickey

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Dodgers in the Hall of Fame

By: Raymond P. Sinibaldi,Kerry Keene,David Hickey

Among the most successful franchises in the long and glorious history of baseball, the Dodgers have captured 25 pennants and have been crowned world champions seven times; only five teams in history have claimed more World Series titles. The Dodgers are baseball's most transformative franchise. In 1947, Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and America. They built Dodgertown in 1948; became the first major-league team to own a plane; and spurred the move west in 1958, where Sandy Koufax redefined pitching dominance. Herein lies the story of the men who have worn Dodger blue on their way to becoming baseball immortals, forever enshrined in Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439677913

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9781439677919

The American Jesuits

A History

By: Raymond A. Schroth

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The American Jesuits

A History

By: Raymond A. Schroth

Schroth recounts the history of the Jesuits in the United States, focusing on the key periods of the Jesuit experience beginning with the era of European explorers-- some of whom were Jesuits themselves.

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NYU Press

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0814741088

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Axelrod & Cooper's Concise Guide to Writing

By: Rise B. Axelrod,Charles Raymond Cooper

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Axelrod & Cooper's Concise Guide to Writing

By: Rise B. Axelrod,Charles Raymond Cooper

Provides six guided writing assignments along with readings and strategies for writing and research -- all in a brief, flexible, easy-to-use format.

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Macmillan

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0312434391

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9780312434397

Pietro Aretino: Subverting the System in Renaissance Italy

By: Raymond B. Waddington

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Pietro Aretino: Subverting the System in Renaissance Italy

By: Raymond B. Waddington

The essays gathered together in this volume follow the career of the sixteenth-century courtier-poet Pietro Aretino. Part One introduces the author during the 1520s in Rome with his remarkable first comedy, La Cortigiana. With Aretino’s move to Venice (1527), he found a congenial life-long home in which he could flourish. Yet the transition from courtier poet to poligrafo, vernacular writer for the popular press, was slow and difficult before he adopted a new career model derived from Erasmus; even then, he contemplated abandoning Italy for the Ottoman Empire. Part Two examines his work as a satirist in the mid-thirties with the Ragionamenti, the dialogues that branded him a pornographer when the satiric targets lost their immediacy. He augmented the satiric writings by creating the visual persona of a satirist in various media - woodcut author portraits in books, engravings, and particularly portrait medals. The complementary, verbal-visual relationship is the subject of this pairing. Aretino’s religious writings have not been taken seriously until quite recently. The two essays presented here trace Aretino’s associations with Erasmians, spirituali, heretics, and apostates, arguing that his own convictions were sincere, suggesting that he became a Nicodemite during the gathering Counter-Reformation repression of the 1540s. The concluding essays consider two examples of Aretino’s continuing influence in different media, visual arts and literature: on the brilliant, eccentric artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and on a great English comedy, Ben Jonson’s Volpone.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040245765

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An Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy of Religion

By: Raymond Keith Williamson

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An Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy of Religion

By: Raymond Keith Williamson

For Hegel, thought is not philosophical if it is not also religious. Both religion and philosophy have a common object and share the same content, for both are concerned with the inherent unity of all things. Hegels doctrine of God provides the means for understanding this fundamental relationship. Although Hegel stated that God is absolute Spirit and Christianity is the absolute religion, the compatibility of Hegels doctrine of God with Christian theology has been a matter of continuing and closely argued debate. Williamsons book provides a significant contribution to this ongoing discussion through a systematic study of Hegels concept of God. The book proceeds by investigating theism, atheism, pantheism, and panentheism as descriptions of Hegels concept. It rejects the view that Hegels doctrine so differs from Christian theology so as to be empty of religious content and thereby highlights some important considerations in contemporary theology.

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0873958268

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9780873958264

Politics and the Media in Britain

By: Raymond Kuhn

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Politics and the Media in Britain

By: Raymond Kuhn

This important new text provides an up-to-date account of the complex interrelationship between politics and the media in Britain. It starts by setting key policy areas in the context of technological convergence, globalization and initiatives at European level. It then addresses the key issues the role of the media in politics and elections.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137107286

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Irish English

History and Present-Day Forms

By: Raymond Hickey

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Irish English

History and Present-Day Forms

By: Raymond Hickey

English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of the language outside Britain. This 2007 book traces the development of English in Ireland, both north and south, from the late Middle Ages to the present day. Drawing on authentic data ranging from medieval literature to authentic contemporary examples, it reveals how Irish English arose, how it has developed, and how it continues to change. A variety of central issues are considered in detail, such as the nature of language contact and the shift from Irish to English, the sociolinguistically motivated changes in present-day Dublin English, the special features of Ulster Scots, and the transportation of Irish English to overseas locations as diverse as Canada, the United States, and Australia. Presenting a comprehensive survey of Irish English at all levels of linguistics, this book will be invaluable to historical linguists, sociolinguists, syntacticians and phonologists alike.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139465848

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A Treatise on the Law of Trusts and Trustees

By: Jairus Ware Perry,Raymond Charles Baldes

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A Treatise on the Law of Trusts and Trustees

By: Jairus Ware Perry,Raymond Charles Baldes

The Last Word" on the law of trusts and trustees. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1929. 2 vols. clxxxi, 804; xviii, 805-1729 pages. Star-paged. (Total 1, 934 pp.) Reprint of the seventh and final edition of a classic treatise first published by Jairus Ware Perry [1821-1877] in 1872. "This treatise ... is the last word on this all important subject; the publishers have well selected Mr. Raymond C. Baldes of the Boston Bar to revise and enlarge [it]. For years it has been regarded as an authority upon the subject matter; here was one writer whose statements unsupported by judicial decisions made the law. The original text has been preserved as far as possible. (...) If there are defects in the execution of this work the writer of this review has failed to find them. (...) It may be that in years to come there will be found a later work upon the subject. If so, it will embody all that there is in the present volumes as revised and published; the basic principle will be the same and only as there are new inventions or later decisions, will it be found that the law has changed. [This] is a work which we cannot too highly compliment ... These two volumes should be upon the desk, or in the library of every lawyer who handles trusts of any kind and who has anything to do with trustees." --Lawyer and Banker and Central Law Journal 22 (1929) 258

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1584778695

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9781584778691

Pamphlets and Pamphleteering in Early Modern Britain

By: Joad Raymond

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Pamphlets and Pamphleteering in Early Modern Britain

By: Joad Raymond

A history of the printed pamphlet in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain.

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0521028779

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9780521028776

Analyzing and Securing Social Networks

By: Bhavani Thuraisingham,Satyen Abrol,Raymond Heatherly,Murat Kantarcioglu,Vaibhav Khadilkar,Latifur Khan

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Analyzing and Securing Social Networks

By: Bhavani Thuraisingham,Satyen Abrol,Raymond Heatherly,Murat Kantarcioglu,Vaibhav Khadilkar,Latifur Khan

Analyzing and Securing Social Networks focuses on the two major technologies that have been developed for online social networks (OSNs): (i) data mining technologies for analyzing these networks and extracting useful information such as location, demographics, and sentiments of the participants of the network, and (ii) security and privacy technolo

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CRC Press

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1482243288

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The Politics of Abortion in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Study

A Comparative Study

By: Raymond Tatalovich

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The Politics of Abortion in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Study

A Comparative Study

By: Raymond Tatalovich

A cross-cultural analysis of the abortion issue in the United States and Canada. The book focuses on: the judicial, legislative and executive branches; public opinion and interest groups; federal agencies; and the roles of subnational authorities and the health care sectors.

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131745538X

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Constructing Inequality

The Fabrication of a Hierarchy of Virtue Among the Etoro

By: Raymond Case Kelly

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Constructing Inequality

The Fabrication of a Hierarchy of Virtue Among the Etoro

By: Raymond Case Kelly

Challenges prevailing theories about social inequality.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472065289

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9780472065288

The Murder Manuscript

By: Raymond Semlow

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The Murder Manuscript

By: Raymond Semlow

Albert Whitmoore is the family failure, the youngest child in a wealthy publishing family. Albert is handsome, well educated, wealthy due to a trust, and without self-confidence. He has many skills and resources available to him from his days as a reporter, among those available to the wealthy. He lacks motivation. Inspector Harry Fitzgerald is a skilled homicide detective without political connections within the department. He is married to the daughter of a wealthy New England industrialist, and is not highly regarded by his father-in-law, who continually interferes in the relations within Harryas family. Harryas wife is pregnant, expecting their third child, and is having a difficult pregnancy. This interference and the pregnancy have brought their marriage to the brink of disaster. The vulnerable Inspector Fitzgerald has suddenly become the object of interest of his sister-in-law, Brigitte. When Albertas sister announces her publishing company is expanding to include the more popular fiction market, Albert senses his chance to finally be published. He submits his latest novel under a pen name. Weeks later he receives a vile rejection letter. Albert suddenly has the motivation his life lacked. He will show herahe will show them all. He will prove the premise of his manuscript by enacting it. It will become his plan for bringing terror to the city, and the editor will be the first victim dictated by his manuscriptahis murder manuscript.

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1413760473

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My Global Life

A Conversation with Raymond Malley

By: Raymond Malley

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My Global Life

A Conversation with Raymond Malley

By: Raymond Malley

Persons interested in foreign affairs and global business will be fascinated by this conversation with retired senior diplomat and business executive RAYMOND MALLEY. It vividly describes his role during the Cold War in negotiating and managing foreign aid programs in key countries of Asia and Africa, and in formulating and introducing policies amidst political infighting in Washington and Paris. Reflecting on his experience as a senior executive with a major Korean industrial manufacturing group, Malley also shares his views on the complex operations of global business.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479719889

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9781479719884

Reducing the Risks for Substance Abuse

A Lifespan Approach

By: Raymond P. Daugherty

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Reducing the Risks for Substance Abuse

A Lifespan Approach

By: Raymond P. Daugherty

Authors Raymond P. Daugherty and Carl Leukefeld argue for replacing the youth-based, `zero tolerance' approach to substance abuse prevention that has been dominant in the field over the past two decades. Their dynamic alternative is the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model, which revises standard prevention strategies to make them relevant throughout the entire life span. Features of this revolutionary new paradigm include Five Principles of Lifestyle Risk Reduction (LRR), Five Conditions of Effective LRR, and the LLR Formulas.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461577268

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9781461577263

The Reflective Supervisor

A Practical Guide for Educators

By: Raymond L. Calabrese,Sally J. Zepeda

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The Reflective Supervisor

A Practical Guide for Educators

By: Raymond L. Calabrese,Sally J. Zepeda

This book presents outstanding examples of expert supervisory behavior along with common senses advice to help supervisors become more successful. Each chapter also includes a series of reflections. Readers are encouraged to stop reading, study the reflection, and provide personal answers.

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Eye On Education

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1883001382

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9781883001384

Cold Waters

My Ship Adventures in the Arctic, Antarctica, and North Atlantic

By: Raymond Malley

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Cold Waters

My Ship Adventures in the Arctic, Antarctica, and North Atlantic

By: Raymond Malley

Persons interested in the cold ends of the earth will be fascinated with this book by Raymond Malley, a semiretired US senior diplomat and industrial executive. As a child, he became enchanted with Baffin Island and the Arctic. Later, he visited them and was so smitten that he then spent years exploring the Arctic, the North Atlantic, and Antarctica on shipsa Russian icebreaker, a German container ship, German and Norwegian cruise ships, and a French luxury cruise yacht, usually accompanied by his wife Josette. This book contains notes and reflections from his travels and adventures. Read about cold and icy waters, violent storms, icebergs, glaciers, mountains and valleys, and abandoned whaling stations. And read also about those who live therehumans, polar bears, walrus, penguins, whales, and others. His writing is crisp, frank, and revealing, and well worth a read.

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1543466516

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The Melchizedek Connection

By: Raymond E. Fowler

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The Melchizedek Connection

By: Raymond E. Fowler

A masterful blend of historical fact, educated speculation and exciting fantasy which may prove not to be far from the truth.

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Bob Drinan

The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress

By: Raymond A. Schroth

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The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress

By: Raymond A. Schroth

Raymond Schroth's Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress shows that the contentious mixture of religion and politics in this country is nothing new. Four decades ago, Father Robert Drinan, the fiery Jesuit priest from Massachusetts, not only demonstrated against the Vietnam War, he ran for Congress as an antiwar candidate and won, going on to serve for 10 years. Schroth has delved through magazine and newspaper articles and various archives (including Drinan’s congressional records at Boston College, where he taught and also served as dean of the law school) and has interviewed dozens of those who knew Drinan to bring us a life-sized portrait. The result is a humanistic profile of an intensely private man and a glimpse into the life of a priest-politician who saw advocacy of human rights as his call. Drinan defined himself as a “moral architect” and was quick to act on his convictions, whether from the bully pulpit of the halls of Congress or from his position in the Church as a priest; to him they were as intricately woven as the clerical garb he continued to wear unapologetically throughout his elected tenure. Drinan’s opposition to the Vietnam War and its extension into Cambodia, his call for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon (he served on the House Judiciary Committee, which initiated the charges), his pro-choice stance on abortion (legally, not morally), his passion for civil rights, and his devotion to Jewish people and the well-being of Israel made him one of the most liberal members of Congress and a force to be reckoned with. But his loyalty to the Church was never in question, and when Pope John Paul II demanded that he step down from offi ce, he did so unquestioningly. Afterward, he continued to champion the ideals he thought would make the world a better place. He didn’t think of it in terms of left and right; as moral architect, he saw it in terms of right and wrong. This important book doesn’t resolve debate about issues of church and state, but it does help us understand how one side can inform the other, if we are listening. It has much to say that is worth hearing.

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