A Michael: 1281 books
Those Damned Immigrants
America’s Hysteria over Undocumented Immigration
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The election of Barack Obama prompted people around the world to herald the
dawning of a new, postracial era in America. Yet a scant one month after
Obama’s election, Jose Oswaldo Sucuzhanay, a 31-year old Ecuadorian immigrant,
was ambushed by a group of white men as he walked arm and arm with his...
Hug Someone You Love Today
And the Simple Certainties of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
During my fourth year of teaching, I had the great privilege of working with an amazing educator by the name of Miss Bezanson. She taught a grade four class to whom I taught Physical Education. Therefore, I had the opportunity to socialize with her on a daily basis. About six months into the school...
From the Closet to the Courtroom
Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The advancement of LGBT rights has occurred through struggles large and small-on the streets, around kitchen tables, and on the Web. Lawsuits have also played a vital role in propelling the movement forward, and behind every case is a human story: a landlord in New York seeks to evict a gay man from...
Waves and Rays in Seismology
Answers to Unasked Questions
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
The author dedicates this book to readers who are concerned with finding out the status of concepts, statements and hypotheses, and with clarifying and rearranging them in a logical order. It is thus not intended to teach tools and techniques of the trade, but to discuss the foundations on which seismology...
The Essential Nonprofit Fundraising Handbook
Getting the Money You Need from Government Agencies, Businesses, Foundations, and Individuals
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Are you a staff member, a board member, or a volunteer of a faith-based, human service, arts, or other nonprofit organization that needs additional funds to accomplish its mission? Are there not enough hours in the day to raise the money your agency needs? Do your colleagues not have the expertise...
by Michael A. Reid, Zaire Reid
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
A Short Walk in a Long Journey is a story about an American election observer’s experience in the 1994 South African election. This election marked the beginning of democracy in South Africa with the election of Nelson Mandela as president. A Short Walk in a Long Journey is a non-fictional narrative,...
OCD
A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
When someone is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are they've been living with the symptoms for a long time. People with OCD may have long felt embarrassed by their thoughts and behaviors, which may include fear of contamination, the need for symmetry, pathological doubt,...
The Lean IT Field Guide
A Roadmap for Your Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
How many IT books have you read that are long on theory and short on practical application? They are interesting, but not very impactful. They provide a framework from which to think and understand, but lack a process from which to act. Addressing this urgent need for the IT community, The Lean IT...
Texans on the Brink
Threatened and Endangered Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2019
What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.
Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...
The Search for Mabila
The Decisive Battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within...
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Confirm Parent Guide - eBook [ePub]
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Confirm
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Too often confirmation has been downgraded to the role of a checkpoint along the faith journey. The Confirm family of resources reclaims confirmation as the first step on a journey that leads to a mature, adult faith. Confirm treats confirmation...
by John C. Callaway, Stephen Faulkner, Mary A. Hague
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2004
The purpose of the Exploring Environmental Challenges: A Multidisciplinary Approach series is to publish a collection of short texts that each explore a specific environmental issue and describe the methodologies, theories, and findings pertaining to that issue from both natural and social science...
Confirm Mentor Guide
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Confirm
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Too often confirmation has been downgraded to the role of a checkpoint along the faith journey. The Confirm family of resources reclaims confirmation as the first step on a journey that leads to a mature, adult faith. Confirm treats confirmation...
Confirm Director Guide
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Confirm
Your Faith. Your Commitment. God’s Call.
Too often confirmation has been downgraded to the role of a checkpoint along the faith journey. The Confirm family of resources reclaims confirmation as the first step on a journey that leads to a mature, adult faith. Confirm treats confirmation...