Alma: 236 books

Beginning as a real estate venture on the isolated prairie of southwestern Louisiana in 1894, Eunice is now a progressive small city due to its traditions of volunteerism, community spirit, and resourcefulness. In the late 1980s, the city enjoyed a renaissance when a far-sighted mayor capitalized on...

Bio-inspired Algorithms for Engineering builds a bridge between the proposed bio-inspired algorithms developed in the past few decades and their applications in real-life problems, not only in an academic context, but also in the real world. The book proposes novel algorithms to solve real-life, complex...

Angels have been with us in every time and culture, and in many religious traditions. Ask Your Angels vividly chronicles how they are currently reaching out to every one of us in a totally new way, bridging our physical reality with their pure spiritual energy. From historical writings and widespread...

Each day we are embarking upon another yeara new opportunity to really look at our life, how we are living it, and decide if we like what we are observing. We have even a greater opportunity to improve our lives and be happier than we have heretofore imagined. We can start today, not by looking back,...

La investigación es una de las actividades más gratificantes que existen para todas aquellas personas que se dedican a la educación en sus diferentes niveles, primero porque es un reto intelectual para el académico que decide enfrentarse a los procesos epistemológicos y metodológicos, lo cual...

This research project has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, and the Program of Research on Private Higher Education at the University at Albany.

This book presents the most recent findings of twenty of the foremost European and North American researchers into the music of the Middle Ages. The chronological scope of their topics is wide, from the ninth to the fifteenth century. Wide too is the range of the subject matter: included are essays...

Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith is an invaluable reference work, one that should be in the library of every teacher, every priesthood leader, every parent, every person who is a serious student of the gospel.The doctrinal teachings of the Prophet are arranged by subject matter, making...

Ethnic Community Builders: Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power is an oral history of Mexican-American activism in San JosZ, California, over the last half century. The authors present interviews of 14 people of various stripes—teachers, politicians, radio personalities—who have been...

They say children live what they learn but thats not necessarily true, is it? Or is there an exception for me? I dont think it is true. It is a big myth to me as they say everybody is entitled to their own opinion. Well, let me give you a good example, and just to let you know, it may be graphic,...

Should babies sleep alone in cribs, or in bed with parents? Is talking to babies useful, or a waste of time? A World of Babies provides different answers to these and countless other childrearing questions, precisely because diverse communities around the world hold drastically different beliefs about...

Latino/a students are in a unique position in today's society; teachers and administrators are in an influential position in educating them. Community, parents, and educators alike are poised to enable these students to gain the education they need for success. Chapters by recognized authors and successful...

Relationships are important. Psalm 15 lists eight relationships that are an important part of your spiritual life. They include your relationship to God, neighbors, friends, the ungodly, other saints, the truth, money, and honesty. When these are in line with the teaching of the Scriptures, your peace will be a witness to the world for the glory of the kingdom of God.

This book was birth during the first of this years fasting and praying consecration time. As I was in prayer, I repeatedly used the phrase Jesus is Lord. Thats when I heard the Spirit say, Jesus is Lord. Hes Lord of the breakthrough. Hes Lord of the abundance. And on and on. I believe...