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Author: Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher: VNR AG
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 842
ISBN-13: 9780810391772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or international prominence.
Author: Lida Citroën
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 2021-05-03
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781398600836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLet your reputation help your career. From recovering from a blunder to contemplating next steps, this guide helps you leverage your core values for career success.
Author: Jesse Norman
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018-09-11
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0465093213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA dazzlingly original, "remarkable" account of the life and thought of legendary economist Adam Smith (Financial Times). Adam Smith (1723-1790) is now widely regarded as the greatest economist of all time. But what he really thought, and the implications of his ideas, remain fiercely contested. Was he an eloquent advocate of capitalism and individual freedom? A prime mover of "market fundamentalism"? An apologist for human selfishness? Or something else entirely? In the tradition of The Worldly Philosophers, Adam Smith dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, political philosopher Jesse Norman explores his work as a whole and traces his influence over two centuries to the present day. Finally, he shows how a proper understanding of Smith can help us address the problems of modern capitalism. The Smith who emerges from this book is not only the greatest of all economists but a pioneering theorist of moral philosophy, culture, and society.
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 508
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFolk tales from England, Norway and India, as well as fairy tales from Grimm, Andersen and Perrault, fables from Aesop, and tales from the Arabian nights.
Author: Elisabeth Arweck
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-16
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1134910657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present collection brings together a set of essays which shed light on recent research into non-religion, secularity and atheism—topics which have been emerging as important areas of current research in a number of different disciplines. The essays cover a wide span—in terms of the various stances they discuss (secular, atheist, non-religious), the settings in which these topics are relevant (families, wider society, politics, demography) and the different perspectives which relate to socialisation and social relations (belief acquisition, discrimination). Written by authors from a variety of national settings and academic disciplines, the collection presents a range of methodologies, combining theoretical approaches with quantitative and qualitative research findings. The authors address issues related to an important academic field which had been neglected for some time, but which has been made relevant by the increasing percentage of people professing a non-religious stance. This collection represents a major contribution to this area of academic research, not only because it puts the themes of non-religion and secularity firmly on the academic map, but also because it offers a variety of different viewpoints and aims to bring clarity into the use of concepts and terminology. The authors make important contributions to the emerging body of research in this area and point out areas where further research is needed. The first essay provides a thorough introduction to this field, taking stock of the work done so far, highlighting the overarching issues, and embedding the essays in the wider context of existing literature. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Religion.
Author: Jesse S Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11-23
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780976642381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFriends go to the woods to celebrate the Pagan roots of modern culture. But their nature worshiping youthful exuberance soon comes under attack from an intolerant society. Now they must rise up and declare the return of the world's oldest religion. It's back! "Rise of the Pagans" is an examination of the ancient Pagan roots of our modern holidays and calendar, with special focus on the Wheel of the Year and the Pagan Sabbats, told from the perspective of a new member joining a group of Pagan friends.
Author: Jessie Diggins
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2020-03-10
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1452962006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTravel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from America’s heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final seconds of the women’s team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins dug deep. Blowing past two of the best sprinters in the world, she stretched her ski boot across the finish line and lunged straight into Olympic immortality: the first ever cross-country skiing gold medal for the United States at the Winter Games. The 26-year-old Diggins, a four-time World Championship medalist, was literally a world away from the small town of Afton, Minnesota, where she first strapped on skis. Yet, for all her history-making achievements, she had never strayed far from the scrappy 12-year-old who had insisted on portaging her own canoe through the wilderness, yelling happily under the unwieldy weight on her shoulders: “Look! I’m doing it!” In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her journey from the American Midwest into sports history. With candid charm and characteristic grit, she connects the dots from her free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the bright spotlights of the Olympics. Going far beyond stories of races and ribbons, she describes the challenges and frustrations of becoming a serious athlete; learning how to push through and beyond physical and psychological limits; and the intense pressure of competing at the highest levels. She openly shares her harrowing struggle with bulimia, recounting both the adversity and how she healed from it in order to bring hope and understanding to others experiencing eating disorders. Between thrilling accounts of moments of triumph, Diggins shows the determination it takes to get there—the struggles and disappointments, the fun and the hard work, and the importance of listening to that small, fierce voice: I can do it. I am brave enough.
Author: Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1578592607
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience profiles more than 400 people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom. Covering such mainstay figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks as well as delving into how lesser known figures contributed to and shaped the history of civil rights, Freedom Facts and Firsts chronicles the breadth and passion of an entire people's quest for freedom. Among the inspiring stories found in this comprehensive resource are: How the Housewives' League of Detroit started a nationwide movement to support black businesses, helping many to survive the Great Depression. What effect the sports journalist Samuel Harold Lacy had on Jackie Robinson's historic entrance into the major leagues. How the 9th and 10th Calvary and the 24th and 25th Infantry became known as the Buffalo Soldiers, a term of respect and endearment. How Whoopi Goldberg survived poverty, drug addiction, single parenthood, and a welfare income and used her personal history to take a satirical look at social issues. How world champion bicyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor was the first American-born black champion in any sport. How in 1890 John Mercer Langston became the first black U.S. congressman elected from his native state of Virginia. This inspiring resource offers an encouraging look at the historic struggles and triumphs of black men and women in politics, arts, music, journalism, law, social work and sports, the authors chart a full and inspiring history of African American activism!
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 1496598695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMatthew, a young African American with asthma who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens, accompanies his journalist father to the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
Author: Jesse Nathaniel Smith
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Published: 2016-10-18
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ISBN-13: 9781539464433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the complete version of the Journal of Jesse N. Smith as recorded by his own hand. It tells the story of his eventful pioneer life in his own terse and beautiful language, . All the important incidents of his varied and useful career are printed just as he has set them down. Readers will find this to be a most interesting depiction of what life was like for the pioneers of the American west in the 19th century. It also tells of the accomplishments and deprivations experienced by this great pioneer leader and his large family. Jesse was a tower of strength at a time when strength was sorely needed by the thousands of struggling and persecuted saints for whom he had responsibility. His natural modesty prevented him from ever referencing his impressive attributes. But they were well recognized by those he led and by the leaders of The Church. President Joseph F. Smith said of him: "If there is a man on earth whom I love it is he, and I...hold him in the highest esteem as a man, as a wise counselor, as a citizen, as a neighbor, a patriarch and a servant of the Lord and His people...His undeviating firmness in the gospel, his manly, upright and just course through life, his broad intelligence, his love for his family, his people and God, and his devotion to right principle, have marked him as a moral giant among his fellows, and withal no more modest, unassuming man, perhaps ever lived." This edition has been provided by the JESSE N.SMITH HERITAGE FOUNDATION jessensmith.org
