No Borders, No Limits
No Borders, No Limits

Author: Mark Schilling

Publisher: Cinema Classics (Paperback)

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903254431

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Volume 2 of the new Cinema Classics Collection from FAB Press! Drawing inspiration from Hollywood and the French New Wave, Nikkatsu Action pictures blended East and West, movie-fuelled fantasies and gritty realities of life in postwar Japan. No Borders No Limit includes a history of the studio, profiles of stars and directors, film reviews and career interviews with top figures including Joe Shishido, Toshio Masuda and Seijun Suzuki. It is the first ever book in English devoted entirely to this hugely influential film genre, and it is packed with colour illustrations.

Amateurs without Borders
Amateurs without Borders

Author: Allison Schnable

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0520300955

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Amateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid by launching projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders investigates the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale.

No Boundary
No Boundary

Author: Ken Wilber

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2001-02-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0834822687

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A straightforward and accessible study of personal development and human consciousness, as seen through the lens of Eastern and Western therapeutic traditions A simple yet comprehensive guide to the types of psychologies and therapies available from Eastern and Western sources. Each chapter includes a specific exercise designed to help the reader understand the nature and practice of the specific therapies. Wilber presents an easy-to-use map of human consciousness against which the various therapies are introduced and explained. This edition includes a new preface.

Parenting Without Borders
Parenting Without Borders

Author: Christine Gross-Loh Ph.D

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1583335471

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An eye-opening guide to the world’s best parenting strategies Research reveals that American kids lag behind in academic achievement, happiness, and wellness. Christine Gross-Loh exposes culturally determined norms we have about “good parenting,” and asks, Are there parenting strategies other countries are getting right that we are not? This book takes us across the globe and examines how parents successfully foster resilience, creativity, independence, and academic excellence in their children. Illuminating the surprising ways in which culture shapes our parenting practices, Gross-Loh offers objective, research-based insight such as: Co-sleeping may promote independence in kids. “Hoverparenting” can damage a child’s resilience. Finnish children, who rank among the highest academic achievers, enjoy multiple recesses a day. Our obsession with self-esteem may limit a child’s potential.

Eighteen Days Till Home
Eighteen Days Till Home

Author: Shirley Latessa

Publisher: SteinerBooks

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1584204818

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Unable to reconcile herself to the deaths of her husband and her eldest daughter, poet Elizabeth Layton is teetering on the edge of an emotional abyss. To keep her from excessive mourning, her sister and brother pressure Elizabeth into going on a museum sponsored trip to the Aegean. The scenes in the novel are set against the exotic background of Greece, Turkey, Crete, Italy, and the sea. Hounded by memories, by odd, recurring dreams, by profound and disturbing encounters with two men, Elizabeth crosses a threshold. Is it another world...or madness?

SPIN
SPIN

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13:

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From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

Grievers Ask
Grievers Ask

Author: Harold Ivan Smith

Publisher: Augsburg Books

Published:

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781451409451

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In his counseling work, Harold Ivan Smith has heard most of the questions--even the most obscure, personal, and difficult ones--that occur to grievers as they process their loss. Here he compiles more than 150 common questions, explores the emotions behind them, and provides clear and forthright responses. Whether readers find the answers they seek, new perspectives to ponder, or comfort from knowing that others ask similar questions, this valuable resource will guide individuals who are in the midst of grief and those who wish to provide comfort.

Summary of Chad Bird's Limping with God
Summary of Chad Bird's Limping with God

Author: Everest Media,

Publisher: Everest Media LLC

Published: 2022-10-10T22:59:00Z

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13:

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 God may not do something when you want him to do it, but he will always, always, be ridiculously late. #2 God doesn’t do anything when you want him to, but he will always be ridiculously late. #3 Waiting is a painful but necessary part of the process of learning to rely on God. #4 Waiting is a painful but necessary part of the process of learning to rely on God.