The Marriage Box
The Marriage Box

Author: Corie Adjmi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-05-02

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1647420806

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Featured as a Goodreads Most Popular Book of May 2023 and Top 6 Jewish Books This Year, The Jewish Chronicle Casey Cohen, a Middle Eastern Jew, is a sixteen-year-old in New Orleans in the 1970s when she starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. Then she gets in trouble and her parents turn her whole world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn. In this new and foreign world, families gather weekly for Shabbat dinner; parties are extravagant events at the Museum of Natural History; and the Marriage Box is a real place, a pool deck designated for teenage girls to put themselves on display for potential husbands. Casey is at first shocked by this unfamiliar culture, but after she meets Michael, she’s enticed by it. Looking for love and a place to belong, she marries him at eighteen, believing she can adjust to Syrian ways. But she begins to question her decision when she discovers that Michael doesn’t want her to go to college; he wants her to have a baby instead. Can Casey integrate these two opposing worlds, or will she have to leave one behind in order to find her way?

His Brain, Her Brain
His Brain, Her Brain

Author: Walt Larimore

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 2009-07-13

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0310853346

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She reads people, and he reads manuals. He doesn't ask for directions, and she doesn't appreciate his advice. She is so mysterious, and he is so practical. He does not seem to listen, and she seems so emotional. The list goes on and on . . . In a world where men and women are constantly told they are not different, His Brain, Her Brain shows couples what they instinctively know--men and women are different, and these divinely designed differences, when understood, make a marriage stronger and happier. Combining the latest brain research along with their experiences in over three decades of marriage and counseling, Dr. Walt and Barb Larimore explain how the unique design of each sex, particularly the unique brain and hormones of each, results in different habits, tendencies, and nuances of thought and action.

FIREWALL YOUR MARRIAGE
FIREWALL YOUR MARRIAGE

Author: Franky Fernandes

Publisher: FRANKY FERNANDES

Published: 2022-09-21

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Divorce rates are at historic highs. Countless marriages are dysfunctional even when couples stay together. So how does any couple guarantee a successful marriage? In Firewall Your Marriage, Christian author, speaker, and marriage coach Franky Fernandes lays out three core pillars for protecting and building a healthy marriage. What is a firewall in marriage? Just as a digital firewall protects a company’s computer network from hackers and other security threats, so every marriage needs a spiritual firewall to protect the couple from dangers lurking outside and struggles within. Using true life anecdotes, biblical principles, and practical application, Firewall Your Marriage gives clear direction for any couple seeking to proactively live a healthy marriage throughout every stage from newlyweds to raising children, to empty nesters. Applied consistently, these three firewall pillars not only safeguard a couple from legal and physical separation but first of all emotional and spiritual separation as well. We Author Franky Fernandes and his wife can testify first-hand to the joyful, amazing, fulfilled marriage that results when these principles are applied in the home. They now teach other couples how to firewall their marriages and look forward to now helping every reader achieve a godly, joyous, healthy marriage.

Beware the Slow Leaks
Beware the Slow Leaks

Author: Steve King

Publisher: Salem Books

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1621578127

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“Urgent, timely, and inspiring biblical wisdom for Christian leaders who want to start strong, thrive fully, and finish well!” –W. Scott Brown, Christian Leadership Alliance “Too often technique and numeric growth are on the minds of young pastors. Learn from a veteran and seek faithfulness!” –Matt Schmucker, co-founder, 9Marks “A powerful and preventive message for every pastor who desires to hear ‘well done’ at the finish line.” –Cliff Clifton, North American Mission Board, director of Send DC As leaders, it’s our greatest desire: a life that honors God, strengthens our family, and draws those we lead to Jesus Christ. But behind our well-intentioned efforts and carefully prepared sermons, we also carry fear of failure, disappointments, hurts, and hidden sins. These can become slow leaks resulting not only in public failure, but more importantly, in devastation to those we love and lead. But here’s the good news: You don’t have to live in fear. The God who called you stands ready to empower you to confidently plug the slow leaks in your life, to vigorously flourish, and to finish well. In Beware the Slow Leaks, Pastor Steve King draws on over forty years of ministry to equip Christian leaders to build healthy, gospel-centered habits now so they don’t have to bail their ship later. With biblical wisdom, personal stories, and spiritual care, King inspires ministers to practice what they preach—providing eight pro-active strategies to help Christian leaders fully thrive and confidently finish. Now is the time to fortify your hull against the slow leaks. Join Pastor King as he points you to the God who has called you to sail the waters with Him, not just bail your boat.

Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers

Author: Imani Mulinde

Publisher: Faith Michelle Hoe or Imani Mulinde

Published: 2023-07-29

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0645890413

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Breaking Barriers is a poignant memoir that offers the reader a glimpse into the depths of Imani’s incredible journey of hope, love, and rediscovery. It is an unvarnished, in-your-face recollection, reflection, and exhortation that will help you realign to the purposes of God and the destiny He has ordained for you. From the challenges faced as an interracial couple, relocating to another continent, and navigating the complexities of life as a foreigner living in Uganda, her story takes an unexpected turn with the untimely loss of her husband, mere moments after their first anniversary. Buffeted by torrents of grief, pain, fears, uncertainties, and hopelessness, she graphically yet candidly brings the reader into specific points of her journey, and the struggles of trying to move forward in a world that seemed to have left her behind. This narrative explores the profound questions that arise when well-meaning voices attempt to console her with promises of a brighter tomorrow. Can God meet her in the eye of the storm and piece the shattered fragments of her life back together, allowing her to grow a new heart and find the strength to embrace life again?

The Nuptial Deal
The Nuptial Deal

Author: Jaye Cee Whitehead

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0226895300

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Since the 1990s, gay and lesbian civil rights organizations have increasingly focused on the right of same-sex couples to marry, which represents a major change from earlier activists’ rejection of the institution. Centering on the everyday struggles, feelings, and thought of marriage equality activists, The Nuptial Deal explores this shift and its connections to the transformation of the United States from a welfare state to a neo-liberal one in which families carry the burden of facing social problems. Governance and marriage are now firmly entwined. Fighting for access to marriage means fighting for specific legal benefits, which include everything from medical decision-making and spousal immigration to lower insurance rates and taxes. As Jaye Cee Whitehead makes plain, debates over the definition and purpose of marriage indicate how thoroughly neo-liberalism has pervaded American culture. Indeed, Whitehead concludes, the federal government’s resistance to same-sex marriage stems not from “traditional values” but from fear of exposing marriage as a form of governance rather than a natural expression of human intimacy. A fresh take on the terms and stakes of the debate over same-sex marriage, The Nuptial Deal is also a probing look at the difficult choices and compromises faced by activists.

The Marriage Act
The Marriage Act

Author: Liza Monroy

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1619023652

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After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East—where gay men are often beaten and sometimes killed—was too dangerous. So Liza proposes to Emir in efforts to keep him safe and by her side. After a fast wedding in Las Vegas, the couple faces new adventures and obstacles in both L.A. and New York City as they dodge the INS. Their relationship is compounded further by the fact that Liza’s mother works for the State Department preventing immigration fraud. Through it all, Liza and Emir must contend with professional ambition, adversity, and heartbreak and eventually learn the true lessons of companionship and devotion. This marriage that was not a marriage, in the end, really was. The Marriage Act is a timely and topical look at the changing face of marriage in America and speaks to the emergent generation forming bonds outside of tradition—and sometimes even outside the law.

Does Anyone Speak Female?
Does Anyone Speak Female?

Author: Ron Biagini

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1606969552

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Happily ever after?! In today's society, fraught with infidelity, marital discord, and, all too often, divorce, 'happily ever after' is more like 'happily, until things go wrong and I just can't take it anymore!' In Does Anyone Speak Female? author Ron Biagini asserts that the state of your marriage is a direct reflection of what you have invested in it over the years. It's not up to chance; it's up to you! Based on personal experiences and inner reflection on twenty-five years of marriage, Biagini provides inspiration and encouragement for those seeking marital accord. Learn how to build and maintain trust; how to make her feel special; how to communicate and listen; the power of compliments; and the differences between affection, romance, and sex. Whether unmarried, newly wed, on your second or third attempt, or a seasoned individual committed to going the distance with your first love, Does Anyone Speak Female? is for you!

Women and the Economy
Women and the Economy

Author: Saul D. Hoffman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-03-11

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1350306150

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This textbook presents a comprehensive analysis of the enormous changes in women's economic lives around the world, from the family to the labor market. Hoffman and Averett examine a range of fascinating topics such as the effect of rising women's wages and improved labor market opportunities on marriage, the ways in which more reliable contraception has shaped women's adult lives and careers, and the forces behind the phenomenal rise in women's labor force activity. This fourth edition addresses important topics of discussion through brand new chapters on gender in economics and race and gender in the USA. It incorporates the latest research findings throughout, many of which are featured in helpful call-out boxes, and illustrated with new graphs and figures. This is invaluable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, development and women's studies. The level of economic analysis is suitable for students with basic economics knowledge. New to this Edition: - New chapters on gender in economics and race and gender in economics. - Fully updated with new data, policy examples and a new companion website with lecturer resources. - Increased pedagogy, withover 30 new boxes. - Policy has been integrated into the main chapters so that connections are clearer. - Intersectional approach.

Re-thinking Renaissance Objects
Re-thinking Renaissance Objects

Author: Peta Motture

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-07

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1444396765

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Inspired by research undertaken for the new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Re-thinking Renaissance Objects explores and often challenges some of the key issues and current debates relating to Renaissance art and culture. Puts forward original research, including evidence provided by an in-depth study arising from the Medieval & Renaissance Gallery project Contributions are unusual in their combination of a variety of approaches, but with each paper starting with an examination of the objects themselves New theories emerge from several papers, some of which challenge current thinking