Towards a Global Consensus Against Corruption, Lohaus, Mathis
Автор: Lohaus, Phillip T Название: Power and complacency ISBN: 1640122265 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781640122260 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4634.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The United States is at a crossroads. Despite a defense budget that dwarfs that of any of the nation’s rivals, the marginal return on this investment has decreased dramatically since the end of World War II. Why? Why have America’s rivals, despite inferior resources, increasingly set the terms of international competition? How might America’s leaders reconsider the application of power to ensure a favorable place on an increasingly crowded global stage? By tracing the geographic and historical development of four global actors-Russia, Iran, China, and the United States-Phillip T. Lohaus illuminates four equally distinct approaches to competition outside of warfare. He argues that while America’s actions may have birthed information as a currency of power, the nation’s failure to fully grasp the implications of this transition has created critical opportunities for its rivals to increase their power at the expense of the United States. The American way of competition, rooted in a scientific understanding of warfare, may impede effectiveness in the amorphous and unscientific landscape of twenty-first-century competition. From Rome to Britain, complacency has contributed to the downfall of many empires. Yet the slow bleed of American power may still be stanched by an approach to competition that emphasizes subtlety, diffusion, and ubiquity. America has developed and used these tools in the past-its very survival may hinge on returning to them. Power and Complacency defines the differing perspectives of America’s international conflicts and offers possible solutions for reformulating its superpower strengths.
These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn't Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus' life, sacrificial death and spectacular resurrection--enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done.
Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won:
"He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5)
This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
Автор: Mathis Ayana Название: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie ISBN: 0307949702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307949707 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "A remarkable page-turner of a novel." --Chicago Tribune
In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north. Full of hope, she settles in Philadelphia to build a better life. Instead she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment, and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins are lost to an illness that a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children, whom she raises with grit, mettle, and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them to meet a world that will not be kind. Their lives, captured here in twelve luminous threads, tell the story of a mother's monumental courage--and a nation's tumultuous journey. A New York Times Notable Book An NPR Best Book of the Year A Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year
Описание: In 1951, George Simkins, Jr., of Greensboro, and Anna Oleona Atkins of Winston-Salem were married. Their elegant wedding not only brought together the black elite of North Carolinas Piedmont Triad, but more significantly, it merged two families who, arguably, did more to advance civil rights in the Carolinas than any other. George C. Simkins, Jr. hailed from an old line of South Carolina high achievers-the descendant of men who founded and settled communities, served as governors and members of Congress, fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, and built elegant plantations along meandering rivers. Those were his white ancestors. The patriarch of the Black Simkinses, Georges direct lineage, outlived slavery and became businessmen, lawyers, educators and lawyers and distinguished themselves in ways his white slave-holding father and enslaved mother could never have dreamed. And from that tree came George, who lived a relatively privileged life of ease until he decided one day to take a stand and play golf on the citys whites-only golf course. That move landed him in jail, and firmly in the throes of the civil rights movement. For the next 50 years, he would challenge every segregationist institution and convention he encountered. He rattled the white establishment, sued it, harassed it, exposed it and won. Segregated health care in the United States came tumbling down because of George Simkins dogged litigation. Greensboro Schools were forced to end their pretense of compliance with the Brown decision and actually implement full desegregation because of Simkins challenges. The lunch counters, retail stores, city employment rolls, libraries, sports facilities, bank staffs in Greensboro all bowed to Simkins unrelenting pressure to install racial justice. He was, as one noted civil rights advocate noted, "Greensboros preeminent civil rights activist of the 20th Century." Anna was cut from a different cloth. A statuesque beauty, her transparent refinement and poise might have easily led people to believe that she might be too demur for the movement. But her ancestry suggested otherwise. Annas grandfather was Simon Greene Atkins, the son of former slaves and farmers, who seized upon education as his means of escaping the dread fate of most black Southerners at the dawn of the 20th Century. Simons mastery of knowledge made him, first, a respected teacher, then principal, then, at last, founder of an institution of higher learning for African Americans. What is now Winston-Salem State University began as a twinkle in Simons eye, materializing as a single building with one teacher and 25 students. In 2017, the thriving school celebrated its 125th anniversary. Annas father - Simons youngest son - went to Fisk, then to law school at Yale, where he was the first black editor of Yale Law Review. He graduated with top honors, was inducted into the renowned Order of the Coif (another black first), all while working two jobs on campus to finance his studies. At age 27, Jack argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark case that eventually liberated black voting rights. Until his death 60 years later, Jack returned to the courts frequently to win new and equal opportunities for African Americans in voting, school desegregation, and public accommodations cases. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once commented that he had rarely heard an argument as polished and competent as Jacks. Anna distinguished herself as a Ph.D. and university professor with a specialty in textiles and transculturation. After serving on Greensboros City Council and on an array of boards and commissions, she traveled broadly and luxuriously, touching every continent except Antarctica. These are just some of the many characters from the Simkins and Atkins families discussed in the book. Together, they were responsible for norm-shattering advances that generations now take for granted.
Автор: Mathis/Jackson/ Valentine/Meglich/Dowling/Festing/ Название: Custom Advanced Human Resources Management ISBN: 1473778050 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781473778054 Издательство: Cengage Learning Рейтинг: Цена: 6336.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Mathis Jacques Название: Psychotic ISBN: 1643375091 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643375090 Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK Рейтинг: Цена: 2968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A moving autobiographical portrayal of psychosis and mental illness as shown through the experiences and writings of writer-poet Jacques Mathis.
Автор: Allard Niccole Mathis Название: Tommy the Taxi Driver ISBN: 1646703693 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781646703692 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2062.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Mathis J. R. Название: The Penitent Priest ISBN: 1393857833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781393857839 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3125.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
A wife murdered.
A killer at large.
A man of God with a painful secret.
When Tom Greer's wife Joan was murdered and her killer never caught, he left Myerton determined to leave the painful memories behind. Ten years later, now-Father Tom Greer returns as the temporary pastor of Saint Clare's Parish in Myerton--where he married and mourned his wife. Assigned there for four months, Father Tom's only desire is to serve God's people quietly then leave again. He has no desire to revisit the past.
But the past won't leave Father Tom alone...
Secrets uncovered and a mysterious encounter in the confessional forces Father Tom to confront painful truths about Joan and her murder. When a police detective--a woman from Father Tom's own past--refuses to reopen the case, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
It turns out to be a fateful decision, for Father Tom has secrets of his own...
Fans of Father Brown will love this first book in a new mystery series featuring Father Tom Greer.
Описание: Sandra Paulette Pierce Mathis, the author of Cooking with Love-Just Like My Mama Taught Me (Authentic Virginia Cuisine), was born and raised in Surry, Virginia-- a small rural community on the James River. With her mother's guidance, she started baking and preparing meals by the age of nine. Although Mathis is not a professional baker, she has an extensive recipe collection that dates to the early 1980's. She enjoys the art of cooking and baking and has twice won The Virginian- Pilot Norfolk, VA Dream Team Awards for baking. In 2016, she won 2nd Place in Norfolk for gingersnaps as well as 2nd Place statewide for gingersnaps at the Virginia State Fair in Richmond, Virginia. In 2017, an Honorable Mention for Mama's Coconut Pie was awarded by The Virginian-Pilot Dream Team in Norfolk, Virginia.
Автор: Mathis Shelle Название: Deliverance ISBN: 1644924471 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644924471 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1924.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The pressure of being the prominent pastor in the community comes with a price-for Pastor JT, there's just one secret that holds him hostage. Ironically, that same secret holds his daughter in the same chains. Upset and feeling betrayed by his father, his wife, and the people at his local church, feelings of failure and shame separates his relationship with God. As JT's addiction increases, hiding his habit becomes inconsistent, cumbersome, and exposed. However, when God has a calling on your life, exposure is not to bring embarrassment but to bring deliverance.
Автор: Mathis III Pressley Название: Baby Needs a Turtle ISBN: 1489720472 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781489720474 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sometimes wisdom can come from the strangest place. You never know when your child is going to say something that will catch you off guard. At that point, you become the student.
