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In the context of the Native Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the late 20th century, kua'aina came to refer to those who actively lived Hawaiian culture and kept the spirit of the land alive. This book shows how kua'aina have enabled Hawaiians to endure as a unique and dignified people after more than a century of American subjugation and control.

A bestselling Catholic author pens this deeply personal introduction to the biblical theology and spirituality of Opus Dei, a highly secretive and powerful international organization. Hahn, a member of Opus Dei, describes the organization's founding, its mission, and its profound influence on his life.

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With its descriptions of cosmic events and characters, the Saddharmapundarika-sutra unfolds like a magnificent drama. It offers a combination of doctrine, teachings, stories, and parables, devotional practices, and portraits of the many buddhas and bodhisattvas that inhabit the world of the Lotus Sutra. This text presents a Mahayana vision.

Walking Arras marks the final volume in a trilogy of walking books about the British sector of the Western Front. Paul Reed once more takes us over paths trodden by men who were asked to make a huge ' and, for all too many, the ultimate ' sacrifice. The Battle of Arras falls between the Somme and Third Ypres, it marked the first British attempt to storm the Hindenburg Line defences, and the first use of lessons learned from the events of 1916....

Follow a path of disovery toward the realization that only a relinquished life can find true happiness in Christ.

Visual Culture in Shanghai, 1850s-1930s is a study of formal and informal meanings of Haipai ("Shanghai School" or "Shanghai Style"), as seen through the paintings of the Shanghai school as well as other media of visual representation. The book provides us a point of entry into the nexus of relationships that structured the encounter between China and the West as experienced by the treaty-port Chinese in their everyday life. Exploring such rel...

The problem of the will has long been viewed as central to Heidegger's later thought. Focusing on this problem, this book aims to clarify key issues from the philosopher's later period, and demonstrates how his so-called "turn" is not a simple "turnaround" from voluntarism to passivism.

This book draws upon the legacy of wisdom from ancient manuscripts, which can have a profound impact on your life. Mankind is oblivious to the extent of the devastation bestowed on the environment, and the fact that we are jeopardising the survival of future generations. There has never been so much violence, crime, corruption, murder and war in the history of mankind. In spite of our triumphs, in terms of scientific discoveries, we are depriv...

This book draws upon the legacy of wisdom from ancient manuscripts, which can have a profound impact on your life. Mankind is oblivious to the extent of the devastation bestowed on the environment, and the fact that we are jeopardising the survival of future generations. There has never been so much violence, crime, corruption, murder and war in the history of mankind. In spite of our triumphs, in terms of scientific discoveries, we are depriv...

This work discusses the spiritual journey of a man who abandoned his notions of material success to embrace a course of unworldly prosperity through solitude and reflection. The author retired from college teaching and developed a spirituality and personal theology that became, for him, a viable alternative to modern materialistic values. Solitude demonstrates the possibility of being transformed by love, and the strength found in acting throu...

Provides an evidence and rights-based approach to monitoring the well-being of children and adolescents in South Africa. Drawing on international precedents, and subject to extensive peer review and revision, this work offers a holistic set of child well-being indicators that will enhance the country's capacity to monitor the status of children.

Chris Clarkson is a History Professor at Okanagan College.

Rosanna L. Langer is an assistant professor in the Law and Justice Department at Laurentian University.

Collection of 35 stories defining Tom Chapin's exhilarating and harrowing 29-year career as a Minnesota Game Warden

The Rocky Mountain area is noted for challenging growing conditions and a great diversity of plant life. From this plant diversity, the authors have selected 518 species of native plants suitable for use in horticulture and native plant landscaping. The selected species include trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, cacti, grasses, and wildflowers. Culture and propagation information are provided for each species and color photos are provided for most s...

A collection of poems about love, loss, disappointment, heartache and growing up. We each experience love and its related emotions, highs and lows, always feeling unique, though we are not. Sharing the emotional roller coaster of love helps us all to understand that we are not alone. We may feel when love ends life ends, but reality is we will eventually get back up and dust ourselves off and once more open our heart to another and that is the...

New York and London articles by Yalin Karadogan from 1998-2006.

A vicious killer stalks the dusty streets of Mascarada, New Mexico, slicing the throats of saloon girls like some Western Day Jack the Ripper. The Crucible Society, an organization that claims it doesn't exist, plans to tame the Wild West, but are their methods any better than those of the criminals they hunt down? Johnny Hickok, a man falsely accused of murder, struggles against the demons of his past and the specter of the Pistolero within. ...

This Book of Poems was written to be a testimony to people everywhere of life's wonders, from a mother's love to the seasons of the year, where one can ponder God's daily blessings. May it touch your heart as much as it touched mine as God inspired me to write this. Know that you are loved and that God can use you if you are available. May these poems be cherished by readers of all ages.