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What did women from the Ipswich area have to do with getting the vote? Surely it was only in London that suffragettes chained themselves to railings, held enormous processions, went to prison, and burned down buildings. But women were also making their voice heard in towns and villages across Britain....

In August 2016, the Aspen Strategy Group examined how to reform America’s national security decision-making process. The papers in this volume provide practical solutions to repair the key functions of Washington’s executive departments, agencies, and advisory bodies responsible for shaping U.S. foreign policy and national security.

Exploring an inimitable philosophy of hope and humor through a variety of ups and downs, this quirky recollection illustrates the author’s search for the meaning of life. Depicting her experiences as the only doctor on call for an entire hospital in Sierra Leone in the midst of civil war, this portrait...

Kimberly Beam was a middle school Language Arts teacher in Massachusetts and an English teacher in Maryland before being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. This is the story from finding the lump in her collarbone through the ordeals of diagnosis. Beam doesnt pull punches about diagnosis and treatment....

A transformational approach to conflict argues that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns and social and discursive structures. Central to this book is the idea that the origins of transformation can be momentary, situational, and small-scale or large-scale and systemic....

The Royal Road of the Tejas Indians, El Camino Real de los Tejas, was born hundreds of years ago when the Native Americans followed routes used by buffalo and other animals, realizing that these early creatures knew the best paths to take. Also known as Kings Highway, it later became a major thoroughfare...

Out of all the divas at New Day Temple of Faith, Unique has to be the most colorful one--she and her mother Lorain, that is. Never one to hold her tongue in the name of keepin' it real, it's no surprise that Unique has not been saved all her life. It's safe to say that Lorain wasn't born on the church...

Some would say that God will not put on a person more than she can bear, but Paige begs to differ, because she is truly on the edge. One more unexpected and unpleasant occurrence and she'll be free falling. As if physical, mental, sexual, and spiritual abuse from her husband doesn't weigh heavily...

What was the pastor of New Day Temple of Faith thinking, approving the creation of the New Day Singles Ministry? Better yet, what were its members thinking when they joined?  Doreen, lovingly known as the Church Mother of New Day, thought that when she presented the idea of the ministry to the pastor,...

The purpose of this study Journal is to follow the Scripture from Genesis to Revelation guiding the reader through what the Bible teaches about fear. All information and verses have been taken from the Ryrie Study Bible, The King James Version (KJV) and The New Living Translation Bible (NLT) nothing...

Review Bill's teaching on legalism, law, and grace deserves a careful examination -- Dr. Samuel J. Schultz, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Hopefully this book will help many believers be more sensitive to false teachings -- Bibliotheca Sacra - Roy Zuck – Author and...

This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Kathy Brown suddenly wakes up. Was that a noise in the house, or part of her dream? In her dream, Kathy was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend. Her husband,...

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO GO TO HELL, JUST TO BE WITH FRIENDS! Hell, really! If there is a hell, what is it like? Will man face a type of hell on earth? What are Satan and his demons doing? Is there a judgment coming for sins? Does God really care? What happens when you die? I hate this body,...

An ordinary man found that serving a great God is always a rewarding life.He saw lives changed from the bondage and hopelessness of sin to lives of great victory and peace.His calling took him to dangerous places where he faced wolves, bandits, guns, bombs, and even being lost in the mountains at...