Nelson: 2764 books

In Too Blessed to Be Stressed Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook shares her testament of faith and is living proof that stress doesn't have to stress you out. Dr. Cook uses her platform as the first female American Baptist pastor, a wife, a mother, as well as an appointee to President Clinton's Initiative on...

This bookpresents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and university to endure as a critical institution of the nation and society. Nelson examines contested issues and concerns in the academy such as the role and position of religion; the place...

America is in crisis, and the stakes have never been higher. In Worth Fighting For, former Vice President Dan Quayle brings to the nation an experienced awareness of the many challenges ahead. The stakes are high. But, he knows that your dreams, your hopes, your family and your future are worth fighting for.

" Le nouveau monde ne sera pas construit par ceux qui restent à l'écart les bras croisés, mais par ceux qui sont dans l'arène, les vêtements réduits en haillons par la tempête et le corps mutilé par les événements. " Arrêté en 1962 par le gouvernement d'apartheid d'Afrique du...

Un récit vivant et inspiré de la présidence de Mandela, basé sur ses mémoires inachevés. Les cinq années qui ont permis de concrétiser la vision de Mandela d'une Afrique du Sud libre, moderne et démocratique. En 1994, Nelson Mandela est devenu le premier Président d'une Afrique du...

When sincere believers succumb to temptation it is seldom a sudden thing," writes Richard Exley. "Rather it is the culmination of a series of seemingly innocent compromises that ultimately result in a tragic fall." Exley refers to seven stages of temptation that are common in almost...

This account of three unplanned careers supports the theory that life does not pursue a set of plans. As the author at ninety-two explains to friends, If it werent for World War II, Id likely still be milking cows today. While in elementary school, Nelson and his older brother, Roy, became key parts...

In 1948, the Constitution of the World Health Organization declared, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Yet this idea was not predominant in the United States immediately after World War II, especially when...

While most people believe that the movement to secure voluntary reproductive control for women centered solely on abortion rights, for many women abortion was not the only, or even primary, focus. Jennifer Nelson tells the story of the feminist struggle for legal abortion and reproductive rights in...

Een onvergetelijk portret van Nelson Mandela aan de hand van nooit eerder gepubliceerde brieven uit de gevangenis Toen de 44-jarige advocaat en activist Nelson Mandela in 1962 werd gearresteerd tijdens de intensivering van de meedogenloze campagne tegen politieke tegenstanders van het apartheidsregime...

The true story of a voyage to the South Pacific in search of sperm whales. The Charles W. Morgan was the last surviving whaler from the fleet sailing out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was retired in 1921, after 80 years of active service. In this book, first published in 1948, Nelson...

The first Korean adoptees were powerful symbols of American superiority in the Cold War; as Korean adoption continued, adoptees' visibility as Asians faded as they became a geopolitical success story—all-American children in loving white families. In Invisible Asians, Kim Park Nelson analyzes the...

In these stories, Dianne Nelson illuminates that vast territory of pleasure and pain created within modern families. Whether it is a father trying to kidnap his young son from his estranged ex-wife or a woman celebrating her ability to produce babies without any help from men, Nelson's characters...

This book is dedicated to all South African citizens due to the high crime in this country. Many have become statistics of crime one way or another, whether petty crime or more serious crime. Ezekiel Industries, owned by Nelson Canha, the author of this book, is a small business related to the Security...