Download or read book Hope written by Chantal Bellehumeur and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Last Best Hope written by George Packer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of The New York Times's 100 notable books of 2021 "[George Packer's] account of America’s decline into destructive tribalism is always illuminating and often dazzling." —William Galston, The Washington Post Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America’s descent into a failed state, and envisions a path toward overcoming our injustices, paralyses, and divides In the year 2020, Americans suffered one rude blow after another to their health, livelihoods, and collective self-esteem. A ruthless pandemic, an inept and malign government response, polarizing protests, and an election marred by conspiracy theories left many citizens in despair about their country and its democratic experiment. With pitiless precision, the year exposed the nation’s underlying conditions—discredited elites, weakened institutions, blatant inequalities—and how difficult they are to remedy. In Last Best Hope, George Packer traces the shocks back to their sources. He explores the four narratives that now dominate American life: Free America, which imagines a nation of separate individuals and serves the interests of corporations and the wealthy; Smart America, the world view of Silicon Valley and the professional elite; Real America, the white Christian nationalism of the heartland; and Just America, which sees citizens as members of identity groups that inflict or suffer oppression. In lively and biting prose, Packer shows that none of these narratives can sustain a democracy. To point a more hopeful way forward, he looks for a common American identity and finds it in the passion for equality—the “hidden code”—that Americans of diverse persuasions have held for centuries. Today, we are challenged again to fight for equality and renew what Alexis de Tocqueville called “the art” of self-government. In its strong voice and trenchant analysis, Last Best Hope is an essential contribution to the literature of national renewal.
Download or read book Ring the Alarm the Hope of Black and Brown Communities written by Nikolai Pizarro and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science and history prove that when we change the way we treat babies, we can break prison and poverty cycles. Ring the Alarm presents well-documented data and arguments to this effect. This text is both a complete 0-5 (yrs) caregiver's guide for parents of color as well as a community call to action. It is a book for everyone who really cares about the state of black and Latino people and children in this country.
Download or read book HOPE written by Jean Estelle and published by Jean Estelle. This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the subterranean depths, Juniper Mikah clings to life alongside the remnants of humanity. The surface, once teeming with vitality, now lies scorched and barren—a testament to the final World War, the cataclysmic Nuclear War that drove survivors underground. Three centuries have passed since that fateful conflict, and the truth remains veiled in shadows. No one speaks of how it began or why, but whispers echo through the dim corridors. On June 30th, Juniper faces her reckoning. Seventeen years old, she steps into the procession—the first half of her peers—bound for Discovery. There is no choice; compliance is the currency of survival. Going to Discovery very well may mean severing ties with family forever. The day of departure becomes the day of farewell, a heart-wrenching parting. If you fail, you die, tossed into the radiation. Discovery awaits those deemed of age by the council. Six months stretch ahead—a narrow window to prove worthiness, to unravel the mystery of her father’s disappearance. Fail, and the compound’s gates expel you to the radiation-soaked wasteland above—a realm where death dances on every particle of dust. Resources are scarce; compassion scarcer still. Within Discovery’s chambers, Juniper unearths more than knowledge. She uncovers the council’s web of deceit, spun by Jaila, the enigmatic leader. Her clandestine mission—to uncover her father’s fate—becomes an obsession. Melanie, a ready ally, stands by her side. Together, they peel back layers of lies, revealing the horrors hidden within the Compound’s walls. In this world, compliance is survival, and defiance courts death. Juniper’s journey will lead her to shocking truths, and love—fierce and forbidden—will ignite against the backdrop of despair.
Download or read book Stargrave Hope Eternal written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take on the pirate fleets in this campaign for Stargrave, featuring full rules for playing the game solo or cooperatively. Since the end of the Last War, the great pirate fleets have roamed the ruins of the galaxy, pillaging, extorting, and enslaving. No one has had the power to stand against them, and the desperate few who have tried, have been quickly and brutally crushed. However, when the independent crews are hired for a simple hostage rescue, it leads to a dangerous opportunity to strike a blow against tyranny. Two of the largest and most vicious pirate fleets are meeting for a parlay near the ruins of an ancient research station... one that once experimented with 'supernova-level events'. If the crews can locate the station, slip past the pirates, and infiltrate the facility, it might be possible to release such an event just as the fleets have gathered... Hope Eternal is a solo and cooperative expansion for Stargrave. Along with full rules for playing the game in this new style, the book contains an intricate campaign of connected scenarios. Whether you brave the perils of the campaign alone, or enlist the aid of another independent crew, this is your chance to bring back a little hope to the ravaged galaxy!
Download or read book Active Hope revised written by Joanna Macy and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, war, political polarization, economic upheaval, and the dying back of nature together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. This revised, tenth anniversary edition of Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face these crises so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys, modern psychology, spirituality, and holistic science. This process equips us with tools to face the mess we’re in and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a life-sustaining society.
Download or read book Hope written by Stella and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivating short stories of one woman's passage from being trapped in an abusive marriage to living in freedom. Many suffer at the hand of an abuser, most never get out. When God showed her the way, she took the leap of faith to step out of the boat she was in...onto the crashing waves where Jesus held her hand the entire way. She describes herself as a broken and flawed mess and the process of emerging from mess to a healed soul. Darkness dappled with grace,and the raindrops of laughter that sprinkled her life during these tumultuous years, guides the audience toward hope in a confusing and overwhelming world. She presents herself to the Almighty just as she is and encourages others to do the same. Human relationships take time and energy just as developing a strong and mature relationship with God takes time and energy.
Download or read book Memoirs written by Andreĭ Sakharov and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1990 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Den sovjetiske forfatter (1921-1989) fortæller om sin opvækst, sit liv som videnskabsmand og arbejdet med udviklingen af brintbomben samt om sit systemkritiske virke fra midten af 1960'erne til sin død
Download or read book Our Last Great Hope written by Ronnie Floyd and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day we encounter scores of people headed to an eternity without God. What will it take to wake us up to their desperate need for a Savior? While the earth's time clock ticks away, well-meaning Christians go to church, pay their tithes, and pray for foreign missionaries—going through the motions of Christian life as millions face an eternity without God. If heaven is indeed for real, and only those who have put their faith in Christ will be given entrance, shouldn't we be making the most of every opportunity to share the Gospel, the last great hope for all the world? Join pastor Ronnie Floyd as he challenges readers to face reality and begin a global movement to reach the lost. He says, "God is calling us to an awakening regarding his most urgent command found in Matthew 28:19 to go and make disciples of all nations. This Great Commission is the compelling charge given to us with divine authority by our Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ." If the Great Commission was so important to Jesus, why have we relegated it to casual discussions and an annual campaign in our churches? An awakening has never been more needed. In this challenging book, Pastor Floyd discusses key imperatives such as: Get honest with yourself Wake up your church Understand the urgency Talk Jesus daily Reach the next generation now Minimize structure Think like never before
Download or read book Hope for the Best written by Jack Sharkey and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1977 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Meeting the Demands of Reason written by Jay Bergman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soviet physicist, dissident, and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. The first Russian to have been so recognized, Sakharov in his Nobel lecture held that humanity had a "sacred endeavor" to create a life worthy of its potential, that "we must make good the demands of reason," by confronting the dangers threatening the world, both then and now: nuclear annihilation, famine, pollution, and the denial of human rights.Meeting the Demands of Reason provides a comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual development, focusing on his political thought and the effect his ideas had on Soviet society. Jay Bergman places Sakharov's dissidence squarely within the ethical legacy of the nineteenth-century Russian intelligentsia, inculcated by his father and other family members from an early age.In 1948, one year after receiving his doctoral candidate's degree in physics, Sakharov began work on the Soviet hydrogen bomb and later received both the Stalin and the Lenin prizes for his efforts. Although as a nuclear physicist he had firsthand experience of honors and privileges inaccessible to ordinary citizens, Sakharov became critical of certain policies of the Soviet government in the late 1950s. He never renounced his work on nuclear weaponry, but eventually grew concerned about the environmental consequences of testing and feared unrestrained nuclear proliferation.Bergman shows that these issues led Sakharov to see the connection between his work in science and his responsibilities to the political life of his country. In the late 1960s, Sakharov began to condemn the Soviet system as a whole in the name of universal human rights. By the 1970s, he had become, with Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the most recognized Soviet dissident in the West, which afforded him a measure of protection from the authorities. In 1980, however, he was exiled to the closed city of Gorky for protesting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In 1986, the new Gorbachev regime allowed him to return to Moscow, where he played a central role as both supporter and critic in the years of perestroika.Two years after Sakharov's death, the Soviet Union collapsed, and in the courageous example of his unyielding commitment to human rights, skillfully recounted by Bergman, Sakharov remains an enduring inspiration for all those who would tell truth to power.
Download or read book A Vacant Hope written by Sherrie Lea Morgan and published by Sherrie Lea Morgan Author. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save a missing child, Shannon must face the ghosts of her own past. Just as Shannon and her ghost sister, Steph, ponder who’s the rightful owner of a ring from the trinket box, a young child goes missing. It's Clare, an angelic seven-year-old who can see ghosts. The whole town pulls together in a desperate search, but Shannon is terrified. It’s too much like the case that drove her into hiding, but Shannon must find the courage to open herself to visions that could break her. All the while hoping and praying that this time, the story will have a happy ending.
Download or read book Our Hope the Kingdom written by Ken Stewart and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Hope is meant to be easily understood by anyone, Christian or non-Christian. It can be read cover to cover, used as a reference, or used as a group Bible study guide. Over 1,200 scripture verses from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE® are included, so references can be read as part of the text without interrupting your reading to consult a Bible. While the Kingdom of God is a mainstream Christian doctrine, very few lay people understand it. To the majority of people, the afterlife is a great mystery. However, the Bible clearly lays out what the hope is of those who enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the Messiah and will return as King to set up His Kingdom. He is also our Savior, and, 2,000 years ago, He died to cleanse us all from all sins. Our Hope explains how the Kingdom is the thread that ties all of the books of the Bible together. Our Hope covers the importance of the covenants, how the conscience can interfere with your daily walk, how communion is to remind us of the Kingdom, and when and how we will be judged. It also discusses important concepts like salvation, judgment, outer darkness, and much more. So many various doctrines revolve around salvation, mainly because the hope of the Kingdom is misunderstood. No matter where you stand doctrinally, this informative guide will help you understand the Gospel more clearly.
Download or read book A Need For Hope written by Griffin Kao and published by Griffin Kao. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interwoven journey of two Boston teens on a quest to find themselves. With the pressure of school, and their social lives, mounting, Cooper Calendar and Jane Gallagher are both driven to the edge, literally. Fate brings them together in the teen psych ward, but will their journeys of self-discovery jeopardize their friendship?
Download or read book Hope Special Edition Books 1 2 written by Jean Estelle and published by Jean Estelle. This book was released on 2024-07-14 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the desolate world of “Hope,” Juniper grapples with the aftermath of a cataclysmic event—the Nuclear War—that ravaged Earth three centuries ago. The planet’s surface lies in ruins, rendered uninhabitable by devastation. Those who survived sought refuge underground, huddled within bunkers. Over time, humanity found fragile connections through radios bridging the gaps between isolated pockets of survivors. Tunnels were painstakingly carved out, linking these subterranean shelters. Within this labyrinth of darkness, a clandestine underground city emerged—a fragile web of life clinging to existence. But all is not as straightforward as it seems. In this stark reality, shades of gray have no place; only stark black and white decisions persist. Juniper, on the cusp of her seventeenth birthday, faces a grim fate. She is torn from her mother’s embrace, joining the second wave of seventeen-year-olds destined for Discovery—a mandatory rite of passage. Discovery is a brutal test. Juniper and her peers must learn skills to contribute to the Compound, the heart of their underground society. Six months is all they have. Fail, and they are cast into the radiation above, where death awaits. The Council, the enigmatic ruling body, brooks no dissent. Disobey, and you’re discarded like trash. At the apex of this power stands Jaila, the head council member—an entity with more authority than anyone else. Yet even Jaila is beholden to the unforgiving rules of this subterranean existence. In this world, compliance is survival; defiance is a death sentence.
Download or read book The Hope Train written by Laura Rabb Morgan EdD and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though I can't hear the trains every day like I did when I was growing up, I still live across the train tracks. When I was growing up, you had to cross the train tracks to get to my house; and even now in my twilight years, you have to cross the train tracks to get to my house. However, I never thought of living across the tracks as a negative thing like it is in the movies. I am sure it is because negativity was not a part of my life growing up. We were never harshly beaten or yelled at for the littlest thing like some children. We realized we were poor, but that didn't define us because we were surrounded by love in our own home and in our community. We lived in a church community dedicated to educating children and working hard. No, we weren't overly praised either. We didn't get anything for good grades or for our birthdays. Yes, we were hungry sometimes, but we never starved because we trusted our parents to provide for us, and they always did. Simple peanut butter and cracker sandwiches could make eight little children on Crichton Hill in Minden, Louisiana, smile as if they didn't have a care in the world--because to them, they didn't. What we always had was hope. It was this realization that gave me the impetus to call my memoir The Hope Train. Hope because of all the prayers my mom sent to heaven on her kids' behalf and the trains that passed by each day--and even provided passage for me as I was the first in my family to go to college, and the seven other Rabb children would board the train also.
Download or read book Jeremy s Home There s Always Hope written by Susan Payne and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremy's Home Jeremy Macgregor arrived home with his almost-fiancée only to find the town of Sweetwater means more to him then the woman on his arm. Some of the shine becomes gloss when seen in the light of his brother's new lives as family men. Realizing in time his real ambitions, Jeremy decides to stay in Sweetwater and help in its potential to prosperity. Something he is placing all his aspirations on. Faith is seeking a safe place for her closest friend after a horrifying attack on them both. Knowing Charity will be safe with Callie Harrison, Faith prepares herself to continue on in life alone. Unable to be part of the ever-increasing group of graduates from the St. Michaels Foundling Home gathering near Sweetwater, Kansas. Is it possible two such different people can find themselves entwined in the same goals? Can find their lives meeting and joining even when consequences no one could have seen coming may push them apart? There's Always Hope Hope St. Michaels dedicated her life to teaching. Knowing she would never marry and have children of her own, she wanted to repay what she felt she had received from the nuns at New York's St. Michaels Foundling Home. Having been asked to become the new teacher for Sweetwater, Kansas, where so many of her fellow orphans were living was more than she could ever imagine. She knew she would be welcomed and accepted by those already familiar with her disfigurement. Bounty hunter, Coyote Wilder, felt a twinge of regret for placing an unaware and unsuspecting young lady in a position of danger. But he needed to recapture a desperate criminal who would wreak havoc on hundreds of others. Possibly going on for another ten years before being captured again. He would need to protect her while waiting for the dangerous felon. Two people from such different worlds meet and together find the freedom neither thought they would ever have to be themselves. To find love and make amends for past misjudgments.
