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Book Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control

Download or read book Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control written by Fred W. Friendly and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discourse on the importance of television in society presents Friendly's uncannily prescient views on the corrosive effect of money on the news business, the sensationalization of news reporting, and the viewing public's appetite for quality broadcasting. With Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly practically invented television journalism. Through telling anecdotes and penetrating analysis, he recalls his collaborations with Murrow, from their stinging documentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy to CBS's pioneering coverage of the burgeoning civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. Friendly also recounts his resignation as president of CBS News in 1966, when the network ran reruns of I Love Lucy instead of Senate hearings on the war in Vietnam. Following that controversial decision, he began writing this memorable book.

Book Circumstances Beyond Our Control

Download or read book Circumstances Beyond Our Control written by Robert Phillips and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Phillips is a prominent member of America's neglected "transition generation" of poets—those born in the late 1930s and early 1940s. His work has been included in many anthologies and textbooks. He gathers for his seventh full-length collection his best poems of the past six years, from dramatic monologues to personal lyrics. While most are free-verse, there are also sonnets, a villanelle, a ballade, an abecedarian, found poems, prose poems, haiku, and clerihews. Divided into three sections—"Fire and Obsession," "A Little Light Music," and "Rituals"—this new volume reveals Phillips's playfulness and good humor, his high intelligence, and his musicality.

Book So Long  Normal

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laura Story
  • Publisher : Thomas Nelson
  • Release : 2021-07-13
  • ISBN : 0785248579
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book So Long Normal written by Laura Story and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the shifting (or even collapsing) of everything familiar in life, you don’t have to wring your hands in fear. Push past the loss of your “normal” with bestselling author and Bible teacher Laura Story, and step into the new story God is writing for you. You've been faced with circumstances beyond your control. Your plans are altered. But you have the blessing of a Father who loves you enough to take off the training wheels and place his beloved child in the best possible scenario for your good and growth. So Long, Normal guides you to leave behind the idols of comfort, caution, and routine so you can live strong and well, even when life takes an unwelcome turn. In her confessional, conversational style, worship leader, Bible teacher, and Christian recording artist Laura Story weaves her own personal stories with examples from Scripture of characters whose lives were upended by unexpected (and undesired) change. So Long, Normal will help you: Process the trauma of the loss of your “normal” Learn to rest in God’s plan for you instead of trying to control your circumstances Find true community and encouragement in your struggle with uncertainty Discover three great comforts and three gifts to steady you on your journey Face the future with fresh spiritual eyes and find joy in the unwavering strength of Christ Losing your “normal” is not the end of the world but the beginning of a new adventure. It is possible to grow with grace through tough times, navigating the unknown secure in the knowledge that God is with you—every step of the way.

Book Beyond Our Control

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael McAfee
  • Publisher : Thomas Nelson
  • Release : 2023-11-07
  • ISBN : 1400235200
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Beyond Our Control written by Michael McAfee and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realizing how little control we have over our lives can make us fearful and anxious--or it can lead to greater intimacy with God, a richer prayer life, and a joyful eternal perspective. Seasons of grief, pain, and loss of control are inevitable. Despite our best efforts and steadfast faith, reality rarely matches our expectations. In an unpredictable and broken world, how do we cling to a foundation that provides purpose for today and hope for the future? In their new book, Beyond Our Control, Michael and Lauren McAfee show us how trusting God brings greater contentment than the illusion of control. With deep and abiding faith, the McAfees draw on their experiences with adoption, infertility, illness, and loss to help readers navigate unexpected circumstances. Offering biblical insights and their powerful story of pain and providence, Michael and Lauren know that no matter what happens--to their family, work, or ministry--everything is as it should be because God is in control, and he is good. The McAfees help us: recognize the illusion of control and how it leads to greater anxiety; understand why glorifying God is the richest expectation we can have for our lives; realize that Jesus' pain on the cross brings hope and healing to the pain we experience now; practice the profoundly comforting spiritual discipline of lament, which makes room for us to process grief; and use times of loss to make more room for God's work of growing and sanctifying us. If you struggle to embrace the life you have rather than the life you wanted, this book invites you to find a deeper peace in God than you could have imagined.

Book Circumstances Beyond Our Control

Download or read book Circumstances Beyond Our Control written by Robert S. Phillips and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-15 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Phillips is a prominent member of America's neglected "transition generation" of poets—those born in the late 1930s and early 1940s. His work has been included in many anthologies and textbooks. He gathers for his seventh full-length collection his best poems of the past six years, from dramatic monologues to personal lyrics. While most are free-verse, there are also sonnets, a villanelle, a ballade, an abecedarian, found poems, prose poems, haiku, and clerihews. Divided into three sections—"Fire and Obsession," "A Little Light Music," and "Rituals"—this new volume reveals Phillips's playfulness and good humor, his high intelligence, and his musicality.

Book Edward R  Murrow  An American Original

Download or read book Edward R Murrow An American Original written by Joseph E. Persico and published by Plunkett Lake Press. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Murrow was a cut stone with an astonishing number of facets. He was born in a cabin with an outhouse, and behaved like an English squire, when he was not acting like a lumberjack, or an intellectual gadfly, or a cowboy, or a philosopher, or a daredevil, or a social crusader, or a raconteur, or a hermit. He could be found firing at metal ducks in a Times Square shooting gallery or shooting at grouse on the moors of an English country estate. He could spin dialect stories at a crowded bar or go for twenty-four hours without uttering a word to a house guest. He could send his son to the most prestigious schools, all the while telling the boy that college was not important to a successful life. He was either telling friends how humble his own origins were or insinuating into the conversation that his wife’s ancestors came over on the Mayflower. He was a handsome man and an elegant dresser who bristled at anyone who made mention of his striking appearance. He was impervious, even oblivious, to the charms of most women, yet became involved with an aristocratic beauty and nearly destroyed his marriage. He spent his professional life in world capitals, yet liked to imagine that he would be happier at a small-town college. He made a good deal of money, yet felt guilty about it and was so openhanded that it seemed at times that he was trying to give it all away. His pastimes were those of the he-man, yet he was a favorite of intellectuals. He had everything to live for, but he gambled his life dozens of times flying unnecessary combat missions. He could condemn a war, as he did in Korea, yet find it irresistible. He was modest, even flip, with colleagues about his physical bravery, but wrote letters to his parents presenting an almost maudlinly heroic self-image. He had every reason to be a happy man. He was not. I was drawn to his life because he was the preeminent figure in a profession that he essentially fathered. It is difficult for any thinking person not to be simultaneously mesmerized and repelled by the hold of mass communications over the modern world. Murrow’s story is integral to that phenomenon.” — from Joseph E. Persico’s foreword to Edward R. Murrow: An American Original “If one is curious to find out what makes some people stand out above the rest, what makes a person a hero, the story is in Edward R. Murrow: An American Original. Murrow had talent, drive, intelligence, personality and vision... In comprehensive detail, with dramatic, well-told anecdotes and insight and perceptiveness, Joseph E. Persico describes a man of extraordinary natural gifts, human failings and stunning accomplishments... a well-organized and readable trip through Murrow’s public and personal life... Mr. Persico is a diligent researcher who clearly won the confidence of the people he needed, most especially Murrow’s widow, Janet... [He] is an able reporter and a fine storyteller whose taste, tact and skill have produced an appropriate biography... We should be grateful to this book for reminding us that television once had, and on occasion still has — when someone is willing to put up a fight — the surprising and the exceptional.” — Joan Konner, The New York Times “Persico’s distinguished and compellingly readable biography does not slight the stuff of the Murrow legend — his humble origins as the son of a North Carolina dirt farmer, his work as a lumberjack in the Pacific Northwest, his invention of himself as a dashing and dapper foreign correspondent, his pioneering broadcasts from London during the Blitz, his televised showdown with Joseph McCarthy. But, then, Persico goes far beyond the myth and shows us the real man — to his surprise, and perhaps to our own... the book is rich with intimate anecdotes, recounted by a sympathetic but unadoring biographer, drawing on first-person sources who were close enough to Murrow to detect the cracks in the plaster saint of journalism... Persico brings to Murrow the intellectual discipline of the historian, the polished and memorable prose of the accomplished biographer... a fast but substantial and satisfying read.” — Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times “[T]he conjunctions of events that propelled [Murrow] into a career that didn’t exist until he created it is an absorbing tale that Persico tells compellingly. He also has a keen eye for some of the other towering egos that came to populate the scene.” — Anne Chamberlin, Washington Post “Persico has produced a work which reveals... Murrow’s spirit and his passion for broadcast journalism... Persico tells us what drove this man to such professional heights. This is the work to read for insights into Murrow’s personality, beliefs, feelings, foibles and frustrations. Persico’s work is likely to become the most popular biography of Murrow. He interviewed the right people and his research was faultless and well-documented in the book... His writing is entertaining, revealing, and alive with characters, stories, suspense and humor... Persico causes the reader to share the emotions, the tensions, and the passions felt by Murrow and those close to him. Persico’s is an excellent book to put on a reading list for students, either graduate or undergraduate, it is an especially appropriate selection for those studying the role of broadcasting in our society and the current debate over the public trusteeship of broadcast licensees.” — Edward Funkhouser, Journalism Quarterly “A plain-spoken, essentially favorable, and near definitive appraisal of the accomplished, angst-ridden man who almost single-handedly made broadcast journalism a respectable profession. Persico secured the cooperation of Murrow’s widow, Janet, and other family members; he also had access to private papers not available to previous biographers... As one result, the author is able to add telling detail to the largely familiar, often romanticized record of Murrow’s career... Persico’s diligent research has enabled him to offer a coherent, revelatory narrative that addresses Murrow’s shortcomings and setbacks as well as his triumphs. His informed, evenhanded text clears the air of myth-makers’ hyperbole without tarnishing in any significant way the achievements of a complex, charismatic broadcast pioneer.” — Kirkus

Book The Dimwit s Dictionary

Download or read book The Dimwit s Dictionary written by Robert Hartwell Fiske and published by Marion Street Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect tool for writers who seek to eliminate stale, trite language. The entries in this reference are conveniently arranged to allow writers to quickly find the offending phrase and a sharp alternative.

Book Live             2022     2        No 250

    Book Details:
  • Author : LiveABC編輯群
  • Publisher : 希伯崙股份有限公司
  • Release : 2022-01-25
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Live 2022 2 No 250 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 Live關鍵時事新聞 9 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 The Fisherman and His Soul 〈漁夫與他的靈魂〉 14 旅遊好去處 Queenstown: New Zealand's Adventure Capital 皇后鎮:紐西蘭的探險之都 18 生活情境對話 Sports Fever 一起瘋運動 21 英語聽力測驗1 22 全球總覽 The World on Show 世界博覽會:全球科技文化之窗 26 生活訣竅 Healthy Habits for Your Financial Future 理財習慣從小做起 30 素養專欄 My Chocolate Valentine 情人節巧克力表心意 35 英語聽力測驗2 36 生態科學 Warmer Planet, Smaller Birds 鳥類因暖化而變小了 38 焦點人物 Awkwafina: A Girl from Queens 亞裔金球影后:奧卡菲娜 42 天南地北說英語 43 主題式會話 Bargain Hunting 怎麼買最划算? 46 克漏字 Tempura: A Portuguese Treat? 驚!天婦羅來自葡萄牙? 48 動物趣聞 Penguins: Amazing Birds of the Southern Seas 企鵝:令人驚奇的鳥類 52 唱歌學英語 Studying English with Songs: Feels Like 葛蕾西.亞伯拉罕:〈Feels Like〉 53 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 56 全民英檢中級模擬聽力試題 58 電影快報 60 看預告片學英文 61 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答 65 中文翻譯與解答

Book Loving Jesus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Howard Ballentine
  • Publisher : Tate Publishing
  • Release : 2010-08
  • ISBN : 1607996065
  • Pages : 147 pages

Download or read book Loving Jesus written by Howard Ballentine and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in its simplicity and down-to-earth perspective,Loving Jesusoffers brevity and profound insight. Author Howard Ballentine presents readers with seventy devotionals-concise, relevant, and based on life-changing passages of Scripture. Readers of any gender or denomination will find practical, inspirational help as they seek to love Jesus more intimately in humility, purity, simplicity, and beauty.

Book Board of Contract Appeals Decisions

Download or read book Board of Contract Appeals Decisions written by United States. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book McNeill s Code

Download or read book McNeill s Code written by Bedford McNeill and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Holy Spirit Teacher and Comforter

Download or read book Holy Spirit Teacher and Comforter written by Agatha Mwaluseke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is a journey, and as we walk through life, we sometimes need guidance on how to go about reaching our final destination. This is due to the fact that life is full of challenges, issues, and temptations that it might seem like walking on a bumpy road full of potholes. In order for us to locate these potholes as we walk along, we need guidance as a warning sign so as to be aware when we need to slow down or avoid them in order to minimize damage along the way. Most drivers today use navigation satellite system, which guides them along the way when they are driving so that they can reach their final destination and minimize chances of getting lost, which could prolong the journey and also proves to be time-consuming. In the same way, we also need the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to live a desired Christian life. The Holy Spirit is our perfect guide because He knows all things and is also ready to teach us everything we need in life that would help us go through challenges with less stress. He can warn us of any danger that we might encounter ahead of time and also equip us in order to overcome challenges and issues we might come across in life.

Book Wealth  Virtue  and Moral Luck

Download or read book Wealth Virtue and Moral Luck written by Kate Ward and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck, Kate Ward addresses the issue of inequality from the perspective of Christian virtue ethics, arguing that our individual life circumstances affect our ability to pursue virtue and showing how Christians and Christian communities should respond to create a world where it is easier for people to be virtuous.

Book Conflict Management and Leadership for Managers

Download or read book Conflict Management and Leadership for Managers written by Susan S. Raines and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, inclusive, and practical guide to preventing and managing every common source of conflict and dispute at work, whether involving leaders, managers, employees, customers, vendors, or regulators.

Book Conflict Management for Managers

Download or read book Conflict Management for Managers written by Susan S. Raines and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Raines masterfully blends the latest empirical research on workplace conflict with practical knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively manage and prevent a wide range of conflict episodes. This is a highly applicable ‘top shelf book’ that will assist anyone from the aspiring manager to top level management and leadership in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. It will also be a fast favorite of professors, trainers, and students of business and conflict management.” - Brian Polkinghorn, Distinguished Professor, Center for Conflict Resolution, Salisbury University. “With her broad dispute resolution, teaching, and editing experience, Susan Raines is uniquely qualified to organize what is known about conflict management in the workplace. She has succeeded in providing private, public, and nonprofit managers with accessible concepts and tools to deal effectively with the internal and external conflicts they must confront every day. Essential reading for all managers!” - Alan E. Gross, senior director, training coordinator, New York Peace Institute “After reading an advance copy of Raine’s impressive book, I can’t wait to begin to use it as a seminal text in my classes in organizational conflict. I am amazed at her ability to cover so well such disparate subjects as systems design, public policy disputes, small and large group processes, customer conflicts, conflicts in a unionized environment, and conflicts within regulatory contexts. Her user-friendly writing style is enhanced by her salient examples of exemplary and mistake-laden practices within public and private sector organizations. A ‘must-read’ for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in organizational conflict.” - Neil H. Katz, professor, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Nova-Southeastern University “Conflict management skills are essential to a manager’s success. Raines, a leading scholar and practitioner, provides a comprehensive and strategic new guide to these critical skills and how to use them in any organization.” - Lisa Blomgren Bingham, Keller-Runden Professor of Public Service, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

Book Self Control

    Book Details:
  • Author : W. L. Tiemeijer
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2022-09-08
  • ISBN : 100909856X
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book Self Control written by W. L. Tiemeijer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on state-of-the-art psychological research on self-control, this study argues that the concept has been gravely overlooked, with profound political implications.

Book Insights on Luke

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles R. Swindoll
  • Publisher : NavPress
  • Release : 2017-11-07
  • ISBN : 1496410653
  • Pages : 609 pages

Download or read book Insights on Luke written by Charles R. Swindoll and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Chuck as he explores Dr. Luke’s carefully researched and strikingly human account of the life of Jesus. Luke describes the man, Jesus, and His ministry in vivid detail. He shows that Jesus is the perfect God-man, the all-powerful Creator who became human to save all of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike. The 15-volume Swindoll’s Living Insights New Testament Commentary series draws on Gold Medallion Award–winner Chuck Swindoll’s 50 years of experience with studying and preaching God’s Word. His deep insight, signature easygoing style, and humor bring a warmth and practical accessibility not often found in commentaries. Each volume combines verse-by-verse commentary, charts, maps, photos, key terms, and background articles with practical application. The newly updated volumes now include parallel presentations of the NLT and NASB before each section. This series is a must-have for pastors, teachers, and anyone else who is seeking a deeply practical resource for exploring God’s Word.