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Book Labor s Love Lost

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew J. Cherlin
  • Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
  • Release : 2014-12-04
  • ISBN : 1610448448
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Labor s Love Lost written by Andrew J. Cherlin and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two generations ago, young men and women with only a high-school degree would have entered the plentiful industrial occupations which then sustained the middle-class ideal of a male-breadwinner family. Such jobs have all but vanished over the past forty years, and in their absence ever-growing numbers of young adults now hold precarious, low-paid jobs with few fringe benefits. Facing such insecure economic prospects, less-educated young adults are increasingly forgoing marriage and are having children within unstable cohabiting relationships. This has created a large marriage gap between them and their more affluent, college-educated peers. In Labor’s Love Lost, noted sociologist Andrew Cherlin offers a new historical assessment of the rise and fall of working-class families in America, demonstrating how momentous social and economic transformations have contributed to the collapse of this once-stable social class and what this seismic cultural shift means for the nation’s future. Drawing from more than a hundred years of census data, Cherlin documents how today’s marriage gap mirrors that of the Gilded Age of the late-nineteenth century, a time of high inequality much like our own. Cherlin demonstrates that the widespread prosperity of working-class families in the mid-twentieth century, when both income inequality and the marriage gap were low, is the true outlier in the history of the American family. In fact, changes in the economy, culture, and family formation in recent decades have been so great that Cherlin suggests that the working-class family pattern has largely disappeared. Labor's Love Lost shows that the primary problem of the fall of the working-class family from its mid-twentieth century peak is not that the male-breadwinner family has declined, but that nothing stable has replaced it. The breakdown of a stable family structure has serious consequences for low-income families, particularly for children, many of whom underperform in school, thereby reducing their future employment prospects and perpetuating an intergenerational cycle of economic disadvantage. To address this disparity, Cherlin recommends policies to foster educational opportunities for children and adolescents from disadvantaged families. He also stresses the need for labor market interventions, such as subsidizing low wages through tax credits and raising the minimum wage. Labor's Love Lost provides a compelling analysis of the historical dynamics and ramifications of the growing number of young adults disconnected from steady, decent-paying jobs and from marriage. Cherlin’s investigation of today’s “would-be working class” shines a much-needed spotlight on the struggling middle of our society in today’s new Gilded Age.

Book Love Lost

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  • Author : Bonnie Keefe
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2012-08-15
  • ISBN : 1477151141
  • Pages : 131 pages

Download or read book Love Lost written by Bonnie Keefe and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every chapter would be her journey to find each of her ex-boyfriend just to figure out why they left her and every answer she gets is something she never expected to hear but every answer provides her a glimpse of herself she never thought was there. She realizes some painful truths like how she hurt people just as much as they hurt her, like how the people she thought really loved her never actually did, and how she messed up many of the good things she could have had simply because she was never satisfied. The one thing, though, that she got out of it is the realization that the one true love she has always been looking for was always there beside her.

Book Living Beyond a Broken Marriage

Download or read book Living Beyond a Broken Marriage written by Dr. David B. Hawkins and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a wife says, "I don't love you anymore"? What happens when a husband says he is going to move out? What does the partner do? How does he or she survive the devastation? Clinical psychologist Dr. David Hawkins offers heartbroken readers his straightforward yet sensitive wisdom for rebuilding their lives. He addresses the realities that reconciliation is not easy and may require separation first--or may not come at all. He helps readers work through their grief and the tough decisions ahead in order to heal their lives, whether or not their marriage is ultimately reconciled. Dr. Hawkins's trustworthy guidance offers compassion and hope to both partners in a failing relationship. Pastors and counselors will recommend this book to those facing this urgent yet rarely addressed struggle.

Book Love Lost

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  • Author : Margo Masri
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2011-05-25
  • ISBN : 1462871488
  • Pages : 125 pages

Download or read book Love Lost written by Margo Masri and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “. . . I think it’s time to move on,” he reported coldly. “If you want, I could drive you home now. We don’t need to be in each other’s company any longer than necessary.” “But you said you liked me.” I needed clarification. It didn’t make sense. “I did like you. Before. It passed. I was still unsure on what I had done. He drove me home, and I walked myself to my door. He didn’t even wait until I got inside. . . So we’ve come back to the beginning. My life was over. . . Suffice to say, the rest of August I spent in my room, depressed. Was that what a broken heart felt like? Did I really fall in love with him? I don’t think so, but I was definitely in very deep like. Anna Marks was trying to start over her senior year at Rocksfield Prep School until she discovered that the new good-looking transfer student may be her recent ex. Could she really ignore him and move on? Or will he make her realize not everything is what it seems?

Book Love Lost  Love Found

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  • Author : Beverly Rushin
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 0595442110
  • Pages : 223 pages

Download or read book Love Lost Love Found written by Beverly Rushin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story begins with a winter storm sweeping across a summer resort town in New Jersey. Maggie, a recent widow, is alone with her grief in a rented cottage on the shore. As the wind howls and blusters around her little red house, she opens her door to a stranger whose car has broken down on a nearby road. He explains that he saw her single light burning on the deserted shore and appeals to her for help and shelter from the storm. Maggie and Walt quickly become friends . Their advanced age and wisdom afford them the luxury of knowing that life is short so they indulge each day to its fullest. Their friendship is symbolized by this single light that brought them together and rescued each of them from a life filled by loneliness and despair. Maggie learns that Walt is not a widower, but unlike herself has a wife, Mary, who has been hospitalized with Alzheimer's disease and a fatal heart condition for more than a year. Walt is despondent over his conflicting emotions. His love for Mary is strong, but she has been unresponsive for years because of her illness. Walt feels he needs to go on with his life but feels guilty for doing so.

Book Love Lost

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  • Author : Tracy Falbe
  • Publisher : Falbe Publishing
  • Release : 2012-10-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Love Lost written by Tracy Falbe and published by Falbe Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courage only goes so far. In this breathtaking conclusion to a fantasy series on Google Play, unleashed monsters born of cruel spells test the mettle of the sturdiest warriors. Soul wrenching chaos consumes the faith of thousands, and Nufal meets an awesome assault ignited by the raging power of love lost. Dacian embraces Onja’s dark inspirations and helps twist the flesh of captives into powerful new beasts. While building a larger human army for his Goddess, Amar shrugs off an assassination attempt but then must lash out viciously after a vengeful attack against his lover the rogue Princess Demeda. His magnificent fortress continues to rise while he gathers all tribes to his supremacy. With his armies ready, he awaits Onja’s call to war and dreams of feasting upon the spoils of wealthy Nufal. Threatened with a rys invasion, Cruce Chenomet hardens his body for brutal combat and labors to prepare his society to survive the onslaught of terrible enemies. The new fenthakrabi beasts magically conceived by his tabre allies disturb him with their unholy presence, but he remains devoted to Alloi, who has pledged to defend his people. Torn between his need to protect his secret lover and son on the frontier and his family in Kwellstan, Cruce struggles through ever worsening battles until he finally wagers his life against the most favored warlord of Onja. Enjoy this great fantasy book on Google Play. This English language fantasy series is the one to read if you like A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Rys Rising is hard hitting, emotional, and the conclusion, Love Lost, will shock readers.

Book Love Lost for the Cause of Christ

Download or read book Love Lost for the Cause of Christ written by Will Brooks and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many ways, sacrifice is a prerequisite for obeying the Great Commission. When we examine the lives of "missionary heroes," we immediately notice their willingness to sacrifice comforts that contemporary believers consider necessities. One of these areas of sacrifice was in their love lives. In different ways, the three missionaries discussed in this book willingly gave up the opportunity of "true love" for the sake of advancing the gospel into unengaged areas. Embracing Christ's command to "deny oneself" (Luke 9:23), these believers gave up the chance of earthly happiness for the sake of heavenly reward.

Book  L O V E  Lost over the Virtual Expanse

Download or read book L O V E Lost over the Virtual Expanse written by M.D. Butler and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within this collection of short stories by M.D. Butler are eight tales of horror, suspense, and mystery. An inventor goes beyond the boundaries of morality and science to bring back the woman he loves, but each reiteration just seems to take her farther away from him. Does he even know what he’s truly searching for anymore? A late-night pit stop in a diner of death leads one man to question his resolve of finding a better life. As a merchant ship sets sail across the open waters, there might be someone among them with a thirst for more than delectable wines. This and much more awaits you in (L.O.V.E) Lost Over the Virtual Expanse. Be prepared when curling up with this book before bedtime, as not even the covers can prevent you from getting chills.

Book No Love Lost

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  • Author : Wuteh Vakunta
  • Publisher : African Books Collective
  • Release : 2008-11-15
  • ISBN : 9956716731
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book No Love Lost written by Wuteh Vakunta and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Love Lost is a tale of troubled times in which the storyteller strives to return to wholesomeness a society whose values have jumped the rail. Set in the 'No Man's Land' of Ongola, the novel unravels the corruption and influence-peddling endemic in this African country. Framed around the travails of an unemployed university graduate, the story is the gripping depiction of one man's vendetta against a society at odds with itself. Among others, the novel explores the themes of identity crisis, political gerrymandering, individual and collective greed, love and marriage, and class exploitation to weave an enduring tapestry of great human interest. Written against the backdrop of nascent neo-colonialism No Love Lost combines the traditional and the modern; the private and the public to demonstrate that the quest for truth and justice behooves all and sundry. The author infuses the narrative with oral traditions to capture the reader's attention in a compelling style. This is a refreshing work by a writer whose heart throbs for his people and their plight.

Book Love Lost

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  • Author : Love Belvin
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2013-05-20
  • ISBN : 9781490328553
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Love Lost written by Love Belvin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You ever wonder what events led up to an individual's inability to trust? Love Lost starts off by peeling back the layers of a young girl who experienced the loss of essential, reliable and nurturing love. Rayna Brimm, hailing from an inner-city in New Jersey, survives a series of betrayal and loss only to forge forward in self-preservation and obtain an education in North Carolina. After receiving her degree, vowing to never return home, she finds herself in California where she tries to build a self-contained life. She made a personal declaration to get through life without further dependence on others in order to avoid yet anohter heartbreak. Only, fate said otherwise. Enter Azmir Jacobs, a tall, dark, handsome and very wealthy man, who has street credibility and executive powers in the corporate world. Azmir has money, power and beautiful women at his beck and call, BUT only one woman has caught his eye. The resilient Rayna Brimm, a woman who dysfunctional upbringing contributes towards her tough skin, issues with trust and a deep-seated fear to love, turns out to be more than he bargained for when he discovered her in his boardroom presenting a leasing proposal. Rayna isn't the only one with a checkered past. Can Azmir conceal his convoluted life long enough to prove that he can provide Rayna the stable and reliable love that she clearly needs and deserves? Or will his lofty lifestyle and endless resources scare her away? Just when you though you'd begun the read of an urban novel, you turn the pages and find this is by no means an urban novel, but the journey of a classic love tale and a story of redemption instead. The Love's Improbable Possibility series is a slow weaving journey of love. Be prepared to progress into the world of Rayna Brimm. A story of love's redemption.

Book Love Lost in Translation

Download or read book Love Lost in Translation written by K. Renato Lings and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Lost in Translation systematically examines the biblical stories and passages that are generally assumed to deal with, or comment on, homoerotic relationships: Noah and Ham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Leviticus 18:22, Deuteronomy 23:17-18, Judges 19, Romans 1:26-27, and 1 Corinthians 6:9. K. Renato Lings convincingly demonstrates that mistranslations of these texts into Greek, Latin and other languages occurred early, and that serious errors continue to be committed by translators today. This explains the painful controversy about same-sex relationships, which has rocked Christian churches for decades.

Book Missed Connections

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Workman Publishing
  • Release : 2011-09-22
  • ISBN : 0761169679
  • Pages : 129 pages

Download or read book Missed Connections written by and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Missed Connections is a collection of illustrated love stories. There's "We Shared a Bear Suit." "If Not for Your Noisy Tambourine." "Hairy Bearded Swimmer." Each is told in the shorthand of a "missed connection," and then illustrated in Chinese ink and watercolor. The anonymous messages are hopeful and hopeless, funny and sad"--

Book Odes to True Love Lost and True Love Found

Download or read book Odes to True Love Lost and True Love Found written by E. C. Schneider II and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Odes to True Love Lost & True Love Found is a collection of poems for anyone that feels that true love is what relationships are built on. If you have ever found someone and lost them, and you just couldn't find the words you wanted to say or feel, then this is a book for you. Author E. C. Schneider II has put together these poems which were written from deep within his heart and soul about the feelings for another. The words that are written and the emotions that are shared are as real as they can get. Odes to True Love Lost & True Love Found is a great book to read in front of a fire or on a beach with another and see what magic and emotions awaken within yourself and one that you care about more than anything else in the world, if not for now maybe in the future.

Book Love Lost in Time Relativity

Download or read book Love Lost in Time Relativity written by George G. Nyman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night was clear and moonless. Paul was gazing out the window of the spacecraft, his work completed, and resigning himself to passenger mode for the next twenty-two minutes, allowing the 747 to carry Relativity 1 to the lower limits of the stratosphere, where it would be launched into space. Visibility was unrestricted and the stars were lit over the desert sky, almost teasing Relativity 1 to chase them. Paul felt the acceleration as the massive jumbo jet began to rumble down the runway, slowly at first, but picking up speed as the stars beckoned above.

Book No Love Lost Journal

Download or read book No Love Lost Journal written by Don Savant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the journal that supplements the Don Savant poetry release, No Love Lost. It is a book where you can document your thoughts, ideas, hopes, dreams, plans or even take notes from the pages of the book of poetry that accompanies it.

Book Love Lost in Translation

    Book Details:
  • Author : K. Renato Lings
  • Publisher : Trafford Publishing
  • Release : 2013-06-06
  • ISBN : 146698791X
  • Pages : 787 pages

Download or read book Love Lost in Translation written by K. Renato Lings and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Lost in Translation systematically examines the biblical stories and passages that are generally assumed to deal with, or comment on, homoerotic relationships: Noah and Ham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Leviticus 18:22, Deuteronomy 23:1718, Judges 19, Romans 1:2627, and 1 Corinthians 6:9. K. Renato Lings convincingly demonstrates that mistranslations of these texts into Greek, Latin and other languages occurred early, and that serious errors continue to be committed by translators today. This explains the painful controversy about same-sex relationships, which has rocked Christian churches for decades. Love Lost in Translation proposes a fresh approach to translating the Bible by means of linguistic and literary criteria. As demonstrated throughout this ground-breaking book, the method enables readers to become acquainted with the literary sophistication, psychological insights and spiritual depth of the Bible. Combining meticulous scholarship with an accessible style, Love Lost in Translation provides a much-needed infusion of essential learning into a subject that affects millions of Bible readers today.

Book Love Lost Forever

Download or read book Love Lost Forever written by Mykala and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Democratic Imperialism serves as an educated, moderate Muslim's response to the West, particularly to the United States in the ways it attempts to impose its brand of democracy on the Muslim people. Many Americans have never been exposed to this perspective, either through the news media or in personal conversations. This book poses and clearly answers a compelling question: Are Americans qualified to export or impose their brand of democracy in the Middle East? Middle Easterners were once upon a time the pioneers of knowledge, science, justice, and education in their own history and civilization. Islam even helped pave the way for the Renaissance in Europe. Farid Younos, as a scholar of not only social sciences, but also the culture of the Middle East, namely Islam, argues that democracy in the land of Islam is not functional. The deeply rooted value system and way of life of Islam calls for a different system, especially when western democracy has its own problems and has failed to bring justice for all at home. Liberal democracy as a secular system negates the role of faith in the political system of the Middle East, and this negation is the main concern for many Muslims worldwide. The question arises as to why the United States of America tries to impose its brand of political system in the Middle East while knowing that it is not a workable idea. Democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq proved to be fatal. The first objective of any political system should be to bring peace for its people. Unfortunately not only is peace in these countries an elusive idea, but also the needs of the underprivileged, the destitute and the poor are not met. This study provides an alternative approach for Muslim countries: an Islamic political system from a fresh view point. An Islamic system could be an ideal system for Muslim countries if Muslims would make an effort to not only meet the needs of their people, but also meet the needs of the international community. The purpose, presumably, of all parties, is peace in the region, and that peace is not possible if Islamic economic, social and political ideas are ignored and replaced by a manifesto of globalization.