Download or read book Guardian written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dead cannot be allowed to possess the living. Judith is an angel, a guardian called to watch over the souls of the deserving in paradise. But when a rift between realms is opened in the wastelands of the wicked, every sword is needed. While the archangels work to seal the breach, Judith and the guardians fight to block the souls’ escape. A single mistake disrupts the closure, crippling the guardians and threatening the safety of the nine realms. Can Judith prevent the next breach before the wicked march on the living and destroy the order of life? If you like action-packed fantasy with angels, daemons, and wandering hordes of wicked souls, you’ll love this companion novella that interweaves the story of The Sanyare Chronicles. Find out what happens on the other side of the veil. Buy Guardian today! *** Note: This shorter novella length story is an alternative point of view of events that occurred during The Sanyare Chronicles Books 2 & 3 and acts as a bridge between The Rebel Apprentice and The Winter Warrior. It can be read as a standalone, but is best to be read before the events in The Winter Warrior.

Download or read book Gazetteer of Somalia written by Charles L. Burgett and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rebel Apprentice written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Excellence Award Finalist! To save millions of lives, she may have to sacrifice the ones she loves… Rie is on the run from the wrath of elvish kings. As her enemies grow and the assassins close in, she must bring a traitor to justice to save herself. But to keep one step ahead, Rie may need to leave her friends and the man she loves behind… Her only chance of survival lies with a hidden colony of water fae off the Florida coast. When the Fire Queen attacks with a vengeance and innocent people die, Rie faces an impossible choice: give herself up to save her loved ones or watch as the entire human realm is completely annihilated… Sanyare: The Rebel Apprentice is the third book in The Sanyare Chronicles, a series of breathtaking fantasy adventure novels. If you like headstrong heroines, mythological creatures, and a hearty dose of magic and mayhem, then you’ll love Megan Haskell’s thrilling series. Continue your journey through the nine realms today!

Download or read book City of Thorns written by Ben Rawlence and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in Great Britain by Portobello Books."

Download or read book The Winter Warrior written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her choice won the war, but may have cost her everything… Rie should be praised as a hero. She won the Battle of the Arches and stopped the next Great War. Instead, she's hiding out under the strict watch of her mentor, Lord Garamaen Sanyaro. But when Sanyaro's own past comes back to haunt him, they must journey into the hostile territory of the Winter Realm to bring an old enemy to justice. Will she be able to stop the terror before lives are lost? Or, will the choices of the past demand the ultimate price? Sanyare: The Winter Warrior is the thrilling fourth installment in The Sanyare Chronicles. If you like fast-paced action-packed fantasy with kick-butt heroines, snarky sidekicks, and spectacular magic-fueled fireballs, you'll love this book!

Download or read book Women s Contributions to Development in West Africa written by Kelly Ann Krawczyk and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines women’s participation in social, economic and political development in West Africa. The book looks at women from the premise of being active agents in the development processes within their communities, thereby subverting the dominate narrative of women as passive recipients of development.

Download or read book Democratic Decentralization Local Governance and Sustainable Development written by Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on field-based data and experiences from the practice of democratic decentralization and local governance over the last three decades in Ghana, this book examines whether and how democratic decentralization and local governance reforms in developing countries have produced the anticipated development outcomes. In seventeen related contributions, the authors present four relevant focal themes, including conceptual and historical trajectories of decentralization and local governance; institutional choice, democratic representation, and poverty reduction; local governance, resource capacity, and service delivery; and non-state actors, local governance and sustainable development. The book blends perspectives of scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to provide a holistic analysis of linkages between decentralization, local governance, and sustainable development efforts, presenting a novel and useful guide for science, policy, and practice of bottom-up governance and development. It provides relevant lessons and experiences for scholars, policy-makers, and development practitioners in Africa in particular and developing countries in general.

Download or read book The Last Descendant written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman torn between honor and survival… Rie is only human. The high elves have made that very clear. Even training as an elite fighter isn’t enough to earn the respect she craves. Her only allies are the fierce carnivorous pixies who travel by her side, yet still she clings to the hope of one day earning her place in the Upper Realm. When she's attacked by assassins from the enemy Shadow Realm, Rie's martial prowess keeps her alive...and frames her as a traitor. Facing execution at the hand of a merciless king, Rie must forsake her oaths and flee into enemy lands to prove her innocence. What she uncovers may threaten more than her honor or even her life…for war is looming in the nine faerie realms. Sanyare: The Last Descendant is the award-winning first book in The Sanyare Chronicles, a fast-paced fantasy adventure. If you like kick-ass heroines and action-packed fantasy filled with mythological creatures, then you'll love the first novel in Megan Haskell's debut series. Start your journey across the nine faerie realms today!

Download or read book Pathways into the Political Arena written by Dionne Rosser-Mims and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As epitomized in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, women in politics may hit a “glass ceiling” or in the case of former U.K. Prime Minister, Theresa May in 2019, go over a “glass cliff”. Even though women are starting to experience more success gaining offices at state and local levels, women’s participation in the political arena is still disproportionately low. This book explores current research findings, development practices, theory, and the lived experience to deliver provocative thinking that enhances leadership knowledge and improves leadership development of women around the world.

Download or read book The Heir Apparent written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her secret is unraveling. One dangerous quest could end it all... Rie thought she was an ordinary human. After she’s named heir to Sanyaro, the truthseeker and mediator of the nine faerie realms, life becomes a lot more complicated. As she struggles to control her magics, Rie nearly falls prey to a brutal assassination attempt during a public ceremony. Blamed for the chaos, Rie’s escort, Prince Daenor, is taken prisoner. While Sanyaro tempers the political flames, Rie must once again chase after the truth. As if the threat of another great war and the impending death of her lover weren’t enough, Rie uncovers a dark secret that threatens to crack the very foundations of the faerie realms. When allies fall, can Rie overcome the odds… and the opposition? Sanyare: The Heir Apparent is a captivating dark fantasy adventure novel. If you enjoy thrilling adventures across nine unique realms filled with wise-cracking carnivorous pixies, then you’ll love the second installment of The Sanyare Chronicles from Megan Haskell. Continue the journey today!

Download or read book Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries written by Ishtiaq Jamil and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores theoretical, methodological, and empirical underpinnings of administrative culture as well as prospects and challenges associated with it in the context of and across developing and transitional countries. Referring to dominant norms and values in public organizations administrative culture is about the attitudes and perceptions of public officials. In many countries civil servants are criticised for being corrupt, incompetent, unreliable and self-centred.Their attitudes, norms and values and the way they act are in constant conflict with rule of law. Recently the virtues of the Weberian model of bureaucracy have been reclaimed as an alternative to New Public Management (NPM): i.e. as a model which emphasizes impartiality, rule-following, expertise, and hierarchy rather than manipulation of incentive structures and market competition. In particular it has been argued that a system of meritocratic recruitment and predictable, long-term careers increases the professional competence of the bureaucrats and fosters a culture of professionalism among them. Still it is unclear how and under what conditions such a model can be adopted.Among main hindrances seems to be established power structures and the existing political and societal culture which undermine the effective implementation of the Weberian model. This book was published a s aspecial issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.

Download or read book Enduring Identities written by John K. Nelson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enduring Identities is an attempt to understand the continuing relevance of Shinto to the cultural identity of contemporary Japanese. The enduring significance of this ancient yet innovative religion is evidenced each year by the millions of Japanese who visit its shrines. They might come merely seeking a park-like setting or to make a request of the shrine's deities, asking for a marriage partner, a baby, or success at school or work; or they might come to give thanks for benefits received through the intercession of deities or to legitimate and sacralize civic and political activities. Through an investigation of one of Japan's most important and venerated Shinto shrines, Kamo Wake Ikazuchi Jinja (more commonly Kamigamo Jinja), the book addresses what appears through Western and some Asian eyes to be an exotic and incongruous blend of superstition and reason as well as a photogenic juxtaposition of present and past. Combining theoretical sophistication with extensive fieldwork and a deep knowledge of Japan, John Nelson documents and interprets the ancient Kyoto shrine's yearly cycle of rituals and festivals, its sanctified landscapes, and the people who make it viable. At local and regional levels, Kamigamo Shrine's ritual traditions (such as the famous Hollyhock Festival) and the strategies for their perpetuation and implementation provide points of departure for issues that anthropologists, historians, and scholars of religion will recognize as central to their disciplines. These include the formation of social memory, the role of individual agency within institutional politics, religious practice and performance, the shaping of sacred space and place, ethnic versus cultural identity, and the politics of historical representation and cultural nationalism. Nelson links these themes through a detailed ethnography about a significant place and institution, which until now has been largely closed to both Japanese and foreign scholars. In contrast to conventional notions of ideology and institutions, he shows how a religious tradition's lack of centralized dogma, charismatic leaders, and sacred texts promotes rather than hinders a broad-based public participation with a variety of institutional agendas, most of which have very little to do with belief. He concludes that it is this structural flexibility, coupled with ample economic, human, and cultural resources, that nurtures a reworking of multiple identities--all of which resonate with the past, fully engage the present, and, with care, will endure well into the future.

Download or read book Special Issue Soka Approaches in Education Vol 9 No SI 2020 written by JIS Contributors and published by OJED/STAR. This book was released on with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Issue: Soka Approaches in EducationVol 9 No SI (2020)

Download or read book Aether Crossed written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life used to be simple. I mixed drinks and helped tourists and locals alike find their vacation vibe in the Laguna Beach bar where I work. Now . . . Turns out, I’m a Daughter of Lilith, descended from the first woman and born with the ability to interact with the realm of the gods. I’ve been told we were born to keep the balance between chaos and order, but it seems like everyone just wants me to put my finger on the scale in their favor. Shadow demons attack the bar, sending my boyfriend into some sort of magical coma. A woman arrives demanding I join her coven, insisting it’s the only way to save him. And the gods? Let’s just say they all have games they want me to play. I’ll do anything to bring Silas home. Even if it means staring down the god of chaos and destruction himself. That snake doesn’t stand a chance . . . right? *** If you enjoy a glass of bold red wine with your coven sisters, or feel like partying with the ancient gods tonight, you’ll love this witchy portal fantasy adventure.

Download or read book Aether Bound written by Megan Haskell and published by Trabuco Ridge Press. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you sacrifice to save your brother from a fate worse than death? Lil can see the demon on your shoulder. Good or bad, virtue or vice, she knows just what you desire. Too bad everyone thinks she’s crazy. Everyone, that is, except her brother Ezra. After years spent hiding her abilities, Lil’s finally found a place she belongs: slinging fruity rum-filled drinks behind the counter of a touristy beach bar in Southern California. But when her brother goes missing during a freak ocean storm, Lil knows something is terribly wrong. With demons rising from the waves, Lil can no longer deny her power. Given the key to unlocking her nascent magic, Lil must journey to Aegir’s Hall in the depths of the Unseen realm of the gods to rescue Ezra. But the primordial god of the ocean has set his sights on a greater prize—the untamed Daughter of Lilith. If you like your adventures shaken, not stirred, with a pinch of magic, a twist of myth, and a dash of mayhem, you’ll love this new contemporary paranormal fantasy series by Megan Haskell.

Download or read book Enduring Identities the Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan written by John Kenneth Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is an ethnography of the way in which a Shinto shrine in contemporary Japan constructs and manages its religious traditions to attract and serve the needs and agendas of a variety of modern-day constituencies. Using recent theoretical developments in the anthropology of religion, ritual, and politics, my study looks at the management of an important, old shrine complex, Kamigamo Jinja in Kyoto. In its contemporary "guise," shrine Shinto's lack of sacred texts, charismatic leaders, and systematic dogma--in short, the very attributes that would normally characterize a "religion"--allows it to be amenable to a broad-based constituency that is unified only by their identification with a worldview that promotes hierarchy, paternalism, cooperation, harmony, and consensus.

Download or read book Gold Mining and the Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana written by Nathan Andrews and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines the practice and meanings of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how the movement has facilitated a positive and somewhat unquestioned image of the global corporation. Drawing on extensive fieldwork material collected in Ghanaian communities located around the project sites of Newmont Mining Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation, the monograph employs critical discourse analysis to accentuate how mining corporations use CSR as a discursive alibi to gain legitimacy and dominance over the social order, while determining their own spheres of responsibility and accountability. Hiding behind such notions as ‘social licence to operate’ and ‘best practice,’ corporations are enacted as entities that are morally conscious and socially responsible. Yet, this enactment is contested in host communities, as explored in chapters that examine corporate citizenship, gendered perspectives, and how global CSR norms institutionalize unaccountability.