Download or read book A Daunting Journey written by Kiereini, Jeremiah Gitau and published by East African Educational Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is described as a Mau Mau oath-taker, seemingly of two minds ñ both for and against, loyal and disloyal. In A Daunting Journey, Jeremiah Gitau Kiereini, lets us into his life spanning three generations. He reveals insights into the influences and intrigues surrounding the early civil service and the powerful individuals who held Kenya's future in their hands. Kiereini also exposes the dichotomy that irreconcilably split the communities involved in the struggle for independence and the personal contradictions and challenges he encountered as he sought to find pride and loyalty in service to a newly independent Kenya. This is truly a fascinating chronicle that takes us from the humble and difficult years of childhood, through the Mau Mau years, the Kenyatta administration, the Moi regime, and on to the present in the life of Jeremiah Kiereini. Most captivating is the narrative on the infamous 1969 oath-taking commonly referred to as, ëCaai wa Gatunduí and the 1982 coup.
Download or read book Travel Wild Wisconsin written by Candice Gaukel Andrews and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever heard a wolf howl in Wisconsin's Northwoods, watched thousands of ancient sturgeon roil the waters of one of the largest inland lakes in the United States, or tagged a monarch butterfly before it begins one of the world's great migrations to its winter habitat in Mexico? Travel Wild Wisconsin is your seasonal guide to genuine wildlife encounters with an amazing array of birds, mammals, fish, and insects in Wisconsin's most beautiful natural settings: state wildlife areas, rivers, lakes, flowages, and preserves as well as national wildlife refuges and forests. Wisconsin native Candice Gaukel Andrews shares natural history and lore, accounts of her own experiences with Wisconsin wildlife, and insights from biologists, environmental educators, and citizen scientists, so that you can seek a wildlife encounter of your own. So come spy on the spring courtship dance of the greater prairie chicken, search for elusive and elegant white-tailed deer in summer, touch a tiny saw-whet owl on one special day in autumn, and thrill to the sound of thousands of tundra swans as they migrate through the Mississippi Flyway just before the first snow falls. Make this the year you Travel Wild Wisconsin.
Download or read book Embedding Sustainability written by Pia Heidenmark Cook and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embedding Sustainability is a practical, solutions-focused guide for sustainability managers and leaders to embed sustainability in organizations and drive improved performance. For organizations to truly embody sustainability, it must infuse all operations. Sustainability change agents need to be the conductors of the orchestra, making sure everyone has the same objective, is working with the same goals and is moving at the same pace. Embedding Sustainability charts the journey from purpose, scope and assessment to strategy, implementation and integration. It outlines the steps required to engage and commit employees to deliver to the same goals, creating a workplace where success is achieved through collective effort. Drawing on impressive experience, the authors share valuable tools and tips, lessons and coaching, factoring in different organizational maturity levels, international contexts and cultural differences and stakeholder mapping. It explores leadership principles, values, culture, strategies and engagement methods. Embedding Sustainability provides mid-senior sustainability professionals with guidance and encouragement to continue with their work and avoid common mistakes, while also prioritizing their own wellbeing. It will help sustainability change agents navigate the unique challenges of this role, find solutions to problems and maintain a positive outlook.
Download or read book The Road Taken written by Seymour (Sy) Gitin and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, Seymour (Sy) Gitin recounts his life’s journey, from his childhood in 1940s Buffalo, New York, to a storied career as an archaeologist working and living in Israel. Over the course of his life, Sy served as a rabbi in Los Angeles and as US Air Force Chaplain, starred in an Israeli movie, trained as an archaeologist, and eventually became the Director of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, an institution he led for thirty-four years. As an archaeologist, Sy encouraged American participation in the archaeology of ancient Israel, fostered the development of the Palestinian archaeological community, and conducted valuable field work at Tell Gezer and Tel Miqne-Ekron. His tale is full of entertaining vignettes involving the people that he encountered along the way, including many of the pioneers in the field—W. F. Albright, Nelson Glueck, Yigael Yadin, Benjamin Mazar, and Trude Dothan, as well as current protagonists William G. Dever, Israel Finkelstein, and Amihai Mazar. Readers will enjoy Sy’s humorous and engaging stories: rationing out seder wine on a military base following the great Alaskan earthquake only to learn that soldiers were threatening to use it to brush their teeth, encounters with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and US Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and the many colorful experiences he had with fellow scholars through the years. An engaging and entertaining recounting of a remarkably lived life, The Road Taken is a revealing look at being Jewish in America and Israel from the 1940s through today and an eye-opening look at the often controversial development of biblical archaeology.
Download or read book Soul Stripped Bare written by Yvonne Donohoe and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of happiness, lattes and the ‘quick fix’ Donohoe explores the natural but painful experience of grief. The question on her lips is ‘Am I Grieving Normally?’ She soon discovers there is nothing normal about profound loss. This beautifully written memoir and grief manual is healing and transformative for anyone experiencing loss. “Grief provided time to heal from the brokenness of loss: my broken heart, my broken spirit, my broken life, my broken future...” Meet courageous parents who all learnt that love transcends death and that grieving is like breathing – we instinctively know how to do it. “Death stripped my son of his life yet grief provided the opportunity to strip away the protective walls I’d built around mine. Death was the doorway to his new life in spirit and as my precious son moved on, I too, was moving on. My soul had been stripped bare in preparation for my rebirth.”
Download or read book A Manager s Guide to Virtual Teams written by Yael Sara Zofi and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2011 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an increasing number of employees working remotely, it is more difficult than ever to ensure that team members are working smoothly and productively. This books provides a roadmap for bridging the logistical, cultural and communication gaps that can prevent any virtual team from reaching its full potential.
Download or read book How to Get Published in the Best Entrepreneurship Journals written by Alain Fayolle and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competition to publish in the top journals is fierce. This book provides entrepreneurship researchers with relevant material and insights to support them in their efforts to publish their research in the most prestigious entrepreneurship outlets. &a
Download or read book A Guide Book to Surviving Cancer written by N.B. Singh and published by N.B. Singh. This book was released on with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Guide Book to Surviving Cancer" is a comprehensive and compassionate guide that offers insights, strategies, and support for individuals facing the daunting journey of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Through a blend of heartfelt narratives, practical advice, and empowering exercises, this book provides invaluable tools for navigating the physical, emotional, and psychological challenges of cancer with resilience and hope. From understanding treatment options to fostering self-care practices, managing stress, and finding strength in community support, this book serves as a trusted companion for both patients and their loved ones. With its blend of personal stories, medical expertise, and holistic approaches to healing, "A Guide Book to Surviving Cancer" offers a beacon of light and encouragement for anyone touched by the impact of cancer. 3.5
Download or read book Quest for Decisive Victory written by Robert Michael Citino and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the earliest days of warfare, military operations have followed a predictable formula: after a decisive battle, an army must pursue the enemy and destroy its organization in order to achieve a victorious campaign. But by the mid-19th century, the emergence of massive armies and advanced weaponry - and the concomitant decline in the effectiveness of cavalry - had diminished the practicality of pursuit, producing campaigns that bogged down short of decisive victory. Great battles had become curiously indecisive, decisive campaigns virtually impossible.
Download or read book Playing for the Hoops written by Aidan Donaldson and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How did George McCluskey become one of Celtic F.C.'s most memorable football players? What binds the fans and players and creates this strong sense of belonging? And what does the Irish diaspora have to do with Celtic F.C.? George McCluskey was one of the key strikers for the Hoops in the '70s and '80s, a successful time in the club's history. He did not only score for his team, but changed the entire game in favour of Celtic more than once. In this account of his life story told by his close friend Aidan Donaldson and his son Barry McCluskey, George McCluskey is praised as the embodiment of the Celtic spirit. His individual history is intertwined with the history and mentality of the club. However, George McCluskey did not only influence Celtic F.C. but also other clubs he played for and the people he has met during his life. This book takes you on a journey through the development of the club from its very beginning, as well as exploring the evolution of football in general. How did we get from football legends like George McCluskey to football celebrities like David Beckham? What did professional football look like back then, what constitutes it nowadays? This timely book will appeal not only to Celtic supporters, but to anyone interested in the development of professional football. His exuberant celebration depicted on the cover of the book remains iconic in the eyes of Celtic supporters today. His Cup winning goal led inadvertently to a riot and the banning of alcohol in Scottish football grounds."
Download or read book Raising Your Vibe written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and published by Oshun Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you feel it, you feel it. They are rare but they do exist- they mitigate other people’s existence, they are healers and mediators. They are lightworkers. But most of them don’t start believing in themselves soon enough to recognize their beacon and purpose on the Earth to begin healing others, as well as themselves. Or simply, to identify lightworkers sent for them, around them. This book is your perfect first step to teaching yourself everything you need to know to find your inner power, or discover that of others. The latter is as important as reflecting on your potential to unfold. Sadly, many are misguided by generalizing the purpose and types of lightworkers. It is as important to know which kind of lightworker you are, as it is to know if you are one or not, or if the person you’re trusting your mind and heart to is one or not. Take your intuition and match it with our guidance and knowledge to discover your potent, healing powers to elevate humankind’s mindfulness. If you feel an astronomic pull towards helping others, or towards helping yourself, it would be a waste of time to make yourself figure it all out on your own. Yes, your gut will play the biggest role in your path of becoming a lightworker, but you need to build up to that intuition with the knowledge and experience tempered in all sorts of ancient fires. We provide precisely that in this book of compressed pearls of wisdom and tools to perceive yourself and others. In this book, you will learn about: ● All types of Lightworkers: From Gatekeepers to Seers, you will learn hard facts about their nature and characteristics, making it simple for you to identify them from miles away. ● How to know if you’re a lightworker: You will be advised to take a close look at your soul to identify your sensitivity, healing powers, and your manifestor self. ● How to take care of yourself as a lightworker: Help yourself before you attempt to heal others. You will explore how to clear your energy field, ground yourself, meditate, and find stillness in everyday life. If you’re ready to embark on this journey… Start today!
Download or read book Research Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning written by Judy Willis and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to unprecedented advances in brain science, we know more about the brain today than ever before. But what does that science tell us about how we learn? How can we capture the power of neuroscience research so that it benefits our students? Judy Willis and Malana Willis answer these questions with clarity and insight, translating recent research on the brain and learning into understandable concepts and practical strategies to use across the curriculum, spanning all grade levels from preK through postsecondary. In this revised and expanded edition of the bestselling Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning, readers will learn how to * Arouse students' curiosity and interest in pursuing wide-ranging topics, including those they might typically find boring. * Counteract the negative effects of stress, boredom, and frustration on memory. * Defuse undesirable behaviors that are the result of the brain's natural "fight/flight/freeze" response. * Incorporate the motivating characteristics of video gaming—including clear goals, achievable challenges, predictions, and continual feedback—into classroom learning. * Break through stereotypes that deter students from reaching their full potential. * Use the power of neuroscience research to develop students' executive function skills, such as focus, prioritization, organization, collaboration, critical analysis, and innovation. Willis and Willis describe how the brain converts a vast amount of sensory input into long-term memory and durable understanding, and how educators can use this knowledge to guide students to more successful experiences in school and beyond.
Download or read book From Classroom to Boardroom Lessons Learned in the Education Startup World written by Vladimir Morozov and published by Vladimir Morozov. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From Classroom to Boardroom" is a compelling and insightful book that offers readers a rare glimpse into the world of education startups. In this book, author Vladimir Morozov draws on his personal experience as a former educator turned entrepreneur to share his journey of creating and scaling an education startup. Through a series of engaging anecdotes, Morozov highlights the challenges and triumphs of navigating the complex world of education entrepreneurship. He shares valuable insights and lessons learned along the way, from the early stages of ideation and product development to fundraising and scaling. Morozov's unique perspective as both an educator and an entrepreneur offers readers a fresh and nuanced understanding of the education startup landscape. He discusses the importance of understanding the needs of educators and students, and the role that technology can play in transforming the education system. The book also explores the role of mentorship, networking, and community in the startup world, and provides practical advice on how to build a strong team and sustain a successful business. With its engaging storytelling and practical insights, "From Classroom to Boardroom" is a must-read for anyone interested in education entrepreneurship or seeking inspiration and guidance in their own startup journey. Overall, "From Classroom to Boardroom" is a compelling and insightful book that provides readers with a unique perspective on the world of education entrepreneurship. Morozov's personal journey and practical advice make this book a valuable resource for anyone looking to create and scale an education startup.
Download or read book Lady Mary Wortley Montagu written by Isobel Grundy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to look at Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's achievement as a vital figure in the women's literary tradition. Robert Halsband's book on her life, the sixth this century and published in 1956, was the first to apply scholarly techniques to establishing the facts. The inaccurateaccounts given before Halsband testify to Lady Mary's compelling interest as a woman who wrote, travelled, campaigned publicly for medical advance, gossiped, and was involved in high-profile literary quarrels. Knowledge of her life has made considerable gains since Halsband, as understanding of theissues involved in trying to move between the roles of proper lady and woman writer has increased enormously. This life fruitfully exploits the tension between literary history and feminist reading. Isobel Grundy highlights Montagu's adolescent longing for literary fame, her growing understandingof the implications of this for gender and class imperatives, the frustrations and concessions involved in her collaborations with male writers, the punitive responses of society, the gaps at every stage of her life between her ascertainable circumstances and her construction of herself in lettersand other writings. The book situates those writings in relation to her own theorizing and her very wide reading in women's texts as well as men's. Finally, it looks at a range of contemporary and near-contemporary responses.
Download or read book All My Love and Then Some written by Margaret Melhorn and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of World War II, in September 1942, an enthusiastic eighteen-year-old named Polly Meilman boarded a train to Toronto. She was leaving her home in Nova Scotia for her basic training in the Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). By July 1943, her abilities were recognized with a promotion to the rank of corporal. She continued to serve until her discharge in January 1946. Throughout her training in Toronto and her eventual posting to a base in Prince Edward Island, Corporal Meilman wrote diligently to her parents back home about her life in the RCAF. She wrote on whatever paper she could get her hands on and whenever she could find a spare moment. Now, her letters are an incredibly valuable window into the lives of the women, or WDs as they were known, who stepped forward to serve their country in wartime, and proved that they were capable of filling non-combat roles previously filled only by men. All My Love and Then Some contains more than eighty of the letters of Corporal Polly Meilman to her mother and father during WWII. Meilman’s daughter, Margaret Melhorn, compiled and edited these letters and provided additional insights into their historical and familial context. Filled with Meilman’s characteristic wit and humour, these letters provide a lively first-hand account of a young woman learning, adjusting and maturing during her service in the air force. For historians, these pages contain incredible insights into the lives of women in the RCAF during WWII. For history enthusiasts, Meilman’s letters breathe life into history in a way that only personal storytelling can achieve.
Download or read book The Song Of The Dodo written by David Quammen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction? In our age, with all the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, now being carved into island-like fragments by human activity, the implications of this question are more urgent than ever. Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.
Download or read book World s Edge written by David Hair and published by Jo Fletcher Books. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renegade sorcerer Raythe Vyre went off the edge of the map, seeking riches and redemption . . . but he has found the impossible: a vanished civilisation - and the threat of eternal damnation! Chasing a dream of wealth and freedom, Raythe Vyre's ragtag caravan of refugees from imperial oppression went off the map, into the frozen wastes of the north. What they found there was beyond all their expectations: Rath Argentium, the legendary city of the long-vanished Aldar, complete with its fabled floating citadel. Even more unexpectedly, they encountered the Tangato, the remnants of the people who served the Aldar, who are shocked to learn that they're not alone in the world - and hostile to Raythe's interlopers. What awaits Raythe's people in the haunted castle that floats above them, the lair of the last Aldar King? Everlasting wealth - or eternal damnation?
