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Book Hero Status

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joe Vinette
  • Publisher : WestBow Press
  • Release : 2017-11-21
  • ISBN : 1973605864
  • Pages : 125 pages

Download or read book Hero Status written by Joe Vinette and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought of yourself as a hero? Not many people do. But youre a difference maker! You have been handcrafted to be the unique person who you are today, and no other combination of people in history could have led to your birth and legacy. You are here for an important reason. In Hero Status, author and pastor Joe Vinette uses unique stories and passages from the book of Daniel to help you unlock your greatest potential. He recognizes that each person is unique, and he uses practical examples to lead you toward remembering the heroes around you. Joe will also show you your inner hero, helping you to see your own failures as learning points and your own successes as a launching pad. You will understand how to change the way you think about your life, and ultimately your new perspective will protect your inner boldness. God has given you your life so that you can be a light of the world and a reflection of the ultimate lightour savior hero, Jesus! You dont have to be perfectjust willing. Make today the day you embrace your hero status!

Book My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero s  Light Novel  Vol  2

Download or read book My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero s Light Novel Vol 2 written by Matsuri Akai and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oda Akira's life in a new world has had a rocky start. He has been framed for the murder of his mentor, forced to flee into the depths of a deadly labyrinth, and caught up in dangerous elf politics. After so many battles, his precious katana is in bad shape, so he heads to the beastfolk continent to find a skilled blacksmith and enough odd jobs at the Adventurers' Guild to pay for a repair job. But when the city is raided by demons, his elf companion Amelia is kidnapped! With some help from a beastfolk princess and his feline familiar Night, can Akira bring Amelia back where she belongs?

Book Hero or Villain

Download or read book Hero or Villain written by Abigail G. Scheg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One dimensional television characters are a thing of the past--today's popular shows feature intricate storylines and well developed characters. From the brooding Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries to the tough-minded Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, protagonists are not categorically good, antagonists often have relatable good sides, and heroes may act as antiheroes from one episode to the next. This collection of new essays examines the complex characters in Orange Is the New Black, Homeland, Key & Peele, Oz, Empire, Breaking Bad, House, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Book Russia s Hero Cities

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ivo Mijnssen
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 2021-05-04
  • ISBN : 0253056217
  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book Russia s Hero Cities written by Ivo Mijnssen and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War to Russians, ravaged the Soviet Union and traumatized those who survived. After the war, memory of this anguish was often publicly repressed under Stalin. But that all changed by the 1960s. Under Brezhnev, the idea of the Great Patriotic War was transformed into one of victory and celebration. In Russia's Hero Cities, Ivo Mijnssen reveals how contradictory national recollections were revised into an idealized past that both served official needs and offered a narrative of heroism. This triumphant narrative was most evident in the creation of 13 Hero Cities, now located across Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. These cities, which were host to some of the fiercest and most famous battles, were named champions. Brezhnev's government officially recognized these cities with awards, financial contributions, and ritualized festivities. Their citizens also encountered the altered history at every corner—on manicured battlefields, in war memorials, and through stories at the kitchen table. Using a rich tapestry of archival material, oral history interviews, and newspaper articles, Mijnssen provides a thorough exploration of two cities in particular, Tula and Novorossiysk. By exploring the significance of Hero Cities in Soviet identity and the enduring but conflicted importance they hold for Russians today, Russia's Hero Cities exposes how the Great Patriotic War no longer has the power to mask the deep rifts still present in Russian society.

Book Heroism and Global Politics

Download or read book Heroism and Global Politics written by Veronica Kitchen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rhetoric of heroism pervades politics. Political leaders invoke their own heroic credentials, soldiers are celebrated at sporting events, ordinary citizens become state symbols (or symbols of opposition), and high profile celebrities embody a glamorized, humanitarian heroism. Using analytical tools drawn from international relations, gender studies, war studies, history, and comparative politics, this book examines the cultural and political phenomenon of heroism and its relationship to the process of creating, sustaining and challenging political communities. Arguing that heroism is socially constructed and relational, the contributors demonstrate that heroes and heroic narratives always serve particular interests in the ways that they create and uphold certain images of states and other political communities. Studying the heroes that have been sanctioned by a community tells us important things about that community, including how it sees itself, its values and its pressing needs at a particular moment. Conversely, understanding those who are presented in opposition to heroes (victims, demonized opponents), or who become the heroes of resistance movements, can also tell us a great deal about the politics of a state or a regime. Heroes are at once the institutionalization of political power, and yet amorphous--one can go from being a hero to a villain in short order. This book will appeal to scholars and students working on topics related to international relations, gender, security and war studies, comparative politics, state building, and political communities.

Book The Lions of the Land

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  • Author : Dr. D. K. Olukoya
  • Publisher : Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries
  • Release : 2015-10-20
  • ISBN : 9789201214
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book The Lions of the Land written by Dr. D. K. Olukoya and published by Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he enemy does not want you to finish well, enjoy abundant life or make heaven at the end of your sojourn here. He is out to make a mess of your achievements and bring your honour to shame. His trusted weapons are your inherent weaknesses. They are the lions of the land. In this groundbreaking and highly anointed book, best-selhng author, Dr. D.K. Olukoya reiterates the timeless truth, " He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls" (Proverbs 25:28). The lions of the land teaches that it is your responsibility to thoroughly address your personal shortcoming or weaknesses. It shows how you can address your weaknesses, turn them to strength and frustrate the enemy's agenda to use them to destroy your destiny. As you read and apply the timeless truth it offers, your life will experience unprecedented revival and fulfilment. You will sing a new song.

Book Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World

Download or read book Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World written by Graham Seal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.

Book City of Legends

Download or read book City of Legends written by Cheyanne Young and published by Cheyanne Young. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maci Knight has grown up in the shadow of legends. Her father and her brother, Max, are Heroes, worshiped by humans and Supers alike for their strength and valor. All she’s ever wanted is to follow in their footsteps, to fight villains and protect humankind. But Maci has a secret—one that could change everything. Maci had a twin sister who died the same day they were born. In their world, one twin is always good, while the other always eventually turns evil. There’s no way to tell which twin will go rogue . . . which means no one knows if Maci will suddenly become a villain. The closer she gets to her eighteenth birthday, the more she has feelings she can’t control: Violence. Rage. Revenge. Maci wants to be a Hero. But she may not have a choice . . . Previously published by Amazon Publishing and Alloy Entertainment, LLC Keywords: young adult superhero, superhero books, super hero, teen fiction, scifi, teen super hero, free book, free teen book, super powers, magical realism, urban fantasy series, free first in series, series starter, books with movies, heroes, ya lit

Book The Hero Maker

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  • Author : Ryan Donlan
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2017-02-03
  • ISBN : 1317335570
  • Pages : 131 pages

Download or read book The Hero Maker written by Ryan Donlan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart, worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book, Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You’ll discover how to: reconnect board members to the real purpose of education, despite their agendas work with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between guide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking connect and communicate with board members regardless of personality encourage board members to play to their strengths start each school year undefeated and know when it is time to move on. Each chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. The book also includes a special feature on board personalities and the Process Communication Model® (PCM), a method that will make it easier to avoid miscommunication with board members. With this practical book, you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent–board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most—the students.

Book Dungeons and Desktops

Download or read book Dungeons and Desktops written by Matt Barton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-02-22 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a special genre of computer games that bring the tabletop role-playing experience of games such as Dungeons & Dragons to the computer screen. This genre includes classics such as Ultima and The Bard's Tale as well as more modern games such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars. Written in an engaging style for

Book The Globalization of Strangeness

Download or read book The Globalization of Strangeness written by C. Rumford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The figure of the stranger is in serious need of revision, as is our understanding of the society against which the stranger is projected. Under conditions of globalization, inside/outside markers have been eroded and conventional indicators of 'we-ness' are no longer reliable. We now live in a generalized state of strangeness, one consequence of globalization: we no longer know where our community ends and another one begins. In such circumstances it is often the case that neighbours are the nearest strangers. Strangeness occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity and this means that we need to rethink some core elements of globalization theory. Under conditions of strangeness the stranger is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' figure. This book identifies the cosmopolitan stranger as the most significant contemporary figure of the stranger, one adept at negotiating the 'confined spaces' of globalization in order to promote new forms of social solidarity and connect with distant others.

Book Tribal

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Morris
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2024-10-01
  • ISBN : 0735218110
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Tribal written by Michael Morris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A revelatory, paradigm-shifting work from a renowned Columbia professor and “one of the great social and cultural psychologists” (Amy Cuddy) that demystifies our tribal instincts and shows us how to use them to create positive change. Tribalism is our most misunderstood buzzword. We’ve all heard pundits bemoan its rise, and it’s been blamed for everything from political polarization to workplace discrimination. But as acclaimed cultural psychologist and Columbia professor Michael Morris argues, our tribal instincts are humanity’s secret weapon. Ours is the only species that lives in tribes: groups glued together by their distinctive cultures that can grow to a scale far beyond clans and bands. Morris argues that our psychology is wired by evolution in three distinctive ways. First, the peer instinct to conform to what most people do. Second, the hero instinct to give to the group and emulate the most respected. And third, the ancestor instinct to follow the ways of prior generations. These tribal instincts enable us to share knowledge and goals and work as a team to transmit the accumulated pool of cultural knowledge onward to the next generation. Countries, churches, political parties, and companies are tribes, and tribal instincts explain our loyalties to them and the hidden ways that they affect our thoughts, actions, and identities. Rather than deriding tribal impulses for their irrationality, we can recognize them as powerful levers that elevate performance, heal rifts, and set off shockwaves of cultural change. Weaving together deep research, current and historical events, and stories from business and politics, Morris cuts across conventional wisdom to completely reframe how we think about our tribes. Bracing and hopeful, Tribal unlocks the deepest secrets of our psychology and gives us the tools to manage our misunderstood superpower.

Book The Wounded Hero

Download or read book The Wounded Hero written by Tamara Neal and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an investigation of non-fatal injury and bloodspill in Homer's Iliad and demonstrates the crucial significance of these motifs in the epic. They are shown to be fundamental to defining heroic status and a powerful means for developing the narrative and thematic structures of the poem. The study offers a nuanced definition of the nature of mortality and immortality and shows how the motifs of injury and bloodspill explicate the plot of the poem and its ethical values. This work is the first to examine these motifs in a systematic and comprehensive investigation. Focusing exclusively on the Iliad, the book sheds new light on ideals of heroic conduct.

Book Selling Out a Superpower

Download or read book Selling Out a Superpower written by Ronald R. Pollina and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1968, there were sixty-two lobbyists in Washington; today there are thirty-four thousand, outnumbering members of Congress and their staffers two to one. By 2008, these lobbyists were spending approximately $8.2 million for influence per day. Few, if any, of these lobbyists represent the majority of Americans in the middle class. So it’s not surprising, given these statistics, that real median household income in America has stagnated for over a decade. This hard-hitting book documents that a combination of special interest groups and their army of money-peddling lobbyists, along with government mismanagement of business and the economy by both parties, have betrayed the American middle and lower classes for the last twenty years. The result is a host of misguided laws and policies that have driven jobs and whole industries offshore, never to return. The author takes issue with those who emphasize the potential benefits of globalization without taking notice of its many negative effects on American society. He also argues that inept policy threatens to derail the American economy permanently and that our economic malaise is more than a short-term reaction to a financial market collapse or global market forces. He cites critical areas where changes must be made to reverse the negative trend: • Improving our 1950s-era educational system to produce a workforce able to compete for 21st-century jobs. • Reform of tax codes that have been driving companies and jobs offshore. We are currently a nation that manufactures practically nothing! • Weaning all levels of government away from deficit spending, which drains economic power • Pursuing free trade that also means fair trade. • Ending the cycle of credit-card debt and all-too-easy mortgage credit to finance ultimately unaffordable lifestyles. • Making the United States more business friendly, so companies will grow and provide desperately needed jobs here at home. The author warns that unless we implement these and other recommended changes, the American economy will inevitably decline while China, India, and other up-and-coming nations ascend. He maintains that all is not lost. If we follow the course he sets, we can reinvigorate and renew our economy, rebuild America’s greatness, create 21st-century jobs, and more. This book provides a roadmap for reclaiming American preeminence.

Book The Hero s Journey

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gary W. Reece
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2001-04-20
  • ISBN : 1579106390
  • Pages : 275 pages

Download or read book The Hero s Journey written by Gary W. Reece and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book You Don   t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid   s Hero

Download or read book You Don t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid s Hero written by Bill Ziegler and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of our schools depends on leaders who can foster every day heroism in others. This doesn’t require supernatural powers. It requires a willingness to be intentional in building heroes in our communities who are ready to take on the demands of the future. You Don’t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid’s Hero will help you create the climate that produces these heroes. It includes: · Training ideas for leadership teams · Instruments for gauging progress · Practical steps for building courage into practices · Practical strategies to help navigate the complexities of creating an extraordinary school · Hero building stories from the field

Book Royal Lockdown

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rebecca York
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2007-06-01
  • ISBN : 1426802358
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Royal Lockdown written by Rebecca York and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Are you afraid of the dark?" The eerie text message was only part of a night to remember for security ace Shane Peters. One minute he was dancing with Princess Ariana LeBron, holding her in his arms at a gala attended by world leaders, the next he was fighting for their lives when the lights went out and gunmen held them hostage. Their demands were simple: Give them the princess. For Ariana, duty and honor were everything. Until she met Shane. Minutes in the brash American's arms made her feel like a woman for the first time. But could the man who'd safeguarded priceless antiquities save her from the gunmen? With the lights low and the summer heat rising, he'd surely give the princess a night to remember.