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The Radical Pursuit of Rest : Escaping the Productivity Trap By John Koessler; Mark Galli 2016 | 180 Pages | ISBN: 0830844449 | EPUB | 1 MB We live in a culture that values activity, achievement and accomplishment. Whether in our careers, churches, schools or families, busyness is the norm in our lives, and anything less makes us feel unproductive and anxious. We have to work all the harder, then, to pursue true rest in a 24-7 world that is constantly in motion. John Koessler understands that rest is not automatic or easy to attain. He names the modern-day barriers to becoming people of rest and presents a unique perspective on how pursuing rest leads us to the heart of God. With honest, biblical reflections on trends in our culture and churches, he exposes our misconceptions regarding the concept of rest, as well as offering correction and practices to align our ideas with God's ideal. The book includes reflection and discussion questions designed for both individual and group use. You will discover the true meaning behind Jesus' idea of the yoke of rest and restoration for your mind, body and soul. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/884a20ee4fd0b5611c1dfb3c869f12f1/b03xt.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/0zn8ynhdufsi/b03xt.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/nuCieMqVb8/b03xt.7z.html

The Radical Disciple : Three Pamphlets Inspired by Koinonia Partners By Bill Lane Doulos; Ched Myers 2015 | 90 Pages | ISBN: 1625648685 | EPUB | 1 MB The Radical Disciple invites the followers of Christ to take seriously the scriptural mandate to love God and neighbor. The cost of contemporary discipleship is just as high now as it was in the early days of the Christian church. But the sharp edge of the gospel mandate has been watered down. The hard passages of the Bible have been ignored by a church that has become too comfortable with the economic and political status quo. But when a disciple sidesteps the call of God to radically embrace the poor of the world, then that disciple also sidesteps the comfort and the inheritance that God holds for God's faithful people. We Christians represent a radical alternative to the greed, complacency, and violence of our age. The promise for us is the promise of community and celebration, joy and peace. But we must follow the way of the cross,which is just as relevant and compelling for us as it was for Jesus two thousand years ago. So we have set before us in these pages a prescription for the servanthood that is required of us. By assuming the yoke of a servant, we claim joy and purpose for our lives. Read this book and gain insight into the meaning of these words for Christians and the church today. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/73fd6020d97c143b074d1b9bb2316992/f0cs0.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/6xfubo8gol8w/f0cs0.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/9lk3cPIZYk/f0cs0.7z.html

The Quest for Meaningful Special Education By Amy Ballin 2016 | 205 Pages | ISBN: 1475827598 | EPUB | 1 MB Every child should have access to an education that works. The Quest for a Meaningful Special Education follows the educational journeys of nine students with a language-based learning disability (LBLD) who, through a combination of parental advocacy and luck, were removed from a debilitating learning situation and enrolled in a school designed to address their particular learning needs. In the process of following their journeys, the book explores the role of cultures within and outside the school and examines some of the ways that the construction of special education has affected student learning. In the context of the ongoing national conversation about student academic success, high school dropout rates, the disproportionate number of prison inmates with learning disabilities, the costs of educating students, and the controversy over the placement of minorities in special education, The Quest For a Meaningful Special Education is a timely book that will add a new perspective to current debates RapidGator https://rg.to/file/fb5e20c88a228745a7bf2cdbaec0b0be/7czio.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/w3ktqft6rx4d/7czio.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/zTLbKmYrgA/7czio.7z.html

The Quest for Excellence : Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Core Texts. Selected Proceedings from the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Association for Core Texts and Courses By Dustin Gish; Chris Constas; J. Scott Lee 2016 | 220 Pages | ISBN: 0761868127 | EPUB | 1 MB Liberal education aspires to excellence through the cultivation of free human beings who excel in thought, word, and deed. But what exactly is excellence, and why do we admire it? How do we conceive of what is excellent? What constitutes excellence--either for human beings, or in the realms of philosophy, literature, science, and politics? Why is excellence an aim of liberal education? What kinds of texts, courses, and inquiries contribute to achieving this end? Such questions animate the studies herein. The essays in this volume reflect on the idea of excellence embedded within core texts, as well as how such texts influence and ennoble higher education. In its chapters, we consider rival forms of excellence from ancient Greece and Rome, through modern Europe and America, and beyond. The world of antiquity and its accounts of excellence, as represented in the works of Euripides, Aristotle, Plato, Archimedes, and Cicero, are here brought into dialogue with diverse modern perspectives on excellence, as articulated by Shakespeare, Descartes, Newton, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Austen, Darwin, Lincoln, Tennyson, and Nietzsche, as well as (more recently) by John Dewey, Martin Luther King Jr., Cardinal Newman, and Eboo Patel. Our desire to seek and understand excellence transcends borders, and the purpose of this volume is to help perpetuate in contemporary higher education the study of core texts essential to the cultivation of excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/0b90ed4bfed4bfb23253485736588e23/f9hfy.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/20aij04i73fb/f9hfy.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/zkA91l7JV4/f9hfy.7z.html

The Queer : An Interaction with the Gospel of John By Jeff Hood 2016 | 126 Pages | ISBN: 1532612389 | PDF | 1 MB When God embodies those we marginalize, strange things happen. Peace, hope, and love manifest in unimaginable ways. This is the tale of the Queer. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/8fce9dfce997d49b908121aeed3b8c64/8nsep.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/69e7h5sr3wtw/8nsep.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/iNjSRWZc2o/8nsep.7z.html

The Quantum Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards: Recent Developments by Jacques Vanier, Cipriana Tomescu English | December 19, 2024 | ISBN: 1032565799 | 506 pages | MOBI | 11 Mb The Quantum Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards: Recent Developments, Second Edition, covers advances in atomic frequency standards (atomic clocks) from the last several decades. It explains the use of various techniques, such as laser optical pumping, coherent population trapping, laser cooling, and electromagnetic and optical trapping, in the implementation of classical microwave and optical atomic frequency standards. It provides an up-to-date, in-depth view of the vast improvements to atomic clocks that have occurred in the last 25 years. The improved stability and accuracy enable the verification of physical concepts used in fundamental theories, such as relativity, as well as the stability of fundamental constants intrinsic to those theories. The book first discusses improvements to conventional atomic frequency standards, highlighting the main limitations of those frequency standards and the physical basis of the limitations. It then describes how advances in the theory and applications of atomic physics have opened new avenues in frequency standards. The authors go on to explore the research and development of new microwave and optical frequency standards before presenting the results in frequency stability and accuracy achieved with these new frequency standards. They also illustrate the application of atomic clocks in metrology, telecommunications, navigation, and other areas and give some insight into future work. This new edition examines updated developments on the frequency standards, alongside content on the International System of Units (SI) and the role of atomic clocks on their base units. It also features new material on Coherent Population Trapping and new developments in the field of optical frequency standards. Key Features:Describes the basic physics, including quantum mechanics, behind the operation of atomic clocks.Explores new frequency standards that provide better stability and accuracy than older, more conventional standards.Discusses the importance of the field in the general context of physics.Jacques Vanier is retired from the National Research Council of Canada and as adjunct professor in the Physics Department at the University of Montreal. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Physical Society, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has written more than 120 journal articles and proceedings papers and is the author of several books on masers, lasers, and atomic clocks. His main research work is oriented toward the understanding and application of quantum electronics phenomena. Cipriana Tomescu is retired from The Institute of Physics, Bucharest, Romania, and as invited researcher in the Physics Department at the University of Montreal. She is the author of numerous articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Her research involves state-of-the-art atomic frequency standards and H masers. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/d648a88035c957883311e4d8c249eaad/sc52r.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/tui8tm18dmsk/sc52r.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/wXCVrEpJfc/sc52r.7z.html

The Pursuit of the Sacred : An Introduction to Religious Studies By John Chitakure 2016 | 226 Pages | ISBN: 1498235603 | EPUB | 1 MB Globalization has taken the world by storm and has facilitated the unprecedented migrations of the peoples of this world. Whether we like it or not, we will meet foreigners in our communities, schools, universities, buses, and other public places. But, when people migrate they take their religions with them. If people of different religious traditions are to live side by side amicably, interfaith dialogue becomes imperative. But, for people to be able to speak about their own religions with enlightenment and listen to other people's religious beliefs with respect, they must have some basic knowledge of how faiths and believers operate because for some people, religion is inseparably intertwined with their economics, politics, and everyday lives. This book clearly and concisely introduces religious studies to the reader. It makes a strong case for the quest and study of world religions and explores the challenges, controversies, and methodological issues in the study of religions. It also explores other pertinent religious issues such as beliefs, rituals, myths, sacredness, morality, the problem of evil, and interreligious dialogue. Although written from a classroom perspective, this book can be useful to any reader who would like to acquire knowledge of religious issues. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/83f7e18b5d8cb9c02755644a4d2674cf/yvskp.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/6yok7omly98y/yvskp.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/T9JcyYIpww/yvskp.7z.html

The Purpose Code: How to unlock meaning, maximize happiness, and leave a lasting legacy by Jordan Grumet English | January 7, 2025 | ISBN: 1804090859 | 224 pages | PDF | 3.39 Mb Worried about purpose? Most people are. But no one has to be. Brené Brown meets Malcolm Gladwell in this ground-breaking self-improvement book that reveals how to make a mark and how to set goals in life without falling into the anxiety traps of conventional success principles books. The ultimate in purpose anxiety relief, and a map for anyone to find happiness. Purpose can change your life. Having a sense of purpose has been scientifically proven to help people find happiness, longevity, and health. But lots of us are also worried about purpose―purpose anxiety has been estimated to affect as much as 91% of people. What's going on? And how do we do purpose the right way―to unlock all its many benefits, set goals in life, make a mark and journey from anxiety to legacy? This question set hospice doctor and writer Jordan Grumet on a quest, and The Purpose Code shares his remarkable findings to help you change your future forever. The result is a self-development book like no other. It turns out that we fundamentally misunderstand purpose and the role it plays in our lives. In fact, there are two different types of purpose. One will lead to anxiety and disillusionment; the other will lead to connection and lasting legacy. In The Purpose Code, Jordan will: · Chart a course for you to reach happiness through understanding the deep human truths behind the concepts of Meaning and Purpose (including life review therapy and simple ways of healing generational trauma) · Equip you with a practical and proven framework for unlocking your real purpose, and show you the life-changingly enjoyable way to climb to goals, regardless of your situation in life · Arm you to differentiate between the two types of purpose when finding life purpose (and show you the hidden reasons why one is always more fulfilling than the other) · Set you on the way to building a genuinely lasting impact long after you're gone. Finding happiness has never been about creating big audacious goals that we may or may not be able to achieve. True contentment comes from filling our lives with enriching activities that lead to connection and, ultimately, legacy. Swap grand but ultimately empty success books for this small goals book, and begin creating your true purpose today. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/e7022d924ded50be4f31b7cb654117b1/q0kil.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/gjvharc0gwrk/q0kil.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/CVOD03jk1J/q0kil.7z.html

The Public Life Of Privacy In Nineteenth-Century American Literature By Stacey Margolis 2005 | 247 Pages | ISBN: 0822335360 | PDF | 1 MB Stacey Margolis rethinks a key chapter in American literary history, challenging the idea that nineteenth-century American culture was dominated by an ideology of privacy that defined subjects in terms of their intentions and desires. She reveals how writers from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Henry James depicted a world in which characters could only be understood-and, more importantly, could only understand themselves-through their public actions. She argues that the social issues that nineteenth-century novelists analyzed-including race, sexuality, the market, and the law-formed integral parts of a broader cultural shift toward understanding individuals not according to their feelings, desires, or intentions, but rather in light of the various inevitable traces they left on the world. Margolis provides readings of fiction by Hawthorne and James as well as Susan Warner, Mark Twain, Charles Chesnutt, and Pauline Hopkins. In these writers' works, she traces a distinctive novelistic tradition that viewed social developments-such as changes in political partisanship and childhood education and the rise of new politico-legal forms like negligence law-as means for understanding how individuals were shaped by their interactions with society. The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature adds a new level of complexity to understandings of nineteenth-century American culture by illuminating a literary tradition full of accidents, mistakes, and unintended consequences-one in which feelings and desires were often overshadowed by all that was external to the self. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/65cf7d66050281bfb645f79cb974c710/eplcc.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/wzuh8ofi59l5/eplcc.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/Bmk3V2hSS7/eplcc.7z.html

The Public Intellectual in Canada By Nelson Wiseman 2013 | 259 Pages | ISBN: 1442613394 | PDF | 1 MB This illuminating, entertaining, and timely volume examines the place and impact of public intellectuals in our rapidly changing and diverse society. Boasting an all-star cast of contributors - including some of Canada's most prominent writers, journalists, and academics - it probes the role of public discourse and intellectual persuasion in shaping Canada's past, present, and future. The Public Intellectual in Canada examines how individuals have come to assume this role, how they are received by various publics, and what they have been able to accomplish. The pieces cover topics ranging from the potential and perils of advocacy to the influence of think tanks on public policy. Many pieces also delve into the roles of pollsters, political actors, pundits, social activists, economists, and ethicists, among others. Broad in scope and stylistically diverse, these essays offer a fascinating overview of the links between thought, public exposition, and action in the fields of politics, science, and culture. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/7166801dd19af63fa5deff5050702d93/0k6qv.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/v8d25lu9i5n2/0k6qv.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/xCRNup9tLa/0k6qv.7z.html

The Psychology of Wealth (GPS Guides to Life) by Napoleon Hill English | December 17, 2024 | ISBN: 1250350069 | 512 pages | PDF | 5.00 Mb A guidebook to success, featuring Napoleon Hill's two most popular books on the subject of prosperity and abundance Napoleon Hill's life-changing philosophy has inspired generations of readers, and his self-help titles have sold millions of copies around the world. Combining two of Napoleon Hill's most popular books on the topics of prosperity and abundance―The Master Key to Riches and The Magic Ladder to Success―this essential volume will inspire anyone looking to create success in their life, and is perfect for businesspeople, entrepreneurs, students, and creatives. The Psychology of Wealth offers a revolutionary path to self-empowerment and fulfillment, helping readers create the reality they desire and find success in every area of life. This exclusive edition is part of the Essentials GPS Guide to Life series, and contains a faithful reproduction of the original and complete texts, as well as an introduction by the Publisher. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/d68d9dfab835793e82f3c28fd4f80e5d/nk585.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/n8y77y6nfb25/nk585.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/tg7exiKO52/nk585.7z.html

The Psychology of School Climate By Garry Wade McGiboney 2016 | 268 Pages | ISBN: 1443894508 | PDF | 1 MB Many people have become impatient with school reform and school improvement efforts that fail to include school climate. The importance of a positive school climate is emerging in current research, not only as an essential component of school reform and school improvement, but also as a necessary framework for maintaining excellent schools and providing healthy and safe schools for all students. Research strongly suggests that educators and policy makers have a lot to learn about the importance of school climate for school safety and academic success. With the growing body of research regarding school climate, it is important to study the research and understand how the psychology of school climate and how the elements of school climate can be viewed from a population-based perspective, as well as understanding the impact of school climate on individual students. This review of school climate research includes hundreds of articles and research papers of different perspectives from around the world in numerous cultures. School climate is becoming a science of education and psychology that must be studied further in order to understand the dynamic nature of learning environments, to identify elements that support or threaten the learning environment, and to learn how to improve the conditions for learning in all schools. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/dac60e85255f204b1de5697005cfdb79/lzgnd.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/buhgn6vwf1gl/lzgnd.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/tOJ5SqdBxt/lzgnd.7z.html

The Psychology of Poker: Understanding Behavioral Cues for Success by Hayden Van Der Post English | April 5, 2025 | ISBN: 8316812738 | 253 pages | EPUB | 0.32 Mb Reactive Publishing Poker is a game of people-not just cards. The Psychology of Poker: Understanding Behavioral Cues for Success is your definitive guide to mastering the mental battlefield of the felt. Whether you're playing high-stakes tournaments or cash games with friends, success hinges on more than math and odds-it requires sharp psychological insight, emotional discipline, and the ability to decode human behavior in real time. This book dives deep into the cognitive, emotional, and social dynamics that shape decision-making at the table. Learn how to read tells, exploit opponent patterns, manage tilt, and cultivate an unshakable table presence. Drawing from behavioral psychology, neuroscience, and elite poker strategy, Hayden Van Der Post arms you with the skills to outthink, outlast, and outperform any opponent. Inside, you'll discover:The science behind bluffing-and how to do it believablyHow to detect microexpressions and subconscious giveawaysTechniques for building psychological pressureEmotional regulation strategies for staying cool under fireProfiles of common player archetypes and how to exploit themWhether you're a rising player or seasoned pro, this book is a powerful tool to sharpen your instincts, elevate your edge, and win more consistently-mind first, chips second. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/f8207204d0bcd73bb9778a7eec8d9148/l0319.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/94qoqwmrff0i/l0319.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/qLfTLbaAcB/l0319.7z.html

The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers by Josh Cowen English | September 10, 2024 | ISBN: 1682539105 | 224 pages | PDF | 4.65 Mb A deep-dive investigation of education privatization that reveals voucher programs as the faulty products of decades of work by wealthy patrons and influential conservatives InThe Privateers,Josh Cowen lays bare the surprising history of tax-funded school choice programs in the United States and warns of the dangers of education privatization. A former evaluator of state and local school voucher programs, Cowen demonstrates how, as such programs have expanded in the United States, so too has the evidence-informed case against them. This thought-provoking work traces the origins of voucher-based education reform to mid-twentieth-century fears over school desegregation. It shows how, in the intervening decades, a cabal of billionaire conservatives supporting a host of special political interests-including economic libertarianism, religious choice, and parental rights-have converged around the issue of education freedom in an ongoing culture war. Through deliberate policymaking, legislation, and litigation, Cowen reveals, an insular advocacy network has enacted a flawed system for education finance driven largely by dogma. Far from realizing the purported goal of educational equity, privatization is failing students and exacerbating income inequality, Cowen finds. He cites multiple research studies that conclude that voucher programs return poorer academic outcomes, including lower test scores on state exams, especially among students who are at greater academic risk because of their race, their religion, their gender identity, or their family's income. Continued advancement of these policies, Cowen argues, is an assault on public education as a defining American institution. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/615bcf44c60c935337ddd21e1c916b95/zfura.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/4auv157xrqpc/zfura.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/PlH7RbtkxY/zfura.7z.html

The Primal Feast : Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love By Susan Allport 2016 | 159 Pages | ISBN: 150403421X | EPUB | 1 MB Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of anthropologists and biologists in presenting her fascinating and provocative theories: Mates are often willing accomplices in the act of mating; food is never a willing accomplice in the act of eating. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/79c2fef29bb5408f9feef2e8aae0201f/lx0lm.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/08old5xhvl0z/lx0lm.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/qOv9iRcRv9/lx0lm.7z.html

The Pre-K Home Companion : Learning the Importance of Early Childhood Education and Choosing the Best Program for Your Family By Sherelyn R. Kaufman; Michael J. Kaufman; Elizabeth C. Nelson 2016 | 203 Pages | ISBN: 1475821573 | EPUB | 1 MB This book is a one-stop resource for parents and families facing decisions about how to provide their children the best educational experiences before kindergarten. We know that early childhood learning experiences have a dramatic impact on the success and well-being of children, the community, and the country. Children who have positive early childhood experiences develop cognitive and socio-emotional abilities that lead to positive school performance, income, family stability, and health, in turn producing particularly robust educational, social, and economic benefits for your community and our country. This companion offers background on why early childhood education is important in your child's life. It provides an overview of current research about how young children learn. It suggests questions you may ask potential service providers about a program's policies and practices. It empowers you to make the critically important decision about the best learning environment for your child. A companion makes a journey more enriching, while providing support and perspective. We hope that this book will be helpful to parents and families as they make vital decisions about the welfare of their children, and their community. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/50eb9b104d7b19e9c13d18b031688a40/dmony.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/9ml8zqdmuwch/dmony.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/wmUh5CrTOv/dmony.7z.html

The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids-and Come Back Stronger Than Ever by Neha Ruch English | January 14, 2025 | ISBN: 0593716183 | 320 pages | PDF | 2.64 Mb INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families. "So, what do you do?" When Neha Ruch had to answer this seemingly innocent question for the first time after leaving her corporate job to care for her infant son, she drew a shameful blank. She couldn't find the words to describe this new stage of life she'd just embarked on. She wasn't a 1950s June Cleaver type, nor was she one of today's updated stereotypes. (Craft Project Mom? Exhausted-in-Sweatpants Mom?) How, then, was she to navigate this identity shift? Frustrated, Ruch embarked on a mission to rebrand the stay-at-home mother for a new generation of women who don't want to leave their ambition behind just because they decide to pause or change their careers post-kids. Her online community, Mother Untitled, has become the leading voice and resource for women navigating this transition. In The Power Pause, Ruch addresses all the questions women face at this inflection point, such as, Can I afford to pause? Who am I without my career identity? How do I find meaning in the role? And can I ever transition back to paid work? With expert advice and diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who buck every stereotype, as well as interactive exercises to help the reader Description a course for the long term, The Power Pause is an essential handbook for a new generation of caregivers. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/376b139197ca91cbf614898f7a8484f5/tjzx8.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/mnai2zx84yjt/tjzx8.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/UejktpDSCb/tjzx8.7z.html

The Power of Positive Destruction : How to Turn a Business Idea into a Revolution By Seth Merrin; Carlye Adler 2016 | 219 Pages | ISBN: 1119196426 | EPUB | 1 MB It's no longer good enough to build a company to last; today it's about building a company to ignite change. The Power of Positive Destruction reveals how to start a new business, disrupt an industry, and adapt to changing environments by leveraging technology and a new mindset. Serial entrepreneur Seth Merrin has built businesses by seeing issues with the status quo and introducing positive changes that have disrupted--and revolutionized--industries. In this book, he breaks down his process step-by-step to show you what you need to know to successfully start a company and transform an industry. Merrin's incredible story, coupled with real, actionable advice, will resonate with anyone who wants to be a catalyst of change. With this book, readers will learn to see the inefficiencies, ineptitudes, and everyday problems that others dismiss as the cost of doing business and create "unfair competitive advantages" to stack the deck--and win. You'll see how problems in current business models are really opportunities of which to take advantage and learn what you need to know and do to seize those opportunities --no matter where you work. Seth Merrin saw Wall Street as it was, then built a company to turn it into what it could be--safer and more efficient for investors. This book shows you how he did it, and how you can too, with the power of positive destruction. Discover how to turn status quo into disruption Understand how to stack the deck in your favor to achieve the best possible chances of success Learn how to build and run a company and design a culture for constant change Acquire new skills to create strategy, sell your disruptive product or service, and negotiate effectively Technology and innovation can disrupt or transform any industry. It's happening faster and more broadly now than ever, creating myriad opportunities for everyone. But winning in this new world is not easy. The incumbents will fight mightily against it and even those who would benefit from change may first express fear. This book reveals the techniques from identifying the opportunities to designing and executing the strategy you'll need to succeed. With The Power of Positive Destruction you can to tap into your inner change agent and transform your company, your industry, and the world. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/c572b4706ac2c1e43b44a4ab0520cf12/jadk2.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/6r1zdwkk7jfy/jadk2.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/3ft5onNqzx/jadk2.7z.html

The Popular Front Novel in Britain, 1934-1940 By Elinor Taylor 2017 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 9004316108 | PDF | 1 MB In The Popular Front Novel in Britain Elinor Taylor examines British Communist novels of the 1930s and argues that the realist novel of the left was a crucial site in which the politics of the Popular Front were rehearsed. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/97fbf12ee636a3cbe424d2c4f392cad8/o0s9u.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/hyax94ixg9zr/o0s9u.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/VKTfYDfNV7/o0s9u.7z.html

The Politics of Transnational Peasant Struggle : Resistance, Rights and Democracy By Robin Dunford 2016 | 201 Pages | ISBN: 1783487801 | EPUB | 1 MB New waves of land grabbing are working to dispossess peasants in both the Global South and the Global North. But peasants are fighting back. They have come together to contest dispossession through place-based and transnational forms of activism. In so doing, they have articulated a demand for food sovereignty. They claim that a democratically organized food system in which smallholder producers produce their own food on their own territory can feed the world whilst cooling the planet. This book explores practices of peasant resistance. Its aim is to show how grass roots peasant activists have been able to demand transnational social and political change. In the process, the book examines the grassroots forms of activism that enable peasants to reclaim land upon which to work and from which to live. It explores how diverse grass roots movements have been able to connect and unite in order to contest transnational dynamics of oppression. Moreover, it discusses how practices of peasant activism transform how we think, and ought to think, about human rights and global democracy. By also highlighting the problems that peasants continue to face, the book indicates that the future of sustainable peasant livelihoods depends on the will of global organizations and transnational society to not just listen to the voices of peasant activists, but to respond to them too. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/6f277d109d024d4ba8aead8b08902df4/r8oxn.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/9k7z96xmokdj/r8oxn.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/RY7KHb9Jcq/r8oxn.7z.html

The Politics of German Defence and Security : Policy Leadership and Military Reform in the Post-Cold War Era By Tom Dyson 2008 | 230 Pages | ISBN: 1845453921 | PDF | 1 MB The post-Cold War era has witnessed a dramatic transformation in the German political consensus about the legitimacy of the use of force. However, in comparison with its EU and NATO partners, Germany has been reticent to transform its military to meet the challenges of the contemporary security environment. Until 2003 territorial defence rather than crisis-management remained the armed forces' core role and the Bundeswehr continues to retain conscription. The book argues that 'strategic culture' provides only a partial explanation of German military reform. It demonstrates how domestic material factors were of crucial importance in shaping the pace and outcome of reform, despite the impact of 'international structure' and adaptational pressures from the EU and NATO. The domestic politics of base closures, ramifications for social policy, financial restrictions consequent upon German unification and commitment to EMU's Stability and Growth Pact were critical in determining the outcome of reform. The study also draws out the important role of policy leaders in the political management of reform as entrepreneurs, brokers or veto players, shifting the focus in German leadership studies away from a preoccupation with the Chancellor to the role of ministerial and administrative leadership within the core executive. Finally, the book contributes to our understanding of the Europeanization of the German political system, arguing that policy leaders played a key role in 'uploading' and 'downloading' processes to and from the EU and that Defence Ministers used 'Atlanticization' and 'Europeanization' in the interests of their domestic political agendas. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/9266925db5ac47ea189624faf649a225/qv2x4.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/0g5pomekoghd/qv2x4.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/sSvrq4HdfM/qv2x4.7z.html

The Political Turn in Animal Ethics By Robert Garner; Siobhan O'Sullivan 2016 | 227 Pages | ISBN: 1783487240 | EPUB | 1 MB The debate about our treatment of nonhuman animals has been traditionally dominated by moral philosophers, and the crucially important role of politics has been hitherto neglected. This innovative edited collection seeks to redress the imbalance by interrogating some vital questions about this so-called 'political turn' in animal ethics.. The questions tackled include: What can political philosophy tell us about our moral obligations to animals? Should the boundaries of the demos be expanded to allow for the inclusion of animals? What kind of political system is most appropriate for the protection of animals? Does the protection of animals require limits to democracy, as in constitutional devices, or a usurping of democracy, as in direct action? What can the work of political scientists tell us about the governance of animal welfare? Leading scholars in the field explain how engaging with politics, in its empirical and normative guises, can throw much needed light on the question of how we treat animals, and how we ought to treat them. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/ff79d8cda51d0780f5daca03f0d44992/5mzi2.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/osudkfrj3gs1/5mzi2.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/TODsSZOym9/5mzi2.7z.html

The Political Economy of Water and Sanitation By Matthias Krause 2009 | 275 Pages | ISBN: 0415994896 | EPUB | 1 MB According to recent estimates, around 6,000 people - mostly children under five - die every day from diseases caused by inappropriate water and sanitation (WS) services. Much of the academic and political debate surrounding this issue has focused on private sector participation. By shifting the attention towards the influence of governance, Krause examines the political and sectoral institutions that are essential for the provision of WS services. Utilizing data from sixty-nine developing countries, Matthias Krause demonstrates that the level of democracy has a statistically significant positive impact on access to WS services and that low-quality governance of sub-national governments compromises the internal efficiency of providers and the widespread access to services. This book makes a critical contribution to the water and sanitation research and will help academics and policy-makers to rethink the way in which they deal with water issues. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/2f082edc861e0ea13adcf09b69bfb222/m9fqe.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/ziikga0kitq7/m9fqe.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/WyBudOdcCZ/m9fqe.7z.html

The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy: Wilton Park's Road (Routledge Open History) by Nick Hopkinson English | April 16, 2025 | ISBN: 1032831251 | 500 pages | PDF | 13 Mb This volume examines the higher-level discussions convened at Wilton Park, the UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's policy forum, since its inception in 1946. Originally a 're-education' camp after World War II in the principles and practice of democracy, Wilton Park has evolved into a first-class international policy forum and UK soft power asset working in more than 50 countries. Over the decades, senior decision-makers and opinion formers from around the world have advanced and shaped thinking and policies on global issues, including building post-war Germany, transatlantic security, East-West relations, the transition from apartheid in South Africa, the UK's relations with Europe, European integration, trade, human rights, climate change, sustainable development and health. With unique archival access, this book comprehensively details the discussions which have helped shape post-war Europe and international policymaking, particularly in the UK, US and wider Europe. The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy will be of interest to anyone interested in international relations and is essential reading for academics, diplomats, decision-makers and students from around the world. The Open Access version of this book, available atwww.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/85de43b8836ee39c763bc98bb5331553/e4crv.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/rkbjgzvcnjve/e4crv.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/CpO2nbY3lc/e4crv.7z.html

The Polarized Congress : The Post-Traditional Procedure of Its Current Struggles By Charles Tiefer 2016 | 210 Pages | ISBN: 0761867473 | EPUB | 1 MB The Polarized Congress: The Post-Traditional Procedure of Its Current Struggles argues that the rise of the polarized Congress means a totally different Congressional procedure, especially after 2007, compared to the accustomed "traditional" one. Polarized Congress explores a host of lesser-known, even sometimes below the radar, aspects of the post-traditional or polarized model. These range from "ping-ponging" of major measures between chambers (without conferencing), to the Senate Majority Leader's new "toolkit". They go from the now-crucial "Hastert Rule" in the House, to the astonishment of legislating the Affordable Care Act by singular procedures including budget reconciliation. The book challenges the easy assumption, especially by the non-specialist press, that Congressional procedure is descending into nothing more than chaotic brutishness or eternal stalemate. Instead, it explains the transformation of the traditional model about "how a bill becomes a law" before 2000, into the new current model in which Congress acts very differently. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/ad01168cbc9953d49ab2f2801933d963/36669.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/xkk1opz509hw/36669.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/HQ8RQwF0tR/36669.7z.html