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Author: Paul Reyes Publisher: Henry Holt and Company ISBN: 9780805091236 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 0
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An on-the-ground, intimate tour of the human toll of the nation's foreclosure crisis While working with his father's small company that "trashes out"— enters and empties—foreclosed homes in Florida, Paul Reyes wrote Exiles in Eden, a hard-hitting, personal, and poetic portrayal of his own family and the people and communities affected by the foreclosure crisis. Grounded in Florida and Reyes family history, and with character-driven visits to the dark corners of this crisis—including with those who are calling for revolution—Reyes explores the human element of this frightening rattling of the American Dream. From examining the unique "ecosystems" of each failed mortgage to witnessing parts of abandoned Florida returning to its wild natural state, Reyes takes the reader far from the machinations of Wall Street to the sun-baked side streets where the true costs of this crisis can be seen. The result is an extraordinary book about the allure and dream of home—and a portrait of an America where the exiled insist on the right to their own America dreams, even as the terms are forcibly redrawn.
Author: Paul Reyes Publisher: Henry Holt and Company ISBN: 9780805091236 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
An on-the-ground, intimate tour of the human toll of the nation's foreclosure crisis While working with his father's small company that "trashes out"— enters and empties—foreclosed homes in Florida, Paul Reyes wrote Exiles in Eden, a hard-hitting, personal, and poetic portrayal of his own family and the people and communities affected by the foreclosure crisis. Grounded in Florida and Reyes family history, and with character-driven visits to the dark corners of this crisis—including with those who are calling for revolution—Reyes explores the human element of this frightening rattling of the American Dream. From examining the unique "ecosystems" of each failed mortgage to witnessing parts of abandoned Florida returning to its wild natural state, Reyes takes the reader far from the machinations of Wall Street to the sun-baked side streets where the true costs of this crisis can be seen. The result is an extraordinary book about the allure and dream of home—and a portrait of an America where the exiled insist on the right to their own America dreams, even as the terms are forcibly redrawn.
Author: Ladan Osman Publisher: ISBN: 9781566895446 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Poems steeped in the Somali tradition refract the streets of Ferguson, the halls of Guantanamo, and the fields near Abu Ghraib through the myth of Adam and Eve to ask: What does it mean to be a refugee?
Author: Kalman Glantz Publisher: W. W. Norton ISBN: 9780393700732 Category : Genetic psychology. Languages : en Pages : 308
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Looks at the qualities humans developed in order to become successful hunter-gatherers, describes the problems these qualities cause today, and explains how psychotherapy can help
Author: Andrew Smith Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1534422234 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith comes the stunning, long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking Printz Honor Book Grasshopper Jungle. It’s been sixteen years since an army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises forced Arek’s family underground and into the hole where he was born; it’s the only home he’s ever known. But now, post-end-of-the-world, the army of horny, hungry praying mantises might finally be dying out, and Arek’s ready to leave the hole for good. All he has are mysterious letters from Breakfast, a naked, wild boy traveling the countryside with his silent companion, Olive. Together, Arek and his best friend Mel, who stowed away in his van, navigate their way through the ravaged remains of the outside world. This long-awaited sequel to the irreverent, groundbreaking Printz Honor Book Grasshopper Jungle is stunning, compelling, and even more hilarious and beautifully bizarre than its predecessor.
Author: Mark R. Schwehn Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195179730 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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Exiles From Eden sounds a call to the American academic community to begin seeking a solution to the many problems facing higher education today by rediscovering a proper sense of its vocation. Schwehn argues that the modern university has forgotten its spiritual foundations and that it needs to reappropriate those foundations before it can creatively and responsibly reform itself. The first part of the book offers a critical examination of the ethos of the modern academy, especially its understanding of knowledge, teaching, and learning. Schwehn then formulates a description of the "new cultural context" within which the world of higher learning is presently situated. Finally, he develops a view of knowledge and inquiry that is linked essentially to character, friendship, and community. In the process, he demonstrates that the practice of certain spiritual virtues is and always has been essential to the process of genuine learning - even within the secular academy. Schwehn critiques philosophies of higher education he sees as misguided, from Weber and Henry Adams to Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, and William G. Perry, Jr., drawing out valid insights, while always showing the theological underpinnings of the so-called secular thinkers. He emphasizes the importance of community, drawing on both the secular communitarian theory of Richard Rorty and that of the Christian theorist Parker Palmer. Finally, he outlines his own prescription for a classroom-centered spiritual community of scholars. Exiles From Eden examines the relationship between religion and higher learning in a way that is at once historical and philosophical and that is both critical and constructive. It calls for nothing lessthan a reunion of the intellectual, the moral, and the spiritual virtues within the world of higher education in America. It will engage all those concerned with higher education in America today: faculty, students, parents, alumni, administrators, trustees, and foundation officers.
Author: Sharon Van Orman Publisher: ISBN: 9781690026808 Category : Languages : en Pages : 314
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She had been a queen, but could she be a leader?After the great battle which left Eve dead and Adam despondent with grief, their daughter Luluwa steps in to fill the leadership void. Sworn to protect Nyssla, an infant nephilim, with the help of her immortal lover Kesbeel they learn of brewing mutiny among The Fallen. Luluwa has many powerful allies including the archangels. But she has just as many enemies who thrive on chaos. Amidst the backdrop of dazzling cities and epic mountain vistas can Luluwa keep everything together long enough to prepare for the coming war?
Author: Jan Breytenbach Publisher: Protea Boekhuis ISBN: 9781485302599 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Author Jan Breytenbach, a legend in military circles, and the founder of South African Special Forces ‒ the Recces ‒ describes how he discovered that Military Intelligence was involved in illegal wildlife trade with Jonas Savimbi. To his horror and astonishment, senior officers were also using the MI created ivory-smuggling routes for their own corrupt ends. A must-read on a little known topic of the South African Border War, Angolan Civil War, and the de facto genocide of southern Africa's Big Five, particularly the elephant.
Author: Matthew S. Harmon Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 0830843825 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 185
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Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist Deep within the human psyche lies a sense that we were made for something more than this broken world. We all share an experience of exile—of longing for our true home. In this ESBT volume, Matthew S. Harmon explores how the theme of sin and exile is developed throughout Scripture. He traces a common pattern of human rebellion, God's judgment, and the hope of restored relationship, beginning with the first humans and concluding with the end of exile in a new creation. In this story we encounter the remarkable grace of a God who wants to dwell with his people, and we learn how to live well as exiles in a fallen world. Rebels and Exiles makes clear how the paradigm of sin leading to exile is foundational for understanding both the biblical storyline and human existence. Essential Studies in Biblical Theology (ESBT), edited by Benjamin L. Gladd, explore the central or "essential" themes of the Bible's grand storyline. Taking cues from Genesis 1-3, authors explore the presence of these themes throughout the entire sweep of redemption history. Written for students, church leaders, and laypeople, the ESBT offers an introduction to biblical theology.
Author: Ladan Osman Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 0803266863 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 105
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"Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony is based on a Somali insult: jiko muufo. Translated literally as "kitchen flatbread," the insult criticizes those women who love domestic work so much that they happily watch bread rise. This collection of poems examines the varied ways women navigate gender roles, while examining praise for success within roles where imagination about female ability is limited. The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony is about love and longing, divorce, distilled desire, and all the ways we injure ourselves and one another. "--
Author: Kerby A. Miller Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780195051872 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 704
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Explains the reasons for the large Irish emigration, and examines the problems they faced adjusting to new lives in the United States.
Author: Paul Reyes
Author: Paul Reyes
Author: Ladan Osman
Author: Kalman Glantz
Author: Andrew Smith
Author: Mark R. Schwehn
Author: Sharon Van Orman
Author: Jan Breytenbach
Author: Matthew S. Harmon
Author: Ladan Osman
Author: Kerby A. Miller