Ordinary People, Extraordinary Elections, 2: A Memoir of International Democracy Builders, Nicolai Lois Ann
Автор: Nicolai Lois Название: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: A Memoir of One Citizen Diplomat, Volume 1 ISBN: 109832756X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781098327569 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 29830.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: This was already provided previously. It already appears on the back of my book cover.
Автор: Feavel Douglas Название: Uncommon Character: Stories of Ordinary Men and Women Who Have Done the Extraordinary ISBN: 1622456769 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781622456765 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 30640.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A captivating non-fiction anthology filled with heroic profiles, epic tales, and timeless parables.
A captivating non-fiction anthology filled with heroic profiles, epic tales, and timeless parables. Each chapter introduces a memorable hero who challenged and changed the world in remarkable ways. You'll meet personalities who are historical and living, unknown and familiar, domestic and foreign. Prepare to encounter pilots, farmers, immigrants, missionaries, engineers, martyrs, businessmen, lawyers, pioneers, presidents, soldiers, writers, and scientists - their dynamic legacies are destined to become part of us and our heritage. Collectively, their stories answer the pertinent questions of our time: What makes a genuine hero? How does a hero personify favorable character? Why is personal character so vital for our families and country?
These are unique tales told with zest; these are unforgettable tales to long treasure. Enjoy the exciting portraits; then share them in family, church, workplace, outreach, and educational settings because that's where they began, and that's why they were written. The 26 stories will quickly find special places in heart and head, dwelling there to influence life's crucial choices.
There's not another book like this one. Every story advocates making a positive impact on others and mastering the days we are given. Readers depart with an abiding conviction of the vital difference one committed life will make. No matter our past or where we find ourselves today, we will be inspired to finish well.
About the Author
Douglas Feavel retired from a career in technology marketing and management. He holds a bachelor's in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a master's in Christian education from Bethany Divinity College and Seminary. Barbara and he have celebrated more than fifty years of marriage. Appleton, Wisconsin is their hometown, but Vincennes, Indiana is their current base. They volunteer at non-profits in teaching, outreach, and ministry roles domestically and abroad when not with their children and grandchildren. E-mail contact@DougFeavel.com or visit www.DougFeavel.com for additional information, updates, and resources
A captivating non-fiction anthology filled with heroic profiles, epic tales, and timeless parables. Each chapter introduces a memorable hero who challenged and changed the world in remarkable ways. You'll meet personalities who are historical and living, unknown and familiar, domestic and foreign. Prepare to encounter pilots, farmers, immigrants, missionaries, engineers, martyrs, businessmen, lawyers, pioneers, presidents, soldiers, writers, and scientists - their dynamic legacies are destined to become part of us and our heritage. Collectively, their stories answer the pertinent questions of our time: What makes a genuine hero? How does a hero personify favorable character? Why is personal character so vital for our families and country?
These are unique tales told with zest; these are unforgettable tales to long treasure. Enjoy the exciting portraits; then share them in family, church, workplace, outreach, and educational settings because that's where they began, and that's why they were written. The 26 stories will quickly find special places in heart and head, dwelling there to influence life's crucial choices.
There's not another book like this one. Every story advocates making a positive impact on others and mastering the days we are given. Readers depart with an abiding conviction of the vital difference one committed life will make. No matter our past or where we find ourselves today, we will be inspired to finish well.
About the AuthorDouglas Feavel retired from a career in technology marketing and management. He holds a bachelor's in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a master's in Christian education from Bethany Divinity College and Seminary. Barbara and he have celebrated more than fifty years of marriage. Appleton, Wisconsin is their hometown, but Vincennes, Indiana is their current base. They volunteer at non-profits in teaching, outreach, and ministry roles domestically and abroad when not with their children and grandchildren. E-mail contact@DougFeavel.com or visit www.DougFeavel.com for additional information, updates, and resources
Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was their first senator and served in Washington, DC, for more than thirty years. Like Andrew Jackson, with whom he had a long and complicated relationship, Benton came out of the developing western section of the young American Republic. The foremost Democratic leader in the Senate, he claimed to represent the rights of "the common man" against "monied interests" of the East. "Benton and the people," the Missourian was fond of saying, "are one and the same"—a bit of bombast that reveals a good deal about this seasoned politician who was himself a mass of contradictions. He possessed an enormous ego and a touchy sense of personal honor that led to violent results on several occasions. Yet this conflation of "the people" and their tribune raises questions not addressed in earlier biographies of Benton.
Mueller provides a fascinating portrait of Senator Benton. His political character, while viewed as flawed by contemporary standards, is balanced by his unconditional devotion to his particular vision. Mueller evaluates Benton's career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Indian removal, and the Mexican borderlands, among other topics, and reveals Benton's importance to a new generation of readers. He offers a more authentic portrait of the man than has heretofore been presented by either his detractors or his admirers.
Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was their first senator and served in Washington, DC, for more than thirty years. Like Andrew Jackson, with whom he had a long and complicated relationship, Benton came out of the developing western section of the young American Republic. The foremost Democratic leader in the Senate, he claimed to represent the rights of "the common man" against "monied interests" of the East. "Benton and the people," the Missourian was fond of saying, "are one and the same"—a bit of bombast that reveals a good deal about this seasoned politician who was himself a mass of contradictions. He possessed an enormous ego and a touchy sense of personal honor that led to violent results on several occasions. Yet this conflation of "the people" and their tribune raises questions not addressed in earlier biographies of Benton.
Mueller provides a fascinating portrait of Senator Benton. His political character, while viewed as flawed by contemporary standards, is balanced by his unconditional devotion to his particular vision. Mueller evaluates Benton's career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Indian removal, and the Mexican borderlands, among other topics, and reveals Benton's importance to a new generation of readers. He offers a more authentic portrait of the man than has heretofore been presented by either his detractors or his admirers.
Soldiers go off to fight wars, but what happens to the women they leave behind? Over the span of two years, Roxanne Cibuzar located women who knew and loved men who served in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. She collected their untold stories and also asked about their "rules for life."
These amazing testaments are now compiled in Ordinary Women from Extraordinary Times.
Katie, Corrine, Clara, Betty, and Loni are unique, ranging in age from sixty-seven to ninety-five.
Their lives are history lessons on the unique eras in which they lived, but all their stories bring honor to the men who served to defend the United States.
In the end, over the course of her interviews, Roxanne began to realize each woman's life shared some common threads. Each woman had cultivated a heart for God. Their stories offer a glimpse into the past and into God's faithful care, even amid turmoil, loss, and war.
Soldiers go off to fight wars, but what happens to the women they leave behind? Over the span of two years, Roxanne Cibuzar located women who knew and loved men who served in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. She collected their untold stories and also asked about their "rules for life."
These amazing testaments are now compiled in Ordinary Women from Extraordinary Times.
Katie, Corrine, Clara, Betty, and Loni are unique, ranging in age from sixty-seven to ninety-five.
Their lives are history lessons on the unique eras in which they lived, but all their stories bring honor to the men who served to defend the United States.
In the end, over the course of her interviews, Roxanne began to realize each woman's life shared some common threads. Each woman had cultivated a heart for God. Their stories offer a glimpse into the past and into God's faithful care, even amid turmoil, loss, and war.
Автор: Jon Silman Название: The Democracy Machine: How One Engineer Made Voting Possible For All ISBN: 194285207X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781942852070 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4970.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society’s most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.Engineer Juan Gilbert, a specialist in human-centered computing, was driven to make it possible for people with disabilities to vote like everyone else. He spent 10 years perfecting Prime III, an accessible electronic voting system, and his creation was tested in real voting settings and earned rave reviews from elections supervisors around the country. Learn the story behind the voting machine designed to be used by everyone, and meet the man who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people who have been marginalized exercise this country’s most empowering guarantee: the right to vote.The stories chronicled in GATORBYTES span all colleges and units across the UF campus. They detail the far-reaching impact of UF’s research, technologies, and innovations—and the UF faculty members dedicated to them. Gatorbytes describe how UF is continuing to build on its strengths and extend the reach of its efforts so that it can help even more people in even more places.
The Wicked Wine of Democracy is a frank account by a political operative and practicing lobbyist who in the early 1950s went from being a journalist in Seattle to working on the campaigns of such important political figures as Warren G. Magnuson, Henry “Scoop” Jackson, Frank Church, William Proxmire, and, finally, John F. Kennedy. He was so successful in managing the media for campaigns across the country that in 1957 the Washington Post labeled him “the Democrat's answer to Madison Avenue.” After Kennedy's victory, Miller opened a lobbying office on Capitol Hill and took on clients as diverse as the United Steelworkers of America, the Western Forest Industries Association, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. In this always revealing and often humorous memoir, Miller reports on the highlights and backroom conversations from political campaigns, labor negotiations, and lobbying deals to give an honest picture of how politics worked over his forty-year career in the nation's Capitol.
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