When I Don't Desire God

When I Don't Desire God
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1581346522

Explaining how to become a Christian hedonist, a bestselling author offers guidance on how to find spiritual joy to readers who are unsure of where to seek it.

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Author: Bronnie Ware
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1401956009

Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

Accountability Reconsidered

Accountability Reconsidered
Author: Charles M. Cameron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2023-02-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009197967

The last two decades have witnessed a substantial change in the media environment, growing polarization of the two dominant parties, and increasing inequality of wealth and income. These profound changes necessitate updating our understanding of political accountability. Accountability Reconsidered examines how political accountability functions in the US today given the dramatic changes in voting behavior, media, congressional dynamics, and relations between branches. With particular attention to policymaking, this volume uses original research to analyze micro-foundations of voter behavior, examining its implications for incentives and offering insight into the accountability relationships among voters, interest groups, legislators, and government bureaucracy. Combining contributions from leading experts who write about the political system synoptically with those who focus on specific elements, Accountability Reconsidered brings together distinct perspectives to focus on the effect of the informational environment on government officials, bridging up-to-date knowledge about accountability mechanisms with our overall understanding of political accountability.

Author: Cheryl Kerrigan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2010-03
Genre:
ISBN: 1449092446

The Impression of Influence

The Impression of Influence
Author: Justin Grimmer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2014-11-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 069116262X

Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions—even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen? Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic communication and how this facilitates or undermines accountability. Using a massive collection of Congressional texts and innovative experiments and methods, the book shows how legislators create an impression of influence through credit claiming messages. Anticipating constituents' reactions, legislators claim credit for programs that elicit a positive response, making constituents believe their legislator is effectively representing their district. This spurs legislators to create and defend projects popular with their constituents. Yet legislators claim credit for much more—they announce projects long before they begin, deceptively imply they deserve credit for expenditures they had little role in securing, and boast about minuscule projects. Unfortunately, legislators get away with seeking credit broadly because constituents evaluate the actions that are reported, rather than the size of the expenditures. The Impression of Influence raises critical questions about how citizens hold their political representatives accountable and when deception is allowable in a democracy.

Stock Message Boards

Stock Message Boards
Author: Y. Zhang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2014-12-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137372591

Stock Message Boards provides empirical data to reveal how online communication not only impacts stock returns, but also volatility, trading volume, and liquidity, as well as an investing firm's value and reputation.

Technical Report

Technical Report
Author: Human Resources Research Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 482
Release: 1959
Genre: Human engineering
ISBN:

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1985, volume 4

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1985, volume 4
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Total Pages: 521
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1536006483

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1985, volume 4, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee on October 4 through December 8, 1985. At the beginning of October Brother Lee traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, and ministered there until the first week of December. During this period he visited Singapore and Manila, Philippines, for about one week. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Ten messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 4 through November 6. These messages were previously published in Chinese in a book entitled The Supply of the Word and the Increase of the Church. They were translated into English and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled The Full Knowledge of the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Everyone Speaking the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 4. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Meeting to Speak the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 5. Eight messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 1 through December 9. These messages were previously published in Chinese in a book entitled Practicing the God-ordained Way with One Accord. They were translated into English and are included in this volume under the same title. 6. Seven messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 17 through November 28. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Key Points on the Home Meetings. They are included in this volume under the same title.