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| Author | : Francesco Vietti |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2024-09-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1805395076 |
Exploring the intersections between migration and tourism in the Mediterranean, this book is the result of extensive ethnographic research carried out over a decade in the Mediterranean regions. It focuses on three interrelated themes: the experiences of homecoming migrants who visit their country of origin for holidays; the inequalities surrounding the encounters between local people, tourists and migrants in borderlands; and how migration and tourism affect cultural heritage in European cities. The book shows how interconnected mobilities play a crucial role in boosting the global dynamics of cultural, social, economic and political transformation in the Mediterranean.
| Author | : E. H. Clark |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2011-08-31 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1463468032 |
Your life is full of love from the person youve waited for all of your young life. You want for nothing because now you have it all. If being in the right place at the right time can be construed as the ultimate advantage in life, you are there. However, what if you were in the right place at the wrong time and you see something that you shouldnt? Why are you suddenly thrown into a world of slow motion as you try and escape? There is no sound, no feeling, no visual distortions, only a tunnel that is beginning to close slowly at the other end. You are an eyewitness to a Mafia hit. The assassins see you trying to run and now you are their next target.
| Author | : J. Berkley Reynolds |
| Publisher | : Word Alive Press |
| Total Pages | : 147 |
| Release | : 2019-06-03 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1486618405 |
It was a marked contrast from serving as a padre in the Canadian Army to being posted to Change Islands in the North Atlantic. My new mode of transportation couldn’t be more different from an army jeep—a thirty-eight-foot sea-faring vessel. The M.V. Messenger was to be my ocean home, but it would have been my coffin were it not for my faithful Samoyed dog, Sabre. Taking the “Good News” to the remote communities of Northern Newfoundland wasn’t without risks. Navigating through the ice floe, walking over the frozen bay, or flying with the bush pilots had its challenges. But one did not count the cost when on a divine mission. My calling was to minister to the families of fishermen and loggers nestled in the coves and bays. It was far different from my ministry in a suburban church in Metro Toronto, where the storms were of a different nature. Victor Frankel, a psychiatrist and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, affirmed that a person’s greatest search is for meaning. I have shown that life’s greatest and most difficult experiences can be overcome by trust in God’s faithful promises found in scripture. Is that a place where you might begin your search?
| Author | : Timothy Keller |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2015-03-03 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1594633533 |
New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller explores how people are changed by meeting Jesus personally—and how we can be changed encountering him today. The people who met Jesus Christ in person faced the same big life questions we face today. Like most of us, the answers handed down to them didn’t seem to work in the real world. But when they met Jesus, things immediately started to change for them. It seems he not only had the answers—he was the answer. In Encounters with Jesus, Timothy Keller shows how the central events and meetings in Jesus’ life can change our own lives forever. "Keller's work belongs on the bookshelf of every serious Bible student." —Examiner "Keller has mined the gold from these texts of Scripture, and any Christian is bound to have their minds expanded and hearts stirred." —Grace for Sinners
| Author | : Andy Otto |
| Publisher | : Ave Maria Press |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2017-04-07 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 159471648X |
Where do you seek God? Are you waiting for him to appear in a monumental, life-altering event? In God Moments, Catholic blogger Andy Otto shows you how to discover the unexpected beauty of God’s presence in the story of ordinary things and in everyday routines like preparing breakfast or walking in the woods. Drawing on the Ignatian principles of awareness, prayer, and discernment, Otto will help you discover the transforming power of God’s presence in your life and better understand your place in the world. Andy Otto found God’s presence in surprising moments during his life—when, as a Jesuit scholastic, he taught children in Jamaica and also as he discerned the call to marriage with his wife. By combining elements of Ignatian spirituality with the lessons that came from his experiences, Otto identified three practices that helped him find God in all things: Awareness—Gain an understanding that God is present in the ordinary messiness of our lives such as battle with depression or sharing in the struggle of a friend. Prayer—Develop a prayer life using Ignatian practices such as asking for a morning grace and examining how your prayer was answered at the end of the day. That way you can focus on a personal relationship with God that finds everyday physical activities such as making a meal as an opportunity to talk to him. Discernment—The more you are aware of God’s presence and draw closer to him in prayer, the better you can learn how to plug into God’s narrative of the world in a way that enables you to participate in the divine story through the use of your gifts and talents. With God Moments as a guide, you’ll have a better understanding of how to seek personal wholeness in the reality of God’s presence in the ordinary and learn to accept his invitation to participate in his transformation of the world.
| Author | : Philip Yancey |
| Publisher | : WaterBrook |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2005-03-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0385515146 |
The traces of God can be found in the most unexpected places--an Atlanta slum, a pod of whales off the coast of Alaska, the prisons of Peru and Chile, the plays of Shakespeare, a health club in Chicago--yet many Christians have not only missed seeing God, they’ve overlooked opportunities to make him visible to those most in need of hope. In this enlightening book author Philip Yancey serves as an insightful tour guide for those willing to look beyond the obvious, pointing out glimpses of the eternal where few might think to look. Whether finding God among the newspaper headlines, within the church, or on the job, Yancey delves deeply into the commonplace and surfaces with rich spiritual insight. Finding God in Unexpected Places takes readers from Ground Zero to the Horn of Africa, and each stop along the way reveals footprints of God, touches of his truth and grace that prompt readers to search deeper within their own lives for glimpses of transcendence.
| Author | : G. Malcolm Lewis |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 1998-09-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780226476940 |
Ever since a native American prepared a paper "charte" of the lower Colorado River for the Spaniard Hernando de Alarcon in 1540, native Americans have been making maps in the course of encounters with whites (the most recent maps often support land claims). This book charts the history of these cartographic encounters, examining native maps and mapmaking from the earliest contacts onward.
| Author | : Tony Kriz |
| Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2012-09-17 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0849964032 |
Hearing from God is extraordinary. But the circumstances He uses to reveal Himself may be more ordinary than we think. Neighbors and Wise Men introduces captivating dialogues and unexpected moments with God that go beyond the confines of a conventional religious system and offer the chance for powerful life transformation. Get to know Tony Kriz (known by many as "Tony the Beat Poet" in Donald Miller's best-selling book Blue Like Jazz) through his real-life conversations and experiences that prove that God can and will use anyone and anything— from Muslim lands to antireligious academics to post-Christian cultures—to make Himself known. Through his own prodigal-son backstory and return to faith, Tony presents biblical truth in a conversational, but bold light that offers readers the courage to open their eyes to the unlikely encounters that are all around us every day; chance run-ins that turn out to be anything but chance. Have we limited God's ability to speak in our world today? Have we relegated God's creative voice to the select persons who share our particular religious system? Kriz himself felt like he was falling out of faith until non-Christians encouraged him to "fall toward Christ."
| Author | : Anna Solomon |
| Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2020-05-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 125025700X |
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK For fans of The Hours and Fates and Furies, a bold, kaleidoscopic novel intertwining the lives of three women across three centuries as their stories of sex, power, and desire finally converge in the present day. Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she’s grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016. Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington D.C. But one night he demands a humiliating favor, and her refusal to obey changes the course of her life—along with the lives of others. Esther is a fiercely independent young woman in ancient Persia, where she and her uncle’s tribe live a tenuous existence outside the palace walls. When an innocent mistake results in devastating consequences for her people, she is offered up as a sacrifice to please the King, in the hopes that she will save them all. In Anna Solomon's The Book of V., these three characters' riveting stories overlap and ultimately collide, illuminating how women’s lives have and have not changed over thousands of years.
| Author | : Richard Paul |
| Publisher | : Field Books |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : |
Clive, our protagonist, is a man caught in the throes of midlife ennui. His days are filled with the predictable rhythms of spreadsheets, office gossip, and a constant gnawing feeling that life is passing him by. But Clive, like many of us, finds solace in routine, in the predictable order of things. And so, when the world throws its seemingly random chaos at him in the form of a poorly organized queue, he's not just annoyed; he's downright disturbed. Fueled by a mixture of exasperation and a misplaced sense of righteousness, Clive embarks on a mission to educate the masses on the proper etiquette of queuing. He believes, with the conviction of a man who's watched too many documentaries about the importance of order, that everyone can benefit from his profound knowledge. The problem is, everyone else seems to be having a perfectly fine time embracing the inevitable chaos. As Clive's quest for queueing perfection unfolds, we are treated to a series of hilarious and often surreal encounters. He clashes with the blissfully oblivious, the perpetually impatient, and even a few members of the "flash mob" fraternity, who seem to view queuing as an opportunity for spontaneous performance art. But amidst the laughter, there's a deeper message to be found. Clive's journey is not just about the absurdity of our societal norms. It's about the human need for connection, the struggle to find meaning in a world that often feels chaotic and unpredictable. It's about letting go of control and embracing the unexpected, even if it means standing in a queue that seems to stretch into eternity.
