World Out of Step

World Out of Step
Author: John Russell Fearn
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2013-07-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479408719

The Cosmic Crusaders find themselves on a truly strange world--a misfit planet that seems mysteriously cursed. Instead of evolving naturally from birth to death, it's a world out of step with the universe, leaping ahead into the future at unexpected moments. With each 50-year "step," much of the population dies, and the young replace them as middle-aged individuals. The Crusaders are suspicious that the adviser to the planet ruler is actually an alien from another world, and is causing the constant time dislocations for nefarious purposes. But when he traps the Golden Amazon and her three companions, sending their spaceship crashing onto a neighboring world dominated by huge, dinosaur-like creatures, the Crusaders appear to have met their match. Another stirring sci-fi adventure by a master storyteller!

Reconstructing the Cognitive World

Reconstructing the Cognitive World
Author: Michael Wheeler
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780262232401

An argument for a non-Cartesian philosophical foundation for cognitive science that combines elements of Heideggerian phenomenology, a dynamical systems approach to cognition, and insights from artificial intelligence-related robotics.

Giant Steps to Change the World

Giant Steps to Change the World
Author: Spike Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442432993

“On some days your dreams may seem too far away to realize… Listen to the whispers of those that came before...” People throughout history have taken giant steps toward improving the world—but even the smallest step makes a difference. A wonderful and inspiring gift, Giant Steps to Change the World encourages readers to follow in the footsteps of those who came before, to reject fears of inadequacy, and to ponder what they can contribute to society.

China Steps Out

China Steps Out
Author: Joshua Eisenman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315472635

What are Beijing’s objectives towards the developing world and how they have evolved and been pursued over time? Featuring contributions by recognized experts, China Steps Out analyzes and explains China’s strategies in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America, and evaluates their effectiveness. This book explains how other countries perceive and respond to China’s growing engagement and influence. Each chapter is informed by the functionally organized academic literature and addresses a uniform set of questions about Beijing’s strategy. Using a regional approach, the authors are able to make comparisons among regions based on their economic, political, military, and social characteristics, and consider the unique features of Chinese engagement in each region and the developing world as a whole. China Steps Out will be of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese foreign policy, comparative political economy, and international relations.

My Best Friend is Out of this World

My Best Friend is Out of this World
Author: Sarah Albee
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Extraterrestrial beings
ISBN: 9780375999994

When Maddy invites her best friend, Victor, over for dinner, her parents are shocked to discover that he is a space alien.

Planetwalker

Planetwalker
Author: John Francis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Environmental responsibility
ISBN: 9780976019206

Aa a young man, John Francis witnessed the devastating effects of a 1971 oil spill in San Francisco Bay. He stopped using motorized transportation and began walking everywhere. A few months later, he took a vow of silence that lasted seventeen years. Through his silence and walking he learned to listen. Thus began his pilgrimage on behalf of the environment and world peace?an interior journey that was also a walk across North and South America, from youth to manhood, from wondering to deep convictions about social and environmental justice. Planetwalker is the inspirational story of a young man's call to public service and his decision to make a difference. It shows how this decision affects his life and the lives of the people he meets and ripples outward around the world. We grow with John as he develops the courage to act on the deepest voice within him and allows his destiny to unfold.

Step Inside the Viking World

Step Inside the Viking World
Author: Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-02
Genre: Civilization, Vikings
ISBN: 9781474968690

Introducing young readers to a fascinating civilisation. Take a tour of a bustling Viking village in this friendly book. Find out how Vikings dressed and what Viking children did all day, and see explorers set sail on a dangerous voyage to new lands.

How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps

How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps
Author: David M. Schizer
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2023-05-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The US has over 1.5 million nonprofits, which touch our lives in countless ways. The finest are inspiring, but unfortunately, too many let us down. Luckily, there’s a solution. How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps by expert scholar and nonprofit leader David M. Schizer is the ultimate management book for nonprofit professionals, board members, and donors. Since the goal of nonprofits is to advance their mission—not to make money—performance can be difficult to assess. Schizer explains how this fundamental challenge makes it harder to expose unwise and self-interested choices, resolve conflicts, and evolve with the times. In response, nonprofits need to do two challenging things really well: figure out the best way to advance the mission, and then build support for it. With entertaining anecdotes from his many years leading Columbia Law School and international humanitarian organization JDC, as well as interviews with an all-star cast of nonprofit leaders, Schizer explains how to accomplish these twin goals with the “six Ps”: · Plan: Run a rigorous planning process · Persevere: Line up internal support · Prioritize: Set priorities by asking three key questions · Pivot: Test innovations · Publicize: Share ideas and hold yourself accountable · Partner: Raise more money by involving donors in the work By chronicling the good, the bad, and the ugly at nonprofits and explaining how to get more out of them, this book shows how we can “save the world” together with the “six Ps.”

Social Justice Handbook

Social Justice Handbook
Author: Mae Elise Cannon
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009-09-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830837159

Mae Elise Cannon provides a comprehensive resource for Christians like you who are committed to social justice. She presents biblical rationale for justice and explains a variety of Christian approaches to doing justice. A wide-ranging catalog of topics and issues give background info about justice issues at home and abroad and give you the tools you need to take action.