Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

Discover the origin of the "Moscow Mule" and the benefits of drinking from a copper mug. Copper holds health benefits that can be life changing when implemented into day to day life. People around the world, including Oprah Winfrey, are reaping the benefits of copper while enjoying this cocktail and many other varieties that share the same beneficial health rewards.The Moscow Mule was dubbed Oprah's favorite holiday drink and copper mugs topped her holiday shopping list for friends...

The athlete is a mystery to many and the journey athletes encounter involve a number of complex events that over time can lead to unlimited success in and outside of the sporting environment. However being an athlete also brings on complex issues and requires a unique set of personal development services specifically developed and intended for the athlete. Unlike anytime in our sports history, athletes require a specific set of personal development services to assist in their overall perso...

Now that all these ingredients have been gathered, some still need to be added and completed by the Holy Ghost; I can begin to fulfill my purpose for which God has created me for. I am not perfect. Every now and then, I have to stir up my ingredients. The pot continues to simmer. I am not done yet. There are ingredients that still can be added. Life is a journey with a destination. Success is a result of planning. Success just does not happen. Success occurs when opportunity meets preparat...

ANDRÉ GIDEFICTION AND FERVOURBy Jeremy Mark RobinsonAndré Gide (1869-1951) is a writer’s writer, a sophisticated modern artist who progressed from French Symbolism to international postmodernism.André Gide is a mass of contradictions, paradoxes and tensions of all kinds. He is puritanical but pagan • an ascetic who adores sensuality • an atheist who yearns for God • a homosexual who all his life loved his wife, Madeleine Rond...

J.R.R. TOLKIEN: POCKET GUIDEA new guide to the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien, the premier British fantasy author of the 20th century, and his great works: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. This guide is clearly written for the general reader, offering an all-round introduction to this hugely popular writer. The book is full of illuminating facts and details about Tolkien and his works.The text has been revised and updated for this edi...

"Black on Madison Avenue" tells the shocking truth about one of the most un-diverse white-collar professions in America."Black on Madison Avenue" tells the explosive stories that Madison Avenue doesn't want you to read."Black on Madison Avenue" reveals the incredible experiences of a Black man who has spent 40+ years on Madison Avenue at some of the advertising industry's most prestigious agencies andgives readers a rare gl...

On a train journey to a church disciplinary meeting, a minister carries the weight of illness, memory, and the quiet ache of betrayal. A Measure of Breath is a contemplative novel that explores what it means to lead when one's own wounds remain unhealed--and when silence in sacred spaces has done deep harm. As the train moves forward, so does a reckoning. Through memory, lament, and moments of hard-won clarity, the minister confronts not only his past but the cost of survival itself. This ...

From I Love Lucy to Black-ish, sitcoms have often paved the way for social change.Television comedy has long been on the frontline in how America evolves on social issues. There is something about comedy that makes difficult issues more palatable—with humor an effective device for presenting ideas that lead to social change. From I Love Lucy which introduced the first television pregnancy to Will & Grace, which normalized gay characters, the situation comedy has challenged the publ...

Make the Confession I am Healed in Jesus Name is written as a tool and resource encouraging believers of Christ to tap into their supernatural inheritance which was made possible because of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Sickness remains in the earth realm because God has not called His children home unto eternal heaven, and the last enemy (death) has not been destroyed. (1st Corinthians 15:26) Christians must know their ancestral heritage, the Creator and architect of the gift...

"Black on Madison Avenue" tells the shocking truth about one of the most un-diverse white-collar professions in America."Black on Madison Avenue" tells the explosive stories that Madison Avenue doesn't want you to read."Black on Madison Avenue" reveals the incredible experiences of a Black man who has spent 40+ years on Madison Avenue at some of the advertising industry's most prestigious agencies andgives readers a rare gl...

Hydrology is vital to human civilisations as well as to natural ecosystems, yet it has only emerged as a distinct scientific discipline during the last 50 years or so. This book reviews the development of modern hydrology primarily through the experiences of the multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Wallingford, near Oxford, who have been at the forefront of many of the developments in UK hydrological research. These topics include:• The development of basic underst...