Three people are murdered, shaking the foundation of the small town of Niagara, Wisconsin and its nearly 2,000 citizens. Two more meet their demise on the second night, and a teenager is taken into custody after narrowly escaping with his own life. Jason Rangle says he didn't do it; that it was a monster that murdered his parents. Friends become enemies and secrets are formed. Jason never stood a chance and is sentenced to life in prison. Sixteen years pass without incid...

When so much seems to be falling apart, it is a struggle to find ground for hope. In forty daily reflections, Christopher Chapman explores the nature of hope and offers ways of cultivating and practicing it. Avoiding wishful thinking or 'looking on the bright side', he offers a hope rooted in a God whose dynamic, creative breath is always bringing the new into being. This hope is incarnate and redemptive, forever coming along side us to renew what is broken. It is relational, drawing all i...

Strategy, risk management and project management are often considered separately by those applying their principles—but at their most effective, all are dependent upon each other for success. Enlightened Planning teaches this holistic perspective and demonstrates how a synthesis of these approaches yields far greater opportunities. A strategic, calculated risk, for example, can be less inherently risky than chronic risk aversion over time.Here, a respected specialist and t...

This book draws on the lessons from one of the most intensive periods of educational reform in any country during recent times. The post-1997 English experience, under a New Labour government, is used to illustrate the opportunities and challenges associated with attempting to develop a world class education system. Such reforms are fiercely contested - and often polarized - with proponents stressing the opportunities created, while others reveal the erosion of professional values. Contrib...

Existing research on Professional Learning Networks looks at experiences in Europe and North America, with very little attention focused on education systems in the Global South, such as Chile. In 2015 more than 500 School Improvement Networks were created to support state-funded schools across the country with the idea of promoting a culture of collaboration. Although schools are expected to work in networks, they are held to account individually through high-stakes standardized testing a...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS***Synopsis:Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. His first drama was Dido, Queen of Carthage. His first play performed on the London stage was Tamburlaine about the conqueror Timur, who rises from shepherd to warrior. Tamburlaine was a success, and was followed with Tamburlaine Part II. The two parts were published in 159...

Accounting has an ever-increasing significance in contemporary society. Indeed, some argue that its practices are fundamental to the development and functioning of modern capitalist societies. We can see accounting everywhere: in organizations where budgeting, investing, costing, and performance appraisal rely on accounting practices; in financial and other audits; in corporate scandals and financial reporting and regulation; in corporate governance, risk management, and accountability, an...

Bloomsbury presents Javelins in the Half-Light: The Schnee Eifel Battles, 1944-45 by Craig S. Chapman, read by Christopher Ragland.A compelling history of the savage combat that turned a single forested ridge into the scene of a disappointing attack, a humiliating surrender, and a final grinding victory.In the bitterly cold forests along Germany’s western frontier, the 8-mile ridge of the Schnee Eifel became the unlikely site of three brutal battle...

Through a series of penetrating conversations originally published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting edge thinkers--including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, and Elaine Scarry--to explore the problem of violence in everyday life, politics, culture, media, language, memory, and the environment. "To bring out the best of us," writes Evans, "we have to c...

If you are the young or the young at heart, this book is for you. Have you ever asked yourself if you believe in miracles or what what you would sacrifi ce for someone else? At fi rst glance, this book is a simple love story between the main characters Flynn and Misty. Underneath their romance lies the notion of sacrifi ce and what an individual would sacrifi ce so that another person may reach his or her dreams. When Misty helps Flynn become a gentleman by her eccentric rules, Flynn helps...

Many new Christians come to church and discover that Christians speak a foreign language (i.e. Christianese). They hear things like:“We must crucify the Flesh! We must resist Satan! And we must not be conformed to the World!”In the fear of the Lord they hear this call to action with a willing heart, but don’t really understand what they are called to do? They ask themselves:“What is ‘the Flesh’ and how on earth do I crucify it? Doesn’t God l...

Focusing on what can be done to promote equity within education systems, what the barriers to progress are and how these barriers might be overcome, this book provides detailed examples of strategies that have proved to be effective in addressing this challenge. Built on the work of the authors over the last three decades, the book presents an approach to educational change that will be relevant to different countries.The authors argue that there is untapped potential for promoting...