The Walls I Built is a book about some of the walls I constructed to keep me from coming to Christ. Th ese walls are metaphors that were really just excuses that I told myself to create unwarranted distance from changing my life. I was afraid to really admit that I was the problem. I wanted to make the church and Jesus the issue rather than admitting it was me. Th roughout my journey to Christ, I will continue to grow, hopefully others can relate to some of these and see how Jesus helped m...

Produced biennially, The World’s Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2008-2009 volume features overview chapters on:• water and climate change• water in China• status of the Millennium Development Goals for water• peak water• efficien...

Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water.Volume 7 features chapters on U.S. water policy, transboundary waters, and the effects of fossil fuel production on water resources, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics incl...

In the heart of the untamed wilderness, a young man named Ralph Ryder embarks on a perilous journey to save his beloved from the clutches of a ruthless villain. As he navigates treacherous rapids, dense forests, and encounters with hostile natives, Ralph's courage and determination are tested to their limits. With every step, he faces danger and adversity, but his unwavering spirit drives him forward. Will Ralph overcome the formidable obstacles and rescue the woman he loves? Join him on a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Finally Somehow Home is the study of my own life. It is a chronicle of the highest pinnacles of accomplishment and happiness as well as the lowest, darkest dungeons of despair. Life isn’t a straight line unless you die at birth. It is much more like the waves of the ocean with peaks and troughs, of darkness and light. In mine I have seen that with every great mountain top, a dark trench awaits, but the deeper that darkness, if you pay a...

Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:Water and terrorismBusiness risks of waterWater and ecosystemsFloods and droughtsDesa...

A one-way ticket to Australia...two months of travel...and a shoestring budget.In Red Earth Diaries we meet Jason and Ambika, a newlywed couple who migrated to Australia with the hope of a fresh start. However, unlike most migrants, they made a bold decision to postpone their settlement plans, throw caution to the wind and backpack in Australia on a shoestring budget.Their intention was to learn about the country and its people first-hand ... a lan...

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental changePaul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location and that has gone largely ignored by politici...

“[Brown’s] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable.”—Katherine Salant, Washington PostAs fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial R...

“Lucid, quietly urgent, and relentlessly logical . . . this is Bigthink with a capital B.” —The New York Times Book Review“Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces.” —Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United StatesIn Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The New York Times

In this edition of their bestseller, the sequel to the best-selling Good News for a Change, authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel provide the latest inspiring stories about individuals, groups, and businesses that are making real change in the world. More Good News features the most up-to-date information about critical subjects, such as energy and the economy, not covered in the previous edition. These stories offer compelling proof from the front lines that sustainable...

Praise for Foster and Magdoffs The Great Financial Crisis: In this timely and thorough analysis of the current financial crisis, Foster and Magdoff explore its roots and the radical changes that might be undertaken in response. . . . This book makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing examination of our current debt crisis, one that deserves our full attention.—Publishers WeeklyThere is a growing consensus that the planet is heading toward environmental...