Every Day with Jesus: The Character of God (Every Day with Jesus Devotional Collection)

Every Day with Jesus: The Character of God (Every Day with Jesus Devotional Collection) Review

Classic devotionals at a very comfortable price. Selwyn Hughes' devotional writings have resonated with readers for more than thirty years. They seem to come from a well that’s being constantly nourished and replenished—the truths of God’s Word, captured in thematic groupings that never tire but continue to satisfy. And now we’re making Selwyn’s classic expressions of God’s love and provision more readily available than ever, presented in two-month samplings of style and substance that are a daily treat to enjoy and (at .99) a true blessing to share.

Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism

Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism Review

Universally acknowledged for his role in the development of modern liberalism, John Stuart Mill has fallen out of favor with today's moral and political philosophers who fail to read beyond his works Utilitarianism and On Liberty. This collection of essays seeks to reestablish Mill as an important thinker for our time by stressing the moral basis of liberal democracy in a wide range of his writings.These essays examine the full range of Mill's work-including letters, diaries, and speeches-to show that he was more interested in issues of character and leading a good life than in rules of obligation. They show how Mill sought to introduce historical consciousness and social responsibility into all aspects of his moral and political philosophy, and they contrast his vision of a liberal society with current theories of liberal democracy.The volume also includes three earlier studies that provide grounds for rethinking how the history of modern liberal philosophy might be written. Together, all of the contributions situate Mill at the boundary of the liberal-communitarian divide, revealing his reflections on the limits of democracy, the role of the family, and the relationship of economic resources and their distribution to self-development and sociality. This collection shows how Mill can light the way out of the darkening maze of rights and identity discourse in which liberal moral and political philosophy now finds itself. It provides an alternative to the Rawlsian model of liberalism and seeks to infuse academic disciplines and cultural communities with a morally responsible commitment to liberal democratic society. Contributors are Richard Ashcraft, Peter Berkowitz, Clark W. Bouton, Nicolas Capaldi, Janice Carlisle, Robert Devigne, Wendy Donner, Eldon Eisenach, Richard Friedman, R. J. Halliday, A. D. Megill, Bernard Semmel, and Richard Vernon.

The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race In America

The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race In America Review

The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race In America Feature

• Shelby Steele gives an account of race that is nothing if not controversial. Steele's nine essays derive their messages from personal experience dosed with broader social psychology.

From the sight-lines of the university setting, Shelby Steele gives an account of race that is nothing if not controversial. Steele's nine essays derive their messages from personal experience dosed with broader social psychology. The value of this book, which won a 1990 National Book Critics Circle Award, lies in its introspection, rather than its distant calculation. Steele weeds the individual out of the group and argues for personal responsibility. He offers a unique look at the African-American experience and points a questioning finger at the children of affirmative action. The knee-jerk identification he observes "presupposes a deep racist reflex in American life that will forever try to limit black possibility." In this controversial essay collection, award-winning writer Shelby Stelle illuminates the origins of the current conflict in race relations--the increase in anger, mistrust, and even violence between black and whites. With candor and persuasive argument, he shows us how both black and white Americans have become trapped into seeing color before character, and how social policies designed to lessen racial inequities have instead increased them. The Content of Our Character is neither "liberal" nor "conservative," but an honest, courageous look at America's most enduring and wrenching social dilemma.

The First 500 Chinese Character Practice Drills

The First 500 Chinese Character Practice Drills Review

The First 500 Chinese Character Practice Drills is a work book to practice writing the first 500 most common Chinese characters. These characters come from a list of the 3000 most common characters. This is list was compiled from a computer analysis of a recorded conversation database. The book includes a 175 page appenedix of stroke order, Pinyin, Kangxi radicals and pronunciation.

Larousse Dictionary of Literary Characters

Larousse Dictionary of Literary Characters Review

A natural companion to the Larousse Dictionary of Writers, this reference is a guide to the literary characters created by the greatest writers of literature in English, including authors from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, as well as the United States and England. Sixty-five hundred entries detail all the favorite characters of the English-speaking literary canon from novels, plays and poems, as well as thrillers, fantasy, and science fiction. The book is fully cross-referenced and includes an author/title index.

Bee Your Best: A School Full of Characters

Bee Your Best: A School Full of Characters Review

Let "Character Ed," the friendly bee, help you and your school staff to provide a highly motivational, comprehensive character education for your elementary school.

Each month, Ed draws one of nine "Bee Words" from the "Honey Pot." He helps children understand the word and how this term is important to good character. Then, each concept is further explored through "Buzz Words" and a wide variety of items, many of which are reproducible. (Grades K-5)

Minor Characters

Minor Characters Review

For two years, during the time that On the Road established Jack Kerouac as the spokesman and guiding light of the Beat Generation, Joyce Johnson was his girlfriend. This luminous, lyrical book is the story of that time. "A loving, tender and moving testament."--People.