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The Adult Years: Mastering the Art of Self-Renewal
Frederic M. Hudson Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0787948012 |
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The Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunity for continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change. In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines his vision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face in today's fast-paced, ever-changing society. Whether you are eighteen or eighty-eight, this classic best-selling guide will inspire you to unlock the power of personal renewal.
Praise for the First Edition
"The most compelling book ever written on personal transition and transformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and the renewal of our planet, you must read this book."--James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second Edition
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I strongly recommend this book to all who are interested in the quality of life & peak performance in life's remaining years!.......2006-07-20
describes common feelings of being 40 years and older.......2004-07-30
New Beginnings for the Young at Heart.......2001-11-27
Coaches will help us with change and transition, for they are not
simply 'change agents', but 'change masters' trained to accompany up on our journey,to help guide our vision of the
life we long for before we say 'adieu'.
The Adult Years - Great Resource and Compelling Reading.......2000-01-29
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Years of Renewal
Henry Kissinger Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0684855712 |
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There is an old joke that Henry Kissinger is so full of himself he once wrote a book called Famous People Who Have Met Me. That strong sense of self is on full display in this third volume of memoirs (the other two are White House Years and Years of Upheaval). Kissinger, a national security advisor and secretary of state in the Nixon and Ford administrations, is a foreign-policy maestro fond of describing the difficult subtleties of his job. He is also, at times, generous with his praise--especially with this whopper: "I am certain the time will come when it is recognized that the Cold War could not have been won had not Gerald Ford, at a tragic point of America's history, been there to keep us from losing it." Years of Renewal begins during Nixon's final days, and provides a few key insights into the man Kissinger calls "perhaps [the] most complex President of the twentieth century." One eye opener is the revelation that Nixon ordered the bombing of the Damascus airport in 1969 during a hijacking incident "to impress his pals." (It was called off the next morning.) The bulk of the book (and bulk is the right word--there are nearly 1,100 pages of text before the footnotes) focuses on Ford, who comes across as much more statesmanlike than the popular image of him as a bungling caretaker. The portraits of contemporary world leaders are also valuable. Kissinger combines detail and clarity to deliver an important chronicle of American diplomacy during the 1970s. --John MillerBook Description
Perhaps the best-known American diplomatist of this century, Henry Kissinger is a major figure in world history, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and arguably one of the most brilliant minds ever placed at the service of American foreign policy, as well as one of the shrewdest, best-informed, and most articulate figures ever to occupy a position of power in Washington.
The eagerly awaited third and final volume of his memoirs completes a major work of contemporary history. It is at once an important historical document and a brilliantly told narrative of almost Shakespearean intensity, full of startling insights, unusual (and often unsparing) candor, and a sweeping sense of history. It begins with the resignation of Richard Nixon -- including Kissinger's final assessment of Nixon's tortured personality and the self-inflicted tragedy that ended his presidency and made Kissinger, for a time, the most powerful man in American government, as well as an intimate and definitive portrait of the man whom Kissinger knew perhaps more closely than anyone -- and then takes the reader through the years of Gerald Ford's administration, in which Kissinger continued to play a decisive role, both as Secretary of State and as the symbol of the continuity of American foreign policy. It shows us a moving and admiring picture of President Ford as a man of decency, shrewd judgment, courage, and decisiveness who led the country through a period of renewal.
Kissinger details the agony of the final U.S. extrication from Vietnam -- with the rise of an increasingly hostile Congress determined to micromanage American foreign policy and the evisceration of the American intelligence community and its consequences for American power -- and takes us inside the White House to show our leaders in a time of crisis.
Indeed, crisis is what this book abounds in: the fall of Cambodia and South Vietnam, the Mayaguez incident and the conflict between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, the origins of the war in Lebanon -- above all the continuing crisis of the Cold War at its perilous height. Here are brilliant scenes, as only an insider could write them, of the shaping of American foreign policy in the Ford era: the famous shuttle diplomacy by which Kissinger brought a wary Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat together to begin the return of the Sinai to Egypt and usher in the final reconciliation of Egypt and Israel, the Vladivostok meeting with Leonid Brezhnev that advanced the process of nuclear limitation, the uneasy dialogue with China, the tragedy of the Kurds, the search for European security and freedom -- all the major decisions, conferences, and crises that shaped the world we live in, and that still, in many cases, remain major areas of engagement for the United States.
Kissinger recounts in detail his visits to Africa, which led to major initiatives in Southern Africa, including the historic decision of the white settler government of Rhodesia to accept majority rule, and tells the story of U.S. policy in the Americas, including revealing accounts of policies toward Cuba and Chile in the 1970s.
Above all, here are intimate, candid, and sharply intelligent portraits of world leaders, from Mao Zedong teasing Kissinger with a characterist mixture of brutality and acerbic subtlety, to Leonid Brezhnev, confused, unwell, desperately trying to conceal the Soviet Union's growing difficulties with a facade of blustering bravado, as well as a galaxy of European, Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin American, and African leaders.
Here is a work of scholarship, wisdom, and history, written not by desk-bound academic historian, but by the man who shaped much the history about which he writes, and who perhaps more than any other helped to form the post-Cold War world in which we live, and define America's relationship to the world as the last superpower.
No work of history about the Cold War or the inner workings of government and diplomacy is as revealing, thought-provoking, and far-reaching as this. Years of Renewal is the triumphant conclusion of a major achievement and a book that will stand the test of time as a historical document of the first rank.
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how the world was run in the ford administration.......2004-01-19
"In The Moment of Victory, Button Your Chin Strap!".......2000-10-04
With the possible exception of Lincoln, no U.S. president has inherited a nation as severely divided as Gerald R. Ford. Immediately after assuming office, he faced one international crisis after another with a hostile, "McGovernite Congress," and an emasculated intelligence gathering system that made effective response to even the most extreme provocations virtually impossible. Kissinger says throughout, Ford made decisions solely on what was best for the nation, not on what was politically expedient. His reward for such selfless service: defeat in the next election.
Like Kissinger's other works, this book can be read either in individual chapters or be taken as a whole. In each segment he details, what they did, what their options were, the assumptions their actions were based upon, and if unsuccessful, what their fall back plan was to be. In spite of seemingly insurmountable odds, they were able to hold the Atlantic Alliance together, strengthen our ties to the Peoples Republic of China, and keep the Soviets out of both the Middle East and Africa.
The Chinese war philosopher, Sun Tsu said, "In the moment of victory, button your chin strap." History has proven the Soviets should have listened. Given our national paralysis following Vietnam/Watergate, it seemed they could not be stopped. In the international chess game--that is diplomacy at the highest levels--they were stopped through the efforts of a few, dedicated statesmen who blocked them at every turn. The fall of the Soviet Union and Communism was the ultimate result.
This book is a textbook on how to conduct foreign policy. Enlightening and informative, it has inspired me to read Kissinger's other works, "White House Years," and "Years of Upheaval." I highly recommend it to any serious student of the era.
An excellent historic book........2000-07-09
A Remarkable Tour de Force!.......2000-06-10
The dirty secrects are hidden.......2000-06-07
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Century Of The Holy Spirit 100 Years Of Pentecostal And Charismatic Renewal, 1901-2001
Vinson Synan Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0785245502 |
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An in-depth look at a movement that now includes 500 million persons.
A definitive history for Pentecostals and Charismatics.
An intriguing ready reference for persons outside the movement.
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Quailty Textbook.......2007-06-29
century of the Holy Spirit 100 years of Pentecostal and charismatic renewal, 1901-2001.......2007-06-08
This book is FUN!.......2006-12-07
An Overall Good History Though Shallow At Points.......2006-05-28
Concise, Readable, and Valuable History of a Movement.......2001-11-16
The book does contain weaknesses. Despite Gary McGee's excellent chapter on global expansion, Synan fails to include a full global prospective, which is actually the most impressive aspect of Pentecostalism. Though I appreciate much of the work of David Barrett in the final chapter, I found his statistical evaluation too inclusive and some of his futuristic predictions a bit bizarre.
This 492-page hardcover work contains an abundance of photographs, vignettes, and a colorful pullout timeline of key events. In addition to Synan, there are nine exceptional guest authors who contribute to the book. This is a well-done presentation that should be on the shelf of every enthusiast of Pentecostal and Charismatic history.
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Daily meditations to ground and focus.......2007-05-27
A blessing to read and to reflect.......1999-12-31
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State of the Worlds Cities 2006/7: The Millennium Development Goals and Urban Sustainability: 30 Years of Shaping the Habitat Agenda (Un Habitat)
UN-HABITAT Manufacturer: Earthscan Publications Ltd. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1844073785 |
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The year 2007 will mark a turning point in human history: the world’s urban population will for the first time equal the world’s rural population. But with the concomitant strain this will place upon current urban infrastructures, what does this mean for the state of our cities—especially those experiencing the highest rates of “in-migration” (influx of people to cities) in the developing world?
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6,000 Years of Earth History (CD) (Vision Forum Family Renewal Tape Library)
Douglas W. Phillips Manufacturer: The Vision Forum, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD Accessories: ASIN: 1929241720 |
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The True Story of God's Covenantal FaithfulnessHold onto your seats. This recording reviews the entire history of the world millennia by millennia. The listener will discover that history is about God's love for His elect, and that it is a record, not merely of nation states, but of family generations. Compact Disc. Approx. 60 mins.
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Running on Plenty at Work Calendar: A Year of Renewal Strategies
Ph.D. & Suzanne Adele Schmidt, Ph.D. Krista Kurth Manufacturer: Renewal Resources Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Calendar ASIN: B0009PEWAK Release Date: 2004-12-01 |
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From the authors of Running on Plenty at Work comes a unique daily reference guide for those looking for a roadmap to renewal. The Running on Plenty at Work Calendar serves as a daily reminder that renewal is good for you and your work. The authors have carefully selected the best suggestions from their book. Each day you will find a tip aimed at renewing at least one aspect of your being. This must-have perpetual calendar will assist you in making each year one of working with ease and calm.
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Battery Park City: The Early Years
Charles , J. Urstadt , and Gene Brown Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1413460429 |
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Battery Park City is a special place, and superlatives have come easily to those who have written about it. It is one of the most significant "new towns" ever built in America, constructed by private developers on landfill, with an infrastructure inanced by the sale of bonds by a state-created public benefit corporation.Its successful mix of attractive office and residential buildings has been the major contributor to the revitalization of New York City's downtown. It's also paid off literally. The Battery Park City Authority, the public benefit corporation that was the driving force behind the entire development is in the black and, indeed, generates more than $100 million a year in profit without the City or State having a cent invested in the venture.The development is even rich culturally. It's bookended on its south end by The Museum of Jewish Heritage, which has the most important collection memorializing the Holocaust outside of Washington D. C.'s Holocaust Museum, and on the north by the new home of Stuyvesant High School, which most years sends more graduates to Harvard than any other high school in America. Amidst parks, sculpture and apartments providing homes for almost 10,000 people, most of whom walk to work, stands the New York Mercantile Exchange and the imposing World Financial Center. Within the shouting distance of young children on scooters and adolescents on skateboards are long town cars, waiting to whisk executives to their next appointment. But if anything truly merits superlatives, it's the public amenities that grace this "city" extending out into the water from lower Manhattan. On a summer Sunday, its long and graceful esplanade hosts thousands of bikers, hikers and people out for a stroll along the Hudson River. The area is thronged at lunchtime. And after work on any pleasant afternoon, Battery Park City's yacht cove is ringed with workers unwinding after a busy day and its harbor side restaurants are crowded with diners enjoying the spectacular view.The city's financial powerhouses charter yachts with names such as "Royal Princess" and "Excalibur," anchored in the cove, for business-promoting cocktail and dinner parties. But you don't have to be rich and powerful to enjoy what the development has to offer. The indoor concerts under the high-arching crystal vault filled with palm trees and bright flowers, part of the World Financial Center just behind the cove, are free and open to the public. Imagine as well that this potential project, in the eyes of some, is meant to cure or stave off a series of economic and social problems as well as turn a profit - possibly conflicting aims that could infinitely complicate the task of even getting the land created. Conjure up such a project in which the engineering difficulties begin with the fact that the "land" on which it will be built is still submerged, the financing is a huge question mark, and political, bureaucratic and environmental obstructions that must be navigated are enough to make a pilot boat captain's hands shake at the till.Customer Reviews:
How To Create A City - Great Reading!.......2007-01-12
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6000 Years of Earth History (Vision Forum Family Renewal Tape Library)
Vision Forum Manufacturer: The Vision Forum, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Accessories: ASIN: 1929241089 |
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The True Story of God's Covenantal FaithfulnessHold onto your seats. This tape reviews the entire history of the world -- millennia by millennia. The listener will discover that history is about God's love for His elect, and that it is a record, not merely of nation states, but of family generations. Approx. 60 min. on one audiocassette.
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The Awakening Church: 25 Years of Liturgical Renewal
Manufacturer: Liturgical Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0814620310 |
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