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Gender Through the Prism of Difference (2nd Edition)

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informative anthology

Gender Through the Prism of Difference (2nd Edition)
Maxine Baca Zinn , Pierrette A. Hondagneu-Sotelo , and Michael A. Messner
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon
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ASIN: 0205302254

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This engaging collection of readings presents a multifaceted view of contemporary gender relations. Using other inequalities such as race, class, and sexual orientation as a prism of difference, the readings present gender as it is situated in sexual, racial-ethnic, social class, physical abilities, age, and national citizenship contexts. In addition to articles about men, women, and sexual, and immigrant diversity, this reader also includes works on gender and globalization. The editors introduce this wide-ranging collection with a provocative analytical introduction that sets the stage for understanding gender as a socially constructed experience. Takes a sociological perspective on contemporary gender relations. Emphasizes the theme of difference or how other inequalities such as race, class, or age affect our gendered experiences. Presents a discussion of women's and men's issues. Includes articles on international and transnational factors in addition to the articles on U.S. gender relations. For anyone interested in Sociology of Gender, Women's Studies, Gender Roles, Sociology of Women, Women in Society, Race, Class, and Gender, Diversity, Feminist Theory, and Social Inequality.

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informative anthology.......2000-02-03

The 2nd edition to this books introduces readers to the complex narratives on gender in modern society. The numerous articles included in this volume represent some of the leading scholarship on gender in society, and introduces readers to the theoretical and methodological works of numerous researchers.This anthology is important and essential to scholars, feminists, and teachers. This is an excellent book for graduate student and undergraduate students alike.

GILDED PRISM: The Konstantinovichi Grand Dukes & the Last Years of the Romanov Dynasty

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GILDED PRISM: The Konstantinovichi Grand Dukes & the Last Years of the Romanov Dynasty

Manufacturer: Eurohistory.com
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0977196143

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GILDED PRISM had its genesis in a series of articles that appeared in the last issue of Atlantis Magazine: In the Courts of Memory, which was dedicated to the remarkable Konstantinovichi Family and their legacy. Here, thanks to the guidance and assistance of publisher Arturo Beéche, we present a re-working of some of this content, with a number of very significant additions. When the former Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, a wave of nostalgia for the glittering world of the Romanovs swept through Russian imaginations. Names and places long forgotten took on a new vibrancy, and faded photographs and flickering newsreels vividly brought to life a vanished epoch. With the revival of interest in the last Imperial Family came discovery of their multitude of relatives, the Grand Dukes and Duchesses, Princes and Princesses who had enchanted and scandalized their contemporaries. The accomplishments of the Konstantinovichi Family, in particular, found resonance in this revived interest. No other single branch of the Romanov Dynasty had reached such heights, nor left such lasting legacies; even sailors in the Soviet Navy, walking down Leningrad's wide avenues in the last years of Communist rule, still sported the characteristic striped shirts introduced by Konstantin Nikolaievich in the 19th Century. GILDED PRISM is sure to become the gold-standard for research and knowledge on this previously little-known, yet immensely important branch of the Russian Imperial Family. Greg King is the author of seven internationally published works, including the United Kingdom bestseller The Duchess of Windsor (1999), and The Fate of the Romanovs (2003). His latest book is The Court of the Last Tsar. Penny Wilson, Russian historian and Romanov scholar, is the author of the critically acclaimed The Fate of the Romanovs (2003).

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The Prism Weight Loss Program
Gave me the inspiration to begin!
This book got me started in a new connection to food
First program to Stick!
Prism Weight Loss Program

The Prism Weight Loss Program
Karen Kingsbury , and Toni Vogt
Manufacturer: Multnomah
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The Prism Workbook: A Program for Innovative Self-Management (Norton Professional Books)
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ASIN: 1590528468
Release Date: 2006-06-01

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The PRISM(tm) Weight Loss Program, founded in 1990, has helped more than 60,000 people transform their eating behaviors with a sensible, lifestyle-change approach. That approach is now available in The Prism Weight Loss Program, by bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and Prism cofounder Toni Vogt. The book shows readers how to not just tame the monster of food addiction, but destroy it through simple eating strategies and biblical principles. It includes testimonials, descriptions of the authors' personal struggles with food addiction and their ultimate success, details of the program, and a recipe section that will help readers become the people God created them to be.

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The Prism Weight Loss Program.......2007-01-03

This book gave me an overview of the Prism Weight Loss program. It presents a sensible weight loss program teaching you to eat in a healthly way and make permanent lifestyle changes which helps you to lose weight a little slower than fad diets but the end result is that you keep the weight off and you actually lose inches even faster than weight. For me, it has been a lifesaving tool.

Gave me the inspiration to begin!.......2003-10-14

This book so motivated me to try the program! It describes the program, tells real life stories, and even includes details to get you started on the program! This is the first time I'd learned not to "diet" but to make real changes in my diet! I recommend this book to everyone who asks-and this is the ONLY weight loss program I'd recommend! An added bonus is that it is even interesting to read! You won't want to put it down, and that's saying a lot for a weight loss book! Even my mom was inspired by this book! HIGHLY recommended!

This book got me started in a new connection to food.......2003-02-05

I love the Prism program. I lost over 30 pounds and permanently
changed poor eatting habits. The oatmeal recipe in here is
the best I've ever eatten...its like tapioca!
A good place to start. Be sure to check out the Prism
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Good luck!

First program to Stick!.......2001-12-13

Thank you so much for including this book on Amazon. I have never been able to stick with a program for more than a few days, maybe a week at the most. I always cheated on WW and would feel guilty. The Prism program asks you to make a commitment by signing a statement of resolution and you are the only one who can break that promise. I have been off sugar and white flour and "junk" for four weeks and have never felt better. I have been a supplement user for years but never found a program that encouraged their use and WW didn't fill in the badly needed nutritional gaps and the deep need for a relationship with God that fills the emotional and spiritual gaps. I have not weighed, (we are asked to give up the bathroom scale), but I have lost one pant size and 1/2 a shoe size and all of my clothes are too big now. I probably have about 30 pounds yet to true body weight.
If you would like a program that encourages you, helps you to know yourself and God better, and works without alot of nagging, then Prism is the one for you. I do not have a group yet but I am using the videos which are professional and ver informative.
Thank you and God (b)less you!

Prism Weight Loss Program.......2001-07-31

I am entering my 13th week on Prism Weight Loss Program. This book really is inspiring while on the program and is actually part of the reason I signed up in the first place! The stories of other people losing weight are inspirational and it helps that the author, Karen Kingsbury, has also been on the program. You learn what the program is about and the book serves as a good resource for inspiration when dieting becomes a bit much and you want to reflect on why you started this in the first place knowing that diets are normally boring. This program is a good one and the book is good, I just would have liked to have seen more pictures and hope that Karen adds some additional stories when she writes a sequel as this book needs to be bigger! Thank you Karen and I do recommend this book highly.

Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11 (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)

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Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11 (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
Robert S. Litwak
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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ASIN: 0801886430

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The 9/11 terrorist attacks starkly recast the U.S. debate on "rogue states." In this new era of vulnerability, should the United States counter the dangers of weapons proliferation and state-sponsored terrorism by toppling regimes or by promoting change in the threatening behavior of their leaders? Regime Change examines the contrasting precedents set with Iraq and Libya and provides incisive analysis of the pressing crises with North Korea and Iran.

A successor to the author's influential Rogue States and U.S. Foreign Policy (2000), this compelling book clarifies and critiques the terms in which today's vital foreign policy and security debate is being conducted.

Clergy Burnout: Recovering From The 70 Hour Week¿and Other Self-defeating Practices (Prism Series)

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burnout
Clergy Burnout: Practical Wisdom for Clergy
Clergy Burnout tells it like it really is!

Clergy Burnout: Recovering From The 70 Hour Week¿and Other Self-defeating Practices (Prism Series)
Fred Lehr , and J. Fred Lehr
Manufacturer: Fortress Press
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ASIN: 0800637631

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In this highly accessible book, Fred Lehr clarifies the nature and practice of clergy codependence. In twentytwo, short, insightful, and highly readable chapters, filled with many examples and stories from his own life and those of others he has counseled, Lehr identifies the typical forms codependence takes in the life and ministry of clergy: (1) the chief-enabler, the one who keeps things functioning; (2) the scapegoat, the one on whom everything's blamed when it goes wrong, the one who's responsible; (3) the hero, the example, the pure and righteous one; (4) the lost child, the one no one really knows or cares about; (5) the rescuer, the one who saves the day, makes the visit, fixes the problem, makes everything all right again; (6) the mascot, the cheerleader, the one who offers comic relief, brings down the tension level after a heated discussion.

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burnout.......2007-03-18

Probably the best single source on the subject. Maybe too much concentration on codependence, although probably a huge factor.

Clergy Burnout: Practical Wisdom for Clergy.......2006-02-05

In this little gem of a book, Rev. Lehr realistically addresses the challenges facing clergy in today's churches that can easily lead to burnout. The author openly discusses issues that often are skirted around in some congregational settings, such as congregations' tendency to expect clergy to be available 24/7 and to provide insufficient bodies to get the work done. Practical advice is provided on good self-care practices that can aid clergy in regaining balance and self-control. This book has valuable information for clergy and others who work in ministry.
Charlotte Eliopoulos
Editor, Health Ministry Journal

Clergy Burnout tells it like it really is! .......2005-12-14

Clergy, laity and oversight officials alike had better read this text from Dr. Fred Lehr. In over thirty years of parish, hospital chaplaincy, and office counseling work, I have not ever read or heard of such a clear and honest view of the impossible profession of parish ministry.

Dr. Lehr integrates clinical data, theory and story from himself and other ordained clergy in such a clear and concise way, it is no wonder several graduate seminaries are making Clergy Burnout required reading.

The theory section is strengthened with special references to systems theory, adiction models and Myers-Briggs type indicators, Dr. Lehr brings considerable experience in parish ministry, the special healing ministry of the Church Renewal Center into an easily read thesus on the need for healing in the role of parish ministry. All clergy will appreciate the careful and honest use Dr. Lehr makes of personal experience to illustrate the hold co-dependence makes upon the clergy.

The Prism of Lyra: An Exploration of Human Galactic Heritage

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interesting but not beyond
An incredible mind-opening, page turner.

The Prism of Lyra: An Exploration of Human Galactic Heritage
Lyssa Royal , and Keith Priest
Manufacturer: Light Technology Publications
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ASIN: 0963132008

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This is an introductory book that examines the idea of creation in a different light. In contrast to the notion that humans are the result of creation, it explores the idea that the collective humanoid consciousness created our universe for specific purposes. The Prism of Lyra explores those purposes, and then traces several off-planet races (such as those from the Pleiades, Sirius, and Orion) through their own evolution and ties them to the evolving Earth. Highlighted is our galactic interconnectedness and our shared desire to return Home.

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interesting but not beyond.......2004-02-24

The book gives a lot of information, but without really going into it. I think that it leaves out a lot of details that are very important. It seems like bits and pieces have been glued together. In all fairness: the writers give a disclaimer: they do not claim to tell the ultimate truth and say that it is up to the reader to get out of the book what they need. This seems to be correct and fair.

In my opinion the first two (the creation) and the last two (our future goals) chapters were the most useful. However overall I would advice to read: No More Secrets, No More Lies by Patricia Cori instead.

An incredible mind-opening, page turner........1999-09-21

Lyssa Royal, channeling the words of Germaine, Shasha and Akbar brings forth the first definitive explaination of who we are and where we are going. This book traces the history of the our star-born ancestors struggle with polarity (Service to Self vs. Service to Others) from the absolute beginning of time and the creation of all-that-is, to the present day. The Prism of Lyra, sets forth the reason why we are dealing with so much conflict during this present age and assures us that we will make the transition to the new-age. It is a magical read.

Prism and Lens Making: A Textbook for Optical Glassworkers (Series on Optics and Optoelectronics)

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A very detailed and comprehensive book

Prism and Lens Making: A Textbook for Optical Glassworkers (Series on Optics and Optoelectronics)
Twyman F
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis
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ASIN: 0852741502

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Prism and Lens Making: A Textbook for Optical Glassworkers, Second Edition is a unique compendium of the art and science of the optical working of glass for the production of mirrors, lenses, and prisms. Incorporating minor corrections and a foreword by Professor Walter Welford FRS, this reissue of the 1957 edition provides a wealth of technical information and hands-on guidance gained from a lifetime of experience. Although some of the techniques have been replaced by more modern methods, this classic book is still a valuable source of practical assistance as well as being a pleasure to read.

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A very detailed and comprehensive book.......2001-08-16

This book is covering nearly every aspect about optics making: Grinding, polishing: techniques, used materials. Machines: How they work. Measuring: detailed explanation of the measuring techniques for lens and prism making. Anyone who want to make his own optics, usually telescoop builders, will find everything he need to know. Not much a theoretical book - there are many - but a very practical book. Although the book was first published in 1942 most of the techniques are still the same today.

As a professional lensmaker I can recommend it to anyone interested in these techniques.

The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality For Racial Reconciliation (Prisms)

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Important topic

The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality For Racial Reconciliation (Prisms)
Tony Campolo , and Michael Battle
Manufacturer: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the churches to resume leadership in overcoming and redressing America's legacy of racial segregation.

Campolo and Battle expose the realities of racial division in the churches and then lift up a vision of a church without racism.To achieve reconciliation within and among the denominations, they argue, both the black and the white church need to acknowledge and overcome substantial problems in their traditions.

The authors provide a blueprint for how racially reconciled churches can encourage activism in the cities, church involvement in politics, and responsible use of the Bible, ultimately helping to transform American society itself.

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Important topic .......2006-02-19

Well written. Thought-provoking. But, for a historical and honest look a this topic try "Winning the Race to Unity - Is racial reconciliation really working" by Clarence Shuler. Shuler deals with the falacy appearing in the Campolo subtitle "Racial Reconciliation" arguing that you can only be reconciled to someone with whom you have had a relationship. The real problem in the Church is that we have not gone out of our way to develop relationships cross-culturally, we are trying to rebuild a bridge that never existed.

The Prism of Grammar: How Child Language Illuminates Humanism (Bradford Books)

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The Prism of Grammar: How Child Language Illuminates Humanism (Bradford Books)
Tom Roeper
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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The Infinite Gift: How Children Learn and Unlearn the Languages of the World
Mind Design and Minimal Syntax

ASIN: 0262182521

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Every sentence we hear is instantly analyzed by an inner grammar; just as a prism refracts a beam of light, grammar divides a stream of sound, linking diverse strings of information to different domains of mind--memory, vision, emotions, intentions. In The Prism of Grammar, Tom Roeper brings the abstract principles behind modern grammar to life by exploring the astonishing intricacies of child language. Adult expressions provide endless puzzles for the child to solve. The individual child's solutions ("Don't uncomfortable the cat" is one example) may amuse adults but they also reveal the complexity of language and the challenges of mastering it. The tiniest utterances, says Roeper, reflect the whole mind and engage the child's free will and sense of dignity.

He offers numerous and novel "explorations"--many at the cutting edge of current work--that anyone can try, even in conversation around the dinner table. They elicit how the child confronts "recursion"--the heartbeat of grammar--through endless possessives ("John's mother's friend's car"), mysterious plurals, contradictory adjectives, the marvels of ellipsis, and the deep obscurity of reference ("there it is, right here"). They are not tests of skill; they are tools for discovery and delight, not diagnosis. Each chapter on acquisition begins with a commonsense look at how structures work--moving from the simple to the complex--and then turns to the literary and human dimensions of grammar. One important human dimension is the role of dialect in society and in the lives of children. Roeper devotes three chapters to the structure of African-American English and the challenge of responding to linguistic prejudice.

Written in a lively style, accessible and gently provocative, The Prism of Grammar is for parents and teachers as well as students--for everyone who wants to understand how children gain and use language--and anyone interested in the social, philosophical, and ethical implications of how we see the growing mind emerge.

Designs for Coloring: Prisms (Designs for Coloring)

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terrific
this coloring book... i would say is a "no"...
Deja Vu anyone? Many too simplistic...

Designs for Coloring: Prisms (Designs for Coloring)

Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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ASIN: 0448422514

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Grab your markers, limber up your fingers, and get ready to color! This one new addition to Ruth Heller's bestselling series-featuring 31 intricate designs packed into each book-will keep amateur artists of all ages entertained for hours! The designs are printed on extra-heavy paper and are suitable for framing.

This book is packed full with intricate designs to challenge and delight your mind. Prisms contains sophisticated designs in which to create your own kaleidoscope of dazzling effects. Each highly detailed design makes them come alive!

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terrific.......2007-01-09

My niece came to visit me over Thanksgiving and she had two coloring books that belonged to her mother (about 30 years ago!). They were designs by Ruth Heller. My daughter loved them and so did my nephew and son. I immediately got online and found more and ordered them for all four and they love them.

this coloring book... i would say is a "no"..........2006-11-28

Yes, all the designs look like copies. To be more specific, take the design you see on the cover or an excerpt from the inside, and the shape, the outermost outline, is the same for every picture. Except maybe sometimes the 4 mini hexagons are triangles. Besides that, every picture is the same thing, with different triangles on the inside.

Overall, the quality and the designs aren't bad at all, the only bad thing is that they are SO REPETETIVE!

Deja Vu anyone? Many too simplistic..........2002-10-22

I know there are only so many things that can be done with a prism, but still...there are other designs that could be combined with prisms to add more interest, challenge and fun. Each page looked like a copy of the one before it, with maybe a new angle or a bigger set of triangles. In the back of the book, there are 3 of 4 very advanced designs that I wish had been made into a whole book of like designs. If you're just starting out and don't mind repeating the same "look", then you may like it. I gave my brand new one to a friend instead. I recommend Power Mandala's instead, for variety, complexity and challenging fun.

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