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Personal reminiscences of early days in California with other sketches

by Stephen J. Field, George C. Gorham ...

In this memoir, Field reflects on the challenges and opportunities faced by early settlers, providing detailed descriptions of the landscape, social dynamics, and the diverse array of characters who populated the region. His narrative captures the spirit of adventure and determination that characterized this era, as people flocked to California in search of fortune and a new beginning.In addition ... Read more

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In this memoir, Field reflects on the challenges and opportunities faced by early settlers, providing detailed descriptions of the landscape, social dynamics, and the diverse array of characters who populated the region. His narrative captures the spirit of adventure and determination that characterized this era, as people flocked to California in search of fortune and a new beginning.In addition
... Read more
Personal reminiscences of early days in California, with other sketches

Reflections on early Californian life and frontier challenges

by George C. Gorham, Stephen J. Field ...

In 'Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches,' readers are transported to a pivotal era of American history through an enthralling tapestry of narrative styles and themes. This anthology captures the dynamic social and cultural transformations of California's nascent days with an array of journalistic sketches and vivid personal accounts. Central themes such as ... Read more

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In 'Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches,' readers are transported to a pivotal era of American history through an enthralling tapestry of narrative styles and themes. This anthology captures the dynamic social and cultural transformations of California's nascent days with an array of journalistic sketches and vivid personal accounts. Central themes such as
... Read more
Qi as Lived Experience

Breath, Wind, Potency, and Mind in Chinese Thought

by Mr Adam D. Frank, Mr Stephen L. Field, Nancy N. Chen ...

Series series Daoism and the Human Experience
In this exploration of the central Chinese concept of qi, a team of authors trace its role in early texts and contemporary neuroscience to show how it continues to be relevant beyond China.As life-long scholars of qi related practices, Adam Frank, Nancy Chen, and Stephen Field offer new insights into the significance of qi in the current Anthropocene. They connect Daoist studies, Chinese medicine, ... Read more

$93.19 USD

In this exploration of the central Chinese concept of qi, a team of authors trace its role in early texts and contemporary neuroscience to show how it continues to be relevant beyond China.As life-long scholars of qi related practices, Adam Frank, Nancy Chen, and Stephen Field offer new insights into the significance of qi in the current Anthropocene. They connect Daoist studies, Chinese medicine,
... Read more
Tradition and Modernity

Christian and Muslim Perspectives

by David Marshall, Vincent J. Cornell, Janet Soskice, Philip Jenkins, Recep Şentürk, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʿim, David Bentley Hart, Stephen M. Fields, Abdullah Saeed, Paul Weston0, John Milbank1, Joseph E. B. Lumbard2, Lucy Gardner3, Sajjad Rizvi4, Rowan Williams5 ...

Tradition and Modernity focuses on how Christians and Muslims connect their traditions to modernity, looking especially at understandings of history, changing patterns of authority, and approaches to freedom. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts from 19th- and 20th-century thinkers, from John Henry Newman to Tariq Ramadan, accompanied by illuminating commentaries. ... Read more

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Tradition and Modernity focuses on how Christians and Muslims connect their traditions to modernity, looking especially at understandings of history, changing patterns of authority, and approaches to freedom. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts from 19th- and 20th-century thinkers, from John Henry Newman to Tariq Ramadan, accompanied by illuminating commentaries.
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Health and Health Care as Social Problems

by Elizabeth M. Armstrong, Michael Betz, Robert S. Broadhead, Diana Dull, Stephen L. Fielding, Samuel R. Friedman, Josh Gamson, Herb Haines, Karl Hufbauer, Michael P. Johnson, Maren Klawiter, Frances B. McCrea, Carol Klaperman Morrow, Lenahan O'Connell, Stephen J. Pfhol, Deborah Potter, Ernest Quimby, C Amanda Rittenhouse, Joseph W. Schneider, Steven P. Wallace, Candace West ...

Series series Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series
This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Designed for courses on social problems and on medical sociology, the volume embraces two fundamental principles: that health and illness are at least partly socially produced, and that health care is not an unfettered good and often ... Read more

$55.09 USD

This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Designed for courses on social problems and on medical sociology, the volume embraces two fundamental principles: that health and illness are at least partly socially produced, and that health care is not an unfettered good and often
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A Billion Hours of Good

Changing the World 14 Minutes at a Time

by Chris Field ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

A billion hours is equivalent to 114,000 years. That's how much good we're going to do together. Just fourteen minutes at a time.You don't need more money, or time, or even another election cycle to bring transformational change to your community. What you need is to believe that daily microdoses of good over years and years can create a great return. Stop waiting for the big change moment and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A billion hours is equivalent to 114,000 years. That's how much good we're going to do together. Just fourteen minutes at a time.You don't need more money, or time, or even another election cycle to bring transformational change to your community. What you need is to believe that daily microdoses of good over years and years can create a great return. Stop waiting for the big change moment and
... Read more
Pistols In The Park

A Kathy Chatsworth Mystery, #2

by Janet Davies, Stephen Rayfield ...

Series Book 2 - A Kathy Chatsworth Mystery
Pistols in the Park is the second murder mystery for Kathy Chatsworth reporter and Sandy Brampton Detective in tracking down the truth behind one dead body and too many bullets.Kathy chides herself for wondering, "what did he do to deserve being shot? Shot twice?" But as she learns more about the victim, that question doesn't sound so unreasonable.Several potential murderers appear. The ex-wife a ... Read more

$3.89 USD

Pistols in the Park is the second murder mystery for Kathy Chatsworth reporter and Sandy Brampton Detective in tracking down the truth behind one dead body and too many bullets.Kathy chides herself for wondering, "what did he do to deserve being shot? Shot twice?" But as she learns more about the victim, that question doesn't sound so unreasonable.Several potential murderers appear. The ex-wife a
... Read more
Concepts of Nature

Ancient and Modern

by Barry Cooper, Melissa Moschella, Jeremy Seth Geddert, Jesse Covington, James R. Stoner Jr., Christopher O. Tollefsen, Susan Meld Shell, Geoffrey M. Vaughan, Charles T. Rubin, Amy Gilbert Richards, Anna Bonta Moreland, Randall S. Rosenberg, Gregory R. Beabout, Thomas W. Smith, Glenn Hughes, Stephen M. Fields ...

If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do not share the understanding of nature on which that language was developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and ... Read more

$46.99 USD

If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do not share the understanding of nature on which that language was developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and
... Read more
Accelerate Marketing Growth

ESIL Business Book, #0

by Stephen Rayfield ...

Series Book 0 - ESIL Business Book
Embark on a journey of business discovery with "Cone Inc." and learn the secrets to marketing success. This engaging narrative follows the story of Peter, Adam, and Sarah as they navigate the world of marketing and learn how to drive accelerated growth for their company. With its focus on the foundation elements of marketing, this book will teach you how to allocate programs for each product or ... Read more

$9.88 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Embark on a journey of business discovery with "Cone Inc." and learn the secrets to marketing success. This engaging narrative follows the story of Peter, Adam, and Sarah as they navigate the world of marketing and learn how to drive accelerated growth for their company. With its focus on the foundation elements of marketing, this book will teach you how to allocate programs for each product or
... Read more
How to Succeed as a Solo Consultant

Breaking Out on Your Own

by Stephen D. Field ...

This book is written for the person who has gained workplace experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur.The reader is taken through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap.The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

This book is written for the person who has gained workplace experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur.The reader is taken through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap.The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice,
... Read more
Why My Company Needs Integrated Marketing Now!

A Journey of Business Discovery Using Marketing To Move Your Company To The Next Level of Volume, Revenue and Profit.

by R. Stephen Rayfield ...

There are many books that describe how to market your company. This is not one of those books. Instead this work proves a case for why marketing is a critical element for managing a successful business. It helps you to understand the real value of marketing for your company, regardless of whether it is big or small, new or established, private or public. Many people think they are correctly ... Read more

$4.93 USD

There are many books that describe how to market your company. This is not one of those books. Instead this work proves a case for why marketing is a critical element for managing a successful business. It helps you to understand the real value of marketing for your company, regardless of whether it is big or small, new or established, private or public. Many people think they are correctly
... Read more
A Dagger For Danger

A Kathy Chatsworth Mystery, #1

by Janet Davies, Stephen Rayfield ...

Series Book 1 - A Kathy Chatsworth Mystery
A green gemstone dating from the Crusades, embedded in the handle of a beautiful old dagger, draws Kathy Chatsworth into a dangerous family tradition fuelled by pride and passion ... and now murder again.Kathy is a journalist with the instincts of a detective. Sandy Brampton is a detective with a soft spot for Kathy. Together they tackle the mystery of the bloody dagger she found hidden in the ... Read more

$3.89 USD

A green gemstone dating from the Crusades, embedded in the handle of a beautiful old dagger, draws Kathy Chatsworth into a dangerous family tradition fuelled by pride and passion ... and now murder again.Kathy is a journalist with the instincts of a detective. Sandy Brampton is a detective with a soft spot for Kathy. Together they tackle the mystery of the bloody dagger she found hidden in the
... Read more

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