INTRODUCTION The Book of Amos is a point of departure for social criticism in the Old Testament. It presents a remarkably comprehensive (one might even say holistic) prophetic view of both corporate and individual moral‚ religious and political responsibilities that are incumbent upon man in covenantal relationship with God‚ and the devastating effects for the Chosen People of God‚ as well as “the nations‚” for failure to observe them. This paper reflects on the essentials of the social message
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DECISION BOOK FIFTY MODELS FOR STRATEGIC THINKING Mikael Krogerus Roman Tschäppeler Translated by Jenny Piening WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHILIP EARNHART First published in Great Britain in 2011 by PROFILE BOOKS LTD 3A Exmouth House Pine Street London EC1R 0JH www.profilebooks.com First published in Switzerland by Kein & Aber AG Zurich Copyright © Kein und Aber‚ 2008 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Printed and bound in Italy by LEGOPRINT S.p.a. Lavis The moral right of the author has been
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I. Title of the book Memoirs of a Geisha II. Publication Information Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group‚ 1997‚ 448 pages. III. Genre “Memoirs of a Geisha” is classified as a History novel. It’s novel that has its setting a usually significant period of history and that attempts to convey the spirit‚ manners‚ and social conditions of a past age with realistic details and fidelity (which is in some cases only apparent fidelity) to historical fact. IV. Author of the book Arthur Golden V
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People GARCIA‚ MAYELLA T. BSBA-MM 3-1 BOOK REVIEW IN HISTORY I. TITLE The seven habits of highly effective people. II. AUTHOR Stephen Covey Stephen Richards Covey (October 24‚ 1932 – July 16‚ 2012) was an American educator‚ author‚ businessman‚ and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First‚ Principle-Centered Leadership‚ The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
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The E-Books vs. Papers Book The e-reader and paper book are becoming hot topic for many reasons today. E-books‚ one of the newest electronic sources are becoming more and more talked about in debates dealing with readings. Although paper books have their advantages the disadvantages seem to overwhelm in many cases. In my opinion‚ physical books will disappear due to technological progress and the environmental impact. First of all‚ I think technology will eventually replace the book but
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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations‚ some by Rudyard’s father‚ John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England‚ he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.[1] There is
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foster care in January 1939? The foster parents are able to take care of the children better than the mother would. 5. Why did Death think it was foolish for the poor people to escape poverty? 6. Why was the book about grave digging significant to Liesel? She found the book on the day she last saw her brother and mother. 7. What helped Liesel adjust to the foster home? Hans Hubermann was nice to her and taught her how to role cigarettes. 8. Why was school a failure to Liesel? Liesel
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The Book Thief The Book Thief shows beauty can exist in the midst of brutality. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows through the midst of brutality‚ beauty can still be shown. The main characters Liesel Meminger‚ Rudy Steiner and Hans Huberman‚ prove this statement they are all faced with perilous situations‚ but still manage to show beauty throughout the situations. Liesel Meminger display beauty during the air raids‚ as she manages to read to people in the basement. Rudy Steiner displays
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reading. Books are our best friends. They never deceive or desert us in our hour of need like so many of our human friends‚ and the advantages once received from the reading of books remain with us throughout our lives. Books are written by learned persons. They contain the best experiences and thoughts of their writers. Literature is said to mirror society. Writers put in their books not only their own ideas and feelings‚ but also what they observe and find in society. The books of the past
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BOOK REVIEW The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Translated By Alan R. Clarke Published 2002 Harper Collins Publishers‚ UK 177 pp. Title: “Diamond Dreams-Struggling Souls” Reviewed by Syed Muhammad Hassan Askari In Alchemist‚ Paul Coelho tells the story of a boy who desires to travel the world to explore hidden treasures known to human beings. The author has written this book in two parts. First part deals with the dreaming of a boy about a hidden treasure near Pyramids in Egypt while second
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