The introduction used by Henkin was unique to the book. He utilized the story of Anthony Burns. A fugitive slave that was captured‚ Mr. Burns miraculously managed to write several letters from his jail cell in the state of Virginia‚ 1854. Mr. Burns managed to utilize the facilities postal system to communicate with his lawyer in Boston. Henkin used this story as a powerful introduction to the main portion of the book. The tome‚ The Postal age is broken down by Henkin into two distinct sections.
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Number the Stars Lois Lowry is the author of Number the stars. She published her book in 1989 by Random House in New York. Her books have a variety of styles and content‚ but they all have the same general theme‚ such as‚ number the stars is set in a different culture and era but all her books tell the same story: that of the role that we humans play in the lives of our fellow beings. Lowry has written 20 novels and she has won the Newberry Medal award twice (Lowry‚ Lois Lowry-Bio). She also tackles
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the experiences he went through during chaos in his country‚ Afghanistan. The story centers around Amir‚ the main character‚ and Hassan. Amir and Hassan are totally different people. Amir is well educated Muslim. Also he tends to read a lot of books. With his nerd like attributes‚ is somewhat disappointing to his father’s eyes. Hassan is a servant to Amir’s family. Aside as a servant he would still treat Amir with a lot of respect. Hassan would basically do everything for Amir even if he is
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corporate life and a successful career in human resources. He is currently corporate ombudsman at KeySpan. Glen Rifkin: A veteran business journalist who ahs written extensively for the New York Times and coauthored many groundbreaking business books such as Radical Marketing‚ The CEO Chronicles and The Ultimate entrepreneur. A Summary: The CEO and The Monk‚ is an inspiring story of a company’s search for greater purpose and its endeavor to justify its existence beyond mere pursuit of
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nearly-dead secret garden flourishes. As the garden prospers with life‚ Colin ventures to try a scientific experiment‚ with faith in his all-powerful Magic‚ which‚ he believes‚ is the source of all creation. One senses this Magic in oneself as he reads the book‚ and feels himself believing in miracles. The reader is taught the philosophy of life‚ which inspires everyone to be forever optimistic. A beautiful acquaintance with nature’s gifts is portrayed in this story‚ and a reader comes to appreciate these
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Can you imagine what must have gone through the minds of the young soldiers who fought in Hitler’s army as Russia began its overpowering resistance of the Nazi from Russian soil? I couldn’t until I read Soldier X. Young Soldier X also known as Erik finds himself alone but alive in a long deep trench. Although he is a German citizen he speaks Russian and has Russian ancestry. Aware that the German war front is crumbling in Russia he continues to obey military instructions with the idea that he must
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researchers‚ the media‚ and advocacy groups since reading Saving Normal. I have a better understanding now of how money is allocated and why it would be to a researcher’s advantage to inflate their specific disease population (because they receive greater research dollars). And a large‚ well–financed “awareness” campaign can create disease where none existed before. Before reading this book‚ I was suspicious of drug representatives‚ but now my suspicion has spread to the doctors as well who collaborate
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m Thomas Friedman’s book The World Is Flat analyzes the progress of globalization and how it has changed core economic concepts. After traveling to numerous countries‚ he came up with the conclusion that the world is “flat‚” in the sense that competitive playing fields between industrial and emerging market countries have been leveled. He provides frequent examples of how countries‚ such as China and India‚ are becoming part of large global complex supply chains. Freidman assures that change is
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BOOK REVIEW “LIFE OF CHRIST” by NT Wright Prepared for: SIBKL SOLID Prepared by: Michael Sin Date: August 12‚ 2013 Email: psmichaelsin@gmail.com Lecturer: Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn I A VERY ODD SORT OF KING Indeed‚ He was a very “odd sort of king” that we are studying on. But what is more important is that we‚ as Christians‚ need to understand what was going through the mind of Jesus‚ what did he think he was doing and what was it all about. Why did a “king” come to serve‚ to be tortured‚ died and
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I have never been a refugee but Anh Do’s book ‘The Happiest Refugee’ made me feel like I was there very step of the way. In the scorching summer of 1976 when Anh’s family and friends decided to board a small‚ damp and crowded boat it was the biggest decision of their lives. Anh Do nearly didn’t make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam. But nothing - not murderous pirates or the threat of death by hunger‚ disease or
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