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Groundswell
by Katie Lee"If you liked Eat, Pray, Love, then read Groundswell." —US Weekly (Essential Summer Read selection) A "compulsively readable novel charting the highs and lows of love" (Jen Lancaster) about a young woman recovering from divorce who finds healing—and romance—through surfing.A butterfly flaps its wings in New York City...and a groundswell forms in Mexico. Sometimes the biggest ripples come from the smallest events. Like the day that novice PA Emma Guthrie walks into world-famous movie star Garrett Walker&’s trailer. When she walks out, she&’s on her way to becoming Mrs. Emma Walker, trading her jeans and flip-flops for closets full of Chanel and the start of a successful screenwriting career. But when an incriminating text message throws her marriage into question, Emma flees New York City for a sleepy coastal town in Mexico. Here, she meets gorgeous, California-born Ben, who teaches her about the healing powers of surfing, shows her the joys of the simple life, and opens her up to the possibility of love. An irresistible insider&’s glimpse into a glittering world, Katie Lee&’s debut novel is a captivating story about how losing everything you thought you wanted can be the first step to finding what you need.
Group Actions in Ergodic Theory, Geometry, and Topology: Selected Papers
by Robert J. ZimmerRobert J. Zimmer is best known in mathematics for the highly influential conjectures and program that bear his name. Group Actions in Ergodic Theory, Geometry, and Topology: Selected Papers brings together some of the most significant writings by Zimmer, which lay out his program and contextualize his work over the course of his career. Zimmer’s body of work is remarkable in that it involves methods from a variety of mathematical disciplines, such as Lie theory, differential geometry, ergodic theory and dynamical systems, arithmetic groups, and topology, and at the same time offers a unifying perspective. After arriving at the University of Chicago in 1977, Zimmer extended his earlier research on ergodic group actions to prove his cocycle superrigidity theorem which proved to be a pivotal point in articulating and developing his program. Zimmer’s ideas opened the door to many others, and they continue to be actively employed in many domains related to group actions in ergodic theory, geometry, and topology. In addition to the selected papers themselves, this volume opens with a foreword by David Fisher, Alexander Lubotzky, and Gregory Margulis, as well as a substantial introductory essay by Zimmer recounting the course of his career in mathematics. The volume closes with an afterword by Fisher on the most recent developments around the Zimmer program.
Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy: The Theoretical Basis and Practice Application of Group Intervention
by Marilyn B. ColeIn occupational therapy practice, well designed groups represent social and cultural contexts for occupational performance in everyday life. Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy: The Theoretical Basis and Practice Application of Group Intervention, the best-selling text for over 25 years by Marilyn B. Cole, has been updated to a Fifth Edition, offering strategies and learning tools to place clients in effective groups for enhanced therapeutic interventions. Updated to meet the AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition, this Fifth Edition provides guidelines for occupational therapy group design and leadership and guides application of theory-based groups. The theory section clarifies how occupation based models and frames of reference change the way occupational therapy groups are organized and how theory impacts the selection of group activities, goals, and outcomes. Recent examples and evidence are added in this Fifth Edition to reflect the design and use of groups for evaluation and intervention within the newly evolving paradigm of occupational therapy. The third section focuses on the design of group protocols and outlines a series of group experiences for students. These are intended to provide both personal and professional growth, as well as a format for practice in group leadership, self-reflection, cultural competence, and community service learning. A new chapter focusing on the recovery model and trauma-informed care suggests ways for occupational therapists to design group interventions within these broadly defined approaches. Cole’s 7-step format for occupational therapy group leadership provides a concrete, user-friendly learning experience for students to design and lead theory based groups. The settings for which students can design group interventions has been updated to include current and emerging practice settings. Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. With a client-centered theoretical approach, Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy: The Theoretical Basis and Practice Application of Group Intervention, Fifth Edition continues a 25-year tradition of education for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students and clinicians.
Group Theory in Physics: An Introduction with a Focus on Solid State Physics (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
by Jörg BünemannThis textbook provides a didactic introduction to the topic of group theory in physics, with a special focus on solid state physics issues. The book is useful for students who encounter such problems in their first scientific work (in theory or experiment). In addition to the basic introduction to group theory and representation theory, the book deals with point groups, double point groups, and space groups, which are essential in solid state physics. As an example for systems with space group symmetry, electrons in periodic potentials are discussed. Furthermore, there are chapters on material tensors and the Wigner Eckart theorem for the evaluation of matrix elements. The latter is especially interesting for students dealing with spectroscopic problems. The content is accompanied by a series of exercises and examples. A set of solutions can be found in the appendix.
Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions
by Brian HayesAn Award-Winning Essayist Plies His CraftBrian Hayes is one of the most accomplished essayists active today—a claim supported not only by his prolific and continuing high-quality output but also by such honors as the National Magazine Award for his commemorative Y2K essay titled "Clock of Ages," published in the November/December 1999 issue of The Sciences magazine. (The also-rans that year included Tom Wolfe, Verlyn Klinkenborg, and Oliver Sacks.) Hayes's work in this genre has also appeared in such anthologies as The BestAmerican Magazine Writing, The Best American Science and NatureWriting, and The Norton Reader. Here he offers us a selection of his most memorable and accessible pieces—including "Clock of Ages"—embellishing them with an overall, scene-setting preface, reconfigured illustrations, and a refreshingly self-critical "Afterthoughts" section appended to each essay.
Groups: The Life-Giving Power of Community (Pursuing Spiritual Transformation)
by John Ortberg Laurie Pederson Judson PolingCommunity is God’s idea. Only in community can we know and be known, love and be loved, celebrate others and be celebrated by them. And only through close, transparent relationships can we be transformed as individuals.Groups invites you to enjoy the rewards--and embrace the risks--of community. Step by step, this study will challenge and encourage you to explore the amazing potential for growth found in authentic relationships. You’ll study the true nature of friendship. The power of paying attention. The path to intimacy. The encouragement of being for one another. You’ll learn what it means to live out these and other simple but vital truths for being all you are, giving all you’ve got, and receiving all you need as a member of God’s dynamic community, the church.Leader’s guide included!Groups group sessions are:This Is a FriendshipLove Pays AttentionKnowing and Being KnownWhen Community Breaks DownForgivenessBuilding a Passionately Inclusive ChurchBeing "For" One Another
The Groupuscular Far-Right in Portugal: Nationalism and The Reach of Digital Communication
by Gabriel Fernandes GuimarãesThis book analyzes two types of nationalisms that are represented by the Portuguese groupuscular right, that is, the extra-party right. One faction is guided by ethnonationalism and nativism, looking at Portugal through an ethnically European prism. Small groups fight for a white Portugal linked to an imagined white world, rooted in ideas such as race and biology, following models from the US. The other faction looks for a future in a non-European confederation and wants Portuguese citizenship for non-European groups originating from the former colonies, while maintaining ties with the Portuguese extreme right, notably, the one that comes from the Salazar right-wing dictatorship (Estado Novo, 1926–1974). This faction suggests addressing questions of immigration by accepting immigration of non-European people from former imperial space and by initiating a confederation of countries, in which Portugal is the only state with a white majority. Guimarães analyzes the means of communication of these two factions, the language they use to articulate their viewpoints, and the worldviews of various groups in Portugal. He argues that the far right in Portugal is a space filled with radical styles of nationalism.
Grow Your Eye Care Practice: High Impact Pearls from the Marketing Experts
by Ming WangA crash course in marketing for eye care professionals, Grow Your Eye Care Practice: High Impact Pearls from the Marketing Experts guides readers through this crucial area of business development.With an increase in patients undergoing elective procedures and an increase in the amount of providers, marketing has become the most important way for eye care professionals to grow their practices and differentiate themselves from their competition. Since marketing is not addressed in any formal course in medical school, optometry school, residency or fellowship, many eye care professionals lack basic understanding and skills in this area of growing importance to their businesses.To meet this critical need, editor Dr. Ming Wang and associate editors Shareef Mahdavi, Michael Malley and Dr. Tracy Swartz have created this essential, timely handbook aggregating the key ophthalmic marketing pearls, teachings and experiences of some of the leading national and international marketing experts.Grow Your Eye Care Practice begins with an overview of the history and current state of ophthalmic marketing, including a fascinating look at the commoditization of eye care as was demonstrated with the introduction of LASIK. The core chapters address foundational and innovative marketing concepts and their application to eye care, including: Market research, segmentation, targeting and positioning Patient experience Branding versus call to action Word of mouth referrals Digital marketing, including social media, websites and SEO Innovative marketing approaches Ethics and laws governing medical marketing Upcoming disruptive marketing technologies Grow Your Eye Care Practice: High Impact Pearls from the Marketing Experts is an indispensable desktop reference for all eye care professionals--ophthalmologists, optometrists, administrators, practice managers, business associates, residents, fellows, medical students and optometry students—who wish to improve their marketing skills, grow their practices and differentiate themselves from their competition.
Growing in Christ (Experiencing Christ Together)
by Brett Eastman Dee EastmanOur world these days is so hectic, so complex. Where do we turn for wisdom and guidance in navigating the ins and outs of life? There are many voices to listen to and many examples to follow, but we really need look no further than the Author of Life, Jesus. He taught and lived a way of life that was purposeful and pleasing to God. These six sessions will show you the value and the nature of a life of discipleship, as modeled by Jesus.Experiencing Christ Together helps your group explore the five biblical purposes that make up a high-impact Christian life —fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and worship. Jesus perfectly lived out God’s purposes for his life, and he taught his followers how to do the same. As you walk in the footsteps of those first disciples by listening to and watching Jesus through these studies, you and your group will be transformed. One small group leader put it this way: “The Experiencing Christ Together series has motivated me more than any other Bible study that I have ever been to. This Bible study gets to the heart of the matter—my character in Christ—and that has created action on my part.”
Growing in Christ While Helping Others Participant's Guide 4: A Recovery Program Based on Eight Principles from the Beatitudes (Celebrate Recovery)
by John BakerThe Celebrate Recovery Participant&’s Guides are essential tools for the personal recovery journey. In the seven lessons in Guide 4: Growing in Christ While Helping Others, you will work through the final two principles on the road to recovery. More than just maintenance, these principles will help you prevent relapse and give you the necessary tools to help others in their recovery process.8 Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination. Bible reading and prayer in order to know God and his will for my life and to gain the power to follow his will.9 Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words. "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires" (Matthew 5:10).By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four Participant&’s Guides you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life&’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits.All the scriptures have been updated to the new NIV 2011 version.
Growing to Be Like Christ: Six Sessions on Discipleship (Doing Life Together)
by Rick WarrenSpiritual maturity doesn’t happen by accident. The six sessions in this study equip you for the basic habits of spiritual growth: relying on the Holy Spirit, cultivating time in the Bible and prayer, seeing life’s obstacles as opportunities for growth, and partnering with Christians who are committed to supporting your growth. Here is a realistic, practical path to growing strong in faith and Christian character. “Doing Life Together is a groundbreaking study…[It’s] the first small group curriculum built completely on the purpose-driven paradigm…The greatest reason I’m excited about [it] is that I’ve seen the dramatic changes it produces in the lives of those who study it.” —From the foreword by Rick Warren Based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church, Doing Life Together will help your group discover what God created you for and how you can turn this dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your life together for him.
Growing Up: A Teenager's and Parent's Guide to Puberty and Adolescence (DK Help Your Kids)
by DKDeal with the ups and downs of growing up. This visual guide to puberty and adolescence is a must-read for all parents and tweens embarking on those scary teenage years. This growing up book covers contemporary issues such as internet safety and tackles key topics such as sexuality and body image. Demystify puberty with this must-read home reference book. From your menstrual cycle to sexting, and even cyber-bullying.This straightforward, unpatronizing approach to tricky topics is the essential illustrated guide to adolescence for both parents and their teens. The stunning graphics and illustrations make this invaluable for tweens and teens alike.Help Your Kids With Adolescence is a guide for modern kids coming into their teen years. It addresses topical issues like body image, the effects of social media, and sexting. It also offers a biological explanation for the physical side of being a teenager from mood swings, periods, and breaking voices. This book offers a no-nonsense, non-judgemental approach to help parents and their kids navigate their way through puberty and adolescence. Sexuality, Confidence, Social Media, Emotions, Stress!Puberty and adolescence can be a confusing and complex time. Help Your Kids With Adolescence offers straightforward advice to help parents and children survive and thrive during the turbulent teenage years. Emotional well-being, physical changes, online safety, family dynamics, relationships, sexuality, and much more are discussed and explained through jargon-free text and simple, clear illustrations. Engaging graphics and illustrations make this modern, comprehensive guide to adolescence invaluable for tweens and teens alike. Whether as a quick-reference guide or cover-to-cover read.This self-understanding and self-development book will discuss and explain the following topics:- Growing Up- Female Puberty- Male Puberty- Healthy Body- Healthy Mind- Achieving Potential - Digital Life- Sexuality- Relationships - And more.DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects. Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help with children get the most out of life. Get help with anything from geography and music to maths, SATs, and growing up.
Growing Up
by Sandra OsborneDuring the summer months when my granddaughters were young, they would come to stay awhile with me and my husband. They called our place, ‘Grandma and Grandpa Camp.’ We baked cookies, made ice cream, went swimming, sang, danced, and generally just had fun. Since both girls liked to draw, I wrote little verses for them to illustrate. It meant that we talked about issues which were ones my kindergarten children had voiced and which I had researched to find teachable answers. My desire as with all of the children I looked after was to help give each the confidence to recognize their uniqueness and develop a thoughtful, kind, loving and happy outlook on life.
Growth: Training vs. Trying (Pursuing Spiritual Transformation)
by John Ortberg Laurie Pederson Judson PolingWhat would your life be like if Jesus lived it? Imagine the change you would experience in your thoughts, actions, and relationships. Think of the joy and freedom that could transform every area of your life. That’s exactly what God has in mind for you! You’ll find out how in Growth. Through personal study and small group interaction, this study sets you on a path to live out the character of Jesus in this world as only you can. It happens not by trying hard, but by training. By cultivating spiritual disciplines--Scripture meditation, prayer, solitude, endurance, loving others--you’ll discover the joy of being transformed by Christ and the freedom of living each day sustained by his power. Leader’s guide included!Growth group sessions are:Training to Live Like JesusThe Practice of Scripture MeditationThe Practice of SolitudeSimple PrayerThree Transforming PrayersThe Roundabout WayAnd the Greatest of These Is Love
Grumpy Monkey Too Many Bugs (Step into Reading)
by Suzanne LangJim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series is very grumpy when his best friend Norman is too busy with his ever-expanding bug collection to play.When Norman shows Jim his pet butterfly, Butterfly-Butterfly, Jim is suitably impressed, especially when Norman spouts butterfly facts. Then Norman adds Beetle-Beetle 1 and Beetle-Beetle 2 and so many more to his menagerie. Now Norman spends all his time feeding and caring for his pets and doesn&’t have time to play. Grumpy Monkey Jim feels left out. And when all the bugs have babies, Jim declares that Norman has too many and persuades his friend to set them free. But then Norman sees a ladybug…Simple bug facts, easy-to-read words, and dynamic and humor-filled illustrations will lead young readers to a lifelong love of books.Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell engaging stories. They are perfect for children 4-6 who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Grundbegriffe der Soziologie
by Johannes Kopp Anja SteinbachIn dem Band wird das Feld der Soziologie anhand von über 100 Grundbegriffen beleuchtet. Neben der begrifflichen Klärung wird dabei auch ein Überblick über die theoretischen Grundlagen der Soziologie und eine verlässliche Orientierung und Einführung geboten. Es wird ein grundlegendes und breites Verständnis der Soziologie und ihrer Anwendungsfelder vermittelt.
Grundlagen der Kryptographie: Einführung in die mathematischen und algorithmischen Grundlagen
by Duncan BuellDie Kryptographie, wie sie in diesem Jahrhundert betrieben wird, ist stark mathematisch geprägt. Aber sie hat auch ihre Wurzeln in dem, was rechnerisch machbar ist.In diesem einzigartigen Lehrbuch werden die Theoreme der Mathematik gegen die Machbarkeit von Berechnungen abgewogen. Kryptografie ist etwas, das man tatsächlich "macht", kein mathematisches Spiel, über das man Theoreme beweist. Es gibt tiefgründige Mathematik; es gibt einige Theoreme, die bewiesen werden müssen; und es besteht die Notwendigkeit, die brillante Arbeit derjenigen anzuerkennen, die sich auf die Theorie konzentrieren. Auf der Ebene eines Grundstudiums sollte der Schwerpunkt jedoch zunächst darauf liegen, die Algorithmen zu kennen und zu verstehen und zu wissen, wie sie zu implementieren sind, und sich auch bewusst zu machen, dass die Algorithmen sorgfältig implementiert werden müssen, um die "einfachen" Wege zum Brechen der Kryptografie zu vermeiden. Dieser Text deckt die algorithmischen Grundlagen ab und wird durch Kernmathematik und Arithmetik ergänzt.
Grundlagen des Cloud Computing: Eine nichttechnische Einführung
by Anders LisdorfUnabhängig davon, wo sich Ihr Unternehmen auf dem Weg in die Cloud befindet, ist der Wechsel in die Cloud in den kommenden Jahren unvermeidlich. Die Cloud wird kommen und bleiben, und jetzt ist der beste Zeitpunkt, um optimale Strategien zu entwickeln, um die Vorteile zu nutzen und die Risiken zu minimieren. Cloud Computing Basics ist der praktische, leicht zugängliche Einstiegspunkt, den Sie gesucht haben.Sie erhalten eine Einführung in die Grundlagen des Cloud Computing und in alle fünf großen Cloud-Plattformen. Der Autor Anders Lisdorf stellt sicher, dass Sie sich ein grundlegendes Cloud-Vokabular aneignen und lernen, wie Sie die von den verschiedenen Anbietern verwendeten Fachbegriffe übersetzen können. Die Nutzung der wirtschaftlichen und sicherheitstechnischen Vorteile, die die Cloud bietet, kann für jedes Unternehmen sehr unterschiedlich aussehen, und Lisdorf nutzt sein Fachwissen, um Ihnen zu helfen, Ihre Strategie entsprechend anzupassen.Grundlagen des Cloud Computing ist dazu da, Ihr Unternehmen in die Zukunft zu führen. Ganz gleich, ob Sie ein Anfänger auf diesem Gebiet sind oder eine technische Führungskraft, die den Wandel in Ihrem Unternehmen ankurbelt - dieses Buch bietet wichtige Einblicke in die Einführung der Cloud und ihre Vorteile für unser modernes digitales Zeitalter. Lassen Sie sich nicht abhängen und legen Sie sich die Grundlagen des Cloud Computing noch heute in Ihr Bücherregal.Was Sie lernen werdenVerstehen, was die Cloud ist und wie sie sich von herkömmlichen On-Premise-Lösungen unterscheidetSie erwerben ein grundlegendes Cloud-Vokabular und lernen, wie Sie es mit den Begriffen der verschiedenen Anbieter vergleichenSie kennen die wichtigsten Komponenten der Cloud und wissen, wie sie genutzt werdenSie kennen die Anbieter auf dem Cloud-Markt, ihre Stärken und Schwächen und wissen, was Sie von ihnen erwarten können.die optimale Cloud-Lösung auf den Unternehmenskontext abstimmenUntersuchung verschiedener Ansätze zur Cloud-Einführung und der Kontexte, in denen sie geeignet sind, damit Sie bestimmen können, wie Ihr Unternehmen den größten Nutzen aus der Cloud ziehen kannFür wen ist dieses Buch gedacht?Ein allgemeines Geschäftspublikum, das sich über die Grundlagen des Cloud Computing informieren möchte, um fundierte Gespräche mit technischen Fachleuten und Anbietern führen zu können. Das Buch richtet sich an alle, die ein tieferes Verständnis dafür entwickeln möchten, was die Cloud ist, woher sie kommt und wie sie sich in Zukunft auf jedes Unternehmen auswirken wird. Ein Grundverständnis der Informationstechnologie ist hilfreich, aber nicht erforderlich.
Grundlagen des Werbemanagements: Konzeption – Werbeträger – Evaluation
by Michael KleinjohannDieses Lehrbuch bietet einen grundlegenden Überblick über die wichtigsten Planungsaspekte, Werbeträger und -instrumente sowie über das strategische Management und Controlling von Werbekommunikation. Der Autor erklärt die organisatorische Einbettung des Werbemanagements bei werbungtreibenden Unternehmen und Agenturen sowie den gesamten Markt der physischen und digitalen Werbeträger. Von der Markt-, Zielgruppen- und Zielanalyse, über Briefing, Budgetierung, Konzeption und Kreation bis hin zum Controlling des Werbeerfolgs deckt er alle entscheidenden Phasen ab – grundlegend und einführend erklärt.Zahlreiche Beispiele und Tipps aus der Praxis sichern den aktuellen Praxisbezug; Lernziele und Wissenschecks nach jedem Kapitel sorgen für einen nachhaltigen Lernerfolg.
Gruppenerleben als Ressource: Einladung zum Perspektivenwechsel in Gruppenpsychotherapie und -selbsterfahrung (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Volker MünchDieses Fachbuch für Psychotherapeuten und Gruppentherapeuten regt den Leser, die Leserin entlang des eigenen Lebenslaufs an, eigene Gruppenerfahrungen neu zu reflektieren – und diese Einsichten in Beziehung zu Therapieprozessen zu setzen. Psychisches Leben und persönliche Entwicklung entsteht immer in Netzwerken. Analytische Gruppentherapie nutzt dies und macht psychische Vorgänge sichtbar, die in Einzelbehandlungen zu oft unklar bleiben. Unser Bild der psychischen Entwicklung des Menschen wandelt sich angesichts neurowissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse und vor dem Hintergrund komplexer gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen unserer Zeit in ein Bild des Menschen als Social Animal. Wir sehen einen Aufschwung für die Gruppentherapie und eine Öffnung gegenüber Theorien, die unsere gegenseitige Abhängigkeit in einem positiven Sinn betonen. Zusammengehörigkeit und Solidarität können so gemeinschaftlich eingeübt werden und transformatorische Kraft für Veränderung beim Einzelnen, aber auch für dieGesellschaft entfalten. Viele lebensnahe Beispiele vor allem aus therapeutischen Gruppen illustrieren dies. Geschrieben für:Psychotherapeut*innen, Gruppenpsychotherapeut*innen, Gruppenleiter*innen im medizinischen und sozialen Bereich.Über den Autor: Dipl. Psych. Volker Münch, Psychologischer Psychotherapeut in eigener Praxis in München. Lehranalytiker, Supervisor und Dozent an der MAP, München. Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Therapeutische Haltung, Digitalisierung, Krise in der Lebensmitte.
Guarantees of Non-Repetition in International Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice: Building Peace after Conflict (ISSN)
by Nita ShalaThis book examines the understudied, yet increasingly applied, concept of Guarantees of Non-Repetition under international human rights law and transitional justice.Guarantees of Non-Repetition (GNRs) are measures taken to ensure that human rights abuses do not recur. They are especially crucial in post-war contexts marked by severe and systematic violations. However, although they are increasingly invoked, GNRs are not well understood, and they have so far received only limited theoretical and practical analysis. Tracing their development to the influence of international human rights law, this book considers what GNRs are, how and why they have come about, and how GNRs are implemented. Through an explication of the history, law and jurisprudence of GNR’s – in regional mechanisms in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, as well as in international bodies – the book maintains the increasing importance, and as yet unfulfilled potential, of this legal obligation in transitional justice settings.This first book to analyse the development of GNRs and their application will appeal to scholars in the areas of law and transitional justice, public policy, and socio-legal studies, as well as lawyers and policy-makers working in post-conflict situations.
The Guardians: Winning at Any Cost
by Edward KendrickCompanion story to A Shattered LifeTwo men, bitter enemies.One is Roger Nielson. He works security for Phoenix Rising under the auspices of Greg Merrick. He also has a second job, working for a covert organization run by the Old Man. Its mandate is to help those who in need of its services. Roger is gay and often uses the fact effectively to get close to those who have to be eliminated.The second man is Rico Ferranti. Straight as an arrow, he earned Roger's hatred when they worked a job together while he was undercover for the DEA, although Roger didn't know he was. In the process, Rico's showboating almost caused Roger's death.They are brought together again when a gangster Greg helped put in prison is released and comes after him. With the help of Giuli Salvaggi, who also works for Greg, they are able to deal with the man -- permanently. In the aftermath, Roger suggests he wouldn't mind screwing Rico for tension release and Rico explodes. In the back of his mind, however, he wonders what it would be like.Then, Robin Seawood, who works for the Old Man, recruits both Giuli and Rico into the operation, much to Roger's consternation.From there, things explode when the trio is given the job of stopping the head of a Mafia family deep into drug dealing. When Roger is almost beaten to death in the process, Rico must come to terms with his feelings for the man while helping him recover.Can two opposites become friends ... and more? Only time will tell.NOTE: This was previously published but has been re-written and re-edited.
Guarding Colton's Secrets (The Coltons of Owl Creek #5)
by Addison FoxIt&’s all strictly business Until she falls in love Security consultant Sloan Presley goes undercover as Chase Colton&’s girlfriend because she&’s trying to find an embezzler—and definitely not because of his gorgeous green eyes. Sloan knows that her relationship with the CEO is a temporary ruse, but the electricity that surges between them feels alarmingly real. She&’s not sorry when she learns that the Colton family has enough dangerous secrets to keep her in Owl Creek for a while…From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of The Coltons of Owl Creek series:Book 1: Colton Threat Unleashed by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 2: Colton's Dangerous Cover by Lisa ChildsBook 3: Colton's Secret Stalker by Kimberly Van MeterBook 4: Colton Mountain Search by Karen WhiddonBook 5: Guarding Colton's Secrets by Addison FoxBook 6: A Colton Kidnapping by Justine DavisBook 7: Colton's Blizzard Hideout by Deborah Fletcher MelloBook 8: Hunting Colton's Witness by Anna J. Stewart
Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882
by Roger DanielsAs renowned historian Roger Daniels shows in this brilliant new work, America's inconsistent, often illogical, and always cumbersome immigration policy has profoundly affected our recent past.The federal government's efforts to pick and choose among the multitude of immigrants seeking to enter the United States began with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Conceived in ignorance and falsely presented to the public, it had undreamt of consequences, and this pattern has been rarely deviated from since. Immigration policy in Daniels' skilled hands shows Americans at their best and worst, from the nativist violence that forced Theodore Roosevelt's 1907 "gentlemen's agreement" with Japan to the generous refugee policies adopted after World War Two and throughout the Cold War. And in a conclusion drawn from today's headlines, Daniels makes clear how far ignorance, partisan politics, and unintended consequences have overtaken immigration policy during the current administration's War on Terror.Irreverent, deeply informed, and authoritative, Guarding the Golden Door presents an unforgettable interpretation of modern American history.
Guardrails Bible Study Guide, Updated Edition: Avoiding Regret in Your Life
by Andy StanleyEver wonder what it would be like to have guardrails in other areas of your life—areas where culture baits you to the edge of disaster and then chastises you when you step across the line? Your friendships. Your finances. Your marriage. Maybe your greatest regret could have been avoided if you had established guardrails.In this five-session video-based small group Bible study (video sold separately), Andy Stanley challenges us to stop flirting with disaster and establish some personal guardrails.Sessions include: Direct and ProtectProximityForever YoursMoney MattersThe Heart of the MatterDesigned for use with the Guardrails Video Study (9780310095910), sold separately.