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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Master of Confessions The Making of a Khmer Rouge Torturer【電子書籍】[ Thierry Cruvellier ]

＜p＞Renowned journalist Thierry Cruvellier takes us into the dark heart of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge with ＜em＞The Master of Confessions＜/em＞, a suspenseful account of a Chief Interrogator's trial for war crimes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On April 17, 1975, the communist Khmer Rouge, led by its secretive prime minister Pol Pot, took over Cambodia. Renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea, they cut the nation off from the world and began systematically killing and starving two million of their people.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thirty years after their fall, a man named Duch (pronounced "Do?k"), who had served as Chief Prison officer of S21, the regime's central prison complex, stood trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Unlike any other tribunal defendant, Duch acknowledged his personal responsibility, pleaded guilty, and asked for forgiveness from his victims. In ＜em＞The Master of Confessions＜/em＞, Thierry Cruvellier uses the trial to tell the horrifying story of this terrible chapter in history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cruvellier offers a psychologically penetrating, devastating look at the victims, the torturers, and the regime itself, searching to answer crucial questions about culpability. Self-drawing on his knowledge, and experience, Cruvellier delivers a startling work of journalistic historyーby turns deeply moving, horrifying, and darkly funny.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Issues of Illegal Immigration and its Solutions in the Minority-Border Regions in Yunnan Province, China A Look at Hekou Yao Autonomous County【電子書籍】[ Gang Luo ]

＜p＞This book analyzes the governance of illegal immigrants in ethnic areas along China’s southwest border. Since China is not an immigrant country and lacks an immigrant culture, the goals of law enforcement departments are limited to sanfeirenyuan (three types of illegal persons: illegal immigrants, illegal residents, and illegal employees). The transformation of sanfeirenyuan, an issue that has plagued China for many years, into an “illegal immigration” governance issue that is of general concern to the international community, has led to fundamental changes in research methods and research topics. The research presented here makes the issue China now faces part of global issues; by using the “worldview on China’s issues” to assess current problems, it can also show how “China’s solutions can be applied to global issues.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞The unique feature of this book is that it approaches the issue of illegal immigration as an unconscious crisis. Accordingly, it holds substantial value in terms of exploring the theoretical basis of and governance methods for maintaining national security in the context of globalization, as well as the early warning mechanisms and crisis management in the context of China’s national security. Since China has a long southwest border, the stability and security of border ethnic areas have long played a decisive role in the stability and security of the country as a whole: if the frontiers are stable, the country enjoys enhanced security. Consequently, investigating the governance mechanism for illegal immigrants in the ethnic areas of the southwest border is of considerable practical relevance.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book offers a valuable asset for researchers in related fields and can be used as a reference book for students of national security. It also benefits practitioners in relevant management departments.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Heroes or Villains? Exploring the Qualities We Share with Bible Characters【電子書籍】[ Jeannie Kendall ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Combining imaginative retellings of Bible stories with psychological insights, Heroes or Villains? looks at the complexity of human nature and reveals how God graciously loves us as we are.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Who are the heroes of the Christian faith? And who are the villains?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Was Jezebel just the thoroughly evil character we believe her to be? Or was there another side to her story? Did David always behave as the great hero of the faith? What about his spectacular mistakes?＜/p＞ ＜p＞The reality is that we all have the potential for great good and disastrous moral failure. Through imaginatively retelling the stories of Bible characters, Jeannie Kendall shares profound insights on human nature that can help us make better choices in our lives.＜/p＞ ＜p＞By understanding our own complexities, we can fully experience the lavish way in which God loves us as we are, mixed and muddled, villainous and heroic.＜/p＞ ＜h1＞Content Benefits:＜/h1＞ ＜p＞Jeannie Kendall helps us to understand our human nature by identifying with the Bible characters' stories and encourages us to see that we can positively change our behavioural patterns over time.＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞An interesting look at Bible characters＜/li＞ ＜li＞An exploration of the complexity of human nature＜/li＞ ＜li＞Explores traits such as resentment, loyalty, prejudice, betrayal, insecurity, forgiveness and vulnerability＜/li＞ ＜li＞Combines biblical teaching with pastoral insight＜/li＞ ＜li＞Includes questions suitable for either individual or small group use＜/li＞ ＜li＞Encourages us to see that we are not defined by our failures＜/li＞ ＜li＞Shows that God loves us unconditionally＜/li＞ ＜li＞Helpful to leaders in a pastoral or counselling setting＜/li＞ ＜li＞Author is a trained counsellor＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mothers Who Kill Their Children Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"【電子書籍】[ Cheryl L Meyer ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An inside look into patterns and potential prevention plans for one of the most hotly sensationalized crimes＜/strong＞＜br /＞ A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition to these high-profile cases, hundreds of mothers kill their children in the United States each year. The question most often asked is, why? What would drive a mother to kill her own child?＜br /＞ Those who work with such cases, whether in clinical psychology, social services, law enforcement or academia, often lack basic understandings about the types of circumstances and patterns which might lead to these tragic deaths, and the social constructions of motherhood which may affect women's actions. These mothers oftentimes defy the myths and media exploitation of them as evil, insane, or lacking moral principles, and they are not a homogenous group. In obvious ways, intervention strategies should differ for a teenager who denies her pregnancy and then kills her newborn and a mother who kills her two toddlers out of mental illness or to further a relationship. A typology is needed to help us to understand the different cases that commonly occur and the patterns they follow in order to make possible more effective prevention plans.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞Mothers Who Kill Their Children＜/strong＞ draws on extensive research to identify clear patterns among the cases of women who kill their children, shedding light on why some women commit these acts. The characteristics the authors establish will be helpful in creating more meaningful policies, more targeted intervention strategies, and more knowledgeable evaluations of these cases when they arise.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Myth of Martyrdom What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers【電子書籍】[ Adam Lankford ]

＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞The Myth of Martyrdom＜/em＞ presents a startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you'll never know.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that suicide bombers are psychologically normal men and women driven by a single-minded purpose: self-sacrifice. As it turns out, this claim originated with the terrorist leaders themselves, who insisted that they would never recruit mentally unstable people to carry out suicide attacks. As these strikes have become both increasingly common and increasingly deadly, no one has challenged this conventional wisdom. These are fearless ideological warriors, we're told, who have the same resolve and commitment to their beliefs as our own Navy SEALs, because they're willing to die for the sake of their cause.＜br /＞ In ＜em＞The Myth of Martyrdom,＜/em＞ Adam Lankford argues that these so-called experts have it all wrong. The truth is that most suicide terrorists are like any other suicidal personーlonging to escape from unbearable pain, be it depression, anxiety, marital strife, or professional failure. Their "martyrdom" is essentially a cover for an underlying death wish. Drawing on an array of primary sources, including suicide notes, love letters, diary entries, and martyrdom videos, Lankford reveals the important parallels that exist between suicide bombers, airplane hijackers, cult members, and rampage shooters. The result is an astonishing account of rage and shame that will transform the way we think of terrorism forever.＜br /＞ We can't hope to stop these deadly attacks, Lankford argues, until we understand what's really behind them. This timely and provocative book flips a decades-old argument on its headーand has huge implications for our future.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Con How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself【電子書籍】[ James Munton ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"[A] fascinating, informative, and highly entertaining primer on the various ways the uninitiated may find themselves ripped off by a con artist." ー ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are forty times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and our families? ＜em＞The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself＜/em＞ informs and engages with accessible stories of ordinary people from all walks of life thrown into unexpected and disorienting circumstances. The book goes behind the scenes of real-world cons to examine the logistics and psychology that enable scams to succeed. The goal is to help people understand and recognize deception, and in the same way that they avoid other potentially dangerous situations, take a detour. Once readers have gained a clear idea of what scams look and sound like and learned simple strategies to reduce personal risk, protecting themselves will be just as instinctive as putting on a seat belt.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"This compelling work goes a long way toward putting distance between scammers and their prey." ー ＜em＞Foreword Reviews＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Completely fascinating and insightful." ー ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Impossible State North Korea, Past and Future【電子書籍】[ Victor Cha ]

＜p＞In ＜em＞The Impossible State,＜/em＞ seasoned international-policy expert and lauded scholar Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on provocative, isolationist North Korea, providing our best look yet at its history and the rise of the Kim family dynasty and the obsessive personality cult that empowers them. Cha illuminates the repressive regime's complex economy and culture, its appalling record of human rights abuses, and its belligerent relationship with the United States, and analyzes the regime's major security issuesーfrom the seemingly endless war with its southern neighbor to its frightening nuclear ambitionsーall in light of the destabilizing effects of Kim Jong-il's death and the transition of power to his unpredictable heir.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimately, this engagingly written, authoritative, and highly accessible history warns of a regime that might be closer to its end than many might thinkーa political collapse for which America and its allies may be woefully unprepared.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Warrior Healer An Intimate View Inside Therapy for First Responders and Veterans【電子書籍】[ Tania Glenn ]

＜p＞Working with first responders and veterans is a calling and a privilege. I have said many times in my career that I have the best job ever, because I get to work with the most amazing people on the planet. After three decades of practice, I bring you an intimate, inside look into the therapy room. Treating first responders and veterans is not easy. It is sometimes very challenging, scary, emotionally charged, and gritty. I have had so many impactful patients throughout my career, so I asked six of the most inspirational ones if they would share their stories. They rose to the occasion and granted us an inside look at their healing.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The View from Somewhere Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity【電子書籍】[ Lewis Raven Wallace ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A look at the history of the idea of the objective journalist and how this very ideal can often be used to undercut itself.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ In ＜em＞The View from Somewhere＜/em＞, Lewis Raven Wallace dives deep into the history of "objectivity" in journalism and how its been used to gatekeep and silence marginalized writers as far back as Ida B. Wells. At its core, this is a book about fierce journalists who have pursued truth and transparency and sometimes been punished for itーnot just by tyrannical governments but by journalistic institutions themselves. He highlights the stories of journalists who question "objectivity" with sensitivity and passion: Desmond Cole of the ＜em＞Toronto Star＜/em＞; ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ reporter Linda Greenhouse; Pulitzer Prize-winner Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah; Peabody-winning podcaster John Biewen; ＜em＞Guardian＜/em＞ correspondent Gary Younge; former ＜em＞Buzzfeed＜/em＞ reporter Meredith Talusan; and many others. Wallace also shares his own experiences as a midwestern transgender journalist and activist who was fired from his job as a national reporter for public radio for speaking out against "objectivity" in coverage of Trump and white supremacy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With insightful steps through history, Wallace stresses that journalists have never been mere passive observers. Using historical and contemporary examplesーfrom lynching in the nineteenth century to transgender issues in the twenty-firstーWallace offers a definitive critique of "objectivity" as a catchall for accurate journalism. He calls for the dismissal of this damaging mythology in order to confront the realities of institutional power, racism, and other forms of oppression and exploitation in the news industry.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The View from Somewhere＜/em＞ is a compelling rallying cry against journalist neutrality and for the validity of news told from distinctly subjective voices.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Roar Back【電子書籍】[ John Farrow ]

＜p＞＜em＞"Remarkable stuff. Fans of Bill James' Harpur and Iles saga of cops and robbers are in for quite a treat"＜/em＞ - ＜strong＞Kirkus Reviews Starred Review＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Sergeant-Detective ?mile Cinq-Mars fails with a task set to him by his former captain and the consequences look set to spark a gangland war in Montreal.＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Montreal, 1978.＜/em＞ Newly promoted Sergeant-Detective ?mile Cinq-Mars attends the scene of seventeen break-ins at an apartment complex. Nothing more than stolen toasters. Cinq-Mars suspects that the burglaries are a trial run for a bigger heist . . . until he discovers a body pinned to a wall with a machete in one apartment.＜br /＞ When the former captain of Night Patrol, Armand Touton, receives a tip from an undercover informant in the Mafia, Cinq-Mars is ordered to intervene with a prisoner's release: the man must stay behind bars. He fails with the task and the immediate consequences are devastating.＜br /＞ While trying to remedy his failure, solve the mystery of the break-ins and the case of the dead body, a chilling aspect emerges . . . gangland Montreal is bracing for war.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps【電子書籍】[ Jonn Elledge ]

＜p＞＜strong＞#1 International Bestseller＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Every border tells a surprising story in this uncommonly enlightening history that will change the way you understand the world＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“A novel and fascinating perspective on world history.”ーBill Bryson＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”ーGideon Defoe, ＜em＞The Atlas of Extinct Countries＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A single boundary might, upon closer inspection, reveal eons of historyーfrom epic tales of conquest, treaties, and alliances to intimate, all-too-human stories of love, greed, and folly. None of the lines we know today were inevitable, and all might have looked quite different if not for the intricate interplay of chance and ambition. From the very first maps in Egypt to the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilization, from the profound shift in meaning of the Mason-Dixon Line to the secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, and from the dark consequences of Detroit’s city limits to the intriguing reason why landlocked Bolivia still maintains a navy, this is a singular look at all of human historyーtold through its most captivating border stories.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Experiencing Contagious Joy【電子書籍】[ Women of Faith ]

＜p＞Joy has a way of working its way from the inside out. When our lives are filled with joy, the symptoms are unmistakable. A twinkle in the eye. A ready smile. A skip in the step. A song in the heart. Joy lends a glow to the face and a lilt to the voice. Joy is contagious. It is also the birthright of every believer, but rainy days have a way of distracting us from that fact. In this study, readers will take a careful look at this uniquely Christian characteristic and discover they have every reason to be joyful. They will see that joy is their strength and their song and provides a solid foundation in their hearts.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Holocaust Justice The Battle for Restitution in America's Courts【電子書籍】[ Michael J Bazyler ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The first book to tell the complete story of the American attempt at restitution for victims of the Holocaust＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The Holocaust was not only the greatest murder in history; it was also the greatest theft. Historians estimate that the Nazis stole roughly $230 billion to $320 billion in assets (figured in today's dollars), from the Jews of Europe. Since the revelations concerning the wartime activities of the Swiss banks first broke in the late 1990s, an ever-widening circle of complicity and wrongdoing against Jews and other victims has emerged in the course of lawsuits waged by American lawyers. These suits involved German corporations, French and Austrian banks, European insurance companies, and double thefts of artーfirst by the Nazis, and then by museums and private collectors refusing to give them up. All of these injustices have come to light thanks to the American legal system.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞Holocaust Justice＜/strong＞ is the first book to tell the complete story of the legal campaign, conducted mainly on American soil, to address these injustices. Michael Bazyler, a legal scholar specializing in human rights and international law, takes an in-depth look at the series of lawsuits that gave rise to a coherent campaign to right historical wrongs. Diplomacy, individual pleas for justice by Holocaust survivors and various Jewish organizations for the last fifty years, and even suits in foreign courts, had not worked. It was only with the intervention of the American courts that elderly Holocaust survivors and millions of other wartime victims throughout the world were awarded compensation, and equally important, acknowledgment of the crimes committed against them.＜br /＞ The unique features of the American system of justiceーwhich allowed it to handle claims that originated over fifty years ago and in another part of the worldーmade it the only forum in the world where Holocaust claims could be heard. Without the lawsuits brought by American lawyers, Bazyler asserts, the claims of the elderly survivors and their heirs would continue to be ignored.＜br /＞ For the first time in history, European and even American corporations are now being forced to pay restitution for war crimes totaling billions of dollars to Holocaust survivors and other victims. Bazyler deftly tells the unfolding stories: the Swiss banks' attempt to hide dormant bank accounts belonging to Holocaust survivors or heirs of those who perished in the war; German private companies that used slave laborers during World War IIーincluding American subsidiaries in Germany; Italian, Swiss and German insurance companies that refused to pay on prewar policies; and the legal wrangle going on today in American courts over art looted by the Nazis in wartime Europe. He describes both the human and legal dramas involved in the struggle for restitution, bringing the often-forgotten voices of Holocaust survivors to the forefront. He also addresses the controversial legal and moral issues over Holocaust restitution and the ethical debates over the distribution of funds.＜br /＞ With an eye to the future, Bazyler discusses the enduring legacy of Holocaust restitution litigation, which is already being used as a model for obtaining justice for historical wrongs on both the domestic and international stage.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Beowulf in Comic Books and Graphic Novels【電子書籍】[ Richard Scott Nokes ]

＜p＞The legendary story of ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞ comes to us in only one medieval manuscript with no illustrations. Modern comic book and graphic novel artists have created visual interpretations of ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞ for decades, both illustrating and altering the classic story to pull out new themes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book examines the growing canon of ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞ comic books and graphic novels since the 1940s, and shows the remarkable emergence of new traditions--from re-envisioning the medieval look, to creating new plotlines, and even to transforming his identity. While placing ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞ in a fantastical medieval setting, a techno-dystopia of the future, or modern-day America, artists have appropriated the tale to comment on social issues such as war, environmental issues, masculinity, and consumerism. Whether ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞ is fighting new monsters or allying with popular comic book superheroes, these artists are creating a new canon of illustration that redefines ＜em＞Beowulf＜/em＞'s place in our culture.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Reflections on the Lord's Prayer Inspiring Thoughts on Jesus' Own Prayer【電子書籍】[ Susan Brower ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Updated with a fresh look and feel, ＜em＞Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer＜/em＞ joins the Zondervan Gift Timeless Faith Classics line.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer＜/em＞ will join ＜em＞Serenity＜/em＞ and ＜em＞The Creeds＜/em＞ as a beautiful new entry into the new Timeless Faith Classics line. Combining fresh, elegant designs with reflections specific to select classics, each beautiful volume will be a welcome addition to any bookshelf.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer＜/em＞ presents the best-known prayer among Christians as the ultimate prayer model. From Martin Luther's reflection on why the prayer opens with 'Our Father . . . ' to the acknowledgment of God's '... power and glory forever,' readers will enjoy insights and thoughts culled from a variety of respected writers to enhance understanding of the prayer. Carefully chosen passages of Scripture help confirm and underscore the relevance of each phrase---and the prayer as a whole---in our daily lives.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Deadly Censorship Murder, Honor, and Freedom of the Press【電子書籍】[ James Lowell Underwood ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The definitive story of a South Carolina newspaper editor's murder at the hands of a 1902 gubernatorial candidate, and the dramatic trial that ensued.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ On January 15, 1903, South Carolina lieutenant governor James H. Tillman shot and killed Narciso G. Gonzales, editor of South Carolina's most powerful newspaper, the State. Blaming Gonzales's stinging editorials for his loss of the 1902 gubernatorial race, Tillman shot Gonzales to avenge the defeat and redeem his "honor" and his reputation as a man who took bold, masculine action in the face of an insult.＜br /＞ James Lowell Underwood investigates the epic murder trial of Tillman to test whether biting editorials were a legitimate exercise of freedom of the press or an abuse that justified killing when camouflaged as self-defense. This clashーbetween the revered values of respect for human life and freedom of expression on the one hand and deeply engrained ideas about honor on the otherーtook place amid legal maneuvering and political posturing worthy of a major motion picture. One of the most innovative elements of ＜em＞Deadly Censorship＜/em＞ is Underwood's examination of homicide as a deterrent to public censure. He asks the question, "Can a man get away with murdering a political opponent?" ＜em＞Deadly Censorship＜/em＞ is courtroom drama and a true story.＜br /＞ Underwood offers a painstaking re-creation of an act of violence in front of the State House, the subsequent trial, and Tillman's acquittal, which sent shock waves across the United States. A specialist on constitutional law, Underwood has written the definitive examination of the court proceedings, the state's complicated homicide laws, and the violent cult of personal honor that had undergirded South Carolina society since the colonial era.＜br /＞ "Since the 1920s, the United States has had dozens of sensational trialsーall of which have been labeled "the trial of the century." There is no question had the trial of Lieutenant Governor James Tillman for the murder of N. G. Gonzales, the editor of the ＜em＞State＜/em＞ newspaper, occurred in our time that it would have had the same appellation. . . . Riveting . . . as gripping as any contemporary courtroom drama." ーWalter Edgar, author of ＜em＞South Carolina: A History＜/em＞＜br /＞ "An insightful and in-depth look at the assassination of Columbia newspaper editor N.G. Gonzales by South Carolina Lt. Gov. James H. Tillman in 1903. Jim Underwood's carefully researched work not only reports on the killing and ensuing trial, it explains the forces that created a society where it was acceptable to kill a man to silence his pen." ーJay Bender, Reid H. Montgomery Freedom of Information Chair, University of South Carolina＜br /＞ "Finally, Jim Underwood has unraveled the killing, the murder trial, and the aftermath, and through his narrative tells a story of unfettered freedom of the press versus hot-bloodied Southern manhood honor. Without question, ＜em＞Deadly Censorship＜/em＞ is a remarkable, eloquent, and important book." ーW. Lewis Burke, Director of Clinical Legal Studies, School of Law, University of South Carolina＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Midwest Futures【電子書籍】[ Phil Christman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A combination of history, memoir, reportage, and lit-crit that taught me a lot about a region I've reported on. . . . Check it out." ーJames Fallows, ＜em＞The Atlantic＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞A Commonweal Notable Book of 2020＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Finalist, Midwest Independent Book Award＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Winner, Independent Publisher Awards Bronze Medal＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞What does the future hold for the Midwest? A vast stretch of fertile farmland bordering one of the largest concentrations of fresh water in the world, the Midwestern US seems ideally situated for the coming challenges of climate change. But it also sits at the epicenter of a massive economic collapse that many of its citizens are still struggling to overcome.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The question of what the Midwest is (and what it will become) is nothing new. As Phil Christman writes in this idiosyncratic new book, ambiguity might be the region's defining characteristic. Taking a cue from Jefferson's grid, the famous rectangular survey of the Old Northwest Territory that turned everything from Ohio to Wisconsin into square-mile lots, Christman breaks his exploration of Midwestern identity, past and present, into thirty-six brief, interconnected essays. The result is a sometimes sardonic, often uproarious, and consistently thought-provoking look at a misunderstood place and the people who call it home.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Trading Spaces The Colonial Marketplace and the Foundations of American Capitalism【電子書籍】[ Emma Hart ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A compelling addition to the history of capitalism . . . reminds us that globalization's current realities have deep roots in the early modern era." ーMargaret Newell, author of ＜em＞Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ When we talk about the economy nowadays, "the market" is usually just an abstraction, but historically, the exchange of goods was tied to a particular place. Capitalism has gradually eroded this connection to create our current global trading systems. In ＜em＞Trading Spaces＜/em＞, Emma Hart argues that Britain's colonization of North America was a key moment in the market's shift from place to idea, with major consequences for the character of the American economy.＜br /＞ Hart's book takes in the shops, auction sites, wharves, taverns, fairs, and homes of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Americaーplaces where new mechanisms and conventions of trade arose as Europeans re-created or adapted continental methods to new surroundings. Since those earlier conventions tended to rely on regulation more than their colonial offspring did, what emerged in early America was a less fettered brand of capitalism. By the nineteenth century this had evolved into a market economy that would not look too foreign to contemporary Americans.＜br /＞ To tell this complex transnational story of how our markets came to be, Hart looks back further than most historians of US capitalism, rooting these markets in the norms of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain. Perhaps most important, this is not a story of specific commodity markets over time but rather a history of the trading spaces themselves: the physical sites in which the grubby work of commerce occurred and where the market itself was born.＜br /＞ "Providing detailed examination of evidence from sources such as newspapers, broadsides, court testimonies, maps, and private journals, Hart convincingly recreates what that early modern trading world looked like at the ground level, from the colonial era through the early American republic." ー ＜em＞Journal of British Studies＜/em＞＜br /＞ "Her work starts a conversation that one hopes others will continue." ー ＜em＞The Journal of Southern History＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Christian Researches in Asia【電子書籍】[ Claudius Buchanan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Dr. Claudius Buchanan visited this part of India...in...Christian Researches in Asia he mentions...the Jews fled to Cochin and sued for the Rajah's protection...Jews are divided into distinct classes---one known as the Jerusalem or White, the other the Black Jews." -＜em＞The Star (Guernsey, England), May 25, 1886＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Dr. Buchanan...visited...from Calcutta to Cape Comorin, thence to Bombay. The result of his travels...Christian Researches in Asia...an account of the christian church in Malabar, called the christians of St. Thomas, who had existed in India." -＜em＞The Hull Packet, June 18, 1811＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"It is only necessary to look at the countenance of the Black Jews to be satisfied that their ancestors must have arrived in India many ages before the White Jews." -＜em＞Claudius Buchanan＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Buchanan has been credited with playing the decisive role in opening India to Christian missions in the early years of the nineteenth century." -＜em＞Int'l Bulletin of Mission Research＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rev Claudius Buchanan (1769 - 1815) was a Scottish theologian, an ordained minister of the Church of England, and an evangelical missionary for the Church Missionary Society. He served as Vice Provost of the College of Calcutta in India. In this capacity he did much to advance Christianity and native education in India, especially by organizing systematic translations of the scriptures.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1806-1808 Buchanan undertook an arduous journey to investigate conditions of Christianity in South India and Sri Lanka. In 1811, his findings were published as "Christian Researches in Asia."＜/p＞ ＜p＞Buchanan also visited the Jews who were settled in India. Some of these were white, who told him, that after the second Temple was destroyed, (which they hoped God would soon rebuild) their fathers dreading the Conqueror's wrath, departed from Judea, as numerous body of men, women, priests and Levites, and came into this land.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He also visited the black Jews, who from their complexion must have settled in India long before the arrival of the former. From these, Dr. Buchanan procured some valuable manuscripts. One of them he says is an old copy of the Books of Moses, written on a roll of leather. The skins are sewed together, and the roll is about forty-eight feet in length. It is in some places worn out, and the holes have been sewed up with pieces of parchment.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Regarding black Jews, Buchanan writes:＜/p＞ ＜p＞"There are also Jews here from remote parts of Asia, so that this is the fountain of intelligence concerning that people in the east; there being constant communication by ships with the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the mouths of the Indus. The resident Jews are divided into two classes, called the Jerusalem or White Jews; and the Ancient or Black Jews.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"It is only necessary to look at the countenance of the Black Jews to be satisfied that their ancestors must have arrived in India many ages before the White Jews. They have been detached from the parent stock in Judea many ages before the Jews in the west. The Black Jews communicated to me much interesting intelligence concerning their brethren the ancient Israelites in the east; some few families had migrated into regions more remote, as to Cochin and Rajapoor in India, and to other places yet farther to the east."＜/p＞ ＜p＞He visited Mar Thoma VI, head of the Malankara Church at Angamali, near Kochi.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hitler's Panther Tank Battalions, 1943?1945【電子書籍】[ Ian Baxter ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This fully illustrated WWII history presents an in-depth look at the Nazi war machine's most fearsome armored vehicles.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ From July 1943 to the Nazis' final defeat in May 1945, the Panther battle tank and its variants were the mainstay of Germany's armored forces. This superbly engineered fighting vehicle offered a lethal combination of firepower, mobility, and protection.＜br /＞ As this classic ＜em＞Images of War＜/em＞ series title reveals, the Panther saw nonstop fighting on the Eastern, Western, and Italian fronts. Using 250 rare and often unpublished wartime photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a comprehensive coverage of elite Panther battalions in action.＜br /＞ This volume traces the development of the Panther Tank and also covers supporting vehicles within the Panther battalions. These included armored recovery, Bergepanther, halftracks, Sd.kfz.2 Kettenrad, gun tractors and communications vehicles.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Asatru A Beginner's Guide to the Heathen Path【電子書籍】[ Erin Lale ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An introduction to the history, beliefs, rituals and deities of this popular Neo-Pagan belief drawn from ancient northern European traditions.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Asatru is a modern Pagan tradition whose roots lie in the ancient myths, folklore, sagas, and historical artifacts of those who lived in pre-Christian times in what is now Iceland, Scandinavia, Scotland, Germany, and other parts of northern Europe. It is also one of the fastest growing religions in the United States and Europe.＜br /＞ A clear and accessible introduction to this heathen religion, this book covers all the basics and answers the essential questions about Asatru. Key topics include:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞A brief exploration of Asatru's mythology＜/li＞ ＜li＞The role of Asatru's gods and goddesses, rituals, magical practices of divination, spells, and ＜em＞berserkgangr＜/em＞ (a form of trance magic)＜/li＞ ＜li＞The moral virtues of Asatru: courage, honor, loyalty, truth, hospitality, industriousness, self-discipline, self-reliance, and steadfastness＜/li＞ ＜li＞A look at various interpretations of the Asatru tradition and the "hijacking" of its symbolism over the last two centuries＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞Readers new to Asatru and experts alike will find this book to be an invaluable resource in understanding this heathen tradition.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tamil Brahmans The Making of a Middle-Class Caste【電子書籍】[ C. J. Fuller ]

＜p＞" ＜strong＞An impressive biography. . . . [A] standard reference in the scholarship of Tamil Nadu and the conundrum of caste and class." ー ＜em＞American Anthropologist＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ A cruise along the streets of Chennaiーor Silicon Valleyーfilled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In the twenty-first century, Indians have acquired a global visibility of rapid economic advancement and prowess in the information technology industry. C. J. Fuller and Haripriya Narasimhan examine one group who have taken part in this development: Tamil Brahmansーa formerly traditional, rural, high-caste elite who have transformed themselves into a new middle-class caste in India, the United States, and elsewhere.＜br /＞ Fuller and Narasimhan offer the most comprehensive look at Tamil Brahmans to date, examining Brahman migration to urban areas, transnational migration, and how the Brahman way of life has translated to both Indian cities and American suburbs. They look at modern education and the new employment opportunities afforded by engineering and IT. They examine how Sanskritic Hinduism and traditional music and dance have shaped Tamil Brahmans' middle-class sensibilities and how middle-class status is related to the changing position of women. Above all, they explore the complex relationship between class and caste systems and the ways in which hierarchy has persisted in modernized India.＜br /＞ "An essential read." ーRadhika Santhanam, ＜em＞The Hindu＜/em＞＜br /＞ "An indispensible read not just for all those who wish to understand caste formation . . . but for Tamil Brahmans themselves. It will help them rethink the notion that their professional achievements are somehow . . . rooted in their caste and see them instead as a product of the opportunities provided by the colonial and postcolonial state." ーNandini Sundar, Delhi University＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Supermarine Southampton The Flying Boat that Made R.J. Mitchell【電子書籍】[ Jo Hillman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Largely photographic coverage of the graceful 1920s flying boat designed by R.J. Mitchell of later Spitfire fame . . . A nostalgic look back." ーHelicopter International＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The Supermarine Southampton was the first flying boat to be designed for the RAF after the First World War. Produced between 1924 and 1934, it entered into RAF service in 1925 and became the second longest serving (behind the Short Sunderland) and one of the most successful of the inter-war flying boats.＜br /＞ In an unusual move for the times, the Air Ministry ordered six Southamptons straight from the drawing board as the design had been based on the success of the experimental Supermarine Swan amphibious aircraft. So successful was the aircraft that a further twelve were ordered in July 1925.＜br /＞ The Southampton was a hugely successful aircraft for the RAF, the aircraft's main sponsor, and was used for reconnaissance duties and as a patrol aircraft. It became best known for a series of publicly lauded long-distance flights, the intention of which was partly "flag waving" and partly for gaining valuable experience of flying boats in remote waters. The 1927 Far East Flight became known for the Southampton's display of its prodigious range and reliability.＜br /＞ The Southampton was a very profitable series of flying boats with sales also being made to Argentina, Turkey and Japan almost doubling Supermarine's business in just a few years. A total of eighty-three of all types were built, all of which are revealed in this unrivaled collection of archive images, the majority of which, having been drawn from private collections, have not been published before.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】16 Minutes Was the Death of Baby Matthew an Accident or Murder?【電子書籍】[ Diane Marger Moore ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of ＜em＞Inconvenience Gone＜/em＞.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On the morning of March 6, 1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable . . . but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome for words. Not only the baby's charred remains, but an unsettling fact: the child's parents were home at the time the fire broke out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The arson squad declared the fire suspicious and investigators determined it was arson. But if it truly was arson, what was the motive? Along with the tenacious and determined Detective Leslie Van Buskirk, Marion County Prosecutor Diane Marger Moore persisted for more than two years to get justice for Baby Matthew Wise. In ＜em＞16 Minutes＜/em＞, she recounts the incredible storyーand the shocking revelations she made.＜/＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Why Cover? The Hijab Controversy【電子書籍】[ Sajitha Sulaiman ]

＜p＞No other item of clothing incites such diverse reactions as the Hijab, which is banned in public institutions in France, at the same time made mandatory in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran. Over the years there has been a transition from what the actual instruction of the Quran and Sunnah is regarding the Islamic dress code for women outside their homes. This book tries to find why there is a massive gap between the actual teachings of the Quran regarding the veil and the current “feminist” arguments against it within the Muslim world. And they both quote and misquote the exact same verses to support their ideas. In this book, we aim to look at the different attitudes of people toward the Islamic dress code and what are their arguments against Islamic modesty.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mind into Matter A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit【電子書籍】[ Fred Alan Wolf ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A physicist examines ideas from medieval alchemy and contemporary science to explore the connection between mind and matter.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Alchemists of old attempted to make sense of the universeーto discover the connection between mind and matter. Some of today's scientists, in particular quantum physicists, are doing the same. In this contribution to the study of consciousness, physicist Fred Alan Wolf reveals what he calls the "new alchemy" ーa melding of the ideas of the old alchemists and the new scientists to reach a fuller understanding of mind and matter.＜br /＞ An elegant book with short, stand-alone chapters, each framed by an alchemical symbol and its definition, ＜em＞Mind into Matter＜/em＞ is thought provoking for scientists and lay people alike.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞Praise for ＜em＞Mind into Matter＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ "I consider Fred Alan Wolf one of the most important pioneers in the field of consciousness. This book could change the way you perceive the world." ーDeepak Chopra, MD, FACP, author of ＜em＞How to Know God＜/em＞＜br /＞ "Once again, physicist Fred Alan Wolf takes us on a magical mystery tour into the adventure land of science and spirit. . . . Both enthralling and energizing." ーMichael Toms, cofounder, host, producer of New Dimensions Radio＜br /＞ "How refreshing to have a scientist put the emphasis on the individual where it belongs! Wolf has written a glorious entertainment for the mind that matters." ーKenneth Ring, PhD, author of ＜em＞Lessons from the Light＜/em＞＜br /＞ "[A]llows readers to look at their own inner mechanism and better understand the consciousness which gives them life and makes them aware of the outer world of forms and phenomena in which they live." ーGlen P. Kezwer, Ph.D., physicist, author of ＜em＞Meditation, Oneness and Physics＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】2 Samuel David's Heart Revealed【電子書籍】[ John F. MacArthur ]

＜p＞＜strong＞David is known as Israel's greatest king, but he was not a super-hero. He had to fight many battles to establish his throne, and when he did become king, he committed murder, adultery, and brought disaster on his family. He was a man with human failings, yet he was also a man after God's own heart. David depended on God's grace for forgiveness when he stumbledーthe same grace that is available to us today.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this study, pastor John MacArthur will guide you through an in-depth look at the historical period beginning with David's struggle to establish his throne, continuing through his sin and repentance, and concluding with the tragic rebellion of his son Absalom.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Studies include close-up examinations of Joab, Amnon, Tamar, Absalom, and others, as well as careful considerations of doctrinal themes such as "Obedience and Blessing" and being a "Man After God's Own Heart."＜/p＞ ＜p＞ーABOUT THE SERIESー＜/p＞ ＜p＞The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. Each guide provides intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture by examining its parts and incorporates:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Extensive, but straight-forward commentary on the text.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Detailed observations on overriding themes, timelines, history, and context.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Word and phrase studies to help you unlock the broader meaning and apply it to your life.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Probing, interactive questions with plenty of space to write down your response and thoughts.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Border Odyssey Travels along the U.S./Mexico Divide【電子書籍】[ Charles D. Thompson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This blend of travelogue and reportage from the US-Mexico border is＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞"a＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞n exploration of 2,000 miles of fraught, rugged and deeply contested territory" ( ＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞, starred review).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a quest to capture a real-life, close-up view of the land where so many have been kicked, cussed, spit on, arrested, detained, trafficked, or killedーand the subject that has been debated for decades by politicians and commentatorsーCharles D. Thompson records his journey from Boca Chica to Tijuana, and his conversations with everyone from border officials to migrant workers to local residents. Along the journey, five centuries of cultural history (indigenous, French, Spanish, Mexican, African American, colonist, and US), wars, and legislation unfold.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the terrain traversed: walls and more walls, unexpected roadblocks, and patrol officers; a golf course (you could drive a ball across the border); a Civil War battlefield (you could camp there); the southernmost plantation in the US; a hand-drawn ferry, a road-runner tracked desert and a breathtaking national park; barbed wire, bridges, and a trucking-trade thoroughfare; ghosts with guns; obscured, unmarked, and unpaved roads; a Catholic priest and his dogs, artwork, icons, and political cartoons; a sheriff and a chain-smoking mayor; a Tex-Mex eatery empty of customers and a B&B shuttering its doors; murder-laden newspaper headlines at breakfast; the kindness of the border-crossing underground; and too many elderly, impoverished, ex-U.S. farmworkers, braceros, who lined up to have Thompson take their photograph.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A firsthand look at how modern U.S. border policy has affected the people in the region, from migrant workers to indigenous people to border patrol agents to residents of economically stagnant towns just north of the boundary. The result is a travel memoir with a conscience, an extension of Thompson's ongoing work to humanize the hotly debated region." ー ＜em＞The News & Observer＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Boeing 787 Dreamliner【電子書籍】[ Guy Norris ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The story behind the innovative widebody jet's "troubled but also path-breaking development," with hundreds of photos ( ＜em＞Airways＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ With the launch of its superjumbo, the A380, Airbus made what looked like an unbeatable bid for commercial aviation supremacy. But archrival Boeing responded: Not so fast.＜br /＞ Boeing's 787 Dreamliner would generate more excitementーand more ordersーthan any commercial airplane in the company's history. This book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new airplane developed by Boeing since its 1990 launch of the 777. With hundreds of photographs and diagrams, ＜em＞Boeing 787 Dreamliner＜/em＞ closely details the design and building of Boeing's new twin-engine jet airliner, as well as the drama behind its launch: the key players, the controversies, the critical decisions about materials and technologyーthe plastic reinforced with carbon fiber that make this mid-sized widebody super lightweight. And here, from every angle, is the Dreamliner itself, in all its gleaming readiness to rule the air.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Take Back Your Life Bible Study Guide A 40-Day Interactive Journey to Thinking Right So You Can Live Right【電子書籍】[ Levi Lusko ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This forty-day interactive journey challenges you to come face to face with the real you, identify the internal battles you must declare war on, and become the difference-maker God created you to be.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Every person has a mission and a God-given potential to impact the world, whether they recognize it or not. But the stuff of lifeーthe loss of a job, the death of a friend or a loved one, the inability to focus due to bad moods or self-sabotaging tendenciesーpresents challenges and traps us in a helpless, hopeless loop of anxiety and fear.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the ＜em＞Take Back Your Life＜/em＞ study (DVD/video streaming sold separately), Levi Lusko gives us forty daily challenges to come to terms with the reality of the battle and take up the weapons God has given us to engage in the fight.＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞When we fail to recognize the reality of our situation, take back your life and fix your eyes on God.＜/li＞ ＜li＞When the enemy is seeking to defeat and demoralize us, ＜em＞take back your life＜/em＞ by responding to the Holy Spirit's power.＜/li＞ ＜li＞When you have to decide whether to play it safe or cross the barbed wire, ＜em＞take back your life＜/em＞ by tearing down strongholds.＜/li＞ ＜li＞When you have to face your fears, ＜em＞take back your life＜/em＞ by stepping out of your comfort zone and following God's call.＜/li＞ ＜li＞When you find yourself in the wilderness, ＜em＞take back your life＜/em＞ by embracing the struggle and making time with God a priority.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This is a journey to get back the life you know you were born for. To change your thinking so you can change your living. To become the difference-maker God sees when he sees you. It’s your choice.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sessions include:＜/p＞ ＜ol＞ ＜li＞Look in the Mirror＜/li＞ ＜li＞Turn Off the Dark＜/li＞ ＜li＞Cross the Barbed Wire＜/li＞ ＜li＞Run Toward the Roar＜/li＞ ＜li＞Embrace the Struggle＜/li＞ ＜/ol＞ ＜p＞Designed for use with the ＜em＞Take Back Your Life＜/em＞ Video Study available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。