Welcome to the world of financial literacy, where the right information can transform your relationship with money and set you on the path to success. In this blog post, we will be reviewing five of Amazon’s top-selling finance books, because whether you’re a seasoned investor or a financial newbie, you can always learn something new. These books’ invaluable insights are reader-approved to help you reshape the way you think about and manage your money.
Author and financial expert J.L. Collins provides a straightforward and practical approach to achieving financial independence in The Simple Path to Wealth. The book emphasizes the power of long-term investing in low-cost index funds and addresses common pitfalls, such as debt, that can hinder financial success. Collins’ conversational style and relatable anecdotes make complex financial concepts accessible to readers of all levels of financial expertise.
In this comprehensive guide that covers everything from budgeting to investing, Ramit Sethi combines financial advice with a touch of humor, making it an engaging read. The book focuses not only on building wealth, but also encourages readers to define—and then design—a rich life for themselves by aligning their spending with their values. Practical and action-oriented, this book is an excellent resource for those looking to take control of their finances.
More than four million copies have been sold since this book was published in 1996. Although the societal landscape looks very different today than when the book came out, the fundamentals behind Stanley and Danko’s research into how ordinary citizens become millionaires remain true. The authors’ deep dive into the habits and mindsets of the “next-door millionaire” reveals that living frugally while prioritizing saving and investing are behaviors that contribute to long-term financial success.
When it comes to money, what you know isn’t as important as how you behave, argues Morgan Housel. Attitudes shaped by experience and societal expectations can play a key role, as Housel shows in this exploration of the different—and often irrational—ways that people deal with financial matters. Anchored by 19 short stories, The Psychology of Money provides a look at the strange outcomes that can result when thoughts and feelings collide with logic, belying the school of thought that finance is purely a numbers game.
Regarded as a classic in the world of investing since it was first published in 1949, The Intelligent Investor remains widely acclaimed for its timeless principles for wise investing. Benjamin Graham’s insights, adapted for modern investors by financial columnist Jason Zweig, emphasize the importance of a disciplined approach to investing.
Remember that financial education is an ongoing journey. Each of these books adds a unique perspective to your personal finance bookshelf; together, they form a wide-ranging collection to guide you on the way toward achieving financial well-being. Visit your local WaterStone Bank branch to speak with a banker and find out how we can assist you on your financial journey.
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Defiance County Veterans Directory
Defiance County has made a commitment to honor the county armed forces veterans by collecting and preserving a written history of their service. This has evolved into a searchable database that is housed on a computer at the Defiance County Library. This database includes information on veterans of all eras who were born in, lived in, died in, or were buried in Defiance County.
The database includes veterans who served in:
- Local militias
- State National Guard
- Federal branches of service (active duty and reserve)
The database can be searched by:
- Branch of service
- Prisoner of war status
- Medal of Honor recipient
- Male/female veterans
- War era
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Telitha Berryman was born in Tennessee circa 1805. Her husband, Archibald G. Powell, was born in Virginia circa 1795. Archibald was the son of John G. Powell and sometime during his childhood, the Powell Family settled in Tennessee where he would later meet and marry Telitha. Archibald and Telitha continued to reside in Tennessee where their four children, Mahala (b. 1821), Mary Ann (January 2, 1823-July 9, 1903), Missouri Ann (1825-1872), and Francis Marion (b. 1828), were born.
According to their grandson, Hampton Steele, Archibald and Telitha moved their family to Texas in 1833. In a speech delivered on Steele Day at the Joe Johnston Camp (Confederate Reunion Grounds) on July 26, 1923, Mr. Steele said, “Then there was a colony of people that made arrangements to come to Texas. There were the Powells, Grimes, Berrymans, McIntires, and Montgomerys. They all came out together. It was a long trip by wagons but they came along just the same. They got to the Sabine on Christmas Eve. There they camped for the night. The next morning they crossed the river and then they were in Texas. Mother (Mary Ann Powell Steele) says she ate Christmas dinner in Texas 1833. They moved on until they got to where Grimes County is now. They stopped there and built cabins.”
Archibald received a land grant on August 31, 1835 in Robertson’s Colony, 3187.8 acres in present-day Limestone County and 1062.6 acres in present-day Falls County. There is no documentation that Archibald ever lived in Limestone or Falls Counties, but settled his family in Grimes County where he lived the remainder of his life. During the time of the Republic of Texas, Archibald and his brother, James W., contracted with the government to deliver mail.
Archibald and Telitha’s oldest daughter, Mahala, married William McIntire in Grimes County, date unknown. She died a few years after their marriage leaving no children.
Mary Ann, Archibald and Telitha’s second daughter, married Alfonso Steele in Grimes County on September 27, 1838. They migrated to Limestone County in 1844. They had ten children: Hampton, Alonzo, Alvarado “Rado”, Francis “Frank”, Leonard A., Mary Ann, Alice M. and three children who died in infancy. Mary Ann died on May 9, 1903.
Archibald and Telitha’s third daughter, Missouri Ann, married John Anglin, the son of Elisha Anglin, on May 19, 1842 in Grimes County. They also settled in Limestone County and had 10 children: Telitha, Nancy Victoria, James, Valentine, Mary Elizabeth, Rebecca, Elisha, Elizabeth Ann, Silas, and a son who died in infancy. Missouri Ann died in 1872.
Archibald and Telitha’s son, Francis Marion, was named for the American Revolutionary War hero and must have died before reaching adulthood. At the age of 8, he is listed by name in one document, but no other documents have been found at this time.
Texas land records indicate that Archibald Powell may have died prior to 1846. A death date of May 4, 1843 is given by one source, but no primary documentation is cited. After Archibald’s death, Telitha moved to Limestone County. Her grandson, Hampton Steele, wrote, “Grandfather Powell died at Grimes Prairie, Grimes County, Texas. I do not have the date of his death. Grandmother Powell after Grandfather Powell’s death made her home at Uncle John Anglin’s part of the time and at our house part of the time. She died at our home about the year 1847 or 1848. She was amongst the first to be buried at the old Louisville cemetery which is now called Glenwood cemetery.” The Glenwood Cemetery to which he refers is now known as Fort Parker Memorial Park. Telitha’s exact place of burial within the cemetery has been lost to time.


Does Obama loom like the god-king Xerxes?
Tim and I had an idea for a best selling book recently. It would be a history of the struggle against Islamo-fascism. Volume one would cover the period from Alexander the Great to Justinian. We'd done our market research, which revealed a large and potentially extremely loyal audience of people who enjoy reading military history and aren't too fussy about trivial historical facts such as when Islam was founded, just as long as they find the overall narrative comforting.
Once we'd bought our crayons and made a start, there wouldn't be much need to do any historical research so the first volume could be written quickly, and there would be scope for almost endless additional volumes. Furthermore, if anyone tried to criticise us for getting any of the facts wrong, we could attack them as appeasers of Islamo-fascism and possibly also as liberal elitists. This would help to generate controversy, and make our readers even more likely to buy volume two.
But it turns out that others have had the same idea. It takes a true scholar of history to turn the war between Sparta and Persia in the fifth century BC into a chapter of the struggle against Islamofascism, but that's exactly what the 'Modern Conservative' blog has done, via here. The author tells the story of brave Spartans fighting for
It ends with an inspiring rallying cry:
"You are the tip of the spear. You are Leonides.
Feel like the left is too powerful? Keep fighting.
Does it seem like their arrows are blotting out the sun? Fight in the shade.
Does Obama loom like the god-king Xerxes? Never kneel.
And so I say to the left:
We are the tip of the spear. We will fight you. We will never yield."
Plagiarism in defence of liberty is no vice at all, so I think we might steal some of that for our opening chapter. Next up: Alexander wins Battle of Arbela, declares "Mission Accomplished"


The exciting debut recording of A4 Brass Quartet, "Mists of the Mountains" features music by some of the leading composers in the UK and Europe, who have written works especially for the ensemble. Featured composers include Martin Ellerby, Edward Gregson, Thomas Doss and Nigel Clarke. The title track was composed by the quartet's very own Jonathan Bates. The work, "Mists of the Mountains" is a seminal piece for the group, being the work with which A4 won the prestigious Christopher Rowland Ensemble of the Year Award at the Royal Northern College of Music. A groundbreaking ensemble recording, Mists of the Mountains is essential listening for all fans of cutting edge brass music and the A4 Brass Quartet.


Every beekeeper should have a copy of this invaluable reference book
The perfect gift for a beekeeper in your life! A landmark work in Australian apiculture.
Published by the DPI, Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia gives beekeepers a new and invaluable tool in the understanding of Australian flora, allowing them to keep their colonies healthy and productive. It describes over 500 plants, with photographs for easy identification, and rates these plants for their value to honey bees as a source of nectar, pollen, or both. It covers plant species from southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia is the result of 30 years of research by Dr Doug Somerville, NSW DPI technical specialist and author, distilling real-world experience from hundreds of professional beekeepers.
This book covers:
- What makes an ideal apiary site?
- Hive stocking rate
- Honey bee nutrition
- Star rating of plant species
- A note on flowering charts
- What’s in a name?
- Describing plants
- List of plant families – genus/species
- Individual plant profiles


In Waldorf education, teachers share cultural myths with students in third through sixth grade as part of the language arts and history curriculum. Not only do myths engage students with rich visual and contextual elements, but they also teach about culture and timeless human struggle.
To imagine these myths and then tie them to history, culture, social-emotional struggle, and modern-day issues, is to think abstractly and transform words into personal, internal meaning.
Myths represent the questions our children have about life and the problems and narratives we all confront over our lifetimes.
How did we get here?
Who are we?
How do we reconcile our separation from others?
From an educational skills perspective, these thematic and consistent stories help students understand the elements of storytelling writing. To imagine these myths and then tie them to history, culture, social, emotional struggle, and modern-day issues, is to think abstractly and transform words into personal, internal meaning.
At the Waldorf School of Philadelphia, we typically teach our fourth-grade students about Norse mythology, as many Waldorf schools do, but to move towards a less Euro-centric curriculum, we have also been known to teach myths of the Māori people of New Zealand. The Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several canoe voyages between 1320 and 1350.
Students learn about the Māori creation story and how the gods Rangi (Sky Father) and Papa (Earth Mother) had to be separated so that Light could enter into the world. They also learn the stories of Maui tikitiki, a Taranga who is a demi-god with hero and trickster qualities.
Here are versions of these stories adapted by our students in Mrs. Stevenson’s fourth grade.
The Creation by Rylee
The gods were getting tired of living in Te Po uriuri, the dark night. So they decided to try to push Papa and Rangi, Earth Mother and Sky Father, apart. First Te, the god of war, tried to push them apart but he could not. Then they all tried, except Tawhiri, the god of winds and storms. Finally, Tane, the god of the forests, tried and he grew like a kauri tree and pushed them apart.
Tawhiri was angry; he thought his brothers would take over so he made a big storm. Rongo, the god of cultivated foods, and Haumia, the god of wild foods, retreated underground. Tangaroa, the sea god, retreated to the depths of the sea with all the sea animals. And Tane retreated deep into the forests.
The winds went on and on. Finally, Tawhiri grew weary of making storms so he stopped. But sometimes he still remembers his anger, and then he makes great storms.
Rangi was so sad, he kept crying and crying. Soon his tears began to flood the earth. So the gods decided to turn Papa over. When they turned her over, she was still nursing her youngest child, so when the earth was turned over, he was underneath Papa. Papa made fires to keep him warm, so that makes volcanoes, and when he walks around, that makes earthquakes.
How Maui was Born by Julian
Maui mua, Maui roto, Maui taha, and Maui pae were walking with their mother Taranga. Now one night a strange boy came to her home. “Who are you?” asked Taranga. “I am your son, too,” he said. “Are you Maui roa?” “No1” “Are you Maui roto?” “No!” “Maui taha?” “No!” “Maui pae?” “No1” “Then who are you?” “I am Maui tikitiki a Taranga! You were by the sea when you gave birth to me. Immediately you wrapped me in hair from your topknot and flung me out to sea. The sea took care of me until a breeze blew me to shore. There Tama nui ti ke Rangi saved me. So here I stand as a human child.” Taranga cried out with joy, “You are the child of my old age! I thought you were lost, yet here you are.” She welcomed him to her home.
How Maui Found His Parents by Alexis
Maui transformed into a wood pigeon and flew down into the other world and landed on a branch. Right below him, he saw his parents. He used his beak and plucked a berry off the tree. He dropped it on his father’s forehead. His father thought it just fell off the tree on its own. Maui plucked two more berries and dropped one on his mother’s forehead and one on his father’s forehead. Then all of the people started to throw rocks at the tree. Maui dodged all the rocks but he let his father hit him. The rock hit Maui’s leg and he fell to the ground.
When his father learned his name was Maui tikitiki a Taranga, he said it was a warrior’s name. He went to make a blessing, but he made a mistake, and so he said one day Maui would have to die.
The Separation of Rangi and Papa by Hana
Rangi (Sky Father) and Papa (Earth Mother) were locked in an embrace. Some of their children were getting very upset about Te Po nui (the great Night). Te (the war god) wanted to kill them but Tawhiri (the god of winds and storms) liked Te Po
. The decision was made to push them apart. All of the gods tried, except Tawhiri, and finally Tane (the god of forests) put his shoulders on Papa and his feet on Rangi, and he grew like a kauri tree. When they were pushed far enough that the sun could come in, they were done.
Now Tawhiri was so mad that they had not listened to him, that he made storms, and storms, and storms. And all the creatures of the sea went deep under water to hide, and the food went into the earth, and the animals went deep into the forests. At last Tawhiri calmed down, and the children of the gods could live on the earth.
This blog article was first published in May 17, 2011, and was written with the help of Mrs. Susan Stevenson, the lead teacher of the Class of 2007 and 2015. The featured chalkboard image is by Susan Stevenson, illustrations by the Class of 2015.


The Macrame Bible is a comprehensive guide to the craft of macramé with illustrated instructions for all the basic techniques, the knots, and popular knot patterns as well as step-by-step instructions for projects.
It includes all the classic macramé knots and patterns as well as more contemporary designs such as leaves, wings, and other motifs. In addition to the knot and pattern instructions, there are step-by-steps for 17 projects including large wall hangings and plant holders.
I explain all the basics, including information about all the main tools and materials, the difference between various types of macramé cord and what's the best one to use for a specific project to get the best results.
Full of practical tips and tricks for getting started, as well as really useful advice such as how to manage lengths of rope as you are working on projects to stop them from getting tangled. There are detailed instructions and step-by-step artworks for different ways to start macramé projects, whether it's a large hanging on a dowel or a small sinnet or panel, so you can see the best ways to get started.
There is also detailed advice about different finishing techniques including how to weave in ends to keep things tidy, and how to get the finished look that you want whether that's a super smooth fringe or a twisted, rustic look - the choice is yours.
So that you don't get stuck there is a detailed section on troubleshooting where I identify common problems and how to fix them.
So, whether you are new to macramé and looking for technical know-how or you are an experienced knotter who wants to expand your knowledge and build your skills, the Macramé Bible has it all and is a perfect on-the-shelf resource to refer back to.
This book is paperback and 142 pages in length, it is being shipped from my home, by me, to you, and will become available from the 21st of November. This is a pre-order, so I will be shipping the book from the 21st November onwards to ensure it is with you in time for Christmas.
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In this inspiring book, Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and expert in human motivation Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why pushy “tiger parents” and permissive “jellyfish parents” actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, joyful, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children’s lives to gently yet authoritatively guide them toward lasting health, happiness, and success.
As the medical director for Child and Youth Mental Health community programs in Vancouver, Dr. Kang has witnessed firsthand the consequences of parental pressure: anxiety disorders, high stress levels, suicides, and addictions. As the mother of three children and as the daughter of immigrant parents who struggled to give their children the “best” in life—her mother could not read and her father taught her math while they drove around in his taxi—Dr. Kang argues that often the simplest “benefits” we give our children are the most valuable. By trusting our deepest intuitions about what is best for our kids, we will in turn allow them to develop key dolphin traits to enable them to thrive in an increasingly complex world: adaptability, community-mindedness, creativity, and critical thinking.
Life is a journey through ever-changing waters, and dolphin parents know that the most valuable help we can give our children is to assist them in developing their own inner compass. Combining irrefutable science with unforgettable real-life stories, The Dolphin Way™ walks readers through Dr. Kang’s four-part method for cultivating self-motivation. The book makes a powerful case that we are not forced to choose between being permissive or controlling. The third option—the option that will prepare our kids for success in a future that will require adaptability—is The Dolphin way™.
With insight, professional expertise and unfailing instinct, Dr. Shimi Kang offers us essential guidance in restoring sanity to 21st Century parenting. Compassionate to parent and child, loving and reasoned in its approach, The Dolphin Way is highly readable, emotionally nurturing and intellectually satisfying
-- Gabor Mate M.D.Co-Author, Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need To Matter More Than Peers
"This is a powerful book that not only reminds us of what it means to live a balanced human life, but also how to achieve it--simply and naturally. The Dolphin Way guides us towards balance in an often imbalanced world."
-- David Suzuki
Ready to give your kids back their childhood—the part YOU loved? The joy? The creativity? The afternoons you still remember with such longing? If you’re driving your kid to the lessons neither of you likes, instead of giving yourselves BOTH a chance to relax, play or just ‘waste’ time, it's time to turn around the car. This book is your U-turn to joy
-- Lenore Skenazy, founder of the book and blog Free-Range Kids
"In The Dolphin Way, Dr. Shimi Kang writes insightfully of the real lives of parents, weaving science with spirit, and embedding highly practical suggestions into every chapter. I highly recommend this book!"
-- Michael Gurian, Author of THE WONDER OF BOYS and THE WONDER OF GIRLS
"The Dolphin Way is a beautifully written guide that will help parents counteract the social forces that have been depriving children ever more of freedom, play, and childhood itself. It is full of compelling case histories and common-sense prescriptions for parenting in today’s world. Although Dr. Kang and I don’t agree on everything, we agree on most of what is in this book."
-- Peter Gray, research professor of psychology, Boston College, and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
If you're looking for effective but practical strategies to calm the chaos in your kids' lives, foster their their internal motivation and truly prepare them to function successfully in the adult work - read this book! Using concrete evidence, Dr. Kang shows why “Tiger” approaches to parenting do more harm than good. Her Dolphin approach will have you and your kids cheering. Highly recommended!
-- Amy McCready, Founder of PositiveParentingSolutions.com and author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time...The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling


Visit our Museum at 420 West Market Street in Bluffton, Indiana
TheMuseum, known as the Stewart-Studabaker house, is listed on the
NationalRegister of Historic Places* . It is open from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday - April through October, and on Wednesdayfrom 1 to 4 pm - June through August. Groups may visit any timeby appointment. A $250,000 building restoration project has been completed. Air conditioning has been installed providing a better environment for the many museum items, as well as comfort for summertime visitors.
The beautiful three story brick Victorian mansion housing the Museum was built in 1882 by Alvin Stewart, an engineer in charge of construction of the first railroad through Wells County, the LE&W RR or Lake Erie and Western (nicknamed "Leave Early & Walk"). The Wells County Historical Society purchased the home in 1974. Its fourteen rooms house more than 10,000 carefully catalogued items relative to Wells County's history, culture, industry, and genealogy. These items are either on display or available for study and research. An extensive library devoted to Wells County history, records, and genealogy is available for research.
Two rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor are decorated as they were in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Exhibits are constantly changing -visit often.
Featured is an exhibit of Everett Scott memorabilia. Scott, a Bluffton native, was a member of the Boston Red Sox, and later the New York Yankees in the 1920's. He established records, some broken only recently. A friend of Babe Ruth, they roomed together. Recently, the Bluffton High School baseball field was named Scott Field in his honor and memory.
Among the Scott material on display is his first pay check from the New York Yankees and a baseball autographed by Scott and his friend, Babe Ruth.
Another Bluffton native featured is Charles C Deam (1865-1953), a local druggist whose hobby of botany developed until he became an authority recognized world-wide in his field. "Plain ol' Charlie", as he called himself, was Indiana's first state forester. Named for him are the Deam Oak, Deam Lake State Recreational Area, and the Charles C Deam Wilderness Area. You can read Jon Bennett's book "Charles C Deam: The Story of a Rare Hoosier Hybrid" atthis site.
Other displays new this yearinclude
"Monday, wash day - Tuesday, ironing" with an original Horton handoperated
washing machine, made in Bluffton before the turn of the century.
Read pages from the Civil War diary of William Bluffton Miller (the first
child born in Bluffton). And coming soon, a display of late1800
- early 1900 photographs and the equipment of Bluffton photographerArnold
* Wells County sites on
the National Register:
Wells County Courthouse (reg.1979)
CornerMain & Market - Bluffton
Stewart-Studebaker house (reg. 1979)
414 W Market St - Bluffton
4500 East, 300 South - Bluffton
Villa North Historic District (reg. 1985)
North Main St - Bluffton (State Road #1)
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Look back: Curly Top, the sweetheart of the century
Little Violet Schmidt a treat for riders in the 1930s
BRISTOL — When the name Curly Top is mentioned, most Americans think of Shirley Temple, but for many Elkhart County residents, the nickname brings back fond memories of Violet K. Schmidt.
Born May 9, 1927, in Elkhart, Violet Kathleen Schmidt was the sixth child of George and Irene Schmidt. She was born with 13 chestnut brown curls and a wide, happy smile that captured the hearts of all who met her. For obvious reasons, her father gave her the nickname “Curly Top.”
In 1933, Violet’s parents moved the family to a small, gray house on Cassopolis Street. Built next to the railroad tracks, this is where Violet would discover her passion for trains, specifically New York Central Railroad’s Twentieth Century Limited.
Every day, twice per day, the Twentieth Century Limited would travel past the Schmidt family home. The Schmidt children, frightened by the noise of the Century’s whistle, would retreat into the house until it had passed. Violet, who was not intimidated by the thunderous train, would stay outside to wave at the passengers as they traveled by.
Violet soon became famous among the passengers of the Century. They would give the engineers treats and notes to toss to Violet. She even captured the attention of celebrity passengers such as Spencer Tracy, Al Jolson, and the other little girl with curls – Shirley Temple. Violet couldn’t help but imagine herself as a passenger on the Twentieth Century Limited.
By December 1936, Violet Schmidt had not missed a single day of waving. The men of the Twentieth Century Limited were so captivated by “The Little Girl Who Waved” that they paid the Schmidt family a visit on Christmas Day. They surprised Violet with a new winter wardrobe and enough candies and treats to share with the rest of the family. The biggest surprise of all was the opportunity to travel aboard the Century to Chicago.
Violet and her mother boarded the Twentieth Century Limited to Chicago in January 1937. From that point on, the crew affectionately referred to Violet as “Curly Top, the Sweetheart of the Century.” Several more trips aboard the Century followed and Violet continued her hobby of waving to the train’s passengers.
In the spring of 1939, the Schmidt family moved out of their home near the railroad tracks. Violet’s mother had passed away the previous November and her father had remarried in January. Things were changing for the Schmidt family, and the time had come for Curly Top to wave one last goodbye to her train.
Violet eventually grew up and moved away from Elkhart County. But, one thing is certain, she will always be the most important “Curly Top” to the residents of Elkhart County.
Chloe Madison is an office assistant at the Elkhart County Historical Museum located at 304 W. Vistula St., Bristol. Museum hours are from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 574-848-4322 or visit firstname.lastname@example.org for more information.


David Meir Sasson, Chief Operating & Financial Officer, Bonobos
In this outstanding book Professor Serdari explores the Luxury Fashion’s cultural contexts and shows how the most successful brands have stayed relevant by constantly adapting their message to the society evolving around them, while being true to their spiritual self. The author does not limit herself to analyzing ad hoc cases; she also creates a framework that integrates quantitative analysis and qualitative inputs. In so doing, she allows the reader to better understand the complexity of the fashion luxury industry and its connection with the world around it. This is required reading if you want to delve beneath the headlines and comprehend the nuances of the industry.
Massimiliano Bonacchi Professor of Accounting at University of Bolzano and Visiting Professor at NYU - Stern School of Business
This book gives you the code to read the soul of a luxury fashion brand and understand not only how it operates but also, most importantly, why it is successful. Art, Science, Engineering, Design are the ingredients behind a luxury fashion brand business model. They tell you how it operates. However, if you want to know the alchemy that makes the brand successful in a certain space and time, understanding its business model is not enough. This book suggests “cultural intelligence” as a way to understand why some brands enjoy long-term financial success.
Steven Roberts, CEO, The Echo Design Group
Thomaï Serdari has a way of taking the abstract and illusive notion of what drives fashion and luxury and brings structure to it. She clarifies what most of us can only sense at best, that the creative root of this industry is a compelling and powerful blend of the arts, science and math, sociology, psychology, business acumen and masterful talent. What we think is cool marketing is really the ability of collaborative, creative talents feeling and responding to the consumer and her wishes. This celebratory and insightful book breaks this process down and gives it context and shape.


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Book Review: How To Deal With White People by David Goldberg
By Lorrie Irby Jackson
There are optimists who believe that, eventually, we will achieve a color-blind society: folks who are hoping for a post-racial America, a more meaningful dialogue about race and the righting of wrongs against people of color that have occurred again and again over the last few centuries.
Well, according to David Goldberg, the author of How To Deal With White People: A Quick and Easy To Read Handbook that is simply never going to happen. The gist of his book is that the current power, political and societal structure was set up as such for a reason. And with deft and deliberate pacing, Mr. Goldberg outlines undisputed historical facts and practical observations, as well as how to approach, socialize with and work with whites.
Is it a venom-spewing, militant diatribe? No. But the information it contains, if enough conscious people digested and applied it, could definitely incite radical change. Throughout the twelve chapters, Mr. Goldberg offers a historical perspective, how to decipher methods and motivations and what non-white people need to understand to navigate a worthwhile existence in a white-dominated world.
For those who criticize the existence of such a book (if not the need), Mr. Goldberg says that it’s not about disliking one group, it’s about devotion to another. Read the following excerpts and judge for yourself:
Perhaps you’ve heard this before. “Oh, what’s done is done,” “you people need to just let it go”….Discussing history is always a progressive step in a forward direction. …History is known to naturally repeat itself. …History does not forecast a change in the relationships between people of color and whites. For their survival and future, people of color absolutely must change the way they interact with whites.
Understand that there have to be LAWS enacted to force Caucasians to respect people that are non-white. Think about that. A law. This suggests that respect for people of color does not occur naturally in whites.
Whites will never discuss race honestly, openly and fairly. In fact, there would not even be such a thing as ‘race’ if it were not for whites. They have made the differences in cultures a competition. They don’t call it a race for nothing.
Excerpt From How To Deal With White People by David Goldberg
Except for specific historical events, the author doesn’t point fingers or name names (except to illustrate a point), so it comes across as plausible and practical, even if some of the suggestions are borderline ridiculous (such as the ‘communication tips’ found in Chapter Three, which can barely be read with a straight face). When read as a whole, it makes a powerful case for awareness and self-empowerment for all people of color. But if it’s taken out of context, for whatever reason, the contents are ripe for abuse.
If you’re part of the ‘kumbuya’ crew who believes that President Obama’s election signaled wider tolerance for people of color and that equality is just around the corner, then How To Deal isn’t a book for you. But if you want a book that simplifies the cause, effect and premise of racism, as well as common-sense, non-inflammatory (for the most part) ways to counteract its prevalence in today’s society, “How To Deal” is an intelligent, insightful, and interesting read.


SS Polynesia - German Manifest
Passenger list showing the departure of Christian Rieck and his three daughters, Albertine, Luise & Bertha (lines 612-615); and Caroline Müller with her children, Auguste & Wilhelm (lines 564-566) from Hamburg on June 3, 1883.
Source : Staatsarchive Hamburg; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 048 D; Seite: 923; Mikrofilm Number: K_1729.
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"Holding World Uchinānchu Day Prefectural Library Panel Exhibition"
Haisai, Uchinānchu of the World!!
As you might know, October 30th is the "World Uchinānchu Day."
Okinawa Prefecture is holding a panel exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Library from October 1st to November 1st to raise awareness of the "World Uchinānchu Day" and to pass on and develop the Uchinā network.
The exhibition introduces the efforts of the "World Uchinānchu Day" and the activities of Uchinā Network Concierge.
Please visit the exhibition space at the 3rd floor of the Okinawa Prefectural Library.


In recognition of April as Financial Literacy Month, Arkansas Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan’s office is teaming up with the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) to host a free virtual financial education series.
The partnership will feature four weekly sessions that begin Tuesday, April 20. The sessions will be presented by local financial experts. Topics will include budgeting, saving money on taxes, preparing for a child’s education, and navigating finances during major life challenges such as illness or aging parents.
“We’re excited to join the Central Arkansas Library System in offering this unique program. It seemed like a natural fit since my office and CALS share a common responsibility to make information available to Arkansans,” Milligan said. “Our goal with this series is to help take the fear out of finances, especially for those who’ve been putting off educating themselves about saving and budgeting.”
The four-week financial education series runs each Tuesday through May 11. Sessions are presented live on the library system’s Zoom virtual platform and will be recorded for later viewing.
Each session begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be approximately one hour in length. Although they are free to attend, registration is required for each presentation.
“Regardless of where we are in life, at times we can all use a little advice from experts on how to get the most out of what we earn and save,” said Nate Coulter, executive director for Central Arkansas Library System. “Treasurer Milligan and I believe that one hour a week for four weeks is a small investment of time for what could be life-changing information.”
The schedule is as follows:
April 20: “Understanding Financial Basics” presented by BankOn Arkansas+
April 27: “Basics of Budgeting & Saving” presented by Orion Federal Credit Union
May 4: “Basics of Financial Planning” presented by StrongTower Wealth Management
May 11: “Planning for Major Life Changes” presented by The Wilson Law Group
To register, visit the library’s website.


Atglen, Pennsylvania—Whether you’re a fashion accessories designer, a student, a super-industrious DIY-er, or just someone who wants to see what goes into the design and creation of accessories, make sure to save a spot for this book on your coffee table.
“Designing Fashion Accessories” (Schiffer Publishing) offers a step-by-step account of the inspiration for the accessory through the manufacturing along with a gallery including gloves, neckwear, eyewear and belts to inspire your own creative look.
Through color photos, illustrations and sketches from various designers, the book gives you a window into the design world. It also provides tips for shapes and colors, a listing of materials and tools needed to make each accessory featured. On the business side, there are also tips on putting a collection together and visual merchandising at retail. Historical footnotes add context.
The 191-page book is written by co-written by Marta Rodríguez Hidalgo and Gabriel Martín Roig. Hidalgo has been Head for Department and Fashion Director at magazines such as Vogue. She currently manages a publishing consultant service and teaches Journalism at the Institute of European Design.
Roig is an art historian and author of numerous books of artistic techniques. He currently teaches drawing for designers at an academy in Barcelona.
For commercial purposes, extract supplements can be obtained from the fruit of the pericarp. Garcinia cambogia reviews is performed by a physician Chen and Oz to prove that it is an herb for weight loss, a lot of research has been done. Studies, Garcinia cambogia extract supplementation decreases the weight of the body fat accumulation, was shown to have a positive effect on prevention. We are important substances such as cholesterol (LDL), reduces the serum leptin and triglycerides. In addition, it will increase the level of serotonin and cholesterol (HDL). The study also, Garcinia cambogia extract supplements, has proven that there are no significant adverse effects on many of the eight weeks, such as its use.


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MACHU Wrecks in Documents (WID)
Within the Dutch maritieme programm there are several databases online. The databases describe a part of the underwater Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands and beyond.
The database Wrecks in Documents (WID) contains information on more than 400 sunken vessels in the region of the Dutch island Texel in the period 1595-1795 AD.
It is the result of a project intiated by the Cultural Heritage Agency (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed) to combine maritime archaeological information and historical knowledge.
The content of the WID-database is derived from a large group of sources ranging from salvage documents, acts of the provincial government, notarial records, insurance papers and contemporary and recent literature.
See the complete list of sources under bibliography.
Go directly to the WID viewer


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NASC 5959-60C summer 2021. Place-Based Education Deep Dive: Virtual Book Study - Leslie Cook. Readings and reading responses prior to each session. Four sessions 8:30-11:00 a.m. on July 7, 14, 21, 28 via virtual Zoom sessions. Follow-up assignment due August 4, 2021. Participants will have the opportunity to go deeper into topics of place-based education through a book study. CRN 31279.


You are cordially invited to the book launch of ‘European Union Law in Context’ by Ester Herlin-Karnell, Gerard Conway, Aravind Ganesh, to be held on 10th February 2022 at 11:00 (Paris time).
TO BOOK : click here.
Book Abstract: ‘This recent textbook by Ester Herlin-Karnell, Gerard Conway, and Aravind Ganesh provides an explanatory and contextual view of EU law and its impact in a simple and easily accessible yet analytical manner. It illustrates the power struggles behind a given EU law act, to allow for a full understanding of how it developed. This allows the student to understand EU law as a force in the increasingly globalized world, rather than as a technical and doctrinal subject.
The textbook begins by setting the scene of EU integration, how we got there and why it is important. Thereafter it explores the constitutional framework for understanding EU law in context and by discussing inter alia, division of competences, accountability, legitimacy, enforcement, human rights, participation rights, as well as the general principles of the EU and citizenship rights. Subsequently, the textbook explores the essentials of the internal market as well as the principles of competition law. It also discusses free movement rights and links to the growing “Area of Freedom, Security and Justice”. Finally, the textbook offers fresh insights on the external dimension of EU law and the role of the EU in the world today before concluding with an outlook on the future of EU law including the consequences of events such as Brexit.’
Reviews: ‘This is a very well put together book by some leading authors in the field… the book will be a vital, and up-to-date resource, for the students in the completion of their assessments.’ Professor Paul James Cardwell, City University of London
Ester Herlin-Karnell is Professor of EU law at Gothenburg University. Her main research interests lie in the areas of EU constitutional law, EU security regulation, EU criminal law & market regulation, as well as constitutional and political theory. She was previously Professor of EU Constitutional Law and Justice and University Research Chair at VU Amsterdam, where she also founded and co-directed the Centre for European Legal Studies between 2009 and 2019.
She holds a DPhil from Oxford, an LLM from King’s College, London, and a Jur Kand (LLM) from Stockholm University. Her representative publications include The Constitutional Structure of the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the Right to Justification (Hart, 2019), and The Constitutional Dimension of European Criminal Law (Hart 2012). She has also edited and co-authored several other volumes.
Gerard Conway is a senior lecturer in law at Brunel University London, where he has worked since 2007. His areas of research include EU and international judicial reasoning, comparative criminal law and the role of prosecutors, and migration governance in Europe. He holds the degrees of BA (Limerick), BL (King’s Inns), MJuris (Uppsala), and PhD (Brunel).
His representative publications include The Limits of Legal Reasoning in the European Court of Justice (CUP 2012). He is the author of several other articles and chapters in edited volumes.
Aravind Ganesh is a postdoctoral researcher attached to the Globalization and Law Network (GLAW-Net) at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. Before coming to Maastricht he was the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow in Law at Oxford Brookes University. His research interests include EU law, international law, private law, and legal philosophy.
Aravind holds an LLB from King’s College, London, a JD from Columbia Law School, and a BCL from Oxford. In 2019, he obtained a PhD (cum laude) from the Faculty of Law, VU Amsterdam. His dissertation was subsequently awarded the 2020 René Cassin Thesis Prize for the best doctoral thesis on human rights law in that year. He is the author of the monograph Rightful Relations with Distant Strangers: Kant, the EU, and the Wider World (Hart, 2021).
External Speaker Biographies
Francis Snyder is the CV Starr Professor of Law and Peking University School of Transnational Law. He was previously a long-time faculty member at the College of Europe, Bruges, where he still holds a visiting position. Professor Snyder has also served as Dean of the Law Department of the European University Institute in Florence, Co-Director of the Academy of European Law, and Professor of Law at the University of London, including as Professor of European Law at University College London and later as Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics.
His research areas include EU law, WTO and international economic law, and is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on EU-China relations, technical standards, anti-dumping, and food safety law. His recent monographs include Food Safety Law in China: Making Transnational Law (Brill, 2016) and The EU, the WTO and China: Legal Pluralism and International Trade Regulation (Hart 2010).
Rene Repasi is the Professor of Public and Private Interests at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he is also the acting Vice-head of the Department of International and European Union Law. In addition, he directs the Erasmus Centre for Economic and Financial Governance. He previously held a professorship at the European Research Centre for Economic and Financial Governance (EURO-CFG) at the universities of Leiden, Delft, and Rotterdam.
His areas of specialization include EU law and the law of the Economic and Monetary Union, for which expertise he has frequently been consulted by, among others, the European Parliament and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). His representative publications include Wirkungsweise des unionsrechtlichen Anwendungsvorrangs im autonomen IPR (Mohr/Siebeck, 2018).


2019 Woody & Chloe
Bring your elementary students on a 10-week reading adventure to follow our favorite pups, Woody & Chloe, in the chapter book, “Out of Sorts.”
Woody and Chloe are in the backyard enjoying a game of fetch. Attempting to impress the Maltese next door, Woody airs one out. Unfortunately, it hits the patio table and shatters Mom’s favorite pitcher. Needing money to replace the pitcher, Woody puts his throwing skills to good use and – with Chloe’s help – takes a job delivering newspapers. Impressed with their work, the publisher promotes Woody and Chloe to custodial engineers and tasks them with cleaning out the storage room. They rummage through gadgets they’ve never seen, discover antique printing equipment, and are fascinated with the stories they read in the newspapers dating back to the 1800s. More importantly, Woody and Chloe realize the impact newspapers have in our hometown, state, and country.
Beginning on Monday, September 16th, “Out of Sorts” will run each week for 10 weeks. Each chapter will be posted below and features an illustration and accompanying activities. In addition, there is a blog that discusses other festivals not featured in the newspaper series. “Out of Sorts” is written by Kentucky author Leigh Anne Florence and features her real-life miniature dachshunds Woody and Chloe. The series is illustrated by Chris Ware and the podcast is read by Scott Johnson.
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Chapter 1 starts on Monday, September 16th!


From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2008-06-23:
"Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life is the American Film Institute's pick for the most inspirational American movie of all time. Set in the fictional New York town of Bedford Falls, the story's grand narrative is about the wondrous gift of human life, but its less lofty plotline is hardly much less grand. It's about the travails of George Bailey and Bailey Brothers' Building & Loan, an institution that is an inseparable part of a stable, prosperous and above all virtuous community, as Capra makes clear by contrast with the evil fat-cat banker, Mr. Potter. At the film's climax, George Bailey's Bedford Falls neighbors and customers merge into a single society, grateful, generous and all pulling together in the face of adversity.
"In an America just emerging from the cauldron of the Great Depression and the Second World War, no one needed to point out to viewers what a building and loan was or why it meant so much to many small and mid-sized American communities. Everyone understood that thrift was socially constructive, for through the accumulation of individual savings everyone benefited from rising prosperity, better education and hope for a brighter future. What war bonds had been for national security, thrift and home-building institutions were for family security. The social capital created through thrift institutions limited social polarization and marginalized the depredations of greed, so the real small towns of America never decayed into Pottervilles. This wasn't just sentimental bunkum from Hollywood; in 1946, this was as real as a social fact could be."
-- Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, from A Nation In Debt: How we killed thrift, enthroned loan sharks and undermined American prosperity.
(submitted to the mailing list by Kathleen Magone)


The book of jonah emphasizes god's control over nature as well the lord sent the storm to the sea (1:4) when the men threw jonah overboard, the lord sent the calm (1: 15) to save jonah from death, the lord prepared and sent a great fish to swallow the prophet (1:17) the lord later commanded the fish to vomit the prophet out on dry. Note: this is a continuing series exploring the book of jonah on a chapter-by-chapter basis see earlier chapter summaries in jonah: jonah 1, jonah 2 and jonah 3. The book of jonah is, relatively, small in size, a mere 48 verses, yet as rt kendall stated, “jonah is one of the most relevant books for the present time”2 the purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to describe the historical background and the literary analysis of the book of jonah by highlighting the scholarly discussion surrounding this book. Jonah's prayer and god's answer jonah chapter 2 verses 1-9: jonah’s prayer is poetic in form and has three movements other books of the bible.
The book of jonah is interesting and unusual in several ways first, unlike other prophetic books, jonah is primarily a narrative second. A literary, theological, and canonical analysis of the book of jonah [samuel saldivar] -- the primary goal of this study is to discuss jonah's message in the light of the rest of scripture this will involve three steps. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for jonah: a discourse analysis of the hebrew bible (zondervan exegetical commentary on the old testament) at amazoncom read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Oh jonah, a gospel summary of the book of jonah, sung by the golden jubilee quartet problems playing this file see media help.
Historically, how was jonah classified in terms of literary genre the book of jonah was historical until the rise of critical scholarship so in summary. Introduction to the book of jonah-old testament seminary teacher manual.
The book of jonah has been dated by normal chronologies to around 760 bc the book concerns a mission which the prophet jonah was given to go to the ancient assyrians. Israeliteswhohavebecomeexclusiveintheirunderstandingofgod’sgraceinthebook,jonahseemsto jonah study guide. Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the two morphological parallels to the jonah story 211 comparative analysis of the book of jonah is.
Watch our read scripture video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought the book of jonah. Free essay: we often read stories in the bible without taking the historical context into consideration as a result, we become unaware of the story’s. The mission of the prophet jonah to nineveh summary outline of the book of jonah biblical period # 7: the divided kingdoms of israel and judah covenant. Jonah chapter four commentary by ron beckham audio bible study - jonah 4:1-5 verse 1 but the book of jonah was written by the prophet jonah.
Summary of the book of jonah this summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. Jonah 2: bible chapter summary exploring the second chapter in the old testament book of jonah.
Commentary by jack kelley for being only four chapters long, the book of jonah packs quite a punch jonah was called by god to take a message to nineveh (modern mosul in iraq) but ran away instead. The goal summary & book review jonah then reveals that when the bottlenecks are down for just an hour, the true opportunity cost is more like $2,735. The book of jonah is a parable of mercy it may be read as an allegory, one of sin and repentance, with god's loving mercy and forgiveness jonah and the whale is a favorite story among children. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy one line of prediction there is in it, yet forty days, and nineveh shall be overthrown the rest of the book is a narrative of the preface to and the consequences of that prediction.


Get a sneak peek at the expanded Mukwonago Public Library in Wednesday's Mukwonago Chief.
The library will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony after the Mukwonago Area Chamber of Commerce Midnight Magic parade on Dec. 3 with the building open for viewing until 7 p.m.
The library will be closed from Dec. 10 through 13 during the move back to the building and will reopen on Dec. 14.
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A future in History
By Amber Gragert
Getting a degree as a history major means you are someone who loves studying and learning all you can about the past and how it might shape the future. Perhaps your long term goal is to go into law or education? It is one of the most diverse degrees and can lend itself to a wide array of career options because it touches upon all forms of human endeavors from arts and languages to science and economics.
College history is not typically built around textbooks or tests, but instead, it is the heart of historical study that teaches you to move beyond yourself and imagine other worlds materially as well as actual human existence and character. History is both a science and an art which blends the intentional study of evidence with compelling storytelling.
Having a solid knowledge of history is a powerful currency for our century. History increases cultural understanding and sensitivity. You will learn to take into account several different points of view and how that impacts the changing climate of our world. You will also learn how to collect, evaluate and arrange a wide array of sources into compelling arguments and narratives. By interpreting the past, you will better understand yourself. Those who know their history help to shape how people see themselves in the present and what they hope for in the future.
Studying liberal arts teaches you critical thinking as well as imagination, empathy and resourcefulness. You will learn how to do good research, evaluate evidence, communicate well, write persuasively, document thoroughly and problem solve effectively. Majoring in history teaches you how to learn for a lifetime. It teaches you not what to think but rather how to think.
It is worth understanding most history majors do not become professional historians; however, most go on to become lawyers, librarians, businesspersons, writers, archivists, researchers, teachers, politicians and even entertainers. To get your thoughts flowing about potential career avenues available to you with a history degree, consider using it to become a White House aide, a literary agent, documentary filmmaker, working for the US Justice Department, working for a congressional campaign or as management consultant. There are career fields in every industry, from business to the arts. Historical study plays an important part in fostering well-rounded intelligent people and instills valuable career skills in many areas.
Keep in mind companies want to hire smart, creative people and often value those with educational backgrounds that set them apart from the crowd, who have a well-rounded knowledge of the world and what brought us to this present day in history.


Tom 38 - Local development in urban and rural space: project and planning
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The paper is discussing the role of energy production from renewable sources in the rural areas of Central Europe, the South-Moravian Region (Czechia) being the case study area. Based on this example the problems with the use of water, wind, sun, geothermal and biological sources for the energy production are illustrated. The environmental, technological, economic and social aspects of the matter are discussed. It was concluded that the use of renewable sources for decentralised energy production and consumption is strongly recommended for the rural areas. Concerning the mass production, the use of the biological sources seems to be meaningful. In the case of other sources, rural communes should be careful taking into account an environmental and economic impact and also the acceptance of local inhabitants.


CARA's history has been well preserved and is currently held in two separate archives. The first, covering the period from 1933 to the 1970s, is available from the Bodleian Library in Oxford. A digitalisation of the Bodleian archives, funded by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), has now been completed and will soon be available to visitors of the USHMM. The second, with material from the 1970s onwards, is housed at the University of East London (UEL).
The archives offer a wealth of material for historians, biographers, political and social scientists etc.
The period from 1933 to 1956 has been fully catalogued and includes personal beneficiary files, correspondence with partner organisations (refugee, private foundations, funders etc.), with universities with whom academic placements were being negotiated and with various government departments.
Although post-1956 material held at the Bodleian Library is not formally catalogued, CARA has a box list that is available on request from the CARA office. A selection from the early part of the archive is also available on CD, on request , courtesy of the US Holocaust Museum.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has funded the digitalisaiton of selected archives from the Bodleian Library archive. The selected digitized collection will be available at the USHMM and searchable through an online search engine that will provide a catalogue entry describing the contents of the collection, provenance, extent, and terms of access.
Access to CARA archives is conditional on holding a full and unrestricted Bodleian Library reader's card. In addition researchers will need permission from CARA in order to make copies of documents and to quote. CARA owns the copyright to all of the AAC/SPSL official writings. Please contact email@example.com for permission.
More recent documents covering CARA's history are housed at the University of East London alongside the Refugee Council Archive. This series represents the accumulated papers of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (1999-), and its immediate forebear, the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning (1987-1999). These include Esther Simpson papers, grant applications and beneficiary details, financial records and governance documents, which are in the process of being catalogued.
For more information on the Refugee Archive at UEL please click here.
A list of box files is available from CARA on request. Researchers should apply to firstname.lastname@example.org for access outlining their research interests. Parts of the archive are closed due to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.


Sa’o The Unifying Heritage
Author : Wita Simatupang, Sandrak Manurung, Brina Ramadhani |Yayasan Ekowisata Indonesia (Indecon) | 2016
The traditional architecture is often misunderstood as a manifestation of a backward condition. This is because the traditional architecture is seen as a product of a desire to create harmony between the environment and the human living in it. Such interpretation is an incorrect view of the traditional architecture. This little book about Ngadha architecture does not just describe the architectural concept behind the sa’o traditional house in detail, but also brilliantly point out a strong association between village architecture in Ngada with the daily life of village people, by outlining various meanings during rituals invoked in the construction of the sa’o traditional house. In light of these descriptions, it is clear that the main priority of an architectural concept is to accommodate the social-cultural life of its people. However, architecture also integrates other aspects of life and most importantly, the ecological dimension of a social life. The decision to start building a village at a certain location is often determined by ecological aspects. From this perspective, the job of an architect is to coordinate the spatial relationship between various buildings with social functions, and place them in the existing ecological context. This results in the establishment of a holistic socio-ecological unity, which becomes a “habitat” for its inhabitants. The book is divided into several segments, which discussed the culture and people of Ngadha; 3(three) traditional villages (kampongs) at Ngada; the architecture of the village and the house (called Sa’o at local language); its construction techniques; ornaments and decorations; and its associated rituals (namely Ka Sa’o). In 2017, the book had received an award from IAI Jakarta (Association of Indonesian Architects, Jakarta chapter) under the category “Thinking and Writing of Architecture”.


The palm leaf libraries were founded about 5000 years ago by the Sapta Rishis, the seven great sages. "Sapta" means "seven." A Rishi is a "seer" who has the gift of receiving highly inspired and universally valid knowledge (knowledge that is valid at all times) directly from the divine source and transmitting it in a pure, unadulterated way.
The Rishis already knew at that time that the cycle of nature changes. According to the Vedic scriptures, there are four great ages through which the earth cycles. Each age is characterized by a particular mood, just like the seasons. The Rishis knew 5000 years ago that the age would change into a Kaliyuga, and as a result, humanity's consciousness would change. They would fall into a kind of dormant and material consciousness, forgetting to live in harmony with the laws of nature and their souls. They could also see that humanity would awaken from this sleep and remember after about 5000 years. This time has now come. In order to give people orientation on their soul and life path in the current time, the Rishis developed the palm leaf libraries already 5000 years ago. One of their founders is Agastya Rishi. With touching accuracy (even their own parents could be named) they wrote down the soul journey and destiny of many people on palm leaves.
With regard to the palm leaf libraries, there are two different forms: the Nadi Sastra and the Jiva Nadi. The Nadi Sastra can be thought of as a kind of book library. The information of the rishis was written down on palm leaves long ago and is waiting to be transmitted to its recipient in the present time.
The Jiva Nadi is a kind of online and direct connection with the spiritual world. One could also say a contact in real time. Different spiritual masters (rishis) bless and guide different people directly and immediately from the spiritual world through their consciousness or a special form of palm leaf library.
My personal path has been guided through the Jiva Nadi by Agastya Rishi since October 2013. Already some years I may accompany people on their way over the Jiva Nadi. In January 2021 I have been additionally connected with the Nadi Sastra through Agastya in a touching way. In cooperation with Mypalmleaf I am now also allowed to accompany readings via the Nadi Sastra to help people connect with their soul path. Both nadis are Agastya nadis. You have the option of choosing one or both paths for yourself.
In a Nadi Reading, which takes about 2.5 - 3 hours, your palm leaf is first searched for and found in India and then read. The reading takes place by zoom. You will learn in detail and in impressive accuracy your tasks and potentials in this life as well as relatively precise insights into future events of your life. It also describes which of your life areas are blocked and which tools will help you to overcome the blockages so that you can live a fulfilled and joyful life on all levels.
I work in cooperation with and for Mypalmleaf, an Agastya Nadi. For a reading in the Nadi Sastra, all that is needed from you is your thumbprint. If you are a woman, the thumbprint of your left side. If you are a man, the thumbprint of your right side. The reading will take about 2,5 - 3 hours and will be connected to India via Zoom. The price is 250,00 Euro. You can book your reading directly below via the contact form through the Yoga and Siddha Center. I will accompany you with your questions in advance and the registration process until the booking. If you would like to have me as a facilitator and translator as well as the integration process afterwards, please let me know, otherwise a facilitator will be assigned to you depending on free capacity. For each reading booked through the Yoga and Siddha Center, € 25.00 will be donated to "In Harmony with Nature e.V.", which works to spread the blessings and work of the Rishis throughout the world.
One of the closest and for many years directly guided by Sri Agastyar Rishi is Sriraman. Sriraman is a siddha himself. At the age of 25, after completing many tasks received from Agastyar through the palm leaf libraries, he received a blessing from Agastyar Rishi that whenever he accompanies people on the path, Agastyar stands in his consciousness and guides that particular person through him. Thus, it is possible for Sriraman to receive a kind of blueprint of the soul. When he sees the name and the date of birth of a person, he sees the essence of the soul and connected to it, its original power, its imbalances and the tools it needs to be able to free itself from its energetic limitations. In order to be able to help people in their energetic liberation process, Sriraman has been provided with the entire medicine of the Siddhas, which is considered to be one of the most energetically powerful systems of medicine on Earth. The information is different from the Nadi Sastra in that you receive it directly from Agastya Rishi. They are absolutely in tune with the current processes of the person and their soul and can even change information mentioned in the Nadi Sastra in its validity, depending on the person and their soul path. The information from both nadis together is a very powerful addition to a person's life path. You can book your reading directly through the contact form below. For your reading at Jiva Nadi, your full name and date of birth is required. The reading is on a donation basis (recommendation 50, 00 - 150,00 €).


In ProSelect, the ProSelect Resources folder is used to store common images that can be accessed for every ProSelect album that you create.
These currently include the following:
- Mat Backgrounds (used in Template Styles)
- Room Views (for the Room View Library)
- Slideshow Images (start and end images/used in slideshow styles)
- Template Overlays (used in Templates)
- Frames (used for Custom Frames) - v4.0.7 & newer
- Corporate Logos - v2010r1 & newer (includes Stamps, Watermarks & Logos - v2015r1 & newer)
- Music - v2013r1 & newer
- Video - v2013r1 & newer
The default location for the ProSelect Resources folder is in these locations:
Your Home Folder/Library/Application Support/ProSelect Resources (see Note 2)
On Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10
C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Roaming\ProSelect Resources (see Note 3)
On Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Application Data\ProSelect Resources (see Note 3)
With ProSelect v2011r1 and newer, the first time that you run ProSelect it automatically create the folder in the default location. With ProSelect v2010r1 and earlier versions, when you first start ProSelect it would ask you where you wish to place this folder and then it will create the folder and the above folders inside that folder.
Checking Your ProSelect Resources Folder location
You can check where ProSelect is set to look for this Resources folder, or change this setting (e.g. a shared location) in ProSelect's Preferences (under the Edit menu). If you have ProSelect installed on multiple computers, then each copy has it's own setting. We do suggest keeping the folder in the same location on each computer, or better still if using a fast network, then set up the one shared location for each computer to access (please see the "Sharing the Resources" section below).
In ProSelect v2013r1 and newer
The easiest way to get to your ProSelect Resources folder is using the Show in Finder (on Mac) or Show in Windows Explorer (on Windows) command under the Resources menu in ProSelect.
In ProSelect v2012r1 and v2012r2
Preferences --> General Settings --> Sharing (tab) --> Resource Folder Location
Hint: If you click on the "Show Folder" button, this takes you directly to the ProSelect Resource folder location. This gives you instant access for copying to another computer (if not in a shared location), making a backup copy or viewing the contents of the folders.
In ProSelect v4 through to v2011r2
Preferences --> General Settings --> Default Folders (tab) --> Resource Folder Location
- Your User Name is your account name (careful - sometimes this is not the same as your login name).
- On Mac OSX Lion and newer - by default your Library folder is hidden from view. To get direct access to the Library folder, you can open it by selecting Library under the Finder’s Go menu while holding down the Alt/Option Key. See also the article "Missing Library Folder on Mac OSX" for this and more.
- On Windows - by default the Application Data (AppData) folder is hidden from view. To get direct access to this folder, see the article "Missing AppData or ProgramData folder on Windows".
- The ProSelect folder also contains an extra folder created by ProSelect call "ProSelect Low Res Resources". This folder also contains subfolders with the same names as shown in the "ProSelect Resources" folder except these contain low res copies and thumbnails of all your images. ProSelect uses the low res copies for speed. Your shouldn't need to worry about what's in this folder because ProSelect automatically create and updates this folder.
Sharing the Resources
If you are using the ProSelect Network Server to share your ProSelect Data (templates and prices etc) between computers on a network (generally for 3 or more computers on a fast network), then it is a good idea to also place the ProSelect Resources folder in a common network location that can be accessed by all computers. If you do this, then make sure that the folder is accessible before you startup up ProSelect, else ProSelect will revert to the the default location (see above) and the link to these resource images will be lost.
As of ProSelect v2012r1 and newer, you can choose from a couple of "Sharing" options to suit your circumstances for both the ProSelect Resources folder and ProSelect Data in the Preferences --> General Settings --> Sharing (tab). Please see "Sharing Data between Computers" in the ProSelect Reference Manual for more on this (quick access under the Help menu in ProSelect). The "Shared Folder" option is good for 2-3 computers on a fast network.
KnowledgeBase Article: Finding the ProSelect Resources Folder


It is hilarious to me, but I'm a geeky librarian-in-training
In seriousness, though- Outgoing president of the American Library Association, Michael Gorman, has been criticized by many as being anti-technology and has even been accussed of pushing the profession towards a culture clash or generational struggle.
Information Technology has radically changed the world, and it isn't done transforming us yet. I.T. has taken apart the traditional structure of a library, and no-one has really figured out yet what NEW structure will work.
In the age of NetFlix and Amazon.com, libraries need to catch up (and catch up damn quick) if they wish to avoid going the way of the dinosaurs. It is an exciting time to be entering the world of librarianship, but it is likely to be a bumpy ride.
Michael Casey's comments are fairly representational of response to Gorman's remarks in the biblioblogosphere.
The article Casey writes about can be found here.
Techno-savvy Librarians weigh in on Gorman's luddite tendencies.


The best 5 Chinese apps for learning Chinese in 2017
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By Tutor Mandarin
China is a very big country with long and established traditions and customs. One of the well-known traditions is the Chinese people love to play with words and their meanings. After reading this article, you'll understand more about the tradition of using good luck #Chinese symbols as decoration. Read the full article here.
I found two study guide for hsk level one and two.
Chinese Characters and Vocabulary For Beginners: A Study Guide For The HSK Exam; Level 1 Puzzles (Volume 1)
Chinese Characters and Vocabulary For Beginners: A Study Guide For The HSK Exam; Level 2 Puzzles (Volume 2)
The character searches in these books are organized thematically (greeting, restaurant, work, school etc) and will help people learn by presenting the material for different learning styles. you can search the words with Sherlock Holmes.. I like the idea of having Holmes helping you find the words.. Marta


New book being released on December 13th 2022, available to pre-order now on Amazon.
“Frank Sinatra! Marilyn Monroe! Never before teamed in a book, yet theirs was a seven-year friendship and on-and-off intimate relationship shrouded in secrecy and fraught with danger.
Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe–here is the first book to bring these two all-American icons together. Their friendship and on-and-off intimate relationship, kept secret because of powerful others in their lives, spanned seven tumultuous years. At one point, he even proposed marriage.
In Frank & Marilyn, we follow Sinatra and Monroe from one explosive relationship to another, their marriages and love affairs eventually leading to a tangled relationship with each other, sparking a nasty rivalry between Frank and Marilyn’s ex-husband (and one-time friend of Frank), Joe DiMaggio.
Frank and Marilyn’s ultimately disastrous relationship with John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert, and their often ruthless family was a fatal move for Marilyn. Her death remains a controversial topic to the present day.
Dedicated biographer and entertainment world insider Edward Z. Epstein has spoken with many people who were familiar with the pair, all of whom talked about the Frank and Marilyn they knew–and the dangers they faced. It’s a fascinating, largely untold story that’s usually glossed over…until now.”
MICHELLE MORGAN, a name that in recent years has become a staple in every Marilyn fan’s vocabulary. Over on our “Marilyn Remembered” Facebook group, one of the most commonly asked questions is “what is your favourite Marilyn biography?” and an overwhelming amount of people will always answer with the same response: “Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed” by Michelle Morgan (2007). Not since Donald Spoto’s 1993 mammoth book titled “Marilyn Monroe: The Biography” have fans universally come together and heaped praise on such a well researched, loving tribute to Monroe’s life and career.
Michelle Morgan is no stranger to researching and writing about Miss Monroe, “When Marilyn Met The Queen” will be the author’s 6th title release in regards to Monroe’s life and legacy: “Marilyn’s Addresses” (1995) “Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed” (2007) “Before Marilyn” (2015) “The Girl: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch And The Birth Of An Unlikely Feminist” (2016) and “The Little Book Of Marilyn” (2019) have all received rave reviews and the Marilyn community have come to trust Morgan as one of the most reputable Monroe authors out there.
“When Marilyn Met The Queen” has easily been the most highly anticipated book release on Marilyn’s life and career for a very long time. It’s hard to believe that such an iconic time period in Marilyn’s life has never been given the treatment it deserves (until now!) Marilyn Monroe had recently married Arthur Miller and whilst the two were honeymooning in London, Marilyn at the same time was filming “The Prince And The Showgirl,” the now legendary film because of the turbulent time Monroe and her co-star and director Laurence Olivier were going through. This entire time period of Marilyn’s life is fascinating, so it’s thrilling to finally say we have an entire book dedicated to it!
Of course, this book couldn’t have been written by just anyone… Michelle Morgan brings this time period to life in such a way that you can literally feel her passion for it coming through in each and every page. She says herself that this book was 30 years in the making… just knowing that makes you love this book all the more!
As with her previous books, Michelle Morgan does her research! and takes the time to interview people who have never been interiewed before! it’s a real indepth look at Marilyn’s life and career during the 4 month period of her time in England. You’ll learn so many new tidbits, anecdotes and stories from from people who actually around in 1956 and witnessed first hand what it was like to have a superstar like Monroe amongst them. And another reason why Michelle Morgan is so good at what she does? Her sources! You will literally gasp at the huge amount of sources accumulated for this book, spanning nearly 50 pages!
From a personal point of view, I myself am from the United Kingdom and I LOVE the fact that Marilyn spent as long as she did here. Michelle does a fantastic job of transporting you to the UK in 1956, making you feel like you were really there with her! I hope that other fellow UK fans take this book to their hearts as much as I have.
This book is an absolute must have for your collection.
In conclusion, a HUGE 5/5 Stars!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michelle Morgan is the author of many Hollywood related books, including “The Girl: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, and The Birth Of The Unlikely Feminist.” She has spoken at the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum; and appeared in several documentaries, including “Artists in Love: Marilyn and Arthur.” Michelle lives in Northamptonshire.
Barbara Diamond, the wife of I.A.L Diamond (Billy Wilder’s writing partner for ‘Some Like It Hot’ and other Hollywood classics) said this about THAT famous last line in the iconic 1950’s comedy:


As we all work together to get through the current crisis, many individuals and organizations are putting together amazing offers for homeschoolers. Here are some of our favorites!
Children’s Book Read-Alouds on Social Media
Don’t miss these opportunities to see your favorite authors reading their books aloud to kids throughout the world.
- Sally Lloyd Jones of the Jesus Storybook Bible
- Victoria Kann author of the Pinkalicious series
- Sandra Magsamen of I Love Hugs and Kisses! and many more toddler favorites
- James Dean of Pete the Cat fame
- Andrew Peterson reading one chapter of the Wingfeather Saga each night
100 Daily Writing Tips from Brave Writer
If you need a resource to help keep your kids writing each day, Julie Bogart of Brave Writer is offering this 144 page PDF for free. You’ll find daily writing prompts for all ages.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Experience the aquarium from home with web cams that allow you to check in on sharks, sea otters, penguins and more.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Each weekday at 1 pm ET beloved children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems invites you into his studio for creative inspiration. Grab your paper, markers, crayons, or pencils for a fun time of writing and creating.
Other Goose by Erin Loechner
Other Goose, a preschool program for kids ages 2 to 7, is offering three weeks of their program free for families affected by COVID-19. You’ll create an online profile for each of your children and receive simple daily learning activities and lessons.
To help families unable to access music lessons at this time, this Christian, family-owned business is offering a free Music Academy for homeschoolers available now through April 30th. Kids can access piano lessons at all different levels, print sheet music, learn about composers and more. Login with username MMFMarchApril and password schoolmusic to access the Music Academy for free.
Tour a Dairy Farm from Home with the American Dairy Association
Visit a family farm with these virtual farm tours. You’ll find one tour geared toward preschool & early elementary students, one for late elementary & middle schoolers, and one for high schoolers.
Nightly Opera Streams from Metropolitan Opera
If you would like to introduce your children to opera, now is the perfect time. For as long as they remain closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Metropolitan Opera will offer a free nightly stream of one a different encore presentation of one of the company’s Live in HD series.
This is an excellent resource for those trying to conduct a college search during the shut down. Search by school name or region to experience interactive virtual tours at colleges and universities throughout the country.
Free Nature Journaling Curriculum from John Muir Laws
Geared toward children ages 8 to 12, this free download integrates art, science, poetry and language arts through games, activities, writing prompts, and step-by-step instructions. This is a great way to jump into nature journaling or help your children grow in their skill at observing and documenting nature.
Tour the Louvre
The Louvre Museum in Paris has a free virtual tour. Definitely check out the Egyptian Antiquities tour if you are studying Ancient Egypt.
If you’d like more homeschool encouragement, read on, and sign up for our homeschool newsletter!


This page is the jumping-off point to get to recommended references and modelling notes for RAF WWII subjects. I would
like to build it into a useful starting point for anyone wanting to model an RAF WWII subject so
please email me using the 'Contact' button on the left with any notes or information that would help achieve this.
The only thing I can be sure of is these pages will never be finished !
NOTE - I model in 1/72 scale so any 1/48 coverage will depend on contributions from others. Please help if you can !
ALSO - I don't have (anything like) all the books and magazines ever published so suggestions for additions are welcome !
Important Note :
For reasons of copyright I cannot reproduce most of the material listed in these pages. My intention is that you can identify the
resource(s) most likely to help you and obtain them through a public library or local IPMS branch or modelling club. If
this is not possible I am willing to respond to email but I can only spare a few minutes for any answers.
General RAF WWII References - including Squadrons, Pilots, Vehicles,
Bases, Camouflage and Markings.
RAF WWII References and modelling notes by type (click on the first letter of the line
for the link)
ALL - Books and Partworks covering many types/manufacturers
A - Airspeed, Armstrong Whitworth, Avro
B - Beech, Bell, Blackburn, Boeing, Boulton Paul, Brewster, Bristol
C - Consolidated, Curtiss
D - De Havilland, Douglas
F - Fairchild, Fairey, Fokker
G - General Aircraft, Gloster
H - Handley Page, Hawker
L - Lockheed
M - Martin, Martin Baker, Miles
N - North American, Northrop
P - Percival
R - Republic
S - Saro, Short, Sikorsky, Stinson, Supermarine
T - Taylorcraft Auster
V - Vickers, Vultee
W - Waco, Westland


Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Can't wait to read! All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence by Fox Butterfield
This is really two books in one, though they are tied together seamlessly. On the one hand, the book is a fascinating and detailed true crime study of Willie Bosket, New York State's most notorious criminal and considered to be their most violent and dangerous prison inmate. On the other hand it's a study of the origins of violence in America.
Amazingly, the author was able to trace Willie Bosket's ancestry back to his slave ancestors, and in so doing trace the escalating evolution of violence and criminality in each succeeding generation of the Bosket family. The book begins in pre-Revolutionary times with a study of white violence in the region of North Carolina where Willie's ancestors were enslaved. The author persuasively argues that the primary origin of black violence is the tradition of white violence that was transferred to them from their former slave owners.


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In today’s competitive world, choosing the right career path is crucial. Our Chhaya Career Books provide valuable insights and guidance for students exploring various professions. Packed with expert advice, these books help you make informed decisions about your future.
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Chhaya Publication Books are a testament to our commitment to educational excellence. Covering a wide range of subjects and topics, these books are designed to foster a deep understanding of the subject matter, ensuring you’re well-prepared for exams and beyond.
Chhaya Prakashani Question Bank: Ace Exams with Confidence
Success in examinations hinges on practice, and our Chhaya Prakashani Question Bank delivers just that. With a vast collection of practice questions and solutions, these books empower you to sharpen your skills and gain the confidence needed to excel in your academic journey.
Chhaya Prakashani Economics Book: Master the World of Economics
Economics is a subject of great importance in today’s global landscape. Our Chhaya Prakashani Economics Book is meticulously crafted to simplify complex economic concepts, making it easier for you to grasp and apply them effectively.
Chhaya Biology Class 12: Elevate Your Understanding
Biology Class 12 is a critical juncture in a student’s academic career. Chhaya Biology Class 12 book provides comprehensive coverage of the syllabus, helping you gain a strong foundation in this fascinating subject.
At Chhaya prakashani, we are dedicated to shaping the future of students. With Chhaya Books, we bring you unparalleled resources to help you achieve your academic and career aspirations.


This month it has been two years since my book was published so in celebration of that now through 3/31/24 autographed copies of my book are $12 which includes shipping and handling within the United States. For International orders please email me at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The struggle to understand the true meaning of “home” is one many of us face. For those who have been adopted, that challenge can be even greater. Throughout her life, Shawna Marie Fischer had searched to find her footing in the world, with no idea that her greatest guide would come with four paws and a wagging tongue. Soulmate Dog recounts Shawna’s moving journey with Luna, the yellow lab whose unconditional love not only helped her heal from trauma but unlock her ability to communicate with the incredible furry and feathered angels who walk alongside us. Luna is there as Shawna explores the ways in which being adopted affected her in both positive and negative ways; she also, with the unconditional love only animals can give, shows Shawna where she had compromised herself and, ultimately, how to embrace life to the fullest. Filled with highs and lows, fun adventures and sparks of wisdom, the book will help readers realize the transcendent experience of truly listening to their animal companions, and remember how their relationships with their beloved pets healed their lives and the lives of those around them. It also shows readers how they are in constant communication with their animals (whether they realize it or not), and how they can tune into them in a deeper and more intentional way.


Books, Women and Wine
When: Thursday, June 15th at 5:30 PM
Where: Level 2 Global Food and Lounge, 360 SW Powerhouse Dr. #210 Bend (map)
Details: There is nothing better than curling up with a good book. Plan to join us on Thursday, June 15th at 5:30 PM at Level 2 Global Food and Lounge where we will meet, eat, drink and discuss this months current book, ‘A Man Called Ove’ by Fredrik Backman.
Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?
Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.
A feel-good story in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Fredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” (Booklist, starred review).
This book is available from the Deschutes Public Library System in hard copy, ebook and audiobook.
For more information: please contact Nancy Whitlatch at (925) 383-3481 or email@example.com.


Videos Watch our Connecting Cultures & Communities – Guide & Toolkit video series featuring stories and tips from newcomers, employers, and community leaders in the Pembina Valley. This video builds the case for adopting a new perspective on inclusion and diversity. It showcases the need for change, and identifies benefits and keys to success: Inclusion, Training, Policy, Support, Connection. This video explains how employers can address communications challenges that commonly arise in a diverse and inclusive workplace. This video offers a realistic view of settlement. It explores the challenges of starting over and establishing a career, giving newcomers and employers a deeper understanding of the newcomer experience. This video looks at Canadian workplace culture and provides newcomers with advice from settlement workers, newcomers, and employers on how to fit in and move up. This video helps newcomers prepare for and overcome common challenges related to building a new life. It shows how employers, settlement workers, and community volunteers are working together to make it easier for newcomers to settle in the Pembina Valley.