Amazement

Author : E. Robert Morse
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780595244034

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Amazement by E. Robert Morse Pdf

The word Amazement means a great deal more after reading E. Robert Morse’s ambitious philosophical exploration of that name. With Amazement as the focus, Morse takes his audience on a journey into a timeless volume which is also offered at a most timely age in the course of humankind. By balancing an investigation of modern social structures such as the contemporary family and popular culture with age-old philosophical mysteries such as free will and the meaning of life, the author is able to accomplish what has been rarely attempted in history. Morse uses three divisions, The State of Ideals, The Roots of Modernity and The Path Towards Amazement, to analyze humanity’s challenges, their source and, with a ground breaking series of proofs, the nature and attainability of the solution—what he entitles Amazement. Generally a philosophical text, the work also offers fresh portions of the social sciences and history sure to illustrate the writer’s love for many facets of life, but what will be most clear to his audience after completing Amazement is that Morse has an limitless devotion to humanity, America and God.

Author : Michael Card
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830868353

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Luke: The Gospel of Amazement by Michael Card Pdf

"His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him." Luke 2:33 "Everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing." Luke 9:43 "He went home, amazed at what had happened." Luke 24:12 From start to finish, the book of Luke is filled with amazement. Throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, those who met him were astonished by their encounter, from the shepherds at the nativity to the disciples at the empty tomb. With careful attention to detail, Michael Card embarks on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Luke. He introduces us to Luke the historian and imagines his life as a Gentile, a doctor and a slave. Card explores Luke?s compelling account of this dynamic rabbi who astounded his hearers with parables and paradoxes. What might Luke have experienced as he interviewed eyewitnesses of Jesus? What leads Luke to focus on the marginalized and the unlikely? Why does Luke include certain details that the other Gospel writers omit? Join Michael Card in the work of opening heart and mind to the "Gospel of Amazement."

Author : Judy Cannato
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781933495439

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Radical Amazement by Judy Cannato Pdf

Twentieth century science completely revolutionized human understanding of the world, rewriting the story of the universe with exciting discoveries and theories—the big bang, the relativity of space and time, the accelerating expansion of the universe, along with increasingly refined ideas of evolution and the origin of life. Radical Amazement unifies the worlds of science and religion, weaving profound spiritual lessons from our new knowledge. Through thoughtful and practical reflections, enhanced by prayers and meditations, Judy Cannato reveals the connectedness of all creation and invites us to explore the harmony of science and spirituality.

Author : Shep Hyken
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Communication in organizations
ISBN : 9781608321063

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The Amazement Revolution by Shep Hyken Pdf

What is the amazement revolution? It is the culture that can drive any organisation -- from one employee to tens of thousands -- to focus completely on delivering an amazing customer-service experience. In this sequel to the Wall Street Journal best-selling book "The Cult of the Customer", Shep Hyken shares seven powerful strategies that any organisation can implement to create greater customer and employee loyalty. In a tough, competitive, and price-sensitive economy, customer service is one of the most essential tools to separate your business from the competition. These strategies work, as evidenced by the more than seventy case studies and examples that Hyken shares throughout the book. These examples provide dozens of lessons that can and should be implemented immediately. Corporate and industry clients from all over the world have tapped into the expertise of Shep Hyken. His client list is a who's who in the business world. As an author and speaker, Hyken is known for his simple and direct strategies that help his clients build successful, customer-focused organisations.

Author : Mel Gilden
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434449245

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The Planetoid of Amazement by Mel Gilden Pdf

Rodney Congruent (son of Watson Congruent of "The Return of Captain Conquer" fame) fears he will never have the sort of adventures his parents had. Then he receives an envelope full of transporting glitter, and ends up on an alien spaceship. The aliens, Grubber and Drum, say that they're searching for new exhibits for The Planetoid of Amazement, although Rodney is skeptical of their motives. Then he's kidnapped by Mara and Grits, two more creatures who are willing to do just about anything to get Rodney to tell them the location of the Legendary Treasure Planet (which he knows nothing about). The new aliens are members of the Slignathi, the most evil race in the galaxy. Will Grubber and Drum help Rodney save the Earth--or will they turn out to be Slignathi themselves! A fun-filled science fiction adventure!

Author : Carol Edgarian
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439199206

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Three Stages of Amazement by Carol Edgarian Pdf

A sweeping, richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and the reclaiming of love—by the bestselling novelist and co-founder of Narrative magazine. Many love stories end in marriage; rare is the love story that begins with one— already promised, already worn. Set in San Francisco during the first year of Obama’s presidency, Three Stages of Amazement deftly charts the struggles and triumphs of Lena Rusch and her husband Charlie Pepper, who still believe they can have it all—sex, love, marriage, children, career, brilliance. But life delivers surprises and tests—a stillborn child, an economic crash, a ruthless business rival, and the attentions of an old lover. Touched by tragedy and by ordinary hopes unmet, Lena and Charlie must face, for the first time in their lives, real limitation. Fifteen years after her stunning debut, Rise the Euphrates, Carol Edgarian has created a panoramic and deeply moving story about business and family and the demands of love in our time. Three Stages of Amazement takes readers on a spellbinding journey inside America today, with an unforgettable cast of characters including Cal Rusch, Lena’s uncle, a Silicon Valley titan, and Ivy, his socialite wife, who engender complication in the lives of all the people they touch: their grown children, business partners, friends, the servants and workers upon whom their glamorous life depends—and Lena, whose quest for grace is the pulse of this gorgeous novel. As Lena and Charlie, Ivy and Cal face the temptations of their youth and the fantasy of starting over, they discover that real life is the ultimate challenge. Told with eloquence, wit, and compassion, Three Stages of Amazement is a true thriller of the heart, a riveting story about confronting adversity, gaining wisdom, and finding great love.

Author : BusinessNews Publishing
Publisher : Primento
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782511022252

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Summary: The Amazement Revolution by BusinessNews Publishing Pdf

The must-read summary of Shep Hyken's book: "The Amazement Revolution: Seven Customer Service Strategies to Create an Amazing Customer (and Employee) Experience". This complete summary of the ideas from Shep Hyken's book "The Amazement Revolution" shows that customer service isn’t a department within a company – it’s everything the company does. If you can amaze your customers, they will become addicted to doing business with you or, more specifically, to the quality of the experience they receive from you. In his book, the author presents seven amazement strategies from the best customer service focused organisations in the world, which you can use to bring your customers into a "Cult of Amazement". This summary is a must-read for any manager who wants to learn from the best and become the top service organisation in their industry. Added-value of this summary: • Save time • Understand key concepts • Expand your knowledge To learn more, read "The Amazement Revolution" and find out how to teach your employees to deliver a superior experience to your customers.

Author : Elizabeth Meeke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1804
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555071143

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Amazement, a novel by Elizabeth Meeke Pdf

Author : Louise Petheram
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0748790144

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Scientifica Reader Year 8 Scientifica Presents the Amazement Park by Louise Petheram Pdf

Bring your science lessons to life with Scientifica. Providing just the right proportion of 'reading' versus 'doing', these engaging resources are differentiated to support and challenge pupils of varying abilities.

Author : Trivion Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Valley of Amazement: A Novel By Amy Tan (Trivia-On-Books) by Trivion Books Pdf

Trivia-on-Book: The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! The Valley of Amazement, Amy Tan’s latest novel, takes the reader on a rollercoaster of emotional events woven around a family saga bedeviled with secrets and deception. Violet, the heroine of the story, must navigate her way through the perilous corridors of brothels to uncover the identity of her father—lost to her since birth—which inevitably pits her against her mother, Lulu. The Valley of Amazement stole the scene as Amazon’s Best Book of the Month in the month of its publication and went on to snatch a nomination in the 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Historical Fiction. You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Promising quality and value, come play your trivia of a favorite book!!

Author : Mengchu Ling
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780295742144

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Slapping the Table in Amazement by Mengchu Ling Pdf

Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai�an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580�1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death, and their visions of the underworld and the supernatural. Ling was a connoisseur of popular literature and a seminal figure in the development of Chinese literature in the vernacular, which paved the way for the late-imperial Chinese novel. Slapping the Table in Amazement includes translations of verse and prologue stories as well as marginal and interlinear comments.

Author : Gale Zoe Garnett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743214711

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Visible Amazement by Gale Zoe Garnett Pdf

Meet Roanne Chappell -- definitely not your ordinary teenage girl. A product of the loving but decidedly unorthodox guardianship of her mother, Del, Roanne is a fascinating study in contrasts. Equal parts bold seductress and wide-eyed innocent, smart-ass teenager and wizened sage, she is an outlandish, charismatic, and wholly inspired creation. Unabashedly outspoken (and an increasingly accomplished flirt), Roanne quietly longs for escape -- particularly from her mother's overwhelming and over-powering shadow. Her chance comes after she discovers, much to her horror, that the professor she had slept with is also bedding her mother. "I just can't seem to stop feeling like one of those air-sucking dogs people leave in cars with the windows open just a tiny bit. I need to put my whole face, my whole self, in the air for a while to try and figure out who I am when I'm not standing next to my amazing mum." To clear her head, Roanne begins a journey and goes from feeling like an outsider to being embraced by a very special group of people -- people whom most others have found strange or different but with whom Roanne feels right at home. From a marriage proposal by the teenage son of the founders of the Christian Rebirth Center, to her relationship with new best friend Gilbey Tarr -- the sixteen-year-old "Teenage Goddess from Outer Space" -- to a reunion with Dickie Siggins -- international pop star and her mother's life-long friend -- to a bittersweet reconciliation with Del, Roanne soars headfirst into a world of tragedy and comedy, and in the process learns about life, love, and death -- and everything in between. With this richly satisfying debut novel, Gale Zoë Garnett has channeled Roanne's outsized passions into a tightly crafted and powerfully moving narrative, charting a journey to lands unknown, emotions untapped, and experience unforeseen. Visible Amazement injects contemporary fiction with welcome jolts of crackling humor and unexpected drama. Written in a totally original and unique voice, the novel, like its heroine, is delightful, disturbing, and utterly unforgettable.

Author : Abduraghiem Johnstone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : South African poetry (English)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002234941

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Poems from the Valley of Amazement by Abduraghiem Johnstone Pdf

Author : Stephen Minch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0945296886

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Giacomo Bertini's System for Amazement by Stephen Minch Pdf

Author : Amy Tan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443410243

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The Valley Of Amazement by Amy Tan Pdf

New York Times bestseller The Valley of Amazement is an evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity—from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village. Shanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn is the daughter of the American madam of the city’s most exclusive courtesan house. But when the Ching dynasty is overturned, Violet is separated from her mother and forced to become a “virgin courtesan.” Spanning more than forty years and two continents, Amy Tan’s newest novel maps the lives of three generations of women—and the mystery of an evocative painting known as “The Valley of Amazement.” Moving from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty to the growth of anti-foreign sentiment and the inner workings of courtesan houses, The Valley of Amazement interweaves the story of Violet, a celebrated Shanghai courtesan on a quest for both love and identity, and her mother, Lucia, an American woman whose search for penance leads them to an unexpected reunion. The Valley of Amazement is a deeply moving narrative of family secrets, legacies, and the profound connections between mothers and daughters, reminiscent of the compelling territory Tan so expertly mapped in The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic wisdom, grace, and humor, Tan conjures up a story of inherited trauma, desire, deception, and the power and stubbornness of love.