Elusive Promise

Author : Barbara Freethy
Publisher : Fog City Publishing, LLC
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943781775

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Elusive Promise by Barbara Freethy Pdf

"Elusive Promise is a thrilling tale of dangerous love, heart-stopping action and haunting mind games" Isha C. - Goodreads When tragedy strikes an engagement party, Special Agent Parisa Maxwell becomes the sole survivor and the only witness to a kidnapping and the theft of a legendary diamond. With her friend now missing, Parisa makes a promise to save the other woman, no matter the cost. Jared MacIntyre's entire life is a carefully cultivated set of lies. He wasn't looking for the beautiful brunette when he ventured into the private rooms at the consulate, but he couldn't ignore the woman fighting for her life. Now their lives are inexplicably intertwined. The kidnapping and theft may be part of a bigger, deadlier plot—one that he's on a mission to stop before someone else he loves ends up dead. Two strangers, each with their own secrets. Two strangers who never expected to find love amidst the danger. Two strangers who will have to take the ultimate risk: trust each other—or lose everything. Secrets, espionage, and foreign terrorism make unexpected allies in this action-packed romantic suspense from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy. For fans of Catherine Coulter, Tami Hoag, Sandra Brown, Toni Anderson, and Nora Roberts! Note: THE FBI SERIES takes readers on thrilling, romantic, and suspenseful adventures! While an overarching mystery plays out over the first five novels, every story stands completely on its own and there are no cliffhangers! The books feature complex and exciting storylines ranging from kidnapping to organized crime, terrorism, and espionage. Personal stories often play out against a bigger, broader storyline, and surprising twists will keep you up all night. Start reading today! Also Available in the OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES Perilous Trust #1 Reckless Whisper #2 Desperate Play #3 Elusive Promise #4 Dangerous Choice #5 Ruthless Cross #6 Critical Doubt #7 Fearless Pursuit #8 Daring Deception #9 Risky Bargain #10 Perfect Target #11 Fatal Betrayal #12 What the readers are saying… "ELUSIVE PROMISE is a fast paced read which has so many twists to it you don't want to put the book down until you know who took Jasmine, who wants to kill Parisa, and who Jared really is. Once again Barbara Freethy does not disappoint her readers and leaves you counting the days to the next FBI Off the Grid 5th book." Patricia – Goodreads "Wonderfully intense, breath-catching action, Barbara Freethy keeps getting better and better." R.J. – Goodreads on ELUSIVE PROMISE "Ms Freethy is a genius when it comes to character development, and these two were perfectly imperfect and as a reader you just fall in love with them. Can’t wait for the next book!" Claire – Goodreads on ELUSIVE PROMISE "Grab a drink, find a comfortable reading nook, and get immersed in this fast paced, realistic, romantic thriller! 5 STARS!" Perrin – Goodreads on ELUSIVE PROMISE "For me a good romantic suspense book needs a good story, strong characters, honest dialogue, chemistry between the hero and heroine and believable suspense. Elusive Promise checks off all the boxes for me. Thank you Barbara Freethy for another great read!" Trude - Goodreads

Author : S. Dicklitch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230502116

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The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa by S. Dicklitch Pdf

Dicklitch challenges the dominant discourse of neo-liberalism which places NGOs and civil society at the forefront of democratization and development in Africa. Based on nine months of field research in Uganda, the study draws on evidence from the 'successfully' liberalizing country and shows how NGO potential for democratization and development has been subverted by state directives, structural and historical conditions, as well as the internal limitations of NGOs.

Author : Karen Engle
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822392965

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The Elusive Promise of Indigenous Development by Karen Engle Pdf

Around the world, indigenous peoples use international law to make claims for heritage, territory, and economic development. Karen Engle traces the history of these claims, considering the prevalence of particular legal frameworks and their costs and benefits for indigenous groups. Her vivid account highlights the dilemmas that accompany each legal strategy, as well as the persistent elusiveness of economic development for indigenous peoples. Focusing primarily on the Americas, Engle describes how cultural rights emerged over self-determination as the dominant framework for indigenous advocacy in the late twentieth century, bringing unfortunate, if unintended, consequences. Conceiving indigenous rights as cultural rights, Engle argues, has largely displaced or deferred many of the economic and political issues that initially motivated much indigenous advocacy. She contends that by asserting static, essentialized notions of indigenous culture, indigenous rights advocates have often made concessions that threaten to exclude many claimants, force others into norms of cultural cohesion, and limit indigenous economic, political, and territorial autonomy. Engle explores one use of the right to culture outside the context of indigenous rights, through a discussion of a 1993 Colombian law granting collective land title to certain Afro-descendant communities. Following the aspirations for and disappointments in this law, Engle cautions advocates for marginalized communities against learning the wrong lessons from the recent struggles of indigenous peoples at the international level.

Author : Simone Abram,Gisa Weszkalnys
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857459169

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Elusive Promises by Simone Abram,Gisa Weszkalnys Pdf

Planning in contemporary democratic states is often understood as a range of activities, from housing to urban design, regional development to economic planning. This volume sees planning differently-as the negotiation of possibilities that time offers space. It explores what kind of promise planning offers, how such a promise is made, and what happens to it through time. The authors, all leading anthropologists, examine the time and space, creativity and agency, authority and responsibility, and conflicting desires that plans attempt to control. They show how the many people involved with planning deal with the discrepancies between what is promised and what is done. The comparative essays offer insight into the expected and unexpected outcomes of planning (from visionary utopias to bureaucratic dystopia or something in-between), how the future is envisioned at the outset, and what actual work is done and how it affects people's lives.

Author : Patricia M. Hummer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004667197

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The Decade of Elusive Promise by Patricia M. Hummer Pdf

Author : Margaret Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351870979

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Working Out Gender by Margaret Walsh Pdf

Working out Gender brings together leading scholars and young researchers to examine the various ways in which gender is currently being used in labour history. Having been a dynamic and contentious category of historical analysis since the mid 1980s gender continues to incite much debate. This volume seeks a more informed view about labour history both by advancing the position of women and making their lives central to learning and by examining men as gendered persons and discussing the social construction of masculinity. A broad perspective of labour history is scrutinised on both sides of the Atlantic, though the emphasis is given to European experiences. Themes examined include work and workplace activities, the working classes, masculinity and politics, and the timespan ranges from the eighteenth century to recent times.

Author : John D. Caputo
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253043139

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Cross and Cosmos by John D. Caputo Pdf

The renowned theologian “brings Luther and cosmology into dialogue with radical theological movements that have their point of departure in deconstruction” (George Pattison, author of Eternal God/Saving Time). John D. Caputo stretches his project as a radical theologian to new limits in this groundbreaking book. Mapping out his summative theological position, he identifies with Martin Luther to take on notions of the hidden god, the theology of the cross, confessional theology, and natural theology. Caputo also confronts the dark side of the cross with its correlation to lynching and racial and sexual discrimination. Caputo is clear that he is not writing as any kind of orthodox Lutheran but is instead engaging with a radical view of theology, cosmology, and poetics of the cross. Readers will recognize Caputo’s signature themes—hermeneutics, deconstruction, weakness, and the call—as well as his unique voice as he writes about moral life and our strivings for joy against contemporary society and politics. “This work will be eagerly awaited and immediately read by John D. Caputo’s many followers. They will be looking for him to fill out the ‘big picture’ which makes manifest for the first time all the parts and pieces he has contributed to the theological project he launched early in the previous decade.” —Carl Raschke, author of Postmodern Theology “Caputo is always distinctive.” —George Pattison, author of Eternal God/Saving Time

Author : Benoit Daviron,Stefano Ponte
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848136298

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The Coffee Paradox by Benoit Daviron,Stefano Ponte Pdf

Can developing countries trade their way out of poverty? International trade has grown dramatically in the last two decades in the global economy, and trade is an important source of revenue in developing countries. Yet, many low-income countries have been producing and exporting tropical commodities for a long time. They are still poor. This book is a major analytical contribution to understanding commodity production and trade, as well as putting forward policy-relevant suggestions for ‘solving’ the commodity problem. Through the study of the global value chain for coffee, the authors recast the ‘development problem’ for countries relying on commodity exports in entirely new ways. They do so by analysing the so-called coffee paradox – the coexistence of a ‘coffee boom’ in consuming countries and of a ‘coffee crisis’ in producing countries. New consumption patterns have emerged with the growing importance of specialty, fair trade and other ‘sustainable’ coffees. In consuming countries, coffee has become a fashionable drink and coffee bar chains have expanded rapidly. At the same time, international coffee prices have fallen dramatically and producers receive the lowest prices in decades. This book shows that the coffee paradox exists because what farmers sell and what consumers buy are becoming increasingly ‘different’ coffees. It is not material quality that contemporary coffee consumers pay for, but mostly symbolic quality and in-person services. As long as coffee farmers and their organizations do not control at least parts of this ‘immaterial’ production, they will keep receiving low prices. The Coffee Paradox seeks ways out from this situation by addressing some key questions: What kinds of quality attributes are combined in a coffee cup or coffee package? Who is producing these attributes? How can part of these attributes be produced by developing country farmers? To what extent are specialty and sustainable coffees achieving these objectives?

Author : Keith Fuglie,Madhur Gautam,Aparajita Goyal,William F. Maloney
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464814297

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Harvesting Prosperity by Keith Fuglie,Madhur Gautam,Aparajita Goyal,William F. Maloney Pdf

Back cover blurb Rising agricultural productivity has driven improvements in living standards for millennia. Today, redoubling that effort in developing countries is critical to reducing extreme poverty, ensuring food security for an increasing global population, and adapting to changes in climate. This volume presents fresh analysis on global trends and sources of productivity growth in agriculture and offers new perspectives on the drivers of that growth. It argues that gains from the reallocation of land and labor are not as promising as believed, so policy needs to focus more on the generation and dissemination of new technologies, which requires stepping up national research efforts. Yet, in many of the poorest nations, a serious research spending gap has emerged precisely at the time when the challenges faced by agriculture are intensifying. The book focuses on how this problem can be redressed in the public sector, as well as on reforms aimed at mobilizing new private sector actors and value chains, particularly creating a better enabling environment, reforming trade regulations, introducing new products, and strengthening intellectual property rights. On the demand side, the book examines what recent research reveals about policies to reduce the barriers impeding smallholder farmers from adopting new technologies. Harvesting Prosperity is the fourth volume of the World Bank Productivity Project, which seeks to bring frontier thinking on the measurement and determinants of productivity to global policy makers. “As rightly argued by the authors, growth in agricultural productivity is the essential instrument to promote development in low-income agriculture-based countries. Achieving this requires research and development, upgrading of universities, reinforcement of farmer capacities, removal of constraints to adoption, and the development of inclusive value chains with interlinked contracts. As important, such efforts also need to be placed within a context of comprehensive agricultural, rural, and structural transformations. However, in many countries implementation of the requisite policies has been lagging. This book, with contributions from many top experts in the field, provides the most up-to-date presentation of this argument and explains in detail how to successfully put its ideas into practice. Governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations need to study it carefully to turn the promise of agriculture for development into a reality.“ Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet Professors of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley

Author : Shea Elizabeth Esterling
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780429594588

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Indigenous Cultural Property and International Law by Shea Elizabeth Esterling Pdf

Examining the restitution of cultural property to Indigenous Peoples in human rights law, this book offers a detailed analysis of the opportunities and constraints of international law as a tool of resistance and social transformation for marginalized groups. In accordance with an increasing insistence on respect for diverse cultures, and through their own international mobilization, Indigenous Peoples have participated in the construction of a distinct human rights framework. Significant academic inquiry has focused on the substantive gains made by Indigenous Peoples in this context; along with its impact on a body of law that had previously denied Indigenous Peoples a basis for claims to their own cultural materials and practices. Accordingly, this book acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples, as non-state actors, have generated greater substantive and procedural legitimacy in human rights law making. Offering normative insights into the participation of non-state actors in international law making, it also, however, demonstrates that, despite their significant role in constructing the legal framework of human rights in the 21st century, the participation of Indigenous Peoples continues to be structurally limited. With its interdisciplinary approach to the field, this book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of law, politics, anthropology and indigenous studies.

Author : Tracy Lucht
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780815652496

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Sylvia Porter by Tracy Lucht Pdf

In 1942, the directors of the New York Stock Exchange met to discuss a problem. The exchange—its air charged with testosterone, its floor scuffed by the frantic paces of men racing one another for shares of the American dream—was off-limits to women. This, it was agreed, was how it should be. However, it had recently become public knowledge that one of New York’s most prolific and respected financial writers, S. F. Porter, was a woman. If Porter trained her eye on the all-male stock exchange, the NYSE might find itself the subject of some unwanted controversy during the electrified “Rosie the Riveter” days of World War II. But should women really be allowed into the stock exchange? The board finally saw its way around the dilemma and voted on a resolution: “Sylvia is one of the boys. We hereby award her honorary pants.” Sylvia Porter (1913–1991) was the nation’s first personal finance columnist and one of the most admired women of the twentieth century. In Sylvia Porter: America’s Original Personal Finance Columnist, Lucht traces Porter’s professional trajectory, identifying her career strategies and exploring the role of gender in her creation of a once-unique, now-ubiquitous form of journalism. A pioneer for both male and female journalists, Porter established a genre of newspaper writing that would last into the twenty-first century while carving a space for women in what had been an almost exclusively male field. She began as an oddity—a woman writing about finance during the Great Depression—and rose to become a nationally recognized expert, revered by middle-class readers and consulted by presidents. As the first biography of Sylvia Porter, this book makes an important contribution to the history of women and the media.

Author : Neal J. Anthony
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725282193

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Promising Nothing by Neal J. Anthony Pdf

Can the categories of classical Lutheran Christology be unleashed to express the vitality of christological existence, an existence situated between Promise and experience? If, as Martin Luther famously asserted in his Heidelberg Disputation (1518), "true theology and recognition of God are in the crucified Christ," then such a theological point of departure not only bore radical implications for his Christology, but indeed also bears profound significance for theological discussions around the Word of Promise, its structure, its experience, its plurality. With regard to the elaboration of the two natures of Jesus Christ, such a point of departure permits a delineation of Promise--"the body of Promise"--who is bound to, who suffers, the nihil of human existence. Which means: such a point of departure affords us equally the opportunity to consider and probe the implications of the nihil as the medium of both threat and Promise. Is this a promising threat? Or a threatening Promise? Ultimately, Promise is delineated from within hermeneutical origins--the christological function of Scripture, the text--and, developed through to its diverse expression as the body of Promise, translated into christological existence. Within this context, categories of classical Lutheran Christology begin to express new vitality. Along the way, the Word of Promise--as developed within the trajectory of Luther's theology of the cross and his radical delineation of the two natures of Jesus Christ--receives further sharpening within the context of discussion with such theological voices as John Caputo and Jacques Derrida, Hans Holbein the Younger, Albert Schweitzer, Matthias Grunewald, Carl Braaten, Karl Barth, Michael Welker, and Samuel Terrien. Ultimately, we are permitted to confess: There is one Crucified. And he is plural.

Author : Rosanne Schafer
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643348513

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Reflections of Faith by Rosanne Schafer Pdf

If you need to nourish your soul this book may just give you food for thought. Reflections of Faith is meant to touch the hearts of its readers with a recipe for enjoyment, flavored with different seasonings including short inspirational works, peppered with poetry and sweetened with an array of Christmas stories. A perfect blend of humor and a good measure of reality. The pages within will make you laugh or cry. The true mission of this author is to bring platters of encouragement, inspiration, and joy to the table and serve a huge portion of hope to all who have faith.

Author : Russell Fourie-Kidson
Publisher : Celenic Earth Publications
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781776475438

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Daydreams at Dusk: Reveries and Refrains Vol. 1 by Russell Fourie-Kidson Pdf

In the enchanting world of "Reveries and Refrains Vol. 1: Daydreams at Dusk," author Russell Fourie-Kidson invites you to a journey where the boundaries between music and literature blur, where the melodies of life intertwine with the poetic verses of Ben Howard's songs. Step into the Twilight: Within these pages, you'll discover a collection of short stories that resonate with the lyrical magic of Ben Howard's music. Each story is a window into the complex emotions and profound moments that echo in Howard's melodies, providing a unique interpretation of his songs. A Melodic Odyssey: From the wistful longing of "Nica Libres at Dusk" to the introspective depths of "Someone in the Doorway," and the enigmatic allure of "Murmurations," this volume takes you on a captivating journey through the landscapes of the human heart. Russell Fourie-Kidson masterfully weaves tales that mirror the emotional complexity found in Howard's lyrics. An Exploration of Human Experience: "Daydreams at Dusk" delves into themes of love, longing, personal revelation, and the intricacies of existence. It's an invitation to immerse yourself in the ever-passionate world of human emotion—a world where stories and songs meld together seamlessly. A Symphony of Words: As you turn each page, you'll find that the charm of this collection lies not only in the stories themselves but in the profound connection you'll form with them. Just as cherished songs reveal new layers of meaning with each listen, these stories will touch your soul and resonate with you deeply. Conclusion: "Reveries and Refrains Vol. 1: Daydreams at Dusk" is more than just a book; it's a journey into the heart of music and literature. Whether you're a long-time admirer of Ben Howard's melodies or new to his world, this volume promises to speak to you, touch you, and carry you into a realm where emotions dance to the rhythm of words and music. Join Russell Fourie-Kidson on this exquisite exploration of human experience through the lens of Ben Howard's music. Dive into "Daydreams at Dusk" and let the harmonious blend of song and story transport you to a place where reveries and refrains come together in perfect harmony.

Author : Joshua Rabbi Hoffman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781538176764

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The Holiness of Doubt by Joshua Rabbi Hoffman Pdf

The Holiness of Doubt is a timely and essential contribution to the study of sacred Jewish texts. Divided according to the weekly Torah portions as traditionally studied in the Jewish community, this book explores the purpose of the 275 questions in the texts and serves as a unique interpretation of the Torah on its own.