Stick Your Neck Out

Author : John Graham
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781458756626

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Stick Your Neck Out by John Graham Pdf

As President of the Giraffe Heroes Project, which since 1982 has been recognizing people who ''stick their necks out for the common good,'' John Graham has seen what hundreds of average citizens around the world have done to bring about constructive change. He's drawn on their experiences, his own as a veteran environmental activist, and that of a hand-picked group of seasoned activists to produce an accessible, eminently practical, inspiring guide on how to work effectively for change in any environment. Stick Your Neck Out covers every aspect of working for change, from choosing an issue to mapping out a strategy, getting a team together, building alliances, working with the media, and more. Each chapter contains a series of practical tips as well as inspiring examples of real people - artists, truck drivers, doctors, waitresses, and others - who have made a difference on issues like poverty, racism, gang violence, environmental pollution, and many more. Everything in this book has been honed and practiced; nothing is untested theory. This is a comprehensive guide to the skills, qualities, and strategies you need to make a difference on any issue. But it's also about becoming fully alive - about the meaning and passion you can add to your own life by getting involved. Active citizenship and personal growth are linked. The information in this book can change your world - and it can change your life.

Author : Paul Heacock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 052153271X

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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms by Paul Heacock Pdf

This book unlocks the meaning of more than 5,000 idioms used in American English today.

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467700757

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Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb by Matt Doeden Pdf

Win by a nose. Pulling your leg. Turn a blind eye. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when noses, legs, and eyes have nothing to do with whatever they're discussing! That's because these sayings are idioms—phrases that mean something different than what the words in them actually say. But don't let idioms give you a chip on your shoulder! Let's explore a variety of idioms related to body parts and figure out what people really mean when they use them.

Author : John Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Community power--Handbooks, manuals, etc
ISBN : 1580000002

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Stick Your Neck Out: A Street-smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond: Service as the Path of a Meaningful Life by John Graham Pdf

Author : Alan Wolfelt
Publisher : Companion Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781617222658

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One Mindful Day at a Time by Alan Wolfelt Pdf

For most of us, life is way too hectic. We feel scattered and distracted. We’re busy rushing from one required activity to the next, and when we have a few moments of downtime, we’re often glued to our electronics. Is this what life is really all about? Learn to slow down and live more mindfully with this daily companion. In one brief entry for each day of the calendar year, counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt offers small, day-at-a-time doses of wisdom and practical guidance. Each entry includes an inspiring or soothing quote followed by a short discussion of the day’s theme as well as a succinct mantra to return to throughout the day. In just a few minutes a day, this little gem of a book will teach you to live every moment from a place of peace, purpose, and gratitude. Living in the now is a habit you can cultivate. Let’s get started.

Author : Barbara J. Tarver
Publisher : Inspiring Voices
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462410064

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It's a Matter of Faith by Barbara J. Tarver Pdf

Does it seem to you that some Christians seem to get all the breaks and things seem to always go their way? Have you wondered why this happens to them and not you? This book explains how one person has gotten God's attention and favor in her life and how you can get it, too. Learn how she stood in faith when everything around her looked totally impossible. See how God miraculously saved a home from foreclosure just in the nick of time. Read about the two-year journey of believing for a car that was provided the day before it was desperately needed. There are examples to follow throughout God's Word. Find out how Abraham, Noah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and others received favor from God just by believing what God told them was the absolute truth and standing on His promises. Learn how to truly grow in faith and favor by following those examples. Philippians 4:19 says, "But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." You can experience the power of prayers prayed in faith, believing and see the miraculous happen in your life. God does not exclude people. If He does it for one person, He'll do it for you.

Author : Federico Garcia Lorca
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408149126

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Lorca Plays: 2 by Federico Garcia Lorca Pdf

"Lorca is one of the few indisputably great dramatists of the twentieth century" Observer The Shoemaker's Wonderful Wife and The Love of Don Perlimplín use an old story of the old man married to the young wife to expose the social attitudes of a traditional Spain bound by rigid concepts of decency, reputation and honour. The Puppet Play deploys the puppets' uninhibited and passionate emotions as a direct attack on the 'tedious triviality' of commercial theatre. The Butterfly's Evil Spell explores the themes of love and frustration, while When Five Years Pass is a surrealist play with references to the film Un Chien Andalou [The Andalusian Dog] by Lorca's friend and collaborator, Luis Buñuel.

Author : Richard Brozovich,Linda Chase
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781572246096

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Say Goodbye to Being Shy by Richard Brozovich,Linda Chase Pdf

Say Goodbye to Being Shy is a book for children who struggle with extreme to occasional shyness. Shyness is a barrier to social and academic development which can prevent children from reaching their greatest potential. Say Goodbye to Being Shy offers focused activities with clearly stated purposes designed to move children from feelings of shyness to developing competence and skill. Simple, fun activites to help kids: Accept themselves; Be assertive when necessary; Make new friends.

Author : Melissa Allen Heath,Tina Taylor,Mary Doty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610690980

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Classroom Bullying Prevention, Pre-K–4th Grade by Melissa Allen Heath,Tina Taylor,Mary Doty Pdf

Featuring 20 selected bully-themed children's picture books, this teacher-friendly resource book offers lesson plans and activities to assist educators in strengthening bystander support against bullying. Classroom Bullying Prevention, Pre-K–4th Grade: Children's Books, Lesson Plans, and Activities provides strategies to deter and prevent bullying—a serious and widespread social problem that starts early and causes great harm to not only the victims but also the bullies themselves. The book's content and the included lesson plans are specifically designed to supplement school-wide efforts to reduce and eliminate bullying. The lesson plans enable students to understand the importance of environments where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and respected. Supplemented by creative illustrations and summarized tables of key information, the book will be helpful to community and school librarians, elementary school teachers, and paraprofessionals serving pre-K through 4th grade students. Additionally, school-based mental health professionals such as school counselors, psychologists, and social workers can utilize the book's resources to teach social skills in classrooms and group counseling sessions.

Author : Felicity O'Dell,Michael McCarthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521744294

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English Idioms in Use Advanced with Answers by Felicity O'Dell,Michael McCarthy Pdf

English Idioms in use Advanced is a vocabulary book for advanced level learners. It is primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice text but it can also be used for classroom work.

Author : Daniel B. Smith
Publisher : Daniel B. Smith
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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English Idioms and Phrases Dictionary by Daniel B. Smith Pdf

Idioms are expressions that cannot be understood from their individual words alone, and the English language is full of them—and so is this dictionary: 4,800+ English idioms and phrases with example sentences included for you so as to understand them all. This is the essential idioms dictionary if you want to talk like a native speaker—or just find out more about the colorful phrases you hear and say every day.

Author : Robert Palmatier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1995-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313368387

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Speaking of Animals by Robert Palmatier Pdf

No other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. Speaking of Animals is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, historical, and metaphor-based. Each entry refers to the other dictionaries that catalog that same metaphor, and the dates of first appearance in writing are supplied, where possible, for both the metaphor and the name of the source. The main text is organized alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal or animal behavior; all the metaphors are classified according to their animal source in a list at the end of the book. An animal metaphor is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a resemblance or similarity between someone or something and a particular animal or animal class. True metaphors are single words, such as the noun tiger, the verb hog, and the adjective chicken. Phrasal metaphors combine true metaphors with other words, such as blind tiger, hog the road, and chicken colonel. Other animal metaphors take the form of similes, such as like rats leaving a sinking ship and prickly as a hedgehog. Still others take the form of proverbs, such as Don't count your chickens before they hatch and Let sleeping dogs lie. The horse is the animal most frequently referred to in metaphors, followed closely by the dog. The Bible is the most prolific literary source of animal metaphors, followed closely by Shakespeare.

Author : Nick Smethurst
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781035816552

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An Idiot's Love of Idioms 2 by Nick Smethurst Pdf

Ever wondered where the sayings we commonly use originate? Sometimes the things we say, if we really think about it, make absolutely no logical sense. Take what I’m saying as read but not with a pinch of salt, I think this book will be a sight for sore eyes and will warm the cockles of your heart. This book won’t cost you an arm and a leg and you won’t have to push the boat out to buy it and I’m not trying to pull the wool over your eyes as there are no smoke and mirrors here. If you like idioms it might be right up your alley and I’ll stick my neck out and say you’ll find it top drawer. Hang fire you say, well, this kind of book only comes once in a blue moon so keep your hair on, don’t flip your lid and remember every cloud has a silver lining even if it’s not cloud nine. So don’t drop a clanger and cut me some slack, buy this book and I guarantee you I’ll have you in stitches.

Author : Anthony F. Jahn
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195374032

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The Singer's Guide to Complete Health by Anthony F. Jahn Pdf

Anthony Jahn, M.D., internationally-acclaimed for his work as an "opera doctor" with some of the most prestigious opera companies in the world, brings together some of the profession's greatest doctors, performers, and instructors in a thorough and comprehensible guidebook on all aspects of health and disease that affect the voice.

Author : Cindy Leaney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521545420

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In the Know Students Book and Audio CD by Cindy Leaney Pdf

"In the Know teaches intermediate-level students and above the idioms they need to know in order to understand everyday idiomatic English. The idioms are presented in 40 four-page units and are grouped by context, by concept, or by key words. Each four-page unit starts out with a presentation page, which is followed by three sections: Focus on Meaning, Focus on Form, and Focus on Use."--BOOK JACKET.