Tales Of A Silver Haired Volunteer

Author : Carole Howard
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781619844575

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Tales of a Silver-Haired Volunteer by Carole Howard Pdf

When she retired, Carole Howard took a surprising – some might call it radical – giant step out of her comfort zone. With little idea of what to expect, she overcame her usual risk-aversion and volunteered with her husband to be management consultants for a non-profit in Senegal, West Africa. The experience was so life-affirming they did it again the following year in Uganda. And then three more times after that, in Namibia, Thailand, and Ghana, each time for two months. Her adventure was simultaneously an outward journey (of miles and cultures) and an inward journey (of small victories and self-discovery). While she knew she couldn’t save the world, she found that doing one thing for one person or organization in one place is the next best thing. TALES OF A SILVER-HAIRED VOLUNTEER is a personal memoir that is inspiring, written with a light (sometimes hilarious) touch. She now knows the answers to the questions she posed above...... and a whole lot more.

Author : Robert A. Rosenstone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000963397

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History on Film/Film on History by Robert A. Rosenstone Pdf

History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing the past to life. In the fourth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Robert A. Rosenstone argues that to leave history films out of the discussion of the meaning of the past is to ignore a major means of understanding historical events. This book examines what history films convey about the past and how they convey it, demonstrating the need to learn how to read and understand this new visual world and integrating detailed analysis of films such as Schindler’s List, Glory, October, and Reds. Advocating for the dramatic feature as a legitimate way of doing history, this edition includes a new Preface and a new chapter that focuses on films produced in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, India, and East Asia. Examining the codes and conventions of how these films tell us about the past and providing guidance on how to effectively analyse films as historical interpretations, this book is an essential introduction to the field for students of history and film.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : International cooperation
ISBN : IND:30000090365945

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Peace Corps Volunteer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amy Newmark
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781611592504

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Volunteering & Giving Back by Amy Newmark Pdf

One person can make a significant difference in the lives of others. This collection of 101 inspiring stories celebrates volunteers and those who give back, and also shows how the biggest beneficiaries are the givers themselves. Volunteers and people who give back are models of unconditional kindness, compassion, and love. You choose hope over despair, optimism over cynicism, and caring over indifference. And by serving others, you also help yourself. In this inspiring collection of 101 personal stories by and for volunteers and those who give back, you and your fellow unsung heroes will get some of the recognition and appreciation you deserve.

Author : Peace Corps (U.S.). Division of Volunteer Support
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU09524274

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The Peace Corps Volunteer, a Quarterly Statistical Summary by Peace Corps (U.S.). Division of Volunteer Support Pdf

Author : Rob Steen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408181362

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Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport by Rob Steen Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014 Spectator sport is living, breathing, non-stop theatre for all. Focusing on spectator sports and their accompanying issues, tracing their origins, evolution and impact, inside the lines and beyond the boundary, this book offers a thematic history of professional sport and the ingredients that magnetise millions around the globe. It tells the stories that matter: from the gladiators of Rome to the runners of Rift Valley via the innovator-missionaries of Rugby School; from multi-faceted British exports to the Americanisation of professionalism and the Indianisation of cricket. Rob Steen traces the development of these sports which captivate the turnstile millions and the mouse-clicking masses, addressing their key themes and commonalities, from creation myths to match fixing via race, politics, sexuality and internationalism. Insightful and revelatory, this is an entertaining exploration of spectator sports' intrinsic place in culture and how sport imitates life – and life imitates sport.

Author : Tom Penna
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493136315

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Rich Man's Justice by Tom Penna Pdf

CAAM Covert American Australian Mission American Trent Davis is a Vietnam vet and retired policeman, now operating his own security firm. He deals in the 'bad people' business and thinks that the pendulum has swung too far in their favour. That the bad bastards, that the law are helpless against, are flaunting their power with no remorse. He is going do something about that. Paul J Gent Jnr is a Manhattan billionaire who will back Davis's play. A chance meeting with a brash Australian gives rise to opportunity--to bring an assault team to Australia to fine-tune their skills before launching attacks in the States. Tom Roach is a meek and mild travelling salesman--his family killed by a drug-dealer fleeing a police chase ten years previous. Roach has been found and headhunted and seemingly dies to become a chameleon--a ghost to provide surveillance for the hit team, their mission: shoot four bad bastards in Australia as a forerunner to bigger scale missions in the USA. Roach needs to decide--is he now a murderer and or a vigilante, or is he a social corrector? Will he stay and play 'rich man's justice'?

Author : Norman Spinrad
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575117259

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The Void Captain's Tale by Norman Spinrad Pdf

Welcome aboard the sex-drive void ship . . . Captain Genro commands the giant spaceship Dragon Zephyr - on board are ten thousand passengers in electrocoma, a smaller number of conscious passengers eagerly utilising the ship's dream chambers - and a Pilot. In the context of space travel, the Pilot is merely a biological component in the machine. Always a woman, her function is to launch the ship into the Jump by means of a cosmic orgasm. She is a pariah, shunned by all. Void Captain Genro should never even have spoken to his Pilot, let alone tried to embark on a relationship with her. When he did so, the result was every space traveller's nightmare. A Blind Jump into the Void . . .

Author : Michelangelo Schwartz
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462040933

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The University of Last Resort by Michelangelo Schwartz Pdf

This is the manuscript as it was submitted to a New York publisher. It arrived in a brown paper wrapper tied with string and wrapped in Scotch tape. It was soggy and battered, and the return address and half the cover letter were missing. For this reason, we did not know who the author actually was ... An extensive search has convinced us that the name Michelangelo Schwartz is a nom de plume meant to shield him from the wrath of his friends and colleagues. And make no mistake about it, wrath there will be. Join us for a roller coaster ride across American higher education that takes us from the top graduate schools to an online university whose motto is "Welcome to a college that has no class." Meet Dr. Michelangelo Schwartz, a drunken and philandering Dante scholar who descends into the same circles of hell he bored his students with. Meet Sister Bill, the dean of discipline at a Catholic women's college. The good sister carries a metal ruler-and is not afraid to use it. Meet Jim Bob Rules, president of Lee Harvey Oswald Community College in Sheets, Texas, who only has the job because his father-in-law is chairman of the board. Meet Senator Brandon Stubblefield, who wants to clean up higher education-that is, until he finds himself in a sticky situation. If you ever wondered why so many people are mad at higher education, wonder no more. Enjoy your stay at The University of Last Resort.

Author : John A. Reed,Luther Samuel Dickey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : History
ISBN : NYPL:33433081800389

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History of the 101st Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865 by John A. Reed,Luther Samuel Dickey Pdf

History of the 101St Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865 by Luther Samuel Dickey, first published in 1910, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Author : Kirk Munroe
Publisher : Litres
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785041626525

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At War with Pontiac; Or, The Totem of the Bear: A Tale of Redcoat and Redskin by Kirk Munroe Pdf

Author : John Mackay Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Borders Region (Scotland)
ISBN : IND:30000133702682

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Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland by John Mackay Wilson Pdf

Author : John Mackay Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000622183

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Wilson's Tales of the Borders, Etc by John Mackay Wilson Pdf

Author : John Mackay Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000285959

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Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland; with an Illustrative Glossary of the Scottish Dialect. [With Plates.] by John Mackay Wilson Pdf

Author : John Mackay WILSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022437593

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Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: with an illustrative glossary, by Captain Thomas Brown. [With a portrait.] by John Mackay WILSON Pdf