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In this powerful and personal New York Times bestseller, President Jimmy Carter contemplates how faith has sustained him in happiness and disappointment and considers how we may find it in our own lives. All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageous exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he learned. He writes, “The issue of faith arises in almost every area of human existence, so it is important to understand its multiple meanings. In this book, my primary goal is to explore the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past, present, and future events in America and around the world. The religious aspects of faith are also covered, since this is how the word is most often used, and I have included a description of the ways my faith has guided and sustained me, as well as how it has challenged and driven me to seek a closer and better relationship with people and with God.” Quoting eminent Protestant theologians, in Faith President Carter describes his belief in religious freedom, moral politics, and the place of prayer in his daily life. He examines faith’s many meanings, he describes how to accept it, live it, how to doubt and find faith again. This is a serious and moving reflection from one of America’s most admired and respected citizens.

For lovers of Sherlock, Shardlake and Ripper Street. A hugely enjoyable heart-pounding Victorian thriller- murder, a celebrity chef and a great detective double-act. 'Richly detailed and smartly plotted' S J Parris, Observer on The Printer's Coffin London, 1842. There has been a mysterious and horrible death at the Reform, London's newest and grandest gentleman's club. A death the club is desperate to hush up. Captain William Avery is persuaded to investigate, and soon discovers a web of rivalries and hatreds, both personal and political, simmering behind the club's handsome fa�ade-and in particular concerning its resident genius, Alexis Soyer, 'the Napoleon of food', a chef whose culinary brilliance is matched only by his talent for self-publicity. But Avery is distracted, for where his mentor and partner-in-crime Jeremiah Blake? And what if this first death was only a dress rehearsal for something far more sinister?

In this autobiography, President "Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world"--Amazon.com.

„Zbig“ osloví každého čtenáře, kterému není lhostejný svět kolem nás. Kniha předkládá řadu osobních vzpomínek, zážitků z neveřejných jednání či dosud nezveřejněných detailů z života klíčové osobnosti americké zahraniční politiky 20. století, Zbigniewa Brzezinského. Editorovi se navíc podařilo k sepsání jednotlivých esejů přivábit významné postavy (nejen) amerického veřejného a politického života, kteří jsou akademiky, bývalými i současnými diplomaty, novináři či bývalými žáky Brzezinského. Díky pestrému složení autorského týmu je částečně biografií, osobními vzpomínkami, historií a akademickou politickou analýzou. Texty rozhodně nejsou pouhou oslavnou hagiografií. Autoři se pouštějí do kritické reflexe myšlení, díla i odkazu Zbigniewa Brzezinského, všechny však zároveň poukazují na jedinečnost jeho příběhu, vlivu a otevřenosti.

Ve své nejnovější knize se bývalý americký prezident podrobně zabývá předsudky, diskriminací, násilím a zkresleným výkladem náboženských textů, stejně jako fyzickým a duševním týráním, chudobou, nemocemi a válkami, a to z pohledu ženské nerovnosti, která existuje po celém světě. Carter ukazuje, že muži často s tímto stavem nesouhlasí, ale mlčí, aby si udrželi dominantní postavení. Společně se svou ženou Rosalynn navštívil 145 zemí a založil neziskovou organizaci The Carter Center, která aktivně působí v polovině z nich. Měl možnost setkat se s lidmi z odlehlých vesnic a dozvědět se o jejich osobním životě, přičemž zjistil, že nerovnost mezi pohlavími roste rychleji a týká se jak bohatých, tak chudých zemí. Carter si uvědomuje, že ekonomická nerovnost je vážným problémem, ale domnívá se, že nejzávažnějším a opomíjeným problémem jsou deprivace a týrání žen a dívek, které pramení z falešného výkladu náboženských textů a rostoucí tolerance vůči násilí a válkám. Podle něj tento příklad poskytly světu i Spojené státy. Carter zdůrazňuje, že utrpení žen má devastující dopad na ekonomiku, neboť brání přispění nejméně poloviny populace k prosperitě.

William Avery, a down-at-heel junior officer in the Company's army, is sent to find him, in the unlikely company of the enigmatic and uncouth Jeremiah Blake. A more mismatched duo couldn't be imagined, but they must bury their differences as they are caught up in a search that turns up many unanswered questions and seems bound to end in failure.

Zbigniew Brzezinski's multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy has led him from the halls of academia to multiple terms in public service, including a stint as President Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. He is a renowned policy analyst and author who frequently appears as a commentator on popular talk shows, including MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and PBS's "NewsHour." Brzezinski's strategic vision continues to carry a great deal of gravitas. This analysis of Brzezinski's statecraft will be of interest not only to the general public but also to students as well as policy makers in the United States and throughout the world. To assess the ramifications of Brzezinski's engagement in world politics and policy making, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of the past thirty years to reflect on and analyze the man and his work. A senior scholar in Eastern European and Russian studies, Gati observed firsthand much of the history and politics surrounding Brzezinski's career. His vibrant introduction and concluding one-on-one interview with Brzezinski lucidly frame the book's critical assessment of this major statesman's accomplishments. Contributors Justin Vaisse, David C. Engerman, Mark Kramer, David Rothkopf, Warren I. Cohen and Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Robert A. Pastor, William B. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati

A terrifying collection of poems about dinos and dragons! GRRR! is a fantastic collection of brand-new grrruesome poems about all kinds of dinosaurs, dragons, mythical monsters, and beastly beasts. It includes advice for a dinosaur-spotter, teaches you how to steal a dragon's egg, what to do if you meet a swamp thing, and what's in store for the minotaur.

„Jimmy Carter beschreibt seine intimen Kenntnisse der Geschichte des Nahostkonflikts und seine persönlichen Erfahrungen mit Ploitikern der Region. Behutsam und mit äußerster sensibilität macht Carter Vorschläge, wie beide Völker in zwi Staaten leben könnten ohne das ungerechte System Apartheid oder Angst vor Terrorismus. Die grundsätzlichen Voraussetzungen für eine Zweistaaten-Lösung sind hinlänglich bekannt. Es wird keinen permanenten und substatiellen Frieden für keines der Völker geben, solange Israel mit Gewalt UN-Resolutionen ignoriert und die internationale “„Road Map“„ konterkariert, indem es weiter Sioedlungen auf arabischem Land baut. Es wird keinen Frieden geben, wenn Israel weiter Palästinenser unterdrückt und beherrscht. Israel muß zu den Grenzen von 1967 zurückkehren und diese müssen die offiziellen von allen anerkannten Grenzen des Staates werden. Diese anerkennung ist ebenfalls von den Palästinensern zu erwarten.“

Listen to a short interview with Robert Paarlberg Chris Gondek | Heron & Crane Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but eventually the two-lane tarmac narrows to rutted dirt, and the journey must continue on foot. The farmers you eventually meet are mostly women, hardworking but visibly poor. They have no improved seeds, no chemical fertilizers, no irrigation, and with their meager crops they earn less than a dollar a day. Many are malnourished. Nearly two-thirds of Africans are employed in agriculture, yet on a per-capita basis they produce roughly 20 percent less than they did in 1970. Although modern agricultural science was the key to reducing rural poverty in Asia, modern farm science—including biotechnology—has recently been kept out of Africa. In Starved for Science Robert Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries. Having embraced agricultural science to become well-fed themselves, those in wealthy countries are now instructing Africans—on the most dubious grounds—not to do the same. In a book sure to generate intense debate, Paarlberg details how this cultural turn against agricultural science among affluent societies is now being exported, inappropriately, to Africa. Those who are opposed to the use of agricultural technologies are telling African farmers that, in effect, it would be just as well for them to remain poor.