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The South in Winter

by Peter Benson ...

Matthew Baxter was almost there. Almost a writer, almost a lover, almost a traveller. He wrote for the Tread Lightly range of travel guides, he loved his boss and he was about to catch a plane to the south. His job was to give an out-of-season slant to the Italian guide, and he was ready. Almost. For everything wasn't exactly as it should have been. In fact, nothing was exactly as it should have ... Read more

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Matthew Baxter was almost there. Almost a writer, almost a lover, almost a traveller. He wrote for the Tread Lightly range of travel guides, he loved his boss and he was about to catch a plane to the south. His job was to give an out-of-season slant to the Italian guide, and he was ready. Almost. For everything wasn't exactly as it should have been. In fact, nothing was exactly as it should have
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Sparks

How Parents Can Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers

by Peter L. Benson ...

In this practical book, Dr. Peter Benson, a leading authority on childhood and adolescence, describes a simple yet powerful plan for awakening the spark that lives inside each and every young person. Sparks—when illuminated and nurtured—give young people joy, energy, and direction. They have the power to change a young person’s life from one of “surviving” to “thriving.” Grounded in new research ... Read more

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In this practical book, Dr. Peter Benson, a leading authority on childhood and adolescence, describes a simple yet powerful plan for awakening the spark that lives inside each and every young person. Sparks—when illuminated and nurtured—give young people joy, energy, and direction. They have the power to change a young person’s life from one of “surviving” to “thriving.” Grounded in new research
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Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke

by Benson, Peter ...

When young Elliot gets a labourers job at Mr Evanss after being sacked from a pig farm for liberating six of its sows, he thinks hell have even more opportunities to lean on gates or stare at fields. But his best mate Spike keeps getting him into trouble, first by showing him what is being grown in a tucked-away polytunnel, and then turning up at his caravans door with a van full of weed. As ... Read more

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When young Elliot gets a labourers job at Mr Evanss after being sacked from a pig farm for liberating six of its sows, he thinks hell have even more opportunities to lean on gates or stare at fields. But his best mate Spike keeps getting him into trouble, first by showing him what is being grown in a tucked-away polytunnel, and then turning up at his caravans door with a van full of weed. As
... Read more
Tobacco Capitalism

Growers, Migrant Workers, and the Changing Face of a Global Industry

by Peter Benson ...

Tobacco Capitalism tells the story of the people who live and work on U.S. tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing profound changes. Against the backdrop of the antitobacco movement, the globalization and industrialization of agriculture, and intense debates over immigration, Peter Benson draws on years of field research to examine the moral and financial struggles ... Read more

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Tobacco Capitalism tells the story of the people who live and work on U.S. tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing profound changes. Against the backdrop of the antitobacco movement, the globalization and industrialization of agriculture, and intense debates over immigration, Peter Benson draws on years of field research to examine the moral and financial struggles
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Hijacked!

How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare

by Clarence Washington Sr. ...

Narrated by Peter Benson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare, The Dream
Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

In this four-volume series, Hijacked!: How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare, author Clarence Washington, Sr. dissects Dr. Martin Luther King's dream and explores how our failure to adhere to its principles has allowed the dream to be hijacked and turned to a nightmare - and it’s time to wake up.In the first volume of the Hijacked! collection, The Dream, the author clarifies the principles for ... Read more

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In this four-volume series, Hijacked!: How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare, author Clarence Washington, Sr. dissects Dr. Martin Luther King's dream and explores how our failure to adhere to its principles has allowed the dream to be hijacked and turned to a nightmare - and it’s time to wake up.In the first volume of the Hijacked! collection, The Dream, the author clarifies the principles for
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The Stromness Dinner

by Peter Benson ...

Ed Beech is one half of Beech Building Services. He's based in Bermondsey but no job's too small, no distance too great. So when he's asked to do some work on a house in Orkney, he loads the van with paint, tools and sandwiches, and takes off. He gets nervous around farm animals and large ships, and he's never been so far north, but when he's joined by Claire, his client's city banker sister, he ... Read more

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Ed Beech is one half of Beech Building Services. He's based in Bermondsey but no job's too small, no distance too great. So when he's asked to do some work on a house in Orkney, he loads the van with paint, tools and sandwiches, and takes off. He gets nervous around farm animals and large ships, and he's never been so far north, but when he's joined by Claire, his client's city banker sister, he
... Read more
The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

by Pamela Ebstyne King, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Linda M. Wagener, Peter L. Benson ...

Series series The SAGE Program on Applied Developmental Science
*"With sixty-seven scholars from four continents and many diverse disciplines contributing as authors to the volume; with fourteen scholars from around the world serving as editorial advisors; with financial support provided by the John Templeton Foundation via Search Institute; with frequent conversations occurring with colleagues at Fuller Theological Seminary; and with the careful attention of ... Read more

$140.99 USD

*"With sixty-seven scholars from four continents and many diverse disciplines contributing as authors to the volume; with fourteen scholars from around the world serving as editorial advisors; with financial support provided by the John Templeton Foundation via Search Institute; with frequent conversations occurring with colleagues at Fuller Theological Seminary; and with the careful attention of
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Other People's Kids

Social Expectations and American Adults? Involvement with Children and Adolescents

by Marc Mannes, Nicole R. Hintz, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Theresa K. Sullivan, Peter L. Benson, Peter C. Scales ...

Series Book 2 - The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society
According to the study conducted by Gallup Organization, only a minority of Americans experience consistent normative motivation for engaging with other people's children. Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply involved if that involvement is viewed as highly important, and if they perceive a social expectation to do so.This volume examines the nature of social ... Read more

$49.99 USD

According to the study conducted by Gallup Organization, only a minority of Americans experience consistent normative motivation for engaging with other people's children. Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply involved if that involvement is viewed as highly important, and if they perceive a social expectation to do so.This volume examines the nature of social
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Tools for Effective Prayer

The Mechanics, Dynamics, and Contents of Prayer

by Clarence Washington Sr. ...

Narrated by Peter Benson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

Just like your lifestyle, your current prayer life is also perfectly designed to produce the result you are getting.If you want a prayer life that will enable you to experience God’s presence like you never have before and move Him to bless you like He has never blessed you before, then you must start praying like you have never prayed before! Tools for Effective Prayer will teach you how to do ... Read more

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Just like your lifestyle, your current prayer life is also perfectly designed to produce the result you are getting.If you want a prayer life that will enable you to experience God’s presence like you never have before and move Him to bless you like He has never blessed you before, then you must start praying like you have never prayed before! Tools for Effective Prayer will teach you how to do
... Read more
Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism

Shifting Healthcare Landscapes in Maya Guatemala

by Anita Chary, Peter Rohloff, Peter Benson, Alejandra Colom, Shom N. Dasgupta-Tsikinas, David Flood, Rachel Hall-Clifford, Nora King, Jonathan Maupin0, Carla Pezzia1, Paul Wise2 ...

Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism is the first collection of its kind to explore the contemporary terrain of healthcare in Guatemala through reflective ethnography. This volume offers a nuanced portrait of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people, who have historically endured numerous disparities in health and healthcare access. The collection provides an ... Read more

$105.99 USD

Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism is the first collection of its kind to explore the contemporary terrain of healthcare in Guatemala through reflective ethnography. This volume offers a nuanced portrait of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people, who have historically endured numerous disparities in health and healthcare access. The collection provides an
... Read more
Managing Blind: A Data Quality and Data Governance Vade Mecum

by Peter Benson ...

The literal translation of the Latin vade mecum is "go with me", a small reference book that you carry with you. Managing Blind is a small, easy to read guide to the real life challenges of data quality and data governance. With over thirty years of experience working in six of the seven continents (he has not made it to Antarctica yet) and across a wide range of industries from agriculture, ... Read more

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The literal translation of the Latin vade mecum is "go with me", a small reference book that you carry with you. Managing Blind is a small, easy to read guide to the real life challenges of data quality and data governance. With over thirty years of experience working in six of the seven continents (he has not made it to Antarctica yet) and across a wide range of industries from agriculture,
... Read more
Kidnap Fury of the Smoking Lovers

by Peter Benson ...

"Engaging and entertaining, it's the perfect read to provide a bit of escapism." – Rhianon Holley; Buzz Magazine. Fargo Hawkins is 20, he's Harry Swaine's gardener. One day, after he sees a fight between Harry and his wife Anne, Fargo steals a car and he, Anne and a dog called Radar go on the run. They are chased across England by Harry, a firm of detectives and their emotions. Eventually, at a ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Engaging and entertaining, it's the perfect read to provide a bit of escapism." – Rhianon Holley; Buzz Magazine. Fargo Hawkins is 20, he's Harry Swaine's gardener. One day, after he sees a fight between Harry and his wife Anne, Fargo steals a car and he, Anne and a dog called Radar go on the run. They are chased across England by Harry, a firm of detectives and their emotions. Eventually, at a
... Read more

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