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This book serves as a display of the many hardships faced by immigrants and how they overcame them in an independent, meaningful way so that they were able to assist their children to assimilate and succeed in the greater opportunities presented to them.For Maria Scissura Matury the success of her children was the hallmark of her personal success.- CJ Martello, Columnist for Fra Noi Italian-American Magazine and author Petals from Roseland: Fond Memories of Chicago's Roseland, Pullman and Kensington Neighborhoods

This book focuses on the key qualities necessary to achieve tenure and promotion. The qualities mentioned in the book comprise enthusiasm, a drive to grow, and inventiveness. In a field fraught with obstacles and difficulties, junior faculty and those above them will be committed to cultivating and maintaining a positive outlook. Faculty members who have a positive outlook on life are more likely to enjoy fulfillment, happiness, and general well-being. Additionally, the faculty person would need the motivation to continue teaching and enhancing their abilities, i.e., a drive to improve. Faculty members who recognize and overcome their shortcomings via professional development initiatives succeed. They gain personal development and strive for excellence in teaching, service, and research. More so, this book discusses the value of creativity, describing it as the "e;x-factor"e; that distinguishes faculty members. As you go through these trios of qualities, bear in mind that other characteristics will emerge that push you, the faculty member, to success.

The Fallacy of Affinity makes the case for cross-cultural worship as an imperative for all Christians. The book makes the case biblically and empirically and supports the case with practical experience.The Fallacy of Affinity debunks the theory that homogeneous congregations grow faster and grow deeper than diverse congregations. They may grow faster, but they do not grow deeper. The author not only suggests it is good to have diversity in Christian congregations, he claims, "e;Any ministry that does not have a clear and compelling objective to enable cross-cultural worship among the fellowship of believers is working against God's plan for his church."e;The Fallacy of Affinity is also the story of one man's spiritual journey from the life of a typical youth in a segregated community, including segregated worship, to a life of full appreciation for the benefits of diversity in the Christian context. The book speaks to the head with hard-hitting facts and to the heart with real-life stories.

A Roof Against the Rain tells the story of a 52 year old widow, Juliet Barnes, who, while adjusting to life on her own, begins a correspondence with Sam Duncan, a college professor renting her vacation home. Ironically, he cancels the rental because his wife also becomes fatally ill and dies within a few weeks. After many months of exchanging mutually supportive letters, they meet, and Juliet is aghast at his near-exact resemblance to her late husband, Paul. The book then explores her attempts to deal with this coincidence, the memories it awakens of her late husband, and her growing passion for Sam, who occupies his own place in her heart. She moves from Santa Monica, California, to Sun Valley, Idaho, meets different men, and sees her daughters, young women in their twenties, in addition to her twice-divorced best friend, involved in similar quests for meaningful relationships. Other settings include Malibu, Manzanillo, New Hampshire, and Paris. Some of the book''s themes are loss and recovery, the changes in sexual mores from her mother''s generation to Juliet''s, the possibilities for love and passion amongst survivors of grief, and the intricacies of friendships among women-particularly between mothers and daughters.

In 2018, Nathan published a book entitled, The Dignity of Profit: Building Community through Entrepreneurship. In it he described the call that we have as Christians to go out into the field to make a difference and the landscape that awaits those servants who do. A general approach to the way this plays out at field level was provided; but now, there has been some actual experience that we use to flesh out the process.Through a grant from a local economic development organization, Luke 16 Corp (a non-profit founded by Nathan) purchased a building and built out areas for incubated businesses. This facility also included a café for training people for work focused on customer service. It is an unusual concept in that businesses get support by the Luke 16 organization. This book is about how to garner the support necessary to make projects like this be all that they can be.Jeffery Baker is joining in this book to provide the additional perspective that will make it much richer in terms of a broader knowledge of field work. Both Nathan and Jeff have entrepreneurial backgrounds and seek to foster a better understanding of the power that can come from true service-oriented approach.Additionally, our experience has helped us understand the potholes that await anyone who seeks to step out in faith. Profit was directed toward churches, and to some degree businesspeople, who weren''t that interested in either social enterprises or social entrepreneurship. So, here''s the approach in Service: let''s develop the notion that servants are not weak or ignorant folks who can''t or won''t take on such projects. As we look at what it means to be a servant leader, we hope you will find yourself imagining how you can pursue your dream or objective with this approach.Ultimately, the main focus still has to be on developing community. For we believe that only by doing so can there be a meaningful impact on helping to alleviate poverty. We will look closely at the fallacy of other programs and provide some alternatives that can be very effective.

This is a self-help book for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. It is easy to read and easy to follow. It will ease the burden of caregivers by giving advice and clarifying the nature of Alzheimer’s disease.Dr. Eric Pfeiffer is a recognized expert on health and aging. He has written a book on successful aging and a book on how to recover from life-changing adverse events.