The Power Of Good Deeds

Author : Diana Elizabeth Kendall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742519763
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of Good Deeds written by Diana Elizabeth Kendall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power of Good Deeds allows us to see behind the media image of upper-class women and to observe how these women use their social power not only to benefit other, less-fortunate people, but also to benefit themselves and their families. The personal narratives of elite women as they describe their views on philanthropy, the need for exclusivity in their by-invitation-only volunteer organizations (such as the Junior League and The Links), their childhood experiences and college years in prestigious schools and sororities, and the debutante presentations and other upper-class rituals in which they participate are drawn from Kendall's ethnographic research. Participating in meetings and social functions with elite women in several Texas cities, along with conducting systematic interviews, the author gained unprecedented access to elite women across racial and ethnic categories. The Power of Good Deeds provides new insights and greater depth to our knowledge about the upper classes and how the charitable activities of privileged women contribute to the process of legitimation, maintaining an ideology of class-based and race-based segregation in the United States.

Author : David Baldacci
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538750554
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Good Deed written by David Baldacci and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fast-paced historical thriller, the #1 New York Times bestselling author introduces Archer, a WWII veteran forced to investigate a small-town murder -- or risk returning to prison. It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job -- and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment -- and a stiff drink -- leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman. Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him. When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison . . . if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.

Author : Jim Stoten
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1909263354
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Tweed's Good Deeds written by Jim Stoten and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Tweed sets out on his afternoon stroll but soon finds some friends in need. Before you know it, everyone is calling upon Mr. Tweed's kind eye and generosity. Come to his aid and help him find what they are looking for! Hidden in pages of vibrant color and detailed illustrations lie objects waiting to be discovered! Jim Stoten's wonderfully wacky designs will enchant young readers into this quirky world where counting is made easy.

Author : Kate Chedgzoy
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In a Queer Place written by Kate Chedgzoy and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do lesbian, gay, and queer identities construct a relation to the institutions that are widely understood to form the basis of social belonging? Starting from diverse theoretical perspectives, the eleven essays in this volume further scholarly debate in the study of gender and sexuality by exploring the relation of non-hetero sexualities to the geographies, poetics and legalities of belonging.Queer studies emerged initially in academic and activist spheres in the US, and the field continues to be dominated by texts and experiences marked by those particular contemporary cultural contexts. By contrast, In a Queer Place shines fresh light on the very different locations of homo sexualities within British and European contexts, and thus represents an important extension of the scope of lesbian and gay studies. Each essay draws on multiple sources, including historical and legal documents, the texts of literature and popular culture, ethnographic writings, and personal experience.In their attention to cultural, historical and textual specifics, the contributors deploy significant new research to elaborate fresh understandings of key concerns in the study of the social meanings of gender and sexuality.

Author : Brenda Knight
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1642506621
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Random Acts of Kindness written by Brenda Knight and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great ideas on how to improve the world all year long, from simple acts you can do for yourself to big things you can do for your community, and more. In 1995, a small group of people at Conari Press came together around the idea that small gestures and simple acts can make a difference in people's lives. Thus, Random Acts of Kindness was born. But they had no idea how big this little idea would become, or that it would sell over one million copies. This good-humored guide to being the change you want to see in the world is filled with suggestions for making a real difference, in ways both large and small. From improving someone’s life with just one penny to ensuring all children are well fed, the day-by-day positive proposals of Random Acts of Kindness combine inspiration with action. Despite the hurly-burly of our busy lives, we can all make a beneficial impact on the environment, throughout out local community, and within our own hearts. This book of inspired ideas and good deeds conveys how the power of one?that is, you?can make a better world starting today! This little book shows how to start?with the small, with the particular, with the individual?in order to make a difference in the world. Random Acts of Kindness features: True stories about acts of kindness and generosity of spirit Suggestions for living more compassionately Inspirational quotes to get you started Celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Week in February. Perform deeds of compassion and consideration toward others.

Author : Anthea Peries
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540779687
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Good Deeds written by Anthea Peries and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Good Deeds: 30 Random Acts of Kindness Journal, Ideas for Children & Their Parents. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This good deed journal for children and parents will help you or your child to record their random acts of kindness, good intentions and experiences with the whole family and within the community. There are suggestions, ideas and lined space for writing a journal or diary, plus activities from the suggestions inside. The Journal can also make a perfect gift for a friend and their child or, as a treasured keepsake of your own, to look back on over the years with your own child when they grow up. In this fast paced, ever changing world, fill it up with wonderful new experiences and good vibes and stay grounded. There are so many awesome things to do with your child, and this journal can help to shape character building and good old fashioned values, so make those lovely memories together! It can be so easy to forget the incredible, special things your child will have done, so help make it a special journal for them too so you and your child will be able to look back, relive and build on the memories of all their good deeds, happiness and joy.

Author : Major Wright
Publisher : Copyright
ISBN 13 : 9781734586947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Deed Tuesday: A Book of Kindness, Compassion, and the Power of Good Deeds written by Major Wright and published by Copyright. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. GDT (Good Deed Tuesday) is a modern day superhero who receives his powers from doing good deeds. he aims to encourage, uplift, and inspire people all over the world one good deed at a time.

Author : Terri Fields
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN 13 : 1512492477
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Good Deed written by Terri Fields and published by Kar-Ben Publishing ™. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this version of paying it forward, one good deed leads to another as people in a multicultural neighborhood, including a Jewish family, change the life of the community.

Author : Laura Lippman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061120863
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Good Deeds LP written by Laura Lippman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan—first introduced in the classic Baltimore Blues—becomes involved in a complicated investigation that will force her to question her loyalties. For Tess Monaghan, the unsolved murder of a young federal prosecutor is nothing more than a theoretical problem, one of several cases to be deconstructed in her new gig as a consultant to the local newspaper. But it becomes all too tangible when her boyfriend, Crow, brings home a young street kid who’s a juvenile con artist and who doesn’t even realize he holds an important key to the sensational homicide. Tess agrees to protect the boy’s identity no matter what, especially when one of his friends is killed in what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. But as she soon discovers, her ethical decision to protect him has dire consequences. And with federal agents determined to learn the boy’s name at any cost, Tess finds out just how far even official authorities will go to get what they want. It isn’t long before Tess finds herself facing felony charges. To make matters worse, Crow has gone into hiding with his young protégé. So Tess can’t deliver the kid to investigators even if she wants to. Now her only recourse is to get to the heart of the sordid and deadly affair while they're all still free...and still breathing.

Author : Dan Pontefract
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773270575
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Purpose Effect written by Dan Pontefract and published by Figure 1 Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pontefract combines years of experience and research on employee engagement, behavior and culture to create a work about the three crucial areas of purpose: personal, organizational and workplace role. If all three can come to fruition--if there is a positive interconnection between the three distinct definitions of purpose--the benefits should be felt by employees, teams, the organization, customers, and perhaps most importantly, society as a whole. We can refer to this balanced state as the "sweet spot." When one area is lacking or ignored the results range from disengagement, apathy, lack of growth and even bankruptcy. The Purpose Effect is aimed at both leaders and employees who wish to achieve a purpose mindset on a personal level, for the organization where they are employed and in their role at work, too. A business leader that is committed to purpose will create purpose for the organization. An employee that feels his/her personal sense of purpose is being fulfilled at work will be an invaluable asset to productivity and success. An organization centered on purpose will benefit every stakeholder, from employees to society in general. This "sweet spot" of purpose creates a reciprocal relationship between all three areas and sits at the center of Pontefract's work.