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Focusing on the vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks at the household level, this book draws on extensive research activities carried out in two Melanesia countries: the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In particular, it identifies the household impacts of the recent food, fuel and economic crises. The contributors also examine resilience by identifying how households responded to these recent economic events in order to cope with their impacts. Findings indicate that households are vulnerable to a range of shocks and often struggle to cope with their impacts. Shocks are making it harder for households to meet their basic needs. Households in Melanesia are facing increasing demands for money, in particular for school fees, basic foodstuffs and customary obligations. Concurrently, there are limited domestic opportunities for formal employment. Traditional social support networks are strong and are an important form of resilience. However, there is evidence that they are disintegrating. Of… Read More

A YOUNG BOY'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE LAND OF "NOs" ------- "NO!" was the answer given to everything and everyone the little boy encountered. Not even his loving mother would be able to sway him into a cooperative "YES." As time went on, the frustration of losing friends and becoming more isolated in his own "No Man's Land" caused the little boy to grow lonelier and sadder each day. In a story that may not be too uncommon, Sherilyn Fenn sensitively helps explore a seemingly troubled boy's life and how, in his great despair, he copes with being alone. She seeks to reveal how the smallest of adjustments in perception change and uplift one's life. The lesson of No Man's Land will ring true in the hearts of parents and children alike. So simple a lesson, yet so vast.

Gnosticism was considered a heresy among the early Christians and persisted for many centuries. Drawing upon the latest scholarship and a wide range of sources, including the writings of the Gnostics themselves, Giovanni Filoramo provides an introduction to this variation of early Christian dogma. He traces the origins and history of Gnosticism, from its beginning in the first two centuries AD, and the development of Gnostic beliefs and mystic philosophy. He aims to demonstrate the links between Gnosticism and heretical movements of early medieval Europe.

The Beautiful and Damned, first published in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. It explores and portrays New York café society and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after the Great War and in the early 1920s. As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy. The work generally is considered to be based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with his wife Zelda Fitzgerald.The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, and his courtship and relationship with his wife Gloria Gilbert. It describes his brief service in the Army during World War I, the couple's post-war partying life in New York, and his later alcoholism. Gloria and Anthony's story deals with the hardships of a relationship, especially when each character has a tendency to be selfish.

Clear, concise, integrated, and up-to-date, Give Me Liberty! is a proven success with teachers and students. Eric Foner pulls the pieces of the past together into a cohesive picture, using the theme of freedom throughout. The Fourth Edition features stronger coverage of American religion and a reinforced pedagogical program aimed at fostering effective reading and study skills. The Seagull Edition includes the full text of the regular edition in a compact volume, for an affordable price.

Mary Formby's autobiography, Through the Fire and Through the Flood, Surviving with Faith, Prayer, and Herbs, is full of exciting stories of faith and triumph. Beginning when she was three years old and had a frightening experience with a panther, the recollections of this octogenarian will keep your eyes glued to the page! Her faith and trust in the Good Shepherd to see her through life's challenges will encourage readers with struggles of their own. This inspiring book will appeal to the "old-timers" who lived during the post-depression era and experienced living off the land as well as the more modern generations who will be amazed at the hardships encountered during a simpler and much more difficult time in our country's history.

When ten-year-old June learns she and her mother will be helping her elderly neighbor clean her attic, she thinks it will be a lot of hard work. Soon after she arrives at Mrs. Nichols' house, June happily discovers there is much more than just "junk" within the walls of the neighbor's musty attic.
Together with her mother, Janine, who is a local seamstress, June excitedly immerses herself in each memory that Mrs. Nichols unearths from her old dusty attic.
As Mrs. Nichols sorts through the boxes filled with old books and clothing, June uncovers a beautiful antique trunk squirreled away in the far corner of the attic and asks Mrs. Nichols about it. In reply, she tells her that her and Mr. Nichols took it with them when they travelled the world.
Mrs. Nichols invites June to take it home to explore the many wonderful travel souvenirs that they had collected, now neatly tucked away inside the trunk.
It is not long before June, with help from the talking Trunk and souvenirs, embarks on an exciting journey… Read More

My Dark Dreams is about a detective who is on a case of a serial killer, but when the serial killer turns out to be a warlock werewolf. The detective finds himself in looking for how in more, ways than one as he sat out and discovers friends and family that he didn't even know he had.

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Roy Fuller combines three volumes of his memoirs - Souvenirs, Vamp Till Ready and Home and Dry - which together span three decades of his life. They cover his childhood, his navy career, his war experiences and his demobilization in 1946.