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The best-selling enfant terrible of the Reagan revolution offers advice to today’s budding conservatives–the very people he sees as the true “radicals” of tomorrow Dinesh D’Souza rose to national prominence as one of the founders of the Dartmouth Review, a leading voice in the rebirth of conservative politics on college campuses in the 1980s. He fired the first popular shot against political correctness with his best-selling exposŽ Illiberal Education. Now, after serving as a Reagan White House staffer, the managing editor of Policy Review, and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution, he addresses the next generation in Letters to a Young Conservative. Drawing on his own … More >>
Letters to a Young Conservative
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Mathematician Ian Stewart tells readers what he wishes he had known when he was a student. He takes up subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical–what mathematics is and why it’s worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and many others…. More >>
Letters to a Young Mathematician
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Shedding weight has big rewards
LEWISTON–If you’re one of those county residents struggling with New Year’s resolutions to lose a few pounds, meet Sandra Reagan, 25.
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Event helps Big Brothers Big Sisters
If you have a couple of hours to spare on March 5 or 6,supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson hope you will hitthe lanes to help change the lives of local children at Bowl forKids’ Sake 2010.
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Young Haitian lost leg to save his sister’s life
It’s just after 6 a.m., and Petersen Hilan is waking from a dream where he was rollerblading and playing soccer. The morning sun jolts him back to reality — he no longer has a right leg.
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5:10 pm in Books and Reviews by alvinprice

- ISBN13: 9780470188989
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Earl Creps is known for his work in connecting the younger generation of postmoderns with their Boomer predecessors. The author of Off-Road Disciplines, Creps, in this new book, takes up the topic of how older church leaders can learn from younger leaders who are more conversant with culture, technology, and social context. In addition to making the benefits of what he calls “reverse mentoring” apparent, he also makes it accessible by offering practical steps to implement this discipline at both personal and organizational levels, particularly in communication, evangelism, and leadership. Creps’ new book is a topic of interest both inside and outside the church as older leaders realize that they’re not “… More >>
Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them
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3:47 pm in Books and Reviews by alvinprice

- ISBN13: 9780787941710
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The “twenty-something” years of young adulthood are increasingly recognized as critical but puzzling. Building on the foundation she established in her classic work, The Critical Years, Sharon Parks urges thoughtful adults to assume responsibility for providing strategic mentorship during this important decade in life. She reveals also, however, the ways young adults are influenced not only by individual mentors but also by mentoring environments…. More >>
Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith
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