Absolutely Despicable!


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As much as we hate to admit it and don't want to hear it, injustice happens on a routine basis in both big cities and small towns. Inequality happens more often when there is no one policing the police or other authoritative figures. When these individuals start to see themselves as invincible, it is not only dangerous but disastrous. What may seem innocent to one is life-altering to another. Lack of respect for self, life and people in general often adds to the number of wrongs that occur on a routine basis. People are mistreated every day by individuals who are left unscathed by their inappropriate and often reckless actions. The reluctance to get involved is part of the problem. Individuals are busy with their own lives and their own responsibilities; they rarely will take away from themselves for another's problems when it means getting involved beyond a superficial action. Abuse, neglect and cover-up are all discussed in the stories of this book. Unfortunately, the damage to the victims is done and they will continue to suffer the consequences of someone else's thoughtless actions. Statements such as: 'move on', 'forgive and forget' and 'put it behind you' are easier said than done when you have had your entire world upended, when your faith in humanity has been lost and when you perceive a lack of caring in the environment around you. These stories are based on real incidents that were swept under the rug. What if you or a loved one is next?







Trout Recipe


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Gwen Buxton lived in the Colorado Territory on a ranch left to her by an adoring father, remote and smack dab in the middle of an era where women favoring women was simply out of the question... The first time Gwen cast her eyes upon Claire Fontaine her heart raced as if being pulled into the current of a fast moving river. They ignited their passion for one another as they traveled by railroad to intriguing destinations. They uncovered an enchanting world beyond the B & H Ranch, but would always come back to their homestead at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Twisting and turning like the dusty trails that led from town to town, these two extraordinary women collected passion drenched memories at every corner. This tender and compelling love story is told by Gwen as she looks back fondly at their life together. Through hardship and joy, indifference and devotion, and love and loss, this captivating account of their journey through life is spell binding. Trout Recipe is brilliant and surprising. At the hand of this talented new writer, the story speaks of unbridled love and vivid memories. This novel is laced with calamity and humor that builds from a grieving heart and finds hope at the river's edge.




Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance


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Against the background of unease at the increasingly loose and conflictual relationship between citizenship and governance, this book brings together rich, ethnographic studies from EU member states and post-Communist and Middle-Eastern countries in the Mediterranean Region to illustrate the crisis of legitimacy inherent in the weakening link between political responsibility and trust in the exercise of power. With close attention to the impact of the ambiguities and distortions of governance at the local level and their broader implications at the international level, where a state's legitimacy depends on its democratic credentials, Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance initiates a comparative discussion of the relationship between established moralities, politics, law and civil society in a highly diversified region with a strong history of cultural exchange. Demonstrating that a comparative anthropological analysis has much to offer to our understanding, this volume reveals that the city is a crucial arena for the renegotiation of citizenship, democracy and belonging.




The Contemplation of Free Thought


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Instant Profits Guide On Affiliate Marketing Tips to Clickbank Success


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Affiliate marketing programs has never been as popular before as it is today. Why? There can be a number of reasons. Today, both the merchants and the affiliates can see clearly that affiliate marketing can work for both of them. The merchant sees affiliate marketing today as the chance to advertise their products at a lower cost. The affiliates, on the other hand, sees affiliate marketing as an easy way of earning profits online by doing what they like most, and that is by creating websites. Just as the popularity of affiliate marketing has shifted into greater heights, so has the people's outlook about it changed. No longer is affiliate marketing considered today as an alternative method for the merchant to advertise his products, or as a source of additional income for the affiliates. For merchants and affiliates alike, affiliate marketing is now considered as a main source of profits and revenues. Instant Profits Guide On Affiliate Marketing Tips to Clickbank Success Venturing into the world of the Clickbank marketplace requires that we start from a fresh slate and not go in with any presumptions. The two presumptions that seem to slow people up the most is that Clickbank is for internet guru types who know every trick of the trade of internet technology and marketing to be successful. But Clickbank isn't a marketplace that requires that you have tremendous technical knowledge to use. The designers of Clickbank have made most of the functions you need to operate either as a merchant or as an affiliate in the system fairly easy to use. That is one of the keys to why Clickbank is so successful. So to smooth your entrance into using Clickbank, it pays to look at the inner workings of the gears of Clickbank to get a feel for what you should expect when you sign up and want to get going fast making money there. Like a lot of successful online markets, Clickbank doesn’t make anything and it doesn’t sell anything. The value Clickbank adds to the world of internet commerce is that it provides a "place" for vendors of digital products can place their goods for sale and for people skilled in marketing to take those products and sell them to a large internet community. Clickbank has cashed in on two basic principles which are (1) people who make things don’t like to do marketing and (2) people who love to do marketing don’t like to make things. By getting these two groups together, merchants, affiliates and Clickbank all take away a nice profit because each makes the other successful. Clickbank then at its core is a clearing house that works as a meeting gourd for merchants, affiliates and customers who can order the product, pay for it and download it or receive it by some other digital delivery system . Clickbank also offers real value to both merchants and affiliates because they handle all of the financial details and take a lot of the administrative work off of its members.




STAR Academy: Dark Secrets


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A charming, funny middle-grade novel that combines action, adventure, science, and a big dose of satire from a talented voice in children's literature. It takes a lot to get four kid geniuses together, even when they're all alumni of the now-shuttered Superior Thinking and Advanced Research Academy. Eleven-year-old leader-of-the-pack, Amanda Forsythe, needs to escape the cluthes of her manicacally entrepreneurial father, determined as he is to captialize on Amanda's fame for outsmarting a pair of aliens posing as teachers at the Academy. And Derek, Evelyn, and Sanjay are separately pursuing their own research projects in different schools around the world, desperate to continue the technological advances they began at the STAR Academy. Only the world's richest man could bring them all together--and that's exactly what George Snootman offers to do. But can they really trust the father of Eugenia, their nemesis at the STAR Academy? Probably not--but his offer is just too tempting. Besides, Amanda is pretty confident she and her friends can outfox him, even if he does seem as ruthlessly determined as the aliens before him to misuse their work for his own means....







What It Means to Be Human and What That Has to Do with the Ineffable


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This is a book for those deconstructing their religious, nationalistic, socioeconomic, and occupational identities, and the subsequent stories we’ve come to believe about what kind of world we live in. For those searching for meaning in the here and now, to those ready to rediscover and redefine what it means to be human. From ancient mythology to neuroscience, this book attempts to grapple with the human experience across culture, politics, and religious demographics. “If the choice is to be correct or compassionate, to be consecrated or complete, to be content or conscious, the choice is simple, but not easy.”




Real Prophecy Unveiled


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Religious hypocrites wage "holy war" while the faithful wait, expecting a Messiah / Christ / Buddha / Avatar / Imam Mahdi to come. Meanwhile, however, prophecy is being fulfilled in a way they did not expect. As Jesus foretold, the present-day messenger of God was first rejected by his generation, but will now finally guide you unto all truth and show you things to come. As John wrote, he is of your brethren and has the testimony of Jesus. As Isaiah wrote, he will deliver judgment, but unlike Jesus he will not make his voice heard in public. It is his pen that will finally prove mightier than the sword, because the weapons of his warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for dealing with the forces of hate, greed, hypocrisy, intolerance, and injustice. Here, finally, is a voice with real authority, telling the truth that will expose the ignorance and hypocrisy of the "fundamentalist Religious Right," make the greedy rich ashamed, bring low the proud and militant, and enable the humble and meek to inherit the earth. A New Reformation will enable all religions to serve their true purpose, and enable all governments to finally be of, for, and by the people. Then, rather than be divided by rivalry for the throne, we will all share the throne as equal joint heirs to God's New Kingdom, which shall be set up on the earth and last forever, never to be destroyed. That is what real prophecy foretells, and thus it shall be.