Author : Erin Burke
Publisher : Benchmark Education Company
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1936258331
Erin has just moved to a new city and is keeping a journal to help her get through a difficult time. First, she doesn't want to share her true treasured possession with her new classmates. Then, she is accused of stealing someone else's treasured possession. What will she do? Read this book to find out.
Author : Haidy Geismar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822399709
What happens when ritual practitioners from a small Pacific nation make an intellectual property claim to bungee jumping? When a German company successfully sues to defend its trademark of a Māori name? Or when UNESCO deems ephemeral sand drawings to be "intangible cultural heritage"? In Treasured Possessions, Haidy Geismar examines how global forms of cultural and intellectual property are being redefined by everyday people and policymakers in two markedly different Pacific nations. The New Hebrides, a small archipelago in Melanesia managed jointly by Britain and France until 1980, is now the independent nation-state of Vanuatu, with a population that is more than 95 percent indigenous. New Zealand, by contrast, is a settler state and former British colony that engages with its entangled Polynesian and British heritage through an ethos of "biculturalism" that is meant to involve an indigenous population of just 15 percent. Alternative notions of property, resources, and heritage—informed by distinct national histories—are emerging in both countries. These property claims are advanced in national and international settings, but they emanate from specific communities and cultural landscapes, and they are grounded in an awareness of ancestral power and inheritance. They reveal intellectual and cultural property to be not only legal constructs but also powerful ways of asserting indigenous identities and sovereignties.
Author : Dr Melissa Calaresu
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2015-05-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781300336
This book explores the significance of beautiful and engaging objects - chosen, acquired, personalised and treasured - to the people who once owned them. With over 300 works discussed, it takes us on a dazzling visual adventure through the decorative arts, from Renaissance luxuries wrought in glass, bronze and maiolica to the elaborate tablewares and personal adornments available to shoppers in the Age of Enlightenment. En route the authors consider the impact of global trade on European habits and expectations: the glamour of the Eastern exotic, the ubiquity of New World products like chocolate and sugar, and the obsession with Chinoiserie decoration. They ask what decorative objects meant to their owners before the age of industrial mass production, and explore how technological innovation and the proliferation of goods from the sixteenth century onwards transformed the attitude of Europeans to their personal possessions. Illustrated throughout with superb colour photographs, many unfamiliar and hitherto unseen gems of the Fitzwilliam Museum's Applied Arts collection are here published for the first time.
Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1588601226
Discover how the joy of giving can make your life richer, starting today. Bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduced readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity with the release of the original The Treasure Principle in 2001. Now the revision to the compact, perennial bestseller includes a provocative new concluding chapter depicting God asking a believer questions about his stewardship over material resources. Jesus spent more time talking about money and possessions than about heaven and hell combined. But too often we’ve overlooked or misunderstood his most profound teaching on this topic, from his words in Matthew 6. Jesus offers us life-changing investment advice. He actually wants us to store up treasures for ourselves—just not here on earth. Instead, he urges us to store our treasure in heaven, where they will await us, and last forever. We can’t take it with us—but we can send it on ahead! Readers are moved from the realms of thoughtful Bible exposition into the highly personal arena of everyday life. Because when Jesus told His followers to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,” He intended that they discover an astounding secret: how joyful giving brings God maximum glory and His children maximum pleasure. In The Treasure Principle, you’ll unearth a radical teaching of Jesus—a secret wrapped up in giving. Once you discover this secret, life will never look the same. And you won’t want it to be. “Supercharged with stunning, divine truth! Lightning struck over and over as I read it.” - John Piper, Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis
Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 18,49 MB
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1414341644
Who wants to settle for fleeting treasures on earth . . . when God offers everlasting treasures in heaven? It’s time to rethink our perspectives on money and possessions. In this thoroughly researched classic, Randy Alcorn shows us how to view these things accurately—as God’s provision for our good, the good of others, and his glory. Alcorn presents a biblical and comprehensive view of money and possessions, including the following: Why is money so important to God? Is prosperity theology right or wrong? How can we be liberated from materialism? What should we do about debt? How much does God want us to give? How can we best help the poor and reach the lost? What about gambling? Investing? Insurance? Saving? Retirement? Inheritance? How can we leave our children a true heritage? How can we use money in ways that God rewards? This practical and refreshing theology of money contains topical and Scripture indexes, a study guide, and five helpful appendices.
Author : Mary K. Levenstein
Publisher : Potter Style
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 23,92 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0307804720
An invaluable guide for everyone who owns fine and precious things and wants to know how to maintain their beauty and value. Whether it's art objects, furnishings, or textiles, this complete, practical book provides state-of-the-art and traditional techniques for effective preservation and restoration.
Author : Bonnie Mackay
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 15,72 MB
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101991836
A beautifully illustrated look at Christmas ornaments and the memories they hold on our trees First highlighted in the New York Times, Bonnie Mackay’s annual Christmas tree showcases a lifetime collecting almost 3,000 ornaments. Now, through beautiful photography and illuminating vignettes, Tree of Treasures shares the heartfelt stories behind a hundred of those cherished possessions, whether it’s the story of a family member, like Mackay’s grandfather, a well-known vaudeville performer; long-held relationships with friends and colleagues in the international community of Christmas crafts makers; a memory of a beloved pet; and much more. From serene lace angels and vintage Santas, to exquisite glass-blown spheres and small silk purses, Tree of Treasures showcases ornaments both beautiful and well-loved, illuminating how ornaments, as we unpack and hang them each holiday season, tell the story of our lives.
Author : Student Life,
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0310861306
In this 48-week devotional, you’ll spend time looking more closely at how God, Jesus, and the characters of the Old Testament are all connected, and you’ll better understand how you fit into this big story. With daily scripture and thoughts, questions to get you thinking, and plenty of space for you to journal your thoughts, you’ll find that God’s character becomes clearer to you. You’ll even discover what it takes for you to take on more of God’s characteristics in your own life.
Author : Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827606777
Noble Laureate S. Y. Agnon brings together what has always been at the heart of Jewish religious consciousness: the Sinai event, the Revelation--as both memory and continuously renewed experience.
Author : Bill Shapiro
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0762462558
With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more -- this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. Bestselling author Bill Shapiro collected this sweeping range of stories--he talked to everyone from renowned writers to Shark Tank hosts, from blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, and nuns, even a reformed counterfeiter--to reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects.
