International Development

Foster families are unsung heroes, willing to stand on the front lines for children who can’t stand up for themselves. But fostering can also be a lonely journey as friends and family members pull away from the fear of the unknown. We all have a job to do, and it starts by stepping forward and wrapping around those who are sacrificing so much.

“Incisive and compelling, reflecting the painful wisdom and knowledge that Bill Ong Hing has accrued over the course of fifty years . . . ”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow First book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers...

This book will tell you how to find your heart, calm your heart, refine your heart, and forge your heart in life and work, how to maintain inner tranquility in competition, how to maintain inner autonomy in the hustle and bustle, how to find spiritual coolness in the hot and anxious city life, how to change your destiny, reshape your soul, and become the person you want to be.

David Korten argues that global corporate consolidation of power is but one manifestation of what he calls "Empire", the organization of society by hierarchies of dominance that have held sway for the past 5,000 years. Empire has always resulted in misery for the many and fortune for the few. Now it threatens the very future of humanity. The Great Turning traces the ancient roots of Empire and charts its long evolution from monarchies to the transnational institutions of the global economy.

This concise book will help you “connect the dots” and become a much more effective change agent. It serves as an introduction to the Neurology of Suggestion concepts that are the core of Advanced Neuro-Noetic Hypnosis (TM), which blends direct and indirect hypnosis with more modern fields such as artificial intelligence, mind/body integration, and the latest innovations in neurology.

Every human activity or occurrence takes place in a specific place and time. That includes behaviors and competencies as well as our physical and mental health. Just about all transformation involves a change in the space and time attributes as we move from the past, the present, and the future. Understanding these easy to grasp concepts can yield fast personal changes and provide the serious transformational coach and mental health, and medical practitioners a radical new way of thinking.

GEORGE JERJIAN is a mindset mentor, author, and speaker who retired after being given just six months to live by his doctor. Thankfully, the diagnosis was wrong and as soon as he could, he “unretired” and set to work, helping his tribe of baby boomers do the same. George has a business degree from Bradford University in England and a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. He has been in business for over 40 years, working as a Chartered Marketer, a partner in US commercial real estate, and a financial adviser.

Osho speaks in response to a question about the right way to help children to grow without interfering in their natural potentiality.

Seit über 30 Jahren fasziniert der Weltklasse-Mentalist und Gedankenleser Oz Pearlman sein Publikum: Nun teilt »Oz the Mentalist« die Geheimnisse seiner außergewöhnlichen Karriere, um auch anderen zum Erfolg zu verhelfen. Er verbindet in seinem Buch die Faszination des Mentalismus mit praxistauglichen Strategien für den persönlichen Erfolg und die Karriere. Er gewährt in Read Your Mind Einblicke, wie man Menschen liest und das in Business und Alltag anwenden kann.

Somewhere between the Garden of Eden and the invention of the latest video game console, this concept got completely lost on a huge population of young men in our modern society. You're the Husband seeks to provide a road map for men as they navigate through marriage. God did not design it to be easy, nor did He design it to be perfect or everlasting. Instead, He designed marriage to be full of commitment, sacrifice, and service. He has designed marriage to sanctify.

Osho describes unconsciousness as the basement of our minds in which many things are buried, which find expression through your conscious. Like, millions of people watch boxing or football matches and their enjoyment is the expression of hidden violence.

An instructional and comprehensive four-in-one book bundle that includes a collection of guides discussing all the information that beginners should be aware of. Are you curious about options trading? Are you the type of person that wants to learn all about it, without having to spend too much money on buying various books relating to the subject? If all of these fit your criteria, then you’re in the right place!

Read by the author, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, and his co-author, Matt Whyman. Including an audio-exclusive Q&A between Paul and Matt. This is the story of a simple idea that turned into a global movement. This is the story of parkrun, told for the very first time from the man who started it all...

This book is about how to love each other without losing yourselves. In our swiftly changing world, old rules, roles, and patterns of behavior no longer work as they did in the past. This can be disorienting. Many people just give up on relationships altogether!

Author Mawa McQueen is an esteemed restaurateur and award-winning chef who has spent her life on the front lines of entrepreneurship. Her inspiring story, shared in Unstoppable Ambition, is a testament to the transformative power of perseverance, ambition, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

America's greatness comes from people working hard to fulfill their dreams. But today that greatness is being undermined by people using the government to steal other people's dreams (and money). Rather than participate and innovate in the marketplace, generating goods and services that benefit...

Since the 19th century, people have claimed that the prosperity enjoyed by the First World was the result of its devotion to unconstrained economic freedoms. In his 2003 book Kicking Away the Ladder, South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang claims this was not the case and that, in fact, First World economic success was due to exactly the kinds of state intervention that traditional economic thinking consistently opposes today.

In Path to Mastery Applications I cover three applications of the concepts already mentioned in the Enhancing Performance series. These will be mastering golf, accelerated learning, and achieving abundance or having an abundance mentality. Demonstrations will be presented for each skill. For each, I will demonstrate how hypnosis can be easily and quickly used. Once this technique is quickly mastered, you can apply it to just about any form of learning or skill mastery. Demonstration included.

Monica Sharma describes how we can source our inner capacities and wisdom to manifest change that embodies universal values such as dignity, compassion, fairness, and courage. Drawing on more than twenty years of work for the United Nations and elsewhere, she presents a radical new approach to...

In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. But China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace. This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy.