Ergebnis für "Angels" in Politik & Regierungen

Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies across the world centres on sexual topics, and one-third of the global population is Christian in background or outlook. The issue goes to the heart of present-day religion. This book seeks to calm fears and encourage understanding through telling a three-thousand-year-long tale of Christians encountering sex, gender and the family, with noises off from their sacred texts.

Die Musiker Swiss und Chris Harms verabreden sich jeden zweiten Donnerstag zu einem Gespräch über Gott und die Welt. Mal ist der eine in Mexiko, mal der andere irgendwo in den Bergen. Wo auch immer sie sind, es wird über alles gesprochen, was nicht bei drei auf den Bäumen ist. Tabus gibt es nicht wirklich und egal ob es um das Leben als Musiker, Sex, Drogen, Depressionen oder Politik geht, die zwei Freunde sind sich keineswegs immer einig. Es wird bei keiner Gelegenheit an gegenseitigen Spitzen und Provokationen gespart und dennoch zu guter Letzt versöhnlich die Hand geschüttelt. Lieben...

Twenty-five years in the ER could become a résumé for despair, but for best-selling author Dr. Robert D. Lesslie, it's a foundation for inspiring stories of everyday angels - friends, nurses, doctors, patients, and even strangers who offer love, help, and support in the midst of trouble. The ER is a difficult and challenging place to be. Yet the same pressures and stresses that make this place so challenging also provide an opportunity to experience some of life's greatest wonders and mysteries. 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. “Gripping and inspiring, The Soul of America is Jon...

In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together". To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where "you can rot without feeling it". To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias.

“Readers will come away infuriated, with a greater understanding of the systemic causes of homelessness, and with more compassion for their homeless neighbors. Essential reading for any community affected by homelessness (which is all of them).” —Booklist, Starred Review For readers of...

A year into his marriage and having never driven an RV, Frank and his wife Laurel set out from New York City in a Winnebago to drive the nation's first transcontinental route, the Lincoln Highway, which zigzags through small towns and big cities from Times Square to San Francisco. Using the spirit of Abraham Lincoln to guide them across the land, they hope to see more clearly what holds the country together-and how we can keep it together, even amidst political divisions that have grown increasingly rancorous, bitter, and exhausting.

This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, the son of Ukrainian Jews who immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s. His memoir charts the journey of a young social activist who battled to free Soviet Jews before becoming one of the most consequential elected officials in Southern California. Fiercely independent, he combined an activist's passion with a seasoned politician's skill to challenge the region's power brokers.

'I was filled with apprehension about crossing the front line, but I would have risked my life to save just one child. Ivan was giving me a chance to save them all…' This is the extraordinary work of Sally Becker, a humanitarian aid worker who for over three decades has risked it all in order...

Henry Gerber was the father of American gay liberation. Born in 1892 in Germany, Henry Gerber was expelled from school as a boy and lost several jobs as a young man because of his homosexual activities. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the army for employment. After his release, he explored Chicago’s gay subculture: cruising Bughouse Square, getting arrested for “disorderly conduct,” and falling in love.

No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: plans existed for hanging 20 prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast.

Porfirio Díaz. Su vida y su tiempo narra la historia de uno de los personajes más fascinantes en la historia de México. Héroe para unos, villano para otros, su vida de soldado ilustra en plenitud una novela de aventuras del siglo XIX. Es el tema que aborda La guerra. Díaz nació en un mundo donde la gente despertaba a las cuatro de la madrugada para rezar el Rosario; formó parte de la generación que derribó a sablazos aquel mundo durante la Reforma y destacó como nadie en la lucha contra la Intervención y el Imperio.

The Recording Angel, penned by Edwin Arnold Brenholtz, stands as one of the pioneering American proletarian novels, crafted to inspire social reform and political revolution among the working class. Its exploration of themes such as economic disparity between the producers and consumers, political collusion within the upper echelons, and the erosion of the middle class resonates powerfully even in todays global landscape. Promoted as a romance of the future, this fictional narrative intricately weaves a tale of class struggle between laborers and the powerful trust magnates of the burgeoning ...

Without an understanding and appreciation of the culture we seek to preserve and protect, the defense of Western civilization is fundamentally futile; a culture that believes in nothing cannot defend itself, because it has nothing to defend. In this profound and wide-ranging historical survey, Michael Walsh illuminates the ways that the narrative and visual arts both reflect and affect the course of political history, outlining the way forward by arguing for the restoration of the heroic narrative that forms the basis of all Western cultural and religious traditions.  

Bestselling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a collection of contemporary essays. Becoming Los Angeles, a new collection by the author of the acclaimed memoir Holy Land, blends history, memory, and critical analysis to illuminate how Angelenos...

Welcome to your courtside pass to all things LA Sparks and the WNBA! Join Shaded, a former Portland State baller, and Rachel Loobie, a Long Beach State alum, as they break down every game, every player, and every headline with the honesty only ex-hoopers can bring. Each week, they dive into:🏀 Real talk game recaps & analysis📊 In-depth player breakdowns💥 Hot topics around the league🎤 Exclusive behind-the-scenes stories👟 Fashion, fan culture & all the vibes you love about LA basketball.Whether you’re a die-hard Sparks fan or new to the W, pull up and stay connected. This is ...

Conducido por la abogada Angel Lisinski, este podcast va más allá de la ley de inmigración: trata sobre la resiliencia, el propósito y el poder de tomar el control de su historia. Después de enfrentar la batalla de inmigración de su propia familia cuando su esposo fue detenido por ICE, Angel convirtió ese miedo en combustible. Luchó por conseguirle los papeles y, en el proceso, creó una de las firmas de abogados de inmigración de más rápido crecimiento del país. Ahora tiene la misión de ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo. Únase a Angel y conozca lo que se necesita para construir y ...

When she was fifteen years old, Leslie King ran away from an abusive home, looking for a better life and longing for real love. What she found instead was a man who wooed her just long enough to trap her in a life of prostitution. She became one of the many thousands of trafficked individuals in the United States, a number that continues to rise.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics share one of the most intense and storied rivalries in sports history. From Bill Russell vs. Jerry West to Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird and Kobe Bryant vs. Paul Pierce, this rivalry has defined eras of the NBA. With 17 championships each, the battle for basketball supremacy continues. Explore the history, legendary matchups, and impact of the greatest rivalry in the NBA.