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Dialogue has a long lineage but a relatively recent research tradition. This volume's goal is to elevate dialogue onto the research agenda by addressing such questions as:How can we make dialogue actionable and effective in organizational practice? How can dialogue inform decision making in a particular problem domain or community of interest when multiple people, groups, and organizations are involved? How can dialogue be utilized to build more vibrant, democratic communities? To what extent can the Internet and new information technology support the dialogical process?How can we describe the relational field that dialogue creates and build a theory of social communication and information processing that explains the organization and dynamics of dialogue, and its implications for psychosocial function?

This volume addresses these questions in four sections: dialogue's foundations, perspectives, practice and theory. By design, the contrib ... Read more

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This collection of mostly original essays by scholars and Catholic Worker activists provides a systematic, analytical study of the emergence and nature of pacifism in the largest single denomination in the United States: Roman Catholicism. The collection underscores the pivotal role of Dorothy Day's Catholic Worker movement in challenging the conventional understanding of just-war principles and the American Catholic Church's identification with uncritical militarism. Also included are a study of Dorothy Day's preconversion pacifism, previously unpublished letters from Dorothy Day to Thomas Merton, Eileen Egan's account of the birth and early years of Pax, the Catholic Worker-inspired peace organization, and in-depth coverage of how the contemporary Plowshares movement emerged from the Catholic Worker movement. ... Read more

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A look at the life of the Governor of North Carolina circa 1972!! ... Read more

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High dimensional integration arises naturally in two major subfields of statistics: multivariate and Bayesian statistics. Indeed, the most common measures of central tendency, variation, and loss are defined by integrals over the sample space, the parameter space, or both. Recent advances in computational power have stimulated significant new advances in both Bayesian and classical multivariate statistics. In many statistical problems, however, multiple integration can be the major obstacle to solutions.

This volume contains the proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Statistical Multiple Integration, held in June 1989 at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. The conference represents an attempt to bring together mathematicians, statisticians, and computational scientists to focus on the many important problems in statistical multiple integration. The papers document the state of the art in this area with respect to problems in statistics, potential advances blocked by problems with multiple integration, and current work directed at expanding the capability to integrate over high dimensional surfaces. ... Read more

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Fun book that teaches a lesson about being a loud child
All of us seem to know at least one child who is a "Yelly Kelly".He can't do anything quietly.When he is frustrated he yells, when he is confused he yells, when he is angry he yells, when he wants something he yells.Yelly Kelly just yells about pretty much anything.Finally the time comes to teach him that he should not yell all the time about things that are unimportant.In a tale reminiscent of the "boy who cried wolf" he soon learns that there is a price to be paid for yelling all the time for no reason.

This is a well-done bilingual book written in English and Spanish for children about four to eight years old."Yelly Kelly" is a recommended children's book. ... Read more

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The product of meticulous research, this reference dictionary brings together a rich collection of material on the writers, editors, social reformers, and publications that have shaped American pacifist tradition since colonial times. The only work of its kind, it contains entries for some 400 individuals and more than 200 periodicals that represent viewpoints ranging from radical nonresistance, religious pacifism, and racial nonviolence to selective anti-war sentiments. Each entry summarizes the individual's literary contributions and lists known affiliations with periodicals, peace organizations, and religious groups. ... Read more

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Perfect For Halloween Or Around A Campfire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Folks, are you looking for that book you can read to your whole family without having to skip over a half a dozen curse words? Would you like a book that is SO well written it will even put YOU on the edge of your seats in terror and suspense? Well here it is ( or rather one of them, she has more) The first time I ever read one of Nancy's books, it was Ghost's of the Carolina's and it made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It is that good. The same holds true for this one. Nancy did her homework and she came up with some of the most terrifying ghost stories around. Now, unlike many writers who come up with their own "ghosts", Nancy found ones that have actully been reported to exist, and she tells them in such a way that it makes you actually feel like you are right there experiencing them. This is one of those books you read when you want to be "spooky" in the comfort of your own home and reading it by yourself, or you're out in the woods with your family and they want to hear a good ghost story while nestled around the campfire. Better yet, read it to them on Halloween night and you just might scare them enough to where they will all want to sleep with you in your bed. Nancy Roberts is the Shakespeare of Haunted Stories. ... Read more

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In this study Dr. Nancy C. James analyzes the symbolism in Josiah Conder's poetic hymn, the expression of his beliefs and the notion of prevenient theology that motivated Conder. In 1843 poet Josiah Conder published his hymn "Tis Not I Did Choose Thee." Conder used Jesus' Farewell Narratives from the "Gospel of John" to speak of God's choice of humanity. This theological idea of prevenient grace affirms that God chooses those who believe. Conder used two primary symbols of stain and chosen in this hymn to describe the condition of humanity. In the late 20th century many Protestant denominations took a new interest in Conder's hymn. An Episcopal theologian, Charles Philip Price, edited Conder's hymn and named it "In Your Mercy, Lord, You Called Me." Price successfully advocated for the inclusion of this hymn in the Episcopal hymnal 1982. Twentieth century philosopher, Paul Ricoeur, defines a symbol as a spontaneous appropriation of a spiritual meaning read on a literal object. The symbol reveals the bond between holiness and humanity. Ricoeur's work on symbolism deepens our understanding of Conder's symbols.Conder's stain reveals how lost people can become while his symbol of chosen affirms that God reaches out through grace to humanity. That the postmodern era shows fresh enthusiasm for Conder's hymn "'Tis Not I Did Choose Thee" reveals a spiritual need in this era. This book explores the many issues raised by these three Protestant thinkers, Josiah Conder, Charles Philip Price, and Paul Ricoeur. ... Read more

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This book helps you model the behavior of your organization and offers you the ability to produce the results you want with few surprises.A primer for professionals in different arenas (including business, government and the social sciences) who want to reshape their organizations, products or services. ... Read more