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Clever as Serpents

Author : Jim Grote
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814658673
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Clever as Serpents written by Jim Grote and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centuries ago Thomas Aquinas remarked that there can be no joy in life if there is no joy in one's work. Drawing upon the seminal insights of Rene Girard, Clever as Serpents confronts this timeless issue of finding peace in one's work and offers practical guidance on how people, acting together, can cultivate virtuous business. Clever as Serpents provides ethical insight in business life, the job market, and office politics, revealing that business culture, while often corrupt, can be transformed through the practice of asceticism. It suggests that instead of renouncing worldly comforts and retreating to a monastery, business asceticism embraces and masters the discomforts of business life through disciplined and unique approach to the rigors of the competitive marketplace. Clever as Serpents is divided into two parts - theory and strategy. Chapters one through five deal with a unique approach to management theory and the behavior of financial markets. It first examines the myths that hide the reality of the marketplace. Chapter two examines the myth of freedom; chapter three, the myth of competition. With these myths exposed, chapters four and five examine the secret of the marketplace through the theories of borrowed desire" and the management complex. Chapters six through ten deal with practical techniques for dealing with the jungle of office politics. Chapter six relates the theory of "borrowed desire" to the dynamics of office gossip. Chapters seven through nine offer practical tips on surviving office politics, becoming successful, and redeeming the marketplace through ethical action. For the many people who experience the workplace as frustrating or unfair, struggle with office politics - as well as the question of whether their workday lives have any religious significance or spiritual depth - this work provides concrete suggestions for practicing an ethics of survival, of success, and of service. Jim Grote works in stewardship and development for a Roman Catholic archdiocese. He has taught business ethics and philosophy at several colleges and universities. Co-author ofTheology and Technology, he has written articles for the Catholic Worker, Church, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, Cross Currents, and Spirituality Today. John McGeeney, an attorney for a financial services company, has worked in securities law for a Fortune 500company, and for a large social service organization in New York City. "

The Gospel According to Matthew

Author :
Publisher : Canongate U.S.
ISBN 13 : 9780802136169
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel According to Matthew written by and published by Canongate U.S.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves

Author : Keith Graber Miller
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870499364
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves written by Keith Graber Miller and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In July 1968, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) opened an office in Washington, D.C., for monitoring the actions of the federal government's various branches. Given American Mennonites' long history of noninvolvement in political affairs, this shift toward engagement was dramatic indeed. In this in-depth study, Keith Graber Miller shows how the church's distinctive traditions of pacifism, humility, and service have informed and shaped the nature of its activities in Washington." "Graber Miller argues that Mennonites have both influenced the national policymaking debate and have themselves been influenced by their increasing exposure to it." "Wise As Serpents, Innocent as Doves not only explores the twentieth-century transformations among American Mennonites but illuminates the larger issues of religious lobbying in the nation's capital. Graber Miller suggests that the Mennonites have helped redefine what it means to be a lobbyist. Because the Mennonites' numbers are too few to make them a politically significant force, he argues, their only credibility in Washington lies in an astute and accurate analysis of how the world is and in the integrity of their witness to the truth as they see it."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

Author : R. L. LaFevers
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618756384
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos written by R. L. LaFevers and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo--and only Theo--who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. When Theo’s mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt--a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb--Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine. Intent on returning the malevolent artifact to its rightful place, Theo devises a daring plan to put things right. But even with the help of her younger brother, a wily street urchin, and the secret society known as the Brotherhood of the Chosen Keepers, it won’t be easy . . . she quickly finds herself pursued down dark alleys, across an ocean, through the bustling crowds of Cairo, and straight into the heart of an ancient mystery. Theo will have to call upon everything she’s ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country--and herself!

Two Serpents Rise

Author : Max Gladstone
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765333120
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Two Serpents Rise written by Max Gladstone and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rash of demonic infestations threatens the city of Dresediel Lex, and a young man with a haunted past and an addiction to risk searches for the reason why.

What It Means To Be As Wise As A Serpent

Author : Dag Heward-MIlls
Publisher : Dag Heward-Mills
ISBN 13 : 161395560X
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book What It Means To Be As Wise As A Serpent written by Dag Heward-MIlls and published by Dag Heward-Mills. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus said: be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Are serpents really wise? Why would Jesus give such advice? Take a journey in this riveting book by Dag Heward-Mills, and discover the hidden wisdom of the serpent.

Where Serpents Sleep

Author : C. S. Harris
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110121211X
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Where Serpents Sleep written by C. S. Harris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hero Jarvis, reform-minded daughter of the Prince Regent's cousin, enlists Sebastian St. Cyr's help in investigating the brutal murders of eight prostitutes. Following a trail of clues from London's seedy East End to the Mayfair mansions of a noble family, the two must race against time to stop a killer whose ominous plot threatens to shake the nation to its very core?

Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

Author : Simon R. Green
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780441013876
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth written by Simon R. Green and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is John Taylor. I’m a PI for hire in the Nightside, the dark and corrupt city within the city of London. Where the sun never shines and where pleasure and horror are always on sale—for the right price. Not a nice place to visit or a nice place to live. So you wouldn’t think I would care that it was about to be destroyed, by none other than my very own long-missing, not-quite-human mom. But I do. I was born here, I live here, and I got friends here. They might not all be acceptable in polite company, but they’re my friends, nonetheless. I know that I’m the only one who can stop her. The trick is, how to do it without fulfilling this prophecy that says whatever action I take, not only is the Nightside doomed, but the rest of the world will soon follow…

The Trillion Dollar Lie - The Holocaust

Author : Gyeorgos C. Hatonn
Publisher : PHOENIX SOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
ISBN 13 : 9780922356553
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The Trillion Dollar Lie - The Holocaust written by Gyeorgos C. Hatonn and published by PHOENIX SOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.. This book was released on 1991-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tongues of Serpents

Author : Naomi Novik
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345496892
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Tongues of Serpents written by Naomi Novik and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A latest work by the award-winning author of Victory of Eagles continues the adventurous partnership between a British naval captain and a fighting dragon who work to protect their island home from the forces of Napoleon.

Serpent & Dove

Author : Shelby Mahurin
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062878042
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Serpent & Dove written by Shelby Mahurin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller * Indiebound Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of 2019 * B&N's YA Book Club Pick "A brilliant debut, full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully realized heroine, an intricate and deadly system of magic, and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night. Serpent & Dove is an absolute gem of a book." —Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses series Bound as one, to love, honor, or burn. Book one of a stunning fantasy trilogy, this tale of witchcraft and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Sara Holland. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. As a huntsman of the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced into an impossible situation—marriage. Lou, unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, must make a choice. And love makes fools of us all. Don't miss Gods & Monsters, the spellbinding conclusion of this epic trilogy!

Destroyer of Worlds

Author : Mark Chadbourn
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575088346
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Destroyer of Worlds written by Mark Chadbourn and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the beginning of the end ... The end of the axe-age, the sword-age, leading to the passing of gods and men from the universe. As all the ancient prophecies fall into place, the final battle rages, on Earth, across Faerie, and into the land of the dead. Jack Churchill, Champion of Existence, must lead the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons in a last, desperate assault on the Fortress of the Enemy, to confront the ultimate incarnation of destruction: the Burning Man. It is humanity's only chance to avert the coming extinction. At his back is an army of gods culled from the world's great mythologies - Greek, Norse, Chinese, Aztec, and more. But will even that be enough? Driven to the brink by betrayal, sacrifice and death, his allies fear Jack may instead bring about the very devastation he is trying to prevent ...

The Silvered Serpents

Author : Roshani Chokshi
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250144590
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Silvered Serpents written by Roshani Chokshi and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. They are each other’s fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope. Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost — one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Their hunt lures them far from Paris, and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all. As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined. A tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job.

Crushing

Author : T. D. Jakes
Publisher : FaithWords
ISBN 13 : 9781455595372
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Crushing written by T. D. Jakes and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow God's process for growth and learn how you can benefit from life's challenging experiences with this book by bestselling inspirational author T.D. Jakes. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with the age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey-the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to encourage you that God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.

Diatessarica

Author : Edwin Abbott Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Diatessarica written by Edwin Abbott Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Serpent's Tooth

Author : Craig Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014312546X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book A Serpent's Tooth written by Craig Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.” —The New York Times Book Review The ninth Longmire book from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves It’s homecoming for the Durant Dogies when Cord Lynear, a Mormon “lost boy” forced off his compound for rebellious behavior, shows up in Absaroka County. Without much guidance, divine or otherwise, Sheriff Walt Longmire, Victoria Moretti, and Henry Standing Bear search for the boy’s mother and find themselves on a high-plains scavenger hunt that ends at the barbed-wire doorstep of an interstate polygamy group. Run by four-hundred-pound Roy Lynear, Cord’s father, the group is frighteningly well armed and very good at keeping secrets. Walt’s got Cord locked up for his own good, but the Absaroka County jailhouse is getting crowded since the arrival of the boy’s self-appointed bodyguard, a dangerously spry old man who claims to be blessed by Joseph Smith himself. As Walt, Vic, and Henry butt heads with the Lynears, they hear whispers of Big Oil and the CIA and fear they might be dealing with a lot more than they bargained for.

The Serpent King

Author : Jeff Zentner
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0553524046
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent King written by Jeff Zentner and published by Ember. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down. "Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." —The New York Public Library “Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —BookRiot.com Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back. But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core. Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one’s true self in the wreckage of the past. “A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it’s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” —PasteMagazine.com “A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” —Mashable.com “I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.”—New York Times