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In the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement's successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that we have to understand what has happened to African American communities over the last several decades. In Stuck in Place, Sharkey describes how political decisions and social policies have led to severe disinvestment from black neighborhoods, persistent segregation, declining economic opportunities, and a growing link between...

The Future-Proof Workplace is a survival guide for the new realities of business. The future is no longer some far-off destination; it is here, right now, and already changing the way we work. Historically, the sea-changes have advanced humanity and inspired us to reach even further; from the Dark Ages to the Age of Enlightenment, from agrarian to industrial societies--and today is no different. But only those who are ready for the changes will come out thriving. This book highlights the changes already...

In 1854, American Presbyterian missionaries arrived in Egypt as part of a larger Anglo-American Protestant movement aiming for worldwide evangelization. Protected by British imperial power, and later by mounting American global influence, their enterprise flourished during the next century. American Evangelicals in Egypt follows the ongoing and often unexpected transformations initiated by missionary activities between the mid-nineteenth century and 1967--when the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War uprooted the Americans in Egypt.

Heather Sharkey uses Arabic and English sources to...

Appearing on a village road, the mystical horse chooses to reveal itself to various local people at critical times in their lives. Some people are confused and puzzled by the animal's abilities, while others are relieved of pain and sorrow. Families struggling with life's difficulties are given important messages that lead to positive change. Always proving to be a benevolent...

Set in an Irish farming community in the 1950s, "The MysteriousGolden Horse" is a journey through time to an eccentric world wherethe local residents are watched over by a majestic horse withsupernatural powers.

Appearing on a village road, the mystical horse chooses to revealitself to various local people at critical times in their lives. Somepeople are confused and puzzled by the animal's abilities, whileothers are relieved of pain and sorrow. Families struggling with life'sdifficulties are given important messages that lead to positivechange. Always proving to be a benevolent and...