"Why Work" explores the contemporary cultural construction of work, beginning with the expression, "A Real Job." This volume examines "work" in the writings of Aristotle, Plato, Confucius, St. Benedict, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mother Jones, Emma Goldman, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Mary Parker Follett to answer the question, "Can the concept of work be divorced from the thinker's past?" A final chapter re-examines the core issue in light of the vary concept of "work" and ask one more time "why work?" This work is a result of an...

An elite dancer. A jock. A series of encounters, some from afar. Can they overcome a mounting succession of challenging twists and turns, certain to shake them to their very cores?

"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven." Matthew 5:16 "It's all about Jesus." In November of 2009, during a lucid interval in a hospital room, Stephanie Bell was urgently writing on her blanket with her right index finger. When given a pen and paper to decipher what she was writing, she repeatedly scrawled that sentence, superimposing it on one spot on the paper. That was one of the final sentences and the underlying message of her prolific writing career. Stephanie Bell accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior...

The beginning of the Caramelle trilogy. 150 years in the life of a family. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times be delivered from a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20 year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, author of this trilogy, takes you on a gripping journey filled with vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters painted in lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time Prologue It was another warm, sunny day of 1851 in Birmingham, Alabama; a region well-known for its muggy, summer climate....

The second part of the saga. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times escape from a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20-year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, author of this trilogy, takes you on the second part of this riveting journey filled with vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters painted with lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time. Chapter I "Her name is Caramelle," the woman spoke up for her daughter when she remained coyly silent, "with a double 'l' and another 'e' on the end."...

The final installment of the Caramelle trilogy. The culmination of over 150 years of struggle in the life of a family. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times escape a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20-year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, prolific author of this trilogy, completes the gripping journey of vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters, painted in lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time. Prologue Words. They convey thoughts, meaning, emotion. Communication covers a wide array...