A mysterious midnight shooting spree that began on a dirt road in Texas between Brownsville and Fort Brown on August 13, 1906, killed one civilian and shattered the lives of 167 black infantrymen who had been summarily discharged without honor by a stroke of President Theodore Roosevelt's pen. In The Senator and the Sharecropper's Son, John D. ...
It is a known fact that many people turn to their pastor in times of crisis and trauma. Clergy are often just as much "first responders" as are police and firefighters. Through case illustrations, Weaver, Flannelly, and Preston offer practical helps and resources to access needed information when every minute counts.
Presenting an easy-to-understand model of facilitation that focuses on getting work done, this text provides practical guidance for managers and leaders who need to be successful in this new role. The authors show managers how to use themselves in new ways, and capitalize on group dynamics.
Offering a unique and personal view of the life of John Cheever, Glad Tidings features the correspondence, spanning forty years, between Cheever and his friend and fellow writer John Weaver--brilliantly funny and moving reflections on family life and the hardships of trying to live as a writer.
This work is a business fable about implementing the facilitation process in order to meet a seemingly impossible goal. In the story, Rune, an elf who is the Production Director for Santa's Workshop, implements the three-step facilitation process.
This text offers practical guidance for mana gers on how to get more from the groups they supervise. It p rovides leaders and managers with the skills and tools they need to create the changes they want in their organizations. '
The 40-year correspondence between John Cheever and fellow writer John Weaver provides an illuminating look at Cheever's life and a warm portrait of a loyal and enduring friendship.
Be a more effective human service provider when working with native peoples! Voices of First Nations People contains extensive information on how issues such as gambling, drinking, homelessness, health, and parenting affect Native Americans. This text will help you more effectively provide and direct services, administer programs, develop ...
The news reminds us all that disasters, whether man made or natural, can happen anywhere, any time. The author is a clinical social worker and veteran Red Cross volunteer who has led crisis intervention teams in many catastrophes including the Mississippi River floods of 1993 and, most recently, the World Trade center attack of 9/11. His book ...
Responding to individuals who have sexual concerns is one of the most difficult and complex situations that today's pastors face. Clergy need accurate and practical information on sexual matters that concern those who come to them seeking pastoral counsel.
Effective facilitation is the key to making groups and teams work. This guide presents a model of facilitation that focuses on getting work done and in being successful in personal situations at work. The book seeks to provide people with the knowledge of how to be a good facilitator.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rinehart & Company
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket. Lengthy author inscription and signature on endpaper, dated 1959. Spine faded, minor foxing (brownish spots) to top of pages. Story of the author's marriage in the late 30's, reminiscences of World War II, and life in Virginia, Kansas City, and other places across the U.S. Includes a b&w photo cut from a magazine of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver.; Signed by Author. read more
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