books about: founder     books:       The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson5 reviews Bill Christofferson University of Wisconsin Press, 2004 A Wonderful Book Gaylord Nelson had a great politican career, as a text book liberal governor and later senator who was the prime mover behind Earth Day. Nelson's greatest achievement may have been working with Bill Christofferson on this book, which reads more like a novel, that you can not put down, than a standard politican bio. Christofferson has a magnificent way of drawing the reader into the most seemingly ...             Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches18 reviews B&H Publishing Group, 1997 The greatest generation speaks The United States of America was blessed with a generation of founding fathers who were at the same time people of action, and people of thought. They were an incredibly brilliant group of political and moral thinkers. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison had a profound understanding of both human nature and the unique circumstances bound up with the founding of the United ...             Living Beyond the Limits11 reviews Franklin Graham Word Books, 1992 Excellent, Inspiring I really liked this book. It's interesting to see what went on in his life. It's also very nice to see how God worked through his life and the lives of the people he knew. He shows what it looks like when you are living the life God would have you live. It's very inspiring.             The Way: The Essential Classic of Opus Dei's Founder13 reviews Josemaria Escriva Image, 2006 The Way is the way The way is The Way. This means that St. JoseMaria Escriva saw each and every Catholic as Christ manifest in the world. It is an obligation for each and every Catholic to live the fulness of what it is to be Christ. This book of sayings and aspirations is a neat little reminder to us of the importance of humility and vigilance on the way to spiritual perfection.             Adult Video Business:By Rayscorner.com Founder Ray West (2001 version) How You Can Find Attractive Women to ...62 reviews Ray West Clear View Pub, 2001 BEST BOOK ON THE PORN BUSINESS SO FAR! I read so many books on breaking into the adult film business...I even spent $1,297 on this course from www.adultfilmmaking.com, the "only" online adult film school, which was a total rip off. This book by Ray West and one other one that I downloaded off the internet for $80 have been the ONLY two books I've read that actually give legitimate, usable information on how make money in this ...             The House That Love Built: The Story of Linda & Millard Fuller, Founders of Habitat for Humanity and the ...52 reviews Bettie B. Youngs Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2007 A Testament to What God Can Do "The House that Love Built" is a testament to what God can do through open and willing minds and hearts. Bettie B. Youngs takes Millard and Linda Fuller from their childhood years through college and huge financial success to a crisis that led eventually to a radical new way of living. In 1968 the Fullers, working closely with Clarence Jordan, co-founder of the Christian community Koinonia ...             The Republic of Tea: The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its ...9 reviews Mel Ziegler, Patricia Ziegler Doubleday Business, 1994 My Model for Writing Business Plans Mel & Patricia Zeigler are geniuses at creating raving fan businesses. They were the originators of the greatest store I've ever been in, Banana Republic. They sold it to the Gap and it is NOTHING like it's former self, which was reminescent of an Indiana Jones adventure complete with jungle headquarters and a jeep. This book documents their next venture and details how they developed the ...             Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano55 reviews Jigoro Kano Kodansha International, 1994 If you own only one book on the subject of judo... ...it should be this one. All the basics are here, copiously illustrated (some of the images featuring judo's founder, Jigoro Kano) and explained in a fair amount of detail. Although other books may offer more variations and flashier presentations, herein can be found all the rudiments of Kodokan judo. If the subject interests you at all, you simply must own this book. With judo's popularity ...             The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders9 reviews Audio Literature, 2002 Learn What the Deeper American Soul is Really About Jacob Needleman's book The American Soul is a masterful explanation of a deeper America, an America that has been lost in the shuck and jive of corporate greed, a media managed for misinformation and consensus and the professional wrestling that too often passes for religion in this country. Needleman writes with an elegant depth of Soul that is his subject and so he writes as a true and an ...             The Man of Her Dreams The Woman of His!37 reviews Joel and Kathy Davisson www.joelandkathy.com, 2006 Enjoyed the Book This book is very informative and helpful in the age old conflict between husbands and wives. Joel is to be commended for his eye opening stand on issues that have for too long kept women in mental outlooks of defeat, especially when it comes to a troubled marriage. Joel and Kathy have taken a position of determination to help people realize their responsibilties in contributing to the ...             The Historical Buddha: 2The Times, Life & Teachings of the Founder of Buddhism (Arkana)4 reviews H. W. Schumann Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990 Best English Buddhist History, (please republish this)!!!! Excellent brief history of the person of Siddhartha Buddha, summarizing much disconnected information found in the Pali Canon, and organizing it into a chronology of his life, and the founding of the Buddhist Order. Many extremely interesting maps and pictures also. A valuable reference, should be a required text in any Buddhism 101 college course! My one quibble with this work is the ...             Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross4 reviews Augusta Stevenson Demco Media, 1982 I enjoyed Clara Barton because it was very inspiring. I enjoyed the book Clara Barton because it was a very inspiring book. Whenever she had a goal she would never give up on it. I thought it was very nice she would go all the way to the top just to help people and I think it's a great book for you to read!             The Centaur For Women: Memoirs of the Student Founder of Women's Studies4 reviews Carol Rowell Council Bookstand Publishing, 2008 Compelling! The Centaur for Women is compelling and informative reading. While this memoir describes the author's inner development during a time of momentous social, political, and cultural upheaval, it also provides a profound insight into an overlooked yet key component of the feminist movement. This heartfelt account both of Ms. Council's struggle as she brings into reality her vision for women and ...             Daws: A man who trusted God : the inspiring life and compelling faith of Dawson Trotman, founder of the ...4 reviews Betty Lee Skinner NAVPRESS, 1994 Vivid story of a pioneer of modern Christianity. Betty Skinner has written a wonderful, thought provoking book about a true giant of modern Christianity - Dawson Trotman, founder and driving force of the Navigators. From his early days as a rebel and "bad boy" through his conversion and the development of his heart for others to his untimely death saving another person's life, this book challenged me to see in people great potential, but ...             As Bill Sees It: The A. A. Way of Life ...Selected Writings of the A. A.'s Co-Founder4 reviews Alcoholics Anonymous World Service, Bill W Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1967 A pithy wide-range sampling of the thinking of AA's founder. The book, "As Bill Sees It", delivers exactly what the title promises. This is a gleaning of the best thinking of the founder of AA. Whether you are well acquainted with AA literature, or simply a curious first time reader, this book is an excellent resource. The text is a compilation from a variety of Bill W.'s works, including letters and talks given as well as selections from the "Big ...             Adult Business: How to Get Into Porn as a Porn Star and Break Into the Business In 60 Days! (Rayscorner.com ...4 reviews Ray West Clear View Publishers, 2006 One of the best books I ever purchased You will not be bored. I learned more from this book on the porn business than anything I can find elsewhere. Ray West has a new fan here.             Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank4 reviews Muhammad Yunus Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 Excellent and interesting book Muhammad Yunus describes in this book how the idea developed about starting a bank for the poor. The writing style of Yunus makes the book very easy to read; almost like a good novel. Because this book doesn't focusses on just micro-credit (because it's an autobiography) I think it's an excellent introduction to the topic of micro-credit and finding sollutions for the poor. But for more in-dept ...             Shake, Rattle & Roll: the Founders of Rock & Roll5 reviews Holly George-Warren Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004 Rock and Roll is Here to Stay..... "Back in the 1950s, there was a musical earthquake called rock & roll that shook everything up." So begins Holly George-Warren's introduction to Shake, Rattle & Roll, and after detailing the origins of "the new sound", she goes on to profile fourteen artists who were instrumental in making it happen. From Bill Haley, Wanda Jackson and Fats Domino, to Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and ...             The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment4 reviews Carl J. Richard Harvard University Press, 1994 An American Classic Richards asserts through this book that the "classics," being the ancient Greco-Roman historical/literary tradition, were the primary influence upon the American Founders through their education and socialization. The Founders' theories of government, their views on human nature, nature, and virtue, were all classical in essence and origin. The classical education of these great men gave them ...             Land Is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County4 reviews Susanne Starling Texas State Historical Association, 1998 An exceptional accounting of the life and times of WAF. I was most gratified to learn (quite by accident) that a book about WAF had been written. WAF was my great-grandfather, his son, Henry Ferris, was my grandfather, and my father was Carl Dallas Ferris. One error in the book referred to my grandfather as childless, when, in fact he had two sons and two daughters, & was living in Spur, Texas, where he died & is buried. (Most family records show ...              search for books american, attractive, autobiography, buddhism, business, classics, co-founder, compelling, creation, enlightenment, essential, founders, historical, humanity, inspiring, letters, muhammad, navigators, personal, pioneer, rayscorner, rediscovering, republic, selected, speeches, studies, surveyor, teachings, trotman, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Warner Home Video Western Classics Collection (Escape from Fort Bravo / ... home  impressum - about us