The hypocrisies, cruelties, failings, and inadequacies of humanity’s sacred institutions At the macro level a sense of global interconnectedness was developing over such issues as economic justice and development, environmental preservation, and, in a few instances, regulation. However, it wasn’t until the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus, that the limits of, and imperatives for, …
A review of THE COMING PLAGUE: NEWLY EMERGING DISEASES IN A WORLD OUT OF BALANCE by Laurie Garrett. Part 2 Introduction By the time my Uncle Bernard started his medical studies at the University of Chicago in 1932 he had already witnessed the great influenza pandemic of 1918-19. He was seven years old when he …
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THE COMING PLAGUE: NEWLY EMERGING DISEASES IN A WORLD OUT OF BALANCE About the author Laurie Garrett is a health and science writer for Newsday and New York Newsday. A contributing author to AIDS in the World, edited by Jonathan Mann, she was formerly a science correspondent for National Public Radio and has written for …
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CIVILIZATION A NEW HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD ROGER OSBORNE PIMLICO 2007 PART 6 Chapter 18: The Post-War World: From Social Cohesion to Global Marketplace (cont.) As well as direct military spending, the 1944 GI Bill of Rights gave $13 billion for returning soldiers to enter college, enrol in training programmes or set up in …
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THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART 19 Chapter 28: Preparing for a Just Society (Cont.) The Family Beyond the individual comes the family. As in the other great religions, the idea of family is upheld in the Bahá’í Faith, where it is seen as a basic building-block of …
OUT OF THE EARTH CIVILIZATION AND THE LIFE OF THE SOIL DANIEL HILLEL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS 1991 PART 3 PART II: THE NATURE OF SOIL AND WATER Chapter 3: The fertile Substrate Chapter 4: The Vital Fluid Chapter 5: The Dynamic Cycle Chapter 6: The Primary Producers Chapter 7: The Tenuous Balance …
RETHINKING THE FUTURE RETHINKING BUSINESS, PRINCIPLES, COMPETITION, CONTROL & COMPLEXITY, LEADERSHIP, MARKETS AND THE WORLD EDITED BY ROWAN GIBSON NICHOLAS BREARLEY PUBLISHING 1997 Front cover This book is a meeting place of minds. It provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into tomorrow from today’s most highly regarded business thinkers. Rethinking The Future brings …
INDEX TO POSTINGS IN MARCH 2012 The Search For a Just Society by John Huddleston Part 13 March 1 Barbarism & Civilization: A History of Europe in Our Time by Bernard Wasserstein March 2 Stone Mulching in the Garden by J.I. Rodale Part 3 March 3 The Whistle Blower: Confessions of a Healthcare …
A PACE OF GRACE THE VIRTUES OF A SUSTAINABLE LIFE LINDA KAVELIN POPOV A PLUME BOOK 2004 PART 2 INTRODUCTION (Cont.) During the next year, following these Ten Rules for health literally saved my life. While they contain specific practices given to me for my personal condition, I believe the principles within them …
ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT THE SEVEN STAGES OF POWER AND HEALING CAROLINE MYSS, PH.D. THREE RIVERS PRESS 1996 PART 1 About the author Caroline Myss, Ph.D., is an internationally sought-after speaker on spirituality and personal power. She is widely recognized for her work in teaching intuitive diagnosis and is a pioneer in the field of …
