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"A poor person is not someone who has little, but one who needs
infinitely more, and more, and more." Thus spoke Jose Mujica, then
the President of Uruguay, before the United Nations in 2012.
Paraphrasing the wisdom of the great thinker Seneca, he asked the
world to question the dogma of consumption that has driven us into
environmental and economic crisis. Often referred to as the worlds
"poorest" president, in part because of his practice of donating
90% of his $12,000 monthly salary to charity, Jose Mujica lived his
words and proved that one need not have money to be rich. In The
World's Poorest President Speaks Out, Jose Mujica's famous speech
comes to life as he asks us to remember our neighbors, our
children, and the Earth.
In a fast changing world where information overloads and parents
find it overwhelming, The Kite Story seeks to provide a simple
metaphorical framework for parents to follow and reflect upon,
making parenting fun and engaging again. The book introduces kite
flying as a meaningful and intuitive metaphor for parenting and
mentoring, hoping to return its readers to an important aspect of
what makes us human - relationships. A delightful and reflective
read, parenting and mentoring tips are shared against a backdrop of
a story. The Kite Story will certainly provide fresh perspectives
to parenting and mentoring to anyone who desires to be a good
parent or mentor.
"Language and Sexuality" explores the question of how linguistic
practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity,
opening with a discussion of the emerging field of "queer
linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies
of language use in a wide variety of cultural settings. The
resulting volume combines the perspectives of the field's top
scholars with exciting new research to present new ideas on the
ways in which language use intersects with sexual identity.
"Language and Sexuality" explores the question of how linguistic
practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity,
opening with a discussion of the emerging field of "queer
linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies
of language use in a wide variety of cultural settings. The
resulting volume combines the perspectives of the field's top
scholars with exciting new research to present new ideas on the
ways in which language use intersects with sexual identity.
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