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White Water (Paperback)
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein; Illustrated by Shadra Stickland
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White Water (Hardcover)
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein; Illustrated by Shadra Stickland
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For a young boy growing up in the segregated south, a town drinking
fountain becomes the source of an epiphany.
It's a scorching hot day, and going into town with Grandma is one
of Michael's favorite things. When the bus pulls up, they climb in
and pay their fare, get out, walk to the back door, and climb in
again. By the time they arrive in town, Michael's throat is as dry
as a bone, so he runs to the water fountain. But after a few sips,
the warm, rusty water tastes bad. Why is the kid at the "Whites
Only" fountain still drinking? Is his water clear and refreshingly
cool? No matter how much trouble Michael might get into, he's
determined to find out for himself. Based on a transformative
experience co-author Michael Bandy had as a boy, this compelling
story sheds light on the reality of segregation through a child's
eyes, while showing the powerful awareness that comes from daring
to question the way things are.
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Cats' Eyes (Paperback)
Kurt Griffith; Michael Eric Stein
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R497
Discovery Miles 4 970
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This book helps individuals, and their organizations, learn to
maximize creative potential. It explodes the myth that creative
people are born rather than developed through practice and hard
work. All people are creative and have the ability to be
innovative, not just artists, musicians and writers. The
Professional Edge defines these skills and demonstrates how to
develop them. These are the skills required of 21st century
professionals, which can be developed through awareness, coaching
and practice resulting in mastery. This book will appeal to anyone
seeking to advance his or her career. It will also be of great
value to human resource executives who want to guide the
development of a workforce that has the skills to effectively
compete in fast-paced competitive industries or to open up new and
innovative blue ocean market spaces.
As the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1992, Czechoslovakia,
the only genuine democracy in post-World War I Central-Eastern
Europe, broke up into two independent successor states. This book
explores the failed search for a postcommunist constitution and it
records in a lively style a singular instance of the peaceful
settlement of an ethnic dispute.
For more than three years after the implosion of the Communist
regime in 1989, the Czechs and Slovaks negotiated the terms of a
new relationship to succeed the centralized federation created
under communism. After failing to agree to the terms of a new
union, the parties agreed on an orderly breakup.
In the background of the narrative loom general issues such as:
What are the sources of ethnic conflict and what is the impact of
nationalism? Why do ethnic groups choose secession and what makes
for peaceful rather than violent separation? What factors influence
the course of postcommunist constitutional negotiations, which are
inevitably conducted in the context of institutional and societal
transformation? The author explores these issues and the reasons
for the breakup.
Eric Stein, a well-known scholar of comparative law and a native of
Czechoslovakia, was invited by the Czechoslovak government to
assist in the drafting of a new constitution. This book is based on
his experiences during years of work on these negotiations as well
as extensive interviews with political figures, journalists, and
academics and extensive research in the primary documents. It will
appeal to historians, lawyers, and social scientists interested in
the process of transformation in Eastern Europe and the study of
ethnic conflict, as well as thegeneral reader interested in modern
European history.
Eric Stein is Hessel E. Yntema Professor Emeritus, University of
Michigan Law School. He previously served with the United States
Department of State in the Legal Advisor's Office. He is the author
of many books and articles on comparative law and the law of the
European Community.
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