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Violencia Doméstica
por Celso William Chignoli
El contenido del libro incluye un análisis que compara cuatro comunidades hispanas junto con características claras de víctimas, ejercicios de grupo y otras maneras más específicas para ayudar. "En la gran tragedia de la violencia doméstica, la intervención puede salvar vidas" dijo el autor Dr. Celso William Chignoli. "¿Quiere traer alivio a las familias quebrantadas por la violencia? Infórmese y anímese leyendo: Violencia doméstica: Detección, prevención, y ayuda."
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원전을 멈춰라
히로세 다카시
평생을 원자력과 핵의 위험성에 대한 문제를 연구해온 저널리스트 히로세 다카시가 체르노빌을 비롯한 일련의 원자력 발전소 사고를 살피면서, 원전은 결코 안전할 수 없으며, 언제 터질지 모를 시한폭탄과 다를 바 없다고 말한다. 저자는 원자력 사고가 인간의 능력으로 통제 불가능한 원자력 물질을 다루기 시작할 때부터 예견된 것이며, 그 뒤편에는 인류 절멸의 위험을 담보로 원자력산업을 돈벌이에 이용하는 기업과 이러한 사실의 은폐에 동참하는 저널리즘이 있다고 주장한다.
Free? Stories About Human Rights
FOR YOUTH
by David Almond, et al
This collection of short fiction by 14 prominent writers from around the world dramatizes the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights with contemporary personal stories about young people who are victims, perpetrators and activists.
Get Up, Stand Up: Uniting Populists, Energizing the Defeated, and Battling the Corporate Elite
Bruce E. Levine
Even though most Americans oppose war and bristle at bailouts, most remain passive and appear resigned to powerlessness. Get Up, Stand Up describes how readers can recover dignity, energy and unity in order to wrest power away from the corporatocracy. Get Up, Stand Up details strategies and tactics that oppressed peoples have employed to gain power and put that power back in the hands of we, the people.
e-reader version available
A Hopeful Earth: Faith, Science, and the Message of Jesus
by Sally Dyck and Sarah Ehrman
A Hopeful Earth bridges the gap between Jesus and the environment and guides readers in their understanding that living as good stewards of God's creation is a significant component of what it means to follow Jesus. Readers will discover how the church can reach out to younger generations by joining them in the race to save the planet.
e-reader version available
A Hopeful Earth: Faith, Science, and the Message of Jesus – Leader Guide
by Sally Dyck and Sarah Ehrman
A Hopeful Earth leader guide is designed to walk groups through a study of the book in seven sessions. This guide provides discussion questions and activities. As readers grow in thinking together about faith and the environment, they will discover that living as good stewards of God's creation is a significant component of what it means to follow Jesus.
In Our Backyard: A Christian Perspective on Human Trafficking in the United States
by Nita Belles
In Our Backyard invites readers into the lives of human trafficking victims, survivors and the traffickers themselves with true stories. These stories not only inform, but also continue our study of modern day slavery, this time focusing on the United States. This book contains mature subject matter.
e-reader version available
Make Poverty Personal: Taking the Poor as Seriously as the Bible Does
by Ash Barker
Poverty is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, but not a new one. And neither is God's deep concern for the poor – it is a theme deeply woven throughout the Bible. This urgent, provocative book offers both challenge and hope. Pulling out and reflecting on significant passages from both testaments, the book reveals what the Bible says about both the nature of poverty and about how God calls people to respond.
e-reader version available
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families 
FOR CHILDREN
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
For a long time the people of Harigigo, a village in the tiny country of Eritrea, were living without enough food for themselves and their animals. Then along came a scientist, Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better, and it all started with some special trees.
One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity
by Debbie Macomber
In a world that seems too often stingy and grudging, Debbie Macomber has witnessed how a simple act of generosity can yield unforeseen miracles. This blend of true stories and motivating messages will delight and surprise as the reader discovers how giving the gifts of time, encouragement, hope, laughter, prayer, service and forgiveness can have lasting, life changing impact on the giver and recipient.
This is a large print book; e-reader version available
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