Pride Must Die! & Other Random Poetic Musings of the Desperate Naija Woman

Pride Must Die! & Other Random Poetic Musings of the Desperate Naija Woman
Author: Bola Essien-Nelson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2010-12-17
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 145683293X
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Pride Must Die & Other Random Musings of the Desperate Naija Woman is a collection of poetic blogs that touch on a varying range of life issues sure to carry you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. You will go from Enough! which captures the frustration of a Christian who has had enough of the enemys controlling lies to the joyful, love-infused Sometimes Words Just Wont Do, a birthday poem to her sister and then be confronted by Gods searchlight in Pride Must Die!. Bola hopes you will read these poems, ponder on the thoughts they evoke in you and then pray about them. Yes, she hopes these poems will open the door to a conversation between you and a God who loves you.

The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman In the Year 20-Ten

The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman In the Year 20-Ten
Author: Bola Essien-Nelson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2011-01-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1456842781
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The Diary of a Desperate Naija WomanTM in the Year 20-Ten is the second in the ‘The Diary’ series published by Bola Essien-Nelson. This book, just like the first – The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman in the Year Two Thousand and 9—is a collection of daily blogs that capture, in a very random way, the thoughts, musings and sometimes the ‘mad rants’ of a Nigerian working woman, wife and mother who desperately wants to be like her Saviour-Brother-Friend, Jesus Christ. As you flip the pages, you will travel with Bola on a year long journey across 2010 during which she tries to keep all the balls of her life up in the air AND fulfill her most passionate goal – To be an authentic Christian. This book you hold in your hand is an open invitation to all who read it to join her on this truly life-changing quest.

The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman - In the Year Two Thousand And 9

The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman - In the Year Two Thousand And 9
Author: B. Essien-Nelson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781449082833
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The Diary of A Desperate Naija Woman is really just a collection of the random musings of a working Nigerian woman, wife and mother who is desperate to be like Christ. True, like any other woman, she desires many other things but for her, being a true woman of God is the main purpose of her life.. Every other thing flows out from this high calling. As you travel through the pages of this book, you may not find Aristotle-like profoundness nor would you be startled by any similarities the writing style bears to that of Chimamanda Adichie or Maya Angelou. But hopefully you will laugh a little, cry a little or maybe just get mad a little. At the end of the day, all DNW wishes is that, as you share a year's worth of daily experiences with her, she manages in some tiny way to infect you with her special brand of 'desperado-ness'

How I Became a Quant

How I Became a Quant
Author: Richard R. Lindsey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118044754
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Praise for How I Became a Quant "Led by two top-notch quants, Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter, How I Became a Quant details the quirky world of quantitative analysis through stories told by some of today's most successful quants. For anyone who might have thought otherwise, there are engaging personalities behind all that number crunching!" --Ira Kawaller, Kawaller & Co. and the Kawaller Fund "A fun and fascinating read. This book tells the story of how academics, physicists, mathematicians, and other scientists became professional investors managing billions." --David A. Krell, President and CEO, International Securities Exchange "How I Became a Quant should be must reading for all students with a quantitative aptitude. It provides fascinating examples of the dynamic career opportunities potentially open to anyone with the skills and passion for quantitative analysis." --Roy D. Henriksson, Chief Investment Officer, Advanced Portfolio Management "Quants"--those who design and implement mathematical models for the pricing of derivatives, assessment of risk, or prediction of market movements--are the backbone of today's investment industry. As the greater volatility of current financial markets has driven investors to seek shelter from increasing uncertainty, the quant revolution has given people the opportunity to avoid unwanted financial risk by literally trading it away, or more specifically, paying someone else to take on the unwanted risk. How I Became a Quant reveals the faces behind the quant revolution, offering you?the?chance to learn firsthand what it's like to be a?quant today. In this fascinating collection of Wall Street war stories, more than two dozen quants detail their roots, roles, and contributions, explaining what they do and how they do it, as well as outlining the sometimes unexpected paths they have followed from the halls of academia to the front lines of an investment revolution.

Banker To The Poor

Banker To The Poor
Author: Muhammad Yunus
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2007-03-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1586485466
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The inspirational story of how Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus invented microcredit, founded the Grameen Bank, and transformed the fortunes of millions of poor people around the world. Muhammad Yunus was a professor of economics in Bangladesh, who realized that the most impoverished members of his community were systematically neglected by the banking system -- no one would loan them any money. Yunus conceived of a new form of banking -- microcredit -- that would offer very small loans to the poorest people without collateral, and teach them how to manage and use their loans to create successful small businesses. He founded Grameen Bank based on the belief that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a fortunate few, and it now provides $24 billion of micro-loans to more than nine million families. Ninety-seven percent of its clients are women, and repayment rates are over 90 percent. Outside of Bangladesh, micro-lending programs inspired by Grameen have blossomed, and serve hundreds of millions of people around the world. The definitive history of micro-credit direct from the man that conceived of it, Banker to the Poor is the moving story of someone who dreamed of changing the world -- and did.

Doing Literary Criticism

Doing Literary Criticism
Author: Tim Gillespie
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1571108424
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One of the greatest challenges for English language arts teachers today is the call to engage students in more complex texts. Tim Gillespie, who has taught in public schools for almost four decades, has found the lenses of literary criticism a powerful tool for helping students tackle challenging literary texts. Tim breaks down the dense language of critical theory into clear, lively, and thorough explanations of many schools of critical thought---reader response, biographical, historical, psychological, archetypal, genre based, moral, philosophical, feminist, political, formalist, and postmodern. Doing Literary Criticism gives each theory its own chapter with a brief, teacher-friendly overview and a history of the approach, along with an in-depth discussion of its benefits and limitations. Each chapter also includes ideas for classroom practices and activities. Using stories from his own English classes--from alternative programs to advance placement and everything in between--Tim provides a wealth of specific classroom-tested suggestions for discussion, essay and research paper topics, recommended texts, exam questions, and more. The accompanying CD offers abbreviated overviews of each theory (designed to be used as classroom handouts, examples of student work, collections of quotes to stimulate discussion and writing, an extended history of women writers, and much more. Ultimately, Doing Literary Criticism offers teachers a rich set of materials and tools to help their students become more confident and able readers, writers, and critical thinkers.

Freedom Dreams

Freedom Dreams
Author: Robin D.G. Kelley
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2022-08-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 080700703X
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The 20th-anniversary edition of Kelley’s influential history of 20th-century Black radicalism, with new reflections on current movements and their impact on the author, and a foreword by poet Aja Monet First published in 2002, Freedom Dreams is a staple in the study of the Black radical tradition. Unearthing the thrilling history of grassroots movements and renegade intellectuals and artists, Kelley recovers the dreams of the future worlds Black radicals struggled to achieve. Focusing on the insights of activists, from the Revolutionary Action Movement to the insurgent poetics of Aimé and Suzanne Césaire, Kelley chronicles the quest for a homeland, the hope that communism offered, the politics of surrealism, the transformative potential of Black feminism, and the long dream of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow. In this edition, Kelley includes a new introduction reflecting on how movements of the past 20 years have expanded his own vision of freedom to include mutual care, disability justice, abolition, and decolonization, and a new epilogue exploring the visionary organizing of today’s freedom dreamers. This classic history of the power of the Black radical imagination is as timely as when it was first published.

Searching for God Knows What

Searching for God Knows What
Author: Don Miller
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418529958
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With equal parts wit and wisdom, New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller invites you to reconnect with your faith. Miller shares what he's learned firsthand--that our relationship with God is designed to teach us about redemption, grace, healing, and so much more. Searching for God Knows What weaves together timeless stories and fresh perspectives on the Bible to capture one man's journey to discover an authentic faith that's worth believing. Along the way, Miller poses his own questions about faith, religion, and community, asking: What if the motive behind our theology was relational? What if our value exists because God takes pleasure in us? What if the gospel of Jesus is an invitation to know God? Maybe you're a Christian wondering what faith you signed up for. Or maybe you don't believe anything and are daring someone to show you a genuine example of genuine faith. Somewhere beyond the self-help formulas, fancy marketing, and easy promises, there is a life-changing experience with God waiting for you--it just takes a little bit of searching. Praise for Searching for God Knows What: "Like a shaken snow globe, Donald Miller's newest collection of essays creates a swirl of ideas about the Christian life that eventually crystallize into a lovely landscape...[He] is one of the evangelical book market's most creative writers." --Christianity Today "If you have felt that Jesus is someone you respect and admire--but Christianity is something that repels you--Searching for God Knows What will give you hope that you still can follow Jesus and be part of a church without the trappings of organized religion." --Dan Kimball, author of The Emerging Church and Pastor of Vintage Faith Church, Santa Cruz, CA "For fans of Blue Like Jazz, I doubt you will be disappointed. Donald Miller writes with the wit and vulnerability that you expect. He perfectly illustrates important themes in a genuine and humorous manner...For those who would be reading Miller for the first time, this would be a great start." --Relevant

My Name Is Monster

My Name Is Monster
Author: Katie Hale
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2019-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786896370
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'Strikingly beautiful' Guardian 'Tough and tender' Joanne Harris After the Sickness has killed off her parents, and the bombs have fallen on the last safe cities, Monster emerges from the Arctic vault which has kept her alive. When she washes up on the coast of Scotland, everyone she knows is dead, and she believes she is alone in an empty world. Slowly, piece by piece, she begins to rebuild a life. Until, one day, she finds a girl: another survivor, feral, and ready to be taught all that Monster knows. But as the lonely days pass, the lessons the girl learns are not always the ones Monster means to teach . . .

The Making of Prince of Persia

The Making of Prince of Persia
Author: Jordan Mechner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2020-03-26
Genre: Computer animation
ISBN: 9780578627311
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The creator of one of the most innovative and best-selling video games of all time gives an unvarnished look into the process in this one-of-a-kind compilation. Before Prince of Persia was a best-selling video game franchise and a Disney movie, it was an Apple II computer game created and programmed by one person, Jordan Mechner. Mechner's candid and revealing journals from the time capture the journey from his parents’ basement to the forefront of the fast-growing 1980s video game industry... and the creative, technical, and personal struggles that brought the prince into being and ultimately into the homes of millions of people worldwide. Now, on the 30th anniversary of Prince of Persia’s release, Mechner looks back at the journals he kept from 1985 to 1993, offering new insights into the game that established him as a pioneer of cinematic storytelling in the industry. This beautifully illustrated and annotated collector’s edition includes: 300 pages of Jordan’s original journals, Present-day margin notations by Jordan adding explanation, context, and affectionate cartoons of real-life characters, Archival visuals illustrating the stages of the game’s creation, Work-in-progress sketches, rotoscoped animation, screen shots, interface design, memos, and more, A full-color 32-page "Legacy" section in which Jordan and fans share Prince of Persia memories from the past 30 years, including the Ubisoft games and Disney movie. The Making of Prince of Persia is both a tribute to a timeless classic, and an indelible look at the creative process that will resonate with retro-gaming fans, game developers, and writers, artists, and creators of all stripes.