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Against the Odds is a Machiavellian study of the machinations of three senior politicians in quite different developing countries who adroitly played the tough political game in ways that reduced poverty. The three--former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and Chief Minister Digvijay Singh in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh--had scarcely heard of one another, and never communicated. And yet they used a broadly similar repertoire of political devices - persuasion, distractions, bargaining, stealth and pressure - to pursue broadly similar goals. They demonstrated two crucial things: poverty reduction is politically feasible, even in the teeth of daunting economic and political constraints; and it is politically beneficial to those who achieve it, since it enhances their popularity, legitimacy and influence. If leaders in other developing countries who are naturally preoccupied with their own political interests recognise these things, then serious efforts to reduce poverty will become more common elsewhere.

This is the new T&T novel called (Dragon Child: Just a Thief from Khazan), and it is just the novel you have been waiting for! Originally, it was written by James L. Shipman II (with all text copyrighted way back in 1998) in the form of a play-by-turn game using the T&T rules and his personally owned World of Kaball (i.e. Trollworld) campaign setting. This novel deals primarily with what happened in the first part of that play-by-turn game. Sometime after the game ended, using a little of his own mental Trollgod magic and a smidgen of genius, Ken St. Andre used the game's text to craft a wonderful flowing novel. Never-before-seen maps and pictures have been added to this new novel, of which a very limited number of copies have been printed.

Traditions thrive on the dialectic of repetition. Drawing their topoi from the well of memory, they are situated on the very border between the deliberate and the habitual. Yet how is it possible to influence traditions? The present collection of essays studies the ways in which traditions are employed in the service of symbolic politics. What are the burdens and impositions of traditions, when their topoi are consciously exploited in the service of ideological purposes? Are there certain limits to manipulation that lie in the very nature of the traditions in question, a nature which therefore defines them? The contributors give a host of answers, studying topoi in medieval and early modern Europe from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Mae Collins graduated from a segregated high school at the age of sixteen. She was very intelligent and a visionary. Ms. Collins met a struggling entertainer; his name was James Brown. Ms. Collins was working at the Plaza Hotel in San Francisco, California. She worked at the main desk. She talked to James about his future and his goals; she even loaned him money. Ms. Collins had a vision that James would be superstar. She would give him a suite every time when he could only afford a room. She told him, aEURoeOne day you will stay in suites,aEUR and he did. This book takes you along their journeyaEUR"together to the end.

In this inspiring memoir, undefeated five-time world champion boxer Andre Ward--aka "Son of God"--shares the gripping narrative of his unforgettable career, his rock-solid faith, and why boxing was never the biggest fight of his life. Andre Ward was the undefeated light heavyweight boxing champion of the world when he walked away from the ring and did not look back. Now that he has taken off his gloves for the final time, the Olympic gold medalist is ready to share the heartbreaking and uplifting stories of his formative years and unprecedented boxing career. Motivational, faith-building, and utterly compelling, this memoir offers an inspiring story of overcoming a broken childhood behind-the-scenes drama from Andre's epic championship bouts, complicated relationships with managers and promoters, and shocking decision to retire at the top of his game insight into breaking destructive generational bonds, forgiving those who have hurt us, and moving toward hope a challenge to live out our faith without compromise Rich with colorful characters, fascinating detail, and biblical truths, this is the story of a man known for his integrity outside the ring, his warrior's instinct inside it, and his unrelenting bond with the God who called him to the greatest victory of all.