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In Courtesy Lost, Kristina M. Olson analyses the literary impact of the social, political, and economic transformations of the fourteenth century through an exploration of Dante's literary and political influence on Boccaccio. The book reveals how Boccaccio rewrote the past through the lens of the Commedia, torn between nostalgia for elite families in decline and the need to promote morality and magnanimity within the Florentine Republic. By examining the passages in Boccaccio's Decameron, De casibus, and Esposizioni in which the author rewrites moments in Florentine and Italian history that had also appeared in Dante's Commedia, Olson illuminates the ways in which Boccaccio expressed his deep ambivalence towards the political and social changes of his era. She illustrates this through an analysis of Dante's and Boccaccio's treatments of the idea of courtesy, or cortesia, in an era when the chivalry of the declining aristocracy was being supplanted by the civility of the rising merchant classes.

Practical Wisdoms @ Work provides advice to broaden your career with skills that will set you apart. In this book you find insights to navigate situations, challenges, and opportunities that arise every day in business. How can you manage your time and stress? Is telecommuting right for you? How do you work successfully with diverse individuals?

In 1957, more than six thousand products made with the chemical pesticide DDT were available. Farmers used DDT for pest control on their food crops. Consumers used wallpaper laced with the pesticide to keep bugs at bay. Scientists and the government all considered DDT safe, until a thoughtful and brave woman dared to question the indiscriminate and excess use of the synthetic chemical. Rachel Carson was a writer and marine biologist. The publication of Carson's Silent Spring sounded an alarm that initiated the modern environmental movement. Carson's biography of civic courage will inspire and motivate socially conscious readers.

The Daughters of God is an uplifting non-fiction, spiritual documentary. These nine stories have been documented, written, and narrated by author Kristina Franklin, A.K.A. Krissy, who goes inside the hearts and minds of nine brilliant women who chose to tell their stories about life, love, struggles, abuse and beliefs. Krissy Franklin sat down and interviewed several women in search of God, closure, and strength that the hearts of all women hold so dear to them. All women have dark secrets they hold inside that can take over their lives. Secrets that they will take to the grave. The abused, the homeless, the vengeful, the unbeliever, the heartbroken, the conqueror, the old school, the manipulated, and the rising from ashes. All of these women are a part of us in some type of way. These nine women embark on a journey of release and letting go of what has been holding them back all their lives. Everyone has a story, but only the survivors have the strength and the courage to tell it. Nine testimonies, nine lives, and nine God fearing women are about to take you on a journey down the darkest secrets they have and never told a soul, until now.

Provides an overview of Christian prayer, based on verses from the Bible. Includes a brief description of Sarah Palin's career and her opinions on political topics.