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Author : Sandra Hanson
Release : 2008-12-09
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 230/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Swimming Against the Tide by : Sandra Hanson
Download or read book Swimming Against the Tide written by Sandra Hanson. This book was released on 2008-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following African American women who "swim against the tide" in the white male science education system.
Author : Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Release : 2021-11-14
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 527/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Swimming Against the Tide by : Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Download or read book Swimming Against the Tide written by Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu. This book was released on 2021-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swimming against the tide is the true story of a sportsperson who challenges her circumstances and physical disability to overcome the odds and emerge a winner, along the way becoming an inspiration to many.
Author : James DeFilippis
Release : 2013-03-05
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 232/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Community Development Reader by : James DeFilippis
Download or read book The Community Development Reader written by James DeFilippis. This book was released on 2013-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. With chapters written by some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book presents a diverse set of perspectives on community development. These selections inform the reader about established and emerging community development institutions and practices as well as the main debates in the field. The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on globalization as well as new chapters on the foreclosure crisis, and emerging forms of community .
Author : Helen Bailey
Release : 2011-05-05
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 748/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Swimming Against the Tide by : Helen Bailey
Download or read book Swimming Against the Tide written by Helen Bailey. This book was released on 2011-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone's got major lurve-action except Electra. She hates swimming against the tide; she'd rather go with the flow. She should be planning how to hook a hunk, but all she can think is, What's for lunch? She can be VERY shallow.
Author : David R. I. McKinstry
Release : 2003
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 954/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Swim Against the Tide by : David R. I. McKinstry
Download or read book A Swim Against the Tide written by David R. I. McKinstry. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the long-time frustrations encountered by one of many married members of the gay community who search to find and adopt needy children who will complete their loving families. Endorsed by Rev. Tom Harper, a champion of civil rights and famed author. McKinstry's three-time near victory of swimming Lake Ontario makes him more determined to be successful at the adoption game. His partner, Nicholas, joins him in his desire to adopt children to complete their loving family After great financial sacrifice he wins the right in India to adopt a ten-year-old street kid. His second son, Canadian born, helps in his struggle to change society's rules and customs. He grieves from a major personal loss but the love and support receives from his new partner in marriage sustains his drive to create a family of their own. McKinstry, as an adopted child who later finds his birth parents, brings a fascinating read so timely and evident in today's media. He's a front runner of what is happening in today's society. With his new partner, Michael, and the hoped-for adoption of a third child, a little girl, their loving family continues to set a splendid example of the joy there can be in gay families. The book's insights will help all to understand the love and values to society that same-sex marriages make in their commitment
