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Working It

Sex Workers on the Work of Sex

Edited by Matilda Bickers, peech breshears, Janis Luna ...

Fiercely intelligent, fantastically transgressive, Working It is an intimate portrait of the lives of sex workers. A polyphonic story of triumph, survival, and solidarity this collection showcases the vastly different experiences and interests of those who have traded sex; among them a brothel worker in Australia, First Nation survivors of the Canadian child welfare system, and an afro-latina ... Read more

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Fiercely intelligent, fantastically transgressive, Working It is an intimate portrait of the lives of sex workers. A polyphonic story of triumph, survival, and solidarity this collection showcases the vastly different experiences and interests of those who have traded sex; among them a brothel worker in Australia, First Nation survivors of the Canadian child welfare system, and an afro-latina
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The Night Bus

A Novel

by Tessa Bickers ...

One book. Two strangers. An unforgettable journey as they rewrite the ending.Daisy Douglas has spent her life behind the scenes: at work, in her relationships, and now, in planning a wedding she isn’t sure she even wants. As an entertainment journalist, she can spot the start of a story a mile away. So when her routine 4 a.m. bus ride to the newsroom takes a surprising turn, she notices.For months ... Read more

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One book. Two strangers. An unforgettable journey as they rewrite the ending.Daisy Douglas has spent her life behind the scenes: at work, in her relationships, and now, in planning a wedding she isn’t sure she even wants. As an entertainment journalist, she can spot the start of a story a mile away. So when her routine 4 a.m. bus ride to the newsroom takes a surprising turn, she notices.For months
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The Art and Practice of Bivocational Ministry

A Pastor's Guide

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It's a balancing act. If you're a bivocational pastor, you are familiar with the stresses, complications, and unique hurdles that come with bivocational ministry. You have a special calling. In The Art and Practice of Bivocational Ministry, Dennis Bickers renders sound advice to help bivocational pastors succeed while juggling second jobs and/or families at home. Along with his seasoned ... Read more

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It's a balancing act. If you're a bivocational pastor, you are familiar with the stresses, complications, and unique hurdles that come with bivocational ministry. You have a special calling. In The Art and Practice of Bivocational Ministry, Dennis Bickers renders sound advice to help bivocational pastors succeed while juggling second jobs and/or families at home. Along with his seasoned
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Out of China

How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination

by Robert Bickers ...

"[This] thoughtful, engaging, and well-written analysis helps to separate fact from myth when it comes to understanding the nature of Chinese nationalism." — New York Review of BooksChina's new nationalism, Robert Bickers shows, is rooted not in its present power but in shameful memories of its former weaknesses. Invaded, humiliated, and looted in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by foreign ... Read more

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"[This] thoughtful, engaging, and well-written analysis helps to separate fact from myth when it comes to understanding the nature of Chinese nationalism." — New York Review of BooksChina's new nationalism, Robert Bickers shows, is rooted not in its present power but in shameful memories of its former weaknesses. Invaded, humiliated, and looted in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by foreign
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The Book Swap

The romance novel about book lovers and for book lovers - uplifting, moving, and full of love

by Tessa Bickers ...

"A lovely and lively tale of second chances, following one’s dreams, and books. Bickers deals with sensitive topics with a deft and delicate hand...Highly recommended." **- Booklist starred reviewA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA LibraryReads pick!An Indie Next pick!**A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to lifeStill reeling from a recent tragedy, ... Read more

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"A lovely and lively tale of second chances, following one’s dreams, and books. Bickers deals with sensitive topics with a deft and delicate hand...Highly recommended." **- Booklist starred reviewA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA LibraryReads pick!An Indie Next pick!**A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to lifeStill reeling from a recent tragedy,
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Why do we need a public library? (UNABRIDGED)

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Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirror site in Canada to ensure IA's availability to all users. The IA is a vast library with millions of public domain books, audio, film, radio, and other media. They also maintain an open library of copyrighted books one can 'check out' by becoming a member with ... Read more

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Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirror site in Canada to ensure IA's availability to all users. The IA is a vast library with millions of public domain books, audio, film, radio, and other media. They also maintain an open library of copyrighted books one can 'check out' by becoming a member with
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Working It

Sex Workers on the Work of Sex

Edited by Matilda Bickers, peech breshears, Janis Luna ...

Fiercely intelligent, fantastically transgressive, Working It is an intimate portrait of the lives of sex workers. A polyphonic story of triumph, survival, and solidarity this collection showcases the vastly different experiences and interests of those who have traded sex; among them a brothel worker in Australia, First Nation survivors of the Canadian child welfare system, and an afro-latina ... Read more

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Fiercely intelligent, fantastically transgressive, Working It is an intimate portrait of the lives of sex workers. A polyphonic story of triumph, survival, and solidarity this collection showcases the vastly different experiences and interests of those who have traded sex; among them a brothel worker in Australia, First Nation survivors of the Canadian child welfare system, and an afro-latina
... Read more
The Healthy Small Church

Diagnosis and Treatment for the Big Issues

by Bickers, Dennis ...

Small churches can be found in every denomination and among every ethnic group but often these churches struggle to survive in the shadow of the larger churches around them. And many of these churches are afflicted with unhealthy issues such as feelings of unimportance, a lack of vision, exclusivity, limited resources, and unbalanced leadership. It is because of these aliments that many churches ... Read more

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Small churches can be found in every denomination and among every ethnic group but often these churches struggle to survive in the shadow of the larger churches around them. And many of these churches are afflicted with unhealthy issues such as feelings of unimportance, a lack of vision, exclusivity, limited resources, and unbalanced leadership. It is because of these aliments that many churches
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China Bound

John Swire & Sons and Its World, 1816 – 1980

by Robert Bickers ...

From its origins in Liverpool in 1816, one unusual British firm has threaded a way through two centuries that have seen tumultuous events and epochal transformations in technologies and societies. John Swire & Sons, a small trading company that began by importing dyes, cotton and apples from the Americas, now directs a highly diversified group of interests operating across the globe but with a ... Read more

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From its origins in Liverpool in 1816, one unusual British firm has threaded a way through two centuries that have seen tumultuous events and epochal transformations in technologies and societies. John Swire & Sons, a small trading company that began by importing dyes, cotton and apples from the Americas, now directs a highly diversified group of interests operating across the globe but with a
... Read more
Getting Stuck in For Shanghai

Putting the Kibosh on the Kaiser from theBund: The British at Shanghai and the Great War: Penguin Specials

by Robert Bickers ...

Series series Penguin China | Penguin Specials
After 1914, between tiffin and a day at the race track, the British in Shanghai enjoyed a life far removed from the horrors of the Great War. Shanghai's status as a treaty port – with its foreign concessions home to expatriates from every corner of the globe – made it the most cosmopolitan city in Asia. The city's inhabitants on either side of the conflict continued to mix socially after the ... Read more

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After 1914, between tiffin and a day at the race track, the British in Shanghai enjoyed a life far removed from the horrors of the Great War. Shanghai's status as a treaty port – with its foreign concessions home to expatriates from every corner of the globe – made it the most cosmopolitan city in Asia. The city's inhabitants on either side of the conflict continued to mix socially after the
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The Boxers, China, and the World

Edited by Robert Bickers, R. G. Tiedemann ...

In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multidisciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is now known as the Boxer War, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. This war introduced the world to the "Boxers," the seemingly fanatical, ... Read more

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In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multidisciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is now known as the Boxer War, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. This war introduced the world to the "Boxers," the seemingly fanatical,
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The Book Swap

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Narrated by Fran Burgoyne, Cameron Krogh Stone ...

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"A lovely and lively tale of second chances, following one’s dreams, and books. Bickers deals with sensitive topics with a deft and delicate hand...Highly recommended." **- Booklist starred reviewA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA LibraryReads pick!An Indie Next pick!**A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to lifeStill reeling from a recent tragedy, ... Read more

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"A lovely and lively tale of second chances, following one’s dreams, and books. Bickers deals with sensitive topics with a deft and delicate hand...Highly recommended." **- Booklist starred reviewA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA LibraryReads pick!An Indie Next pick!**A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to lifeStill reeling from a recent tragedy,
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