First published in 1956 The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science & social criticism C Wright Mills examines & critiques the organization of power in the United States calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power the military corporate & political elite The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today What The Power Elite informed readers of in 1956 was how much the organization of power in America had changed during their lifetimes & Alan Wolfe's astute afterword to this new edition brings us up to date illustrating how much more has changed since then Wolfe sorts out what is helpful in Mills book & which of his predictions have not come to bear laying out the radical changes in American capitalism from intense global competition & the collapse of communism to rapid technological transformations & ever changing consumer tastes The Power Elite has stimulated generations of readers to think about the kind of society they have & the kind of society they might want & deserves to be read by every new generation ...

World famous teacher Louise L Hay has already helped millions of people to free themselves from the cycles of fear stress & guilt which limit our lives This book develops the ideas that she explores in You Can Heal Your Life the multi-million bestseller & teaches you how to build up your emotional & mental immune systems Those closest to us
- our parents & partners even our colleagues
- often seek to criticise & change us This can produce deep-rooted feelings of negativity Louise encourages us to think of ourselves in terms of positives
- what we do not what we don't; what we know not what we don't; what we are not what we aren't


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The most powerful word in the language is one that most people find difficult to say Yet when we know how to use it correctly it has the power to profoundly transform our lives That word is ' No' In Getting to Yes William Ury helped millions of people across the world discover how to transform their working & personal relationships by saying Yes In this wise & insightful 'prequel' to the international bestseller Ury asserts that although you may be able to say Yes you cannot get to the right Yes until you know how to say No Most of us are reluctant to say No when we fear the word could spoil relationships with bosses; lose the deal with clients or upset family members This indispensable book will help readers know whether & how to say No & provides a simple proven five-step solution & tried & tested techniques to tackle this everyday dilemma ...

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers & new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives Stormie shares some of her most-loved prayers in a small edition that you can keep on hand for quick conversations with God to lift up your wife the areas of hercommitment to Godhealthprioritiesmotherhoodfaith Prayers from The Power of a Praying (R) Husband serve as the perfect starting point in asking for God's wisdom for & blessing on your marriage You will appreciate these concise heartfelt ways to pray for your wife & your life together ...

Why Leave Your Child's Life to Chance When You Can Give It to Godstormie Omartian & her husband Michael spent 20 years raising their childrenand more than 40 years praying for them Now in 32 short easy-to-read chapters Stormie shares how you can pray through each stage of your child's life from early childhood to adulthood Learn how to put your child's life in God's loving hands in such areas as his or hersafetywalk with Godsuccess in schoolfriendsfamily relationshipsgifts & talents It's never too late to discover the joy that comes from being a part of God's work in your child's life You don't have to be a perfect parent But you do need to be a praying parent & you can do that ...

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers & new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives Stormie offers praying wives a selection of favorite prayers from her bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) Wife Small enough to keep in purse or pocket for quick conversations with God lovely enough to give as a special gift to uplift & draw the hearts of friends & loved ones to the Lord in prayer this little book will help you unlock the enormous power of prayer in your marriage Insightful honest & life-changing prayers from The Power of a Praying (R) Wife will also encourage your heart as you pray for God's purposes & plans to come about abundantly in your husband's life ...

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers & new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives It may seem easier to pray for your spouse your children your friends & your extended family but God wants to hear your requests for your life too He loves it when you come to Him for the things you need & ask Him to help you become the woman you have always longed to be The Power of a Praying (R) Woman is just for you You'll find personal illustrations carefully selected Scriptures & heartfelt prayers to help youtrust God with deep longings not just pressing needscover every area of life with prayermaintain a right heart before God Each chapter concludes with a prayer you can follow or use as a model for your own prayers Women of all ages will find hope & purpose for their lives with The Power of a Praying (R) Woman ...

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers & new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives As you share your deepest desires & dreams with the Lord discover in return His power & ability to care for you Stormie shares with you her most-loved prayers for women in this collection ideally sized to keep in purse or pocket for quick conversations with God aboutpurposefamilyhealingfaithlove Encouraging grounded in Scripture & insightful this sweet gathering of prayers from The Power of a Praying (R) Woman will help you seek the Father & be transformed in the process In His presence are hope & joy for your life & heart ...

' Great art has dreadful manners' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power & whole point of art ' The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things visions that soothe charm & beguile but actually they are thugs Merciless & wily the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock rough up your composure & then proceed in short order to re-arrange your sense of reality' With the same disarming force Power of Art jolts us far from the comfort zone of the hushed art gallery as Schama closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who under extreme stress created something unprecedented altering the course of art for ever The embattled heroes
- Caravaggio Bernini Rembrandt David Turner Van Gogh Picasso & Rothko
- faced crisis with steadfast defiance The masterpieces they created challenged convention shattered complacency shifted awareness & changed the way we look at the world With powerfully vivid story-telling Schama explores the dynamic personalities of the artists & the spirit of the times they lived through capturing the flamboyant theatre of bourgeois life in Amsterdam the passion & paranoia of Revolutionary Paris & the carnage & pathos of civil-war Spain Most compelling of all Power of Art traces the extraordinary evolution of eight world-class works of art Created in a bolt of illumination such works 'tell us something about how the world is how it is to be inside our skins that no more prosaic source of wisdom can deliver & when they do that they answer irrefutably & majestically the nagging question of every reluctant art-conscript OK OK but what's art really for?'

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In this 365 day devotional New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer explores the life-changing power of a grateful heart Through uplifting Scripture Joyce illustrates God's never-ending love inexhaustible grace & always-accessible presence in our lives As we develop a renewed outlook we will better recognize & be further blessed by God's abundant goodness Each devotion will also include a prayer of thanks so that we may begin every day ready to receive the transforming power of a thankful heart ...