Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

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Though Mother Teresa's words may be spare, her good deeds are abundant. The messages in this lovely collection--directed at coworkers, sisters, and others eager to hear the words of someone who lived the challenge she presented to others--are sure to provide inspiration for anyone who reads them. The quotes, stories, and prayers are a testament to the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner's generosity and strength of spirit: "Good works are links that form a chain of love"; "I never will understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish"; "Before judging the poor, we have to examine with sincerity our own conscience." Mother Teresa's words and deeds fortified and inspired the poor, the dying, and the suffering. These powerful messages, combined with black-and-white photos of this highly regarded woman doing the work she loved, make for a truly unforgettable book.

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The legendary Mother Teresa's work for—and among—the poor has become the yardstick by which the entire world measures compassion, generosity, and selflessness. Her words and actions have inspired millions of people from every race and religion and country to help the poor and needy, a legacy that is her gift to all mankind for generations to come.
From 1950, when she founded the order of Missionaries of Charity, to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and then, in 1985, being awarded the Medal of Freedom—the United States' highest civilian award—to her final days, Mother Teresa served the world as a beacon shedding the light of hope, comfort, and peace on all.
Mother Teresa: In My Own Words is a timeless testament to the power of her words. Here are the same quotes, stories, and prayers that helped strengthen and inspire the poor, the dying, the suffering, and the doubting who she met during her lifetime, and that will continue to strengthen and inspire all who read them.

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Mother Teresa, In My Own Words by Gonzalez-Balado - Review by an author.......2007-09-23

Mother Teresa - In My Own Words by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado
The legendary work among the poor by Mother Teresa has become the yardstick by which the world measures compassion and selflessness. She spent every hour of her life in service to others, even using the monetary gifts given to her by the church and the Nobel Peace Price to build yet more homes for the dying and homeless. She owned no material objects and did not allow those who worked with her to do so. She had very strong and sometimes quaint convictions, but as all crusaders do, made a statement to the world and has inspired many. This book was written by a journalist who knew Mother Teresa beginning in 1969. He was among the core of followers of the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa herself never felt it necessary to write anything and you will not find any literary gems in an anthology of her thoughts. This book contains quotes, stories and prayers she used during her lifetime. Mother Teresa, who only spoke when necessary, was challenged at the young age of eighteen by the words of Jesus, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it unto me." One of the outstanding concepts found in the book is that at the moment of death we will not be judged according to the number of good deeds we have done or the awards we have received, but by the love we have put into our work.
Trish New, author of The Thrill of Hope, South State Street Journal, and Memory Flatlined.

Good book, uplifting but not what I expected.........2007-09-15

I felt good reading this book and was reminded what it means to be human. I now want to go bring an older friend home from an assisted living place to live with me. I would be honored to care for her.
I read this book in a little over an hour. That's the only problem for me.

Mother Teresa: In My Own Words.......2007-01-17

Enjoyed this very much. Easy to pick up and use when you have only a few minutes to reflect - at night or in the morning.

hard to put into words the excellence in Mother Teresa's thoughts.......2006-08-18

She remains one of my favorite "Christ in person" figures of the 20th century. Classic.

Truly a Saint.......2006-07-29

This is book was so beautifully written. I gained a greater respect for Blessed Mother Teresa.

No matter what religion you are, whether you believe or not, this is such an inspirational book.

A person, among many, who gave up so much, but never showed any dismay. "A Cheerful Giver".

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In My Own Words
Mother Teresa , and Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado
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In my own words: Mother Teresa's reflections

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In my own words: Mother Teresa's reflections
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Mother Teresa in My Own Words

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The legendary MotherTeresa's work for and among the poor has become the yardstick by which the entire world measures compasion, generosity, and selflessness.

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Mother Teresa: In My Own Words
Jose Luis Teresa; Gonzalez-Balado
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Algeria sits at the crossroads of the Atlantic, European, Arab, and African worlds. Yet, unlike the wars in Korea and Vietnam, Algeria's fight for independence has rarely been viewed as an international conflict. Even forty years later, it is remembered as the scene of a national drama that culminated with Charles de Gaulle's decision to "grant" Algerians their independence despite assassination attempts, mutinies, and settler insurrection. Yet, as Matthew Connelly demonstrates, the war the Algerians fought occupied a world stage, one in which the U.S. and the USSR, Israel and Egypt, Great Britain, Germany, and China all played key roles. Recognizing the futility of confronting France in a purely military struggle, the Front de Liberation Nationale instead sought to exploit the Cold War competition and regional rivalries, the spread of mass communications and emigrant communities, and the proliferation of international and non-governmental organizations. By harnessing the forces of nascent globalization they divided France internally and isolated it from the world community. And, by winning rights and recognition as Algeria's legitimate rulers without actually liberating the national territory, they rewrote the rules of international relations. Based on research spanning three continents and including, for the first time, the rebels' own archives, this study offers a landmark reevaluation of one of the great anti-colonial struggles as well as a model of the new international history. It will appeal to historians of post-colonial studies, twentieth-century diplomacy, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Absolute Garbage.......2007-02-23

Connelly's book is one of the worst available on the Algerian War to date, narrowly beaten by the atrocity that is Irwin Wall's account. There seems to be a tendency on the part of English-speaking scholars to attribute to the Algerian War a global aspect that really was not that important to the outcome of the war, and even more bizarre, attributing a crucial role to the United States. Connelly's animosity toward the French shows through clearly, and prevents any sort of objective account of the war.
Try Alistair Horne's book, or the works by Martin Alexander for much better works in English, and ignore this one, it's not worth your time.

Relevant Reading for these Times.......2003-06-25

This diplomatic history of the Algerian independence movement offers insight into the events of the past year, i.e., Iraq II. As the book points out, fifty years ago American stood on the right side of history, and France faced the opposition of the world. Interesting sidenotes include France's dirty tricks by its special forces. Read this history and learn how Dulles and Eisenhower would be doves in the current US administration.

A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review) : An article from: The Historian

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A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review) : An article from: The Historian
Kenneth J. Perkins
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Title: A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review)
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A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review): An article from: Middle East Policy

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A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review): An article from: Middle East Policy
Arun Kapil
Manufacturer: Middle East Policy Council
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Release Date: 2006-07-14

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Title: A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era.(Book Review)
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A Diplomatic Revolution : Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era

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A Diplomatic Revolution : Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era
Matthew Connelly
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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heartbreaking and horrifying

WITH WAR WITHOUT END. OMEN.

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I hate Bush because of Iraq.

Will They Ever Trust Us Again?
Michael Moore
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American soldiers serve willingly. They risk their lives so the rest of us can be safe. The one small thing they ask, though, is that they not be sent into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. But after being lied to about weapons of mass destruction and about the connection between al Qaeda and Iraq; after being forced by stop-loss orders to extend their deployment; after being undertrained, underequipped, and overworked long after George Bush declared Iraq "Mission Accomplished," these soldiers have something to say.

From his famous 2003 Oscar acceptance speech to his record-breaking documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore has been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. But in this book, Moore gives the spotlight to the real heroes of protest: the men and women who have fought in Iraq and want the American public to know how they feel about their mission and their commander in chief. Moore also fields letters from veterans of other wars and mothers, wives, and siblings of our heir anger and frustration, their tears and pain, and their hopes and prayers.

Impassioned, accessible, and moving, these are letters that reveal the true hearts and minds of the men, women, and families on the front line.

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"American soldiers serve willingly. They risk their lives so the rest of us can be safe. The one small thing they ask, though, is that they not be sent into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. But after being lied to about weapons of mass destruction and about the connection between al Qaeda and Iraq; after being forced by stop-loss orders to extend their deployment; after being undertrained, underequipped, and overworked long after George Bush declared Iraq ""Mission Accomplished,"" these soldiers have something to say. From his famous 2003 Oscar acceptance speech to his record-breaking documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore has been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. But in this book, Moore gives the spotlight to the real heroes of protest: the men and women who have fought in Iraq and want the American public to know how they feel about their mission and their commander in chief. Moore also fields letters from veterans of other wars and mothers, wives, and siblings of our heir anger and frustration, their tears and pain, and their hopes and prayers. Impassioned, accessible, and moving, these are letters that reveal the true hearts and minds of the men, women, and families on the front line. "

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heartbreaking and horrifying.......2007-09-26

This collection of letters proves once again to anyone with the will to see the horrors and the stupidity of war. If I die tomorrow, at the very least I will know that choosing pacifism has been a right choice for me.

WITH WAR WITHOUT END. OMEN........2007-08-01

This review refers to the excellent unabridged audiobook edition.We need to hear this. We all need to hear this now.

Scanlon below makes a much more reasonable and informed review.All I can say is we need to hear this, everyone.Every American must hear this testimony in this recording of voices reading for us the cries of the victims of our war. We are also the victims of this, our own war. Hear these cries.

Of all the excellent work Michael has compiled from original and primary sources, this we must hear, in our homes, in our automobiles, in our I-pods, everywhere, all of us.

We cannot afford this war one more minute.For the first time in his pampered life baby Bush must hear, "Sorry, son, we just cannot afford it."

Not another dime. Not another drop of blood, American nor the torrential and unremarked rivers of Iraqi civilian blood.

Not another human being must lose a bone to this senseless war, unjust, immoral and without cause.

Two popes have condemned it. The world knows we invaded and occupy and kill on false pretenses. Only Cheney's corporation gets fat off this war, for decades to come. It was the oil after all, but who needs the oil after the profits they have already made.

The rest of us suffer.

The answer to the title query is NO!
Not the world.
Not ourselves.

We can no longer trust our own selves.
We cannot trust our leaders.
We cannot ever trust ourselves again.

Unless.
We must stop our profound sin against humanity now, and repent, and heal our victims, and ourselves. We must stop the killing, the lies, the felony, the robbery. MacBush hath murthered truth, and trust.

By legitimizing and prolonging this insane and endless violence we only harden and enable ourselves to violence and we bring our own violence home, in our children, in our example, in our media, in our schools, in ourselves. Ourselves.

Stop the killing. Stop the war. Stop harming humanity. Stop harming ourselves. The civil war we have started and maintain, is the harvest we sow for ourselves. By ourselves alone. America alone.

We cannot afford it. We have lost everything, including credit, trust, faith, hope and charity. We must turn back and repent, and rebuild.

Stop now. The war is over. Be patriotic. Be good for America. Stop the war now, this war which hemorrages us fatally.

Stand up for our nation and our people damaged by this war.

Hear these five CD's and you will believe, and be strong, and be brave.
Thou shalt not kill.
Love one another.
Do good to those who harm you.
Only thus may we pray ever to win their trust again.
To win our own trust in ourselves again.
To become a world leader in morality, and not in destructive power blindly applied.

The road through repentance to forgiveness is a long and a sad and a rocky way, but a road we must travel as a people, as a nation, as a world.

Rather than remaining entrenched in our sin as in a ditch in Dante's Inferno.We must seek forgiveness for our great sins against humanity.

We must stop this war today. Morally, Ethically, spiritually, psychologically, physically, financially: son, we cannot afford it.

Stop this senseless waste of lives and of resources now. Hear the cries of these few victims here recorded.

Moving.......2007-05-29

I read this a little at a time--when I have a few minutes after reading something else. It's moving in that, like in Vietnam, there IS dissent within the ranks of those "serving." And I think Michael's question is a valid one: Will they trust us?

Frankly, I was moved to take it off the shelf again after witnessing another "Rolling Thunder" in Washington, in which some thousands of Vietnam vets, still struggling to make that slaugtherhouse the "good war," purport to defend "our troops" despite what they're doing (including torturing those who haven't even had the opportunity to see a lawyer. That's CRIMINAL. I repeat CRIMINAL.)

I gave it only 4 stars as, true, it may be "one-sided." Theoretically, there is another side. Among the reviews, there are some who say the other side should be included. Why? Every time Bush and his lieuteants--or is he their lieutenant?--opens their mouths, it's pro-war propaganda. Three quarters of the people want to pull out and we're still there. And we're spreading democracy? Hmmm....

I'm compelled to comment that I have yet to see a one-star reviewer who shows ANY evidence of having read the volume. Well, yes, you have a right to free speech--so far. But at least offer a little evidence that you at least have some idea of what the book is about before you comment on it.

For you others, read this. You'll find that there really are troops who wonder what we're doing there, how or why we got there. They, and most of the American people, want them to come home. At least you can share their sentiments in this book.

The Whining Right.......2007-03-07

The venom and hate for Moore says much more for the mental
and emotional vacuity and perversity of the authors of these
reviews than about Moore. The US unilaterally invaded a
sovereign country, having smashed it for 12 years, and then
proceeded to totally smash it --- all based on the druthers
of a chicken hawk war criminal and his rich friends. Fear Bush
in that he is a really ignorant theocratic sociopath and psychopath
- and when he finishes screwing up the Middle East - he will
again turn on us. It is too bad that many of the people we need, r
anting in this set of comments, could if mentally and emotionally
capable, be of great help in rebuilding the US and restoring our
civil liberties,taken by us with lies and secrecy, but they drown
any rational thought or purpose with their own venom.

I have no sympathy for people too stupid to get out of their own way,
such as the haters in this series. They cannot see what is happening
and allow themselves to be used and abused, all the time saying, "hurt
me more, I can take it".

So to all the haters, GET STUFFED - GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY - WE
DONT NEED OR WANT YOU.

I hate Bush because of Iraq........2006-12-19

First off, I don't believe in Moore's ideology. However, I wanted to get his viewpoint so I have seen Fah 9/11 and read this book. Since we live in America, everybody has a right to his/her viewpoint. As some of the right wing pundits have done, so has Michael Moore. He stretches the truth a little (or alot) and then passes it off as fact. This book is Michael Moore's self serving dream. Readers have written him letters expressing amazement at the truth shown in Fah 9/11 and telling him how they hate Bush. His pose on the cover says it all. Here is a tiny U.S. flag for those who lost loved ones in Iraq. His point is the sacrifice is not worth it.

I would rate this a 2 1/2 star if I could. It is better than a poor read, but not an average read. Readers should understand that he has his viewpoint. After the first dozen letters calling Bush everything from a liar, to a election thief--you would wonder if you should continue. I read all, and it didn't get any better than that. I understand the anger and hurt of most of these people however. For those who lost loved ones, it is understandable.

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Excellent book for any age........2005-07-20

"O is for Oystercatcher" is a phenomenal book for people of all ages. The artwork is colorful and unique. The pictures hold the attention of the children in my daycare while teaching them things about the seashore they did not know. And on top of it all, it's helping our pre-schoolers to learn their alphabet.

Aside from the children, the adults have learned a lot about the seashore also. Parents and kids are looking forward to finding out how many things in the book they can find at the shore this summer. All in all, it's a terrific book for anyone that loves the seashore. Thanks! Pam

Do you really know what a zygoptera is?.......2005-07-08

This is a great book for adults and kids to get better acquainted with the creatures of the coast. It's all to easy to forget that when we're walking the boards, we are in a unique natural habitat with it's own longtime residents. Linoleum prints beautifully and intimately illustrate a wide variety of plant and animal life, while the accompanying text educates. This lovely little book makes a unique gift for a special someone big or small.

A is for Awesome.......2005-07-06

The ABC format is fun and the prints are beautifully done. Creative and informative, you can love it for the art or you can love it for the seaside wildlife. I love it for both!

Wonderful for adults and children...Beautiful !!!.......2005-06-28

More than just a book for children, with beautiful wood block prints of birds and wildlife found at the seashore.

Great gift for your summer shore house hostess/host. It will look great on their coffee table!

Elegant and Educational.......2005-06-27

An ABC book for all ages, with beautiful illustrations and thoughtful text. I hope the artist-author will produce more wonderful books like this in the near future!

Ecological and behavioural evidence for the systematic status of New Zealand oystercatchers (Charadriiformes: Haematopodidae) (Life Sciences contribution, 96)

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Ecological and behavioural evidence for the systematic status of New Zealand oystercatchers (Charadriiformes: Haematopodidae) (Life Sciences contribution, 96)
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"I do not lay a false, lovely world down on your bed anymore."

Oystercatchers: A Novel
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A lyrical novel about the bond between two sisters, by the author of Eve Green, recipient of the Whitbread Award.

Sixteen-year-old Amy lies in a coma. Her elder sister, Moira, sits beside her in the evenings and tells this story seeking forgiveness and retribution. She tells of her own life—her secrets, her shameful actions, and her link to the accident that has brought her sister to this bed.

An only child until the age of eleven, Moira perceived the arrival of Amy as a betrayal. Sent away to a boarding school, she became untrusting, inward, lonely. Even after marriage, she continued to doubt herself and that anyone could love her and be faithful. It is only Amy's accident that brings her back to her family, closer to her husband, and closer to understanding the implications of her own dark nature.

Susan Fletcher lyrically probes the pulls of envy, loneliness, and love—craving it, fearing it, and ultimately recognizing it as the greatest force of all.

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"I do not lay a false, lovely world down on your bed anymore.".......2007-08-09

The scent of the Atlantic permeates Fletcher's gorgeous prose, the poignant bedside confession of an elder sister to her comatose sibling, Amy, injured in a fall near their home on the Welsh coast. Moira, for years an only child, frolicked in the turbulent waves, challenging nature's majesty and enjoying the complete attention of her parents. At first befuddled in primary school, a pair of spectacles solves Moira's learning challenges, the world suddenly made clear, the veins on leaves, infinite particles of sand, the lacy fingers of sea splash. Developing an early interest in science, Moira is barely aware of George and Miriam's painful reality: Miriam is unable to successfully carry another pregnancy to term, the past littered with lost infants. In Moira's eleventh year, she is precipitously sent to boarding school far from her beloved shore, inadvertently learning of her mother's latest pregnancy.

Thrust into the bustling world of boarding school, Locke Hall Resident School for Girls, the experience is a shock to the pensive Moira, surrounded by chattering females of every temperament, quickly becoming the source of ridicule with her gangly body, pale skin and red-framed glasses. The thoughtless cruelty of such schools is legendary; Miriam withdraws further into her shell, isolation a familiar companion. Amy's birth only exacerbates Moira's pain, the knowledge of this usurper in the center of her parents' attentions while she languishes far from home. Moira makes peace with this changed existence, wandering the empty halls of the school on vacation. Excelling in her studies, the years pass, graduation approaching. While her roommates sneak out to rendezvous with boys, Moira pretends sleep; later, by chance she meets Ray, a boy with white-blonde hair who leaves the country to travel the globe, sending missives to the young woman who has captured his imagination. This one extraordinary event catapults Moira into another dimension, where hope and even love is possible.

Moira tells all these things to Amy, forming late a bond she cruelly withheld from the younger girl. To Amy Moira reveals the adolescent agony of Locke Hall; unexpected opportunity for love with Ray, an aspiring artist who becomes her forgiving husband; the letters to Aunt Til, her mother's twin, an actress who resides in London and suffers many failed romances; and the aching memories of Stackpole Quay, the wild coastline that matched her untamed heart. A confession, an apology, Moira pours out years of hoarded emotions, rage and disappointment in language so evocative that the call of gulls fills the air and loneliness is tangible. Moira has much to confess, her greatest flaw that she leaves no room for forgiveness or a younger sister, a pervasive self-doubt that causes her to ignore the easy love proffered, believing herself insufficient to receive it. Through this great tragedy, Moira finds Amy and rediscovers Ray, in turn coming home to herself. Painfully dissecting the damaged heart that has so crippled her, Moira's world is richer for the hard-won lessons, the silent Amy a vessel to purge Moira's pain. Luan Gaines/2007.

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Black Oystercatcher Natal Philopatry in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. (Short Communications).(Author Abstract): An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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Black Oystercatcher Natal Philopatry in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. (Short Communications).(Author Abstract): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
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From the author: Very little demographic data is available for rocky intertidal shorebirds, including the long-lived Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani). In this paper we report on Black Oystercatcher chick production from 1992 to 2000, age of first breeding and natal philopatry in Laskeek Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Five percent of birds banded as half-grown chicks returned to breed in the same area. Known-age birds were 5 years old when first found breeding. This constitutes the first published evidence of natal philopatry for this species.

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