Fields Of Green

Working across various fields, this draws together poetry, philosophy, journalism, sociology, curriculum studies, indigenous scholarship, feminist and social justice work, environmental ethics, and a range of other fields of inquiry and practice to 'restory' the ways we live on this earth.

In 1973, Howard Long wrote the president of California-based Western Growers-a powerful association representing half of America's produce suppliers-notifying them of his intent to sue because of restrictive lettuce shipping practices. Twelve months later, Long's challenge literally changed the way the industry did business. His victory marked the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between McDonald's Corporation and his company, Coronet Foods: one of the world's largest suppliers of pre-cut produce to the fast-food industry. Fields of Green is the account of a man's vision and entrepreneurial drive that took him from a small town on the banks of the Ohio River to the heights of a world-class business with plants in five countries and over 2,000 employees. It is a poignant account of victory in a tough industry, Long's failing health, the demise of his life's work, and his sustaining faith in God.

Today, more than ever, in an overwhelming world of financial complexities, there is a need to reintroduce simple concepts about money management. Contrary to popular thought, the real answers are not the exclusive property of the affluent, white-collar population. We all have the ability to succeed financially through basic discipline and common sense. In Fields of Green, author and CPA Terry Brown shares some commonsense strategies for intelligently navigating today's complex financial opportunities. From his days growing up on a farm, Brown learned a strong work ethic and a clear vision of financial realities from a young age. Years later, lessons gleaned from working in corporate finance rounded out his approach to financial management and stewardship. Regardless of background, education, or vocation, everyone faces similar challenges needs and wants, credit card debt, college funding, and retirement planning. Today, retirement and medical plans are much less attractive than they were even a generation ago. The keys to financial security are within your reach, but you need to understand the basic truths first and those are what Brown offers here. By breaking down what most consider to be impossibly complicated financial theories, Brown shares these truths with the layperson. Financial wisdom is really quite accessible, once you break it down to the basics. In Fields of Green, he gives you the tools you need to confront today's toughest financial challenges.

A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series. “Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means something’s coming.” Regan loves, and is loved, though her school-friend situation has become complicated, of late. When she suddenly finds herself thrust through a doorway that asks her to "Be Sure" before swallowing her whole, Regan must learn to live in a world filled with centaurs, kelpies, and other magical equines—a world that expects its human visitors to step up and be heroes. But after embracing her time with the herd, Regan discovers that not all forms of heroism are equal, and not all quests are as they seem... A standalone Wayward Children story containing all-new characters, and a great jumping-on point for new readers. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In this remarkable tale of hope and survival, Hannah Luce tells how, as the sole survivor of a terrible plane crash, she came to grips with her faith: “a calamitous, fascinating memoir, written with surprising spiritual sophistication” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). On May 11, 2012, a small plane carrying five young adults, en route to a Christian youth rally, crashed in a Kansas field, skidding 200 yards before hitting a tree and bursting into flames. Only two survived the crash: ex-marine Austin Anderson, who would die the next morning from extensive burns, and his friend Hannah Luce, the daughter of Teen Mania founder and influential youth minister Ron Luce. This is Hannah’s story. In Fields of Grace, Hannah details the investigation of her faith, her coming-of-age as the dutiful daughter of Evangelical royalty, her decision to join her father’s ministry outreach to teens, and her miraculous survival and recovery following the accident. It also serves as a tribute and testament to the lives of the dear friends who perished in the catastrophic plane crash and reveals how their memory continues to inspire all that she does. Here is the “riveting personal account” (Booklist) of a girl who grew up as the daughter of one of the most influential evangelical leaders of our time, who questioned her early religious convictions somewhere along the way and who, from the embers of that doomed plane ride, finally found her faith.

The Green Fields is the debut novel of the author, Jameel Karim, a Muslim African American from the city of Chicago in the United States. The novel was first imagined in 2010 and is just now being released. The book is a piece of fiction set throughout historic events that take place in the land of Palestine and the surrounding areas between 1948 to 1987. The reader follows the lives of Noora, a Palestinian girl from the village of Deir Yassin, and Ami, a Jewish boy whose parents relocate to Palestine post World War II. Fall in love with these characters as they relish in the memories of family, culture, love, religion and friends and triumph over tragedy, pain, brutality, and sadness across a land becoming increasingly volatile and dangerous throughout the ages. Journey with them, as they tell their story...