Cecile: 86 books

This book, It Is Good for Us to Be Here, epitomizes the unique advocacy work of organized transnational actors underscoring the nexus between faith life and working for social development. NGOs of institutes of religious life have been the most influential faith-based NGOs at the United Nations. They...

Microfinance in Bangladesh has reached maturity, numerous players and the largest number of clients in the whole world at relatively low cost and efficiency. Despite these successes, the operations of most credit institutions are still being manually done, client overlap is rampant, and there are many...

This publication will teach you the basics of how to become a Linter Tender. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable knowledge of how to become a Linter Tender

The development landscape has changed significantly over the last few decades, becoming increasingly complex. Many of the issues we face today such as climate change, poverty and conflict, call for a new way of doing business. This guide shows leaders and development practitioners how to navigate...

Sport needs more female coaches. What better way to develop women who are enthusiastic, prepared, and professional in filling those important roles than to learn from female coaching legends? She Can Coach! is both an invaluable guide for current female coaches and a recruiting tool for the next generation...

Rethinking Marriage in Francophone African and Caribbean Literatures analyzes novels and films that demonstrate how marriage affects Francophone African and Caribbean women in their respective societies. It argues that marriage serves as a catalyst for intense identity formation because it functions...

This hilarious novel is a feminist spoof on the mostly-male magical realists of the "Boom" generation.

We all want to feel better. We want to be able to welcome life as it comes, the good and the not so good, to accept and manage the difficulties that we experience, without reacting through anger and/or fear. In the short time it takes you to read this little book and practice the breathing techniques,...

A comedy of manners that serves as an insightful look at the lives of those in the upper classes. After two sisters, Laure and Marie, learn of their parents’ plan to sell the family’s summer retreat, L’Agapanthe, they devise a scheme for attracting a wealthy suitor who can afford to purchase...

Depicting the 20th century as a character, this novel explores what happens when that character, dying, passes through a Bardo state—an intermediate state of the soul between death and rebirth.

As much personal journal as investigative journalism, this second edition traces the worsening developments at Fukushima Daiichi during the first year following the nuclear disaster. Often poetic in tone and philosophic in scope, this day-to-day reportage is peppered with the author’s reflections...

If you love crochet you will adore this collection of over 40 contemporary motifs from classic hearts and flowers to more quirky designs for zombie skulls, mushrooms and seasonal-themed motifs such as gingerbread men. The motifs are fun, original and quirky and the patterns are suitable for crocheters...

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.