Can anything ever be truly unconditional? Can public services such as healthcare or education be unconditional? And can an income ever be unconditional? This incisive book responds to these questions with a qualified ‘yes,’ and considers whether a social policy regime based on unconditionality might ever replace neoliberalism.

Drawing on philosophy, history, and critical theory, Unconditional Life introduces a new perspective on the significance of post-war international law developments. The book examines the public discourse regarding technological risk in World War II texts of unconditional surrender, in the World Trade Organisation's EC-Biotech dispute, and in the International Court of Justices' Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion. The volume describes international law in terms of its management of, and relation to, the risks associated with technological innovation in war and in trade. It proposes that international law, too, is itself a kind of technology: one intended to manage the material and existential risks inherent in the creation of a new international, postcolonial, political community emerging out of the Second World War. Members of this community are imagined to possess a universal quality: humanness, which itself is underscored by a power of invention. Yoriko Otomo demonstrates how international lawyers' inability to adjudicate questions of large-scale technological risk is due to the competing and intractable claims of international law. Offering a feminist analysis of the political economy that has created this crisis of governance, the book provides a way of understanding the structural inequities that will need to be addressed if international law is to remain a relevant forum for the adjudication of war and trade into the 21st century.

In this comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated book, Cathy Scott and Clay Myers show how service and therapy dogs are having a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action. Not only do our veterans deal with physical injuries, but they often return with psychological issues that can be treated with help, companionship, and love from working canines. Through moving stories and color photographs, Unconditional Honor highlights the nearly forty-year history of working dogs helping wounded veterans, the mental and physical combat traumas that are mitigated by the dogs, the selection and training of the dogs, including rescued canines, and what the future holds. Featured in the book are inspiring personal accounts of what the dogs mean to veterans, and how their lives have been forever changed and even saved since adopting canines. In addition to the remarkable healing journeys of wounded warriors and their canines, this book showcases the various groups, formed originally to train dogs for the blind and the physically disabled that now embrace military services, that provide, at no cost, returning troops with dogs to make them whole again after surviving the reality of war.

Throughout my entire life as far back as I can remember, I felt a deep conviction in my heart for people to serve God righteously and in truth. However, my sinful life ruled, but despite how firm or deep the bondages were my craving to serve God and live as I read in the old Bible my father had could not be satisfied by nothing in this world. But despite my bondage, when my life was at the lowest point in my thirties the Lord came to me and told me: Jesus is the answer he knows all our needs, Jesus is the answer he cares. Give your life to Jesus and trust him today, For Jesus is the answer we need. Shortly after I was called to peach "The Lord is Holy." Direction was later given in dreams to write. God has called and is calling man to an unconditional dedicated devoted relationship and fellowship with him. Nothing God does he does different from his word, nothing he commands man to do can be done differently, and be acceptable unto him, for works done differently from a command, is not done as instructed. Unconditional Devotion is the supreme power that kept every person that ever lived righteously in the earth, pleasing unto God. Those that claimed life in God, and was alive in God, had no other sanctification before God, but obedience to the word. Let us not forget that; "the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth Ps. 33: 4

"Unconditional Praise" is the 89th Career Book Publication of the Man of God: Bobby John Richard, Jr. in hopes that we CONTINUE to praise the Name of the Lord, even when NOTHING seems to be going RIGHT in our lives, as we live each day as the Children of God!!!"Unconditional Praise" was written to ENCOURAGE the Children of God, because there are times when we get FRUSTRATED, when it seems as if our DREAMS WILL NOT COME TRUE, again: I say unto you this day: FEAR NOT, and BE OF GOOD COURAGE: KEEP ON PRESSING ON: LOOK AT YOUR SITUATIONS WITH SPIRITUAL EYES: IF YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK AT YOUR SITUATIONS WITH HUMAN EYES: YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST!!!

"There is power in words. To love words is power. When you put them together for broader meaning that is powerful. When you use them to express and portray LOVE that is the most powerful. Love is one of the strongest forces in existence. Either communicate love or communicate with love. Lives are changed through LOVE." From the Introduction by Omar Simpson This collection of poems are Omar Simpson's creative thoughts. The poems are thought-provoking and critical discussion starters. Key topics discussed are Love, Poverty, Education, the N-word, Fear, Religion and much more.

A groundbreaking approach to parenting by nationally-respected educator Alfie Kohn that gives parents “powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves” (Adele Faber, New York Times bestselling author) by switching the dynamic from doing things to children to working with them in order to understand their needs and how to meet them. Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they're told?” and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, “What do kids need—and how can we meet those needs?” What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including “time-outs”), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, Unconditional Parenting addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from “doing to” to “working with” parenting—including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become better parents.

The difficult mission of a regime change: Toshio Nishi gives an account of how America converted the Japanese mindset from war to peace following World War II.

Heal the world with a healed heart. Living a Life of Unconditional Love awakens practical steps to evolve and harmonize our mind, body, and spirit connection from a heartfelt perspective. Live through the consciousness and magic of Unconditional Love. Opening to all forms of love; with life observation, valuable new energy tools, and avenues in spiritual reaching, we all can enrich our journeys to achieve unconditional love; the outer gift of inner fulfillment. This book shines on all ways to interpret as well as expand, manifest, and have love. Transcend with special personal experiences guided from nature, angels, meditation, feeling, healing, and moving energy. With ease and understanding through these pages, comes a hopeful and happier better humankind.

What is Unconditional Love? Can we actually live it? Have you ever struggled to forgive someone or yourself, or have you ever wondered if forgiveness is even possible? What is spiritual truth? How do we know? Who are we really? What is our spiritual purpose in life? The Spirit of Unconditional Love: A Handbook is a thought provoking, inspirational guide that explores these questions and more. With the use of practical steps, parables, anecdotes, examples, personal experiences, and a truly unique activity, the Handbook enhances the readers’ personal spiritual journeys no matter where they are on their spiritual paths.