{"product_id":"hope-over-fear-bridges-toward-a-better-world-paperback","title":"Hope Over Fear: Bridges Toward a Better World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorma and Bill Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those of us who lived through the Cold War years in Dallas, this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook is a sometimes-painful journey through a past we would most like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto forget. For younger people, it fills in gaps in our local history that had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enational and international dimensions. At the same time, it is a reminder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the integrity, tenacity, and courage of the few brave souls who kept\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaith in the sure knowledge that right will win out and whose leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas led us to a new day in our city--warts and all!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the Dallas Chapter United Nations Association, long\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoverdue. Norma and Bill Matthews, both of whom are past presidents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof DUNA, have done a masterful job of probing the past, ferreting out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enuggets of history tucked into boxes and stashed away in family attics, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebackroom nooks, and office storerooms. For much of the time since its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efounding in 1953, DUNA has had no permanent home or office, and its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecords have been at the mercy of whoever was its leader, always with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe possibility that succeeding generations of its founders would not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecognize the merits of those sealed boxes and would destroy them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing endless newspaper files, mostly from the \u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome from the late \u003cem\u003eDallas Times Herald\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Matthews writing team has been able to follow the founding, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment, and leadership of DUNA, vastly enriched by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersonal stories of individuals who kept the flame alive in good times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma and Bill Matthews teamed their professional degrees in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation, communication, music, and theology to serve as volunteer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eactivists for human rights and peace endeavors. Married 63 years, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eretiring as teacher and minister, they committed themselves to research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand preserve the history of advocacy for support of sustainable goals of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividual and universal dignity and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 494\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51419203830066,"sku":"9781543451467","price":36.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/VhKJyYgrid9781543451467.webp?v=1783076101","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/hope-over-fear-bridges-toward-a-better-world-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}