Alice: 2648 books
Summersville
My Family’S Life of Privilege, Politics, and Passion in Small-Town West Virginia
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Alice Bryant Byrds father returned from World War II a Navy hero; his ambitions included a career in West Virginias hottest industrycoal mining. After joining a promising new coal operation, he moved his young wife to Summersville where they would start a family and he would soon be recruited to run...
Social Machines
The Coming Collision of Artificial Intelligence, Social Networking, and Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Will your next doctor be a human being—or a machine? Will you have a choice? If you do, what should you know before making it?
This book introduces the reader to the pitfalls and promises of artificial intelligence (AI) in its modern incarnation and the growing trend of systems to "reach...
A Chronicle of Civil War Hampton, Virginia
Struggle and Rebirth on the Homefront
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
From its beginning as a Tidewater town in the 1600s, Hampton, Virginia, has weathered many storms, including the disastrous effects of the Civil War and the difficulties of Reconstruction. The city's picturesque harbors have witnessed the rise of a thriving seafood industry, the growth of educational...
by Alice E. Sink
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
The Piedmont Triad of North Carolina has played a remarkable role in the history of the Southeast--one day at a time--for centuries. Against the backdrop of major historical events and movements, the Triad is also flecked with smaller gems of oft-overlooked history. Prolific author and Triad native Alice...
by Alice Wexler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
When Phebe Hedges, a woman in East Hampton, New York, walked into the sea in 1806, she made visible the historical experience of a family affected by the dreaded disorder of movement, mind, and mood her neighbors called St.Vitus's dance. Doctors later spoke of Huntington’s chorea, and today it is known...
Condition Critical
Life and Death in Israel/Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Since 2003, obstetrician Alice Rothchild has traveled annually to Israel/Palestine with other concerned Americans, to learn about health and human rights situation of politically marginalized communities, especially Palestinians. Condition Critical presents key blog posts and analytical essays that...
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams
Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
The tragedies of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians are never far from the pages of the mainstream press. Yet it is rare to hear about the reality of life on the ground -- and it is rarer still when these voices belong to women. *BR**BR*This book records the journey of a Jewish American...
The Rise of "The Rest"
Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2001
After World War II a select number of countries outside Japan and the West--those that Alice Amsden calls "the rest"--gained market share in modern industries and altered global competition. By 2000, a great divide had developed within "the rest", the lines drawn according to prewar manufacturing...
De opstand van het lichaam
herken de signalen van je lichaam
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 20, 2013
'Mijn ervaring heeft me geleerd dat mijn lichaam de bron is van alle vitale informatie die mij een weg naar meer autonomie en zelfbewustzijn heeft gewezen. Pas toen ik de zo lang in mijn lichaam opgesloten emoties mocht toelaten en kon voelen, kwam ik steeds verder los van mijn verleden. Echte gevoelens...
Bargaining for Women's Rights
Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Gender relations in Muslim-majority countries have been subject to intense debate in recent decades. In some cases, Muslim women have fought for and won new rights to political participation, reproductive health, and education. In others, their agendas have been stymied. Yet missing from this discussion,...
Industrial Ruination, Community and Place
Landscapes and Legacies of Urban Decline
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many industrialized cities around the world. But despite their state of decline, these derelict sites remain vitally connected with the urban landscapes that surround them. In this enlightening new book, Alice Mah explores...
by Margaret Alice Murray
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology is an anthropological book by Margaret Alice Murray.In 1962,The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology was reprinted by Oxford University Press.The story is about suggestion that the things told about witches in Europe were in fact based on a real existing pagan religion that worshiped a hrned god.
For Love
25 Heartwarming Celebrations of Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
This collection of highly creative and incredibly moving visual stories from 25 contemporary photographers has been thoughtfully curated by Alice Yoo and Eugene Kim, founders of the leading art and culture blog My Modern Met. These photo essays capture magnificent displays of ordinary people—parents...
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...