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Feminist Activist Ethnography
Counterpoints to Neoliberalism in North America
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Writing in the wake of neoliberalism, where human rights and social justice have increasingly been subordinated to proliferating “consumer choices” and ideals of market justice, contributors to this collection argue that feminist ethnographers are in a key position to reassert the central feminist...
Why Israel Can't Wait
The Coming War Between Israel and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
The new Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly declared that a primary foreign policy objective is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons capability.
Israel is a "one-bomb state," such that one atomic weapon, even a relatively low-yield bomb of...
Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-First Century?
The Relevance of the Ancient Jewish Text to Our World
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
The Talmud is the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. It is a conglomerate of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic and shrewd pragmatism, of history and science, of anecdotes and humor. Unfortunately, its sometimes complex subject matter often seems irrelevant in today's...
Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents
A Clinician's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Grounded in decades of research and the clinical care of thousands of depressed and suicidal teens, this highly accessible book will enhance the skills of any therapist who works with this challenging population. The authors describe the nuts and bolts of assessing clients and crafting individualized...
Salman Rushdie
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2009
This updated and expanded new edition reviews Rushdie's novels in the light of recent critical developments. It also features new chapters which examine the author's latest works including Fury (2001), Shalimar the Clown (2005) and The Enchantress of Florence (2008), bringing coverage of this important British author up to the present.
Empty Chair, The
Handling Grief on Holidays and Special Occasions
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Losing a loved one--whether a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or friend--leaves people feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. Holidays and other special occasions seem to intensify the pain. Whether the occasion is Christmas or Easter, a birthday or anniversary, these celebrations force the bereaved to...
The Antipodean Philosopher
Public Lectures on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Philosophy in both Australia and New Zealand has been has been experiencing, for some time now, something of a 'golden age', exercising an influence in the global arena that is disproportionate to the population of the two countries. To capture the distinctive and internationally recognised contributions...
Jews in American Politics
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2003
Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no...
by Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, Matthew D. Lundberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Far from being solely an academic enterprise, the practice of theology can pique the interest of anyone who wonders about the meaning of life. Inviting readers on a journey of 'faith seeking understanding', this introduction to Christian theology - its basic concepts, confessional content, and history...
by R.D. Shar
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
World’s generally all sea’s, mountains, lakes and the snow and water emerging from the mountains, all get accumulated and meet in the oceans. In Hindu mythology Lord Vishnu has been said to be resting in the Ocean. Varun has been called as God of Oceans.
In our solar system, the oceans found on...
by Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
A shocking investigation revealing why greedy oil companies are lying to the American people.At the end of World War II, U.S. intelligence agents confiscated thousands of Nazi documents on what was known as the Fischer-Tropsch Processa series of equations developed by German chemists unlocking the...
Traveling through Grief
Learning to Live Again after the Death of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
When a loved one dies it can seem like life will never be normal again. The world can become a blur of flowers, relatives, cards, and well-meaning visitors; and the griever may feel that he or she cannot come up for air. But there is normalcy after death, say authors Zonnebelt-Smeenge and De Vries;...
New Mexico's Reptiles and Amphibians
A Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
New Mexico is home to 165 species and subspecies of snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, toads, and salamanders. Some are ubiquitous and others are localized. If you want basic and reliable information on the lizard in your backyard or the snake you encountered on a hike in the mountains, this handy field...
by Leslie R. Webber M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
This is the story of LESLIE WEBBER, a retired physician with interesting adversities, from the depression years to the 90s.The writing was mostly for family, but at this time I have been encouraged to publish it.The most of the material is from memory, but augmented by letters written over a 35 year...