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Written in an engaging and relatable manner, this book reviews the psychological theories and research on the topic of oppression – its evolution, its various forms, and its consequences. Painful historical examples and modern-day occurrences of oppression including mass incarceration, LGBT and...

As thinkers in the market for knowledge and agents aspiring to morally responsible action, we are inevitably subject to luck. This book presents a comprehensive new theory of luck in light of a critical appraisal of the literature's leading accounts, then brings this new theory to bear on issues in the theory of knowledge and philosophy of action.

In this compelling, and important book, John Schmitz brings order to the world of chaos that surrounds us. The Second Law of Life refers to the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, which is an omnipresent force that quietly and crucially determines every aspect of our society, culture and daily...

Este es un libro deseado. Los hombres pensadores y analíticos, independiente de su clase, no le temen a la teología, por el contrario quieren una teología que se pueda afirmar sin convenciones y tecnicismos; no se preocupan en absoluto por una religión que pretende acabar con todo misterio, sino...

Originally published in 1926, this scarce early work on the Boston Terrier is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have now republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The Boston Terrier is fondly known as...

When curious children creep beneath The trapdoor in the floor, They find the entrance to a wood One theyd never discovered before. Legend tells that there a star will fall, Brought with it a single wish. And the beat of the Tree Dwellers drum Shall lead the curious children to it.

One of the most important subjects for any student of engineering or materials to master is the behaviour of materials and structures under load. The way in which they react to applied forces, the deflections resulting and the stresses and strains set up in the bodies concerned are all vital considerations...

Historically, Los Angeles and its exhibition market have been central to the international success of Latin American cinema. Not only was Los Angeles a site crucial for exhibition of these films, but it became the most important hub in the western hemisphere for the distribution of Spanish language...

Forty-eight-year-old Jessie has always faced lifes challenges head-on. She has spent her career helping her boss develop his quarry into a successful enterprise and has been rewarded with the task of running the business. Jessie learns that with all successes, there is sacrifice and pain. Arriving...

Sometimes a parent can feel like they are on an island and that they are the only one experiencing what they may consider a shortcoming in the department of child rearing. Its a fact that no child came with clear instructions from mankind and that each are differentnevertheless they did come with...

What strange dimension was this where giants, gangsters, Lucretia Borgia, dwarfs and Rip Van Winkle lived at the same time?

With the rise of "design and build" many more organisations are having to undertake design work; new project organisational structures are developing and many people are migrating into new roles. As a result of these changing times it is more important than ever that we understand that design...

The beginning of a trilogy, the second book is Fire and Ice. It took him a moment for his eyes come into focus, as he looked up he saw the most beautiful creature sitting beside him. She leaned over him shadowing out the sun so he could get a better look at her, and there before him was this girl...