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by Stanislaw Kapuscinski (aka Stan I.S. Law)
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
[From Intro.] “Anyone searching these pages for quick, glib, answers will be disappointed. I would rather my readers treated my essays as a menu of exotic dishes, perhaps a silver tray of hors-d’oeuvres, which they might taste, relish, ponder upon their esoteric ingredients, and if still tempted—swallow.”
The Puppet and the Dwarf
The Perverse Core of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
One of our most daring intellectuals offers a Lacanian interpretation of religion, finding that early Christianity was the first revolutionary collective.
Slavoj Žižek has been called "an academic rock star" and "the wild man of theory"; his writing mixes astonishing erudition and references...
by Elise I. Guari
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
This book is intended to support parents who are experiencing divorce. It is intended to be a reminder that children need to be supported and protected during this experience in their lives. I hope to provide people who are divorcing with some gentle reminders and some level of comfort that they are not alone during this difficult time and that you can do it with dignity.
by Collin I. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Bringing together modern day practices and ancient wisdom WHAT KIND Of BOOK Is THIS delivers the sought after knowledge people everywhere are flocking to. Mysterious yet riveting, WHAT KIND Of BOOK Is THIS shows exactly how one can achieve what one wants. Using simple and effective quotes, motivation...
Our Stories, Our Voices
21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an anthology of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.
This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including...
Prisoner of the Vatican
The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2006
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s “fascinating” account of the political battles that led to the end of the Papal States (Entertainment Weekly).
From a National Book Award–nominated author, this absorbing history chronicles the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican’s...
No Party Now
Politics in the Civil War North
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2006
During the Civil War, Northerners fought each other in elections with almost as much zeal as they fought Southern rebels on the battlefield. Yet politicians and voters alike claimed that partisanship was dangerous in a time of national crisis. In No Party Now, Adam I. P. Smith challenges the prevailing...
America’s Response to China
A History of Sino-American Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
America's Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an increasingly complicated relationship. Written by one of America's leading diplomatic historians, this book analyzes the concerns and conceptions that have shaped U.S.-China policy...
Matters of Discretion
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
The first-ever autobiography written by an Indian prime minister. Only once in a lifetime comes a book that simply must be read! An absorbing, authentic and definitive account, by a former prime minister, of crucial events that had a significant impact on the nation’s destiny after independence....
by Arthur I. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
A dazzling look at the artists working on the frontiers of science.
In recent decades, an exciting new art movement has emerged in which artists utilize and illuminate the latest advances in science. Some of their provocative creations—a live rabbit implanted with the fluorescent gene of...
by Dwight L. Johnson I
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Dwight Johnson I, known as Mr. Monty, has love in his heart and it is revealed in his writing. Through his poetry, he wants people to put love in their hearts. His great- grandmothers influence on his life reflects the love in his poems. The poems will help you to learn to love...not hurt. Mr. Montys...
God's Will
Finding Guidance for Everyday Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Seeking God's guidance is a focus for many believers. We want to know what God has planned for our lives. Are we making the right decision? Are we in his will? For some people, knowing God is guiding their lives makes them relax and enjoy the ride. But others fear making the wrong choice and find...
by I. Bernard Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2006
From the pyramids to mortality tables, Galileo to Florence Nightingale, a vibrant history of numbers and the birth of statistics.
The great historian of science I. B. Cohen explores how numbers have come to assume a leading role in science, in the operations and structure of government, in...
Psychology Gone Astray
A Selection of Racist & Sexist Literature from Early Psychological Research
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
In the relatively short history of psychology as a science, our understanding of human behavior, cognition, emotion, and perception has moved forward in leaps and bounds. This knowledge is frequently applied today to help make improvements in people’s lives, from more effective therapies for the...