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by H.L. Mencken
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Published in 1916, this collection of previously published short pieces by Mencken is typical of his scathing wit and pessimistic outlook. As a 1917 review in the Independent put it, "A Book of Burlesques is some of Mr. Mencken's most entertaining work, skillfully depicted fantasies of life 'as is.'"
by Lucian, Jonathan Swift, H.L. Mencken
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
This file includes: The True History by Lucian, Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Nightmare Abbey by Peacock, Droll Stories by Balzac, Burlesques by Thackeray, A Burlesque Autobiography by Twain, Condensed Novels by Harte, New Burlesques by Harte, Letters to Dead Authors by Lang, Mr. Punch's Pocket Ibsen...
by Edith Wharton, H. L. Sidney Lear
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book comprises a comprehensive guide to Italian villas and their gardens - written by Edith Wharton. This interesting and profusely illustrated guide will appeal to those with an interest in the beautiful villas of Italy, and it will be of special interest to fans and collectors of Wharton's...
Understanding Inequality
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Ethics, Literature, and Theory
An Introductory Reader
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2005
Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics.
Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of...
The Future of Human Experience
Visionary Thinkers on the Science of Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
Explores the future predictions of cutting-edge scientists, spiritual teachers, and other visionaries and how we can affect the future
• Shares insights from the author’s discussions with Dr. Mehmet Oz, Raymond Moody, Larry Dossey, John Perkins, Michael Cremo, Gay Bradshaw, Ray Kurzweil,...
by Dr. Charles H. Ford, Dr. Jeffrey L. Littlejohn
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Virginia's Hampton Roads region has long attracted diverse and mobile people, some of whom embraced same-sex love or fluid gender identities long before lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities identified as such. By the mid-1900s, Hampton Roads would lead the state in its development...
The Gilded Age
Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2006
The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
No Law
Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2008
The original text of the Constitution grants Congress the power to create a regime of intellectual property protection. The first amendment, however, prohibits Congress from enacting any law that abridges the freedoms of speech and of the press. While many have long noted the tension between these...
The Silicone Breast Implant Story
Communication and Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This volume examines one health issue -- breast implants -- across a series of contexts often thought to be separate -- media coverage, doctor-patient interaction, doctor-doctor professional communication, support group dialogues, public relations campaigns, and more. In so doing, it provides a narrative...
Southern Baptist Identity
An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2009
What was once a small, southern, predominantly white denomination has become America's largest evangelical denomination. Yet with the Southern Baptist Convention's growth have come the challenges of increasing fragmentation, theological controversy, and sweeping cultural change. These challenges have...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...