Mark White: 43 books
by Frank Morral, Barbara Ann White, Mark White
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The celebrated history of Nantucket's great whaling days often overshadows the fascinating changes that took place in the years following. Discover the story behind the Nantucket Civil War Monument--and learn about some named on it, some left off and some who may not belong. Meet the Cold Water Army...
Sense of Home
The Art of Richard Stout
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Winner, 2018 CASETA Publication Award, sponsored by the Center for Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art
Richard Stout’s legacy as an artist is broad, deep, and firmly moored to his Texas Gulf Coast origins. Born in Beaumont in 1934, he has been painting, sculpting, and teaching in Houston...
by Charles H. Kraft, Ellyn Kearney, Mark White
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
A poor self-image. Chronic depression. A bitter divorce. The trauma of sexual abuse. Why do some wounds fester and refuse to heal, even after we seek help from those who specialize in treating deep emotional pain? Kraft believes that in order to experience real and lasting freedom from a painful past,...
Kantian Ethics and Economics
Autonomy, Dignity, and Character
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant—in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character—to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought. Mainstream economics is rooted in classical utilitarianism, recommending...
The British Palaeolithic
Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years ago) to the end of the Ice Age. Landscape and ecology form the canvas for an explicitly interpretative approach aimed at...
Kennedy
A Cultural History of an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
During his lifetime, John F. Kennedy created a dazzling image that has been sustained since his assassination in 1963. This book examines how Kennedy succeeded in using his military service in World War II, his literary efforts, his sex appeal, his family and other attributes and achievements to develop...
Nevertheless We Persisted
Tales of Loss, Love, and Finding Your Own Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
NEVERTHELESS WE PERSISTED is the ebook companion to a special audio-first anthology of poems, essays, and stories that explores themes of loss, love, and finding your own power. It's an astonishing collection filled with heart, tears, laughter, and ultimately hope.
Pieces include:
A...
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 175+ Western Novels & Short Stories in One Edition
Famous Outlaw Tales, Cowboy Adventures, Battles & Gold Rush Stories: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail, Black Jack…
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Introduction The Last American Frontier – History of the 'Far West', of the Pioneers & Trailblazers Story of the Cowboy Story of the Outlaw...
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gaston Leroux, Maurice Leblanc
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
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In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The Innocence of Father Brown by Gilbert...
Missiles in Cuba
Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro and the 1962 Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1998
For many years historians of the Cuban missile crisis have concentrated on those thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Mark White's study adds an equally intense scrutiny of the causes and consequences of the crisis. Missiles in Cuba is based on up-to-date...
A Philosopher Reads... Marvel Comics' Civil War
Exploring the Moral Judgment of Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
We love to see superheroes fight, whether to protect innocent people from supervillains or to save the world. But superheroes also fight each other, and if we can look past the energy blasts and earth-shattering punches, we can find serious disagreements over principles and ethics. This was certainly...
The Virtues of Captain America
Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
The first look at the philosophy behind the Captain America comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of Captain America: The Winter Solider in April 2014.
In The Virtues of Captain America, philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. White argues that the core principles,...
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Wilkie Collins
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
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The Parchman Ordeal
1965 Natchez Civil Rights Injustice
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2018
In October 1965, nearly 800 young people attempted to march from their churches in Natchez to protest segregation, discrimination and mistreatment by white leaders and elements of the Ku Klux Klan. As they exited the churches, local authorities forced the would-be marchers onto buses and charged them...