Sandra David: 55 books
The Feet Of Darkness
Can Love Overcome Darkness?
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Imagine a world where the unseen rules and the seen are helplessly rooted in darkness.
A world where darkness reigns with gay impunity while evil spread its tentacles unabashed.
A world where darkness threatens all as powers beyond the comprehension of man threatens to eliminate all...
Brain Power
How to Improve Your Memory and Speed Reading Techniques Faster and More Efficiently
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
We all struggle with our memory from time to time. Sometimes it can be as simple as walking into a room only to forget why we are in there. Other times it can be trying to remember how to get someplace that you have been, only to get lost.
We process such huge amounts of information...
The Street Porter and the Philosopher
Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Adam Smith, asserting the common humanity of the street porter and the philosopher, articulated the classical economists' model of social interactions as exchanges among equals. This model had largely fallen out of favor until, recently, a number of scholars in the avant-garde of economic thought...
The "Vanity of the Philosopher"
From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-Classical Economics
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009
The "Vanity of the Philosopher" continues the themes introduced in Levy's acclaimed book How the Dismal Science Got Its Name.
Here, Peart and Levy tackle the issues of racism, eugenics, hierarchy, and egalitarianism in classical economics and take a broad view of classical economics'...
by Lee Child, Sandra Brown, C. J. Box
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans of the thriller genre. Very rarely does this kind of star power...
Foundations in Music Psychology
Theory and Research
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
A state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music psychology, written by leaders in the field.
This authoritative, landmark volume offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music perception and cognition. Eminent scholars from...
Escape from Democracy
The Role of Experts and the Public in Economic Policy
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016
The orthodox view of economic policy holds that public deliberation sets the goals or ends, and then experts select the means to implement these goals. This assumes that experts are no more than trustworthy servants of the public interest. David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart examine the historical record...
by W. Tecumseh Fitch, Björn Merker, Iain Morley
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music.
Research shows that all humans have a predisposition for music, just as they do for language. All of us can perceive and enjoy music, even if we can't carry a tune and consider ourselves “unmusical.”...
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
Teaching America
The Case for Civic Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
In Teaching America, more than 20 leading thinkers sound the alarm over a crisis in citizenship—and lay out a powerful agenda for reform. The book’s unprecedented roster of authors includes Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Bob Graham, Secretary Rod Paige, Alan Dershowitz,...
by Lae Sánchez, Leonor Antón, Paco Álvarez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Lo que tienes entre manos, no es un libro. Es parte de una revolución. Nacimos sin planearlo en una habitación de unos pocos metros cuadrados y llamando a cientos de puertas. Queríamos acercar nuestros libros y autores al lector. Ponemos toda nuestra energía y pasión en cada una de las obras...
by Wenn Lawson, Tracy Turner, Alex Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings...