In Defense of Reading, Paperback - Sarah E. Worth

DescriptionWhy should we read? We assume that reading is good for us, but often we cannot articulate exactly what it does for us. In this fascinati...

Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Sarah E. WorthNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 190 x 286 x 27Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

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From the bestselling author of Landmarks and Mountains Of The Wild, comes a autobiographical essay on the importance of giving and receiving books....

Reducere. DescriptionPrisons impose tremendous costs, yet they're easily ignored. Criminals-- even low-level nonviolent offenders-- enter our dysfunctional c...

Reducere. In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, ...

This history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's digital revol...

Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In fear of the horrors of totalitarianism should we su...

A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in...

Features essays about why we read. This work explores the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Giorgos KallisEditor: Aaron VansintjanBuy the book directly from the publisher at www.indefenseofdegrowth.comThe idea of de...

Reducere. From the author of the bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma comes this bracing and eloquent manifesto that shows readers how they might start making ...

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Reducere. Greg Johnson's In Defense of Prejudice collects 45 essays, speeches, reviews, and opinion pieces on a wide range of topics, including White Nationa...

Reducere. After being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Julian Assange is now in a high security prison in London where he faces extradition to t...

An anthology of essays about the joys of reading and of giving books, from some of the world's most beloved writers. Inspired by and including Robe...

Reducere. DescriptionBringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave highlights the new challenges facing ...

Literary icon Edmund White looks back at his life in relation to literature, from the consolation found in Proust during a closeted time at boardin...

Joshua Stuchlik defends the principle of double effect, according to which there is a morally significant difference between intentional and incide...

Reducere. In Defense of Hunting: Yesterday and Today, Paperback

Should African and Muslim-majority countries be obliged to protect LGBT rights, or do such rights violate their cultures? Should Western-based corp...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic for Time magazine comes the tremendously controversial, yet highly persuasive, argument that our dev...

Rebellious Conservatives analyzes three movements, the anti-abortion/pro-life movement, the anti-illegal immigration movement, and the Tea Party, t...

Drawing on insights from causal theories of reference, teleosemantics, and state space semantics, a theory of naturalized mental representation.

Louella has used every excuse under the sun to avoid reading. That is until one day when her brother convinces her to listen to a story. Mason sear...

Reducere. In this illuminating celebration of the political world, Bernard Crick asserts that politics, with its compromises and power struggles, remains the...

Publisher: Crossway BooksAuthor(s): K. Scott OliphintNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 22Cover type: Paperback / so...

Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools ...

How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teaching the next generation resilience and positive me...

A fresh argument for rioting and looting as our most powerful tools for dismantling white supremacy.Looting -- a crowd of people publicly, openly, ...

The eight essays in Beauty in Photography provide a critical appreciation of photography by one of its foremost proponents. The result is a rare bo...

Reducere. "We can still learn much from Judah Halevi... his serene allegiance to history and the long-range forces of destiny, high above the immediate brute...

The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terror...

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Reducere. Jordan's account is primarily designed to answer any approach to the text of Genesis, such as the increasingly popular Framework Hypothesis, that p...

In this important historical account of the role that religion played in defining the political life of a modern national society, Paul A. Hanebrin...

Reducere. Has modern scholarship debunked the traditional Christ? Has the church suppressed the truth about Jesus to advance its own agenda? What if the real...

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Designed as a practical resource for Christian families and churches, the book empowers and inspires Christians to reform international adoption an...

Reducere. " A] witty and beguiling meditation on weeds and their wily ways....You will never look at a weed, or flourish a garden fork, in the same way again...

Reducere. DescriptionIn Defense of Loose Translations is a memoir that bridges the personal and professional experiences of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. Having spent...

This book examines how attorneys enable a meaningful opportunity for parole release for individuals sentenced to life as juveniles. The work will b...

In Defense of Farmers illuminates anew the critical role farmers play in the future of agriculture and examines the social, economic, and environme...

Reducere. This book aims to cover four basic questions: Why do we read cards? What's so special about the Marseille Tarot? How can the cards uncover our blin...

Reducere. Featured on the front page of the New York Times, Our Declaration is already regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American d...

Reducere. Contrary to warnings about the dangers of populism, Donald F. Critchlow argues that grassroots activism is essential to party renewal within a demo...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Mahesh AnanthNumber of pages: 254Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 231 x 18Cover type: Paperback / ...

The respect for religious difference has formed the bedrock of our nation and made equality possible. Yet today we are told that "moral values"--co...