The Examined Life

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Reducere. From Pen 2 Pen... examines the life of an individual who spent time in the Prison Industrial Complex. The story begins by analyzing society in rega...

DescriptionThis wide-ranging reference book covers almost 3000 years of history, offering enthralling insights into the art and architecture, myths...

Reducere. Though the tragedy of the Trail of Tears is widely recognized today, the pervasive effects of the tribe's uprooting have never been examined in det...

Reducere. The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention...

Reducere. This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy...

Reducere. Why me? Why my family? Why can't I ever catch a break?How many times have you uttered those words? Those were the exact words I asked numerous time...

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Reducere. "Throughout his long career, Frederick Douglass cut an imposing figure, renowned as an impassioned abolitionist, a fiery writer and newspaper edito...

Reducere. An eloquent book that explores the impact on one's life of losing a parent as an adult, and the effect it has on families, careers, and friendships...

DescriptionPastoral poetry was probably the creation of the Hellenistic poet Theocritus, and he was certainly its most distinguished exponent in Gr...

Contributor(s): Author: Partha MitterThis concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5, 000 years of Indian art and architecture. A ri...

Stravinsky in Context offers an alternative to chronological biography. Thirty-five short, specially commissioned essays explore the eventful life-...

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Reducere. The process of removing salt and other minerals from the target substance is called desalination. The discipline of desalination engineering deals ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe masterwork of Saint Anselm, Cur Deus Homo asks the essential question of theology - "Why was God a Man?"" Written by Anselm in the m...

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Reducere. Generous helpings of humor and abundant practical advice make this Christian spirituality book a useful tool for dealing with difficult relationshi...

Reducere. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne and demonstrates why he continues to be a critically significant figure in Ame...

Reducere. Tremendous Trifles is comprised of 39 chapters, each functioning as their own essay or story. With whimsical, light-hearted prose, vivid figurative...

Reducere. Tremendous Trifles is comprised of 39 chapters, each functioning as their own essay or story. With whimsical, light-hearted prose, vivid figurative...

University Challenge: Critical Issues for Teaching and Learning offers a nuanced and critical reading of university teaching, particularly the pres...

Reducere. DescriptionWritten for entry-level survey courses in queer or LGBTQ+ Studies for students from all majors, this engaging text covers a wide range o...

Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach volume's publica...

Do you consistently find yourself in unrewarding relationships? Do you feel that you are often taken advantage of by others? Do you feel tired and ...

Reducere. Men of the Code is a handbook for men who want to live life to the fullest with character, honor, and integrity. Men of the Code examines the curre...

Traces fashions from 1870 to the present along a conceptual, disruptive, and nontraditional timeline of fashion history Fashion not only reflects a...

DescriptionTracing the roots of astrology from Abraham through the life of Christ and the surrounding Roman Empire, this book provides astonishing ...

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DescriptionWhen the State Bauhaus opened in Weimar in 1918, the Swiss art theorist Johannes Itten (1888-1967) was one of the first teachers to be a...

A richly detailed graveyard history of the Florentine poet whose dead body shaped Italy from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the Risorgiment...

DescriptionThe period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of...

Reducere. Object Relations places relationships at the centre of what it is to be human. Its premise is that the human being is essentially social and that o...

Reducere. Following a period of strict isolationism from the West, Japan began a series of modernization efforts, starting in the Meiji Restoration, that tra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Larry VanceOn March 8th, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, with 239 people on board, disappeared into the dark of the nig...

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Reducere. Joyce A. Ladner spent four years interviewing, observing, and socializing with more than a hundred girls living in the Pruitt-Igoe housing project ...

For the first time, the life and mind of Anders Behring Breivik, the most unexpected of mass murderers, is examined and set in the context of wider...

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"Biophilia" is the term coined by Edward O. Wilson to describe what he believes is humanity's innate affinity for the natural world. In his landmar...

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This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that "history matt...

Reducere. The West and the World engages students and provokes discussion by presenting the past through the prism of current and perennial issues. Interpret...

Maritime historians Professor Henry Keatts and George Farr are authors of many stirring accounts of shipwrecks. In this work they venture into the ...

Reducere. Aging refers to the process of becoming older that is associated with changes in the physiological, biological, environmental, psychological and so...

Reducere. Written by Anselm in the midst of his spiritual life and contemplation, Anselm attempts to answer this question with a reasoned discussion of the C...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John C. SanfordGenetic Entropy presents compelling scientific evidence that the genomes of all living creatures are slowly ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: P. G. WodehouseIntroduction by: John Mortimer P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was perhaps the most widely acclaimed British humo...

This book is a practical manual intended specifically for anyone interested in delving into the technique of granting color to fashion figurine ill...

Haruki Murakami and His Early Work first discusses Murakami Haruki's real-life activities and interests, such as his self-identity as a Japanese no...

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Charles Eastman (1858-1939) straddled two worlds in his life and writing. The author of Indian Boyhood was raised in the traditional Dakota (Sioux)...

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascina...

Reducere. DescriptionAre you concerned, conflicted, and confused about your life's meaning and purpose? Have you examined how you address the existential iss...

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Reducere. This Screwtape Letters Study Guide was many years in the making and will provide an unsurpassed resource to study C.S. Lewis' satirical masterpiece...

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Reducere. EACH OF YOU ARE A SHEPHERD AND EACH OF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIER FLOCKThis profound statement by Prophet Muhammad (s) compels us to recognise t...

Reducere. Independent Publisher Book AwardsThis book of full-color photographs and how-to guide highlights ten of the dresses from the Embellishments exhibit...

DescriptionWhen thinking of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, one often conjures up images of animal sacrifice, pilgrimages to the Holy City on reli...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Talal AsadOpening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this book explores the ...

Reducere. Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea FC, was a penniless orphan who rose from the ashes of Soviet Russia to become one of the richest...

In the summer of 1961, four young girls in the small Spanish village of Garabandal began falling into rigid trances, marching backward up hills, an...

Reducere. DescriptionThe late preacher W. A. Criswell used to preach a series of sermons called the Scarlet Thread through the Bible. Cut the Bible open at a...

Reducere. David Baron's bold work of Bible study identifies and connects passages of Old Testament scripture, noting how truths present in the psalms surface...

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Reducere. A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man - Fully exam...