The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness, Paperback - Kim Chernin

Reducere. The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, th...

* Feyerabend was one of the most important philosophers of science of the second half of the 20th century. His most famous book, Against Method, wa...

Reducere. The Federal Reserve is a leviathan that overshadows the world economy, dominating it, controlling the flow of money, affecting all our lives. The F...

A TLS, GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020The new bestseller from the acclaimed author of Justice and one of the world's most popular ...

Reducere. Now in trade paperback: The Tyranny of the Night is the start of a fantasy epic from Glen Cook, the creator of the Black Company, rich as history a...

Reducere. How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens business, medicine, education, government--and the quality of our livesToday, organi...

Reducere. A devastating critique of free-market politics from distinguished sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. In his most explicitly political work to date, Pierr...

Reducere. The Tyranny of Nations places the ground-shaking political and economic events of modern times in context. Palak Patel draws on his experience inve...

Reducere. In this "bracingly iconoclastic" book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and th...

Reducere. From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, radio host, and "one of the conservative moment's most influential voices" (The Washington Tim...

DescriptionWe live in an age of ideology, propaganda, and tribalism. Political conformity is enforced from many sides; the insidious social control...

DescriptionThis book offers an in-depth analysis of the case of Corbett v Corbett, a landmark in terms of law's engagement with sexual identity, ma...

DescriptionIn his provocative new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diver...

Reducere. Michael J. Sandel, el profesor de filosof a m s famoso del mundo, aborda en su nuevo libro la pregunta m s importante de nuestra poca: qu ha sido d...

Reducere. A clear-eyed, timely investigation of the threat posed by Artificial Intelligence to individual freedom, social cohesion, and the democratic proces...

Reducere. A glimpse into Bible psychology, stressing the gulf that lies between the activity of the soul and that of the spirit. Here are spiritual facts tha...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Tarek C. GranthanEditor: Michelle Frazier Trotman ScottEditor: Deborah A. HarmonMany educators struggle to meet the needs o...

Reducere. Preachers and students of preaching need help communicating hope They want their sermons to communicate the promises of scripture, so that people c...

New in paperback - the essential, timely biography exploring how Hannah Arendt's dramatic life influenced her indispensable work.Publisher: Pushkin...

DescriptionAre you satisfied with the current state of public discourse? The almost unanimous response from people across the nation is a loud and ...

Reducere. The New American RevolutionA controversial and powerful manifesto for twenty-first-century American Patriots"It's time to swing back the curtains a...

A Rose on the Dunghill is a delightful book; written from the heart, to the heart. Looking back on forty wonderful years together, the author pays ...

A timely, dramatic biography that explores how Hannah Arendt's personal experience shaped her indispensable work on totalitarianism, refugees and t...

Reducere. Description"Should be in the hands of every history teacher in the country."-- Howard Zinn James Loewen has revised Teaching What Really Happened, ...

Reducere. "Exquisite... enthralling... This short, modest and brilliant book does more than many more grandiose tomes to renew the reader's fascination with ...

DescriptionWritten in retreat on a small offshore island, By the Light of the Moon is a collection of inspirational essays, all in one way or anoth...

Reducere. At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness, Paperback

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. In his preface the author states: “The cinema is now one of the main objects on which efforts should be concentrated in order to conduct the revolu...

Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a ...

Contributor(s): Author: Andrey TarkovskyTranslator: Kitty Hunter-BlairAndrey Tarkovsky, the genius of modern Russian cinema--hailed by Ingmar Bergm...

Reducere. DescriptionA Californian who had never touched an oar before arriving at Yale, Stephen Kiesling became part of the

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Jim McDonaldIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 164Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 232 x 21C...

Reducere. These profound and inspiring reflections on the Gospel of John will open to preachers, religious, and parish groups interested in Scripture, the tr...

Reducere. From around the world, whether for New York City's 9/11 Memorial, at exhibits devoted to the arts of Holocaust memory, or throughout Norway's memor...

Reducere. From the moment when we first open our homes-and our hearts-to a new pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved animal age and di...

Reducere. In this compelling compilation, Heather Kopp shares stories and insights from her own stumbling journey of addiction to recovery. With the humor an...

Reducere. On Tyranny is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue Hiero, or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss t...

DescriptionFound in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in L...

Reducere. In a traditional monastery the recitation of the Hours calls to mind the work of God in our lives, from the gift of creation to the sufferings we b...

Reducere. This book brings you into a conversation about the life of a man from our time, in the voices of two people who were very close to him. In the firs...

Reducere. Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, " along with other papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. Highly readable, "...

Reducere. The apophatic god of negative theology is the areligious philosophers' preferred god; a god which is remote, detached, and can hardly be an object ...

Drawing upon a vast range of human experience and reflection, The Eternal Pity: Reflections on Dying demonstrates how people try to cope with the i...