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Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Compong>anong>y, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>anong>d social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>anong>d dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is ong>anong> ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>anong>d Politics, ong>anong>d serves as ong>anong> excellent compong>anong>ion to other books ong>anong>d for courses on law, legal studies, ong>anong>d the judiciary.

Address Delivered Before the Blockley and Merion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breck, Samuel, PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over ong>anong>alytical, theoretical ong>anong>d practical works on Americong>anong> ong>anong>d British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>anong>d, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>anong>d Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice mong>anong>uals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>anong>d other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>anong>d international law, government ong>anong>d politics, legal history, business ong>anong>d economics, criminology ong>anong>d much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryocmPhiladelphia: L.R. Bailey, p.; 22 cm.

The World and a Very Small Place in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Donald R., PUBLISHER: M.E. Sharpe, This study looks at the effects of "global" phenomena -- trong>anong>s-Saharong>anong> trade, Europeong>anong> expong>anong>sion, the rise of ong>anong> Atlong>anong>tic plong>anong>tation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth of a world market, political independence ong>anong>d economic dependence -- on the way of life in Niumi, a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called The Gambia), over the last six-seven hundred years. Written in clear, accessible prose, ong>anong>d drawing on archival ong>anong>d oral traditions, the work considers global developments from a local/regional perspective.

Avengers Age of Ultron Mini Figure Thor 7 cm

Deciding to make his stay on Earth permong>anong>ent, the Asgardiong>anong> prince of thunder, Thor, has continued to adapt to life on a different world. Focusing his efforts on aiding his comrades, the mighty warrior has devoted his full attention to the Avengers. When ong>anong> unthinkable new threat faces the Earth, Thor fights to protect his second home with the focus ong>anong>d power of a lightning bolt.Crafted in heavy-weight solid metal alloy ong>anong>d hong>anong>d painted, this miniature stong>anong>ds 7 cm tall ong>anong>d features ong>anong> integral base. It portrays Thor wielding the mighty Mjolnir.Thor is a numbered, limited edition of pieces ong>anong>d comes in full color foam-lined archival box.

Praying with Clare of Assisi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Ramona, PUBLISHER: Word Among Us Press, Clare of Assisi, holding fast to the truth of the gospel, modeled her life on the humong>anong>ity of Jesus who, as she said, "was placed poor in the crib, lived poor in the world, ong>anong>d remained poor on the cross." Nobles ong>anong>d peasong>anong>ts sought her prayers, advice, ong>anong>d healing touch.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>anong>d is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of ong>anong> Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>anong>d philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>anong>d reviews the ways ong>anong> Islamic world view cong>anong> be interpreted, reassessed, ong>anong>d applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>anong>d water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>anong>d on issues of sustainability ong>anong>d development look at the history ong>anong>d roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>anong>d social resources; ong>anong>d at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>anong>d the alleviation of humong>anong> poverty.

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Featherstone, Mike, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Recent years have seen a significong>anong>t reappraisal of the idea of culture within the social sciences, ong>anong>d a growing integration of theoretical concerns between the social sciences ong>anong>d the humong>anong>ities. Debates over concepts such as postmodernism ong>anong>d cultural globalization have been symptomatic of a broader interdisciplinary interest in the social context of cultural practice. In this book ong>anong> international cast of eminent theorists examines a series of key questions on the borders of the cultural ong>anong>d the social. Rong>anong>ging across a broad cong>anong>vas, the contributors focus on different elements of cultural theory ong>anong>d cultural process: discourse, lifestyle, the emotions, the intelligentsia, social movements, postmodernism. Linking the chapters is a concern with the central role of Europeong>anong> social theory in the current reappraisal of culture, ong>anong>d ong>anong> assessment of its relation to other international traditions. This book, for ong>anong> interdisciplinary readership, will serve as ong>anong> outline of key concerns in cultural theory ong>anong>d ong>anong> insight into the central insights of Theory, Culture ong>anong>d Society. The book is also published as issue 9.1 of Theory, Culture ong>anong>d Society.

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esther / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, The story ong>anong>d teachings of Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical role in shaping the way in which Native Americong>anong>s ong>anong>d others view the past, present, ong>anong>d future of Native America. These conversations with the descendents of Black Elk offer ong>anong> intimate look at life on the Pine Ridge Reservation ong>anong>d fresh perspectives on the religious, economic, ong>anong>d political opportunities ong>anong>d challenges facing the Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk the healer, the family also provides glimpses of Black Elk as a family mong>anong>, teacher, ong>anong>d influential ong>anong>cestor.

Essential Cavafy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cavafy, C. P. / Cavafy / Keeley, Edmund, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, Cavafy's mythical world presents us with ong>anong> image of the good life--the life of exquisite sensuality, refined tastes, ong>anong>d mixed faiths--that more often thong>anong> not carries within it the ripening prospect of its own death; yet in his work there appears to be no other life more worthy of celebration.... As ironist ong>anong>d realist, his vision is readily trong>anong>slatable into the long>anong>guage of contemporary experience; ong>anong>d the commitment to hedonism, to political skepticism, ong>anong>d to honest self-awareness... ong>anong>ticipates the prevailing aura of our times.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzong>anong>ne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with ong>anong> endless succession of small, but often brutal, wars of conquest, the moral justification for which was that the Europeong>anong> conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. ong>Anong> intrinsic part of this so-called 'civilizing mission' was the eradication of slave raiding, slave trading ong>anong>d slavery, all of which were widespread on the continent. Some of the studies in this book are on areas where there has been little research, such as the Germong>anong> colonies ong>anong>d the Algeriong>anong> Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emong>anong>cipation on the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emong>anong>cipation, the short ong>anong>d long term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, ong>anong>d the vestiges of slavery in Africa today.

Neutrino Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winter, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Thoroughly revised ong>anong>d updated, this new edition presents a comprehensive overview of modern neutrino physics. The book covers all the major areas of current interest. ong>Anong> international group of distinguished contributors discuss the intrinsic properties of neutrinos, the theory of the interaction of neutrinos with matter, experimental investigations of the weak interaction in neutrino processes, the theory ong>anong>d supporting experiment for the basic properties of the interaction of neutrinos with fermions, ong>anong>d neutrinos in astrophysics ong>anong>d cosmology. This edition presents new data on solar neutrinos ong>anong>d ong>anong> update of the results of searches for double beta decay. It also contains a new chapter on direct measurements of the neutrino mass, with high precision data from experiments at Fermilab ong>anong>d CERN, ong>anong>d at the Kamiokong>anong>de Laboratory in Japong>anong>. This is ong>anong> essential reference text for particle physicists, nuclear physicists ong>anong>d astrophysicists.

Life Class

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barker, Pat, PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton, In this superb new novel, Pat Barker returns to her most renowned subject: the devastation ong>anong>d psychic damage wrought by WWI on all levels of British society. In the spring of , a group of young students gather in ong>anong> art studio for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrong>anong>t ong>anong>d Elinor Brooke are two components of a love triong>anong>gle, ong>anong>d at the outset of the war, they turn to each other. After volunteering for the Red Cross, Paul must confront the fact that life, love, ong>anong>d art will never be the same for him. Pat Barker is unrivaled in her ability to convey simple, moving humong>anong> truths. Her skill in relaying the harrowing experience of modern warfare is matched by the depth of insight she brings to the experience of love ong>anong>d the morality of art in a time of war. LIFE CLASS is one of her genuine masterpieces. Acquista Ora

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>anong>d the Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in the classroom. This book is a collection of essays that explore themes ong>anong>d background issues intended for the student of the Old Testament. Divided into two sections on the Psalms ong>anong>d Wisdom Literature, each section offers ong>anong> in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, the text's relationship to the ong>anong>cient Near East, the cong>anong>onical shape of the material, the theology of the texts, ong>anong>d contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

The Outpost

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Resnick, Mike, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, Award-winning writer Mike Resnick takes us back to his wild ong>anong>d wooly Inner Frontier in this tall-tale of ong>anong> adventure novel. On the plong>anong>et Henry II, orbiting the twin suns of Plong>anong>tagenet ong>anong>d Tudor, at the very edge of the great black hole at the center of the Milky Way, there is a tavern called The Outpost. Through the doors of The Outpost have come the greatest heroes, villains, ong>anong>d adventurers of the galaxy - to drink, to brag, ong>anong>d to swap tales. The Outpost is neutral territory where fighting is forbidden ong>anong>d blood enemies cong>anong> have a drink together ong>anong>d tell stories of battles past. After all bounty hunters, con men, itinerong>anong>t preachers, thieves, ong>anong>d assassins have more in common with each other thong>anong> they do with the rest of the mundong>anong>e galaxy. But their pleasong>anong>t life of recalling murder ong>anong>d mayhem is interrupted by ong>anong> alien invasion, ong>anong>d to save their way of life these rugged individualists must try to work together for a chong>anong>ge.

The Life of Vertebrates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, John Z. / Young, J. Z. / Nixon, Marion, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Largely rewritten ong>anong>d containing mong>anong>y new illustrations, this popular text incorporates updated classifications as well as new information on mong>anong>y subjects, especially in the areas of endocrinology ong>anong>d neurology. Detailed descriptions of basic ong>anong>atomy make the book ong>anong> excellent reference for dissections of fish, frogs, birds, ong>anong>d mammals.

A Bird of Passage: The Story of My Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Long>anong>g, Otto, PUBLISHER: SkyHouse Publishers, This legendary skier gives a firsthong>anong>d account of his colorful life ong>anong>d his impact on the world of skiing. One of the well-known "ski pioneers", Long>anong>g directed the famed Sun Valley Ski School. He is also famous for his film direction ong>anong>d photography.

A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zweig, Connie, PUBLISHER: Rowmong>anong> & Littlefield Publishers, In A Moth to the Flame, the first novel about the life of the Sufi Poet Rumi, based on original sources in both Farsi ong>anong>d English, we discover the key moments that shaped his genius. Although this story happened a long time ago, during ong>anong>other time of war between Islam ong>anong>d the West, this tale of ong>anong> individual life fully lived is the tale of every life. In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is the mythic story of the humong>anong> soul. We watch his faith tested, ong>anong>d we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world ong>anong>d led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Compong>anong>y, "The Americong>anong> Cowboy spong>anong>s three generations of cowboys in the Americong>anong> West, from the young trail boss of the very first cattle drive from Texas north to the railroads, to his grong>anong>dson, born after the open rong>anong>ge had been fenced in. Discover the dong>anong>ger ong>anong>d thrill of life on the frontier as the history of the cowboy unfolds through the expong>anong>sion of the cattle business, the growth of the railroads, ong>anong>d the coming of the farmer. Will James brings to life the spirit of the Americong>anong> cowboy that will never die.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, This synthesis of research into the behavior of humong>anong>s ong>anong>d other social ong>anong>imals rong>anong>ges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, social sciences, ong>anong>d physical sciences ong>anong>d longitudinally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing the last 12 thousong>anong>d years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both individual ong>anong>d small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, biosocial ong>anong>d psychobiological theory, ethology ong>anong>d primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in ong>anong>imal behavior, neurobiology, humong>anong> development, ong>anong>d the philosophy of both life ong>anong>d social sciences. Introducing ong>anong>d concluding the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>anong>d the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of humong>anong> behavior as ong>anong>imal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>anong>d ontogenetic); ong>anong>d the evolution of humong>anong> thinking.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servong>anong>t Publications, In this fourth title in the series of contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough offers a popular explong>anong>ation of the meong>anong>ing of the Trinity, ?the fundamental doctrine of the Catholic faith, ? ong>anong>d its relation to the body of Christiong>anong> revelation. He presents a synthesis of the Catholic faith: the triune life of God; the Person of the Father, the Son ong>anong>d the Holy Spirit; creation; the Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments ong>anong>d sacramentals; love; life with God here ong>anong>d hereafter. McDonough relies on the theology of Saints John ong>anong>d Paul, the teachings of the Fathers of the church, ong>anong>d the spiritual writings of Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity, a contemporary of Saint Th?r?se of Lisieux. He sees the mystery of the Trinity as a secret?the Secret of Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes the pattern for true Christiong>anong> living.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Raffel, Burton / Isaacs, Neil D. / Webster, Brenda, PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, The epic poem of honor ong>anong>d bravery Written by ong>anong> ong>anong>onymous fourteenth-century poet, "Sir Gawain ong>anong>d the Green Knight" is recognized as ong>anong> equal to Chauceras masterworks ong>anong>d to the great Old English poems, "Beowulf" included. A green-skinned knight offers the Knights of the Round Table a simple but deadly challengeaa challenge taken on by the brave Sir Gawain. A challenge that will force him to choose between his honor ong>anong>d his life...

Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in the United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, Billy, PUBLISHER: Ambassador-Emerald International, Absorbing stories of a race of people who created the civilization in the Americong>anong> wilderness ong>anong>d helped lay the solid foundations for the greatest nation on earth. The Scots-Irish Presbyteriong>anong>s settled in the Americong>anong> frontier during with the 18th century were a unique breed of people with ong>anong> independent spirit which boldly challenged the arbitrary powers of monarchs ong>anong>d established the church. Faith ong>anong>d Freedom were the consuming watch-words of the Scots-Irish Presbyteriong>anong>s who settled on the Americong>anong> frontier in the 18th century. The noble high minded ideals of one of the most influential ethnic strains in Americong>anong> life became the cornerstone of the United States ong>anong>d was indelibly enshrined in its libertariong>anong> all-inclusive constitution.

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding the justice of war ong>anong>d ong>addressong>es the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with the war in the Persiong>anong> Gulf, focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides ong>anong> overview of the Islamic tradition in regards to war ong>anong>d peace, ong>anong>d then focuses on the notion of religion as a just cause for war.

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings the latest scientific advong>anong>ces right from the laboratory to the library. It makes information about science ong>anong>d technology readily available to young people in basic terms they cong>anong> understong>anong>d. Highlights include: -- The history of the particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, ong>anong>d pioneers -- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts ong>anong>d terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion of the future of the science or technology, including both the advong>anong>tages ong>anong>d the potential negative effect on humong>anong> life ong>anong>d the environment.

Portrait of a Nation: Men and Women Who Have Shaped America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Merrell, PUBLISHER: Merrell, This compact ong>anong>d illuminating volume brings together the faces of Americong>anong>s who have made a profound mark on the history of the United States, from the nation's earliest days to the present. Selected from America's national museum of portraiture ong>anong>d biography, these influential figures include men ong>anong>d women from all walks of life, from political leaders ong>anong>d reformers to artists, athletes ong>anong>d superstars. Engaging commentaries about each person describe his or her contribution to Americong>anong> life ong>anong>d culture. With subjects as diverse as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Benjamin Frong>anong>klin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Eleong>anong>or Roosevelt, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe ong>anong>d John Steinbeck, this book offers a composite -- ong>anong>d compelling -- portrait of the Americong>anong> nation.

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