loyalty an essay on the morality of relationships

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huxley, Aldous, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Half ong>anong> hour after swallowing the drug I became aware of a slow dong>anong>ce of golden lights... Among the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expong>anong>ding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--"The Doors of Perception" ong>anong>d "Heaven ong>anong>d Hell"--in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling "Brave New World," reveals the mind's remote frontiers ong>anong>d the unmapped areas of humong>anong> consciousness. This new edition also features ong>anong> additional ong>essayong>, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," which is now included for the first time.

The Genealogy of Morals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Major work on ethics, by one of the most influential thinkers of the last 2 centuries, deals with master/slave morality ong>anong>d modern mong>anong>'s current moral practices; the evolution of mong>anong>'s feelings of guilt ong>anong>d bad conscience; ong>anong>d how ascetic ideals help maintain humong>anong> life under certain conditions.

Ethics in Management: Vedantic Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakraborty, S. K., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In this work, S.K. Chakraborty develops the themes propounded in his earlier work to provide a systematic presentation of the relevong>anong>t vedong>anong>tic ong>anong>d allied principles in a conceptual ong>anong>d empirical framework. From ong>anong> overall perspective of vedong>anong>tic ethical vision ong>anong>d its application to mong>anong>agerial ong>anong>d corporate ethical morality, the book examines what the Vedong>anong>tic ethical system, ong>anong>d great thinkers like Tagore, Gong>anong>dhi, Burobindo ong>anong>d others, cong>anong> teach us about such questions as individual leadership, trong>anong>sformation of the work ethos, ethics ong>anong>d productivity, ong>anong>d others. Throughout, the conceptual ong>anong>d the empirical are closely intertwined, ong>anong>d substong>anong>tial graphic appendices on the Tata leadership crisis of ong>anong>d the securities scam of give ong>anong> immediacy ong>anong>d relevong>anong>ce to the ong>anong>alysis.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful ong>anong>alysis of the role ong>anong>d development of the saloon as ong>anong> institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social ong>anong>d economic history of the Americong>anong> West. Drawing on contemporong>anong>eous newspapers ong>anong>d mong>anong>y unpublished firsthong>anong>d accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>anong>d shong>anong>ties into elegong>anong>t establishments for drinking ong>anong>d gaming, reflected the growth ong>anong>d maturity of the surrounding community.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Anong>alyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in long>anong>guage aimed at the general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on the most importong>anong>t relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development ong>anong>d political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to the influence of geography ong>anong>d environment on population distribution ong>anong>d patterns of regional economic activity. They address the diverse indigenous development of pre-Europeong>anong> times, later periods of direct Europeong>anong> influence, ong>anong>d the evolution of modern-day urbong>anong> societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States ong>anong>d Japong>anong> as the dominong>anong>t regional economic powers ong>anong>d forecast chong>anong>ges we cong>anong> expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importong>anong>ce of China.

Bodega Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quinonez, Ernesto / Quiinonez, Ernesto, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books USA, "A new ong>anong>d authentic voice of the urbong>anong> Latino experience." --Esmeralda Song>anong>tiago, author of When I Was Puerto Ricong>anong> In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams ong>anong>nounces the arrival of a writer who "The Village Voice" has already hailed as "a Writer on the Verge." The word is out in Spong>anong>ish Harlem: Willy Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stong>anong>d? Bodega cong>anong> help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchong>anong>ge only for ong>loyaltyong>--ong>anong>d a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyric, inspired, ong>anong>d darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliong>anong>tly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young mong>anong> to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating ong>anong> underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, ong>anong>d murder.

Gateway to Hope: An Exploration of Failure

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boulding, Maria, PUBLISHER: St. Bebe's Publications, Failure is ong>anong> essential part of life. The author draws on humong>anong> experience ong>anong>d on the Bible to show that in our very failure lies our success. Our weaknesses have all been overcome in the Cross of Christ.

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilmong>anong>, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understong>anong>ding of the intricate nature of the immune response on both a cellular ong>anong>d molecular level has both contributed to ong>anong>d benefited from the work of immunopharmacologists. ong>Anong> increasing number of immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective effects on the immune system. This has prompted the development of the subject of immunopharmacology which broadly addresses the effects of natural ong>anong>d synthetic substong>anong>ces on the immune response

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Trumong>anong> State University Press, On the sixtieth ong>anong>niversary of the founding of the State of Israel ong>anong> international group of scholars, policy makers, ong>anong>d members of the public gathered at the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute for the Advong>anong>cement of Peace on the Hebrew University Campus to examine the diplomatic ong>anong>d political context from which the State of Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked the fortieth ong>anong>niversary of the creation of the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute ong>anong>d provided ong>anong> opportunity to commemorate ong>anong>d reflect on the work supported by the Institute. This collection of the thirteen articles presented at the conference in May advong>anong>ces the discussion of President Trumong>anong>'s recognition of the State of Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, ong>anong>d reviews efforts in the advocacy of peace made possible by the Institute.

Sole Survivor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forster, David, PUBLISHER: Dales Large Print Books, Steve Yarborough was the sole survivor of ong>anong> attack on a wagon train by a bong>anong>d of renegade outlaws. He takes on the job of sheriff, with a mission to rid the territory of the outlaws.

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crong>anong>e, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, The Red Badge of Courage is considered one of the most influential works in Americong>anong> literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the Americong>anong> Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crong>anong>e ong>anong> international success.

Critical Essays, Volume I: Ancient Orators. Lysias.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dionysius of Halicarnassus / Dionysius / Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Of Halicarnassus, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Dionysius of Halicarnassus had migrated to Rome by 30 BCE, where he lived until his death some time after 8 BCE, writing his "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities" ong>anong>d teaching the art of rhetoric ong>anong>d literary composition. Dionysius's purpose, both in his own work ong>anong>d in his teaching, was to re-establish the classical Attic stong>anong>dards of purity, invention ong>anong>d taste in order to reassert the primacy of Greek as the literary long>anong>guage of the Mediterrong>anong>eong>anong> world. He advocated the minute study of the styles of the finest prose authors of the fifth ong>anong>d fourth century BCE, especially the Attic orators. His critical ong>essayong>s on these ong>anong>d on the historiong>anong> Thucydides represent ong>anong> importong>anong>t development from the somewhat mechong>anong>ical techniques of rhetorical hong>anong>dbooks to a more sensitive criticism of individual authors. Illustrating his ong>anong>alysis with well-chosen examples, Dionysius preserves a number of importong>anong>t fragments of Lysias ong>anong>d Isaeus. The ong>essayong>s on those two orators ong>anong>d on Isocrates, Demosthenes ong>anong>d Thucydides comprise Volume I of this edition. Volume II contains three letters to his students; a short ong>essayong> on the orator Dinarchus; ong>anong>d his finest work, the ong>essayong> "On Literary Composition, " which combines rhetoric, grammar ong>anong>d criticism in a mong>anong>ner unique in ong>anong>cient literature. The Loeb Classical Library also publishes a seven volume edition of "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities, " by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a history from earliest times to 264 BCE.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, These ong>essayong>s deal with methodological ong>anong>d theoretical issues addressed by the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>anong>d concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>anong>d Shirley Powell dis-cuss the history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. The rest of the book centers on four general topics. Papers by Along>anong> T. Synenki ong>anong>d by Powell ong>anong>d ong>Anong>thony L. Klesert consider the measurement of relationships be-tween surface ong>anong>d subsurface deposits. ong>Essayong>s by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, ong>anong>d Powell discuss func-tional interpretations of material re-mains. ong>Anong>alyses of the environment of the study area ong>anong>d the procurement of food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, ong>anong>d David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa ong>anong>d groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green ong>anong>d Katharine W. Fernstrom.

Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sahn, Seung / Seung / Sungsong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close ong>anong>d personal--in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per month, each of which he ong>anong>swered personally, ong>anong>d some of the best of which are included here. His frong>anong>k ong>anong>d funny style, familiar to readers of "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, " is seen here in a most intimate form. The beloved Zen master not only ong>anong>swers questions on Zen teaching ong>anong>d practice, but applies ong>anong> enlightened approach to problems with work, relationships, suffering, ong>anong>d the teacher-student relationship.

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.

An Introduction to Crop Physiology:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milthorpe, F. L. / Milthorpe / Moorby, J., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book was made available as a second edition in . It provides ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the ways in which the various physiological processes are integrated to produce the responses shown by whole plong>anong>ts growing in the variable environment in the field, whilst stressing the quong>anong>titative aspects of these relationships. This was the first general text to attempt such a treatment, thereby digesting much material that had been found only in research papers or detailed monographs ong>anong>d complementing the reductionist approach of most stong>anong>dard texts of plong>anong>t physiology. Most of the subject matter concerns agricultural systems, but mong>anong>y of the concepts ong>anong>d approaches are applicable to more complex natural ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on integrating knowledge from mong>anong>y sources ong>anong>d on trying to assess quong>anong>titatively the importong>anong>ce of each component. The result is a comprehensive account making the book a valuable background for all interested in the study of plong>anong>ts in the field.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research ong>anong>d scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original ong>essayong>s, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of the relationship between the presidency ong>anong>d our political system.

Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Orsi, Robert A., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, "Between Heaven ong>anong>d Earth" explores the relationships men, women, ong>anong>d children have formed with the Virgin Mary ong>anong>d the saints in twentieth-century Americong>anong> Catholic history, ong>anong>d reflects, more broadly, on how people live in the compong>anong>y of sacred figures ong>anong>d how these relationships shape the ties between people on earth. In this boldly argued ong>anong>d beautifully written book, Robert Orsi also considers how scholars of religion occupy the ground in between belief ong>anong>d ong>anong>alysis, faith ong>anong>d scholarship. Orsi infuses his ong>anong>alysis with ong>anong> autobiographical voice steeped in his own Italiong>anong>-Americong>anong> Catholic background--from the devotion of his uncle Sal, who had cerebral palsy, to a "crippled saint," Margaret of Castello; to the bond of his Tuscong>anong> grong>anong>dmother with Saint Gemma Galgong>anong>i. Religion exists not as a medium of making meong>anong>ings, Orsi maintains, but as a network of relationships between heaven ong>anong>d earth involving people of all ages as well as the mong>anong>y sacred figures they hold dear. Orsi argues that modern academic theorizing about religion has long song>anong>ctioned dubious distinctions between "good" or "real" religious expression on the one hong>anong>d ong>anong>d "bad" or "bogus" religion on the other, which marginalize these everyday relationships with sacred figures. This book is a brilliong>anong>t critical inquiry into the lives that people make, for better or worse, between heaven ong>anong>d earth, ong>anong>d into the ways scholars of religion could better study of these worlds.

Aspects of Malory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takamiya, Toshiyuki / Brewer, Derek, PUBLISHER: Boydell & Brewer, This volume of ong>essayong>s is aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory, ong>anong> author who has always been enjoyed by the common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by the critics. Despite ong>anong> increasing number of articles on Malory, there is a need for a general survey of recent research, whichl> Aspects of Malory /l>provides. The volume opens with a note by the late Professor Vinaver on Malory's prose, ong>anong>d three ong>essayong>s on Malory's Englishness ong>anong>d his English sources, including ong>anong> ong>essayong> by P. J. C. Field which argues for ong>anong> English rather thong>anong> a French origin for the l>Tale of Gareth/l>. This is followed by two ong>essayong>s on Malory's French sources, by Jill Mong>anong>n ong>anong>d Mary Hynes-Berry. Therence McCarthy re-exasmines the sequence of the tales, ong>anong>d three further ong>essayong>s look at the scribal ong>anong>d textual tradition of Malory's work, in particular the relationship between the Winchester MS, Caxton's printed version, ong>anong>d the history of the MS. Finally, Richard R. Griffith reconsiders the authorship question, ong>anong>d proposes a long-forgotten Thomas Malory as the most likely cong>anong>didate. There is a bibliography of recent research compiled by Professor Takamiya.Full of sound scholarship'. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTVolume of ong>essayong>s aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory ong>anong>d providing a general survey of critical research; topics covered include Malory's sources, both French ong>anong>d English, the scribal ong>anong>d texual tradition of his work, ong>anong>d the question of authorship.

Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on U S-Irong>anong>iong>anong> Workshop on Water Conservation Reus / Office for Central Europe ong>anong>d Eurasia Development Security a / Nati, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In December , a group of specialists on water resources from the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong> met in Tunis, Tunisia, for ong>anong> interacademy workshop on water resources mong>anong>agement, conservation, ong>anong>d recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in , the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisiong>anong> experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participong>anong>ts from both the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong>. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, ong>anong>d the list of site visits.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with ong>anong> interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger ong>anong>d better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commong>anong>ded by a more aggressive counter-attacker thong>anong> Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, ong>anong>d explores the impact they would have on the battle ong>anong>d on the course of the war. The alternate events are ong>anong>chored firmly in the context of the actual events, ong>anong>d are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, One of the classics of modern Jewish thought, Kol Dodi Dofek, is here trong>anong>slated into English. In it Rabbi Soloveitchik presents ong>anong> extended theological meditation on the Holocaust ong>anong>d the rise of the State of Israel, the Jewish "covenong>anong>t of faith," ong>anong>d the "covenong>anong>t of fate ong>anong>d destiny" which links all Jews, religious, irreligious, ong>anong>d nonreligious. Rabbi Dr. Walter S. Wurzberger, a prominent discipline of the Rav, has provided ong>anong> introduction.

The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pope, Alexong>anong>der / Price, Martin / Miller, Christopher R., PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, One of The Enlightenment's greatest poets, Alexong>anong>der Pope was famous for his wit, brilliong>anong>t epigrams, ong>anong>d razor-sharp satire of fashionable society's foibles. Presented here in their entirety are several of his principal works, including the delightful mock-epic "The Rape of the Lock," "ong>Essayong> on Criticism" ong>anong>d his satirical masterpiece, "The Dunciad."

Off the Beaten Tracks: Stories by Russian Hitchhikers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogatyreva, Irina / Savelyev, Igor / Mazepina, Tationg>anong>a, PUBLISHER: Glas New Russiong>anong> Writing, "Today ong>anong> unusually gifted generation is entering Russiong>anong> literature.... Literature has not seen such ong>anong> influx of energy in a long time."--Olga Slavnikova, director of the Debut Prize By ong>anong>d about Russiong>anong> hitchhikers, these stories take the reader along the endless roads of central Russia, the Urals, the Altai, Siberia, ong>anong>d beyond. In energetic ong>anong>d vivid prose they depict all sorts of curious Russiong>anong> types: exotic adventures in far-flung places, the complex psychological relationships that develop on the road, ong>anong>d these hitchhikers' inexplicable passion for tramping. "In via veritas" is their motto. The authors are all winners of the Debut Prize, ong>anong>d will present the book at BEA in in New York, NY.

Nature & Culture in the Andes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gade, Dong>anong>iel W., PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press, Nature ong>anong>d Culture in the ong>Anong>des reveals the intimate ong>anong>d unexpected relationships of plong>anong>ts, ong>anong>imals, ong>anong>d people in western South America. Throughout his quest to understong>anong>d this geographically diverse region Dong>anong>iel Gade integrates the imagination of ong>anong> expert geographer with the research skills of a natural ong>anong>d cultural historiong>anong>. He presents a holistic vision of the ong>Anong>des, ong>anong>d of the world, that broadens the perspective achieved solely by objective scientific methods of inquiry.1

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