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Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, Andrew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> outstanding literary innovators ong>ofong> ong>theong> century. His novels date from ong>Theong> Palace ong>ofong> ong>theong> Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical ong>writingsong>, from to ong>theong> present day. Selected Essays ong>ofong> Wilson Harris brings togeong>theong>r twenty-one lectures, addresses and essays to make available Harris's full range ong>ofong> ong>writingsong> on subjects including: * ong>theong> literate imagination * traditions ong>ofong> myth and fable in Central and South America * ong>theong> North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies ong>ofong> writers ong>ofong> ong>theong> postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and ong>theong>oretical context for ong>theong> essays * a map ong>ofong> Guyana * bibliographies ong>ofong> Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on ong>theong> legends ong>ofong> El Dorado and ong>theong> Holy Grail.

The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Supplementary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Douglass, Frederick / Foner, Philip Sheldon, PUBLISHER: International Publishers, Vol. 5 (Supplement) Edited by Philip S. Foner. ong>Writingsong> and speeches discovered since ong>theong> publication ong>ofong> ong>theong> original 4 volumes;

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, ong>Theong> essays in this volume consider ong>theong> ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> those who drafted ong>theong> Constitution, as well as ong>theong> arguments pro and con presented during ong>theong> ratification debates. ong>Theong> first ong>ofong> ong>theong>se essays examine ong>theong> founding principles from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. ong>Theong> second group outlines ong>theong> main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature and implications ong>ofong> ong>theong> doctrine ong>ofong> separated powers follows and ong>theong> volume closes with psycho-historical portraits ong>ofong> Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. ong>Theong> volume focuses attention on ong>theong> Founding period so that ong>theong> original character and principles ong>ofong> our political order may be seen clearly, in spite ong>ofong> ong>theong> glory and veneration with which age and custom have draped our constitution.

The Theory of Relativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Einstein, Albert, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, In this collection ong>ofong> Einstein's most important ong>writingsong> on physics, Einstein reduces ong>theong> complex to its essentials. Covers ong>theong> ong>Theong>ory ong>ofong> Relativity, E=MC2, Physics and Reality, and much more.

The Path of Economic Growth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowe, Adolph, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> ong>writingsong> on ong>theong> ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> economic growth share almost without exception two characteristics - ong>theong>y deal exclusively with steady growth or equilibrium dynamics, and ong>theong>y try to predict ong>theong> actual course ong>ofong> long-term development on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> greatly oversimplified behaviour assumptions. This book, first published in , studies ong>theong> many variants ong>ofong> a disequilibrium path, which growth processes pursue under ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> major growth stimuli - changes in labour supply, in natural resources, and in technology. ong>Theong> study gives direction to public policies, sharply distinguishing between ong>theong> requirements ong>ofong> market economies and ong>ofong> planned systems.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in ong>theong> "At Issue in History series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At ong>ofong>fshoot ong>ofong> Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary and secondary sources to explore and investigate ong>theong> various opinions ong>ofong>fered on each topic. History comes to life as ong>theong> reader is exposed to ong>theong> voices ong>ofong> those who participated in and witnessed ong>theong> dramatic events ong>ofong> ong>theong> past. More recent ong>writingsong> by historians and oong>theong>r scholars examine events with ong>theong> benefit ong>ofong> hindsight, illuminating both ong>theong> heroism and egregious errors ong>ofong> history makers.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social and economic history ong>ofong> ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth and maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

The Gate of Beautiful: Stories, Songs, and Reflections on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, Gerald, PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, Jerry Rasmussen is one ong>ofong> those rare writers who makes it look deceptively easy to express deep wisdom, employing wit, humor, homilies, and poignance to show ong>theong> deeper values that lie within ong>theong> everyday comedies and tragedies ong>ofong> life. His writing style is lively, engaging and utterly delightful. -Miriam Hospodar, author ong>ofong> "Heaven's Banquet." Your music, lyrics, ong>writingsong>, and testimony certainly reflect ong>theong> power, presence, and love ong>ofong> Jesus in all you do. You are surely anointed by God and I can see him using you and enlarging your tent as you continue to spread ong>theong> Word ong>ofong> God through your songs and ong>writingsong>. -Pastor Lou Santoro, Grace Bible Church, Shelton, Connecticut

The Genius of Architecture; Or, the Analogy of That Art with

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le, Camus De Mezieres / Le Camus De Mezieres, Nicolas / Britt, David, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This series ong>ofong>fers a range ong>ofong> heretong>ofong>ore unavailable ong>writingsong> in English translation on ong>theong> subjects ong>ofong> art, architecture, and aesong>theong>tics. Camus's description ong>ofong> ong>theong> French hotel argues that architecture should please ong>theong> senses and ong>theong> mind.

The Search Press Book of Traditional Papercrafts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Janet, PUBLISHER: Search Press(UK), Janet Wilson revives ong>theong> delicate art ong>ofong> paper pricking, featuring a range ong>ofong> elegant pictures and border designs inspired by ong>theong> Victorian era, and shows how to create beautiful medieval and art nouveau parchment craft cards. ong>Theong>re is a whole section on quilling, ong>theong> fifteenth century craft ong>ofong> decorative items with rolled up strips ong>ofong> paper, and furong>theong>r sections on embossing and paper lace. This bumper book ong>ofong>fers inspiration to all those interested in papercrafts.

Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breunig, LeRoy C. / Shattuck, Roger / Suleiman, Susan Rubin, PUBLISHER: MFA Publications, Poet, critic, impresario, gadfly, visionary, tastemaker: more than anyone, Guillaume Apollinaire embodies ong>theong> frenzied art world ong>ofong> Paris in ong>theong> early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms and antipathies, and his remarkable acumen, make him still today ong>theong> most evocative commentator on ong>theong> intellectual ferment ong>ofong> ong>theong> time. In he championed Picasso and in he promoted Braque in reviews that were amazingly sharp and prescient. He first identified ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Delaunay, Duchamp, and Rousseau, coined ong>theong> word "Surrealism," and almost singlehandedly pushed Cubism into ong>theong> mainstream. With a new preface by Roger Shattuck, this edition ong>ofong> Apollinaire on Art is ong>theong> only collection in English ong>ofong> ong>theong>se seminal and ever fresh ong>writingsong>.

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalai Lama / Mehrotra, Rajiv, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, An inspiration to millions ong>ofong> people worldwide, ong>theong> Dalai Lama has long wanted one book that he could recommend as a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Now, for ong>theong> first time, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" brings togeong>theong>r ong>theong> best ong>ofong> ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas ong>writingsong> on all aspects ong>ofong> life from work to meditation. Divided into four sectionsaong>Theong> Vision, Buddhist Perspectives, Practice, A World in Harmonya"ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" contains eloquent applications ong>ofong> ong>theong> principles ong>ofong> ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas uniquely compelling voice. Covering topics such as ong>theong> quest for human happiness, foundations ong>ofong> Buddhism, Karma, focusing ong>theong> mind, ethics and society, ong>theong> Buddhist perspective on ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> Jesus, and much more, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" will be ong>theong> perfect gift for anyone who wishes to have one source for ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas teachings or who seeks an introduction to ong>theong> philosophy and practice ong>ofong> Buddhism.

Experimental Cinema, the Film Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Wheeler / Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Experimental Cinema, ong>Theong> Film Reader" brings togeong>theong>r key ong>writingsong> on American avant-garde cinema to explore ong>theong> long tradition ong>ofong> underground filmmaking from its origins in ong>theong> s to ong>theong> work ong>ofong> contemporary film and video artists. ong>Theong> "Reader" traces ong>theong> development ong>ofong> major movements such as ong>theong> New American Cinema ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and ong>theong> Structuralist films ong>ofong> ong>theong> s, examining ong>theong> work ong>ofong> key practitioners and recovering neglected filmmakers. Contributors focus on ong>theong> ways in which underground films have explored issues ong>ofong> gender, sexuality and race, and foreground important technical innovations such as ong>theong> use ong>ofong> Super 8mm and video. Each section features an editor's introduction setting debates in ong>theong>ir context. ong>Theong> book concludes with a valuable filmography ong>ofong> key films available.

The Art of War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tzu, Sun / Sawyer, Ralph D., PUBLISHER: Fall River Press, An illuminating new look at ong>theong> classic primer on warfare. Distinguishing itself from many previous versions, this contemporary translation ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu's landmark text acknowledges ong>theong> work first and foremost as a masterpiece ong>ofong> military strategy. Translator Ralph Sawyer provides ong>theong> most detailed introduction and commentary yet ong>ofong>fered on ong>theong> text, its author, and his age. Get inside ong>theong> head ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu, and find out which significant historical battles influenced his thinking. Sawyer's exhaustive biographical research helps you separate ong>theong> myth from ong>theong> elusive man himself. Immerse yourself in ong>theong> mindset ong>ofong> ong>theong> Chinese military organization through an extensive overview ong>ofong> its history as well as its tactical use ong>ofong> chariots, horse and cavalry, armor and shields, and swords. Several supplementary sections illuminate relevant portions ong>ofong> ong>theong> recently discovered tomb texts and "lost ong>writingsong>," reputed to be earlier variants ong>ofong> ong>theong> standard version. A glossary identifies figures and terms for ong>theong> convenience ong>ofong> readers unfamiliar with Chinese history and ong>writingsong>.

Between Heaven and a Hard Place: A Divine Paradox

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bittman, Stew, PUBLISHER: Lionhearted Publishing, A LionHearted Publishing Spiritual Path Edition. ong>Theong> spiritual/healing path comes complete with its pitfalls and pratfalls, its pity parties and power trips, its puns and poetry, its problems and paradoxes. Dr. Stew experiences ong>theong>m all on his journey from his head to his heart, and shares ong>theong>m with wit and wisdom, inspiration and irreverence. This warm and honest travelogue will be an inspiration to anyone who knows ong>theong>ir thoughts ong>ofong>ten get in ong>theong> way ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir dreams. Dr. Stew lives his dream inside and outside his chiropractic practice. ong>Theong> principles ong>ofong> Life are ong>theong> beacon on his long, strange trip, and are ong>theong> thread that holds it all togeong>theong>r. Barley...

Minute Motivators for Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stan Toler, PUBLISHER: Dust Jacket, A minute's worth ong>ofong> reading could lead to a lifetime ong>ofong> excellence. In pointed and practical readings, Stan and Linda Toler have supplied ong>theong> ingredients for an award winning recipe for living in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong>se brief ong>writingsong> boost confidence and a positive approach to each day. Minute Motivators for Women is a minute ong>ofong> inspiration and encouragement for you--for ong>theong> busy woman you are, and ong>theong> woman you want to be.

Contradiction and Conflict: The Popular Church in Nicaragua

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabia, Debra, PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, Sabia examines ong>theong> complex interaction ong>ofong> religious belief and political inspiration among internal divisions ong>ofong> Nicaragua's popular church. Contradiction and Conflict explores ong>theong> rich history, ideology, and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> popular church in Nicaragua. From careful assessments within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> Nicaragua's revolutionary period (s-), this book explains ong>theong> historical conditions that worked to unify members ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian faith and ong>theong> subsequent factors that fragmented ong>theong> Christian community into at least four identifiable groups with religious and political differences, contradictions, and conflicts. Debra Sabia describes and analyzes ong>theong> rise, growth, and fragmentation ong>ofong> ong>theong> popular church and assesses ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian base communities on religion, politics, and ong>theong> nation's social revolutionary experiment.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on ong>theong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice and courage, ong>ofong> despair and determination, and ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

Advances in Psychopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carman, John S. / Lydiard, R. Bruce / ong>Goldong>, Mark S., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, ong>Theong> book focuses on ong>theong> prediction and optimization ong>ofong> pharmacological treatment ong>ofong> psychiatric patients. Topics covered include ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> accurate psychiatric diagnosis, medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness, and ong>theong> interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction and alcoholism. Current literature on predicting responses to antidepressants, lithium, antipsychotics and antianxiety agents is summarized. This practical guide also ong>ofong>fers details on ong>theong> state-ong>ofong>-ong>theong>-art uses ong>ofong> blood levels in psychiatric practice for each class ong>ofong> drugs as well as oong>theong>r useful information in tables, graphs and flow charts.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old and New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized and Revised English Versions, and with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons and Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities and Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, and Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology and Ethic, and even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times and is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion and Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ and ong>theong> Gospels, and ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

Garden Party: Collected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strong, Roy C. / Oman, Julia Trevelyan, PUBLISHER: Frances Lincoln Ltd, A collection ong>ofong> Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects ong>ofong> gardens and gardening. A mixture ong>ofong> old and new, ong>theong> articles ong>ofong>fer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?," Strong moves on to look at ong>theong> art ong>ofong> gardening in relation to oong>theong>r arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes ong>theong> reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

A 6th Bowl of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canfield, Jack / Hansen, Mark Victor, PUBLISHER: Health Communications, Jack and Mark's latest batch ong>ofong> wisdom, love and inspiration will warm ong>theong> hearts and nourish ong>theong> souls ong>ofong> all readers, wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y are "tasting" Chicken Soup for ong>theong> first time, or have dipped ong>theong>ir "spoons" many times before. In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> all ong>theong> books in ong>theong> original Chicken Soup series, this volume focuses on love; parents and parenting; teaching and learning; death and dying; perspective; overcoming obstacles; and eclectic wisdom. Contributors to "A 6th Bowl ong>ofong> Chicken Soup for ong>theong> Soul" include: Erma Bombeck, Edgar Guest, Jay Leno, Rachel Naomi Remen, Robert A. Schuller, Dr. James Dobson, Dolly Parton and Cathy Rigby. A 6th Bowl is guaranteed to make anyone looking for inspiration and renewal an eternal "soup lover." Readers will discover that ong>theong>re is only one "recipe" for compassion, wisdom, inspiration and love: Chicken Soup for ong>theong> Soul.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in ong>theong> series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, ?ong>theong> fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith, ? and its relation to ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith: ong>theong> triune life ong>ofong> God; ong>theong> Person ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>r, ong>theong> Son and ong>theong> Holy Spirit; creation; ong>theong> Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with God here and hereafter. McDonough relies on ong>theong> ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> church, and ong>theong> spiritual ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity as a secret?ong>theong> Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes ong>theong> pattern for true Christian living.

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