In July 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote to Thomas Carlyle: “My whole philosophy…teaches acquiescence and optimism.” The journals in this volume, beginning in the summer of 1841, record the spiritual history of two years that can be viewed as the most critical test in Emerson’s life of his ability to..
The environmental classic that redefined the way we think about the natural world-an urgent call for preservation that’s more timely than ever.“We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir.”-San Francisco ChronicleThese astonishing portraits of the natural wor..
Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world. Hailed for prose that is "full of beauty and vigor and bite" (The New York Times), it is perhaps thefinest exa..
Art of the Northwest Coast is a comprehensive survey of the Native arts of the Pacific Northwest Coast, from Puget Sound to Alaska and from prehistoric times to the present. Incorporating the region's social history with the observations of anthropologists, historians of art, and Native peoples, thi..
Basic engineering thermodynamics Author: Zemansky, Mark Waldo Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0070728151 ISBN-13: 9780070728158..
The famous English mouse detective travels to the Orient hoping to solve the mystery of whether there actually is a land inhabited by pygmy cats. Author: Paul Galdone Publisher: Aladdin Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0671641190 ISBN-13: 9780671641191..
The Cuban-born novelist describes his poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba, his adolescence as a rebel fighting for Castro, his suppression as a writer, his imprisonment for his homosexuality, and his flight from Cuba Author: Arenas, Reinaldo Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: ..
Now a television series by the creators of The Walking Dead!Ranked one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, this dystopian satire is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society-and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity.Hundreds of years i..
A mighty novel of soulless, streamlined Eden, a shocking look at a frightening tomorrow. Author: Aldous Huxley Publisher: HarperPerennial Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0060809833 ISBN-13: 9780060809836..
"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." -Chicago TribuneAldous Huxley is rightly considered a prophetic genius and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the 20th Century, and Brave New World is his masterpiece. From the author of The Doors of Percepti..
Bread of Life, Cup of Salvation is an invitation to a deeper appreciation for the celebration of the Mass and a greater conviction of its importance for our ordinary living-out of Christian faith in daily life. Taking into account the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the new edition of the Gener..
Using legal documents to frame the debates surrounding this historical moment, Brown v. Board of Education presents the case as an event, a symbol, and a key marker in the black liberation struggle. Author: Martin Jr., Waldo E. Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Binding: Paperback Language: English ISB..
This brief volume reprints documents from and about the Brown case. Author: Martin, Waldo E. Jr. Publisher: Bedford/St. Martins Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0312128118 ISBN-13: 9780312128111..
For two-semester or three-quarter courses in General Chemistry.The authors goal in writing this book is to deliver the depth of coverage faculty want with the accessibility and clarity that students need for success. Nivaldo J. Tros Chemistry: A Molecular Approach explains difficult chemical concept..
This innovative text explains difficult concepts in a relevant, student-oriented manner. Chemistry is presented visually through multi-level images-macroscopic, molecular and symbolic representations-helping you see the connections among the formulas (symbolic), the world around you (macroscopic), a..
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From Library JournalThis book accompanies an exhibit of the art of the Kwakiutl Indians of Northern Vancouver Island and the mainland at the American Museum of Natural History. The fascination of the potlatch to our acquisitive culture should broaden interest in this book and its excellent text. The..
With Christian Ethics in the Protestant Tradition, Waldo Beach provides a basic introductory text on Christian ethics. He has designed a challenging work that grapples with the ethical questions surrounding modern day problems from the perspective of Protestant theology and tradition. His two-part f..
Christian ethics is a branch of Christian theology that defines virtuous behavior and wrong behavior from a Christian perspective. Systematic theological study of Christian ethics is called moral theology. Author: Beach, waldo and H. Richar Niebuhr (editors) Publisher: John Wiley Binding: Hardcover ..
Uncover a digital trail of e-evidence by using the helpful, easy-to-understand information in Computer Forensics For Dummies! Professional and armchair investigators alike can learn the basics of computer forensics, from digging out electronic evidence to solving the case. You won’t need a computer ..
About the Author Ronaldo Munck is Professor of Political Sociology, University of Liverpool. Product Description A wide-ranging critical introduction to contemporary Latin America, written in an accessible and student-friendly style by a well-known authority on the region. Ronaldo Munck provides a b..
Product Description Fully updated for the new 2nd edition, Contemporary Latin America provides a concise introduction to the region written in an accessible and student-friendly style by a well-known authority. A brief introduction to the historical context, the countries and their peoples provides ..
This book argues that Angola and Brazil were connected, not separated, by the Atlantic Ocean. Roquinaldo Ferreira focuses on the cultural, religious, and social impacts of the slave trade on Angola. Reconstructing biographies of Africans and merchants, he demonstrates how cross-cultural trade, ident..
Nation-building and the construction of citizenship, so often conducted or coerced from the center, are all too commonly studied from the center as well. This book moves the view of cultural citizenship to the periphery specifically to the perspective of hinterland groups in Indonesia, the Philippin..