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Critics have claimed that Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a primitivist uncritically preoccupied with “noble savages” and that he remained oblivious to the African slave trade. Fugitive Rousseau presents ……続きを見る

Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older. “As we've grown older, the r……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

Jimmy Creech, a United Methodist pastor in North Carolina, was visited one morning in 1984 by Adam, a longtime parishioner whom he liked and respected. Adam said that he was gay, and that he was lea……続きを見る

In this never-before-published memoir from the vaults of the Walt Disney Archives, Disney Legend Jimmy Johnson (1917-1976) takes you from his beginnings as a studio gofer during the days of Snow Whi……続きを見る

“A yarn of corruption, demagogy, and Southern charm worthy of Robert Penn Warren.”ーThe Washington Post Former President Jimmy Carter shares his personal tale of political intrigue and social confli……続きを見る

This book is from my own experience of going through 2 PhDs and there are 33 tips for you to consider when pursuing a PhD or in the midst of it. Enjoy and may you have a Happy PhD journey! Sometimes……続きを見る

In this unprecedented effort to gather and share knowledge of the Native American practice of creating, designating, and making use of marker trees, an arborist, an anthropologist, and a Comanche tr……続きを見る

As important cultural icons of the early nineteenth-century United States, adventurers energized the mythologies of the West and contributed to the justifications of territorial conquest. They told ……続きを見る

Colorful, riveting reportage from a one-of-a-kind Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and New York Times–bestselling author. In his career as a legendary New York City newspaper columnist, Jimmy Bresl……続きを見る

Meditations on activism following the turbulent 1960sーback in print After the Detroit Rebellion of 1967, James and Grace Lee Boggs decided they should rethink what activism looks like. Pairing with……続きを見る

Meet the hardest men from a country where the streets are the most dangerous and the gangsters and criminals are the scariest in Britain. These faces have seen it all: the guns, the knives, the figh……続きを見る

"So there I am, still not 13 years old, seeing everything the underground has to offer. I remember my dad pouring carrier bags of cash onto the bed -- I wanted that life. He was a real gentleman and……続きを見る

This is the true story of Jimmy Cryans. A story of growing up in Glasgow's east end during the fifties and sixties and how he became involved in a life of crime. Jimmy speaks about the various chara……続きを見る

Dad Jokes: Yule love them! The perfect hilarious holiday stocking stuffer or white elephant gag gift for anyone on your list! May your days be punny and bright! When it comes to bad jokes, there's s……続きを見る

"This textbook will be welcomed by professors and students who have been long looking for an appropriate textbook for teaching and studying the changing geography of post-reform China." ーHongmian G……続きを見る

Discovering One-ness in everyone and everything is much more possible than we have ever imagined. One-ness is a reality and not a far-fetched dream. Celebrating Differences: Wisdom Through Relations……続きを見る

In The Blood of Abraham, originally published in 1985 with updates to the afterword in 1993 and 2007, President Carter explains his understanding of the Middle East and seeks to provide an enlighten……続きを見る

Today the chasm between rich and poor is constantly widening. While the wealthy seem to acquire more and more, the impoverished struggle to survive and thrive. This problem pervades not only the sec……続きを見る

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar o surgimento de coletivos urbanos enquanto novas formas de participação política no Brasil. Recusando meios institucionais disponíveis, se sustentam por me……続きを見る

This book is the first socio-intellectual history of the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan (Zen), a new lineage of Buddhism founded by the late Chinese Buddhist cleric, Sheng Yen (1931–2009)ーarguably one……続きを見る

Green Rush Fever, placed as a finalist in the African American Non-Fiction book category for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards contest. The book tells the story of how Jimmy and his family,……続きを見る

Near the end of World War II and after, a small-town Nebraska youth, Jimmy Kugler, drew more than a hundred double-sided sheets of comic strip stories. Over half of these six-panel tales retold the ……続きを見る

A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist reveals a history of the American mob with “perfect diabolical detail. . . . A master at transforming crookery into opera” (New York Times Book Review). In his in……続きを見る

President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017) is an unprecedented collection that spans over two centuries of American history, offering readers a unique tapestry of inaugural……続きを見る

Meet the hardest men from a country where the streets are the most dangerous and the gangsters and criminals are the scariest in Britain. These faces have seen it all: the guns, the knives, the figh……続きを見る

"So there I am, still not 13 years old, seeing everything the underground has to offer. I remember my dad pouring carrier bags of cash onto the bed -- I wanted that life. He was a real gentleman and……続きを見る

This is the true story of Jimmy Cryans. A story of growing up in Glasgow's east end during the fifties and sixties and how he became involved in a life of crime. Jimmy speaks about the various chara……続きを見る

A deep investigation of neoliberalism's proselytizers in Eastern Europe and the Global South Where does free market ideology come from? Recent work on the neoliberal intellectual movement around the……続きを見る

A memoir of astonishing power–the true story of a middle-class, middle-aged man who fell into the Inferno of the American prison system, and what he has to do to survive. It is your worst nightmare.……続きを見る