This is the first book to offer a thorough examination of the relationship that Stanley Cavell's celebrated philosophical work has to the ways in which the United States has been imagined and articulated in its literature. Establishing the contours of Cavell's most significant readings of American p[...]
International Organizations and the Idea of Autonomy is an exploratory text looking at the idea of intergovernmental organizations as autonomous international actors. In the context of concerns over the accountability of powerful international actors exercising increasing levels of legal and politic[...]
In his Birkbeck Lectures, first published in 1969, Professor Ullmann throws new light on a familiar subject. He shows that the Carolingian renaissance had a wider and deeper meaning than has often been thought, especially in its political and ideological aspects. Displaying his mastery of both prima[...]
In Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom Roy Bhaskar sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, who must be one of the most influential authors of recent decades. In a brilliant tour de force, Bhaskar shows how Rorty falls victim to the very epistemological problematic Rorty himself d[...]
"Authorised translation from the Swedish language edition published by Arx F'orlag."
"A beginning design student needs to learn to think like a designer, to visual¬ize ideas & concepts as well as objects. In Diagramming the Big Idea, Jeffrey Balmer and Michael T. Swisher illustrate how student architects can create and use diagrams to clarify their understanding of both particular [...]
Based on Ann M. Martin's bestselling series, America's favorite baby-sitters are back -- this time, in a heart-warming and hilarious graphic novel.
In this new graphic novel edition of the very first BABY-SITTERS CLUB book, Raina Telgemeier captures all the drama of the original in warm, spunky [...]
As a curious child who was always asking questions, it's no wonder Thomas Edison grew up to become a famous prolific inventor. This easy to read nonfiction story follows Edison from his time in school to his career as a full-time inventor. While it focuses on his ground-breaking creation of the Ligh[...]
The Monkeewrench crew returns in a twisty, heart-stopping new thriller.
The peaceful Christmas season in Minneapolis is shattered when two friends, Chuck Spencer and Wally Luntz, scheduled to meet in person for the first time, are murdered on the same night, two hours and several miles apart[...]
Fin and Betty were best friends, and their friendship endured Fin's ninth-grade move from their coastal Maine town to Manhattan. Calls, letters, and summer visits bound them together, and they'd both applied to NYU, planning to be roommates. Then, the fall of their senior year, Betty is murdered. He[...]
"The World as Will and Idea" (1819) holds that all nature, including man, is the expression of an insatiable will to life; that the truest understanding of the world comes through art, and the only lasting good through ascetic renunciation. Unique in western philosophy for his affinity with Eastern [...]
In Caliphate, Islamic historian Hugh Kennedy dissects the idea of the caliphate and its history, and explores how it became used and abused today. Contrary to popular belief, there is no one enduring definition of a caliph; rather, the idea of the caliph has been the subject of constant debate and t[...]
Be the world's next millionaire inventor! Watch out-avoid all the mistakes, bloopers, errors, andmess-ups that might prevent you from achieving all the rewards that you're entitled to * Cash in-use the C.R.A.S.H.Course in successful product licensing to license your idea for the most money possible[...]
An up-to-date and expanded edition of the Trump guide to starting a business Although he has ups and downs like every entrepreneur, Donald Trump is one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs for good reason-he's one of the best. In Trump University Entrepreneurship 101, Second Edition he teams [...]
This is practical book is written for practitioners, by practitioners. It offers step-by-step instructions for building online instructional materials or improve existing materials (online courses, modules, activities, or supplementary materials for classroom-based courses).[...]
How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology,[...]
Use eye-popping visual tools to energize your people! Just as social networking has reclaimed the Internet for human interactivity and co-creation, the visual meetings movement is reclaiming creativity, productivity, and playful exchange for serious work in groups. Visual Meetings explains how anyo[...]