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Suicide of the West by Jonah Goldberg: Conversation Starters
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"Fascists," "Brownshirts," "jackbooted stormtroopers"--such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?Libera[...]

Foreword by Leonardo Chiariglione.
The topic of digital audio coding is of interest to a wide audience, including engineering and industrial professionals working in telecommunications, hardware design, music, and software product development.
Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standar[...]

TWENTY YEARS AGO Natalie Goldberg s classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Away her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writing reaffirms Goldberg s status as a foremost teacher of writing, and compl[...]

This title provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same-sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. It integrates both qualitative and quantitative research. It highlights unders[...]