This book manuscript can be seen as two different books. The first is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific periods). The second is a critique of the existing literature that emphasizes the importance of electoral rules as determin[...]
The incredible adventure that inspired Moby Dick, as told by one of its few survivors. On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water befo[...]
"Sensible advice on how to give up childhood, accept yourself and your own maturity and deal with life on your own two feet."@lt;br@gt;DALLAS TIMES HERALD@lt;br@gt;In this unique, bestselling question-and- answer guide to self-love and acceptance, two practicing psychologists (who are also married t[...]
Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doc[...]