Philosophers, social scientists, and laymen have used two perspectives in analyzing social action. One sees man's action as the result of causal forces, and the other sees action as purposive and goal directed. Mathematical treatment of social action has shown this same dichotomy. Some models of beh[...]

The global explosion of online activity is steadily transforming the relationship between government and the public. The first wave of change, "e-government," enlisted the Internet to improve management and the delivery of services. More recently, "e-democracy" has aimed to enhance democracy itself [...]

Janet Colemana s two volume history of European political theorising, from the ancient Greeks to the Renaissance is the introduction which many have been waiting for. In this volume, Coleman discusses the acknowledged great works of Greek, Roman, and early Christian writers to show how the historica[...]

The author of The Essential Rumi offers fans of the great thirteenth-century Sufi mystical poet's work new translations of Rumi's best poems, including some that have never appeared in print before. Reprint.[...]

A year's worth of daily inspirational readings is culled from the writings of the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic, in a volume of translations that represents some of his most mystical and spiritual poetic works. 50,000 first printing.[...]

This is a book of newly-translated Rumi poems, by the pre-eminent Rumi poet Coleman Barks, to celebrate Rumi's 800th birthday in 2007, the Year of Rumi. The book will have 90 new poems, 82 of them never-before published in any form. Rumi's poetry, in addition to bridging cultures and religions, serv[...]

Now in paperback, considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature, "The Big Red Book" is one of the masterpieces of Rumi, the medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the most popular poet in America.[...]

Learn the latest multimedia skills with ease! Featuring a color insert, Multimedia DeMYSTiFieD is a self-paced study guide and desk reference for learning about the fundamentals of multimedia. It covers the concepts, tools, and skills needed to create, combine, display, and provide interactivity for[...]

The name of your first born. The name of your first love. What would happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life? Raise a family? Fall in love again? When Claire starts to write her Memory Book, she already knows that this scrapbook of mementoes will soon b[...]

Jenny, Rosie and Selin have been best friends since school. Tomorrow always seemed a long way off. Eleven riotous years later, nothing has really changed. But when tragedy turns their world upside down, all three friends are forced to realize that the real "growing up" is still to come.[...]