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A volume in Contemporary Perspectives on Access, Equity and Achievement Series Editor Chance W. Lewis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The purposes of this book are rooted in the move from invisibility to visibility and silence to voice. This work uses autoethnography as an enterprise to break down traditional barriers that support the invisibility of diverse epistemologies (Altheide & Johnson, 2011). The reality of invisibilit...

A volume in Contemporary Perspectives on Access, Equity and Achievement Series Editor Chance W. Lewis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The purposes of this book are rooted in the move from invisibility to visibility and silence to voice. This work uses autoethnography as an enterprise to break down traditional barriers that support the invisibility of diverse epistemologies (Altheide & Johnson, 2011). The reality of invisibilit...

With an introduction and 2 essays from Professor Stephen Haseler's upcoming book "Our Broken Kingdom". Exploring how the possibility of Scottish independence is still likely, he declares that 'if we avoid fundamental constitutional change the union will break-up within the next few years'. Questioning all vested power, be it the London media, the financial establishment or the monarchy, this book goes deep into the broken Westminster system of...

Excerpt from Address Delivered on Occasion of Centennial Celebration of the Town of Merrimack, N. H. April 2, 1846: Rev. Stephen T. Allen In one of the favorite volumes of Sir Walter Scott he has introduced a personage that invariably awakens the interest and wins the esteem of all classes of readers. He is represented as going about from place to place in Scotland, visiting the graveyards, and with pious care repairing and replacing the monu...

Excerpt from Religion and Science: The Letters of Alpha on the Influence of Spirit Upon Imponderable About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections pre...

Excerpt from The Evolution of Governments and Laws, Exhibiting the Governmental Structures, of Ancient and Modern States, Their, Growth and Decay and the Leading, Principles of Their Laws, Vol. 1In Mohammedan countries the Koran's precepts allow poly gamy, and far worse than this, command the propagation of religion by war, the most immoral of all concerted efforts of men. The errors and falsehoods Of the Koran are taught as divine revelation,...

Excerpt from International Relations The relations of nations and Of people to each other are de termined by the sum total of human progress and of the ideals which lead men to happier lives and more useful activities. In the march of civilization law-makers of necessity follow rather than lead. The great inventions which arouse the imagination are the pioneers. The mariner's compass pointed the way over the unknown seas and gave assurance th...

Excerpt from Democrat and Republican: Slavery and Freedom, Past and Present Crises The contests in the past, which have unfortunately been different, still come up before the minds of the people at the present day for justification or condemnation. So far as any party action is concerned in the past, as it may be in future, a righteous judgment cannot be justly taken or made thoroughly useful without a trial upon its merits of record, and suc...

Excerpt from Myles Standish, With an Account of the Exercises of Consecration of the Monument Ground on Captain's Hill, Duxbury, Aug: 17, 1871 Alexander devised the homestead to his son Myles, who re sided ou it till his death in 1739. The latter left a numerous family. He also had a son les, who inherited the property, but who removed to Bridgewater, and died in 1784. The mother of the last named, and one sister, remained at the old home, an...

Excerpt from Origin and Early Progress of the Republican Party in the United States: Together With the History of Its Formation in Massachusetts: Memorial Addresses, Recurrence of Its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, Celebrated at Mechanics' Hall, Worcester, Sept, 15, 1879 The preparation of the Historical Address by request of the State Central Committee, has been so hasty that there may be found therein many errors which a more careful compilation...

Excerpt from The Evolution of Governments and Laws, Vol. 2: Exhibiting the Governmental Structures, of Ancient and Modern States, Their, Growth and Decay and the Leading, Principles of Their Laws Own revenues and powers. Injustice was the purpose of the lawmaker and continued to be for centuries, till an intricate system of most unjust laws was evolved and taught as divinely ordained and devised for the common good. In England, though there h...

Excerpt from The Life of Rev. John Allen, Better Known as Camp-Meeting John Mr. Allen's last journey - personal inci dents OF his last camp-meeting and illness - the memorial window - brief sketch OF his life the funeral reminiscences his last will and testament the boston globe's estimate OF his character and popularity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgotte...

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Zwei Brüder aus der Working-Class Londons: Der Automecha­niker Terry (Colin Farrell) liebt das Pokerspiel, Hundewetten und Whiskey und hat ständig Spielschulden. Sein Bruder Ian (Ewan McGregor) hilft im Familienrestaurant aus, träumt aber von großen Immobiliengeschäften im sonnigen Kalifornien. Als Terry bei gefährlichen Kredithaien in der Kreide steht, wenden sich die verzweifelten Brüder an ihren reichen Onkel Howard (Tom Wilkinson). Der ist...

Excerpt from Myles Standish: With an Account of the Exercises of Consecration of the Monument Ground on Captain's Hill, Duxbury, Aug. 17, 1871 One of the most marked characteristics of Myles Standish was, that, living among the Puritans, among religious men, not a hypocrite, not praying in public and sinning in private, and willing his whole life should be known and well understood, he carried with him, from the beginning to the end, the utte...