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By placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and lecturer as an isolated radical. Gilman believed and preached that no life is ever led in isolation, indeed, the cornerstone of her philosophy was the idea that "humanity is a relation." Gilman's highly public and combative stances as a critic and social activist brought her into contact and co...

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Davis' enthralling new biography of famous cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley, born within a 12-month span in small-town Louisiana during the Great Depression, draws from exhaustive research and personal connections with friends and family.

The purpose of this brief introduction is to describe the origin of the papers here presented and to acknowledge the help of some of the many individuals who were involved in the preparation of this volume. Of the eighteen papers, nine stem from the annual fall colloquium of the Depart­ ment of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario held in London, Ontario from November 10 to November 12, 1967. The colloquium was entitled 'Philosophic...

Excerpt from A Maker of New Japan Rev. Joseph Hardy Neesima: President of Doshisha University, Kyoto The life, character, and work of our brother who was so recently called up higher were remarkable and unique, much of his life was spent in our midst here in Kyoto. For over fourteen years it was my privilege to be very intimately associated with him, and I have been asked to prepare a brief sketch of his life which may perhaps serve as an int...

Excerpt from Method of Least Squares Applied to Estimating Errors in Coal Analysis In this paper, which is published by the Bureau of Mines as a contribution to the increase of efficiency in, the utilization of fuel, the authors have sought to describe a definite method for estimating the probable limits Of error in analyzing samples of coal, and to show how this method, that of least squares, should be applied. Bailey 0 has shown that the m...