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Al-Mughtaribun explores the influence of American law on Muslim life in the United States. It examines pluralism and religious toleration in America, viewed from the vantage point offered by the experiences of Muslims in the United States, a significant and growing part of an increasingly pluralistic society. By tracing the historical shift in the consciousness of American Muslims, precipitated by their interactions with the legal institutions...

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Downsize This!" shares behind-the-scenes stories from his wildly popular, critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning television series, "TV Nation". 150 photos & graphics.

Der Morgen des 20. April 1999 sieht nach einem ganz normalen Tag in Amerika aus. Farmer bestellen ihre Felder, Milchmänner liefern Milchflaschen aus, der Präsident lässt Bomben über einem Land abwerfen, dessen Namen wir nicht einmal aussprechen können" (O-Ton) - und Dylan Klebold und Eric Harris, zwei Jungs in Littleton, Colorado, gehen zu ihrem Bowlingkurs. Was keiner ahnt: Die beiden bowlenden Jugendlichen werden wenige Stunden später das Co...

Fossil fuel energy is the lifeblood of the modern world. Before the Industrial Revolution, humanity depended on burning wood and candle wax. But with the ability to harness the energy in oil and other fossil fuels, quality of life and capacity for progress increased exponentially. Thanks to incredible innovations in the energy industry, fossil fuels are as promising, safe, and clean an energy resource as has ever existed in history. Yet, highl...

Naturalist and philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore meditates on connection and separation in these twenty-one elegant, probing essays. Using the metaphor of holdfasts the structures that attach seaweed to rocks with a grip strong enough to withstand winter gales she examines our connections to our own bedrock.

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Excerpt from The Mental Development of a Child, Vol. 3: October, 1896 The period Of infancy is said to extend over the first two years Of life. In order to give an introductory outline Of the move ment and direction Of development, I have subdivided infancy into four periods, each Of which is characterized by the Vigorous growth Of some form Of activity. These are no artificial divis ions made for purposes Of convenience. The Close Of one per...

Do we belong to the Earth or does the Earth belong to us? The question raised by Chief Seathl almost two centuries ago continues to be the defining quandary of the wet, wild rainforests along the shores of the Pacific Northwest. It seethes below the tides of the fictional town of Good River Harbor, a little village pressed against the mountains-homeland to bears, whales, and a few weather-worn families.In Piano Tide, the debut novel by award-w...

Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise - a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth's fullness of life.Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? What is the...

Mit KAPITALISMUS: EINE LIEBESGESCHICHTE kehrt Michael Moore zu dem Thema zurück, das ihn in seiner gesamten Karriere beschäftigt und mit dem er vor 20 Jahren in Roger & Me seine Laufbahn eingeleitet hat: die katastrophalen Auswirkungen des desaströsen Verhaltens von Großunternehmen auf das Leben der Menschen. Aber diesmal ist der Übeltäter weitaus größer als General Motors und der Tatort viel weiter entfernt als Flint, Michigan. Vom mittleren ...

TECHNIQUES FOR COLLEGE WRITING: THE THESIS STATEMENT AND BEYOND is a brief rhetoric that empowers readers by giving them the tools they need to create a precise and well-focused thesis. With a focus on the thesis statement as the lens through which readers can approach the entire thinking and writing process, TECHNIQUES is divided into three parts that build upon one another: Part I--Thinking Through the Thesis Statement, Part II--Thinking Thr...

Harley and Westi Learn to Dance will benefit parents and educators looking for literature to help support the teaching of character development. This fictional story, which mirrors real life situations for children, centers on the friendship between two adorable dogs named Harley and Westi. The characters take the reader on a journey highlighting confidence, enthusiasm, and risk-taking. At the end of the book, children will learn skills and st...

Mit Humor und Empörung erkundet Michael Moores KAPITALISMUS: EINE LIEBESGESCHICHTE ein Tabuthema: Welchen Preis zahlt Amerika für seine Liebe zum Kapitalismus? Vor vielen Jahren schien diese Liebe so unschuldig zu sein. Heutzutage allerdings gleicht der amerikanische Traum mehr einem Albtraum. Moore nimmt uns mit zu den Menschen, deren Leben komplett auf den Kopf gestellt wurde und sucht dabei nicht nur in Washington, D.C. nach Erklärungen. Wa...

In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Moore turns to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into forests, deserts, and islands to learn what the environment could teach her in her time of pain.

In these twenty elegant essays, a philosopher and amateur naturalist meanders along the rivers and streams of the american West-and muses on love, loss, aging, motherhood, happiness, the art of poking around, and other important matters. "A smart, compassionate, and wise meditation on living in place" (Terry Tempest Williams).

In this warm, stimulating brew of personal stories, acclaimed author Kathleen Dean Moore uses the metaphor of an island to challenge the cynicism inherent in the Western worldview. A gifted storyteller with a sly sense of humor, Moore explores three separations brought to us by Enlightenment philosophers: the separation of human from nature, of things near and far away, and of the sacred from the mundane. Challenging each, such as Descartes' i...