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The death of Edmond Jabes in January 1991 silenced one of the most compelling voices of the postmodern, post-Holocaust era. Jabes's importance as a thinker, philosopher, and Jewish theologian cannot be overestimated, and his enigmatic style--combining aphorism, fictional dialogue, prose meditation, poetry, and other forms--holds special appeal for postmodern sensibilities. In "The Book of Margins, his most critical as well as most accessible b...

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Tight budgets and limited staff need not stop you from taking positive action. This practical, no-nonsense guide will help you face the budget gap, learn why it exists, and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints. Chapters cover building-level mission statements and evaluation, library management and operations, resources (human, material, and computer), public relations, and fund-raising. A cost-effective investment ...

This expanded edition of James Ellington's preeminent translation includes Ellington's new translation of Kant's essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.

An essential resource for students of Wittgenstein, this collection contains faithful, in some cases expanded and corrected, versions of many important pieces never before available in a single volume, including Notes for the 'Philosophical Lecture', published here for the first time. Fifteen selections, with bi-lingual versions of those originally written in German, span the development of Wittgenstein's thought, his range of interests, and h...

In this revealing book Nobel Laureate Glenn T. Seaborg tells what it was like to be chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission during the Nixon presidency. He draws extensively from his meticulously kept diary, enabling the reader to be a fly on the wall during meetings with Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and other key policy makers. During the Nixon period, the debate over how to deal with the Soviets on nuclear issues and arms control remained centra...

Bending the Law is a must read for bankruptcy practitioners, and for anyone else concerned about the use of bankruptcy law to deal with mass torts.

Shot down near Dresden, the author became a "guest" of the Russians.

Drawing on international case studies, this book offers the first detailed guidance for conducting ground-water quality investigations in a regional context. This exceptional volume combines hydrogeological and geochemical principles and statistical principles within a unique conceptual framework that helps professionals and students alike understand how to produce efficient, meaningful, successful ground-water assessments.

A collection of readings from over 200 years of judicial decision-making, this volume explores the changing meaning of the central tenets of American political culture, including such topics as the limits of free speech, the right to die with dignity, affirmative action and abortion.

Introduction: The Social Construction of Economics and the Social Construction of Gender, Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson 1 The Study of Choice or the Study of Provisioning? Gender and the Definition of Economics, Julie A. Nelson2 The Separative Self: Androcentric Bias in NeoclassicalAssumptions, Paula England3 Not a Free Market: The Rhetoric of Disciplinary Authority inEconomics, Diana Strassmann4 Some Consequences of a Conjective Econ...

Illus. in full color. Chock-full of information about the most sensitive, intelligent, and friendly of large aquatic creatures, "Dolphins! should fare swimmingly with kids who read about whales and sharks.

This book describes who American skinheads are, how they have developed within larger youth group scenes, their ideas and activities, the role of music in their formation and development, how they have been perceived by the media in America, and what damage they have done in American society. Jack B. Moore focuses on the cultural history of this group in America during the 1980s and suggests that while they were originally a minor distraction ...

Jenny Sharpe brings the historical memory of the 1857 Indian Mutiny to bear upon the theme of rape in British and Anglo-Indian fiction. She introduces race and colonialism to feminist theories of rape and sexual difference.

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The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long, it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nucl...

In this revealing book Nobel Laureate Glenn T. Seaborg tells what it was like to be chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission during the Nixon presidency. He draws extensively from his meticulously kept diary, enabling the reader to be a fly on the wall during meetings with Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and other key policy makers. During the Nixon period, the debate over how to deal with the Soviets on nuclear issues and arms control remained centra...

This book discusses the evolution of ideas about the desirable combination of planning and market in the former Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary since the 1960s, when major economic reforms started, up to 1991 when the countries have been engaged in a transformation of their economies into market economies. It also discusses the common and contrasting features of the debates which evolved in the countries under review.

Lyrical and highly charged, these poems examine the strengths and frailties of the human psyche as it functions under the stress of loss, disappointment and mortality. As the poet struggles with reality's continuing failure to satisfy basic human needs, she develops a deepened reliance on the imagination as a source of restorative powers. "I like Christine Garren's poetry for its fervor and idiosyncrasy. It lives in the common places of daily ...

This expanded edition of James Ellington's preeminent translation includes Ellington's new translation of Kant's essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.