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It seems to me, " said George Eliot, "much better to read a man's own writings, than to read what others say about him, especially when the man is first-rate and the others third-rate." In these words lie perhaps the best reason for a translation of the Letters of Voltaire. S. G. Tallentyre is the author of The Life of Mirabeau, The Life of Voltaire, and The Friends of Voltaire.

Originally published in 1886, this was one of Tolstoy's several religious and moral works in that period of his life.

Most accounts of Jeremy Bentham (1748 1832) deal with him as a prophet of either utilitarianism or of liberal democracy. This book discusses a less familiar but very important aspect of his political thought: his theory of how government institutions should be organised in order to function as efficient and yet responsive guardians of the community's interests. It thus focuses on his programme for he executive and judicial branches of governme...

This book aims at reconciling emerging conceptions of mind and their contents that have, in recent years, come to seem irreconcilable. Post-Cartesian philosophers face the challenge of comprehending minds as natural objects possessing apparently non-natural powers of thought.

This comprehensive survey of the history of the Church in Western Europe, as institution and spiritual body.

This is the first comprehensive study of how different ethical traditions deal with the central moral problems of international affairs. Using the organizing concept of a tradition, it shows that ethics offers many different languages for moral debate rather than a set of unified doctrines.

This is an undergraduate textbook on the physics of electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic fields and waves. It is written mainly with the physics student in mind, although it will also be of use to students of electrical and electronic engineering.

CONTENTSHow the Devil Redeemed the Crust of BreadThe Repentant SinnerThe Kernel of the Size of a Hen's EggHow Much Land a Man NeedsThe GodsonThree SonsLabourer Emelyán and the Empty Drum

Dishonorable to Honorable is the life story of one man born in the USA in the early part of the twentieth century. Donald Dulyea takes the reader through a series of events he experienced from the time of his birth in 1907, right through to the present day. Not only does one get an insight into the lifestyle of the ordinary folk of America in the early twentieth century, but the reader also has a chance to experience life as it was then in bo...

This analytical interdisciplinary approac to the study of behaviour in world society attempts to make relitively advanced material intelligible to those without the background of political science which has hitherto been necessary. Dr Burton, viewing world society as a total environment in which the behaviour of individuals, groups, nations and states occurs, describes ethnic, political, economic and ideological systems and discusses all aspec...

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Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving goes beyond the recovery narrative to create a new queer literature of investigation, exploration, and transformation. Twenty-six stories illuminate the reality of growing up in fear, struggling to rebuild lives damaged by sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse. The book explores how abuse turns queer survivors into healers, heartbreakers, and homicidal maniacs, presenting brilliant stories that...

Arguably one of the most diverse, exciting, and accessible of water sports, windsurfing attracts an estimated 20 million participants worldwide. This instructional volume is packed full of information. Illustrated with photographs by John Carter, one of the world's most respected water sports' photographers, it will inspire both the beginner and the expert. It gives a full explanation of windsurfing equipment, including the different designs, ...

This book is all about how to live a long, happy and healthy life. The title of this book itself vividly tells the content and purpose of this book. God has created this body to last for 100 years or so, but owing to lack of knowledge of the internal system of the body, and because of unmindfully led modern life, the span of life is reduced to barely 50 years. Ancient Indian rishis had very deeply studied the body and mind and their relation w...

This is the first book to describe thoroughly the many facets of doping in compound semiconductors. Equal emphasis is given to the fundamental materials physics and to the technological aspects of doping. The author describes in detail all the various techniques, including doping during epitaxial growth, doping by implantation, and doping by diffusion. The key characteristics of all dopants that have been employed in III V semiconductors are d...

My recollections of the first time I entered the spacious, bustling kitchen of Villa Joe's restaurant brings me back a long stretch of years. I was twenty years old when I stepped into the dynamic heart of the restaurant. I was simply dazzled by the abundance of food, cooked and uncooked, in escalating stages of preparation, all being assembled, concocted, confected into forms creatively visual and delectable. As a promising fashion designer I...

As a 328-pound woman, Debbie Danowski was on her way to an early death when she entered a treatment center for food addiction 14 years ago. During the six-week stay, she was required to keep a daily journal, a task that she now credits with helping to save her life. The act of writing forced Danowski to uncover thought and feelings she had kept hidden. It was the key to unlocking her lifelong food obsession. Now Danowski brings her special ins...

Readers will find helpful alternative medical information together with uplifting and faith-building biblical truths for men, women and children who suffer from these disorders. "The Bible Cure for Autoimmune Disorders" explores the restoration process for lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

This resource explains how to improve the condition of the vascular system and lower dangerously high levels of cholesterol.

Laboratory phonology uses speech data to research questions about the abstract categorical structures of phonology. This collection of papers broadly addresses three such questions: What structures underlie the temporal coordination of articulatory gestures? What is the proper role of segments and features in phonological description? and What structures--hierarchical or otherwise--relate morphosyntax to prosody? In order to encourage the inte...