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In this accessible collection of short meditations on various topics, Blumenberg works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of intellectual and philosophical history for clues--metaphors, gestures, anecdotes--essential to grasping human finitude.

In this accessible collection of short meditations on various topics, Blumenberg works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of intellectual and philosophical history for clues--metaphors, gestures, anecdotes--essential to grasping human finitude.

Like the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical venue by which to examine contemporary issues and controversies surrounding sport. This new edition includes a more global perspective, drawing upon recent issues in the world of sports in order to better understand how sport influences contemporary Amer...

This book provides onsite observations, research-based premises, and quantitative recommendations for a step-by-step realignment of the focus of public education-education of each student for contributory productivity in the international marketplace of the twenty-first century

This book provides onsite observations, research-based premises, and quantitative recommendations for a step-by-step realignment of the focus of public education-education of each student for contributory productivity in the international marketplace of the twenty-first century

The Limits of Alignment is an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory and shows that developing countries prefer limited alignments that steer between strict neutrality and formal alliances to obtain the fruits of security cooperati...

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Gathers together an indispensable collection of Wayne Booth's thinking across a wide variety of fields and disciplines, from ethics to religion, and from rhetorical criticism to the philosophical plurality of possible critical modes.

A reissued edition of this classic book by one of Britain's most loved and revered gardening writers, taken from his weekly column in "Country Life". 'Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in 20th-century British gardening' "Times

A matrix is a foundation upon which something is created. It is also a framework or structure that a construction can be based upon. The matrix is a guide. The question is what are the ideas and principles that African culture and society has been based on from time immemorial? In terms of African society and civilization the matrix is proverbial wisdom teachings. African proverbial wisdom teachings are aphorisms that may be found from ancient...

Electric power systems are experiencing significant changes at the worldwide scale in order to become cleaner, smarter, and more reliable. This edited book examines a wide range of topics related to these changes, which are primarily caused by the introduction of information technologies, renewable energy penetration, digitalized equipment, new operational strategies, and so forth. The emphasis will be put on the modeling and control of smart ...

This book, a first comprehensive review on statistical spectroscopy, deals with two related yet distinct topics ¿ averages and fluctuations. While fluctuations have been dealt with in considerable detail in Porter's book entitled Statistical Theories of Spectra: Fluctuations, and subsequent reviews and books, there does not exist at present a similar treatise on averages. This unique volume is designed to fill this significant gap.The book beg...

This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper. This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper.

Fully updated to the 2009 International Building Code (2009 IBC) and the 2008 Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC-08), Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures, second edition, presents the latest methods for designing strong, safe, and economical structures with reinforced masonry. The book is packed with more than 425 illustrations and a wealth of new, detailed examples.This state-of-the-art guide features strength design philosophy for r...

One of the glories of the Greco-Roman classics is the opportunity that they give us to consider a great culture in its entirety, but our ability to do that depends on our ability to work comfortably with very varied fields of scholarship. The Handbook for Classical Research offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources. The book is divided into 7 ...

This book takes a look at creatures around the world that are currently threatened with extinction, along with the ways that we can help them survive. Includes a clip-art CD. Full color.

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Human Killing Machines offers a comparative analysis of the indoctrination methods used to produce violence in the famous Milgram and Zimbardo psychological experiments, as well as Iran, Nazi Germany, Al Qaeda, and Abu Ghraib. Based on these findings, specific policy recommendations are made for how we can begin to reform the U.S. military and increase its accountability, shake Al Qaeda terroristsO commitment to their missions, and reverse cou...

Explains the transformation in community revitalization from market based incentives to mixed strategies of public sector learning, partnerships, and community capacity. This book chronicles the struggle of local revitalization as organizers move from trial and error to effective revitalization strategies bringing about.

A compilation of poetic works that expresses the human condition threw the parallels of music and love. This piece aims to explore, uncover, and reveal the harmonies that exists between rhythmic sounds and the most powerful emotions: Love