Wesley C. Salmon (1925-2001) was University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1983 to 1999 and the author of works that include The Foundations of Scientific Inference and Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance. The philosophical theory of scientific explanation proposed here involves a radically new treatment of causality that accords with the pervasively statistical character of contemporary science. Wesley...

Even though I did not commit the offences for which I am accused, I am not innocent. I committed the one offense that includes all others. I am an anarchist. In the class war, I chose the side of the excluded and the underprivileged, the prosecuted and the accursed, the poor, the weak, and the oppressed. Writings from a Greek Prison is a literary work of biting realism. Tasos Theofilou gives testimony on the brutality of prison life, and its centrality...

After a lifetime of strained bonds with her aging parents, Patricia Williams finds herself in the unexpected position of being their caregiver and neighbor. As they all begin to navigate this murky battleground, the long-buried issues that have divided their family for decades-alcoholism, infidelity, opposing politics-rear up and demand to be addressed head-on. Williams answers the call of duty with trepidation at first, confronting the lines between...

He thought he was flying high. He was in control of his world and no one could have convinced him otherwise. Until all control was taken from him. Laird Ashley Doctor is living proof of God's grace. He witnessed a vision that wasn't applicable to his faith, and now he is a miraculous testament that God gave his only Son for those who believe. This book is more than a story. It lays the foundation for new believers. It offers confirmation that Jesus...

Le portrait surprenant du troisième président des États-Unis ! Thomas Jefferson a rédigé seul, à 33 ans, la Déclaration d'indépendance des États-Unis d'Amérique. Il a été gouverneur de Virginie, ministre plénipotentiaire à Paris, secrétaire d'État, vice-président puis président, demeurant dix-huit ans au sommet du jeune État américain. Grâce à une négociation diplomatique menée avec un brio visionnaire, il a plus que doublé...

They are as diverse as America. Young and old. Of color and white. Urban and rural. Immigrants and native born. They are students and teachers. Athletes and artists. Lawyers, doctors, politicians, farmers, architects, novelists, and more. Names familiar and unfamiliar. Superheroes, figuratively, and in one case, real! They have founded major corporations and grassroots organizations or struck out on their own. But as diverse a lot as they may be,...

This is a true story of a horrific pedophile ring that led to the murder of a young girl and a survivor to tell the story. I had to let the world know the truth, as it ate away inside me like venom from a poisonous snake. My family and friends knew a completely different person, as I was really a great actress on and off stage and still can be today. It is about a young, innocent child with a life of such horrendous abuse. This book is certainly not...

Montaha Hidefi's Groping for Truth — My Uphill Struggle for Respect, is a gripping #MeToo movement-inspired memoir that recaps the staggering story of sexual harassment and violence she endured throughout her life. The abuse began at the hands of her own mother and people from her community and then followed her around the globe. The author's pain is palpable as she recollects the rollercoaster of emotions of a childhood shattered by physical abuse...

Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore...

Extrait: "Il est difficile de décrire l'impression que j'ai ressentie lorsque, dans la cour du quartier, le secrétaire du major est venu m'annoncer que je partais pour le front."