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Best known for his sweeping political novels, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Woman Who Lost Her Soul, Bob Shacochis began his career as a journalist and contributing editor for Outside magazine and Harper's. Kingdoms in the Air brings together the very best of Shacochis's culture and travel essays in a collection that spans his global adventures and passions; from Kathmandu to Mozambique, from his love of surfing to his obsession with...
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A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.
Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist,...
63) The Will of God
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An essay on the questions of God's Love and Justice in relation to man's fate on earth. Many people doubt that God is Perfect or has a hand in the affairs of men because they have failed to look and understand how His Power as expressed in the Perfect working of Nature; hence the Natural Laws direct and detemines man's fate. However because man possesses free will he can choose to act in a noble or debased manner; therby helping himself or harming...
64) The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
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"The writing is superb: smart, sassy and honest–oh, are they honest...in this must–read for every woman." - Booklist
"What a book, for men and women both. There is no bitterness here, only the eloquence of honesty." - Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle
"THE BITCH IN THE HOUSE is… smart, funny, wise, honest, and very probably…the story of your life." - Cynthia Kaplan, author of Why I'm Like This
"I devoured these essays, and took...
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Stories Inside the Book . . .Our Little "Retarded" ChihuahuaBilly Bacon A Love StoryProfessor Polly the ParrotThe Taming of Mad Monkey BenjaminGoofy Goofus our Funny FerretLittle Naked BirdieOur Miniature Doberman Sassy An Ambassador of Love-Bonus Stories-Sold Our Home on the R-A-D-I-ONot by Sight3 Angels 3 Encounters 3 BlessingsThe Thing Behind the CurtainGod Spoke, and I Looked in the Bushes!Bankrupt . . . but Blessed!
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IN THIS ISSUE:Unrepresented Litigants in Modern Courts – Ordeal by CombatFatos SelitaPublic Participation and Environmental Degradation inDeveloping Markets: The Challenges in Focusing on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in NigeriaSamuel E. OjogboNo Sympathy to Women and Children in Securing Their Family HomeGina HeungA Critical Analysis of Section 26 of the Constitution of Zimbabwein Relation to Child Marriage: Key Insights for Zimbabwe's...
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Filósofo, historiador, profesor, controvertido, reservado, gay. Ícono asociado con la izquierda que, sin embargo, criticó duramente al freudomarxismo y al feminismo de su tiempo. Mucho se dijo sobre Michel Foucault, y sus ideas todavía resuenan con fuerza en la actualidad, tanto dentro como fuera de la academia. En La creación del placer, Luis Diego Fernández traza un recorrido de tres partes para: explicar la forma en que Foucault piensa los...
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Dans son œuvre poétique l'auteur explique la puissance qu'à l'amour et l'intérêt en paraphrasant aisément que celui qui aime est esclave de ses sentiments . D'ailleurs, la libération conscient (e) de sentiments envers autrui détermine combien de fois est fort et nécessaire de noué cet acte amoureux et plein de l'intérêt. Cependant, l'âme est le consommateur de l'amour et rien n'est au-dessus de cet amour de Dieu qui transcende le tout...
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Your Photo on God's Fridge Door is a compilation of 101 original and thought-provoking analogies and parables that serve as devotionals or illustrations for the more mature Christian. Each entry's originality provides the reader with fresh insights into his or her faith.The entries, drawn from topics like sports, politics, science and nature, provide the same kind of applicability to daily life that characterized Jesus' parables. It was part of the...
70) A Savage Life
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Radio legend Michael Savage reveals the man behind the microphone, sharing his extraordinary American journey and the adventures that shaped him.
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For twenty-five years, Michael Savage has captivated listeners on his national radio show The Savage Nation, which reaches a loyal audience of more than ten million each week. In A Savage Life, the usually private man tells his own compelling...
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« Médecin de famille » L'expression en dit beaucoup plus qu'on ne l'imagine. Cette figure est chargée de symboles, de souvenirs d'enfance, d'émotions intenses et d'expériences de vie marquantes. Elle véhicule son poids d'histoire et de réalité contemporaine. Et, parce que l'expression est riche, il est difficile d'en faire le tour en quelques mots ou quelques pages.
Marc Zaffran raconte ici comment la médecine générale est devenue,...
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His plays are known for containing hilarity at every turn and revealing social commentary in every corner. Now collected in Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them and Other Political Plays are Durang's most revealing political and social satires. Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's...
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Découvrez et redécouvrez l'héritage intellectuel de John Milton avec cette compilation associant son traité politique révolutionnaire, 'Le Pacte des Rois et des Magistrats', à des analyses contemporaines. Écrit pendant la guerre civile anglaise de 1649, le traité défend le droit du peuple à résister à la tyrannie. Les analyses actuelles explorent la pertinence de ses idées dans le contexte moderne, examinant leur impact sur la démocratie,...
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A powerful, lyrical collection of essays from the award-winning author of Following the River, exploring the pivotal moments in her life, and how art and nature have shaped her. How does a woman compose a life? The Old Moon in Her Arms is a hybrid book of fragments, pivotal moments and images in the phases of a woman's life, turning points rendered in Lorri Neilsen Glenn's lyrical prose.
Like the shifting images in a kaleidoscope, these glimpses into...
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La voluntad para ser mejor es un tema profundo y significativo. Se trata de la determinacion y el deseo de mejorar uno mismo tanto en terminos personales como profesionales. A lo largo de la historia, la humanidad ha demostrado una asombrosa capacidad para administrar y controlar diversos aspectos que existen en el mundo, pero lamentablemente, no siempre de manera responsable, ética o solidaria. Como resultado, hemos enfrentado desafíos significativos:...
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Of Living Stone: Perspectives on Continuous Knowledge and the Work of Vine Deloria, Jr. is a collection of new essays on the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr., one of the most influential thinkers of our time. This insightful collection features more than thirty original pieces, bringing together Tribal leaders, artists, scientists, activists, scholars, legal experts, and humorists. A group of French scholars offers surprising perspectives on Deloria's...
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Need a high school-level text to introduce students into the study of British Literature? Then this text is the ideal solution! Updated with links and resources for 2023!This easy-to-use high school English textbook is the perfect guide to provide students with an overview of British Literature from Beowulf to W.H Auden, including an introduction of different literary eras, themes, and archetypes. Everything you need for a full year of British Literature...
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Le véganisme a le vent en poupe, mais lorsque Tesla propose des habitacles en cuir végétal ou quand des antispécistes s'allient à l'extrême droite, cette cause est utilisée pour cacher les aspects moins reluisants de certains groupes. Calqué sur le greenwashing qui dénonce les stratégies de communication permettant aux entreprises polluantes de redorer leur image, le terme «veganwashing» dénonce une récupération similaire. Il apparaît...
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A #1 New York Times bestselling author and superstar radio personality, Michael Savage is admired by millions for his tough talk and no-punches-pulled common sense about the state of our union and its leaders. In Train Tracks, a more personal side of Savage shines through in this marvelous collection of "American Stories for the Holidays." Like Glen Beck's blockbuster, The Christmas Sweater, Michael Savage's poignant, personal stories of home, family,...
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For more than twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has curated the year's finest sports journalism. Continuing the tradition in a long line of notable guest editors is Rick Telander, acclaimed journalist, author, and champion of the written word. His choices are defined by one shared thread: effort, on the part of athletes and writers alike. The physical strength it takes to play professional hockey and football, or for a forty-two-year-old...
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