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Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The author posits that humanity is suffering from a loss of meaning and replacing it with fundamentalism and nihilism. To combat despair, tribalism, and disaster fatigue, Wheal offers a program of meditation, breathing, movement, and sexuality, here called Hedonic Engineering, intended to heal and inspire. First analyzes the author's view of the "Meaning Crisis;" the middle section presents widely accessible tools and practices; and the final section,...
5065) Tree
Series
Publisher
DK Vision
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the physiology and life cycles of trees, their importance to animals, and to human beings throughout their evolutionary history as a source of fire and materials for products and housing.
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"The Right to Die: A Reference Handbook provides a complete examination of right-to-die issues in the United States that dissects the complex arguments for and against a person's liberty to receive a physician's assistance to hasten death. It covers the legal aspects and the politics of the right-to-die controversy, analyzes the battles over the right to die in state and federal courts, and supplies primary source documents that illustrate the political,...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"From the discovery of distant galaxies and black holes to the tiny interstices of the atom, here is the very best on physics and astronomy from the New York Times! The newspaper of record has always prided itself on its award-winning science coverage, and these 125 articles from its archives are the very best, covering more than a century of breakthroughs, setbacks, and mysteries. Selected by former science editor Cornelia Dean, they feature such...
5071) The novel: a biography
Author
Publisher
Harvard Univ Pr
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally diverse, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa, influenced by greatnovelists working in other languages, and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear journey....
Series
Library of America volume 123
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Drawn from letters, diaries, newspaper articles, public declarations, contemporary narratives, and private memoranda, The American Revolution brings together over 120 pieces by more than 70 participants to create a unique literary panorama of the War of Independence. From Paul Revere's own narrative of his ride in April 1775 to an account of George Washington's resignation from command of the Army in December 1783, the volume presents firsthand all...
Author
Publisher
SAGE
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Overview: The text that has been very popular among undergraduate students studying race and ethnicity has been updated and revised in this new Fourth Edition! Written in a clear, consistent style, this best-selling text eloquently describes and, at times, serves as a conduit for a broad spectrum of experiences related to race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Author Joseph F. Healey uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially...
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