A White: 141 books

Visits with Lincoln provides a balanced and readable discussion of ten abolitionists, male and female, black and white, who visited President Lincoln in the White House during the Civil War in an attempt to advance their goal of ending slavery immediately. The book paints a portrait of Lincoln through...

One of the major works of twentieth-century anthropological theory, written by one of the discipline’s most important, complex, and controversial figures, has not been in print for several years. Now Evolution of Culture is again available in paperback, allowing today’s generation of anthropologists...

Letters To Libby/ Part Three is the final book of a three part series. The books are comprised of edited letters written by Joseph A. White II to his Wife, Elizabeth T. White ( "LIBBY"), during World War II. The letters in part three chronicle a tale beginning in Italy at Caserta (June 5,...

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'In our rush to employ technology and 'systems' to guide us in our organizational travels, we have lost sight of what should be our primary navigational tool - obviousness...' —The Author In this book you'll learn: - How a short story written in a popular magazine more than 100 years ago...

Plato's dialogue The Statesman has often been found structurally puzzling by commentators because of its apparent diffuseness and disjointed transitions. In this book David White interprets the dialogue in ways which account for this problematic structure, and which also connect the primary themes...

Three out of five adults will experience significant back pain at some point in their lives, making back pain America's number-one ailment. At last, Dr. Augustus White, one of the world's leading specialists in back pain and spine-related problems, has revised and updated his trusted and authoritative...

This lost classic by Leslie A. White represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism. Drawing out his now classic formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this major theoretical...

Letters to Libby/ Part One is part one of a three part series. The books are comprised of edited letters written by Joseph A. White to his wife (Elizabeth T. White ["Libby"]) during World War II. The letters in Part One chronicle a tale beginning in the U.S. in Presque Isle, Maine (September,...

•長銷18年，讀者一致好評，全美資優小學必上課程 •淺白生活化的思辨教育工具書，大人也適用的哲學入門！ •【選擇】【是非】【填空】【問答】激盪腦力，有效啟動你的邏輯思路！ 孩子的問題千奇百怪，怎麼回答？ 如何與孩子談論價值觀、是非對錯？ 邏輯思考能力該怎麼培養？ 透過哲學家經常提出的40個問題， 把最難搞定的對話變成啟發一生的心智互動遊戲！ 本書分為四大思維領域──「價值觀」「知識」「真實」「批判性思考」，並設計樂趣無窮的練習題（選擇、是非、填空、問答），是激發思考、反詰、評判能力的好用工具，更有助於孩子敏銳了解自己、應對世界，樂於在難題中另闢蹊徑，創造獨特而自信的豐富生命。 四個領域，學大思想家建構思維格局！ 價值觀 「你是公平、有正義感的人嗎？怎麼知道誰是朋友？撒謊有可能是對的嗎？」 小心，你的價值觀可能會全面翻盤！你可能沒有自以為的那麼了解自己的想法！ 知識 「你怎麼知道自己『知道』？別人能夠理解你的感受嗎？對自己撒謊有用嗎？」 「知道」的過程其實很複雜──但也非常引人入勝！學哲學家從理所當然的平凡日常中，看見奧祕之處！ 真實 「你看時鐘的時候，看到的是『時間』嗎？你和五年前的你是同一個人嗎？你有自由意志嗎？」 這部分的討論是哲學探究當中最抽象的一種，也是最有趣的一種。將大腦轉到劇烈運轉的模式，更要記得樂在其中！ 批判性思考 「該聽別人的意見嗎？如果別人都認為一件事情是真的，那件事是不是就是真的？」 這部分的問題將幫助你養成批判性思考的能力，進一步能夠評估推論，知道哪些正確，哪些犯了思考上的錯誤。 ◆各界推薦 臺大哲學系教授•苑舉正 美國加州州立大學哲學教授•王偉雄 臺南大學附設實驗國民小學班導師•**溫美玉　　　　** 親子天下嚴選部落客•娘雙寶 專業親職講師•澤爸 ──專文推薦 哲學哲學雞蛋糕腦闆•朱家安 ──專文導讀 蒙特梭利教育專家•羅寶鴻 親子教育專家•李崇建 ──好評推薦 亞馬遜讀者們都覺得哲學太有趣，不讀太可惜！ ◆...

Referencing key contemporary debates on issues like surveillance, identity, the global financial crisis, the digital divide and Internet politics, Andrew White provides a critical intervention in discussions on the impact of the proliferation of digital media technologies on politics, the economy and social practices.

HOW TO NOT RIP THEIR FACE OFF ANGER MANAGEMENT – BOILED DOWN Modern life is stressful. It’s fast, complicated and sometimes unfair. We all lose our temper every now and then, it’s not nice. We can ruin relationships or our careers and it’s not good for your health. Anger is...

This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Andrew A. White, is devoted to Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. Articles in this issue include: An Overview of Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Reactions; The Clinical Presentation of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease;...

Michael Murphy, bestselling author of Golf in the Kingdom, explains the power of athletics to transform the body, mind, and spirit   Athletes and coaches often say they feel “in the zone” while participating in sports or other endeavors, and Esalen Institute cofounder Michael Murphy...