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Slavoj Žižek conseguiu firmar-se como referência maior da tentativa contemporânea em renovar o pensamento da esquerda. Neste livro, publicado simultaneamente na Alemanha e na Inglaterra como Die gnadenlose Liebe (O amor impiedoso) e como On belief (Sobre a crença), Žižek mostra sua capacidade...

The study of its literature is a useful guide to the degree of sexual security existing in a culture. ' When a future historian comes to treat of the social taboos of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in a fourteen-volume life-work, his theories of the existence of an enormous secret language...

E.I. Hunter’s book “Confessions of a Soccer Mom” is the most meaningful work she has written thus far, even more so than “Where’s The Love?” because it deals with a subject that most people will spend their whole life avoiding, suppressing, and hiding. But it is the subject that must be dealt...

"You are not a helpless victim of life's circumstances. You create your life's circumstances. You don't have to let the whims of others push you in directions that make you unhappy. You decide which routes to take. You are not restricted to the beliefs that you learned in your childhood. You choose how...

Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and Their Impact, Volumes 1, covers twenty-four Supreme Court cases that have shaped American constitutional law. Interpretive chapters shed light on the nuances of each case, the individuals involved, and the social, political, and cultural context at...

Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and Their Impact, covers twenty-four Supreme Court cases (twelve per volume) that have shaped American constitutional law. Interpretive chapters shed light on the nuances of each case, the individuals involved, and the social, political, and cultural context...

37 years in the making, this long-term research project has finally come to an end. Biblical historian I. Mac Perry has written an epic novel of the untold story of the 40 Journeys of Jesus, the gospel like you’ve never heard it before. Spanning nearly three years, this Bible-based story,...

“War at sea-war in the air—This is an account of the early days, during the Great War, of the service that became the Fleet Air Arm. It did not take long after hostilities commenced for the Royal Navy to appreciate the potential of an ‘air force’ both as an eye in the sky and as an effective...

This book "Adyghe Khabze" is about the customs and traditions of the Adyghe (Circassian) people, who are one of the oldest people in the world with a unique language and distinctive culture, appeared larger than life in the historical arena of the world in far distant times, survived the...

During the First World War, Cemal Pasha attempted to establish direct control over Syrian and thereby reaffirm Ottoman authority there through various policies of control, including the abolishment of local intermediaries. Elaborating on these Ottoman policies of control, this book assesses...

Broad perspective on collectivity in the life sciences, from microorganisms to human consensus, and the theoretical and empirical opportunities and challenges. Many researchers and scholars in the life sciences have become increasingly critical of the traditional methodological focus on the...

A Journey in Brazil: Henry Washington Hilliard and the Brazilian Anti-Slavery Society is an investigative account of the vital career of Henry Washington Hilliard, who had a long and complicated relationship with slavery. A native Southerner, he was a former slave owner and Confederate soldier, but...

Baby Names- How To Choose The Best Name For Your Baby is a parenting book dedicated to parents who want the very best for their child or children. This a very important book aimed primarily at enabling expectant parents to choose wisely when deciding what to call their child. You will learn how to...

What Do We Know about the World? Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives is a selection of peer reviewed papers presented at the “First International Conference on Rhetoric in Croatia: the Days of Ivo Škarić”. The Conference was organized with the intent of paying respect to the Croatian...