James Henry: 1258 books

Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...

The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are vigorously promoted. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. This book, the first comprehensive, data-based study...

*Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in West Africa:*Beyond Right and Wrong expands the discourse on indigenous knowledge. With several examples and case histories, the work defines, characterizes, and explains indigenous conflict management strategies in West Africa, particularly in Ghana,...

Contents: Pyramus And Thisbe Still Waters A Change of Heart Daisy Miller Tenants Disengaged The Album The Reprobate Guy Domville Summersoft The High Bid The Outcry

Le narrateur assiste à la lecture du journal d'une gouvernante. La jeune femme a été engagée par un riche célibataire pour veiller sur ses neveu et nièce, Flora et Miles. Orphelins, ceux-ci vivent dans une vaste propriété isolée à la campagne. Le comportement des enfants semble de plus en...

The Essays which follow represent an attempt at intellectual coöperation. No effort has been made, however, to attain unanimity of belief nor to proffer a platform of "planks" on which there is agreement. The consensus represented lies primarily in outlook, in conviction of what is most...

George Dane had waked up to a bright new day, the face of nature well washed by last night's downpour and shining as with high spirits, good resolutions, lively intentions—the great glare of recommencement, in short, fixed in his patch of sky. He had sat up late to finish work—arrears overwhelming;...

"And your daughter?" said Lady Greyswood; "tell me about her. She must be nice." "Oh yes, she's nice enough. She's a great comfort." Mrs. Knocker hesitated a moment, then she went on: "Unfortunately, she's not good-looking—not a bit." "That...

Edition enrichie (Préface, notes et chronologie) Le huis clos d’une vieille demeure dans la campagne anglaise. Les lumières et les ombres d’un été basculant vers l’automne. Dans le parc, quatre silhouettes – l’intendante de la maison, deux enfants nimbés de toute la grâce de...

C’était à Hambourg il y a quelques années. Je venais d’entrer dans le Kursaal, et je rôdai d’abord en curieux autour de la table où l’on jouait à la roulette. Peu à peu je parvins à me glisser à travers le cercle extérieur....

L’histoire que je vais raconter me rappelle ma jeunesse et mon séjour en Italie, — deux beaux souvenirs. J’étais arrivé à Florence assez tard dans la soirée, et en achevant de souper, je me dis qu’un Américain qui débarque dans une pareille...

L’histoire que je vais raconter me rappelle ma jeunesse et mon séjour en Italie, – deux beaux souvenirs. J’étais arrivé à Florence assez tard dans la soirée, et en achevant de souper, je me dis qu’un Américain qui débarque dans une pareille...

With an opening that shocks and compels the reader to proceed the author narrates the story in flash backs. Using many medical terminologies to give depth and perception to the story the author proceeds and culminates in a most unusual fashion. The technique of narration lingers in the mind.

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...