Jeffrey: 3395 books
While America Watches
Televising the Holocaust
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2000
The Holocaust holds a unique place in American public culture, and, as Jeffrey Shandler argues in While America Watches, it is television, more than any other medium, that has brought the Holocaust into our homes, our hearts, and our minds. Much has been written about Holocaust film and literature,...
The Mind-Body Mood Solution
The Breakthrough Drug-Free Program for Lasting Relief from Depression
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Depression is the leading cause of disability in America. The incidence of depression in the United States today is 10 times greater than it was in 1960—and that rate doubles every decade. Changes in the way we live, work, eat, sleep, and interact have made us increasingly vulnerable to this mood...
Safe Medicine For Sober People
How to Avoid Relapsing on Pain, Sleep, Cold, or Any Other Medication
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Safe Medicine for Sober People by Jeffrey Weisberg, M.D., is a guide for the millions of people in recovery from addiction---and their medical providers---on which medicines are safe to take, from a sober viewpoint, and which are risky. Very specific medications are singled out according to their potential for triggering relapse.
Sustaining Activism
A Brazilian Women's Movement and a Father-Daughter Collaboration
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
In 1986, a group of young Brazilian women started a movement to secure economic rights for rural women and transform women's roles in their homes and communities. Together with activists across the country, they built a new democracy in the wake of a military dictatorship. In Sustaining Activism,...
by Jeffrey Lant
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
I have been interested in antique silver most of my life. Unfortunately, when I was young I had no good place to see antique silver, nor did I the means for purchasing what I already admired. This unsatisfactory state went on for some years. As when I lived in London, I used to go look in the shop windows...
Six-Legged Soldiers
Using Insects as Weapons of War
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2008
The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners. General Ishii Shiro during World War II released hundreds of millions of infected insects across China, ultimately causing more deaths than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. These are just two of many startling examples...
China and the Chinese in Popular Film
From Fu Manchu to Charlie Chan
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
There's a folk memory of China in which numberless yellow hordes pour out of the 'mysterious East' to overwhelm the vulnerable West, accompanied by a stereotype of the Chinese as cruel, cunning and depraved. Hollywood films played their part in perpetuating these myths and stereotypes that constituted...
Alanson B. Houghton
Ambassador of the New Era
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2004
Alanson B. Houghton—American industrialist, politician, and diplomat—was the world's most influential diplomat during the "New Era" of the 1920s. Houghton, who served as ambassador to both Germany (1922–1925) and Great Britain (1925–1929), offers a unique window into the formation...
by Jeffrey V. Perry
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2009
The “soul food” in this book of poetry tries to
reach the inner spirit. We as Black people are
mystified in the spirit, the soul of Black people who have endured though it all. With only the thought of the presence of God, “THEY”
remained hopeful, and preserved THEIR future
that has ensured my (Our) presence here.
51 Imperfect Solutions
States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the United States Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect Solutions, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton argues that American Constitutional...
Poetic Duty 1.5:
Without Definition-A Kayak in Englan'
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Assorted Definitions: An astute observer; a writer whose mind is not limited by location; but wherever he travels physically, mentally or emotionally his pictorial vision of life is documented, as in this second book in two years. Jeffrey has done it again! Putting life into the lifeless, giving vision...
by Jeffrey Somogyi
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
In this short story, space is a harsh, unforgiving place - especially if you're holding a fish.
by Jeffrey V. Perry
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2009
Poetry is a voice that must be heard and is a cry from all our spirits for civility. When the spirit wants to speak, it will not be denied. However, when our spirit needs to be heard, it is not just that simple, because we have a spirit that is free to choose to listen to or not listen. Obedience to Poetry is a collection of new poetry that must be shared.
The Eyes of the People
Democracy in an Age of Spectatorship
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009
For centuries it has been assumed that democracy must refer to the empowerment of the People's voice. In this pioneering book, Jeffrey Edward Green makes the case for considering the People as an ocular entity rather than a vocal one. Green argues that it is both possible and desirable to understand...