Jeremy: 2147 books

“A compact and cogent academic account of the Holocaust.” —Kirkus Reviews   Brilliant and wrenching, The Holocaust: History and Memory tells the story of the brutal mass slaughter of Jews during World War II and how that genocide has been remembered and misremembered ever since. Taking issue...

This book offers a radical new reading of William James’s work on the idea of ‘religion.’ Moving beyond previous psychological and philosophical interpretations, it uncovers a dynamic, imaginative, and critical use of the category of religion. This work argues that we can only fully understand...

The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. It's a story with plot twists, a murder, accidental discoveries, disastrous love affairs, geniuses, idiots, monks, and vagabonds....

Writers on human dignity roughly divide between those who stress the social origins of this concept and its role in marking rank and hierarchy, and those who follow Kant in grounding dignity in an abstract and idealized philosophical conception of human beings. In these lectures, Jeremy Waldron contrives...

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror - including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can...

Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society. Today, that cornerstone is wilfully being dismantled by a succession of governments, with horrifying consequences. The establishment paints pictures of so-called...

Shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (English Fiction) A woman fleeing her previous existence meets a fellow Singaporean on an overnight train in Norway. A foreign worker is decapitated in an HDB building site accident. A Singaporean wife must negotiate Beijing as her...

This ebook provides 25 board style review questions in the area of cardiology. It is specifically designed for physician assistants preparing for the PANCE or PANRE, but would also be helpful for nurse practitioners. It would be also helpful for students to access their knowledge of cardiology during and after their rotation. It would also be helpful for paramedic or nursing students.

This ebook is 25 board style multiple choice questions, answers, and detailed explanations in the area of nephrology. This ebook is designed for medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners preparing for boards. Registered nurses may also find it helpful.

This book is 25 questions, answers, along with detailed explanations of board review questions in the area of pulmonary medicine. This book is helpful for medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. It may be also helpful to respiratory therapists preparing for the clinical...

What Do You Know about America's Vice Presidents? (The official quiz that you, the reader, should take right now to determine if you need this book) How many vice presidents went on to become president? How many sitting presidents died or were forced from office? How many vice presidents...

Why has peace in the Middle East remained so elusive? Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict provides the answer while also explaining why you won’t hear it from U.S. government officials or the mainstream media. With incisive and provocative analysis,...

This timely book offers a world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare. Jeremy Black moves beyond the conventional Western-centric narrative, arguing that it is crucial to ground contemporary experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq in a global framework. Reaching back to antiquity to...

A word or two with the world’s greatest mime, Marcel Marceau? A chat with Brigitte Bardot? Insights from France’s top business leaders – or from British ex-patriots beating the French at their own wine-making or gastronomic games? In a series of highly-entertaining and stylish photo-essays,...