Jeremy: 2147 books
A Military Miscellany
Advice on Life from Military Men
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
A collection of extracts combining advice (both sage and satirical) and life lessons from military figures through the ages
From Napoleon Bonaparte to Winston Churchill, military experience has provided both men and women through the ages with a wealth of sage advice and wise council,...
by Jeremy Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
The fall of communism and the break-up of the Soviet Union into 15 independent states in December 1991 was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. In the last years of Soviet rule, images of mass protests on the streets of Moscow, Tbilisi and Vilnius, bloodshed in Baku, striking...
Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts
The Mystical Tradition of Ancient Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2004
A radical reinterpretation of the Pyramid Texts as shamanic mystical wisdom rather than funerary rituals
• Reveals the mystical nature of Egyptian civilization denied by orthodox Egyptologists
• Examines the similarity between the pharaoh’s afterlife voyage and shamanic journeying
•...
The Future of the Ancient World
Essays on the History of Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
The sacred consciousness that prevailed in antiquity is the key to unlocking our future
• Shows how scientific consciousness, which gives primacy to the sense of sight, estranged us from the participatory spiritual consciousness of antiquity
• Explores the vital importance of the...
by Jeremy Schipper
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Parables and Conflict in the Hebrew Bible examines the intimate relationship between parables and conflict in the Hebrew Bible. Challenging the scholarly consensus, Jeremy Schipper argues that parables do not function as appeals to change their audience's behavior. Nor do they serve to diffuse tensions...
Unmade in China
The Hidden Truth about China's Economic Miracle
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China - from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs - you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world's so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It's a...
The Black Radical Tragic
Performance, Aesthetics, and the Unfinished Haitian Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
2017 Nicolás Guillén Outstanding Book Award presented by the Caribbean Philosophical Association
As the first successful revolution emanating from a slave rebellion, the Haitian Revolution remains an inspired site of investigation for a remarkable range of artists and activist-intellectuals...
Mobility without Mayhem
Safety, Cars, and Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed on what constitutes safe, decorous driving or who is capable of it. Mobility without Mayhem is a lively cultural history of America’s fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth...
by Jeremy Parker
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Who is the course aimed at?
-Men
-Who are in a long term, committed, relationship with a woman
-Who want more sex than they are currently getting
-Who find it difficult or impossible to know how to; get their partner into bed and "in the mood" for sex
-Busy people who only have time for the answers
How...
Reimagining the Kingdom
The Generational Development of Liberal Kingdom Grammar from Schleiermacher to McLaren
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
"In this important guide, Jeremy Bouma explains how many who speak of the Kingdom of God do not mean what Jesus meant by it. If you are one who is attracted to the liberal gospel, this guide might just save your soul." -MICHAEL E. WITTMER, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
In recent years...
by Jeremy Fantl
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
When should you engage with difficult arguments against your cherished controversial beliefs? The primary conclusion of this book is that your obligations to engage with counterarguments are more limited than is often thought. In some standard situations, you shouldn't engage with difficult counterarguments...
The Dying Sahara
US Imperialism and Terror in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
In The Dark Sahara (Pluto, 2009), Jeremy Keenan exposed the collusion between the US and Algeria in fabricating terrorism to justify a new Saharan front in Washingtons War on Terror. Now, in The Dying Sahara, he reveals how the designation of the region as a Terror Zone has destroyed the lives and...
The Women Who Dared
To Break All the Rules
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
In 1870 a mesmerising psychic named Victoria Woodhull shattered tradition by running for the White House. Had she won the ensuing spectacle would surely have rivalled even that of our own era. Abhorring such flamboyance, Mary Wollstonecraft inspired a revolution of thought with her pen as she issued...
by Jeremy Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
The Call of the Wild is Jack London's heroic tale of life in the frozen North seen through the eyes of Buck, a strong and loyal dog. This simplified version allows younger learners and EFL/ESL students access to this classic of literature.