Larry Christopher: 12 books
by Larry Christopher
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
silverdragon_cultoid
Beyond the Cultoid is a look at the cult-like characteristics of major institutions and beliefs of mainstream society. The famous 20th century philosopher and “anti-guru” guru Krishnamurti said, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick...
Dalton Trumbo
Blacklisted Hollywood Radical
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
James Dalton Trumbo (1905--1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with the Communist Party,...
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.
Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of...
Dalton Trumbo
Un radicale nella blacklist di Hollywood
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 8, 2018
Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) è noto per la sua opera di brillante sceneggiatore, ma è soprattutto ricordato come uno dei ‘Dieci di Hollywood’ che nel 1947 si opposero alla Commissione per le Attività Antiamericane. Rifiutando di rispondere a domande riguardo il precedente impegno nel Partito comunista,sacrificherà...
by Michael F. Johnson, Lisa D. O'Steen, Dena F. Dincauze
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research from the region, together with an appraisal of models developed to interpret the data....
Echoes of Gabriel Tarde
What We Know Better or Different 100 Years Later
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Originally published in 1898, Gabriel Tarde’s essay “Opinion and Conversation” can be read as a series of propositions about the interaction of press, conversation, opinion and action, anticipating today’s “deliberative democracy.” Exploring these themes in a hyper-text “dialogue” with...
Garden Revolution
How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
“Shows us that guiding natural processes rather than fighting them is the key to creating healthier landscapes and happier gardeners.” —Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design, and now his revolutionary approach...
Presidential Transitions
It's Not Just the Position, It's the Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
A presidential transition has a major impact on the life of an institution. Hundreds of presidential transitions take place annually, and when they are not amicable and carefully orchestrated, they can scar both the institution and the president. Sanaghan, Goldstein, and Gaval estimate that more than...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Enduring Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
Beautiful Mercy
Experiencing God’s Unconditional Love So We Can Share It With Others
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Giving and receiving mercy is central to living a life of passion and is central to living the life God calls us to. We all need mercy at different times in our lives, and we all have an obligation to give mercy to others at different times in our lives. If you think about it, God’s mercy is overwhelmingly...
by Kenneth L. Deutsch, John A. Murley, George Anastaplo
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring...
Landscapes of Origin in the Americas
Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Landscape is a powerful factor in the operation of memory because of the associations narrators make between the local landscape and the events of the stories they tell. Ancestors and mythological events often become fixed in a specific landscape and act as timeless reference points.
In conventional...