Hamilton Books: 325 books
Copying It Down
An Anecdotal Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2009
In Copying It Down, Harvey Dorfman recounts his experiences in the world of sports. From his childhood sickbed, Dorfman went on to achieve a myriad of successes, including goalie on a national co-champion soccer team and coach of a high school basketball team that won a state championship, and is...
Esperanza en tiempos de oscuridad
Experiencia de un Salvadore-o Americano
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
Randy Jurado Ertll, un salvadore-o americano, creci- en el Sur Centro de Los _ngeles a fines de los a-os 1970 y durante los 80, y tambiZn vivi- en El Salvador cuando era un ni-o, as' como en Rochester, Minnesota, Washington, D.C., y en Alexandria, Virginia. En cada una de estas ciudades presenci-...
Random Musings
Reflections of a Black Intellectual
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Random Musings: Reflections of a Black Intellectual focuses on the various racial and cultural challenges facing African-Americans in the context of present day educational, political, and historical realities. The text touches on a wide array of issues, including the psychology of race and power,...
by Udoh Elijah Udom
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
Restless Citizens gives a unique insider's view of how the United Nations treats its employees. Written by Dr. Udoh E. Udom, a retired senior official in the World Health Organization, the book is a robustly critical but deeply informed view of all aspects of UN employment. Excerpted from the foreword by David Antill, School of Law, University of Leicester - UK Words: 60
Life Beyond Spending
Spend Less, and Live More
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Ernesto Caravantes was among the multitudes of people who were affected by the Recession of 2008, the financial impact of which continues to be felt to this day. Rather than focus on how people can return to their former consumerist lifestyle, he decided to explore how people can trade one paradigm...
The Ultimatum of Pleasure
Behavioral Economics and Social Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
This book is dedicated to the research of the “pleasure phenomenon” as the most important factor in individual and socio-cultural development. In a society of mass consumption, pleasure—having turned into a commodity and a means of manipulation—defines civilizational development. The authors...
by Herbert I. London
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
Diary of a Dean is a memoir of Herbert London's years at New York University. It follows his personal path from professor and ombudsman to dean of a new 'experimental' college. The period in question parallels a tumultuous era in higher education. London's experiences placed him in the eye of the...
Humanity at the Crossroads
Technological Progress, Spiritual Evolution, and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Humanity now stands at a crossroads between a world of unimaginable wonders and one of unprecedented terrors. The choices we make now will determine not only the shape of our future, but whether there will be, for us as a species, a future at all. But, if we are at such a crossroads, are we even properly...
Lead or Leave
A Primer for College Presidents and Board Members
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Lead or Leave provides a checklist of what works and what does not work for those wanting to lead colleges and universities in the 21st century and those with responsibility for the oversight of those institutions. Importantly, this book also seeks to keep educators on a morally straight course. Aimed...
Armageddon Postponed
A Different View of Nuclear Weapons
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
In the closing days of World War II, scientists working for the U.S. government invented nuclear explosives by splitting the atoms of heavy metals. Germany had already surrendered, but the United States and its allies remained at war with Japan. In the summer of 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima...
Spread the Wealth
More Haves Fewer Have-Nots
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Elections in the United States bring political change to Washington, but too often economic policies remain the same. Bound by depression-era theories that savings is bad, government spending is good, and imports must equal exports, policymakers press for a centralized interventionist approach to...
An Innocent Generation
How a Lack of Guilt is Destroying America's Youth
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
An Innocent Generation is an inspired tour de force that delves into the waters of politics, theology, history, and philosophy. In this book, Chiarot offers a uniquely poignant social commentary: the current generation, whether consciously or subconsciously, has taken a Nietzscheian approach to dealing...
Cornucopia
Understanding Health through Understanding Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S....
Silent Lives
How High a Price?: For Personal Reflections and Group Discussions about Sexual Orientation
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2004
This book is a valuable resource that combines autobiographical sources, personal interviews, and questions for reflection to explore issues relevant to everyone's sexual orientation and gender status, be they heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersexual. Its readily accessible...