Democratic Failure: Nomos LXIII (Schwartzberg Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Democratic Failure: Nomos LXIII (Schwartzberg Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the challenges facing democracies in the twenty-first century In Democratic Failure, Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff bring together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars in political science, law, and philosophy to explore the key questions and challenges facing

Privatization: Nomos LX (Schwartzberg Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

A distinguished group of scholars explore the moral values and political consequences of privatization The 21st century has seen a proliferation of privatization across industries in the United States, from security and the military to public transportation and infrastructure. In shifting control

Splendid Spiders (Higgins Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Democratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Schaefer David Lewis)(Pevná vazba)

Democratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives contains eight essays by political scientists, all but one of them previously unpublished, addressing various aspects of the democratic decision-making process. The book consists of four parts, each consisting of two essays

Bittersweet: Noma Bar (Bar Noma)(Pevná vazba)

A dazzling celebration of one of the most acclaimed illustrators working today, available in a limited, slipcased

American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory (Dorrien Gary)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping, ambitious history of American democratic socialism from one of the world's leading intellectual historians and social ethicists 'The movement whose tangled history Gary Dorrien tells in American Democratic Socialism has deep roots in the very 'American' values it is accused of

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Ferguson Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure (Cardone Grant)(Pevná vazba)

Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End (Pastis Stephan)(Pevná vazba)

Creating Political Presence: The New Politics of Democratic Representation (Castiglione Dario)(Pevná vazba)

For at least two centuries, democratic representation has been at the center of debate. Should elected representatives express the views of the majority, or do they have the discretion to interpret their constituents' interests? How can representatives balance the desires of their parties and their

Stuff Every Wine Snob Should Know (Monosoff Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay (Gaukroger Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy--and what we can learn from them Philosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories. But, taking the long view, philosophy

Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools (Stallard Charles K.)(Pevná vazba)

Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools offers a broad and penetrating look at the American educational system to determine why progress is so lacking. What is found is a system that has far outlived its functionality in terms of governance, organization, and professional

Twilight of Democracy - The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends (Applebaum Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Lifelines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light (Bernstein Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Join Melissa Bernstein, Co-Founder of the wildly successful toy company Melissa & Doug, on a journey to triumph over anxiety, depression, and despair--a story she hopes will help others find their path to meaning and inner peace. Now, more than ever, Melissa's message is needed by others, and her

Life Lessons from Remarkable Women - Tales of Triumph, Failure and Learning to Love Yourself (Stylist Magazine)(Pevná vazba)

The Hazel Wood (Albert Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Welcome to Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood--the fiercely stunning New York Times bestseller everyone is raving about Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother,

System (Gattis Ryan)(Pevná vazba)

An electrifying, multi-voiced thriller tackling systemic failure in the American criminal justice system, from the writer Michael Connelly has called 'one of our most gifted

Widowish: A Memoir (Gould Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Melissa Gould's hopeful memoir of grieving outside the box and the surprising nature of love.When Melissa Gould's husband, Joel, was unexpectedly hospitalized, she could not imagine how her life was about to change. Overwhelmed with uncertainty as Joel's condition tragically worsened, she offered

Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy - 100 Delicious, Slimming Recipes (Featherstone Kay)(Pevná vazba)

The third cookbook from the million-copy bestselling and record-breaking creators of Pinch of Nom (the UK's most popular food blog) including over one hundred simple and tasty slimming

Lgbtq at Work: Your Personal and Working Life (Albright-Jenkins Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Eat Green - Delicious flexitarian recipes for planet-friendly eating (Hemsley Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary (Harrison Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

A nature diary by award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside. When I lived in London I barely noticed the winter solstice. Nothing slowed, contracted or dimmed to mark the shortest day of the year,

Honeybee Democracy (Seeley Thomas D.)(Pevná vazba)

How honeybees make collective decisions--and what we can learn from this amazing democratic process Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that