The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble But Flawed Ideal (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble But Flawed Ideal (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

'Profound, beautifully written, and inspiring. It proves that Nussbaum deserves her reputation as one of the greatest modern philosophers.'--Globe and Mail 'At a time of growing national chauvinism, Martha Nussbaum's excellent restatement of the cosmopolitan tradition is a welcome and much-needed

Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

If a country's Gross Domestic Product increases each year, but so does the percentage of its people deprived of basic education, health care, and other opportunities, is that country really making progress? If we rely on conventional economic indicators, can we ever grasp how the world's billions

Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

Theories of social justice are necessarily abstract, reaching beyond the particular and the immediate to the general and the timeless. Yet such theories, addressing the world and its problems, must respond to the real and changing dilemmas of the day. A brilliant work of practical philosophy,

The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance. In this classic work, Martha Nussbaum maintains that these Hellenistic schools have been unjustly neglected in

Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice (Nussbaum Martha C.)(Paperback)

How can we achieve and sustain a decent liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a continuation of her explorations of emotions and the nature of social justice, Martha Nussbaum makes the case

American Outlaw (James Jesse)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling self-portrait of a flawed but determined Jesse James: rebel, outlaw, gearhead, artist, entrepreneur, lost son, and fiercely committed father. Jesse James is everything you imagined him to be--and more than you ever expected. He has led a violent life. He's survived

Martha Quest (Lessing Doris)(Paperback / softback)

The opening book in the Nobel Prize for Literature winner's 'Children of Violence' series tracing the life of Martha Quest from her childhood in colonial Africa to old age in post-nuclear

Straightforward C.v. - Producing The Ideal C.V. (Rogers Pauline)(Paperback / softback)

The View from the Ground (Gellhorn Martha)(Paperback)

First published in 1959, but now offered in a revised and expanded edition, The View from the Ground presents over six decades of Gellhorn's ruminations on political, civil, and social issues and crises, from a lynching in the American South in the 1930s through a recent visit to Cuba to see what

The Devil's Chair (Masters Priscilla)(Paperback)

DI Alex Randall and coroner Martha Gunn search for a missing child, but their investigation is compromised by local superstitions and beliefs In the peaceful setting of the National Trust near Church Stretton, south of Shrewsbury, Tracey Walsh drives herself and her four-year-old daughter, Daisy,

Titian: And the End of the Venetian Renaissance (Nichols Tom)(Paperback)

Titian is best known for paintings that embodied the tradition of the Venetian Renaissance--but how Venetian was the artist himself? In this study, Tom Nichols probes the tensions between the individualism of Titian's work and the conservative mores of the city, showing how his art undermined the

The Philosophy Foundation Provocations: Philosophy for Secondary School (Birch David)(Paperback)

Foreword by A. C. Grayling. Are human beings flawed? Is murder an act of insanity or just plain thoughtlessness? Do we need a soul? From the fall of Icarus to the rise of Caesar, this practical resource draws upon history, philosophy and literature to provoke students to think, question and

Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting (Posewitz Jim)(Paperback)

In simple but powerful text, the ethical way to hunt is described from preparation to shooting to care after the

Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare William)(Paperback / softback)

Bassanio, a noble but impoverished Venetian, asks his friend the merchant Antonio for a loan to impress an heiress. Antonio agrees, but is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who forces him into a chilling contract, which stipulates he must honour the debt with a

The Norse Shaman: Ancient Spiritual Practices of the Northern Tradition (Rysdyk Evelyn C.)(Paperback)

An experiential guide to the wisdom preserved in Europe's far north - Includes shamanic journeys to connect with deities and your ancestral shamans - Provides step-by-step instructions to prepare for and conduct a seior ceremony - Draws on archaeological evidence and surviving written records from

The Western Medical Tradition: 800 BC to Ad 1800 (Conrad L.)(Paperback)

The influence of Greek medical practices dating back to the fifth century B.C. has had an immeasurable impact on the development of medicine in the West over the subsequent centuries. This text is designed to cover the history of Western medicine from Classical Antiquity to 1800. As one guiding

From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methodology (Howell Martha C.)(Paperback)

From Reliable Sources is a lively introduction to historical methodology, an overview of the techniques historians must master in order to reconstruct the past. Its focus on the basics of source criticism, rather than on how to find references or on the process of writing, makes it an invaluable

Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Hoeller Stephan A.)(Paperback)

Gnosticism developed alongside Judeo-Christianity over two thousand years ago, but with an important difference: It emphasizes, not faith, but direct perception of God--Gnosticism being derived from the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge. Given the controversial premise that one can know God

The Company of Swans (Crumley Jim)(Paperback)

This beautiful record, on fine paper, is Crumley's homage to these noble creatures, but it is also an elegy, a love song to one swan whose silent tragedy he watched from one season to the next. 'A small mound on white feathers lies on a tussock of grass made grey by a Highland

Way We Were (Noble Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Susannah and Rob were childhood sweethearts. But as with most early love affairs, they broke up, moved on and now find themselves in very different places. And not entirely happy - who is? A chance meeting between them sends shockwaves through their lives. What happens when your first love makes a

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Maddox Brenda)(Paperback)

In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery.Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of

Understanding the Process of Economic Change (North Douglass C.)(Paperback)

In this landmark work, a Nobel Prize-winning economist develops a new way of understanding the process by which economies change. Douglass North inspired a revolution in economic history a generation ago by demonstrating that economic performance is determined largely by the kind and quality of

Things I Want My Daughters to Know (Noble Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always

Grant and Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship (Fuller J. F. C.)(Paperback)

' . . . cuts squarely across the accepted tradition . . . Fuller examines these two great soldiers from a fresh viewpoint and refuses to let himself be bound by tradition.' --New York Times Book Review' . . . readable, instructive, stimulating, and . . . controversial as when first published.'