"Baruch: My Own Story" is the memoirs of Bernard M. Baruch, a man whose life spanned the late nineteenth century and over half of the twentieth century. Given the time period, he is a man who has seen much having met seven presidents, witnessing two wars and working on Wall Street for a time. In these memoirs, Baruch has tried to "set forth the ...
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Bring a fresh approach to the bargaining table Tap the transformative potential of mediation and discover the full promise of the mediation process. In this insightful work, the authors present an alternative theoretical framework that affords a deeper understanding of conflict and mediation ---- one based on respect for personal strength and ...
Since their publications in 1982, Samuel Shirley's translations of Spinoza's Ethics and Selected Letters have been commended for their accuracy and readability. Now with the addition of his new translation of Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect this enlarged edition will be even more useful to students of Spinoza's thought.
About 375 million people are infected with the hepatitis B virus. It has killed more people than AIDS and also causes millions of cases of liver cancer. The discovery of this deadly virus and the vaccine against it - a vaccine that is sharply decreasing the infection rate worldwide and is probably the first effective cancer vaccine - was one of ...
An intriguing work of history, philosophy, and popular science that explores the human desire to quest. Scientists continually look for the genetic factors that make humans so very different in appearance and behaviour from most animals - the genes that are uniquely human. Respected biochemist and author Charles Pasternak argues that such genes do ...
This anthology brings together 59 classic and contemporary readings on the philosophy of religion which stress, in particular, the analytical viewpoint.
Also contains Ethics, Correspondence, all in excellent R. Elwes translation. Basic works on entry to philosophy, pantheism, exchange of ideas with great contemporaries.
Utilising both Freudian and non-Freudian psychoanalysis as well as feminist criticism, Baruch examines literary works by women and men from medieval and Romantic periods as well as cultural observations on the 20th century and how they have influenced attitudes toward love. The author argues that romantic love need not be the tool of women's ...
In a timely reminder of how the past informs the present, Baruch Kimmerling and Joel Migdal offer an account of the history of the Palestinian people from their modern origins to the Oslo peace process and beyond. Palestinians struggled to create themselves as a people from the first revolt of the Arabs in Palestine in 1834 through the British ...
People today must make decisions about many health, safety, and environmental risks. Nuclear power, HIV/AIDS, radon, vaccines, climate change, and emerging infectious diseases are just some issues that may face them in the news media, ballot box, or doctor's office. In order to make sound choices they need to get good information. Because their ...
The award-winning first edition of "The Promise of Mediation", published ten years ago, is a landmark classic that changed the field's understanding of the theory and practice of conflict intervention. That volume first articulated the 'transformative model' of mediation, which greatly humanized the vision of how the mediation process could help ...
This easy-to-follow book gives step-by-step solutions to a wide variety of accounting problems. Perfect as a study guide and supplement for any intermediate accounting course, it prepares students for the CPA exam and incorporates pertinent Financial Accounting Standards Board related materials. Active learning is encouraged with many fill-in ...
This thought-provoking book, the first of its kind in the English language, re-examines the fifty-year-old nation of Israel in terms of its origins as a haven for a persecuted people and its evolution into a multi-cultural society. Arguing that the mono-cultural regime built during the 1950's is over, Baruch Kimmerling suggests that the Israeli ...
The contributors - two Slavicists, a musicologist and an art historian - offer a detailed exploration of the ballet, "Petrushka", which premiered in Russia in 1911 and became one of the most important and influential theatrical works of the modernist period.
This anthology of the work of Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) presents the text of Spinoza's masterwork, the "Ethics", in what is now the standard translation by Edwin Curley. Also included are selections from other works by Spinoza, chosen by Curley to make the Ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of ...
The philosopher discusses how to reach the greatest human good in the face of the conflicting demands of fame, greed, and sexual passion. More relevant today than ever.
Baruch Halpern uses both biblical and archeological evidence as well as psychological analysis to uncover the real David: a politician whose role in a turbulent society allowed him to behave poorly in a number of circumstances. His text follows the evolution of several written accounts of David, which are by Haplern's analysis highly glorified. A ...
An organized framework to understanding the Hebrew Bible through surveys, maps, chronologies, and concise descriptions, with appendices on the Hebrew alphabet and calendar.
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