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Report copyright infringementby Donna L. Smith (Author), Gary J. Smith (Illustrator)On a charming island, in a beautiful lake, "Like Sheep" begins as a simple story of the author's dream of being a shepherd and ends with an astonishing revelation ... sheep possess a deep sense of community, and their own precept of empathy and understanding. And while this book wonderfully relates the day to day reality of being a shepherd, from early heartbreaking failures to life affirming triumphs, it is p...

Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane - Paperback

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by S. Frederick Starr (Author)The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment--its rise, fall, and enduring legacy In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds--remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic, they were long assumed to h...

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Report copyright infringementby Pamela Austin (Author)Explore this collection of heartfelt stories, each one a testament of faith, filled with laughter and profound moments. Dive into tales of divine guidance, personal growth, and life's special moments. Pieces of My Puzzle is a captivating anthology of short narratives, carefully crafted over a period of thirty-five years. Each story is a unique fragment that fits into the larger picture of the author's life, shining a light on the extraordi...

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by Yoram Hazony (Author)The idea that American conservatism is identical to "classical" liberalism--widely held since the 1960s--is seriously mistaken. The award-winning political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hope for Western democracy is a return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain--the conservative traditions that brought greatness to the English-speaking nations and became the model for national freedom for the entire world. Conse...

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by Thomas Nagel (Author)If there is such a thing as reason, it has to be universal. Reason must reflect objective principles whose validity is independent of our point of view--principles that anyone with enough intelligence ought to be able to recognize as correct. But this generality of reason is what relativists and subjectivists deny in ever-increasing numbers. And such subjectivism is not just an inconsequential intellectual flourish or badge of theoretical chic. It is exploited to defle...

Francis Bacon: The Major Works - Paperback

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by Francis Bacon (Author), Brian Vickers (Editor)This authoritative edition brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing--the major prose in full, together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available--that reveals the essence of his work and thinking. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most...

The Baba Downstairs: The Life Story of a Misfit Indian Saint

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas K. Shor (Author)This book tells the true story of an Indian man named Vikram, whose strange fate it was to be born with a large birthmark identical to the birthmark of the holy man, or baba, who died immediately after blessing Vikram's mother to have a son. So from the very beginning, Vikram was raised as the old baba's reincarnation.At first Vikram goes along with it. He even believes it. He tries, in his childish way, to play the part. But when he prob...

The Power of Imagination: The Neville Goddard Treasury - Paperback

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by Neville (Author)An anthology of the greatest writings of modern mystic, Neville Goddard, who has enthralled a new generation of readers with his simple but radical principle that your imagination is God. This broad-ranging anthology assembles the greatest works of Neville Goddard, who, writing under the sole name Neville, became one of the most quietly seismic spiritual philosophers of the modern age. From the late 1930s until his death in 1972, Neville promulgated one basic, extraordinar...

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Report copyright infringementby Swamini Krishnamrita Prana (Author), Amma (Other), Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Other)Mata Amritanandamayi, Also Known As Amma, Is A Unique Phenomenon, A Spiritual Master In The Form Of A Loving Mother Who Embraces All Who Come To Her. Millions, Including The Rich And The Poor, The Joyful And The Despairing, Have Experienced The Power Of Amma's Compassionate Love And Overwhelming Grace. Swamini Krishnamrita Prana, Australian By Birth, Is One Of The First Wome...

The Battle of the Conscience: A Psychiatric Study of the Inner Working of the Conscience

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Report copyright infringementby Edmund Bergler (Author)This is a new release of the original 1948 edition. Number of Pages: 306 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2013

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Report copyright infringementby Abraham Myerson (Author)""Speaking of Man"" is a book written by Abraham Myerson that explores the intricacies of human nature and behavior. The book delves into various aspects of human life, including the mind, emotions, and social interactions. Myerson draws on his extensive knowledge of psychology and philosophy to provide insights into the human condition. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which tackles a specific topic, such as love, happ...

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by Sun Tzu (Author)The Art of War, the world's oldest treatise on warfare, has been studied by leaders for centuries. Dated to about fifth century BCE, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of thirteen chapters, each addressing a particular aspect of warfare, such as planning offenses, military combat, and the employment of spies. Influential in Eastern civilization for millennia and in Western cul...

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Scott Johns (Author)Author and attorney Randall Scott Johns argued in the US District Court for the Virgin Islands that the broadcast media should be permitted into the federal judiciary to expose the intellectual dishonesty of the judicial system. The brotherhood of lawyers and federal judges pushed back against him, finding him in contempt of court and revoking his license to practice law in the USVI. He appealed the ruling of contempt up to the US Su...

Standing For Something More: The Excommunication of Lyndon Lamborn

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Report copyright infringementby Lyndon Lamborn (Author)After a highly publicized and controversial exit from Mormonism, Lamborn intertwines the story of his awakening with psychological aspects of religious belief. Number of Pages: 296 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 23, 2009

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by Craig Callender (Author)As we navigate through life we instinctively model time as having a flowing present that divides a fixed past from open future. This model develops in childhood and is deeply saturated within our language, thought and behavior, affecting our conceptions of the universe, freedom and the self. Yet as central as it is to our lives, physics seems to have no room for this flowing present. What Makes Time Special? demonstrates this claim in detail and then turns to two no...

Democracies in America: Keywords for the 19th Century and Today - Paperback

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by D. Berton Emerson (Editor), Gregory Laski (Editor)Ask someone their thoughts about "democracy" and you'll get many different responses. Some may presume it a thing once established yet now under threat. Others may believe that democracy has always been compromised by the empowered few. In the contemporary United States, marked by constituencies across the political spectrum believing that their voices have gone unheard, "democracy" gets wielded in so many divergent directions as to be rend...

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder - Hardcover

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by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Author)Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thriv...

Love Outpouring: Experiencing Ever-Present Happiness by Illuminating and Eliminating the Difference Between Who You Are and What You Ha - Paperback

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by Scott Flynn (Author)Ego shaves the vibrancy-edges off of life, dulling life's inherent wonder, dampening one's love of humanity while concurrently dimming the beauty of the world. Self reinstates life's vibrant-glory as Self-consciousness re-recognizes its love for its own creation, and in doing so, falls deeper and deeper back in love with itSelf, ever-more enhancing the vibrancy of the mystery of life. Knowing the difference between who you are and what you have mistaken yourself to be e...

The Epistle of Barnabas: A Journey Through Faith and Understanding (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Barnabas Companion of Paul (Author), Tim Zengerink (Translator)What does it mean to live in faith and truth? How does God's covenant shape our understanding of the world?The Epistle of Barnabas: A Journey Through Faith and Understanding brings you one of the earliest Christian writings, attributed to Barnabas, a close companion of the Apostle Paul. This epistle offers a unique perspective on the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, the fulfillment o...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Maalouf (Author)Do we really believe in God? What difference does it make if God exists or does not exist? Are we better off with God or without God? Are we made in God's image or is it God who is made in our image? Is God our creator or are we the creators of God the way we create other gods? Does God tell us from on high what to do or do we go on building higher and higher towers and defy the God of heavens? Does God have rights? Do we have rights? Are t...

Geometries of Experience: Thinking with Remo Bodei

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Report copyright infringementby Massimo Ciavolella (Editor), Efraín Kristal (Editor), Heather Renee Sottong (Editor)The first volume of essays in English on one of the most renowned contemporary Italian Philosophers.Remo Bodei (1938-2019) was one of Italy's most influential philosophers of the past half-century. His intellectual influence was wide-reaching as he guided the search for rational explanations of seemingly irrational phenomena and the philosophical underpinnings of poetry. Diverse...

The Aesthetic Question: Experience, Judgement, Value

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Forsey (Author)What is the nature and meaning of the 'aesthetic'? This question animates Jane Forsey's provocative dive into the foundations of philosophical aesthetics. The result is a compelling new theory of aesthetic experience that draws upon attention, judgement and value as central to our responses to the world we encounter. We liberally apply 'aesthetic' to a wealth of experiences from horror movies, fashion and perfume to food, fine art and garden...

Homo Aestheticus: Philosophical Fragments on the Will to Art

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Alexander (Author)This collection of philosophical fragments presents an aesthetics of existence called the 'Will to Art'. Readers are invited to consider the possibility that the universe is fundamentally an aesthetic phenomenon, understood as a process of creative evolution that is moving, albeit agonistically, towards ever-increasing opportunities for artistic expression and aesthetic experience. In Homo Aestheticus, Samuel Alexander offers an underst...

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Report copyright infringementby Chuck Alen (Author) Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: November 14, 2025

Nature and Imagination in Ancient and Early Modern Roman Art

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Report copyright infringementby Gabriel Pihas (Author)This volume uses the art of Rome to help us understand the radical historical break between the fundamental ancient pre-supposition that there is a natural world or cosmos situating human life, and the equally fundamental modern emphasis on human imagination and its creative power.Author BiographyGabriel Pihas is the academic director at the Rome Institute of Liberal Arts and a tutor in the Integral Program of the Liberal Arts at St. Mary'...

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Report copyright infringementby Hippolyte Taine (Author), John Durand (Author)Explore the foundations of artistic expression with Hippolyte Taine's "The Philosophy of Art," a seminal work in aesthetics and art criticism. This meticulously prepared edition presents Taine's exploration of beauty and the principles underlying fine art. Delve into the philosophy of art as Taine examines the historical and cultural contexts that shape artistic creation. A cornerstone of art theory, this book provi...

The Bastard Realm: Orphans of the Cuthoc

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Report copyright infringementby Howard George Oswald (Author) Number of Pages: 252 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 04, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Vanessa Bartlett (Author), Jasmin Pfefferkorn (Author), Emilie K. Sunde (Author)Decentering Ethics: AI Art as Method contains commissioned essays, in-conversation pieces and artistic interventions that advance artists and cultural institutions as practitioners in developing AI ethics. The collection shows how, working in the gaps left unfilled by policy, artistic engagements have become a vital force in the development of a collectively held public ethics for t...

Feminism and Ecology: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Mary Mellor (Author)In recent years, as environmentalists have examined the link between women's subordination and the degradation of our natural world, the relationship between feminism and ecology has become a crucial one. In Feminism and Ecology, Mary Mellor, tracing ecofeminist activism from the Love Canal demonstrations to socialist ecofeminism, provides a comprehensive introduction to the ecofeminist movement and its history. Mellor examines the connections between feminism and the G...

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Report copyright infringementby Erin Manning (Editor), Anna Munster (Editor), Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen (Editor)All 'mediation' stages and distributes real, embodied events. This capacity to enact in the immediacy of everyday life is an integral part of any mediation. But this entails that nothing can be prised apart from an ecology of exprience. Immediation I and II collectively and singularly ask: what are the thinking-feeling imperceptibilities conditioning and immediately registering i...

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Report copyright infringementby Dylan Trigg (Author)What is the human body? Both the most familiar and unfamiliar of things, the body is the centre of experience but also the site of a prehistory anterior to any experience. Alien and uncanny, this other side of the body has all too often been overlooked by phenomenology. In confronting this oversight, Dylan Trigg's The Thing redefines phenomenology as a species of realism, which he terms unhuman phenomenology. Far from being the vehicle of a ...

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Report copyright infringementby F. E. Sparshott (Author)Aesthetics is variously identified with the philosophy of art, the philosophy of criticism, and the philosophy of beauty. The resulting confusing has meant that the condition of this branch (or branches) of philosophy has been a standing scandal; so much so that many philosopher have supposed the subject be inherently recalcitrant or in some way spurious. This book seeks to remey this situation by reducing the subject to order. It offers...