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Portrait Inside My Head: Essays (Paperback)

In this stunning collection of personal essays chosen as one of The New Yorker’s “Books to Watch Out For,” distinguished author Phillip Lopate weaves together the colorful threads of a life well lived and brings us on an invigorating and thoughtful journey through memory,culture,parenthood,the trials of marriage both young and old,and an extraordinary look at New York’s storied past and present. The result is a charming and spirited new classic from the undisputed master of the form.

The Voice Inside My Head (Hardcover)

Seventeen-year-old Luke's older sister,Pat,has always been his moral compass,like a voice inside his head,every time he has a decision to make. So when Pat disappears on a tiny island off the coast of Honduras and the authorities claim she's drowned - despite the fact that they can't produce a body - Luke heads to Honduras to find her because he knows something the authorities don't. From the moment of her disappearance,Pat's voice has become real,guiding him to Utila,where she had accepted a summer

Inupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays (Paperback)

It took more than a century for colonialism to reach Alaska after the first Europeans set foot in what would become the continental United States. The complex society of the Inupiaq,settled at the very top of the world,remained unknown and undisturbed longer than many other Native tribes in America. Ernest S. Burch Jr. dedicated most of his life and career to understanding this precolonial period and the lives of Northwest Alaska Natives.Inupiaq Ethnohistory finally collects in one place Burch

Essays on Actions and Events (Paperback)

Including two new essays,this remarkable volume is an updated edition of Davidson's classic Essays on Actions and Events (). A superb work on the nature of human action,it features influential discussions of numerous topics. These include the freedom to act; weakness of the will; the logical form of talk about actions,intentions,and causality; the logic of practical reasoning; Hume's theory of the indirect passions; and the nature and limits of decision theory.

The Kind of Schools We Need: Personal Essays (Paperback)

Education without the arts would be an impoverished enterprise. So says award-winning author Elliot Eisner,an internationally renowned authority on how the arts can be used to improve education. In a long and distinguished career,Eisner has given eloquent voice to the concerns of those who decry the marginalization of the arts in school curriculums. Now,for the first time ever,readers will have access to his best essays in one concise volume. The Kind of Schools We Need reviews Eisner's g

Knowing How: Essays on Knowledge,Mind,and Action (Paperback)

Knowledge how to do things is a pervasive and central element of everyday life. Yet it raises many difficult questions that must be answered by philosophers and cognitive scientists aspiring to understand human cognition and agency. What is the connection between knowing how and knowing that? Is knowledge how simply a type of ability or disposition to act? Is there an irreducibly practical form of knowledge? What is the role of the intellect in intelligent action? This volume contains fifteen state of the a

The Right to Be Lazy: Essays by Paul Lafargue (Paperback)

At once a masterpiece of critical theory and rip-roaring radical humor,this is one of the most spirited attacks on the notion of the work ethic ever to be published. Featuring a revised edition of the original English translation by Charles Hope Kerr,this collection also includes four of Paul Lafargue's lesser-known critiques (including the “Catechism for Investors”),as well as a biographical sketch by longtime Wobbly organizer Fred Thompson and a new introduction. Released in collaboration wit

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A Day Inside the Human Body (Paperback)

Books in the Fantasy Field Trips series take the reader on field trips to the most unlikely of destinations! In this book,turn on the enshrinkifier as we prepare to shrink in size and take a tour of the human body. Our 'tour' includes visits to all the main vital organs,as well as taking a look at bones,blood,and muscles along the way!

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For Sale are my Head S3 SkiBoots,My Boot Bag and Electric Boot Warmers

As my skiing days are over due to health issues I,must reluctantly part wit my Head ski boots, size 28 which fit a size nine foot. Whilst they have been worn they are still in excellent condition and have a few seasons life still to go.they are fitted with moulted insoles which can easily be replaced at local ski shops. They also come with a proprietary "Head" boot bag with carrying straps and an integral pocket for carrying small accessories. Also for sale is a pair of electrical boot heaters which are great for drying boots out overnight ad giving a nice warm boot to put on on a cold morning. I would like to sell all items together but can haggle if you wish to separate.Please phone or email if you wish to view. Ad ID:

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Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda and the CIA (Hardcover)

Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane,Storm spent his teens in and out of trouble. A book about the Prophet Mohammed prompted his conversion to Islam,and Storm sought purpose in a community of believers. He attended a militant madrasah in Yemen,named his son Osama,and became close friends with Anwar al-Awlaki,the American-born terrorist cleric. But after a decade of Jihadi life,he not only repudiated extremism but,in a quest for atonement,became a double agent for

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Reclaim My Heart (Paperback)

Sometimes the truth hurts.Sixteen years ago,Tyne Whitlock cut all ties to her past and left town under the shameful shadow of a teenage pregnancy. Now her fifteen-year-old son is in trouble with the law,and she is desperate for help. But reaching out to high-powered attorney Lucas Silver Hawk will tear open the heart-wrenching past in ways Tyne never imagined.Forced to return to the Delaware Indian community where Lucas was raised,Tyne and Lucas are tempted by the heated passion that consu

Scholes: My Story (Paperback)

The first autobiography of one of the most revered and popular soccer players of the modern era,now in paperbackPaul Scholes is one of the most internationally celebrated footballers of today. A one-club player,he has served Manchester United for more than 16 years,making more than 600 appearances in that time—the fourth highest number of appearances by any player for the club. He also represented the England national team for seven years,winning 66 caps that included two World Cup and

Sparknotes My Antonia (Paperback)

Get your A in gear! They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students,since its inception SparkNotes™ has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'™ motto is Smarter,Better,Faster because: · They feature the most current

My Life With Christ (Paperback)

...A book destined to work wonders with the human soul. -Franciscan Herald Caught up in the turmoil and problems that arise daily in our contemporary society,the man who would know Christ today must seek Him in all available ways and means. MY LIFE WITH CHRIST is one such way. It is a basic book of spiritual meditations designed to guide readers toward that mental,emotional,and moral growth which is indispensable to a solid religious development. In it each of the 1

Others of My Kind (Paperback)

At age eight,Jenny Rowan was abducted and kept for two years in a box beneath her captor’s bed. Eventually she escaped and,after living for eighteen months on scraps at the local mall,was put into the foster care system. Suing for emancipation at age sixteen,she became a legal adult. Now she works as a production editor for the local public TV station,and is one of the world’s good people. One evening she returns home to find a detective waiting for her. Though her records are sealed,he s

My Father's Dragon (Paperback)

When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly,he learns of a captive dragon on Wild Island. The dragon has been forced by the jungle residents to serve as their shuttle across a wide river — and anyone who rescues the dragon from its cruel captors might be entitled to a free ride. Elmer needs no further encouragement to stow away aboard a ship to the island,where he matches wits with hungry tigers,an irate gorilla,cranky crocodiles,and other moody creatures. A charmingly

My Life without God (Paperback)

The author details his experiences as the son of the famous atheist,Madalyn Murray O'Hair,describing her involvement in politics,his own religious conversion at age thirty-three,and his mother's murder in .

Why Does My Cat? (Paperback)

This guide to what motivates feline behavior answers such questions as Why does my cat eat the plants? andWhy does my cat walk on the paper I am reading? Offering a wealth of practical advice on ways of dealing with unacceptable behavior,this book explains instincts that may be accountable for erratic and troublesome behavior. Informative and full of insights into the minds of cats,these solutions provide ways to create a healthy and loving relationship between cats and the humans who s

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