Social Science - General

Author: WhickwithyISBN-10: 1734822155ISBN-13: 9781734822151Publisher: WhickwithyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2022Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d

Humanity has been seeking its sanity, its sentient state, for millennia. In its absence, we have become demented, deranged. Sentience is not a dirty word. Being human is not a debility. One of the most offensive phrases ever is, "We are only human."Author: WhickwithyISBN-10:...

Ancestry is fascinating. Like fingerprints and DNA, each of our ancestors has individual traits and each has a unique story to tell within the interlinked webs they have created, or which have unavoidably been created by others at their expense. This work focuses on...

This book of short vignettes from youth to becoming a thirty-ish adult has some humor, some gravitas, and a somewhat skewed advancement to adulthood. Various described setbacks were overcome by sheer determination, counsel by my parents and my dear wife, and luck. Of course,...

Culture is an integrated system of institutions, ideas, beliefs, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. It is an important factor in shaping and re-shaping the identity of a people. The culture has helped the Baloch to survive and to retain...

This reference presents information about quality benchmarks of Indian higher education institute (HEI) accreditation bodies namely, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF). The objective of the book is to enlighten stakeholders working in Indian HEIs on...

Roe v. Wade should never have been brought to the Supreme Court for debate from the beginning, ever. Abortion is a Right afforded in the Constitution encased in the Preamble. Open your eyes to what is happening today in This United States of America....

Most Americans cannot imagine getting by with less, or that it could be an easier and more relaxed way of life while using less of our diminishing supply of resources. Our descendants will thank us if we do that. But it won't be easy,...

It is a reserch work that is aimed at providing solution to the problem on insurgency in Nigera and the entire lake chad basin, looking at the option of returning the water into the lake chad thereby resoring the lost ecosystem and recreating a...

In the mischievous style of his previous books, Thinking About Everything and Miles of Thoughts, humorist and man of letters Dennis Ford takes to the road and- reveals why heaven is the saddest place invents the practice of kid swapping explains how reasonable people...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are one of top investment priorities in these days. They are aimed at finding applications in fields of special value for humans, including education.The fourth industrial revolution will replace not only human hands but also human brains, the time of...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

America is a great country. I'm very lucky to be blessed by the Almighty God, himself. I remember growing up in Africa that I always wished I would come to America. On December 25th, 1999, my dreams came true. I landed in the United...

21st century declaration of China is written by Chinese study expert, Qiu Xue. The book discusses the key persons in the contemporary history of China and gives perspectives on the development of China in 21st century.Author: Qiu XueISBN-10: 162265935XISBN-13: 9781622659357Publisher: IisteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2017Pages: 250Format:...

You will find this book is so different. Look carefully at the graphic of the cover, as if God looking at the earth, so that your soul will tremble. Don't open this book easily, since it will make your intrinsic value fall apart and...

Utopia is a classic masterpiece that conveys More's vivid imagination of the Island of Utopia. Although most of the characters are fictional, it is intriguing to learn about the true values of European societies during the 16th century, when More actually wrote the book...

This book, edited by Kevin Jung of Bergen County, New Jersey, contains research works by high school and middle school students of very high potential. There is significant original contribution in terms of research, as is evident in the impressive research works. High school...

As part of the Wheel Book series, The U.S. Naval Institute on the U.S. Coast Guard provides professional sea service officers with insights into the roles, mission, and history of the U.S. Coast Guard. This service, the fifth and smallest branch of the U.S....

A companion to Rubinstein's celebrated study of English literature, American Literature Root and Flower examines the lives and works of over fifty important American novelists, poets, and dramatists. This two-volume study is one of remarkable scope, ranging from Hawthorne to the Harlem Renaissance, from...

The book you are about to read presents the outlandish theory that all human civilizations and languages began once at a single point on earth and a specific point in time. It is a rereading of history up to the modern day that witnesses...

But Hey takes a journey into history and shares the mentality of our black ancestors as it pertained to every area of their lives as well as look at the behavior of our current generation. It will present some of the great success stories...

Secularization is a process that has been taking place throughout the world, but especially in the West. It refers to limitations of various types to religious thoughts, activities, ownership, and power, but does not necessarily mean limitation on religious freedom. Because of this contested...

This book is a true picture of what goes on in public housing. From conflicts between tenants, drug use, drug dealers. The police are here so often they should have a substation here. Also what the owners do not do to take care of...

Citizens Gone Wild is a practical step-by-step guide for anyone interested in thinking for themselves. In this breakthrough book, author George Zibergeld identifies, explains, and demonstrates twelve specific methods of analysis that anyone can use for critical thinking and decision making. As readers learn...

"The Nine Dragons Drained Dry, the East Sea in Turmoil" is described as a novel. However, while reading it, one comes to the realization that it actually deals with the issues of a deteriorating environment that endangers the survival of a beloved river and...

John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the first globally-famous celebrity writers who were able to earn a large amount...

Author: Martin WassermanISBN-10: 1524543748ISBN-13: 9781524543747Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2016Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. A terrorist group, as designated by Security Council under Resolution 2170,...

Present day sophisticated, adaptive, and autonomous (to a certain degree) robotic technology is a radically new stimulus for the cognitive system of the human learner from the earliest to the oldest age. It deserves extensive, thorough, and systematic research based on novel frameworks for...

Joseph Butler was an English bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher. He was born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire. He is known, among other things, for his critique of Thomas Hobbes's egoism and John Locke's theory of personal identity. During his life...

"Employee Emotional Abuse," acknowledges those workers who have experienced the social crime of emotional abuse in the workplace. Crimes committed by ruthless, insensitive, brutal, and nefarious persons who are irresponsible and hateful, and yet are in leadership positions. People who are despicable, unscrupulous, and...

The United States has fought a war against drinking and driving for more than 100 years. Many battles have been won, but DUI still kills more than 10,000 people in America every year, and injures tens of thousands more."More Americans have been killed in...

Americans are enjoying the longest life expectancy in United States history, but what does this mean for the over seventy million aging baby boomers? It is expected the majority of the aging population will have two or more chronic health illnesses that will require...

Brazil and Latin America: Between the Separation and Integration Paths challenges the "separatist" bias in the vision of Brazilian relations with its Latin American neighbors. By exploring the parallel existence of a path of integration, the focus of this study is on those forces...

Through an insightful, literary treatment of various utopian visions, Peter Hawkins examines the human urge for widespread happiness, while pondering our consistent failure to produce it. Hawkins draws from biblical notions of paradise, Plato's Republic, More's Utopia, Bellamy, Orwell, Le Corbusier, B. F. Skinner,...

Life is a mystery, on planet Earth, where the billions of people live their lives day to day, most not knowing what their purpose is. We can't figure out life's answers because some of us don't even know the questions to ask. It can...

We Shall Not Be Moved narrates the story of the Kent State student-led May 4th Coalition and its efforts to maintain untouched the site of the Ohio National Guard's shooting of thirteen Kent State students.The story is told in a local context of the...

This book provides an extended definition of western architecture from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. It includes quotations by important architects. Others have been gathered, adding further definition and description through paraphrases and original composition. This book addresses a variety of thoughts on...

This book explains the sustainable limits of Nature and modern families. Enlightens how mankind created unsustainable living condition by breaking those limits and how they "defeated" unsustainability by recruiting dangerous monsters such as hazardously polluting fossil fuel, genetically and technologically modified food, a variety...

We have been endowed with a symbolic brain that helps us adapt to and survive in our natural and man-made worlds. However it is open to both true and false beliefs both of which have impacts on our well-being. Supernatural beliefs may lead to...

Author: Pon KulendirenISBN-10: 1479720682ISBN-13: 9781479720682Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2012Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d

"Certainly I have no objection to necessity and possibility when interpreted in Russell's way." -W. V. O. Quine, note to the author dated October 23, 1990, quoted in the book, page 27. SECOND EDITION: "Looks like a seminal work." -Paul C. Nascimbene. "Impressive." -...

We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. When you change your perception, you change your results., Custody, and Child Support Sometimes life can take turns which we are unprepared for. Divorce is one of those detours in...

Author: Allan GilmourISBN-10: 1477134387ISBN-13: 9781477134382Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2012Pages: 302Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Part history, part biography, this book describes the issues that produced the passionate activism of the 1960s and the campaigns waged at Princeton University by Students for a Democratic Society, the most important radical organization on campuses at the time. The author traces the...

This volume contains three essays by American essayist Waldo Emerson, including: "Culture", "Character", and "Compensation". Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) was an American lecturer, essayist, and poet at the forefront of the transcendentalist movement during the mid-19th century. He is considered to be...

This is a study of the problems and needs of 306 successful families to discover the factors contributing to a normal, healthful life for parents and children. Factors affecting achievement and satisfaction and the sources of fatigue, worry, and friction are analyzed and described....

PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE TERRITORY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA (1964 - 1969) AND THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE (1973 - 1976) Almost all of these photographs were taken by me, (except when I was in a photo, ) when I worked in the then...

Author: Ralf G. WillISBN-10: 1465359435ISBN-13: 9781465359438Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2011Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d