The Distinction between Mind and Its Objects by Bernard Bosanquet (DigiCat) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

In 'The Distinction between Mind and Its Objects' by Bernard Bosanquet, the author delves into the complexities of the relationship between the mind and external objects. Written in a scholarly and philosophical style, Bosanquet explores the nature of perception and how the mind interacts with the world around it. This book is a significant contribution to the field of metaphysics and epistemology, providing a deep analysis of the concepts of reality and consciousness. Bosanquet's writing is characterized by its logical precision and profound insights, making it a valuable read for those interested in understanding the nature of human cognition. Bernard Bosanquet, a prominent British philosopher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was known for his work in metaphysics and ethics. His background as a professor of philosophy and his involvement in the idealist movement influenced his exploration of the mind-object distinction. Bosanquet's expertise and scholarly rigor shine ...

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Water and Politics: Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico by Veronica Herrera (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Most of the world's population lives in cities in developing countries, where access to basic public services, such as water, electricity, and health clinics, is either inadequate or sorely missing. Water and Politics shows how politicians benefit politically from manipulating public service provision for electoral gain. In many young democracies, politicians exchange water service for votes or political support, rewarding allies or punishing political enemies. Surprisingly, the political problem of water provision has become more pronounced, as water service represents a valuable political currency in resource-scarce environments. Water and Politics finds that middle-class and industrial elites play an important role in generating pressure for public service reforms.

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Bridging Worlds: A Journey of Technology, Leadership, and Public Service by Lawrence Eta (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In a world rapidly transformed by technology, one man's journey encapsulates the essence of innovation, leadership, and a profound commitment to public service. Lawrence Eta's story begins not in the echelons of tech giants but within the modest confines of an insurance company, where his first encounter with a computer ignited a lifelong passion for technology and its potential to change lives. From the busy streets of London to the dynamic landscape of Toronto, Lawrence's path is one of relentless pursuit, not just of personal success but of meaningful impact. "Bridging Worlds" takes you through Lawrence's formative years in Nigeria and the UK, revealing the challenges and triumphs that shaped his understanding of technology's power and leadership's essence. As he transitions into public service, his insights into technology's role in governance and societal improvement offer a refreshing perspective on what it means to lead in the digital age. His journey is a testament to the ...

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Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley (DigiCat) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In 'Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley', readers are treated to a collection of insightful and thought-provoking passages that reflect the intellect and wisdom of the author, Thomas Henry Huxley. Known for his contributions to the fields of biology and evolution, Huxley's literary style is marked by clarity, precision, and a deep understanding of the natural world. The book provides an engaging and accessible entry point into Huxley's ideas, making it a valuable resource for both scholars and casual readers interested in science and philosophy. Huxley's aphorisms touch on a wide range of topics, from the nature of humanity to the workings of the universe, showcasing his keen observational skills and philosophical depth. Through concise yet profound statements, Huxley challenges readers to think critically about the world around them and inspires a sense of wonder and curiosity.

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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Handbook: Essential Strategies for Emergency Preparedness, Stockpiling Food and Life-Saving Supplies, Home-Defense ... by Anthony Lynch (1 Review)    Price verified 31 minutes ago

Stop waiting for disaster to strike. Take control of your destiny and thrive in any situation. The world is changing. COVID-19 pandemic gave us a proper reality check. Our reliance on external systems has proven fragile, and the need for self-sufficiency has never been clearer. This book isn't about fear-mongering. It's about empowerment. This survival guide is your one-stop shop for conquering any crisis and protecting your family. It's a proven blueprint for escaping disaster. Inside, you'll discover: • Rock-solid prepping strategies: Learn how to stockpile essential resources, from food & water to first-aid supplies, and create a plan for any situation. • Life-saving survival skills: Master wilderness and urban survival techniques, whether you face building fires, natural disasters or even terrorist threats. • Peace of mind for your loved ones: Find proven advice for keeping your family safe, including home & urban defense tactics. • Off-grid living made easy: ...

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Nihilist by Hey Guy Hues (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

I wrote Nihilist while still a young father. I had an experience in college (described in the 9th poem) that left an impression. The experience connected me with ideas on nihilism I was already exploring (also touched on in eDialogues). Somewhere along the way, I stumbled across I Ching and realized poems were a better way of expressing the experience and ideas that still mostly lingered beyond my grasp. Years later, I cleaned up these older writings. The collection is now a blend of youthful energy and measured reflection. Below are a couple excerpts to give you a sense of the work. I hope you enjoy. Preface: "The rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless." Nihilism is a young word burdened with a frightening definition. The excerpt displayed above is from any number of online dictionaries. The use of negative words like "rejection" and "meaningless" hamper the meaning with the emotions of someone else. Nihilism is the freedom ...

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FULLY AUTONOMOUS AND ASYMMETRIC WARFARE IN THE AGE OF AI: PROS & CONS by AIMQWEST CORPORATION Price verified 3 hours ago

In a world where the frontlines of warfare blur and shift with the advance of technology, "Fully Autonomous and Asymmetric Warfare in the Age of AI: Pros and Cons" emerges as a seminal guide to the most consequential revolution in military affairs since the introduction of gunpowder. Published by AIMQWEST Corporation, this pivotal book examines the dual-edged sword of artificial intelligence in modern conflict, navigating the perilous waters of ethics, strategy, and global security implications. As nations and non-state actors alike harness AI's vast capabilities -- from unmanned drones to cyber warfare tactics -- this text offers an indispensable exploration of how these technologies reshape power dynamics and international relations. Each chapter delves deeply into critical issues such as the ethical dilemmas of delegating life-and-death decisions to machines, the strategic advantages and vulnerabilities introduced by autonomous systems, and the legal challenges that accompany ...

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Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1766-71 by Earl of Chesterfield Philip Dormer Stanhope (11 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Environmental Knowledge, Race, and African American Literature (Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment) by Matthias Klestil (Palgrave Macmillan) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This open access book suggests new ways of reading nineteenth-century African American literature environmentally. Combining insights from ecocriticism, African American studies, and Foucauldian theory, Matthias Klestil examines forms of environmental knowledge in African American writing ranging from antebellum slave narratives and pamphlets to Charlotte Forten's journals, Booker T. Washington's autobiographies, and Charles W. Chesnutt's short fiction. The volume highlights how literary forms of environmental knowledge in the African American tradition were shaped by the histories of slavery and race, mainstream environmental writing traditions, and African American forms of expression and intertextuality. Turning to the Underground Railroad, debates over education and home-building, and the aesthetics of the pastoral and the georgic, Environmental Knowledge, Race, and African American Literature provides an original perspective on the African American ecoliterary traditionthat ...

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The Italian Diaspora in South Africa: Nostalgia, Identity, and Belonging in the Second and Third Generations (Routledge Studies in Development, ... by Maria Chiara Marchetti-Mercer (Routledge) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This book investigates the experiences of second- and third-generation Italians living in South Africa, exploring how nostalgia for Italy influences their sense of identity and belonging. The Italian community in South Africa is a unique diaspora, with a complex history, including roots in Italian colonial activities in Africa, and in World War II. This book looks at how the descendants of these early migrants take pride in being Italian and value the Italian language. They also ascribe much importance to their family roots, and have often created a romanticized image of Italy, mostly based on childhood vacation visits. The longing for an imaginary idealized version of Italy is closely linked to their wider search for a sense of identity and belonging against the backdrop of South African society, currently still grappling with its own multicultural identity. Interdisciplinary by design, this book draws on insights from both cultural studies and psychology in order to shine a light ...

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Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Benjamin Taylor (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Silent Hill: The Terror Engine (Landmark Video Games) by Bernard Perron (University of Michigan Press) (130 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Silent Hill: The Terror Engine, the second of the two inaugural studies in the Landmark Video Games series from series editors Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, is both a close analysis of the first three Silent Hill games and a general look at the whole series. Silent Hill, with its first title released in 1999, is one of the most influential of the horror video game series. Perron situates the games within the survival horror genre, both by looking at the history of the genre and by comparing Silent Hill with such important forerunners as Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil. Taking a transmedia approach and underlining the designer's cinematic and literary influences, he uses the narrative structure; the techniques of imagery, sound, and music employed; the game mechanics; and the fiction, artifact, and gameplay emotions elicited by the games to explore the specific fears survival horror games are designed to provoke and how the experience as a whole has made the Silent Hill ...

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Not Another Average Guy: An Exemplar For The Modern Man by A.P. Hovsepian (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Every boy needs a strong male figure in their life. Especially in the formative years. And yet, it's no secret that most of us were deprived of this very thing. No one was there to guide, shape and mold us into men. Our fathers may have been around, but few took it upon themselves to teach us what it meant to be a man. As a result, we've all suffered -- both directly and indirectly -- a great deal of unnecessary pain and frustration in adulthood; where life demanded the price of ignorance be paid (with interest!) While time travel is not a viable solution (yet), the next best thing is to learn these lessons now. Not Another Average Guy is an amalgamation of decades of wisdom, forged by trial and error in the midst of life's most difficult struggles; Struggles one too many men had to personally endure. It offers a gift most males crave from a young age: the gift of direction.

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Race for Citizenship: Black Orientalism and Asian Uplift from Pre-Emancipation to Neoliberal America (Nation of Nations Book 23) by Helen Heran Jun (NYU Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Helen Heran Jun explores how the history of U.S. citizenshiphas positioned Asian Americans and African Americans in interlocking socio-political relationships since the mid nineteenth century. Rejecting the conventional emphasis on 'inter-racial prejudice,' Jun demonstrates how a politics of inclusion has constituted a racial Other within Asian American and African American discourses of national identity. Race for Citizenship examines three salient moments when African American and Asian American citizenship become acutely visible as related crises: the 'Negro Problem' and the 'Yellow Question' in the mid- to late 19th century; World War II-era questions around race, loyalty, and national identity in the context of internment and Jim Crow segregation; and post-Civil Rights discourses of disenfranchisement and national belonging under globalization. Taking up a range of cultural texts -- the 19th century black press, the writings of black feminist Anna Julia Cooper, Asian American ...

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The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring by Matthew C MacWilliams (Amherst College Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The ascendance of Donald Trump to the presidential candidacy of the Republican Party has been both remarkable and, to most commentators, unlikely. In The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring, Matthew MacWilliams argues that Trump's rapid rise through a bewildered Republican Party hierarchy is no anomaly; rather, MacWilliams argues, it is the most recent expression of a long-standing theme in American political life, the tendency and temptation to an ascriptive politics -- a political view that builds its basic case on ascribing to any relatively disempowered group (whether defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, or other identifying category) a certain set of qualities that justify discriminatory treatment. The ascriptive tradition in American politics, though longstanding, has generally been kept to a relatively small minority -- a minority whose rights, perhaps paradoxically, have been protected by the principles of Madisonian democracy, ...

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Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal​ Bangladesh (Culture, Place, and Nature) by Camelia Dewan (1 Review)    Price verified 6 minutes ago

Perilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate change adaptation. Yet to what extent do adaptation projects address local needs and concerns? Combining environmental history and ethnographic fieldwork with development professionals, rural farmers, and landless women, Misreading the Bengal Delta critiques development narratives of Bangladesh as a "climate change victim." It examines how development actors repackage colonial-era modernizing projects, which have caused severe environmental effects, as climate-adaptation solutions. Seawalls meant to mitigate against cyclones and rising sea levels instead silt up waterways and induce drainage-related flooding. Other adaptation projects, from saline aquaculture to high-yield agriculture, threaten soil fertility, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Bangladesh's environmental crisis goes beyond climate change, extending to coastal ...

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