Matokeo ya Utafutaji
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A Fierce Discontent
The Progressive Era, a few brief decades around the turn of the last century, still burns in American memory for its outsized personalities: Theodore Roosevelt, whose energy glinted through his pince-nez; Carry Nation, who smashed saloons with her axe and helped stop an entire nation from drinking; ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2003 -
Bypass: the story of a road
Bypass: the story of a road, a quirky biography of Australia's main street, the Hume Highway. The heart of Bypass is a bike ride that Michael, not the fittest man on the road, made from Sydney to Melbourne with the ever-patient Jenny, now his wife and more patient than ever. By the end of the book, ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2007 -
Books that saved my life: reading for wisdom, solace and pleasure
Here is a book about the sheer joy of living, exploring forty texts that can enrich us in all manner of ways. Some are recent, such as Harry Potter; some ancient, such as Homer and Lao Tzu. There are memoirs (Nelson Mandela), poetry (Les Murray) and many of the world’s great novels, from George Elio... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2018 -
Things you get for free
When Maureen McGirr finally takes the big trip she planned for her honeymoon, she still has the cosmetic case she was given for her wedding almost forty years before. She also has another lifetime's experience and a thirty-something son, a Jesuit priest, to take with her. The pair make unlikely comp... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2000 -
Snooze: The Lost Art Of Sleep
A profound exploration of the precious resource of sleep—and of the causes and consequences of getting too little of it. Michael McGirr always had trouble sleeping. The arrival of baby twins, however, made him realize that he’d never before known true exhaustion. And while he celebrated these small ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2018 -
Of the People: To 1877
Of the People: A History of the United States not only tells the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals--but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its complex beginnings to... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2009 -
Of the People: A History of the United States With Sources (Volume I: To 1877)
Of the People: A History of the United States does more than tell the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals. It unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its complex beginnings to its... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2022 -
Of The People: A History of the United States, Volume 2: Since 1865, with Sources
by Camilla Townsend • James Oakes • Jeanne Boydston • Nick Cullather • Mark Summers • Karen Dunak • Michael McGerr • Jan LewisOf the People: A History of the United States, Third Edition, not only tells the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals--but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its compl... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
Of the People: To 1877
by Camilla Townsend • Michael Mcgerr • James Oakes • Jeanne Boydston • Jan Ellen Lewis • Nick Cullather • Mark Summers • Karen DunakOf the People presents a balance of social, political, and cultural history in a chronological sequence. It traces the history of America - its people, places, and ideals - and unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything butcertain from ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
Of the People: A History of the United States
by Camilla Townsend • Michael Mcgerr • James Oakes • Jeanne Boydston • Jan Ellen Lewis • Nick Cullather • Mark Summers • Karen DunakOf the People presents a balance of social, political, and cultural history in a chronological sequence. It traces the history of America - its people, places, and ideals - and unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything butcertain from ... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
Of the People: A History of the United States, Volume I: To 1877
by Camilla Townsend • James Oakes • Jeanne Boydston • Jan Ellen Lewis • Nick Cullather • Mark Summers • Karen M. Dunak • Michael McGerrOf the People: A History of the United States, Fourth Edition, does more than tell the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals. It also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its com... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2019 -
CBT Values and Ethics
Reflecting the current legal, professional and cultural context of CBT practice this book provides therapists and counsellors with an understanding of both the values and ethics that accompany this approach. Providing real examples and reflective questions to encourage trainees to think about their... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
CBT Values and Ethics
Reflecting the current legal, professional and cultural context of CBT practice this book provides therapists and counsellors with an understanding of both the values and ethics that accompany this approach. Providing real examples and reflective questions to encourage trainees to think about their... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800 (Performing Celebrity)
by Fiona Ritchie • Leslie Ritchie • Michael Burden • Danielle Bobker • Chelsea Phillips • Máire MacNeill • Heather Ladd • Nevena Martinovic • Seth Wilson • Elaine McGirr • Amanda Weldy BoydThe essays in English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800 explore the theatrical anecdote’s role in the construction of stage fame in England’s emergent celebrity culture during the long eighteenth century, as well as the challenges of employing such anecdotes in theatre scholarship today. This collecti... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2022 -
Exploring Moral Injury in Sacred Texts
by John Thompson • Warren Carter • Rita Nakashima Brock • Amir Hussain • Brad Kelle • Daniel C. Maguire • David R. Blumenthal • Joseph Mcdonald • Kelly Denton-Borhaug • Michael Yandell • Nancy BowenMoral injury is a profound violation of a human being's core moral identity through experiences of violence or trauma. This is the first book in which scholars from different faith and academic backgrounds consider the concept of moral injury not merely from a pastoral or philosophical point of view... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2017 -
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest (Mythic Anthologies)
by Charles De Lint • Neil Gaiman • Jane Yolen • Tanith Lee • Emma Bull • Nina Kiriki Hoffman • Gregory Maguire • Midori Snyder • Delia Sherman • Jeffrey Ford • Carol Emshwiller • Michael Cadnum • M. Shayne Bell • Kathe Koja • Katherine Vaz • Patricia A. McKillip • Carolyn Dunn • Bill LewisDrawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up &“a tasty treat for fantasy fans&” (Booklist). There are some &“genuine gems&” in this &“enticing collection&” of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring &“diverse takes on mythic... More
Language: ENGHakimiliki: 2002