In this popular textbook for learners of classical Chinese, Chiang offers a systematic and clear analysis of classical Chinese (wenyan) grammar, using 20 readings from texts of the Spring and Autumn,
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The author describes her experience of being a caregiver to her mother, and her aunt who were stricken with Alzheimer's disease, and how she used humor to enrich their lives as well as her own
Focusing on the Confucian process of self-cultivation, Tu (Chinese history and philosophy, Harvard U.) explores the spiritual dimension of the fundamental tradition. The 12 essays set out the central
This text documents a sampling of paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures owned by Clark Atlanta University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Howard University, North Carolina Central Universit
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Updates materials and polymer scientists on developments during the ten years since the previous book devoted to the subject. Provides information on the orientation of macromolecules that largely det
A feminist critique of the accounts of "Being" found in some of the key texts of existentialism and phenomenology, in particular Sartre, Levinas and Merleau-Ponty. Knowing the other as beloved is inti
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"This is a time to shape the future--precisely because everything is in flux. This is a time for self-assessment, clear-minded decisions, and, above all, a time for action."--Peter F. Drucker"As a too
"This is a time to shape the future--precisely because everything is in flux. This is a time for self-assessment, clear-minded decisions, and, above all, a time for action."--Peter F. Drucker"As a too
Is there a distinctive Christian system of education? Lois LeBar shows that there is such a system, and she defines it clearly. Her aim in this book is to help teachers discover the distinctive Christ
A leading scholar of twentieth-century American history looks again at the beginning of the century, this time giving us a remarkable portrait of the emergence of modern society and its distinctive tr
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service, Gordon Macpherson has brought together this fascinating collection of chapters by distinguished figures in medicine and politics. Co
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Always packed with unrelieved tension and constant surprises, a new novel from Patricia Cornwell is cause for celebration. Virginia's chief medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, is called in to examine the
Questioning the usual judgements of political ethics, Ruth W. Grant argues that hypocrisy can actually be constructive while strictly principled behavior can be destructive.Hypocrisy and Integrity off
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his is the first critical study of a man who helped Hitler into power and continued to serve him until the very end of the Third Reich. Other biographies of Franz von Papen have failed to portray a co
Topics discussed include the representation theory of Linear Associative Algebras, with a complete analysis of Dirac and Kemmer algebras, the representations of the Symmetric group via Young Tableaux
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The timeless song of the The Twelve Days of Christmas springs to life in this lavish pop-up edition by award-winning author, artist, and paper engineer Robert Sabuda. Sure to be a classic, this elegan
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A reprint of Salaman's classic reference, out of print for ten years, describing and illustrating in b&w virtually every tool used in the leatherworking trades in Great Britain from about 1700 nea
Beginning with Darwin's work in the 1870s, Foundations of Animal Behavior selects the most important works from the discipline's first hundred years--forty-four classic papers--and presents them in fa
