Attempts to issue a call to change morality, education, and our attitudes about sex. Saying that the real root of America's sexual problems is sheer ignorance, which can only be overcome by instilling in young people new attitudes of caring and respect, this book analyses a nationwide sexual malaise and prescribes solutions.
What was life like in occupied Holland during World War II? What was it like for a nation to find itself overwhelmed by a foreign power? This title chronicles the steady deterioration of normal, everyday life; the loss of freedom and security; and, the role of the law as food and many of life's amenities became scarce.
In clear language, the author provides information and advice on identifying worthwhile pieces, on how to refurbish them while protecting their inherent value, and on how to make money selling finished products. Photos. Illustrations.
In Colonial America, silversmiths produced objects of great merit, crafting everyday articles with care and skill. The products of the colonial period are well known, but there is little authoritative research on the actual techniques of the silversmith. Henry J. Kauffman fills the gap with this study. He describes the tools and the methods used ......
Blends academic scholarship with real world experience as it brings together lawyers who have wrestled with the pressures of everyday practice. Concerned about deepening the commitment of large law firms to the wider community, the authors seek to provide a blueprint for firms concerned with creating, developing, implementing, and evaluating pro ......
Recognize the con artist before you get taken! This work exposes dozens of telephone, mail, and computer-based scams, explaining how they work and how you can avoid becoming their next victim.
Helps readers to find a unified call to reason, tolerance, and freedom of expression in opposition to the forces of ignorance, supernaturalism, superstition, and dogmatism. This title includes the words of over eighty of the world's most often read and frequently quoted authors such as: Aristotle, Matthew Arnold, Marcus Aurelius, and Cicero.
Lays the foundations of philosophical rhetoric, and deals with the processes of argument and with style, including rhythm and meter. This book argues that rhetoric is a brand of the art of reasoning and that its function is not mere persuasion, but as 'the observing of all of the available means of persuasion'.
Probes the "dark side" of the brain - raw animal instincts rooted in our primitive past when survival, mating, and taming the environment required instant, uncritical, and wholly self-centred decision making. This book dramatises "the genetic and conditioned programming that can lead us into chaos."
