Five of Plato's most famous dialogues rewritten as accessible and entertaining short stories with a modern setting. How do we decide what is good and bad? What is virtue? What constitutes a meaningful life? These are some of the intractable, still-relevant questions that the ancient Greek philosopher Plato grappled with 2,500 years ago.
50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School
Remember reading "Catcher in the Rye" and "Pride and Prejudice" at school? Would you read them again now that no-one's grading you, just for your own enjoyment? This book guides you through fifty books commonly assigned in high school English classes and shows you why you'd probably enjoy rereading the same books as an adult.
Are you a Canadian who spends your winters in the southern United States, or occasionally conducts work in the US? Many Canadians do not know that they need a work visa to legally conduct business during their stay in the United States. Even more worrisome is that they don't know that they may be required to file taxes with the IRS. This law also ......
Elisabeth Frink (1930-93) was a leading British sculptor and printmaker whose work is distinguished by her commitment to naturalistic forms and themes. This new edition of the catalogue raisonne of her sculpture documents her complete sculptural output in a single volume for the first time.
What constitutes real recovery for adult victims of abuse? Current support offered to adults is often poorly planned and informed; this book sheds light on the true impact of abuse and how it can be healed.Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Adults Who Have Been Abused explores the idea of 'recovery' being something physical in the ......
Why is it so difficult actually to understand and implement the ''intentions of the Christmas Conference'' (in Rudolf Steiner's words), which represent a very concrete answer to the Anthroposophical Society's identity crisis'? - Peter Selg More than 100 years after its founding, the Anthroposophical Society faces serious questions - some of an ......
The global development community is teeming with different ideas and interventions to improve the lives of the world's poorest people. This book explores what it takes to expand the reach of development solutions beyond an individual village or pilot program so they serve poor people everywhere.
Reading Genesis 4:17-22 in Its Near Eastern Context
Daniel Lowery commences this work by suggesting that history is a subjective enterprise—it is controlled by those who record it. The power of the present decides what is counted as history, and how the rest of us are told about the past shapes our view of it and, concomitantly, our outlook for the future. In this sense, then, history ......
