"Neopragmatism and Theological Reason" examines the recent explosion of interest in pragmatism. Part I traces the source of classical pragmatism's distinctive thought to Peirce, James, and Dewey - specifically to their shared theological understanding inherited from Emerson's "Transcendentalism and British Romanticism". Part II reconstructs this rationality for postmodernity, showing how neopragmatism, properly understood, is theological reason. Kimura discusses the return of religious themes in philosophers like Putnam, Cavell, and Rorty and critiques the neopragmatic theologies of West, McFague, and Kaufman. "Neopragmatism and Theological Reason" explores pragmatic themes across philosophy, theology, and literary theory, arguing that neopragmatism must acknowledge its theological sources and then reconstruct its rationality to the religious context of modernity or postmodernity.

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Lawrence Frederick Kohl - The Politics of Individu alism, Parties and the American Character in the J acksonian Era (1991).jpg

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In the fifty years following the Revolution, America's population nearly quadrupled, its boundaries expanded, industrialization took root in the Northeast, new modes of transportation flourished, state banks proliferated and offered easy credit to eager entrepreneurs, and Americans found themselves in the midst of an accelerating age of individualism, equality, and self-reliance. To the Jacksonian generation, it seemed as if their world had changed practically overnight. The Politics of Individualism looks at the political manifestations of these staggering social transformations.

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Paul Heyer - American Architecture, Ideas and Ideo logies in the Late Twentieth Century (2008).jpg

A landmark successor to the acknowledged classic, Architects on Architecture American Architecture Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century Paul Heyer From the author of the best-selling Architects on Architecture, here is an important new contribution to the history and theory of modern architecture. Arriving at an intriguing time of reevaluation of the early modern movement and growing sensitivities to historicism and cultural connectivity, this sequel offers a striking picture of much of the best work produced by America’s leading architects in the late twentieth century. Readers will receive an unprecedented look at the work of more than one hundred of the most important, most influential contemporary architects, examined in light of the evolution of new ideas and the advent of new technology. More than five hundred illustrations go beyond illumination of the text to function as an extraordinary pictorial history of the architect’s artistry.

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William Cast. MD - Going South, An Inside Look at Corruption and Greed, and the Power of the HealthS outh Message Board (2005).jpg

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Healthsouth has become, in the mind of the public and media, synonymous with Enron and Worldcom. But the true story is much different. Rather than collapsing into bankruptcy, Healthsouth has survived and is flourishing under new management.
Dr. Cast tells the story of Healthsouth through its troubled times in 2003 through the recovery in a well-written readable style. But the most important lesson in this book is how a few investors (myself included) made lots of money by looking beyond the media reports and sharing information online that was not being disseminated through any other media outlet. The real story here is one of individual investors beating out the so-called experts at their own game. While this was a unique situation, some would call once-in-a-lifetime, every individual investor should be prepared to take advantage of a similar situation. This book should be required reading for every investor.

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Profile Morskie 18 - Grzegorz Nowak - Amerykanski pancernik USS Alabama (1999).jpg

Osiemnasty numer Profili Morskich poświęcono amerykańskiemu pancernikowi USS ALABAMA z typu SOUTH DAKOTA. Ten numer jest pierwszą częścią serii - w przyszłości możemy się więc spodziewać monografii dalszych okrętów z tego typu. Autorem jest Grzegorz Nowak. W publikacji przedstawiono aspekty dotyczące projektu, budowy i służby okrętu. Całość okraszona sporą ilością planów i barwnych planszy. W kąciku modelarskim zaprezentowano zdjęcia kolejnej kartonowej floty.
Format A4 (plan główny w skali 1:400 składany), 48 stron w tym 21 stron planów, 26 fotografii.

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Profile Morskie 23 - Grzegorz Nowak - Amerykanski niszczyciel USS Porter (2000).jpg

W dwudziestych trzecich Profilach Morskich doczekaliśmy się kolejnego niszczyciela! Monografia amerykańskiego okrętu USS PORTER, autorstwa Grzegorza Nowaka, jest pierwszą częścią tematu opisującego amerykańskie niszczyciele tego typu. W tym numerze znajdziemy wiec wszystko o liderze tej serii: plany, dane techniczne, działalność operacyjną. W części drugiej opis służby innych jednostek z typu Porter oraz plany kolejnego okrętu. W Klubie Modelarstwa Marynistycznego opis modelu niszczyciela ALLEN M. SUMNER firmy Sky Wave w skali 1:700
Format B5 (plan główny na rozkładówce w skali 1:200), 56 strony w tym 20 stron planów, 29 fotografii.

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Profile Morskie 51 - Sławomir Brzeziński - Ameryka nski lotniskowiec USS Wasp, The American Aircraft Carrier Wasp (2003).jpg

Detailed look for modellers at this US Navy aircraft carrier as she was in 1944. 22 black/white photos and 18 pages of detail drawings. Polish text. Separate scale plan and colour profile.

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Ali Colleen Neff - Let the World Listen Right, The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story (2009).jpg

In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty. Over five years of extensive work in the region, author Ali Colleen Neff collected a wealth of materials that demonstrate a vibrant musical scene.

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James Emmett Ryan - Imaginary Friends, Representin g Quakers in American Culture, 1650-1950 (2009).jpg

When Americans today think of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, they may picture the smiling figure on boxes of oatmeal. But since their arrival in the American colonies in the 1650s, Quakers’ spiritual values and social habits have set them apart from other Americans. And their example—whether real or imagined—has served as a religious conscience for an expanding nation.

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Illustrated, Maps, Full-Page Illustrations. Contents start with Columbus, last chapter is Since the Civil War. Some of the other contents: Captian Sutter, General Sam Houston, General Andrew Jackson, General George Rogers Clark and lots more.

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Derek Nystrom - Hard Hats, Rednecks, and Macho Men , Class in 1970s American Cinema (2009).jpg

Hard Hats, Rednecks, and Macho Men argues that the persistent appearance of working-class characters in these and other films of the 1970s reveals the powerful role class played in the key social and political developments of the decade, such as the decline of the New Left and counterculture, the re-emergence of the South as the Sunbelt, and the rise of the women's and gay liberation movements. Examining the "youth cult" film, the neo-Western "southern," and the "new nightlife" film, Nystrom shows how these cinematic renderings of white working-class masculinity actually tell us more about the crises facing the middle class during the 1970s than about working-class experience itself. Hard Hats thus demonstrates how these representations of the working class serve as fantasies about a class Other-fantasies that offer imaginary resolutions to middle-class anxieties provoked by the decade's upheavals.

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Anita Vickers - The New Nation, 1783-1816 (2002).jpg

Most historical studies bury us in wars and politics, paying scant attention to the everyday effects of pop culture. Welcome to America's other history: the arts, activities, common items, and popular opinions that profoundly impacted our national way of life. At the birth of the nation, when America's statesmen were laying the foundations of a new government, citizens were forging a popular culture to call their own. Patriotic symbols like the eagle and the profile of George Washington symbolized the virtues of the young nation. People from all classes--farmers, merchants, and the educated wealthy--turned away from European culture and began to recognize America's own prodigies. Homes, furnitures, fashions, and pastimes sprang from the new climate and topography. The styles, hobbies, and entertainments would evolve into the uniquely American popular culture we recognize today. Early American artists such as Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Wilson Peale emerged along with original contributions to culture, including:

The first novels for women The first American music, a unprecedented blend of religious hymns, African tribal music, and folk songs from the Middle Ages Ninepins and skittles, the forerunners of bowling Architecture incorporating the classical styles of Greece and Rome. A wealth of facts, information, and interesting sidelights not available elsewhere makes this a treasure trove for students and interested readers.

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Derek S. Jeffreys - Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture (2009).jpg

This book shows how torture spiritually assaults the person. The “war on terror” has sparked great debate about torture. What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche. It also calls for an absolute ban on all torture, and urges Americans to repent for the torture the U.S. committed in the “war on terror.”

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James Kynge - China Shakes the World, A Titan's Ri se and Troubled Future, and the Challenge for Amer ica (2007).jpg

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“Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” Napoleon’s words seem eerily prescient today, as the shock waves from China’s awakening reverberate around the globe. Award-winning journalist James Kynge takes measure of the tremors made as China’s ravenous hunger for jobs, raw materials, energy, and food — and its export of goods, workers, and investments — drastically reshapes world trade and politics. Through dramatic stories of the people who are driving China's transformation — entrepreneurs and visionaries, factory workers and store clerks — Kynge describes the breakneck rise of China, the extraordinary problems the country now faces, and the consequences of both.

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Liz Robbins - A Race Like No Other, 26.2 Miles Thr ough the Streets of New York (2008).jpg

When 39,195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sports. But as they cross five towering bridges and five distinct boroughs, carried 26.2 miles by the cheers of two million fans and by their own indomitable wills, grueling challenges await them.

New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins brings race day to life in this gripping saga of the 2007 Marathon, weaving the unforgettable stories of runners into a vibrant mile-by-mile portrait of the world's largest marathon.

The professionals pound out the suspense in two thrilling races. Paula Radcliffe, the women's world record holder from Great Britain, returns with new resolve after having given birth nine months earlier; Gete Wami, her longtime rival from Ethiopia, tries to win her second marathon in just five weeks; and Latvia's Jelena Prokopcuka desperately hopes for her third straight New York title.

If the women's race plays out like a mesmerizing chess game, then the men's race quickly turns into a high-speed car chase. South Africa's Hendrick Ramaala, eager to recapture glory at age 35, surges to lead the pack as Kenya's Martin Lel and Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri stay within striking range.

While the professionals offer insight into the intense, often painful experience of being an elite athlete, the amateurs provide timeless stories of courage and obsession that typify today's marathoner: Harrie Bakst, a cancer survivor at 22, who is a first-timer; Pam Rickard, a 45-year-old mother of three from Virginia, who is a recovering alcoholic; and 65-year-old Tucker Andersen, who has run the race every year since 1976.

Enlivening the history of the New York City Marathon with stories of such legends as the late Fred Lebow, the race's charismatic founder, and nine-time champion Grete Waitz, A Race Like No Other provides a curbside seat to the drama of the first Sunday in November. Feel the anxiety at the start in Staten Island. Listen to gospel choirs in Brooklyn and the accordion in Queens. Bask in the delirious sound tunnel of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hit The Wall in the Bronx. And overcome agony in the last hilly miles before arriving in Central Park—exhausted yet exhilarated—at the finish line.

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This exclusive new manual contains the most current close combat methods being taught to U.S. Marines for use on today's battlefield. It outlines the Marine Corps' latest lethal and non-lethal weapons techniques, use of knives and sticks and the full spectrum of unarmed tactics. For academic study only.

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