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Without Precedent

Author : Thomas H. Kean,Lee H. Hamilton
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307276636

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Without Precedent by Thomas H. Kean,Lee H. Hamilton Pdf

The untold story of how the 9/11 Commission overcame partisanship and bureaucracy to produce its acclaimed report. From the beginning, the 9/11 Commission found itself facing obstacles — the Bush administration blocked its existence for months, the first co-chairs resigned right away, the budget was limited, and a polarized Washington was suspicious of its every request. Yet despite these long odds, the Commission produced a bestselling report unanimously hailed for its objectivity, along with a set of recommendations that led to the most significant reform of America’s national security agencies in decades. This is a riveting insider’s account of Washington at its worst — and its best.

The World As We Know It

Author : Joseph Monninger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451606348

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Brothers Ed and Allard form a tight bond with Sarah, whose life they save, that lasts through the years, but when tragedy strikes the group in Wyoming, that friendship is tested.

The World As I Found It

Author : Bruce Duffy
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590175651

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The World As I Found It by Bruce Duffy Pdf

When Bruce Duffy’s The World As I Found It was first published more than twenty years ago, critics and readers were bowled over by its daring reimagining of the lives of three very different men, the philosophers Bertrand Russell,G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. A brilliant group portrait with the vertiginous displacements of twentieth-century life looming large in the background, Duffy’s novel depicts times and places as various as Vienna 1900, the trenches of World War I, Bloomsbury, and the colleges of Cambridge, while the complicated main characters appear not only in thought and dispute but in love and despair. Wittgenstein, a strange, troubled, and troubling man of gnawing contradictions, is at the center of a novel that reminds us that the apparently abstract and formal questions that animate philosophy are nothing less than the intractable matters of life and death.

The World As It Is

Author : Chris Hedges
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781568586618

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The World As It Is by Chris Hedges Pdf

Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Underlying his reportage is a constant struggle with the nature of war and its impact on human civilization. "War is always about betrayal," Hedges notes. "It is about betrayal of the young by the old, of cynics by idealists, and of soldiers and Marines by politicians. Society's institutions, including our religious institutions, which mold us into compliant citizens, are unmasked."

On the Basis of Morality

Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624668494

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On the Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer Pdf

This edition originally published by Berghahn Books. Schopenhauer's treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne’s definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator’s preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant's work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added.

The World as it Should be

Author : Gregory F. Pierce
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0829429093

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The World as it Should be by Gregory F. Pierce Pdf

The World as It Should Be offers a fresh perspective on the kingdom of God and how we can be an integral part of God's work in this worl.

The World As We Knew It

Author : Amy Brady,Tajja Isen
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781646220311

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The World As We Knew It by Amy Brady,Tajja Isen Pdf

Nineteen leading literary writers from around the globe offer timely, haunting first-person reflections on how climate change has altered their lives—including essays by Lydia Millet, Alexandra Kleeman, Kim Stanley Robinson, Omar El Akkad, Lidia Yuknavitch, Melissa Febos, and more In this riveting anthology, leading literary writers reflect on how climate change has altered their lives, revealing the personal and haunting consequences of this global threat. In the opening essay, National Book Award finalist Lydia Millet mourns the end of the Saguaro cacti in her Arizona backyard due to drought. Later, Omar El Akkad contemplates how the rise of temperatures in the Middle East is destroying his home and the wellspring of his art. Gabrielle Bellot reflects on how a bizarre lionfish invasion devastated the coral reef near her home in the Caribbean—a precursor to even stranger events to come. Traveling through Nebraska, Terese Svoboda witnesses cougars running across highways and showing up in kindergartens. As the stories unfold—from Antarctica to Australia, New Hampshire to New York—an intimate portrait of a climate-changed world emerges, captured by writers whose lives jostle against incongruous memories of familiar places that have been transformed in startling ways.

Elvis and the World As It Stands

Author : Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781647002015

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Elvis and the World As It Stands by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough Pdf

A poignant middle-grade story about loss and finding family from the point of view of a newly adopted kitten "An absolute delight, from beginning to end." —Anne Ursu, author of National Book Award nominee The Real Boy "Elvis's journey is sweet and funny and profound." —Eliot Schrefer, National Book Award finalist Most shelter animals dream of going home with a forever family. But for Elvis, being chosen by Mrs. Pemberton is a nightmare. He’s been separated from his sister, Etta, and is determined to get back to the shelter to find her. In spite of himself, Elvis becomes curious about ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton, who builds LEGO skyscrapers in her bedroom while navigating her parents’ separation. The longer he’s in his new home, the more he starts recognizing new feelings: admiration for Georgina’s creations, affection for the other pets, and even empathy for the Pembertons—despite their inability to listen. As Georgina sets out to build her most important skyscrapers yet—the Twin Towers—Elvis realizes that maybe both humans and animals can take a page from Georgina’s Big Book of American Architecture and “build a world of their own choosing,” even if the choices aren’t what they’d initially expected.

The World as it Could be

Author : Thomas D. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 082452666X

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The World as it Could be by Thomas D. Williams Pdf

An analysis of contemporary Catholic social thought, including topics of multiculturalism, economic justice, abortion, and capital punishment.

The World As I See It

Author : Albert Einstein
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Jews
ISBN : 9781585092871

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The World As I See It by Albert Einstein Pdf

Often called he most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, this book allows us to meet Albert Einstein as a person. Explores his beliefs, philosophical ideas, and opinions on many subjects.

The End of the World As We Know It

Author : Iva-Marie Palmer
Publisher : Hot Key Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781471402548

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The End of the World As We Know It by Iva-Marie Palmer Pdf

A sharp and witty post-apocalyptic high school comedy drama Sarabeth Lewis knows that anyone who's anyone will be at Teena McAuley's party this weekend. As it turns out, anyone who isn't anyone will end up in Teena's basement. This will include Sarabeth. But come the morning after, they're actually pretty glad of that fact... You know it's going to be a bad day when you emerge from a party you're not supposed to have been invited to in the first place to find the house destroyed and almost everyone you know in bits. Quite literally, in Sarabeth's case. Whilst she and the rest of the school's outcasts have been locked in the basement, the world appears to have ended - Sarabeth, Leo, Evan and Teena (who accidentally locked herself in the basement too...) have unwittingly become survivors of an alien invasion. Now they'll have to put their differences aside for long enough to save their town, themselves and quite possibly the world - and use everything they've got (including glittery face-paint) to squish some serious alien butt.

It's the End of the World as We Know It

Author : Saci Lloyd
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444916690

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It's the End of the World as We Know It by Saci Lloyd Pdf

Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese ... When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It's a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way. A laugh-out-loud-funny new sci-fi series from Costa-shortlisted author Saci Lloyd, perfect for devotees of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.

The World Is Flat [Further Updated and Expanded; Release 3.0]

Author : Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0374292787

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The World Is Flat [Further Updated and Expanded; Release 3.0] by Thomas L. Friedman Pdf

Explores globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks--environmental, social, and political.

Woman World

Author : Aminder Dhaliwal
Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781770463813

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Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal Pdf

THE HILARIOUS AND WILDLY POPULAR INSTAGRAM COMIC ABOUT A WORLD WITH NO MEN With her startling humor, it’s no surprise that Aminder Dhaliwal’s web comic Woman World has a devoted audience of over 120,000 readers, updated biweekly with each installment earning an average of 25,000 likes. Now, readers everywhere will delight in the print edition as Dhaliwal seamlessly incorporates feminist philosophical concerns into a series of perfectly-paced strips that skewer perceived notions of femininity and contemporary cultural icons. D+Q’s edition of Woman World will include new and previously unpublished material. When a birth defect wipes out the planet’s entire population of men, Woman World rises out of society’s ashes. Dhaliwal’s infectiously funny instagram comic follows the rebuilding process, tracking a group of women who have rallied together under the flag of “Beyonce’s Thighs.” Only Grandma remembers the distant past, a civilization of segway-riding mall cops, Blockbusters movie rental shops, and “That’s What She Said” jokes. For the most part, Woman World’s residents are focused on their struggles with unrequited love and anxiety, not to mention that whole “survival of humanity” thing. Woman World is an uproarious and insightful graphic novel from a very talented and funny new voice.

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Author : Jim Holt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780871403278

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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt Pdf

The Washington Post Notable Non-Fiction of 2013 “I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers, “testing the contentions of one against the theories of the other” (Jeremy Bernstein, Wall Street Journal). As he interrogates his list of ontological culprits, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we might have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. This “deft and consuming” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts.