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Curious Cats In Art and Poetry by William Lach Tk, N.Y. Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 1999 by Atheneum ISBN-13: 978-0-689-83055-6, ISBN: 0-689-83055-6
" Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat -- And there isn't any call for me to shout it: For he will do As he do do And there's no doing anything about it! The catchy, words of Nobel laureate T. S. Eliot perfectly capture why we're so captivated by those fabulous felines. And in this charming collection, illustrated with works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, cats come to tea, lose their mittens, go to London to look at the ..."
1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E A Novel by Tracy Price-Thompson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Atria Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-3305-4, ISBN: 1-4165-3305-2
"From the award-winning, nationally bestselling African-American author Tracy Price-Thompson, a sexy, thrilling new novel featuring a working woman whose obsessive clients are determined to get her all to themselves.Tracy Price-Thompson has been awarded with numerous honors for her steamy, action-packed, and culturally relevant writing. She received a Hurston/Wright Award for her insightful short story, “Other People’s Skin” and for her ..."
"NYS Certified. This law sets forth the rules and procedures by which a defendant is accorded justice; from accusation and indictment to sentencing and appeal. This title is updated annually for accuracy."
"A groundbreaking book on using meditation in education and how it can enhance teaching and learning. Meditation and the Classroom inventively articulates how educators can use meditation to educate the whole student. Notably, a number of universities have initiated contemplative studies options and others have opened contemplative spaces. This represents an attempt to address the inner life. It is also a sign of a new era, one in which ..."
" In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists--representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion--gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights from the ongoing collaboration that began at these meetings and provides a revelatory, unified, and coherent voice for fixing our troubled and dama ..."
"In today’s world, there are more than 2000 thousand ethnic groups but only 192 states. When dominant ethnic groups ignore the socio-economic and cultural identity needs and rights of other peoples within the same state, demands for self-determination arise. Wars that threaten the stability of whole regions often result. This book – the collected papers of the historic First International Conference on the Right to Self-Determination ..."
Freedom and Modernity(1st Edition) (S U NY Series in Philosophy) by Richard Dien Winfield Paperback, 342 Pages, Published 1991 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-0810-0, ISBN: 0-7914-0810-8
"This book questions the postmodern credo that the autonomy of reason and action is a delusion, concealing our entrapment in historical convention and masking a logocentric domination. The author shows how this dogma not only assails a false vision of self-determination, but also how it ignores the way in which a critique of rational autonomy can provide no epistemology or ethics, nor any critique of modernity, without embracing the very ..."
"Examines interrelated topics in Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature: the status of women as writers, the status of women as rhetorical figures, and the status of women in society from the fifth to the early seventeenth century.This collection reclaims a vast body of long-neglected Latin texts from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and examines how they represent the feminine and the female body. The authors explore the ideologic ..."
Clean Plates N.Y.C.(1st Edition) A Guide to the Healthiest Tastiest Restaurants in Manhattan (For Vegetarians and Carnivores) by Jared Koch, Alex Van Buren Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2009 by Craving Wellness ISBN-13: 978-0-9821862-0-6, ISBN: 0-9821862-0-7
"The only nutritionist and food critic approved Manhattan restaurant guide. Too often, healthy eating is linked with images of sacrifice-a pile of sprouts, or a single pea resting on a plate. It can be difficult to find a restaurant serving mouthwatering, delicious food that is also good for you. Not anymore. Two New Yorkers-a nutritionist and a food critic-scoured the town together to select the 75 healthiest, tastiest restaurants in Ma ..."
An Ottoman Century(1st Edition) The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s (S U NY Series in Medieval Middle East History) by Dror Ze'evi Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 1996 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-2916-7, ISBN: 0-7914-2916-4
"This sweeping look at the city and the District of Jerusalem in the 17th century paints a vivid picture of life in an Ottoman province.Based on micro-level research of the District of Jerusalem, this book addresses some of the most crucial questions concerning the Ottoman empire in a time of crisis and disorientation: decline and decentralization, the rise of the notable elite, the urban-rural-pastoral nexus, agrarian relations and the ..."
We Have No Leaders African-Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era (S U NY Series in Afro-American Studies) by Robert Charles Smith, Ronald W. Walters Hardcover, 396 Pages, Published 1996 by State Univ Of New York Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-3135-1, ISBN: 0-7914-3135-5
"This comprehensive study of African American politics since the civil rights era concludes that the black movement has been co-opted, marginalized, and almost wholly incorporated into mainstream institutions.This is the first comprehensive study of African American politics from the end of the 1960s civil rights era to the present. Not an optimistic book, it concludes that the black movement has been almost wholly encapsulated into main ..."
Hauntings(Updated) Popular Film and American Culture 1990-1992 (S U NY Series in Postmodern Culture) (Suny Series, Postmodern Culture) by Joseph P. Natoli Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 1994 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-2154-3, ISBN: 0-7914-2154-6
"This book is about the way that popular film brings to a "sayable" level that which haunts us in the media headlines.We are haunted by what we cannot fully identify, by what we cannot make identical to what we already are, have, and know. AIDS is visible, as is the South Central Los Angeles riot/revolt, the dead eyes of Amy Fisher, the pubic hair in Clarence Thomas’ Coke, the Branch Davidian Compound shimmering in the distance, and much ..."
"In recent years, textbooks have been widely criticized for low standards, lack of imaginativeness, and insensitivity to racial and gender issues. Increasingly, they are cited as another "weak link" in American public education. This book goes beyond the headlines to examine how textbooks are produced, how they are selected, and what pressures are placed on textbook authors and publishers. The book focuses on the relationship of the text ..."
Dreaming About the Divine(1st Edition) (S U NY Series in Dream Studies) by Bonnelle Lewis Strickling Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2007 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7092-3, ISBN: 0-7914-7092-X
"In Dreaming about the Divine, Bonnelle Lewis Strickling argues that people dream about the divine in forms that fit their current emotional and spiritual condition. Using Jungian psychology and the philosophy of Karl Jaspers, Strickling contends that dreams about the divine occur in the context of existential issues; psychic and emotional crises which open us to the experience of the divine. She concludes that working with dreams of the ..."
"Many American educators are all too familiar with disengaged students, disenfranchised teachers, sanitized and irrelevant curricula, inadequate support for the neediest schools and students, and the tyranny of standardizing testing. This text invites teachers and would-be teachers unhappy with such conditions to consider becoming critical educators – professionals dedicated to creating schools that genuinely provide equal opportunity fo ..."