The Limits of Moderation: Jimmy Carter and the Ironies of American Liberalism is not a finished product. Consider this book a primary source, an unfinished manuscript of the type historians might encounter while digging into the papers of an intellectual figure in an archive.
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Freemasonry, Heir to the Enlightenment
Modern Freemasonry may have mythical roots in Solomon’s time but is really the heir to the Enlightenment. Ever since the early eighteenth century freemasons have endeavored to convey the values of the Enlightenment in the cultural, political and religious fields, in Europe, the American colonies and the emerging United States.
Frontline Diplomacy: A U.S. Foreign Service Officer in the Arab World
This second edition features short vignettes describing how American diplomats working in the Middle East dealt with a variety of challenges over the last decades of the 20th century.
Energy Law and Policy in a Climate-Constrained World
This book addresses different aspects of the phenomenon and tackles the energy field from the double perspective of law and policy. Scholars from France, the U.K., and the U.S. have written chapters on different areas of energy law and policy, analyzing different instruments, provisions, and objectives, and questioning the role of actors and institutions.
Grand Crosses of the Court of Honour: Concise Scottish Rite Biographical Dictionary
The Grand Crosses of the Court of Honour: Concise Scottish Rite Biographical Dictionary is a commemorative reference volume that provides a brief description about each Scottish Rite Brother awarded the highest honor bestowed by the Supreme Council, 33°.
The Lord of the Desert: A Study of the Papers of the British Officer John B. Glubb in Jordan and Iraq
John Bajot Glubb, a British engineer officer, was sent to Iraq in 1920 to resolve the problems which erupted after the Iraqi revolt. He remained in the area for ten years, working with the Bedouins and learning fluent Arabic.
Libertad y Paz: Una Existencia Problemática y Una Coexistencia Conflictiva
El conjunto de ensayos recogidos en el presente volumen versan sobre las doctrinas de algunos de los grandes pensadores, tanto antiguos como modernos, que han dejado una huella, en la mayoría de los casos indeleble, en la evolución de las ideas y prácticas políticas que han ido moldeando el devenir histórico del mundo occidental.
Russia
William Richard Morfill (1834-1909) was a University of Oxford professor, specializing in Russian and Slavonic languages. He was born in England, and even as a small child was interested in foreign languages.
The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang: By the Shaman Hwui Li
Hiuen-Tsiang, also known as Xuanzang, was a Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, researcher, and translator of the seventh century. Born in 602, he was primarily known for his travels to Southeast Asia, in what is now known as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, where he wrote about Chinese and Indian Buddhist practices.
A Text-Book on the History of Painting
John Charles Van Dyke is primarily known for being an art critic and historian, but he had many interests, as he was also a nature writer and intrigued by the law. Van Dyke was admitted to the bar in New York in 1877, but instead he worked as a librarian from 1878 at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. In 1891, he was appointed to the professor of art history.
The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India
Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911) was a British civil servant and writer. Although heralded at the time, his works on Indian history are considered “somewhat dubious” by historians today.
Historical Sketches of New Haven
Ellen Strong Bartlett was an evocative and prolific writer. Historical Sketches of New Haven offers a wonderful portrait of New Haven, Connecticut. Bartlett offers centuries of history, photographs, architectural analysis, folklore and more.
Dante Redux: Trump’s Towering Inferno
Most of us have always assumed that Donald Trump and his cronies are going to Hell. But to which corners, and what torments? 700 years after Dante published his epic poem Inferno, Wayne Lavender has resurrected this storyline and placed Donald Trump and his enablers in their own Hell.
A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Thomas Brown (1785- 1862) was a British naturalist, illustrator and author of numerous scientific books. His specialty was ornithology, and his plates are still prized and collected.
Practical Carving
Practical Carving gives information on how to carve, prepare and dress up a wide variety of meats, like lamb, beef, veal and game. Thomas J. Murrey was an expert chef and offers his skilled advice for old and new cooks.
Nooks & Corners of Old New York
For lovers and historians of New York City, Nooks & Corners of Old New York is a wonderful resource. Charles Hemstreet offers a detailed look at the history that shaped the physical structure New York City held at the turn of the 20th century.
The Lost Dryad
A dryad is a being in Greek mythology that is a nature spirit that often takes on a younger, feminine appearance. This story, The Lost Dryad, by Frank R. Stockton, tells the story of a dryad that has lost her way due to a serious storm.
Unforeseen Tendencies of Democracy
In this work, initially released in 1898, author Edwin Godkin offers a volume of essays on American political institutions, sometimes contrasting them with those found across Europe.
Art in Buffalo
Lars Gustaf Sellstedt was born in Sundsvall, Sweden, and then immigrated to the United States, working on the Great Lakes. He became a prominent Buffalo painter.
The Memoirs of Constantine Dix
The Memoirs of Constantine Dix is a collection of Edwardian crime short stories with a unique twist–the protagonist is Constantine Dix, an English clergyman, who appears to be an upstanding citizen, but he is actually an accomplished thief with an excellent cover.
The Zelensky Method
The end of Vladimir Putin’s reign can be dated with precision. When Putin declared war on Ukraine with his February 24th, 2022, invasion, he guaranteed his own demise.
Donald J. Trump, The 45th U.S. Presidency and Beyond: International Perspectives
The reality is that under Trump’s presidency, there was a gradual, but clearly perceptible, decline of American influence in regional and global arenas.
Masonic Myths and Legends
Freemasonry is one of the few organizations whose teaching method is still based on symbols. It presents these symbols by inserting them into legends that are told to its members in initiation ceremonies. But its history itself has also given rise to a whole mythology. Freemasons are the heirs of the builders of cathedrals. They were protected by the Stuart kings in Scotland from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century, and the Stuarts were their secret Grand Masters. Freemasonry preserves the teachings of a primitive Judeo-Christian gnosis. In order to better understand these legends and myths and their significance, Pierre Mollier has studied their origins and attempted to find their sources.
A Radical In The East
The papers presented here represent over twenty-five years of publications by S. Brent Morris. They explore his many questions about Freemasonry, usually dealing with origins of the Craft.
Abortion and Informed Common Sense
The controversy over a woman’s “right to choose,” as opposed to the numerous “rights” that abortion opponents decide should be assumed to exist for “unborn children,” has always struck me as incomplete.
Un amor que se atrevió a decir su nombre: La lucha de las lesbianas y su relación con los movimientos feminista y de la disidencia sexual en el Abya Yala
Desde la voz de las actoras, la autora articula una historiografía y análisis del movimiento lésbico, feminista y de la disidencia sexual. En los estudios de caso de México, Argentina, Brasil, Perú, Chile, Costa Rica, y Nicaragua. Encuentra similitudes que le permiten periodizar la acción colectiva de esos tres sujetos sociales.
China & Europe: The Turning Point
In creating five fictitious conversations between Xi Jinping and five European experts, David Baverez, who lives and works in Hong Kong, offers up a totally new vision of the relationship between China and Europe.
Resistance: Reflections on Survival, Hope and Love
Resistance is a book of poems with photographs or a book of photographs with poems depending on your perspective.
The Politics of Fiscal Responsibility: A Comparative Perspective
As the OECD member nations emerged from the fiscal fall out in 2008, question about whether democratic countries can take pro-active leadership before a crisis forces their hand emerged. This book is a collection of country chapters detailing their austerity response to such an interconnected and punctuating event.
Our Father: The Lord’s Prayer for Our Persecutors
by Charles L. Manto Purchase Color Edition in Print or Kindle | Purchase Greyscale Edition in Print | Study Guide “As sometimes happens, this new perception of the prayer opens a window of new possibilities…an invitation to new ways of prayer and of action in relation to personal and corporate conflicts. It is a discovery… Continue reading Our Father: The Lord’s Prayer for Our Persecutors
Frontline Diplomacy: A Memoir of a Foreign Service Officer in the Middle East
By William A. Rugh Purchase In short vignettes, this book describes how American diplomats working in the Middle East dealt with a variety of challenges over the last decades of the 20th century. The stories include: the Palestinian siege of the U.S. embassy in Damascus; the bombing of the embassy in Jidda; the delicate relationships… Continue reading Frontline Diplomacy: A Memoir of a Foreign Service Officer in the Middle East
Brought to Light: The Mysterious George Washington Masonic Cave
Purchase in greyscale | Purchase in color by Jason Williams MD The George Washington Masonic Cave near Charles Town, West Virginia, contains a signature carving of George Washington dated 1748. Although this inscription appears authentic, it has yet to be verified by historical accounts or scientific inquiry. Like all great legends, there is probably a… Continue reading Brought to Light: The Mysterious George Washington Masonic Cave
The Athenian Year Primer: Attic Time-Reckoning and the Julian Calendar
by Christopher Planeaux Purchase Ancient Athenians typically used two or, at times, three separate calendars from the 6th to 1st Centuries BCE. Scholars have long known that all ancients followed the Moon, Sun, and Stars to organize their lives, but exactly how the Calendars of Ancient Athens functioned on a daily basis has remained a point… Continue reading The Athenian Year Primer: Attic Time-Reckoning and the Julian Calendar
Policy Perspectives from Promising New Scholars in Complexity: Volume V
Editors: Dr. Liz Johnson and Dr. Joseph Cochran Purchase The world is getting more complex causing policy problems to seemingly get bigger and become more intractable. Traditional approaches and conventional methodologies alone are no longer adequate to solve policy problems in our interconnected global environment. Promising new scholars in the field of policy and complexity are… Continue reading Policy Perspectives from Promising New Scholars in Complexity: Volume V
The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology
by Harry Ignatius Marshall Purchase As Rev. Marshall began his ethnographic study, “The Karen are a group of Indo-Chinese tribes living principally in Burma, the easternmost province of the British Indian Empire, in the Indo-Chinese peninsula, and in the adjoining country of Siam to the east. They are found between the tenth and twenty-first degrees… Continue reading The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology
John Harvard and His Times
Henry C. Shelley prefaced this work on John Harvard by stating,
“Among the names graven on the foundation stones of American history none is so deeply carved or is so rich in promise of endurance as that of John Harvard. In fact, no name has been for so many generations so literally a household word. It was familiar long before the name of George Washington become a commonplace of American speech; and, no matter what new sons of fame may be born in the future, there is little fear that eclipse will overtake the renown of John Harvard.”
Washington and His Masonic Compeers
by Sidney Hayden Purchase As Sidney Hayden wrote of this work on George Washington and his Masonic pasts, “Biographies of Washington, and the most eminent of our countrymen who were contemporary with him, have been often written so far as relates to their public acts, and in many of them we have also a portraiture… Continue reading Washington and His Masonic Compeers
A Constitution for the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain
by Beatrice and Sidney Webb Purchase Beatrice and Sidney Webb were influenced by other movements, such as the socialist guilds in the United Kingdom, and developed this Constitution as a form of analysis and constructive criticism about the 1920s in Great Britain. Much of this work seeks to offer context on the history and philosophy… Continue reading A Constitution for the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain
Report of the Trial of Friends, in the City of Philadelphia, June, 1828, Before the Honorable Edward King: Or, the Case of Edmund Shotwell, Joseph Lukins, Charles Middleton, and Two Others
Transcribed by M. T. C. Gould Purchase There were several Meetings in Philadelphia, and the trial detailed here arose out of a conflict between two local Friends groups and a burying ground. Part of a wall was removed, and a gate was erected, along with some temporary buildings. Besides the three Friends, Edmund Shotwell, Joseph… Continue reading Report of the Trial of Friends, in the City of Philadelphia, June, 1828, Before the Honorable Edward King: Or, the Case of Edmund Shotwell, Joseph Lukins, Charles Middleton, and Two Others
A History of Harvard
by Alfred K. Moe Purchase Alfred K. Moe wrote of this entertaining volume in 1896: “In the short sketch of the College in these pages the endeavor has been to show that Harvard is not so serious an institution as some may have tried to make you believe.” He served as the U.S. Consul in… Continue reading A History of Harvard
Colonial Folkways: A Chronicle of American Life in the Reign of the Georges
Charles McLean Andrews was a well-regarded scholar focusing on American colonial history. As a leader of the “Imperial School” of historians, he emphasized the role England played. Specifically, he argued that British leaders failed in a major way to recognize the differences in American society, which led to independence.
The Enemies of Books
Blades wrote this humorous account of various forces that can intentionally or accidentally destroy book collections, ranging from pests and fire to women and children. Blades’ accounts give readers an insight on the lifestyle and technology of a previous era, highlighting gas lamps and asbestos stoves for example. While his advice is antiquated, Blades offers an interesting and irreverent account of a serious need. Books, after all, are fragile and in need of the utmost care regardless of the century.
The Art of Cookery: A Manual for Homes and Schools
Emma Pike Ewing was born on a farm in Broome County, New York. After marrying, she felt there was a lack of information on domestic affairs, especially cooking. This prompted Ewing to write her first book, Cooking and Castle-Building, released in 1880.
Western Mysticism: The Teaching of SS Augustine, Gregory and Bernard on Contemplation and the Contemplative Life
Author Cuthbert Butler argued,
“There is probably no more misused word…than ‘mysticism.’ It has come to be applied to many things of many kinds: to theosophy and Christian science; to spiritualism and clairvoyance; to demonology and witchcraft; to occultism and magic; to weird psychical experiences, if only they have some religious colour; to revelations and visions; to other-worldliness, or even mere dreaminess and impracticability in the affairs of life; to poetry and painting and music of which the motif is unobvious and vague.” Butler explains that in the Latin Church, the word commonly applied was ‘contemplation’ not ‘mysticism.’
Contests of Initiative: Countering China’s Gray Zone Strategy in the East and South China Seas
by Dr. Raymond Kuo Purchase China is engaged in a widespread assertion of sovereignty in the South and East China Seas. It employs a “gray zone” strategy: using coercive but sub-conventional military power to drive off challengers and prevent escalation, while simultaneously seizing territory and asserting maritime control. Contests of Initiative: Confronting China’s Gray Zone… Continue reading Contests of Initiative: Countering China’s Gray Zone Strategy in the East and South China Seas
Una brújula para la crisis: México: Lecciones derivadas del COVID-19
by GC Genera, Compiled by Daniel Tapia Quintana (Comprar color) Purchase full color | Comprar escala de gris (Purchase grayscale) La pandemia COVID-19 ha implicado grandes cambios para las sociedades y los países a nivel mundial. México no ha sido la excepción. Los desafíos que tendrá que enfrentar son múltiples y complejos. La pandemia ha… Continue reading Una brújula para la crisis: México: Lecciones derivadas del COVID-19
Managing Challenges for the Flint Water Crisis
Edited by Toyna E. Thornton, Andrew D. Williams, Katherine M. Simon, Jennifer F. Sklarew Purchase The field of emergency and crisis management covers countless natural and human-induced hazards as well high threats. Focusing events occur at every level of governance; however, it is at the local level in which the ‘rubber’ response efforts meets the… Continue reading Managing Challenges for the Flint Water Crisis
Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium
by Leslie Kelly Purchase This book introduces the student of Late Antiquity and Byzantium to the types of sources they are most likely to encounter in their research, explaining how these genres work and how best to utilize them as sources for history. When attempting to draw on a letter, a legal text, a code… Continue reading Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium
Contra-amor, poliamor, relaciones abiertas y sexo casual: Reflexiones de lesbianas del Abya Yala
by Norma Mogrovejo Purchase Desde la voz, pensamiento y experiencias de lesbianas contra amoro-sas y poliamorosas, Norma Mogrovejo reflexiona sobre la insurgencia a normas que controlan y privatizan el cuerpo y la sexualidad de las mu-jeres. El discurso del amor romántico ha fagocitado al movimiento ho-mosexual y las lesbianas radicalizan la práctica cotidiana cuestionando a… Continue reading Contra-amor, poliamor, relaciones abiertas y sexo casual: Reflexiones de lesbianas del Abya Yala
Del sexilio al matrimonio: Ciudadanía sexual en la era del consumo neoliberal
by Norma Mogrovejo Purchase Del estudio del sexilio a la crítica de la familia lésbica, Norma Mogrovejo sigue la pista sutil de la infiltración capitalista en la vida de las personas. Si el sexilio nos habla de la persecu-ción, la tortura, el sojuzgamiento de la disidencia sexual y sus dificultades para alcanzar una subjetivación, en… Continue reading Del sexilio al matrimonio: Ciudadanía sexual en la era del consumo neoliberal
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