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Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion

By: Jesse James Thomas

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Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion

By: Jesse James Thomas

This book is not about what we can teach animals, but what they can teach us. Their differences are often not as radical as most humans imagine, which is one reason we love animals. We have more neurons in our neurological systems, but we share many of the same features and underestimate what they have learned about survival strategies over the eons. We stop and think a lot more, but in doing so can sometimes interfere with natural processes and the results are not always good. Animals provide a good platform from which we should launch emotionally and even ethically if we pay attention to them. This book is unlike carefully documented scholarly articles that Dr. Thomas also writes. It is written for a wide popular audience, and is loaded with stories and humor. It is meant to be easy to read for almost anyone.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457560224

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9781457560224

The Modern Novel

A Short Introduction

By: Jesse Matz

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The Modern Novel

A Short Introduction

By: Jesse Matz

This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. A jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century. Examines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel. Offers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to understand and appreciate the more difficult forms of modern fiction Pays attention both to the practice of novel writing and to theoretical debates among novelists. Claims that the novel is as purposeful and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago. Serves as an excellent springboard for classroom discussions of the nature and purpose of modern fiction.

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200

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470777028

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9780470777022

Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches

Essays and Speeches

By: Joseph R. McElrath, Jr.,Robert C. Leitz,Jesse S. Crisler

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Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches

Essays and Speeches

By: Joseph R. McElrath, Jr.,Robert C. Leitz,Jesse S. Crisler

Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931.

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644

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Stanford University Press

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0804744327

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9780804744324

History of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, Knights Templar, Troy, N.Y.

By: Jesse B. Anthony

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History of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, Knights Templar, Troy, N.Y.

By: Jesse B. Anthony

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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222

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385405254

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9783385405257

Intergovernmental Relations in the American Administrative State

The Johnson Presidency

By: David M. Welborn,Jesse Burkhead

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Intergovernmental Relations in the American Administrative State

The Johnson Presidency

By: David M. Welborn,Jesse Burkhead

During the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson and his administration substantially altered the structure of the American administrative state. Creating intergovernmental programs to forward the goal of the Great Society, they changed the contours of national-state-local relationships, and these changes largely have remained, despite the attempts of later administrations to reverse them. Intergovernmental Relations in the American Administrative State is the first comprehensive study of how and why these changes occurred. Drawn from a wealth of primary material in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, the study probes the objectives of the president and other framers of new policies and programs, within the institutional and political context of the time. The authors give special attention to the inherent incongruities that arise when intergovernmental programs are used to address problems defined in national terms. In addition, they reveal how certain programs actually challenged the power of established national bureaucracies. They conclude with a thoughtful overview of the Johnson legacy in intergovernmental relations during subsequent administrations.

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337

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University of Texas Press

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1477303464

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9781477303467

New York

By: Jesse Zuba,Harold Bloom,Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

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New York

By: Jesse Zuba,Harold Bloom,Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

Discusses New York City as a source of inspiration as well as a home to writers throughout history.

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247

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Infobase Publishing

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1438115563

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9781438115566

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Tenth Edition

By: Robert H. Sitkoff,Jesse Dukeminier

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Tenth Edition

By: Robert H. Sitkoff,Jesse Dukeminier

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

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Aspen Publishing

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1454876425

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9781454876427

A More Perfect Union

Advancing New American Rights

By: Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

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A More Perfect Union

Advancing New American Rights

By: Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Race, from the beginning and more than any other element, has shaped America's institutions, its economics, politics, laws, social structures, and political attitudes. Congressman Jackson considers race to be the focal point of America through the language of the economy because "the economy is the hearing aid through which Americans hear all political dialogue." In this thought provoking work, Jackson provides ample documentation and insightful analysis of the inextricable link between race and economics. More important Jackson proposes a radical economic strategy and program of new human rights that would build A More Perfect Union for all Americans and put them in a better position to come to grips with this enduring American legacy.

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590

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Archway Publishing

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1665704632

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9781665704632

An Education in Politics

the origins and evolution of No Child Left Behind

By: Jesse Rhodes

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An Education in Politics

the origins and evolution of No Child Left Behind

By: Jesse Rhodes

Since the early 1990s, the federal role in education-exemplified by the controversial No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)-has expanded dramatically. Yet states and localities have retained a central role in education policy, leading to a growing struggle for control over the direction of the nation's schools. In An Education in Politics, Jesse H. Rhodes explains the uneven development of federal involvement in education. While supporters of expanded federal involvement enjoyed some success in bringing new ideas to the federal policy agenda, Rhodes argues, they also encountered stiff resistance from proponents of local control. Built atop existing decentralized policies, new federal reforms raised difficult questions about which level of government bore ultimate responsibility for improving schools. Rhodes's argument focuses on the role played by civil rights activists, business leaders, and education experts in promoting the reforms that would be enacted with federal policies such as NCLB. It also underscores the constraints on federal involvement imposed by existing education policies, hostile interest groups, and, above all, the nation's federal system. Indeed, the federal system, which left specific policy formation and implementation to the states and localities, repeatedly frustrated efforts to effect changes: national reforms lost their force as policies passed through iterations at the state, county, and municipal levels. Ironically, state and local resistance only encouraged civil rights activists, business leaders, and their political allies to advocate even more stringent reforms that imposed heavier burdens on state and local governments. Through it all, the nation's education system made only incremental steps toward the goal of providing a quality education for every child.

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Cornell University Press

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0801464196

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9780801464195

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,Robert H. Sitkoff

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,Robert H. Sitkoff

Widely hailed as one of the best casebooks in legal education, this comprehensive text combines interesting cases, thoughtful analysis, notes, images, and a clear organization for an excellent teaching tool. Cartoons, illustrations, case documents, and photographs provide engaging visual commentary. Sidebars on relevant persons, places, and things provide interesting and sometimes humorous context. New to the Eleventh Edition: New section on will execution during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention to reconciling “presence” with social distancing Updated and completely revised section on electronic or digital wills, with attention to the latest cases and statutes Updated to account for the 2021 and 2019 revisions to the Uniform Probate Code that, among other things, eliminated gender-based distinctions and expanded recognition of non-biological parent-child relationships Updated coverage of wealth and income inequality and new material on recent proposals for a wealth tax Updated and completely revised section on trust decanting, with attention to the latest statutory and case law developments Updated and completely revised section on asset protection trusts, with attention to key choice-of-law and fraudulent transfer principles Professors and students will benefit from: Unique blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness retained from the late Jesse Dukeminier Organization that covers all the key topics in a logical and clear format Interesting cases that are not only fun to read, but fun to teach Cases enhanced and connected to broader legal principles by well-written connective text, notes, questions, problems, and sidebars Arresting two-color design Cartoons, illustrations, wills and other case documents, and photographs that provide visual commentary and teaching aids

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Aspen Publishing

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1543824471

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9781543824476

The Chickenshit Club

Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

By: Jesse Eisinger

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The Chickenshit Club

Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

By: Jesse Eisinger

Why were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem to commit wrongdoing with impunity? The problem goes beyond banks deemed Too Big to Fail to almost every large corporation in America--to pharmaceutical companies and auto manufacturers and beyond. [This book]--an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too daunted by legal impediments to do their jobs--explains why"--Amazon.com.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501121367

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9781501121364

Book's by Jesse James Thomas

Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion

Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion

The Modern Novel

The Modern Novel

Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches

Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches

History of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, Knights Templar, Troy, N.Y.

History of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, Knights Templar, Troy, N.Y.

Intergovernmental Relations in the American Administrative State

Intergovernmental Relations in the American Administrative State

New York

New York

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Tenth Edition

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Tenth Edition

A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union

An Education in Politics

An Education in Politics

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

The Chickenshit Club

The Chickenshit Club

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