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Kant’s Humorous Writings

An Illustrated Guide

By: Robert R. Clewis

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Kant’s Humorous Writings

An Illustrated Guide

By: Robert R. Clewis

While Kant is commonly regarded as one of the most austere philosophers of all time, this book provides quite a different perspective of the founder of transcendental philosophy. Kant is often thought of as being boring, methodical, and humorless. Yet the thirty jokes and anecdotes collected and illustrated here for the first time reveal a man and a thinker who was deeply interested in how humor and laughter shape how we think, feel, and communicate with fellow human beings. In addition to a foreword on Kant's theory of humor by Noël Carroll as well as Clewis's informative chapters, Kant's Humorous Writings contains new translations of Kant's jokes, quips, and anecdotes. Each of the thirty excerpts is illustrated and supplemented by historical commentaries which explain their significance.

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280

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350112771

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Apple Declined

By: Robert P. Wills

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Apple Declined

By: Robert P. Wills

Earth is dying. Its population is down to a mere two million- a number not seen for 50,000 years. Earth sends probes to find a new home world. Several planets capable of supporting a portion of the population are found. Then the paradise of Arcturus is found. A military contingent is sent to the distant world to eliminate the current population and prepare for immediate colonization. The force does not expect the Post Iron-Age civilization to be any threat at all. On Arcturus, peace reigns. The upcoming harvest festival and sacrifice is the foremost issue. As the Arcturians become aware of the arrival of their far-off brothers, they turn to the One that provides all their guidance. Thanks to a decision thousands of years ago, God still walks among His people. Even though they do not understand the intentions of their strange brothers from far away, they know they can trust in their Father as they always have. Earth's plans for an easy conquering of the planet are wrong. Very wrong.

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254

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Lulu.com

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1312957514

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9781312957510

A Dangerous Man

By: Robert Crais

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A Dangerous Man

By: Robert Crais

A brilliant new crime novel from the beloved, bestselling, and award-winning master of the genre--and Joe Pike's most perilous case to date. Joe Pike didn't expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to his Jeep. So when Isabel Roland, the lonely young teller who helped him, steps out of the bank on her way to lunch, Joe is on hand when two men abduct her. Joe chases them down, and the two men are arrested. But instead of putting the drama to bed, the arrests are only the beginning of the trouble for Joe and Izzy. After posting bail, the two abductors are murdered and Izzy disappears. Pike calls on his friend, Elvis Cole, to help learn the truth. What Elvis uncovers is a twisted family story that involves corporate whistleblowing, huge amounts of cash, the Witness Relocation Program, and a long line of lies. But what of all that did Izzy know? Is she a perpetrator or a victim? And how far will Joe go to find out?

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352

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Penguin

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0525535713

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9780525535713

Joe Moakley's Journey

From South Boston to El Salvador

By: Mark Robert Schneider

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Joe Moakley's Journey

From South Boston to El Salvador

By: Mark Robert Schneider

The first biography of the popular, long-serving congressman from South Boston

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UPNE

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155553807X

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9781555538071

Peculiar, Mo

By: Robert Williams

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Peculiar, Mo

By: Robert Williams

Welcome to Peculiar, MO. For most, life is good in this idyllic Midwestern town, until a falling star brings an unearthly menace. Soon animals are found dying of a mysterious disease. At night, beasts begin to cry out in voices that sound almost like words, as they are drawn to a burned clearing to serve an alien will. Local widow Kelly Ross, who is struggling to make ends meet after the death of her husband, sends her young son into the forest on an errand, where he makes a frightening discovery. Spencer Dale, the town's mechanic, whose past contains a painful secret, begins to experience strange dreams and visions, as he relives memories that are not his own. Nine-year-old Rachel, a child of nature, becomes linked to an unspeakable crime that took place more than eighty years in the past, while a military operation moving inexorably towards the meteor's impact site makes its presence, and its plans, known. All of their lives are linked together, and their courage and faith are tested, as they are drawn to the site where the star fell to Earth and an alien life cycle reaches its terrifying climax.

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iUniverse

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059590064X

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9780595900640

Dog Soldiers

By: Robert Stone

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Dog Soldiers

By: Robert Stone

Small-time journalist John Converse thinks to cash in on the last days of the Vietnam War by becoming involved in a major drug deal, but things go very wrong when he gets back to the U.S. and finds himself hunted by a corrupt government agent.

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362

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395860253

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9780395860250

Hayek: A Collaborative Biography

Part VII, 'Market Free Play with an Audience': Hayek's Encounters with Fifty Knowledge Communities

By: Robert Leeson

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Hayek: A Collaborative Biography

Part VII, 'Market Free Play with an Audience': Hayek's Encounters with Fifty Knowledge Communities

By: Robert Leeson

This book is the seventh volume in this series which explores the life of Nobel Price-winning economist F.A. Hayek (1899-1992). The volume uses archival material, juxtaposed with Hayek’s published work to challenge the existing perceptions of his life and thought. It examines the methods by which Hayek interacted with – and schemed against – the knowledge communities that he encountered during his very long life. Chapters explore the ‘rules of engagement’ that Hayek employed when interacting with fifth leading knowledge communities, including the Nobel Prize selection committee who were led to believe his claim about having predicted the Great Depression. It also explores his interactions with William Beveridge, the founder of the modern British Welfare State, A. C. Pigou, the founder of the market school, J. M. Keynes, Sir Arthur Lewis, and Abba Lerner.

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516

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Springer

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3319520547

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The Wayward Eight

A Contract to Die For

By: Robert E. Waters

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The Wayward Eight

A Contract to Die For

By: Robert E. Waters

Ex-Confederate officer Captain Marcus Wayward and his infamous “Eight” are on a deadly mission. The Union has contracted them to find and kill the most notorious scientist in the world; Doctor Burson Carpathian, who resides somewhere in the forested interior of Arizona. Carpathian is protected by an undead horde of his own construction, and powered by the miracle fuel RJ-1027, they will defend him to the death. The chance for Wayward and his mercenaries to acquire fame, fortune, and immortality on such a mission is too great to refuse. The journey is fraught with perils and pitfalls – outlaws, Union troopers, thrill-seekers, Shifters of the Warrior Nation, and even other mercenaries hell-bent on finding and killing Carpathian first. When a shadowy force known as the Dark Council gets involved, the way becomes even deadlier. But the biggest challenge for Captain Wayward could very well be his own people, who begin to question the nature of the mission as it unravels.

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Winged Hussar Publishing

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1620181673

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From Native Son to King's Men

The Literary Landscape of 1940s America

By: Robert McParland

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From Native Son to King's Men

The Literary Landscape of 1940s America

By: Robert McParland

On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works reflected the dreams, aspirations, values, and hopes of people living in the World War II era. In FromNative Son to King’s Men: The Literary Landscape of 1940s America, Robert McParland examines notable works published throughout the decade. Among the authors covered are James Baldwin, Pearl S. Buck, James Gould Cozzens, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Hersey, Norman Mailer, Ann Petry, Irwin Shaw, John Steinbeck, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright. McParland explores how popular novels, literary fiction, and even short stories by these authors represented this pivotal period in American culture. By examining the creative output of these authors, this book reveals how the literature of the 1940s not only offered a pathway for that era’s readers but also provides a way of understanding the past and our own times. From Native Son to King’s Men will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural climate of the 1940s and how this period was depicted in American literature.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538105543

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9781538105542

Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found

By: Robert Christie

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Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found

By: Robert Christie

Marooned in unknown and exceedingly hostile territory, Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his furry entourage continue their royal quest to explore the uncharted lands of Crutonia. And now they've made a most remarkable discovery: A mysterious and highly advanced civilization lies beneath the surface of the island. But the rulers of this new world have little patience for inept explorers or their royal quests. Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Quirk's Quest is a tale of adventure in a fully imagined world ripe for exploration. Included in this volume is an illustrated roster of the important characters and a map of the world of Crutonia.

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1250208882

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Fast and Curious

A History of Shortcuts in American Education

By: Robert L. Hampel

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Fast and Curious

A History of Shortcuts in American Education

By: Robert L. Hampel

This book examines four types of shortcuts in the history of American education—streamlined paths to vocational success, cultural sophistication, college credentials, and the efficient use of English. The chapters profile Norman Rockwell, the Harvard Classics, Cliff Notes, speed reading, a Doctor of Arts diploma for college teachers, and other riveting examples of time-savers that attracted millions of ambitious Americans since the late 19th century.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475836945

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At the Twelfth Hour

Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler

By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler,Robert M. McIlvaine

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At the Twelfth Hour

Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler

By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler,Robert M. McIlvaine

Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued. Despite his popularity, there has never been a collection of his short stories until now. Many of these short stories are of historical and literary interest to a general and academic audience, particularly in Kentucky where many of his stories are set. The contents of At the Twelfth Hour reflect original research about Altsheler's fiction, as well as nine of his best stories.

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University Press of America

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0761838597

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9780761838593

Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma

Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement

By: Robert E. Luckett Jr.

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Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma

Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement

By: Robert E. Luckett Jr.

As Mississippi's attorney general from 1956 to 1969, Joe T. Patterson led the legal defense for Jim Crow in the state. He was inaugurated for his first term two months before the launch of the Sovereignty Commission—charged “to protect the sovereignty of Mississippi from encroachment thereon by the federal government”—which made manifest a century-old states' rights ideology couched in the rhetoric of massive resistance. Despite the dubious legal foundations of that agenda, Patterson supported the organization's mission from the start and served as an ex-officio leader on its board for the rest of his life. Patterson was also a card-carrying member of the segregationist Citizens' Council and, in his own words, had “spent many hours and driven many miles advocating the basic principles for which the Citizens' Councils were originally organized.” Few ever doubted his Jim Crow credentials. That is until September 1962 and the integration of the University of Mississippi by James Meredith. That fall Patterson stepped out of his entrenchment by defying a circle of white power brokers, but only to a point. His seeming acquiescence came at the height of the biggest crisis for Mississippi's racist order. Yet even after the Supreme Court decreed that Meredith must enter the university, Patterson opposed any further desegregation and despised the federal intervention at Ole Miss. Still he faced a dilemma that confronted all white southerners: how to maintain an artificially elevated position for whites in southern society without resorting to violence or intimidation. Once the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Meredith v. Fair, the state attorney general walked a strategic tightrope, looking to temper the ruling's impact without inciting the mob and without retreating any further. Patterson and others sought pragmatic answers to the dilemma of white southerners, not in the name of civil rights but to offer a more durable version of white power. His finesse paved the way for future tactics employing duplicity and barely yielding social change while deferring many dreams.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496802705

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The Eyes of Midnight

A Time of Terror in East Tennessee

By: Robert Wilson

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The Eyes of Midnight

A Time of Terror in East Tennessee

By: Robert Wilson

More than 120 years after the White Caps terrorized Sevier County in East Tennessee, longtime residents still wont talk about the lawless band of vigilantes. But veteran journalist Robert Wilson shines a spotlight on the group with this detailed history. Relying on a primary source--The White Caps: A History of the Organization in Sevier County, distributed in 1899 by the publisher of the City Directory of Knoxville--as well as his own research, he presents the most complete account to date of why the White Caps were so feared. Wilson has retrieved details from multiple sources and uncovered shocking details about the dark, faceless members who would disguise themselves with a full-body covering of white fabric with holes cut for the eyes. Though the description may summon images of the Ku Klux Klan, the White Caps focused their wrath on what they perceived as immoral behavior--although some of their activity targeted blacks and Jews, among others. However, what started out as a fairly mild enforcement of Victorian values in an isolated, God-fearing community became much, much more. Find out how far the group went in The Eyes of Midnight.

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Archway Publishing

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1480825948

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9781480825949

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in Thirty-three Degrees

By: Robert B. Folger

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The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in Thirty-three Degrees

By: Robert B. Folger

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3385432510

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Kant’s Humorous Writings

Kant’s Humorous Writings

Apple Declined

Apple Declined

A Dangerous Man

A Dangerous Man

Joe Moakley's Journey

Joe Moakley's Journey

Peculiar, Mo

Peculiar, Mo

Dog Soldiers

Dog Soldiers

Hayek: A Collaborative Biography

Hayek: A Collaborative Biography

The Wayward Eight

The Wayward Eight

From Native Son to King's Men

From Native Son to King's Men

Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found

Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found

Fast and Curious

Fast and Curious

At the Twelfth Hour

At the Twelfth Hour

Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma

Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma

The Eyes of Midnight

The Eyes of Midnight

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in Thirty-three Degrees

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in Thirty-three Degrees

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