Heidegger's Confrontation with Modernity
"Writing in a lively and refreshingly clear American English, Zimmerman provides an uncompromisingly honest and judicious account . . . of Heidegger's views on technology and his involvement with National Socialism. . . . One of the most impo...
Contesting Earth's Future
Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. Yet for more than twenty years, the activities of organizations ...
101 Harley-Davidson Twin CAM Performance Projects
If you're looking for ways to keep up with the pack - or blow right past them - this book has 101 of them. Boost the performance of your Harley-Davidson's Twin-Cam engine with 101 projects broken out by each specific aspect of the motorc...
Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance
Popular motorcycle journalist and author Mark Zimmerman brings a comfortable, conversational tone to his easy-to-understand explanations of how motorcycles work and how to maintain them and fix them when they don't. This practical tutorial covers ...
Killer Germs
Discover the unseen assassins that plague humanity. Until recently, most of us went about our daily lives with a false sense of public health security. Epidemics were a thing of the past, the AIDS crisis had diminished, and an annual vaccination k...
Living with Uncertainty
Every choice we make is set against a background of massive ignorance about our past, our future, our circumstances, and ourselves. Philosophers are divided on the moral significance of such ignorance. Some say that it has a direct impact on how w...
Living with Uncertainty
Every choice we make is set against a background of massive ignorance about our past, our future, our circumstances, and ourselves. Philosophers are divided on the moral significance of such ignorance. Some say that it has a direct impact on how w...
Ignorance and Moral Responsibility
Michael J. Zimmerman investigates the relation between ignorance and moral responsibility. He begins with the presentation of a case in which a tragedy occurs, one to which many people have unwittingly contributed, and addresses the question of wh...
The Concept of Moral Obligation
The principal aim of this book is to develop and defend an analysis of the concept of moral obligation. The analysis is neutral regarding competing substantive theories of obligation, whether consequentialist or deontological in character. What it...
Nature of Intrinsic Value
At the heart of ethics reside the concepts of good and bad; they are at work when we assess whether a person is virtuous or vicious, an act right or wrong, a decision defensible or indefensible, a goal desirable or undesirable. But there are many ...
Secret in the Wings
Mary Zimmerman's The Secret in the Wings adapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against her signature wit and humour. The framing story concerns a child and the frightening babysitter wi...
Small Wonder
Small Wonder
Trauma and the Discourse of Climate Change
The more the global north has learned about the existential threat of climate change, the faster it has emitted greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In Trauma and the Discourse of Climate Change, Lee Zimmerman thinks about why this is by examinin...
Photographic Architecture in the Twentieth Century
One hundred years ago, architects found in the medium of photography-so good at representing a building's lines and planes-a necessary way to promote their practices. It soon became apparent, however, that photography did more than reproduce what ...
Rules of Programming
This philosophy-of-programming guide provides a unique take on how to think about programming. With a collection of two dozen pragmatic rules, each presented in a standalone chapter, this hands-on book is ideal for freshly minted programmers makin...
Universe in a Mirror
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, ...
Women and Other Monsters
Women and Other Monsters
The Miller's Daughter
The Miller's Daughter
Auto America: Car Culture 1950s-1970s
Auto America: Car Culture 1950s-1970s
Girls
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Transport, the Environment and Security
Effective means of transport are critical under both normal and extreme conditions, but modern transport systems are subject to many diverse demands. This path-breaking book uniquely draws together the typically conflicting arenas of transport, th...
Neuro-Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy's lack of emphasis on emotional expression has concerned many. This book bridges the gap, showing how brain science contributes to understanding emotion. Neuro and narrative together can produce more effective therapeutic results.
Klass, etnicitet och kön - En introduktion för lärare
Forskning visar att social bakgrund, kön och var man bor har betydelse för elevers möjligheter att lyckas i skolan och livet. I ett samhälle där ekonomiska, sociala och kulturella skillnader ökar alltmer har skolan ett viktigt uppdrag i att erbjud...
Ruling Russia
Ruling Russia
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle is the first truly international history of sex education. As Jonathan Zimmerman shows, the controversial subject began in the West and spread steadily around the world over the past century. As people crossed borders, however, t...
Woman Who Wanted More
A perfect foodie novel with plenty of bite - ideal for fans of Beth O'Leary, Joanna Cannon and Libby Page. Two women. One unusual cookbook. And a friendship that will show them how to savour each moment . . . Kate Parker is about to turn forty and...
Americana Music
With roots in Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, New Orleans, the Piedmont, Memphis, and the prairies of Texas and the American West, the musical genre called Americana can prove difficult to define. Nevertheless, this burgeoning trend in American...
Crochet Cute Forest Friends
Crochet the cutest, cuddliest, coziest creatures of the forest with this beginner-friendly guide to amigurumi animals from Sarah Zimmerman, bestselling author of Crochet Cute Critters and creator of Repeat Crafter Me. These 26 simple patterns will...
Albert Kahn Inc.
Albert Kahn Inc.
Apulei Metamorphoseon Libri XI
Apulei Metamorphoseon Libri XI
Innocents Abroad
Protestant missionaries in Latin America. Colonial "civilizers" in the Pacific. Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa. Since the 1890s, thousands of American teachers--mostly young, white, middle-class, and inexperienced--have fanned out acro...
Crochet Cute Critters
Crochet a whole zoo of cute and cuddly creatures! Create your own colorful collection of critters with the magic of crochet! This how-to book features an array of simple crochet patterns for creating adorable snails, whales, rabbits, unicorns, and...