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81) The unforgettable photograph: 228 ideas, tips, and secrets for taking the best pictures of your life
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Renowned photographer George Lange's work is guided by one simple truth: An unforgettable photograph is not about what the subject looks like, but what it feels like. In this entirely new kind of photography guide, written by Mr. Lange and Scott Mowbray, magazine editor and longtime amateur photographer, the rest of us will learn how to take photographs that don't just document life but celebrate it.
No fancy equipment required. Just hundreds of...
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Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
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vii, 259 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders| warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes that the men who created our country would be outraged and disappointed to see where we've ended up. Levin returns to the impassioned question he's explored in each of his bestselling books: How do we save our exceptional country? Because our values are in such a precarious state, he argues that a restoration...
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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xviii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A contrarian scientist wrestles with the big questions that modern physics raises, and what physics says about the human condition Not only can we not currently explain the origin of the universe, it is questionable we will ever be able to explain it. The notion that there are universes within particles, or that particles are conscious, is ascientific, as is the hypothesis that our universe is a computer simulation. On the other hand, the idea that...
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Dutton
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[2014?]
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x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there-just like Santa and his reindeer. Even after we outgrow the jolly fellow, the essential paradox persists: There are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally...
85) School rules!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 490L
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English
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When Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to school and teaches him the rules, he helps her and the other students to become better friends.
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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First edition.
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208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, 'Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.' That journey starts right here. In her latest book...Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The book|s...
87) The Art book
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Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
New edition.
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592 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
88) The Enchiridion
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English
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A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE
The Enchiridion, or Handbook of Epictetus, is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice which was compiled by Arrian, who was a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.
Epictetus lived in ancient Greece from 55 to 135 AD. Born into slavery, he endured a permanent physical disability. While enslaved, he studied Stoic philosophy. After attaining his freedom, Epictetus remained a fervent believer of Stoic thought and...
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German philosopher and influential 18th century late Enlightenment thinker Immanuel Kant wrote "Critique of Judgment" in 1790 to solidify his ideas on aesthetics. Often referred to as the "third critique", it follows Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason," published in 1781, and "Critique of Practical Reason", published in 1788 and completes his "Critical" project. Divided into two sections, one on aesthetic judgment and the other on teleological judgment,...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Your introduction to the thought of Gandhi reveals him as even more radical than Nietzsche. Although a realization of Gandhi's views would admittedly sacrifice many of modernity's benefits, including much of technology, medicine, and law, it is a price he says we must be willing to pay.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Expand your understanding of Buddhism with an introduction to Zen. This path to Buddhahood is aimed at direct transformation. Knowledge is handed directly from mind to mind, with great emphasis placed on a teacher-disciple lineage that each Zen master can trace directly to Zen's originating moment.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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One of the most effective ways of demonstrating religious power is through trial and punishment. Examine the use of law and the meanings of public displays of violence as seen in historical cases of witch hunting and witch trials. Witches, it turns out, are in many ways more reviled than demons.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Your focus moves to the beginnings of Stoic moral theory in the writings of Seneca and Epictetus. Their accounts of a good life describe one that is moderate, reasonable, and controlled, living in harmony with the universe and society, and accepting of the inevitability of death.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Tempting as it may be to form a single answer agreed on by all, there is none to be found. What is clear is that there are recurrent themes, with the answer that works for you likely to be found among them.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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When is it permissible to go to war? Learn how Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, and Muslims have all wrestled - morally, conceptually, strategically - with questions about how to balance religious ideals with real-world conflicts, and how religions define violence in the context of war as a necessary, limited evil.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Historians have often depicted the religious movement of Manichaeism as the culmination of ancient Gnosticism. Investigate Manichaeism's extraordinarily complex mythology - envisioning reality as a struggle between cosmic forces of Light and Darkness - its conception of salvation, and the structural hierarchy through which Manichaeism became a highly organized international religion.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Here, confront the intriguing question of whether Confucianism is a religion or a philosophy. Learn about the Confucian canon and how it became the foundation of Chinese state ideology. Sample texts encompassing poetry, history, ritual, rules for living, and explorations of morality, and consider why we refer to them as "classics" rather than "scripture."
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Nietzsche initiates postmodernism in philosophy - its first sustained attack on modernity. Through readings from his "Twilight of the Idols", you grasp Nietzsche's dismissal of modernity's core values, including philosophical progress, reason, systematicity, god, and transcendent value.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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One of the core texts of the Mahabharata - a major moral and religious text for most Hindus - introduces you to the critically important skill of truly reading a text, deeply and with comprehension. It also begins your consideration of the concept of human choice.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Alongside the four canonical Gospels, competing accounts of Jesus's life emerged, which we now call "apocryphal." Here, discover the Gospel of Peter, which directly portrays the Resurrection, and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which recounts events of Jesus's childhood. Finally, encounter Gnostic Christianity in the Gospel of Thomas, containing mystical sayings of Jesus.
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