A Bell: 89 books
Beyond Liberal Democracy
Political Thinking for an East Asian Context
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? In this provocative book, Daniel Bell argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. Beyond Liberal Democracy, which continues the author's influential earlier work, is divided into three parts that correspond...
Shadows of Revolution
Reflections on France, Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Renowned historian, essayist, and journalist David A. Bell has long made France and its history the subject of his scholarly gaze and the object of his enduring affection. Shadows of Revolution: Reflections on France, Past and Present gathers together his writing, composed over a period of more than...
Philosophy at the Edge of Chaos
Gilles Deleuze and the Philosophy of Difference
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
From the early 1960s until his death, French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) wrote many influential works on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. One of Deleuze's main philosophical projects was a systematic inversion of the traditional relationship between identity and difference. This...
The First Total War
Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
“A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern history . . . It reads like a novel” (Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of modern European history, UCLA).
The twentieth century is usually seen as “the century of total war.” But as the historian...
The Spirit of Cities
Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or...
Managing God’s Time
Personal Effectiveness Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Over his 32-years business career, Michel A. Bell climbed the corporate ladder rapidly, and gathered ulcers with increasing responsibilities. Here are insights to his personal effectiveness strategy that overcome several challenges.
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and “bad” authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as “political meritocracy.”...
Business Simplified
Serving people, becoming better stewards, creating value
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
In Business Simplified, former business executive, Michel A. Bell de-mystifies business with simple, helpful ideas from his experience and research. Business is about people. The right people unified in the correct positions, headed in the proper direction to delight customers and create value for...
by J.A. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
J.A. Bell grew up with movies like WarGames, fascinated by the promise of computers and a global information network. First experiencing this potential with BBS's, Bell soon found his way to the Internet, experiencing the wonder of seemingly infinite information and the possibilities of friendship...
Children's Medicines
What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Most parents have worried about the side effects and possible long-term consequences of administering a particular medication to their child. The medication may be available over-the-counter, like cough syrup, or it may be prescribed by a doctor, like an antibiotic. Parents want to know: Is the medication...
China's New Confucianism
Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one...
by Joy Macci, Craig A. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Hello Fellow Baby Boomer Tennis Enthusiasts - Now that you’ve turned 50…how’d you like to enjoy & excel in tennis…not just for a season, but a lifetime? And how many of you have noticed a few natural changes in your body, energy and mind, since turning 50, and would like to turn back the...
Sanctuary Rises
Book One in the Junk Lot Jive series
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Nicky Nutz, who turns eleven this very morning, is not a happy camper. And not just because his birthday is a sad reminder of the freaky car accident that took his mom’s life last year. It’s because he still has no idea why his dad, Big Nutz, moved them from Chicago to this auto junk yard in Houston,...
by David A. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was...