George James: 287 books
by George Payne Rainsford James
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
The realities of the world are few and small; the illusions many and vast. Not a sense that we possess, and hardly a faculty of the mind, but serves to deceive us; wholly in some cases, and partially in all. Yet, strip nature and life of these deceits, and what would earth become?--what our existence...
by George Lucas, James Kahn
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Luke Skywalker dreamed of adventures out among the stars and alien worlds. But when he intercepted a message from a beautiful captive princess, he got more than he had bargained for—and that was how the adventure of his life began. . . .
Beyond Boundaries
Rereading John Steinbeck
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
As a writer who, beginning in the 1930s, gave voice to the ordinary man and woman, Steinbeck came to be the conscience of America. He witnessed and recorded with clarity much of the political and social upheaval of the 20th century: the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam. Yet his...
Fresh ink
A collection of voices from Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
From the historical to the fastastical, the real to the surreal, this exciting new anthology of New Zealand fiction, short stories, poetry and artwork present the varied voices and styles of New Zealand writing at its best - exhibiting work from established and award-winning authors as well as some lively 'fresh ink' from previously unpublished literary voices.
The Indians of the Painted Desert Region
Hopis, Navahoes, Wallapais, Havasupais
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
The Indians of the Painted Desert Region
Hopis, Navahoes, Wallapais, Havasupais
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes
CONTENTS
I. The Painted Desert Region
II. Desert Recollections
III. First Glimpses of the Hopi
IV. The Hopi Villages and...
The Future of Prejudice
Psychoanalysis and the Prevention of Prejudice
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2007
Established psychoanalytic/psychodynamic researchers and theorists bring the exploration of prejudice to a new level by examining how psychoanalysis might elucidate strategies that will eliminate prejudice.
by George Payne Rainsford James
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
It is difficult to discover what are the exact sources from which spring the thrilling feelings of joy and satisfaction with which we look back to the days of our early youth, and to the scenes in which our infancy was passed. It matters not, or at least very little, what are the pleasures to which we...
Tenja of the Red Paint People
An Adventure of a Young Girl Living in Northeast Canada 8,000 Years Ago
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Tenja of the Red Paint People tells the story of a teenage girl living long ago in what is now northeastern Canada. Tall, strong, and lanky, Tenja loves to run and has exceptional speed and stamina for her age. She also has an unusual thirst for knowledge, learning a great deal particularly from the...
by George Payne Rainsford James
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Most cities are hateful; and, without any disposition to "babble about green fields," it must be owned that each is more or less detestable. Nevertheless, among them all, there is none to be compared, as a whole, to London--none which comprehends within itself, from various causes, so much of the sublime...
Signs of Power
The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies.
By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...
by James Kennedy George Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Reunion begins and ends with the 45th reunion of the 1960 class of Princeton, West Virginia. Set in a small town on the southern edge of the state, it deals with usual themes of coming-of-age and high school, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime experience of desegregation and its impact on a group of...
by George G. M. James
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted...
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...