W B : 769 books

"Howard Fast makes superb use of his material. ... Aside from its social and historical implications, Freedom Road is a high-geared story, told with that peculiar dramatic intensity of which Fast is a master". -- Chicago Daily News

This 100th Anniversary edition of Du Bois's most widely read book offers significant updates and advantages over all other editions of this classic of African American history. A new Introduction by Manning Marable, Du Bois biographer and eminent historian, puts The Souls of Black Folk into context...

An action-packed tale of the occult featuring a plucky heroine, murderous devil worshippers, and the mind-bending science of hypnotism A sinister band of killers marks a young heiress for death. The assassins, led by a spectral voice known as the Mystery Mind, seek a treasure from the lost...

Why does so much evil exist, seeing that everything is formed by a God whom all theists are agreed in naming "good?" Why do the stars move from west to east rather than from east to west? Why do we exist? why is there anything? (Voltaire) This book gathered two great philosophers works concerning God and Metaphysical toughts : Spinoza and Leibniz.

This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...

This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academy have thought about evil and its relation to religious belief. The Problem of Evil: New Philosophical...

Be patient. Your time will come.Ex-policewoman Cori O'Connor has seen the face of evil.Once she brought the Sandman to justice — a depraved serial killer who very nearly added Cori to his long list of victims. And the maniac still invades her dreams … three years after his death.Now the killings...

Kant was one of the inventors of anthropology, and his lectures on anthropology were the most popular and among the most frequently given of his lecture courses. This volume contains the first translation of selections from student transcriptions of the lectures between 1772 and 1789, prior to the...

This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies...

In these twenty-three stories from the Victorian and Edwardian period, strange things lurk in the Winter night. So gather round the Christmas hearth and revel in these classic tales of macabre mischief and sinister supernatural encounters - some of which are reprinted here for the first time since their original publication.

Contained within this antique book is a comprehensive guide to finishing furniture, including information on spraying, and opaque and transparent finishes. A book of timeless practical value, this text contains everything one might need to know about finishing furniture, written in a detailed yet...

Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, Second Edition, teaches students how to program massively parallel processors. It offers a detailed discussion of various techniques for constructing parallel programs. Case studies are used to demonstrate the development process, which...