Hamilton Books: 325 books
The Quest for Excellence
Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Core Texts. Selected Proceedings from the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Association for Core Texts and Courses
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Liberal education aspires to excellence through the cultivation of free human beings who excel in thought, word, and deed. But what exactly is excellence, and why do we admire it? How do we conceive of what is excellent? What constitutes excellence—either for human beings, or in the realms of philosophy,...
by Albert Pleysier, Alexey Vinogradov
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
“Why have I been exiled to prison?” It was a question millions of Soviet citizens asked themselves in the latter 1930s and in the years that followed World War Two. The charges brought against those who were imprisoned were decided by the State and the time of incarceration was also decided by...
Labor Avoidance
The Origins of Inhumanity
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Labor Avoidance is about work, something everyone hates, and something everyone longs to escape. At the same time, human nature is to sustain life that is physical, and thus constant labor is a necessity. This is what humanity, from Eden to our own post-industrial society, has always tried to reduce...
Law Enforcement and the INS
A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
This book updates prior research that utilized the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), and compares these perceptions with immigration enforcement priorities that were implemented post 911, through the Obama Administration up to the Trump presidency....
Sean Lester
The Guardian of a Small Flickering Light
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
It was an incredible destiny for a man who repeatedly announced that he was “without ambition.” Although he had left school aged fourteen, had no experience of foreign affairs and spoke no languages other than English, in 1929 Sean Lester became the Irish representative to the League of Nations...
Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace
Christian Altruism and People of Color
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Why is the Golden Rule so central in almost every culture and religion? What is it that drives human beings to do good to others? Are altruism, compassion, and forgiveness natural forms of human behavior, or do they have to be learned and practiced in the neural context of our primal instincts for...
Serious Fun
The Power of Improvisation for Learning and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
The importance of play and fun to people’s lives cannot be stressed enough in today’s cultural climate of high stress, high stakes, and competition. One activity that gains recognition and credibility as both fun and transformative is theatrical improvisation or improv. In this book, Ruth Yamamoto...
Divine Wisdom and Warning
Decoded Messages from God
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Why are we here? Who really wrote the Bible? Was Jesus actually a messenger of God? Can science and religion be reconciled? Do we have free will? Divine Wisdom and Warning: Decoded Messages from God introduces a new way of using the ancient system of Gematria to solve these and other timeless questions....
Destiny and Decision
The Molding of a Minister in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
In this autobiography of a Christian minister, Fred R. Zimmerman tells the story of his life on the stage of world events that affected him either directly or indirectly. Born to be a minister, he first became aware of his calling early on in his boyhood. Orphaned at eighteen months during the flu...
Disabilities in Nigeria
Attitudes, Reactions, and Remediation
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
The book examines issues of disabilities in Nigeria focusing on attitudes and reactions to people with disabilities within the context of practices perpetuating the treatment of people with disabilities. It contributes to research in the field by advancing discussions on society’s positive engagement...
Love First
Toward a Christian Humanism
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The study of man today is divided in three ways that it should not be: between the humanities and the social sciences, between natural and metaphysical philosophy, and between faith and reason. This book bridges these three divides to build toward an integrated understanding of human being that begins...
Seeing and Being Seen
Aesthetics and Environmental Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2017
Contemporary environmental Philosophy has overwhelmingly continued certain materialist assumptions toward nature. In its pursuit to better use nature’s material offering for future generations, there remains little discussion about these materialist assumptions, much less their contribution to the...
Riding the Windhorse
Manic-Depressive Disorder and the Quest for Wholeness
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2003
In this moving account of his struggles with manic-depressive disorder, distinguished philosopher Robert S. Corrington, creator of the school of ecstatic naturalism, presents a compelling argument for rethinking the nature of this malady. Having inherited the disorder from his mother, a gifted actress...
The Seducer
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
This psychological thriller shows both the hypnotic appeal and the deadly danger of psychopathic seduction. This novel traces the downfall of a married woman, Ana. Feeling trapped in a lackluster marriage, she has a torrid affair with Michael, a man who seems to be her soul mate and her dream come...