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Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Par Rona Arato, Isabel Muñoz. 2023
Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a…
Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Her career spanned seven decades and led her to places that other reporters wouldn't or couldn't go, from Nazi Germany to the remote Arctic regions of the Soviet Union. At a time when women were expected to stay at home and raise families, Ruth told the stories of people in need and fought for their rights to live in safety and freedom.Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie (Scholastic Canada Biography)
Par Elizabeth MacLeod. 2023
Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie, music legend, activist and teacher!Buffy Sainte-Marie is not exactly sure where or when she was born, but…
it was likely the Piapot Reserve in the Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. As a baby she was adopted out to a white family in the United States. But nothing would stop Buffy from connecting to her roots and sharing the power and the beauty of her heritage with the world.As a musician, Buffy’s songs have inspired three generations of fans, garnering international acclaim and many awards. She’s a peace activist, an advocate for Indigenous-focused education, and a tireless supporter of Indigenous rights.After an incredible career lasting more than 60 years, Buffy’s music and message are as uplifting and important today as they ever were. Now is the right time to introduce young readers to this fascinating change-maker, with this accessible, engaging book.The Scholastic Canada Biography series is an award-winning collection of titles focused on fascinating people who have shaped Canada’s past and present. Written by acclaimed non-fiction author Elizabeth MacLeod, each book also features comics-inspired illustrations by Mike Deas, which appeal to today’s readers and help bring the story to life.The words we live by: the creeds, mottoes, and pledges that have shaped America
Par Brian Burrell. 1997
In this anthology of major texts that have influenced life in the United States, the author compiles works ranging from…
the Golden Rule to the Mafia initiation oath. What began as a family hobby evolved into this collection of essays revolving around popular sayingsFor love of country: debating the limits of patriotism
Par Martha Nussbaum. 1996
Explores the philosophical debate over patriotism versus global view. The author's initial essay states that our responsibilities as "citizens of…
the world" supersede national allegiances. Fifteen scholars provide responses to her thesisAll I really need to know I learned from watching Star trek
Par Dave Marinaccio. 1994
Collection of philosophical essays and humorous pearls of wisdom based on principles gleaned from the Star Trek television series. The…
author demonstrates that insights from the show can be used in real life to entertain houseguests, refrain from gossip, confront conflict, and respect individuals and diverse cultures. Some strong languageRandom acts of kindness
Par Conari Press. 1993
Anonymous narrators describe acts of kindness given or received. These stories are supplemented with quotes on the subject from well-known…
historical figures. Includes suggestions for those who want to perform unexpected good deeds. Foreword by Daphne Rose Kingma and introduction by Dr. Dawna MarkovaA 3rd serving of chicken soup for the soul: 101 more stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen. 1996
The authors provide even more stories to "inspire and motivate you to love more unconditionally, live more passionately, and pursue…
your heartfelt dreams with more conviction." Topics include love, parenting, attitude, and wisdom. Sequel to A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul (RC 40454, BR 10090). BestsellerWorld within a song: Music that changed my life and life that changed my music
Par Jeff Tweedy. 2023
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author…
Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he’s learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other, What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs? After two New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America’s best-loved performers and songwriters, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) and How to Write One Song , Jeff Tweedy is back with another disarming, beautiful, and inspirational book about why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves. Featuring fifty songs that have both changed Jeff’s life and influenced his music—including songs by the Replacements, Mavis Staples, the Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, and Billie Eilish—as well as Jeff’s "Rememories," dream-like short pieces that related key moments from Jeff’s life, this book is a mix of the musical, the emotional, and the inspirational in the best possible way. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF with song credits and permissionsMarx
Par Peter Singer. 1980
Introductory biography of the nineteenth-century philosopher. In an effort to explain the central vision of Marx's thought, Singer discusses Marx's…
early writings and his materialist concept of history and economic theory of capital. He also assesses Marx's relevance in the late twentieth centuryMethods of logic
Par W. V Quine. 1982
A professor of philosophy states that it is his intention to "convey a precise understanding of the formal concepts of…
modern logic and to develop convenient techniques of formal reasoning." Quine's approach is to resort to novel techniques on occasion. But he uses scientific methods to arrive at his conclusions, which are, in this case, logical truths. He stresses the importance of implication in the development of one's powers of deductionHegel
Par Peter Singer. 1983
A beginner's guide to the complex ideas of the Prussian-born nineteenth-century philosopher George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Singer discusses Hegel's philosophy…
of history, his views of freedom and society, his concept of logic, and what many believe to be Hegel's most challenging work, The Phenomenology of MindOn presence: variations and reflections
Par Ralph Harper. 1991
Essays concerned with the nature and relations of being. Harper suggests that the reader consider the phenomenon of presence as…
a central theme, from which he records a set of variations based on religious, mystical, biblical, psychological, philosophical, and literary manifestations. To the question of what is meant by presence, he replies, "Think of what it is like to be alive."Aristotle
Par Jonathan Barnes. 1982
A brief introduction to the writings of an ancient Greek thinker whose ideas earned him an ardent if controversial following…
during his lifetime, dominated the Middle Ages, and continue to influence modern thought. Barnes portrays Aristotle primarily as a philosopher, who was equally respected for his scientific studies and his opinions about art and poetryThe basic writings of Bertrand Russell, 1903-1959
Par Bertrand Russell. 1961
Bob Dylan: behind the shades : a biography
Par Clinton Heylin. 1991
In a biography based largely on interviews, Heylin looks at the singer-songwriter's first fifty years, and examines the relationship between…
Dylan's life and his work. Heylin recounts Dylan's Minnesota childhood, as Robert Allen Zimmerman, his New York years writing "protest" songs, his 1966 motorcycle accident, his conversion to Christianity, and his use of changing musical stylesMetaphysics as a guide to morals
Par Iris Murdoch. 1993
A playwright, prize-winning novelist, and philosopher ponders the fundamental quest for morality. Murdoch searches philosophy, particularly metaphysics, and theology for…
guidance in living a moral life. And she contemplates the determining roles that art, literature, science, politics, and nature play in the conscious choices that human beings make in daily livingThe ethics of ambiguity
Par Simone Beauvoir. 1976
First published in 1948 by the French feminist, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher. This brief position paper sums up her thinking…
about existentialism--the twentieth-century philosophy that centers on existence and the freedom and responsibility of the individual. First, de Beauvoir discusses the absurdity of the human condition. She then outlines the positive aspects of ambiguity, concluding with an analysis of ethical choicesChadwick, Yankee composer
Par Victor Yellin. 1990
George Whitefield Chadwick, like most classically trained musicians before World War II, received a German education. Upon his return to…
the United States, his music was performed more frequently than that of most Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This biography traces his life and work as an innovative teacher and a composer of music with a distinctly American twistAlberta Hunter: a celebration in blues
Par Frank Taylor. 1987
Biography of legendary blues singer Alberta Hunter, who died in 1984 at the age of eighty-nine. Begins with Hunter growing…
up poor and black in Memphis, and moves on to her success with European audiences, as she sang to packed houses in Paris and London. Hunter was hard-working, tough, and intensely privateRecent philosophers
Par John Passmore. 1985
A retired professor provides a survey of the major developments in Anglo-American philosophy since the mid-1960s. He chronicles the explosion…
of writing in the field, the split with mathematical logic, the involvement with linguistics, and the ongoing disagreements among philosophers. He states that "this is a descriptive, informal, necessarily summary account of some recent controversies, not a deep analysis or a final judgment."