K W : 495 books

In this book, Kevin Ip articulates and defends an egalitarian conception of global distributive justice grounded on the value of equality as a normative ideal of how human relations should be conducted. Arguing that relationships of equality, rather than those characterized by domination or exploitation,...

Many subjects of deep philosophic import are treated of in this small volume, on none of which am I an authority. I feel that I may with justice be condemned as a “Jack of all Trades”. Nevertheless I beg the patience and toleration of scholars whose studies have been more profound than mine, since...

THIS study is concerned with the search for a new unity of social knowledge and social inquiry. As such it is addressed to all those who see in the present compartmentalization and special­ ization of the social sciences the reason for the bewildering pro­ liferation of subject matters, the preoccupation...

Computational aeroacoustics (CAA) is a relatively new research area. CAA algorithms have developed rapidly and the methods have been applied in many areas of aeroacoustics. The objective of CAA is not simply to develop computational methods but also to use these methods to solve practical aeroacoustics...

Gods timeline of Providence is almost at its end. This is not the author playing prophet, but the observation of prophecies coming to pass in the events occurring today. If we have rewritten the Word of God to accommodate our departure from its instruction, how shall we find any comfort for the dark...

This book will help clinicians acquire and develop the processes and skills of values-based practice. The aim of most patient-clinician consultations is to improve health outcomes. Often they succeed, and patients are satisfied and empowered. However, some consultations are unsatisfactory and result...

These volumes provide a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. The 2-volume set showcases the resilience, creativity, and best practices from successful school librarians from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South...

An anthology of flash fiction tales. A collection of tiny, flash fiction fantasy, horror, and dark tales of 1,000-8,000 words in length. Choices: A Short Story: The Reaper requires an answer to a question: what choice would you make? Rebirthed: A Short Story: Dreams of Rebirth...

On his late-night radio show The Red Eye, Sam Brody pulls back the curtain on paranormal hoaxes, exposing the charlatans posing as psychics, vampires, and alien messengers. Sure, he started out hoping that someone would prove that there was something "more," but after all the con artists...

“My name is Sam Brody, and I like to ruin fun.” Sam's job on late-night radio is to debunk the existence of things that go bump in the night.  This haunting isn't as straightforward as it seems. Up against the reputation of an infamous documentary and fighting to keep his personal...

SCIENCE WRITER EDWARD MACDOWELL HAS NEVER HAD ANY INTEREST IN THE SUPERNATURAL. As an open-minded skeptic, he assumes that all extraordinary events, no matter how baffling, can be explained rationally, given enough information. When a strange, hallucinatory encounter prompts him to investigate a haunting,...

In 1976 graduate student Adam Reardons fiance Lis and her children vanished. Officially, they died in a tragic house fire. In reality they escaped the fire- and worse- through an impossible portal to another world. The portal closed before Adam could follow: he was nearly killed, and survived only...

The new edition of this introductory-level textbook continues to offer a concise and approachable bridge between student lecture notes and more detailed clinical reference works. All aspects of equine medicine, surgery and reproduction are covered in a single, convenient volume. The second edition...

For as long as she could remember, Léa has always felt like an outsider – and that was perfectly fine with her. But shortly after her 16th birthday when her eyes begin to change colors with the shift of her moods, and her skin seems too small for the sudden heat of her emotions,...