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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Alexis Clements
In a gripping fusion of wild energy and unfiltered intensity, our protagonist grapples with a world that's lost its way. Overwhelmed by personal loss and societal decay, he embarks on a visceral journey through Thailand, seeking redemption and control over his own destiny.Amidst the hedonistic chaos, he confronts the haunting spectre of his younger brother's suicide, his own health struggles, and the unravelling fabric of a world he no longer recognizes. Through raw prose, philosophical musings, and socio-geopolitical analysis, the novel boldly condemns the failures of Western governments and their pandering to the Woke agenda.This is more than a story; it's a poignant exploration of the eternal truths that sit underneath all of society's cultural nuances and vicissitudes. It sheds light on the struggles of boys and men in the West, while mourning the transformation of both Australia and Thailand over the past two decades.Join him on a turbulent 365-day odyssey that is as much about survival as it is about salvation.
A reclamation of experience as the foremost concept in the work of William James, and a powerful argument for the continuing importance of his philosophy.How does one deploy experience without succumbing to a foundationalist epistemology or an account of the subject rooted in immediately given objects of consciousness? In the wake of the so-called linguistic turn of the twentieth century, this is a question anyone thinking philosophically about experience must ask.Alexis Dianda answers through a reading of the pragmatic tradition, culminating in a defense of the role of experience in William James’s thought. Dianda argues that by reconstructing James’s philosophical project, we can locate a model of experience that not only avoids what Wilfrid Sellars called “the myth of the given” but also enriches pragmatism broadly. First, Dianda identifies the motivations for and limitations of linguistic nominalism, insisting that critics of experience focus too narrowly on justification and epistemic practices. Then, by emphasizing how James’s concept of experience stresses the lived, affective, and nondiscursive, the argument holds that a more robust notion of experience is necessary to reflect not just how we know but how we act.The Varieties of Experience provides a novel reconstruction of the relationship between psychology, moral thought, epistemology, and religion in James’s work, demonstrating its usefulness in tackling issues such as the relevance of perception to knowledge and the possibility of moral change. Against the tide of neopragmatic philosophers such as Richard Rorty and Robert Brandom, who argue that a return to experience must entail appeals to foundationalism or representationalism, Dianda’s intervention rethinks not only the value and role of experience but also the aims and resources of pragmatic philosophy today.
Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book PrizeWinner of the University of Southern California Book PrizeHonorable Mention, Reginald Zelnik Book Prize“Fascinating and perceptive.”—Antony Beevor, New York Review of Books“Stand aside, Homer. I doubt whether even the author of the Iliad could have matched Alexis Peri’s account of the 872-day siege which Leningrad endured.”—Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator“Powerful and illuminating…A fascinating, insightful, and nuanced work.”—Anna Reid, Times Literary Supplement“Much has been written about Leningrad’s heroic resistance. But the remarkable aspect of [Peri’s] book is that she tells a very different story: recounting the internal struggles of ordinary people desperately trying to survive and make sense of their fate.”—John Thornhill, Financial Times“A sensitive, at times almost poetic examination of their emotions and disordered mental states. It both contrasts with and complements the equally accurate official Soviet portrait of a stalwart population standing firm in the face of evil and in defense of Soviet ideals.”—Robert Legvold, Foreign AffairsIn September 1941, two and a half months after the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, the German Wehrmacht encircled Leningrad. Cut off from the rest of Russia, the city remained blockaded for 872 days, at a cost of almost a million lives. It was one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history.The War Within chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured it. Drawing on unpublished diaries, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how young and old struggled to make sense of a world collapsing around them. When the blockade was lifted in 1944, Kremlin officials censored publications describing the ordeal and arrested many of Leningrad’s wartime leaders. Some were executed. Diaries—now dangerous to their authors—were concealed, shelved in archives, and forgotten. The War Within recovers these lost accounts, shedding light on one of World War II’s darkest episodes while paying tribute the resilience of the human spirit.
In the tense years of the early Cold War, American and Soviet women conducted a remarkable pen-pal correspondence that enabled them to see each other as friends rather than enemies.In a compelling new perspective on the early Cold War, prizewinning historian Alexis Peri explores correspondence between American and Soviet women begun in the last years of World War II and continuing into the 1950s. Previously unexamined, the women’s letters movingly demonstrate the power of the personal, as the pen pals engaged in a “diplomacy of the heart” that led them to question why their countries were so divided.Both Soviet and American women faced a patriarchal backlash after World War II that marginalized them professionally and politically. The pen pals discussed common challenges they faced, such as unequal pay and the difficulties of balancing motherhood with a career. Each side evinced curiosity about the other’s world, asking questions about family and marriage, work conditions, educational opportunities, and religion. The women advocated peace and cooperation but at times disagreed strongly over social and economic issues, such as racial segregation in the United States and mandatory labor in the Soviet Union. At first both governments saw no risk in the communications, as women were presumed to have little influence and no knowledge of state secrets, but eventually Cold War paranoia set in. Amid the Red Scare, the House Un-American Activities Committee even accused some of the American women of being communist agents.A rare and poignant tale, Dear Unknown Friend offers a glimpse of the Cold War through the perspectives of women who tried to move beyond the label of “enemy” and understand, even befriend, people across increasingly bitter political divides.
Democracy in America: Introduction by Alan Ryan
Alexis De Tocqueville
Everyman's Library
1994
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A study of our national government and character follows the author's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals and provides insight into the rewards and responsibilities of a democratic government.
Out of Alex de Tocqueville's travels through the U.S. in the 1830's came an insightful study of a young democracy and its institutions. This 2 volume edition presents Tocqueville's original text. Footnotes, bibliography.
Volume 2 of the classic commentary on the influence of democracy on the intellect, feelings, and actions of Americans. With an introduction by Phillips Bradley.
This is a concise introduction to current philosophical debates about truth. Combining philosophical and technical material, the book is organized around, but not limited to, the view known as deflationism. In clear language, Burgess and Burgess cover a wide range of issues, including the nature of truth, the status of truth-value gaps, the relationship between truth and meaning, relativism and pluralism about truth, and semantic paradoxes from Alfred Tarski to Saul Kripke and beyond. The book provides a rich picture of contemporary philosophical theorizing about truth, one that will be essential reading for philosophy students as well as philosophers specializing in other areas.
"When Dreams Feel Past Due" is a collection of poetry exploring the laborious process of birthing dreams. From falling in love with a new dream and experiencing heartache because of its delay, to conceiving new concepts only for those ideas to be burned out by reality, the prose on every page details a journey of uncertainty that is far too familiar. Divided into four chapters, the book provides an intimate look into the relationship between the dreamer and their dreams.
"The Bad, the Awful, the Shittytells a tale of unrequited love and heartbreak, with those shining and smiling moments, all the doubts and hopes, and ultimately it's crushing, agonizing, and inevitable end.This debut chapbook is two years in the making and was part of my process to heal and to grow and to learn to love myself despite all of the bad, the awful, and the shitty parts of loving someone who never loved me back."
The Moreau Witches is a paranormal murder mystery tale that begins in enslaved Saint-Domingue and ends in post-revolutionary France.
Leer es Pensar: Herramientas Dinamicas Para el Desarrollo de la Alfabetizacion y el Lenguaje
Alexis English; Julian English
Ewe Reading Thinking Learning, LLC
2015
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Surviving a Cyberstalker: How to Prevent and Survive Cyberabuse and Stalking
Alexis Moore
Alexis Moore
2017
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This book is written to help you protect yourself from cyberabuse and stalking and to empower you to fight back. It is vital to regaining control over your life in case you and a cyberpredator or stalker ever cross paths. Many victims find little or no help from any law enforcement agency or victim service providers, even though there are stalking and cyberabuse laws. Regulations fail to evolve quickly enough to address the creativity and spontaneity of today's predators.Alexis Moore, Esq. is a leading cyberstalking authority and attorney. Cyberabuse and stalking can take many forms. In this book she shares her creative tactics overcoming stalking and cyberstalking for those in similar situations, and how to utilize tools that are available to help readers protect and defend themselves.
Solstice of Sorrow: A Tale Told in Two Parts
Alexis Elizabeth Lynch
Ael Library Archives (Aella)
2017
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A village at the edge of the Northern forest has lived in peace for centuries; free from the curse of their Ancestors. The attacks of the Beasts faded into the distant past; no more than myths and legends. One fateful night the full moon rises, the Beasts awaken from their long slumber and they are an unstoppable force. A champion is chosen to oppose them, and she travels into the forest, where she finds Gypsies, Beasts, and her own Daemons as well. A truly unique terror-filled journey into the deep woods of the human psyche and the condition of suffering. A macabre tale of the battle inside each of us. An emotional adventure that questions what it means to exist, and why. Solstice of Sorrow is a novella written in two parts, including: poetic passages, internal dialogue, and terrifying illustrations to haunt your dreams. Classified as Gothic Fiction, and resembling a fantasy adventure through a realm of horror, this tale will take you farther into the Northern woods than is safe to travel, leave you with unanswered questions and a shiver down your spine, and help to show conditions of emotional suffering, trauma, loss, depression, grief, and overcoming hopeless odds. "The protagonist is such a fascinating anti-hero with nothing to live for, a broken woman, and yet she rises up to face the challenge despite the hopelessness of her situation. A truly haunting story full powerful wordplay." "Spellbinding and chilling to the bone A festival of scary images " "The visualization and descriptions are superb Outstanding job at catching the reader's attention and getting them emotionally involved every step of the way " Original and fast-paced. Kept me up late reading until the end. Frightening, and even a part or two that brought tears. The descriptions put you in the story right alongside the heroine. "It's wonderful work and it helped me realize that I'm dealing with my own battles the right way. I'm thankful that I could find a sign, so to speak. It's been very helpful to me and I'm sure it will be to anyone who reads it. A beautiful, deep, and thoughtful work. Just perfect." "We enjoyed the whole journey. Completely felt the sorrow, grief, and sadness in my soul. The storytelling captured my attention, and I found the descriptions of beast completely frightening and so real. Looking forward to Alexis Elizabeth Lynch's next writings." The book is a magical paperback with the texture of soft leather; bound in Elven rendered dragon-belly hide. Some call it "matte".
GetDismissed: The Sequel: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Drive In California Again. Get your traffic ticket dismissed, without going to court.
Alexis C. Vega; Steven F. Miller
Steven F. Miller
2018
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