Prebles' Artforms (9th Edition) (MyArtKit Series) (Paperback)

Prebles' Artforms (9th Edition) (MyArtKit Series) (Paperback)
By Patrick Frank

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For courses in Art Appreciation, Art courses for non-majors, and one-semester Introduction to Art classes.

From the First Edition in 1972, ARTFORMS has been as visually exciting as the individual works of art that are reproduced in it. ARTFORMS grew out of a desire to introduce art through an engaging visual experience. It is written and designed to help readers build an informed foundation for individual understanding and enjoyment of art. By introducing art theory, practice, and history in a single volume, this book aims to draw students into a new or expanded awareness of the visual arts. The goal is to engage readers in the process of realizing their own innate creativity. In the new, Eighth Edition, the title has been modified to Prebles' ARTFORMS, acknowledging the pioneering contribution of the original authors, Duane and Sarah Preble, to the study of art.  Their vision and spirit have touched hundreds of thousands of students who have studied ARTFORMS.

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AS I SAT ON THE GREEN: LIVING WITHOUT A HOME IN NEW HAVEN (Paperback)

AS I SAT ON THE GREEN: LIVING WITHOUT A HOME IN NEW HAVEN (Paperback)
By Benedic t

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A collection of interviews and stories of people who are homeless, living in New Haven. A book that will "touch your soul and broaden your perspective on homelessness" (Frderick "Jerry" Streets - Chaplain, Yale University). "These enchanting stories, told by voices from a world parallel to ours, where home is a luxury and possessions are for losing, reveal love and pain and happiness and heartbreak." (Susan Cheever). "Homeless people are so often presented as problems, victims, or threats. In this book they present themselves - as people. When you read the stories - funny, tragic, sometimes heroic - in this beautiful book, you will find a part of humanity no longer alien to you." (Jeremy Brecher - Humanities Scholar in Residence, Connecticut Public Television and Radio). Read more

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Our Sexuality (Hardcover)

Our Sexuality (Hardcover)
By Karla Baur

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This is the most respected and authoritative college textbook available on human sexuality! Cutting edge and written in a direct, non-judgmental manner, this new edition of Crooks and Baur's OUR SEXUALITY has been thoroughly and carefully updated to reflect the most current research findings. This new edition is the first college text to bring cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact of politics on sexuality. Sensitive, comprehensive, and candid scholars and teachers, the authors keep you interested with the most exciting, emerging research and coverage, and focus on strengthening healthy communication among partners. Crooks and Baur have also revised their overall coverage on maintaining a responsible and healthy sexual relationship, with greater attention to diversity and inclusiveness. Other highlights include a new feature called "Sex and Politics," that examines the issue of value judgments that become public policy and what this means to sexual knowledge and to sexual choices. For example: information on different types of condoms was pulled off the CDC Website and replaced by abstinence only information, despite the fact that there is no empirical support about the efficacy of abstinence only education. You'll also enjoy the "Author's Files," which include new stories about the experiences of real people. Read more

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Ahiman: A Review of Masonic Culture and Tradition, Volume 1 (Paperback)

Ahiman: A Review of Masonic Culture and Tradition, Volume 1 (Paperback)
By Shawn Eyer

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Ahiman is a new periodical anthology of Masonic writing, offering a serious exploration of the rich initiatic traditions of Freemasonry. Edited by Masonic scholar Shawn Eyer, Ahiman is dedicated to stimulating scholarship, penetrating interpretation and inspiring creative expressions focused upon the history, rituals, symbolism, iconography and philosophy of Freemasonry. Carefully researched and lavishly produced, each edition of Ahiman offers important material of interest to Freemasons and other students of Western esoteric traditions.

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"A Spiritual Vision of the Liberal Arts and Sciences" by Thomas D. Worrel
"The Memory Lodge: Practicing the Art of Memory" by Erik L. Arneson
"The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato
"Thomas Starr King: Apostle of Liberty, Brother of the Craft" by Adam G. Kendall
"An Angle of Perfect Sincerity" by Shawn Eyer
"Masonic Initiation & Plato's Allegory of the Cave" by David E. Stafford
"Silence and Solemnity in Craft Freemasonry" by Shawn Eyer

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"Jabbok" by Erik O'Neal
"Before Dawn" by Shawn Eyer "Charge" by Greg Maier
"A Lodge Salutatory" by Robert G. Davis
"A Song of Degrees: The Aspirant" by W.L. Wilmshurst
"First Initiation" by Mounir Hanafi
"The Vision of Ahiman" by Lawrence Dermott, 1756
"The Geometry of Character" by Joseph Fort Newton, 1927
"Our Conscious Temple" by Thomas Starr King, 1863

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Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained by Julian Rees (S. Eyer)
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Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Text North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) (Hardcover)

Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Text North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) (Hardcover)
By North American Cambridge Classics Project

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The Fourth Edition Cambridge Latin Course is an introductory program organized into four well-integrated units. Cambridge's proven approach includes a stimulating continuous story line, interwoven grammatical development and cultural information, supportive illustrations and photographs, and a complete Language Information section. Reading is the heart of the Cambridge Latin Course, and all the elements of the program - illustrations, vocabulary, grammar and syntax, cultural contexts and references, activities - are carefully introduced and arranged to provide students with the skills they need to read with comprehension and enjoyment from the very first page. Read more

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Philosophy Bundle RC: Content and Consciousness (Routledge Classics) (Paperback)

Philosophy Bundle RC: Content and Consciousness (Routledge Classics) (Paperback)
By Daniel C. Dennett

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Content and Consciousness is an original and ground-breaking attempt to elucidate a problem integral to the history of Western philosophical thought: the relationship of the mind and body. In this formative work, Dennett sought to develop a theory of the human mind and consciousness based on new and challenging advances in the field that came to be known as cognitive science. This important and illuminating work is widely-regarded as the book from which all of Dennett’s future ideas developed. It is his first explosive rebuttal of Cartesian dualism and one of the founding texts of philosophy of mind.

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Secrets of Writing Killer Essays & Reports: A manual for students and professionals (Paperback)

Secrets of Writing Killer Essays & Reports: A manual for students and professionals (Paperback)
By Donald McMiken PhD.

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Dr McMiken advocates writing essays with conviction, using rational thinking and a warm personal style of contemporary prose. He shows how to shape academic essays, reports and research proposals to give them finesse and persuasive power. Dr McMiken emphasises that the first principle of writing is having something worthwhile to say. He promotes a writing process to provoke insights and code thoughts to paper. Here is rational thinking entwined at all levels with context and the writing process. This is not for the faint hearted, or for the writer of ethereal prose. This writing evolves from a process of analysis, deduction, inference, argument and oh, yes, at its core is creativity. Dr McMiken explains how to find and interview experts and plumb the secrets of the deep web. The usual topics are there: referencing, research and writing style. The real value of this text though, lies in its emphasis on reason, and using the tools of rational thinking, to extract truth and meaning from the subject material. Read more

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