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Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics
Steven Weinberg shares his candid thoughts, in his own words, on theoretical physics and cosmology, along with personal anecdotes and recollections of the people who helped shape his career. These memoirs of his life as a scientist and public figure cover his student days and early career, through the golden age of particle physics in the 1970s, his being awarded the Nobel prize, through to the end of the twentieth century. In addition to his research insights, Weinberg provides glimpses into his life in academia more broadly: dealing with the 'two-body problem', tenure, international conference travel, his book-writing, advisory work with JASON, and his advocacy for the Superconducting Super Collider. Physicists, historians of science and interested readers will find the presentation engaging and often witty, as Weinberg reflects on his life in physics.
$34.95 $29.95
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ya'll come back now
Homespun country sensibilities spin into modern country cooking. With stories as juicy and delicious as her recipes, author Ibbie Ledford has compiled a collection of her favorite foods and anecdotes about how people in the Tennessee hill country have adapted to changing times and modern progress.
$21.95 $16.95
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Memphis to Madagascar: My Life in Focus
"Memphis to Madagascar: My Life in Focus" is the powerful, deeply personal memoir of Dr. Bill Hurd-renowned ophthalmologist, award-winning jazz saxophonist, and former All-American sprinter-whose extraordinary life bridges science, art, athletics, and service.Born and raised in segregated Memphis during the height of the civil rights era, Hurd's journey begins with the struggles and triumphs of a young Black boy determined to defy expectations. From breaking records on the track at the University of Notre Dame to navigating the academic rigor of MIT and earning his medical degree at Meharry Medical College, his path is marked by perseverance, purpose, and unshakable faith.But Dr. Hurd's story doesn't end with personal success-it expands across continents. With surgical precision and boundless compassion, he brings sight to the blind in underserved communities from Africa to Asia, transforming lives and finding deeper meaning in every mission trip. His dual devotion to healing and harmony-whether in the operating room or on the saxophone-offers a unique portrait of a man led by passion, guided by service, and grounded in the belief that one life can illuminate many.With reflections on family, resilience, legacy, and the power of using one's gifts to serve others, Memphis to Madagascar invites readers into a life lived in full focus-a journey of vision, purpose, and impact that will inspire generations to come.
$32.99 $27.99
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Book of Life
Peter Kingsley's Book of Life is the culmination and completion of an extraordinary body of work. As a historian he has revolutionized our understanding of ancient philosophy and religion; as a mystic, he introduced us to what philosophy and religion are meant to be.Hauntingly personal, almost autobiographical, this is not the story of one man's life. It's the secret story of us all. Beyond scepticism and cynicism, belief or imagination, A Book of Life offers a roadmap to reality by showing how it still is possible to experience the sacred truths our ancestors knew and lived -- that inside every human being lies the universe and that life itself, in all its splendour, is what lies behind our tiny lives.This little book is a wide open door into the timeless magic and unfathomable mystery our modern world has managed to forget. Even so, to encourage anyone to read it now would be totally wrong -- because it was written to be read not by people today but in a distant future.
$44.95 $39.95
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Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
"In vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties."--The Boston Globe "Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China's past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China's modern history."--LA Review of Books An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist The Sassoons and the Kadoories stood astride Chinese business and politics for more than one hundred seventy-five years, profiting from the Opium Wars; surviving Japanese occupation; courting Chiang Kai-shek; and nearly losing everything as the Communists swept into power. Jonathan Kaufman tells the remarkable history of how these families ignited an economic boom and opened China to the world, but remained blind to the country's deep inequality and to the political turmoil on their doorsteps. In a story stretching from Baghdad to Hong Kong to Shanghai to London, Kaufman enters the lives and minds of these ambitious men and women to forge a tale of opium smuggling, family rivalry, political intrigue, and survival.
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Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality
Light in the Dark is the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldúa's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Focusing on aesthetics, ontology, epistemology, and ethics, it contains several developments in her many important theoretical contributions.
$33.95 $28.95
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Dangerous Charisma
The long-time head of psychological profiling at the CIA puts President Trump under the psychiatric microscope, examining the unique connection between Trump and his base.Offering an in-depth psychological and political portrait of what makes Donald Trump tick, Dangerous Charisma combines psychoanalysis with an investigation into the personality of the current American president. This narrative not only examines the life and psychology of Donald Trump, but will also provide an analysis of the charismatic psychological tie between Trump and his supporters.While there are many books on Donald Trump, there has been no rigorous psychological portrait by a psychiatrist who specializes in political personality profiling. As the founding director of the CIA's Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior, Dr. Post has created profiles of world leaders for the use of American presidents during historic events. As once stated by Jane Mayer of the New Yorker, who characterized Dr. Post as "a pioneer in the field of political personality profiling," "he may be the only psychiatrist who has specialized in the self-esteem problems of both Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein." In this new book, the psychiatrist who once served under five American presidents applies his expertise to profiling the current resident in the White House, with surprising and revelatory results.
$22.95 $17.95
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Pulled Out For A Purpose: Processed, Positioned, and Prepared
Lorie Savage is living proof of how the Grace of God can radically transform a life. After enduring addiction, abuse, and a host of other challenges, she has managed to reclaim her life. She serves as an example of how courage, determination, and faith in God can yield amazing results. Today, Lorie takes great joy in sharing her powerful journey, and she has devoted her life to making a difference wherever she can.
$24.99 $19.99
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Ponk!
A punk rock anti-memoir told through the eyes of a biracial Afrolatino punk academic.¡PÓNK! follows Moose, an alienated academic and lead guitarist for Pipebomb!, as he navigates through spaces in and out of South East Los Angeles: punk clubs, college classrooms, family gatherings, street protests, and euphoric backyard shows. Oscillating between autofiction, memoir, and lyric, Clayton blurs genres while articulating the layered effects of racism, trauma, immigration, policing, Black hair, performance, and toxic academic language to uncover how one truly becomes an "ally." Borrowing from the spatial lyricism of Claudia Rankine, the genre-bending storytelling of Alexander Chee, and the racial musings of James Baldwin, ¡PÓNK!'s narrative takes back punk rock and finds safe space in the mosh pit.
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Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan
An Internationally-renowned cartoonist and reluctant war vet details Japan's involvement in World War IIShowa 1939-1944: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life in the twentieth century. This volume covers the devastation of the Sino-Japanese War and the first few years of the Pacific War-a chilling reminder of just how harsh life in Japan was during this hostile era. Pivotal events like the attack on Pearl Harbor are reframed as part of a larger context detailing the country's brutal military expansion into Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Its effects on the otherwise unseen Japanese populace similarly come to the fore. On a personal level, these years mark a dramatic transformation in Mizuki's life too. His idyllic youth in the countryside comes to an abrupt halt when he is conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army against his will. On the tiny island of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, a constant struggle for survival ensues. Not only must he fend off attacks from Allied forces, but from the harsh discipline of his own commanding officers too. It is here that Mizuki comes to understand the misery and beauty of the island itself, a place that will permanently mark and haunt him for the rest of his life.
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Truth on the Run: A Memoir
Over the course of 23,083 miles, Kate Santoro has circled the Earth on foot-through marathons, misadventures, and moments that nearly broke her. But this isn't a book about how to run a marathon. It's about what happens when life becomes one.Truth on the Run is a raw, funny, gut-punch of a memoir that chases down truth through heartbreak, motherhood, wildfires, near-death accidents, and the finish line of the Boston Marathon bombing. From East Coast roots to West Coast upheaval, Kate's journey is laced with grit, grief, resilience, and unexpected grace.With sharp humor and searing honesty, she invites you into a story not about winning-but about enduring. About showing up breathless, blistered, and stripped to the core-and still choosing to move forward.Whether you're navigating loss, rebuilding after disaster, or just trying to remember where you left your joy, Truth on the Run will remind you that the run doesn't save you. You save yourself. One gritty, grace-filled step at a time.This isn't a story about running.It's a story about becoming.
$23.99 $18.99
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Bit of Earth: A Year in the Garden with God
2024 For the Church Book Awards Runner UpPrayers, poetry, and Scripture for a life in the gardenIn A Bit of Earth, Andrea G. Burke looks at the seasonal practice and common grace of gardening through a devotional lens. Part memoir, part prayer book, A Bit of Earth weaves care and intent through moments of ordinary living. This book is a lifelong resource of Scripture, poetry, and prose on the life of faith for contemplatives, gardeners, and believers. God walks in the garden at the cool of the day. The Lord is with us when we dream about what plants to grow and when we drag our feet to pull weeds. He is with us when we preserve the fruit of our hard labors. He is with us even when we weep at the desolate, snowbound landscape of winter. Whether you're new to gardening or already have a green thumb, anyone can learn how to garden and cultivate the soil of their hearts through A Bit of Earth.
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