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  • You Had Me at Goodbye

    by Alan Berger ...
    Alan Berger always says: "***The best decisions in life that you make are the ones where you have no choice,***" and this collection of poems reflects exactly that.A lifetime experience in verses, these poems will make you think, laugh, or cry. They evoke love lost and found, everyday life, morose memories, or reveal the light and darkness of the human soul.The quintessence of these poems lies in ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Third-Generation Holocaust Narratives

    Memory in Memoir and Fiction

    by Alan Astro, Malena Chinski, Erika Dreifus, Jessica Lang, Paule Lévy, Avinoam Patt, Henri Raczymow, Alan Berger, Gary Weissman, Victoria Aarons ...
    This collection of new essays examines third-generation Holocaust narratives and the inter-generational transmission of trauma and memory. This collection demonstrates the ways in which memory of the Holocaust has been passed along inter-generationally from survivors to the second-generation—the children of survivors—to a contemporary generation of grandchildren of survivors—those writers who have ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Saul Kripke

    Edited by Alan Berger ...
    This collection of essays on Saul Kripke and his philosophy is the first and only collection of essays to examine both published and unpublished writings by Kripke. Its essays, written by distinguished philosophers in the field, present a broader picture of Kripke's life and work than has previously been available to scholars of his thought. New topics covered in these essays include vacuous names ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Designing the Reclaimed Landscape

    Edited by Alan Berger ...
    The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples.The book addresses new thinking about landscape, which applies new techniques to the task of transforming outdated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design. ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

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    by Travis Beck ...
    Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes—from public parks to backyards—to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving energy and resources. It requires integrating the landscapes we design with ecological systems. With Principles of Ecological Landscape Design, Travis Beck gives professionals and students the first book to ... Read more

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  • This New Yet Unapproachable America

    Lectures after Emerson after Wittgenstein

    by Stanley Cavell ...
    Stanley Cavell is a titan of the academic world; his work in aesthetics and philosophy has shaped both fields in the United States over the past forty years. In this brief yet enlightening collection of lectures, Cavell investigates the work of two of his most tried-and-true subjects: Emerson and Wittgenstein. Beginning with an introductory essay that places his own work in a philosophical and ... Read more

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  • The Art of Setting Stones

    & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

    by Marc Peter Keane ...
    Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens.In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science.Landscape architect Marc Keane shows ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Skycourt and Skygarden

    Greening the urban habitat

    by Jason Pomeroy ...
    Population increases, advances in technology and the continued trend towards inner-city migration have transformed the traditional city of spaces into the modern city of objects. This has necessitated alternative spatial and technological solutions to replenish those environments that were once so intrinsic to society’s day-to-day interactions and communal activities.This book considers skycourts ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Meaning

    by Paul Horwich ...
    What is meaning? Paul Horwich presents an original philosophical theory, demonstrates its richness, and defends it against all comers. At the core of his theory is the idea, made famous by Wittgenstein, that the meaning of a word derives from its use; Horwich articulates this idea in a new way that will restore it to the prominence that it deserves. He surveys the diversity of valuable insights ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Dark Matter of the Mind

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    by Daniel L. Everett ...
    From a linguist and anthropologist, "a fascinating argument" about culture, cognition, and the concept of human nature ( Choice).Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L. Everett, the answer is a resounding no: it isn't in our nature to do any of these things because human nature does ... Read more

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  • The Morality of Knowledge in Conversation

    Edited by Tanya Stivers, Lorenza Mondada, Jakob Steensig ...
    Series Book 29 - Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
    Each time we take a turn in conversation we indicate what we know and what we think others know. However, knowledge is neither static nor absolute. It is shaped by those we interact with and governed by social norms - we monitor one another for whether we are fulfilling our rights and responsibilities with respect to knowledge, and for who has relatively more rights to assert knowledge over some ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Research in Landscape Architecture

    Methods and Methodology

    Edited by Adri van den Brink, Diedrich Bruns, Hilde Tobi, Simon Bell ...
    Defining a research question, describing why it needs to be answered and explaining how methods are selected and applied are challenging tasks for anyone embarking on academic research within the field of landscape architecture. Whether you are an early career researcher or a senior academic, it is essential to draw meaningful conclusions and robust answers to research questions.Research in ... Read more

    $80.99 USD