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Fairy Tales, Patriotism and the Nation State: The Rise of the Modern West and the Response of the World

Author(s): James Seay Brown

Update for readers of Fairy Tales This text argues that the big story of the last 500 years is that  a) with unprecedented new power, the West explored and then came to dominate the non-western world; and then  b) the rest of the world fought back to win its independence, though in part by borrow...

The Failure of the American Prison Complex: Let's Abolish It

Author(s): Dennis Stevens

New Publication Now Available! Experts such as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and scholars such as Mechthild Nagel and Anthony J. Nocella II agree that the American prison complex is broken. The American prison complex must be dismantled before the United States descends into societal collapse.D...

The Treasure Left Behind

Author(s): Melvyn Weissman

The Treasure Left Behind follows examines those moments in Hellenic and Roman history, which while seminal for the West, were unable to compete with Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Mysticism and that became icons for Russia into the twentieth century. , basic_html

Survey of Engineering: A Guide to Choosing an Engineering Major: Textbook and Workbook

Author(s): Milton Watts, Stacy Firth, Jeffrey Bates

eBook Version - Textbook and WorkbookYou will receive access to these electronic texts (textbook and workbook) via email after using the shopping cart above to complete your purchase. To purchase just the textbook alone, go to ISBN 9781465245762 or click here., basic_html

Public Speaking and Responsibility in a Changing World

Author(s): Dorothy W. K. Ige, Lori L. Montalbano

We live in an exciting, yet complicated information age. Our era calls for critical thinkers who are willing and able to communicate well toward the twin goals of human survival and career thriving on a connected globe. Thus, public speaking skills are important. Critical thinking and communicati...