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The Fundamentalism
- English
- 25594 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 2102
The phenomenon of fundamentalism is often mistakenly equated with Islam by the European media. Certainly, it is difficult to understand how the various forms of believes, perceptions of regulations, interpretations of the right way of life, all based the Koran can be subsum... Read more...
Keywords: Fundamentalism, Social Problems, Violence, Political repression, Unemployment
€17.99
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- 389532 Words
- Ages 8 and up
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The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, a moral philosopher and a pioneer.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher A... Read more...
Keywords: Economics, Commonwealth, Employment, Political Economy, Economy, History, Instructional, Educational, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations
$1.99
Martian Prophecies: Book One
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- 231294 Words
- Ages 14 and up
- 899
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The secret it out. There is life on Mars. But Martians are not interested in taking over the world. Been there, done that. In fact, when one comes to Pennington Suburb, lost and alone, no one suspects the girl is from this world--even though all the signs are there. After ... Read more...
Keywords: Martian, alien, mars, Mars, teen, high school, teenager, boy, girl, adventure, sciencefiction, sci-fi, science-fiction, school, friends, space, murder, mystery, FBI, spy, conspiracy, lunatic, crazy, spaceship, ship, soldier, military, invasion, government, beauty, beautiful, woman, red, red hair, pretty, fight, intelligent, female, culture, culture shock, irish, ireland, Ireland, Irish, green, blond, blonde, rebel, Chicago, punk, gang, orphan, emancipation, minor, emancipated minor, house, friendship, charity, feud, rebellion, Federal Bureau of Investigation, reading, leadership [more]
$1.99
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- 82851 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative that was published in 1861 by Harriet Ann Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent." The book is an in-depth chronological account of Jacobs's life as a slave, and the decisions and choices she made to gain freedom f... Read more...
Keywords: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs
$2.99
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- 407539 Words
- Ages 8 and up
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer. The work was aimed at a wide literate audience raised on tales as told in such publications as Tho... Read more...
Keywords: the golden bough, james frazer, comparative religion, magic, myth and mythology, ancient religions, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology
$2.99
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- 52099 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 376
“Acting at the instigation of the devil” was the designation used in english indictments of the early modern period for those heavy criminals as murderers, high traitors, rapists, robbers and burglars who, on conviction, would have faced capital punishment. Although crimina... Read more...
Keywords: Capital Punishment, Assize, early modern England, Western Circuit, Monmouth rebellion, transportation act, death penalty, seventeenth century, eighteenth century
€6.99
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- 2565 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 342
We’re looking in all the wrong ways for intelligent life in space, but, what if we found it? Would they be friendly? Would they give us all the magic they have learned to perform? Would they enrich our lives?
Even if they just said hello and let’s be friends, what would be... Read more...
Keywords: New release, sociology, economics, life science, psychology
$0.99
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- 6157 Words
- Ages 3 and up
- 314
Akbar & Birbal Stories are exceptionally acclaimed and famous in India among all periods of individuals. There was a Mogul Emperor in India, Akbar The Great (1542-1605). His full name was Jalaludden Mohammed Akbar Padshah Ghazi and he controlled India from 1560 to 1605. ... Read more...
Keywords: Stories, humour, Akbar, Birbal
$2.49
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- 43456 Words
- Ages 8 and up
- 304
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Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
There is no private property on Utopia, with goods being stored in warehouses... Read more...
Keywords: utopia, thomas more, political philosophy, politics, social science, political science, satire, fiction
$2.99
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- 105357 Words
- Ages 8 and up
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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions, by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism. It proposes that the social strata and the division of labor ... Read more...
Keywords: the theory of the leisure class, thorstein veblen, economics, social organization, psychology of consumption, history
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