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John L. Stanley
Georges Sorel's reputation as a proponent of violence has helped to link his ideas to fascist and totalitarian thought. Much of the literature on Sorel as developed this theme, at…
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John M Economidy
The 8th Tactical Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack" is one of the first 15 numbered pursuit groups of the United States. Historically, the 8th Wing has operated in the Pacific. The…
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John Virtue
This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the U.S. Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway…
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John Virtue,John Virtue
In 1947 Leonard and Reva Brooks left Canada for Mexico. Invigorated by their new environment they ended up staying for over half a century, playing a key role in establishing…
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Uncovers the dynamics of a prominent Ottawa family and reveals the divergent paths of brothers E P and Fred Taylor. This book offers insights into the intellectuals and working-class people…
Paul Moorhouse
A luxurious exploration of the development of British painter John Virtue’s dynamic monochromes
John Virtue (born 1947) is best known for his monochromatic drawings and paintings of London, Venice and…
Geoff Johns, David S. Goyer
"Originally published in book form in JLA/JSA: virtue and vice"--Indicia.
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Tells the story of how Mexican multimillionaire businessman Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League hastened the integration of major league baseball. During the decade that preceded Jackie Robinson’s breaking of…
Elmer John Thiessen
We live in polarizing times. In this book Elmer Thiessen dares to suggest that the solution to the deep divides in our contemporary world and in the church is not…
Nada R. Sanders, John D. Wood
The second edition of this groundbreaking book explains why becoming a Humachine enterprise is the only way forward for a company to maintain a competitive advantage in the age of…
Much of classical political thought ascribed paramount importance to elite formation: what institutions and traditions would cultivate the best qualities in the ruling class, and curb their exorbitances. This volume…
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John Capreolus
In light of current interest in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, rediscovery of the work of John Capreolus (1380-1444) is particularly important. The purpose of this translation of his…
John Moot
The Holder family is in crisis, with Hannah sick of being a stay-at-home mom, her husband Tom fighting to save a failing career and reconcile with his estranged father, and…
John H. Garvey
Following Catholic tradition, The Virtues places the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love at the centre of the moral life, and the cardinal virtues - justice, temperance, fortitude, and…
John Reynolds
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
John Watson
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
John Koessler
Has the World Confused Evil with Righteousness?
When sin is disguised as virtue, the path to cultivating righteousness becomes impossible. Such is the challenge Christians face in the modern age…
John J Camilleri
This book explores a larger family of saints–those celebrated not just by Christianity but by other religious traditions of the world: Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Confucian, African, and Caribbean. The…
John Vanbrugh
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
John F Murphy (Villanova University, Pennsylvania)
The Virtues On Parade is a book written by John F. Murphy that explores the concept of virtues and their importance in our lives. The book is a collection of…
John Benjamin Figgis
A classic exploration of the virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. Relevant to readers of all religions and philosophical traditions.
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John Charles Tarver
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Stone
In the United States, there exists increasing uneasiness about the predominance of self-interest in both public and private life, growing fear about the fragmentation and privatization of American society. This…
John R. Bowlin
In a pluralistic society such as ours, tolerance is a virtue–but it doesn’t always seem so. Some suspect that it entangles us in unacceptable moral compromises and inequalities of power…
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There is growing recognition of the value dimension in psychiatric practice, from the contributions of positive psychology, of documenting the role of virtues in human flourishing and in the medical…
John Dobson
Finance Ethics is not just a moral critique of the finance paradigm, arguing that self-interested profit making must be constrained by ethics. Rather, it is a critique from within that…
John Casey
This treatise argues that the classical virtues of courage, temperance, practical wisdom and justice, which are largely ignored in modern moral philosophy, define the good of man. The author suggests…
John Semley
A manifesto for everyone tired of pretending to like things - really, really bad things.
Ryan Lee Nevins
No matter who you are, you are God’s special child. He has provided you with gifts and virtues to use. If you rely on those virtues to take you to…
John Hill (Royal Holloway University London UK)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
St. Thomas Aquinas
In his Treatise on the Virtues, Aquinas discusses the character and function of habit; the essence, subject, cause, and meaning of virtue; and the separate intellectual, moral, cardinal, and theological…
