Is democracy worth saving? Responding to the erosion of democracy, philosophical debates have pivoted from analyzing the best forms of democracy to questioning what is so valuable about democracy to begin with, how we can save it, and whether it is indeed worth saving.Contemporary Democratic Theory charts this pivot and surveys the most important new developments in the philosophical, theoretical, and normative examination of the concept of democracy. Comparisons that domi...

A powerful case for why majority rule—not representation—is the defining feature of democratic politicsThe idea that democratic governance rests on active self-rule by citizens plays surprisingly little part in current theories of democracy, which instead stress the importance of representation by elected, appointed, or randomly selected bodies such as legislatures, courts, and juries. This would have astonished eighteenth-century theorists of democracy, who viewed...

Chambers is a virtually complete collection of composer Alvin Lucier's major works from 1965 to 1977, interspersed with twelve interviews with the composer by Douglas Simon. Each score is written in prose and may be read by musicians as instructions for performance or by general readers as descriptions of imaginary musical activities. In response to Simon's searching questions, Lucier expands on each composition, not only explaining its genesis and development but also revealing its import...

Within this collection of 12 explicit erotic tales, you will find an exciting mix of lust including lusty lesbian girls, gangbangs, boss sex First-time lesbian experiences, BDSM and more…The books:1. Lesbian Gangbang Sex – Amber’s First Time Lesbian Sex2. The Photographer's Model Gets Laid3. Dirty Facial4. Call Girl Bondage5. A Couple and their Slut6. Dominated...

"Gewöhne dir an zu sagen: 'Rede, Herr'. Dann wird das Leben ein Abenteuer." Dieses biografische Hörspielbuch zeigt Oswald Chambers, den großen Prediger aus Großbritannien, auf sehr persönliche Weise. Sein "abenteuerliches" Leben führte ihn im Ersten Weltkrieg nach Ägypten, wo er Tausende von Soldaten in ihren schwersten Stunden begleitete und viele zu Jesus führte.

From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry's masterful Christmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and "The Stor...

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award | Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize |One of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2024 | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | An Elle Best Book of 2024 | A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 | An NAACP Image Award Nominee“A book we all need to revive our souls” (Nicole Dennis-B...

Ein generationsübergreifendes Familienepos voller LiebeSommer 1987: Die 16-jährige Diamond fühlt sich als Außenseiterin. Ständig wird sie wegen ihres Gewichts gehänselt, zudem ist sie die einzige Schwarze weit und breit und hat mit diversen alltäglichen Rassismen zu kämpfen. Erst recht, seit ihr Vater spurlos verschwunden ist, ein Ereignis, das Anlass ist für allerlei Tratsch im Ort - und Diamond nachhaltig beschäftigt. Doch dann erhält sie Post von einer Unbekannt...

Gustav Klimt 1901 – 1903 (25 Color Paintings) Volume 3All of the pictures can be zoomed in and enlarge for full screen viewing,active table of contents for easy navigation.

Carl Spitzweg Art Collection 1837 – 1880 (67 Color Paintings)All of the pictures can be zoomed in and enlarge for full screen viewing,active table of contents for easy navigation.

'She has a crisp and intelligent style, and a real way with tension' MO HAYDERCalvary Gaol, standing bleak and forbidding on the Cumbrian hillside, exerts a curious hold over Georgina Gray. For her family's history is closely bound up in its dark and terrible past. It's there that her great-grandfather worked as a prison doctor in the 1930s; where his involvement in a bizarre experiment would change the course of his life forever.TV presenter Chad Ingram is...

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imi...