The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates, and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools, but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained from in-depth interviews of 100 "stop-outs" - that is, those who dropped out but then decided to return to school. Four basic questions are posed by this text: who drops out?; why did they drop o...

The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on the sovereignty of reason and the evidence of the senses as the primary sources of knowledge and advanced ideals such as liberty, progress, toleration, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church and state. In France, the central doctrines of the Enlightenment philosophers were individual liberty and religious tolerance, in opposition to an absolute monarchy and the fixed dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. The Enl...

Existentialism is a movement in philosophy and literature that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence.The Existential Literature Collection features:FEAR AND TREMBLING, by Soren KierkegaardMANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, by Karl Marx and Friedrich EngelsON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DIS...

Ein Warhammer 40.000 RomanAngron erhebt sich und stürzt sich auf eine verwundbare Galaxis. Kann sie seinem endlosen Zorn widerstehen?WARUM DU DIESES BUCH LESEN SOLLTESTDavid Guymer bringt Angron mit einem wilden Brüllen zurück ins 41. Jahrtausend und beschreibt, wie er seine verstreute Legion zurück an seine Seite ruft und sich auf einen epischen Eroberungsfeldzug begibt.DIE GESCHICHTEIn der Dunkelhe...

Best-Practice aus der Dionysiuskirche KrefeldAls sich Pfarrer David Grüntjens und Gemeindereferentin Michelle Engel 2019 kennenlernen und gemeinsam ihren Dienst in der Citykirche St. Dionysius in Krefeld antreten, sind sie sich schnell einig: „Wir machen das anders.“ Und zwar so, dass Kirche wieder Spaß macht! Menschen sollen das Gefühl haben, dass sie hier willkommen sind, dass hier gemeinsam gelacht, gefeiert, geliebt, geweint, gelebt wird; das Gefühl, dass Kirch...

Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare’s great series of four tragedies, the others being Othello (1603), King Lear (1605) and Macbeth (1606). In writing this extraordinary play Shakespeare effectively reinvented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years we have to go back to the Greek dramatists of fifth-century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity.

We live in an era defined by a sense of separation, even in the midst of networked connectivity. As cultural climates sour and divisive political structures spread, we are left wondering about our ties to each other. Consequently, there is no better time than now to reconsider ideas of unity.In The Ethics of Oneness, Jeremy David Engels reads the Bhagavad Gita alongside the works of American thinkers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman. Drawing on this rich combin...

Reviews the nutritional benefits, applications and challenges of using protein from black soldier flies and yellow mealworms in poultry, pig and fish feedConsiders recent advances in the development of mass breeding/rearing techniques for the major insect species used as food or feedExplores some of the key issues currently facing the sector, such as the need to ensure product safety, the development of effective extraction techniques and consumer attitudes toward...

An antidote to political burnout and civic despair: drawing on mindfulness and modern wisdom to cultivate resilience, healthy engagement, and skillful presence in turbulent times, this guide offers twenty-seven powerful teachings of interdependence to navigate news, social media, and civic engagement with clarity and courage.250 years after the US Declaration of Independence, this incisive Declaration of Interdependence is a timely, tender, and transformat...

Un evento che vide coinvolti 66 milioni di tedeschi e 9 milioni di ebrei, e che ebbe come esito finale lo sterminio di due terzi di questi ultimi. Nel trattare l’Olocausto, il libro pone l’accento su entrambi i popoli: non solo dunque la messa a punto ideologica e pratica della politica antisemita del nazismo, ma anche la reazione assai varia degli ebrei alla persecuzione. Questa edizione aggiornata fornisce nuovi approfondimenti sul ruolo svolto nell’Olocausto dai non tedeschi, sul dibatt...

Why do Americans seem to sue at the slightest provocation? The answer may surprise you: we don't! For every "Whiplash Charlie" who sees a car accident as a chance to make millions, for every McDonald's customer to pursue a claim over a too-hot cup of coffee, many more Americans suffer injuries but make no claims against those responsible or their insurance companies. The question is not why Americans sue but why we don't sue more often, and the answer can be found in how we think ...

“An appealing manual that offers encouraging methods for pursuing a happier and more connected life.”—Kirkus Reviews• Defines the meaning of “namaste” and explains how to apply it in daily interactions to build stronger communities• Offers practical strategies to develop self-awareness and compassion, foster deeper connections with others, and support mutual growth• Includes exercises, mindfulness meditations, and svadhyaya (“self-...