Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading ListJ. Glenn Gray entered the army as a private in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he was informed of his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University. He was discharged as a second lieutenant in October 1945, having been awarded a battlefield commission during fighting in France. Gray saw service in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany in a counter-espionage unit.Fourteen years after his discharg...

The Promise of Wisdom is addressed to all educators. It raises perennial questions about the purposes of education, authority and freedom in the classroom, and the structure of the curriculum. It offers a vision of education in and out of school, of learning and teaching that seeks ultimately to help “reconcile the individual and his world.” In simple, graceful language, this volume addresses individuality and happiness, artistry in conduct, and concludes with a section on schools and the ...

On the 80th anniversary of the war's end, 5 classic memoirs capture firsthand the shock, terror, and courage of the American fight against the Axis powers in Europe"The emotional environment of warfare has always been compelling," writes J. Glenn Gray in his incomparable World War II memoir and mediation, The Warriors. "Reflection and calm reasoning are alien to it." The struggle to make sense of the experience of war, to find some meaning in the savagry a...

The new edition of this popular book is reorganized to present pairs of contrasting views on what it means to be a man in contemporary Western culture. Addressing such issues as sex differences, fatherhood, intimacy, homosexuality, and oppression; the collection also includes new discussions of paternity, pornography, mixed-race marriage, impotence, and violence. Rethinking Masculinity is an excellent text for gender studies, ethics, and social philosophy courses.

Enlighten yourself through a journey of figurative languages in Glenn Gray’s 101 English Expressions.Language is a fascinating thing, particularly figurative language. 101 English Expressions: A Journey Through Figurative Language is about figurative language and the origins of English expressions. Figurative language is metaphorical language – it means something other than it says. In 101 English Expressions

The growth of the Christian Church in the first four centuries of the common era is a social phenomenon without parallel in the history of the world. From a meagre thirty individuals or so at the time of the crucifixion, the Church, at the end of the fourth century, numbered approximately thirty million. What explanation can be given for such enormous growth?A close examination of the miracles of the Bible, particularly the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, reveals it was not t...

The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against irreparable changes in international politics? What does the future hold for the international ...

A Little Red Riding Hood retelling set in pre-Revolutionary Russia.When a wounded wolf collapses on Masha's doorstep, Masha nearly kills it before her grandmother convinces her that this wolf is a transformed human. Once transformed back, the wolf turned out to be Masha's old friend Raisa, who has fallen afoul of a sorceress determined to use her magic to bring revolution to Russia.After a brutal confrontation with the sorceress, Masha and Raisa flee to France. They develop...

An m/m short story. In high school, Gabriel and Dmitri were friends (and maybe more than friends), until Dmitri's family abruptly disappeared. Years later, they reconnect, but they can't figure out how to move from friendship to romance until Gabriel's pet winged dog lends a paw.

The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against irreparable changes in international politics? What does the future hold for the international ...

Handcuffed together. Only one bed. Which will win: Megan and Sarah's sizzling sexual attraction, or their compulsion to correct each other's atrocious fandom opinions?Shy library science student by day, fanfic writer by night, Megan is thrilled when she discovers her new crush Sarah shares her favorite fandom. Smart, gorgeous, and brashly confident in her thoughts on fandom, Sarah is Megan's dream girl… until Megan realizes that Sarah is also her Tumblr nemesis, who called Megan's ...

When eleven-year-old Piper chases a popcorn ball fifty years back in time, she meets Rosie, who greets Piper as an old friend. Although this is Piper's first visit to the past, it's far from the first time that Rosie has seen Piper. As Rosie explains to Piper, "It's time travel! Do you expect things to happen in order?"The two girls swiftly become best friends. Together they eat cake, make snow angels, talk about books, slip back in time to witness a bootleggers' shootout, and lear...