An “essential” (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for othersOn farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it remains incomplete—and today it’s under siege.In Gol...

In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why, and when, did the world’s largest religious organization become modern?James Chappel finds an answer in the shattering experiences of the 1930s. Faced with the rise of Nazism and Communi...

*以銀髮族作為人生新階段的參考書*內容集合社會運動、政治評論、國際趨勢的銀髮族*美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書「銀色海嘯」即將襲捲全世界！你，做好準備了嗎？在全球邁向高齡之際未來所有的銀髮族，將何去何從？***美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書***銀髮族作為人生新階段的誕生早期農工社會，美國人曾別無選擇，只能工作到死。後來隨著國家日益繁榮，人民享有尊嚴有保險的老年生活權利新觀念誕生，政府因應推出社會保險，惠及了數百萬人。但是，這個保險系統仍不完善，在高齡人口占比持續增加的今天，實際上正面臨著許多挑戰。不只美國，在全球邁向集體高齡之際，未來所有的銀髮族們，將何去何從？本書分為三大部：「年長者」(19...

Before Browning’s 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts? Focusing on one unexceptional regiment of German reservists, Police Battalion 101, Browning shows that, while their orders to kill appalled them at first, a combination of reluctance to c...

Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities, enters into their distinctive outlooks, and describes his encounters with them, in arrestingly ...

Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal – to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it – as Christopher Browning argues in this highly influential book – more a matter of conformity, a response to intolerable social and p...

James Chappel has written and illustrated three children's books including "William's Wish", "The Big City Adventures of Muffin and Biscuit", and "What you can learn from Bears in the Woods."Additionally, he is the author of numerous film scripts and adult novels. Motion picture scripts include: "Masked Vengeance," "Rover," and "Ceramic Time Machine." Adult novels include: "The Day of Reckoning," "Parthenogenesis," and "Unintended Consequences."James Chappel is a graduate o...

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book, thirteen of their classmates who lost their lives fighting the Global War on Terror are profiled to help the reader gain an understanding of the bond forged between classmates during time at West...

Prepare for a fierce battle as you step into a world where dragons clash with courage and ferocity. In these 17 gripping tales, heroes rise and fall, facing fire-breathing foes in epic confrontations. Each story unravels a unique conflict, from desperate towns defending their homes to warriors seeking vengeance.Meet the brave and the foolhardy, each with their own motives. Discover the price of power and the cost of survival. Will they conquer the flames, or will they be consumed?

For over forty years, Leland Ryken has championed and modeled a Christian liberal arts education. His scholarship and commitment to integrating faith with learning in the classroom have influenced thousands of students who have sat under his winsome teaching. Published in honor of Professor Ryken and presented on the occasion of his retirement from Wheaton College, this compilation carries on his legacy of applying a Christian liberal arts education to all areas of life.Five sectio...

Prepare for a fierce battle as you step into a world where dragons clash with courage and ferocity. In these 17 gripping tales, heroes rise and fall, facing fire-breathing foes in epic confrontations. Each story unravels a unique conflict, from desperate towns defending their homes to warriors seeking vengeance.Meet the brave and the foolhardy, each with their own motives. Discover the price of power and the cost of survival. Will they conquer the flames, or will they be consumed?

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series.Spy by Simon GuerrierCally and Vila are undercover on the Federation-controlled world Cortol Four. It's a mission with an irresistible prize. And it's a mission that goes horribly wrong…Disorder by Eddie RobsonDivision Three. A space station in the process of being decommissioned. Its archives contain key records of the Federation's enemies - and Vila and Avon intend to steal...