The gripping account of one historian's hunt for answers as he delves into the surprising life of an ordinary Nazi officer.'Totally exhilarating' Philippe SandsIt began with an armchair. It began with the surprise discovery of a stash of personal documents covered in swastikas sewn into its cushion.The SS Officer's Armchair is the story of what happened next, as Daniel Lee follows the trail of cold calls, documents, coincid...

If you're sitting on at least $1,000 and it's scratching an itch in your pocket, consider investing it rather than spending it on something frivolous. But the question that then beckons us is: Can you really make money quickly investing with just $1,000?The answer to that is a resounding, "Yes."While there are plenty of ways you can make money fast by doing odd jobs or generating it through things like affiliate marketing or email marketing, actually making money by investi...

LA STORIA VERA DI UN NAZISTA COMUNE "Memorabile e agghiacciante… Lee si dimostra non solo un brillante ricercatore, ma anche un narratore di grande acutezza" The Guardian Tutto inizia con una poltrona e con la scoperta di un fascio di documenti personali ricoperti di svastiche nascosti all'interno del cuscino. È da qui che prende le mosse l'imprevisto itinerario di ricerca di Daniel Lee, storico della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, sulle tracce di un oscuro ufficiale delle ss e funzionario del T...

Legal science begins in the early modern effort to transform the academic study of classical Roman law into a systematic, rational discipline. In Divisions of Law, Daniel Lee investigates this transformation and focuses on the achievements of one major contributor to this effort, Jean Bodin (ca.1530-1596). The volume also includes the first English translation of Bodin's Iuris Universi Distributio, prepared by Jason Aaron Brown. Remembered today for his work concerning th...

A man sits on a rock in a forest, gazing at the distance. Who is he? Why is he there? Is he waiting for someone, and if so, who? He seems to be lost in thought, or is he?

The American Society of Missiology Book Award Winner"Asian American theology is about God revealed in Jesus Christ in covenantal relationship with Asian Americans qua Asian Americans. Thus, Asian American theology is about Asian Americans as well, as human covenant partners alongside of God."In Doing Asian American Theology, Daniel D. Lee focuses on Asian American identity and its relationship to faith and theology, provid...

“Better to meet death as a queen than live as a spoils of war.”Cleopatra’s name conjures images of irresistible charm, profound ambition, and lavish court intrigue. But behind the legends lies the very human story of a brilliant strategist, a devoted mother, and a ruler who fought relentlessly to preserve her dynasty in a world overshadowed by Rome.In this freshly reimagined collection, experience Cleopatra’s life through intimately drawn perspecti...

This is the story of what it takes for young Americans to make it in professional cycling. Only thirty-six Americans have competed in the Tour de France since the world’s greatest bicycle race began in 1903. That’s not too many more than the twelve Americans who have walked on the moon. It’s far fewer than the hundreds of Americans who have reached the summit of Mount Everest.But rising stars such as Lawson Craddock of Texas, Benjamin King of Virginia, Taylor Phinney of Colorado, D...

Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern international law. This book examines the origins of that principle in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin (1529/30-1596). As the author argues in this study, Bodin's most lasting theoretical contribution was his thesis that sovereignty must be conceptualized as an indivisible bundle of legal rights constitutive of statehood. While these uniform 'rights of sovereignty' licensed all states to ex...

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "the people" - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite. This book explores the intellectual origins of this influential doctrine and investigates its chief source in late medieval and early modern thought - the legal science of Roman law...

Double Particularity is a constructive proposal for theological methodology addressing the Asian American context using the theology of Karl Barth. It focuses primarily on employing Barths theology to develop a methodology for engaging the Asian American context. This methodological focus means that it is an integrative and synthetic work, bringing seemingly disparate thoughts and concepts together. Here, the Asian American context serves as an important case study.

Brought to you by Penguin.It began with an armchair. It began with the surprise discovery of a stash of personal documents covered in swastikas sewn into its cushion. The SS Officer’s Armchair is the story of what happened next, as Daniel Lee follows the trail of cold calls, documents, coincidences and family secrets, to uncover the life of one Dr Robert Griesinger from Stuttgart. Who was he? What had his life been – and how had it ended?Lee reveal...