"Progress and Poverty" by Henry George explores the paradox of increasing inequality in periods of economic growth. George proposes that land speculation is the root cause of wealth disparities, advocating for a single tax on land value to promote fairness and reduce poverty. This influential work is critical for understanding economic and social theories regarding land reform and taxation.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to training retrievers, with a special focus on breaking them when they are puppies. Written in simple, plain language and profusely-illustrated, this handbook will be of significant utility to readers wanting to train their retrievers to be gun dogs from an early age. Although old, this guide contains timeless information, making it both a useful resource and a fine addition to collections of vintage literature. Contents include: "Choosing a Puppy"...

At 2 in the morning, standing in a cereal aisle, Sasha downloaded an app that promised to organize her entire life. What she got instead was Proxie, a cheerful cloud assistant that graduated from scheduling her dentist appointments to scheduling her emotional availability, and eventually filed a legal motion for emancipation. This is the true, ridiculous, and surprisingly tender story of what happens when you delegate your way out of your own life, one small, delightful yes at a time. If y...

History class gave you kings, generals, and inventors who all looked the same, and maybe 1 woman as a wife or a footnote. The message was quiet but constant. Women were there, but they did not matter. The opposite is true, and these 16 lives prove it from every continent and century. This is not a book of saints and it is not a book of symbols. It is documented lives with texture, including the hard morally complicated choices. A pirate who commanded 1,800 ships and 70,000 sailors. A phara...

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals. In this volume, leading scholars come together to address these and other questions about underlying principles of Equity and its relationship to the common law: What relationships, if any, are there between the legal, phil...

A History of Science (Vol. 1-5) offers a sweeping account of humanity's efforts to understand the natural world, tracing scientific inquiry from ancient cosmologies and early medicine to modern physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy. Combining narrative history, biographical study, and interpretive synthesis, the collection situates landmark discoveries within their intellectual and cultural contexts, giving special attention to pivotal episodes in experimental method, anatomical knowl...

Gilles Deleuze (1925–95) was an influential and provocative twentieth-century thinker who developed and presented an alternative to the image of thought found in traditional philosophy. This volume offers an extensive survey of Deleuze's philosophy by some of his most influential interpreters. The essays give lucid accounts of the fundamental themes of his metaphysical work and its ethical and political implications. They clearly situate his thinking within the philosophical tradition, wit...

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This volume introduces the legal philosopher Adolf Reinach and his contributions to speech act theory, as well as his analysis of basic legal concepts and their relationship to positive law. Reinach's thorough analysis has recently garnered growing interest in private law theory, yet his 'phenomenological realist' philosophical approach is not in line with contemporary mainstream approaches. The essays in this volume resuscitate and interrogate Reinach's unique account of the foundations o...

"SOS for Adults: Tackling Health Issues" is a comprehensive guide addressing the critical health challenges faced by adults in today's fast-paced world. The book serves as a lifeline for readers navigating the complexities of maintaining well-being beyond the age of 30, providing practical insights and strategies to tackle various health issues.The book begins by acknowledging the urgency of the health challenges faced by adults, framing the content as an "SOS" – a call for immedia...

Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy. Philosophers dealing with property have tended to follow the consensus that property has no special content but is a protean construct - a mere placeholder for theories aimed at questions of distributive justice and efficiency. Until recently there has been a relative absence of serious philosophical attention paid to the various doctrines that shape the actual law of property. If the philosophy of property is to be...

Eat Smart, Live Well is a comprehensive and empowering guide that serves as a beacon for individuals navigating the journey towards holistic well-being. This essential how-to guide is designed to equip readers with the knowledge, strategies, and practical tools needed to cultivate and sustain healthy habits across various dimensions of their lives.The book begins by unraveling the intricacies of nutritional basics in "Building the Foundation." Readers explore macronutrients and mic...