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Amalia Holst (Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy)
by Andrew CooperAmalia Holst's trailblazing book On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education (1802) dropped a bomb on the German speaking states-a bomb that failed to detonate. In one of the first works of philosophy in German published under a woman's name, Holst declares that it is time a member of the female sex spoke out about the plight of women in Germany. Despite her bold attempt to ignite a new movement of women's education, her book was harshly reviewed by male critics and thrust into obscurity. This Element presents the first comprehensive study of Holst's writings, unearthing their striking contribution to philosophy's growing awareness of the social conditions of human freedom. The force of her argument, and the difficulties she encountered, reveal the ambiguous character of the German Enlightenment and prompt us to reconsider what can be salvaged from it.
Amalias Tale
by David I. KertzerThis quintessential David-and-Goliath saga tells the story of a wholly unexpected triumph of the poor against the rich and of a crusading city attorney who fought on behalf of an impoverished peasant. Amalia Bagnacavalli, an illiterate young peasant from the mountains near Bologna, is forced by poverty to take in a child from the city’s foundling home to wet-nurse. When Amalia contracts syphilis from the sickly and malformed baby given to her, the city fathers callously dismiss her pleas for treatment and restitution. Bewildered and frightened, she seeks out Augusto Barbieri, an ambitious attorney looking to make a name for himself. He takes up Amalia’s cause, fighting the case for years through the Italian courts before winning an unprecedented and stunning victory for his by now broken client. The unforgettable story of a landmark struggle for basic human rights, Amalia’s Tale is the moving drama of a rural woman whose life was ruined and the man from the city who would not stop -- or so it seemed -- until he had seen justice done.
Amana Colonies: 1932-1945 (Images of America)
by Peter HoehnleThe Amana Colonies were founded by members of the Community of True Inspiration, a Pietist sect that originated in southwest Germany in 1714. Beginning in 1842, members of the sect migrated to New York and founded the Eben-Ezer Society, in which land, shops, and homes were owned communally. Members worked at assigned jobs, attended 11 church services each week, and received food, clothing, and shelter. Beginning in 1855, the community relocated to a 26,000-acre tract in eastern Iowa, where they founded the seven Amana villages, each with its own church, school, general store, craft shop, and barns. A disastrous fire, economic downturns, and a growing dissatisfaction with communal life led the members to vote to reorganize as a separate business and church organization in 1932. Images of America: Amana Colonies: 1932-1945 examines a time when the Amana people worked to preserve aspects of their traditional religious and cultural life while, simultaneously, learning to embrace American life and the waves of people who visited these unique villages in growing numbers.
Amanda Rose
by Karen RobardsNew York Times bestselling author Karen Robards deliciously mixes adventure and romance in her beloved tale of a buccaneer and a convent girl--a romance so magnificent it will make your pulse pound and your heart rejoice. Orphaned heiress Lady Amanda Rose Culver wanted to run from the injured man she found on the rocky shore near her convent school. But his hard-muscled hand stopped her even before she saw the pain and longing in his eyes. And she trembled, not with fear, but with a desire to believe in his story, his innocence, his passion. New World privateer Matt Grayson, unjustly accused of murder by the British Crown, has narrowly escaped hanging. Now his freedom depends on winning this beautiful girl's co-operation so he can sail back to New Orleans. He never meant to hold her captive on his ship. He never meant to fall in love. . . .
Amanda/Miranda
by Richard PeckIntrigue, romance, and scheming aboard the Titanic This updated edition of the popular Richard Peck novel, available in time to commemorate the anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage in 1912, starts with a chilling prophecy. When Miranda begins her position as maid-servant to the glamorous and selfish Amanda Whitwell, Amanda wastes no time in using Miranda to suit her own cruel purposes. Miranda becomes the lynchpin to a plot that Amanda devises to marry an American who can maintain her lavish lifestyle, but also keeps the rogue she loves close at hand. However, destiny intervenes, and they board the ill-fated Titanic. This story has all of the romance, glamour, intrigue, and tragedy of the Titanic but ends, satisfyingly, with redemption and forgiveness.
Amandine: A Novel
by Marlena De BlasiThe acclaimed author of such memoirs as "A Thousand Days in Venice" brings her luminous prose to the world of fiction with this debut novel. Set against the backdrop of Europe as it moves toward World War II, "Amandine" follows a young orphan's journey in search of her heritage.
Amando Sarah
by Sandy RavenEla procurava aventura, ele estava fugindo do destino. Lady Sarah Halden entra clandestinamente no navio, pretendendo participar de uma competição
Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar: Odiando A Escobar (Vintage Espanol Ser.)
by Virginia Vallejo¡PRONTO EN LA GRAN PANTALLA!En julio de 2006 un avión de la DEA sacó a Virginia Vallejo de Colombia. Su vida estaba en peligro por haberse convertido en el testigo clave de los dos procesos criminales más importantes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX en su país: el asesinato de un candidato presidencial y el holocausto del Palacio de Justicia.Veinticinco años antes, Virginia Vallejo era la presentadora de televisión más importante de Colombia y la belleza profesional que aparecía en las portadas de las principales revistas. Cortejada por multimillonarios tradicionales, conoció en 1982 a Pablo Escobar, un misterioso político de treinta y tres años que en realidad manejaba los hilos de un mundo de riqueza inigualable en el que gran parte del incesante flujo de dinero procedente del tráfico de cocaína se canalizaba a proyectos de caridad y a las campañas de candidatos presidenciales de su elección.Este libro, una apasionada historia de amor convertida en crónica del horror y la vergüenza, describe la evolución de una de las mentes criminales más siniestras de nuestro tiempo: su capacidad de infundir terror y generar corrupción, los vínculos entre sus negocios ilícitos y varios jefes de estado, los asesinatos de candidatos presidenciales y la guerra en que sumió a su país. Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar es también la única visión íntima posible del legendario barón del narcotráfico, plena de glamour y espíritu de supervivencia y no exenta de humor. Virginia Vallejo narra esta historia descarnada como nadie más podría haberlo hecho.
Amando a mi malvado canalla
by Dawn BrowerCuando Lady Francesca Kendall se encuentra en una situación delicada, tiene que tomar una decisión, y nada parece estar bien. En lugar de discernir lo que debe hacer por sí misma, llama a Matthew Grant, el duque de Lindsey, y descarga sus problemas en él, esperando que haga lo más caballeroso y asuma la responsabilidad del dilema que ha ayudado a crear.
Amante de nadie (Amantes #Volumen 2)
by Mary BaloghLa cautivadora historia de una rivalidad convertida en una irresistible atracción. La segunda entrega de la serie «Amantes». Viola Thornhill jamás se hubiera imaginado que se cumpliría la predicción de aquella gitana: «Cuidado con un forastero alto, guapo y de oscuro...» Creía haber encontrado la paz en Pinewood Manor, la casa que le legó el difunto conde de Bamber, cuando lord Ferdinand Dudley viaja al pueblo con el propósito de tomar posesión de esa misma propiedad, pues se la ganó a las cartas al joven conde de Bamber. Ninguno de los dos está dispuesto a renunciar a lo que consideran suyo, y se embarcan en una convivencia que les deparará muchas sorpresas... Todo se complica con la llegada del duque de Tresham, hermano de Ferdinand, quien no tarda en reconocer a Viola y desvelar su escandaloso pasado. Reseña:«Los personajes carismáticos y el ritmo ágil mantendrán a los aficionados a la novela romántica en vilo.»Publishers Weekly
Amantes secretos
by S. F. TaleUn reencuentro inesperado y unos amigos entrometidos propiciarán que una joven pareja una para siempre su destino. La señorita Laurel Hemlock tiene un gran problema: dar cumplimiento a las últimas voluntades de su padre. Con la inestimable ayuda de la mejor amiga de su madre, lady Susan, lo intentará. Así asistirá a esas fiestas que siempre rehuyó y en donde los solteros se interesan en ella por la fortuna de su familia. El único respiro que tiene son los recuerdos del último verano que hacen evadirse en la ilusión del amor. ¿Los mejores maridos son los libertinos reformados? Nathaniel Longmann tiene una vida tranquila que transcurre entre su trabajo, sus salidas a White´s y a alguna que otra fiesta en las cuales no se muestra interesado por ninguna mujer. Unos años atrás era considerado un libertino como su mejor amigo, el conde de Sanford-Thorne. Pero su última correría, transcurrida en el último verano, le ha dejado una marca imborrable en su corazón. No se considera un hombre celoso pero cuando ve a la mujer que le ronda la cabeza bailar con todos los caballeros, ¿hasta dónde estaría dispuesto a llegar por ella? A veces, para salvar el corazón hay que revelar su secreto mejor guardado.
Amantes y enemigos (Trilogía de los hermanos Cameron #1)
by Heather GrahamLa guerra les separó, pero un destino cruel les ha unido. Son enemigos y, sin embargo, no pueden evitar que la atracción y la pasión renazcan de nuevo... Vehemente y orgullosa, Kiernan es una mujer leal. Leal al Sur y a un estilo de vida que ahora ve desaparecer. Pero también es una mujer enamorada desde la infancia del primogénito de una gran plantación de Virginia que decidió unirse al Norte y luchar contra los suyos cuando el país se partió en dos. Y ella decidió olvidarle, pelear contra él y odiarle para siempre. Valiente, testarudo y enormemente atractivo, el coronel Jesse Cameron viste ahora el uniforme azul del ejército yanqui. También es el hombre que entregó tiempo atrás su corazón a una joven hermosa y rebelde. Pero eso fue antes de que la guerra lo cambiara todo, antes de que su país se partiera en dos, antes de que ella jurara olvidarle, pelear contra él y odiarle para siempre. Primera entrega de una trilogía ambientada en la guerra de Secesión y protagonizada por los hermanos Jesse, Daniel y Christa Cameron.
Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood, and the Nation
by William ElisonThe 1977 blockbuster Amar Akbar Anthony about the heroics of three Bombay brothers separated in childhood became a classic of Hindi cinema and a touchstone of Indian popular culture. Beyond its comedy and camp is a potent vision of social harmony, but one that invites critique, as the authors show.
Amar a la Bestia
by Violeta OtínNo hay cadenas que puedan atar al destino. La princesa Gweldyr de Demetia nunca ha deseado dejar atrás las seguras murallas que protegen su hogar. Allí es feliz y allí se encuentra todo cuanto ama. Pero cuando su padre la promete al poderoso rey de Buellt para sellar una valiosa alianza, su mundo se rompe en pedazos. Lo único en lo que puede pensar es en el terror que le provoca traspasar las murallas. El tuerto. La bestia. El capitán de la guardia de Buellt apenas recuerda que una vez tuvo un nombre. Al mando de un grupo de mercenarios, solo le preocupan dos cosas: evitar que los sajones crucen la frontera y que las reservas de bebida le duren, al menos, un día más. La última tarea que le han encomendado, escoltar a la prometida del rey, no parece digna de alguien como él. Acostumbrado a la soledad y al remordimiento, le cuesta entender por qué la asustadiza princesa de los démetas parece encontrar consuelo en compañía. Y,en cualquier caso, ¿cómo podría nadie tratar de entrometerse en el camino del rey? Pero las hilanderas del destino ya han comenzado a tejer sus nombres, y nadie, ni siquiera él, puede escapar de sus redes.
Amar en tiempos de guerra (Una mujer en el cruce de los Andes #Volumen 2)
by Nidia RestovichÚltima entrega de la bilogía «Una mujer en el cruce de los Andes» de Nidia Restovich. Amor y pasión tendrán cabida en un ambiente de batallas y luchas encarnizadas por la independencia de Chile. «Quisiera que pudiese entrar en mi mente y verse a través de mis ojos para que entendiese la magnitud de mi amor, la amo tanto, tanto... que a veces me duele.» Octubre de 1817. Santiago de Chile. Hace tres meses que el capitán Jhon Williams se ha marchado a combatir en el fuerte de Talcahuano y Mercedes está decidida a mantenerse alejada de la prohibida tentación que él representa para ella, pero nuevos acontecimientos los harán reencontrarse. A partir de allí, más allá de la culpa y los tabúes religiosos y morales, ninguno de los dos podrá escapar del tormentoso deseo que sienten el uno por el otro. En medios de las victorias y derrotas, de los feroces y encarnizados combates para lograr concretar el sueño de la libertad e independencia de Chile, esa fuerte atracción se convertirá en un amor sin barreras que los arrastrará por los tortuosos caminos de la guerra y la pasión. A partir de allí, todo será posible.
Amar es para siempre (Los Collinwood #Volumen 2)
by Victoria MagnoVuelve la serie «Los Collinwood» con esta segunda y apasionante entrega. Entre la Inglaterra victoriana y un rancho perdido en mitad de México todo puede pasar... NOVELA FINALISTA DEL III PREMIO VERGARA Alissa es una hermosa joven que al parecer lo tiene todo: pertenece a la nobleza británica, su padre es rico y la adora, tiene muchos pretendientes y el hombre al que ama desea casarse con ella. Sin embargo, su vida cambiará inesperadamente. La aristocracia obliga a Alissa y Matthew a ocultar su amor. Por eso Matthew debe volver a México para convertirse en el hombre adecuado para Alissa: ser rico y construir una casa son dos de sus metas. No obstante, una tragedia les espera. ¿La envidia destruirá sus planes? ¿Sobrevivirá el amor de los jóvenes? ¿La crueldad de la sociedad logrará separarlos?Una historia apasionante que te atrapará desde las primeras páginas.
Amar una sola vez (El corazón de un libertino #Volumen 2)
by Kathia IblisLlega la segunda entrega de «El corazón de un libertino». Una historia ambientada en inglaterra de la época victoriana que comenzó con Un amor inesperado. El destino hará que los caminos de los protagonistas se crucen, pero los oscuros secretos del pasado harán que salga a la luz lo que ambos son capaces de hacer por el otro. Urania Forrester Cabot, americana y hermana mayor de Calíope, huye de Boston en medio de la noche en misteriosas circunstancias. Aprovechando la futura boda de su hermana menor como excusa, busca un nuevo comienzo al otro lado del océano, lejos de la pesadilla en la que se ha convertido su vida, aunque negada al amor. Byron Hunttington, tras un doloroso hecho que lo obligó a jurar nunca más retornar a su país, se ve forzado a volver a Inglaterra para cumplir con los deberes del título que heredó. No obstante, al regresar, el rescate a una dama en apuros hace que su corazón vuelva a latir. Nada será tan fácil y solo el amor sincero será el arma que les permitirá vencer.
Amar una sola vez (El corazón de un libertino #Volumen 2)
by Kathia IblisLlega la segunda entrega de «El corazón de un libertino». Una historia ambientada en inglaterra de la época victoriana que comenzó con Un amor inesperado. El destino hará que los caminos de los protagonistas se crucen, pero los oscuros secretos del pasado harán que salga a la luz lo que ambos son capaces de hacer por el otro. Urania Forrester Cabot, americana y hermana mayor de Calíope, huye de Boston en medio de la noche en misteriosas circunstancias. Aprovechando la futura boda de su hermana menor como excusa, busca un nuevo comienzo al otro lado del océano, lejos de la pesadilla en la que se ha convertido su vida, aunque negada al amor. Byron Hunttington, tras un doloroso hecho que lo obligó a jurar nunca más retornar a su país, se ve forzado a volver a Inglaterra para cumplir con los deberes del título que heredó. No obstante, al regresar, el rescate a una dama en apuros hace que su corazón vuelva a latir. Nada será tan fácil y solo el amor sincero será el arma que les permitirá vencer.
Amarcord
by Marcella HazanWidely credited with introducing proper Italian food to the English-speaking world, Marcella Hazan is known as America's godmother of Italian cooking. Raised in Cesentatico, a quiet fishing town on the northern Adriatic Sea, she'd eventually have her own cooking schools in New York, Bologna, and Venice, where she would teach students from around the world to appreciate-and produce-the homemade pasta, rustic soups, deeply satisfying roasts and stews, pure seafood dishes, and the fresh vegetables dressed with olive oil that Italians eat. She'd write bestselling and award-winning cookbooks, and collect invitations to cook at top restaurants around the world. She would have thousands of loyal students, and readers so devoted they'd name their daughters Marcella. Her fans will be as surprised and delighted b how all this came to be as Marcella herself has been. Marcella's story begins not in Italy but in Alexandria, Egypt, where she spent her early childhood and where she fell on the beach and broke her arm-an accident that would hardly register for a child today, but which altered the course of her life. After nearly losing her arm to poor medical treatment, she was taken back to her father's native Italy for surgery. There the family would remain. Her teenage year coincided with World War II and the family relocated temporarily to Lake Garada, which they, not they, not anticipating that it would become one of war's greatest targets when both Mussolini and German High Command established their headquarters there, thought would be a safe haven. After years of privation and nightly bombings, Marcella was finally Fulfilling her ambition to become a doctor and professor of science when she Victor, the love of life. After their marriage, they moved to America, where Marcella knew not a word of English or-what's more surprising-a single recipe. She began to recall and attempt to re-create the flavours of her homeland. After women with whom she took a Chinese cooking class in the early sixties asked her to teach them Italian cooking, she began to give them lessons in her tiny New York kitchen. Soon after, Craig Claiborne invited himself to lunch, and the rest is history. Amacord means 'I remember' in Marcella's native Romangolo dialect. In these pages, Marcella, now eighty-four, looks back on the adventures of a life lived for pleasure and a love of teaching. Throughout, she entertains the reader with stories of the humorous, sometimes bizarre, twists and turns that brought her love, fame, and a change to forever change the way we eat.
Amarillo
by Ron SmithMany people are surprised to learn that the city of Amarillo was actually founded twice. Originally settled by J. T. Berry in April 1887 and known as Oneida, the site of the town was located on such low ground that many residents feared it was susceptible to flooding. In 1888, one concerned resident named Henry B. Sanborn began buying land a mile east of the site as a potential place to relocate the town. In 1889, the town's fears came to fruition when heavy rains flooded the original town site, prompting residents to move to Sanborn's new location. The town went on to become one of the world's busiest cattle shipping points in the late 1890s, causing its population to grow significantly. Today Amarillo is the largest city in the Texas Panhandle, and its economy continues to thrive on cattle, along with agriculture, oil, and natural gas.
Amarillo's Historic Wolflin District
by Christine WylyIn September 1887, J. T. Berry bought 640 acres of school land from the State of Texas. Several years earlier, this raw section of prairie had been home to buffalo herds and the Kiowa and Comanche Nations. Berry could not have known that this land would one day become home to cattle barons, oil and gas pioneers, and a U.S. ambassador. When Charles Oldham Wolflin married Alpha Eunice McVean a decade later and acquired that same section of land, he never dreamed that his son would develop that land from a dairy farm into a premier residential development. Today the Wolflin Historic District is a vibrant, lush neighborhood with tree-lined brick streets and stately houses. It is home to several thousand residents, including descendants of pioneer families, modern-day professionals, and public servants who contribute to the arts, are involved in philanthropy, and are active in community service.
Amartya Sen and Rational Choice: The Concept of Commitment (Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology)
by Mark S. PeacockAre human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as it has evolved in Sen's critique of orthodox rational choice theory. The in-depth focus on commitment reveals subtleties in the concept itself as well as in its relationships with other concepts which Sen develops in his critique of rational choice theory, for example preference, sympathy, weakness of will, agency, personhood, social norms, rights, self-welfare goal and self-goal choice. The book provides a comprehensive understanding of commitment and offers novel interpretations of the term as a way of strengthening its plausibility. Broadly in support of Sen’s conceptualization of rational choice, the book nevertheless reveals ambiguities and weaknesses in Sen’s conceptual framework, and it reformulates Sen’s concepts when doing so strengthens the claims he makes. The book also engages with critics of Sen and argues for the importance of commitment as a component in the theory of rational choice.
Amaryllis
by Craig Crist-Evans"This is a powerful tale of family, forgiveness, and acceptance of what life throws in our paths- but ultimately, with its almost painful realism, this is the finest depiction of war we've yet seen for young readers." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) AMARYLLIS. It was the name of the ship that ran aground on Singer Island, Florida, during a hurricane in 1965. It became a battle cry for Jimmy Staples and his older brother, Frank, and a code word for going surfing together. But now that eighteen-year-old Frank is off battling the enemy (and his own addictive demons) in Vietnam and fifteen-year-old Jimmy is left to deal with the repercussions at home, "Amaryllis" takes on an ominous new meaning - a symbol of what happens when life places the unexpected in our paths. Craig Crist-Evans has written a wrenching novel of a family whose internal battles chase one son away - into the clutches of a war and an enemy he could never have imagined. Told both from a soldier's view and by the brother he leaves behind, Amaryllis is an ideal choice for students learning about the Vietnam era, or for any reader curious about the reality of war.
Amaryllis (Ladies in Love #1)
by M.C. BeatonOnce Miss Amaryllis Duvane had been the reigning beauty of the London season, about to marry the man of her dreams and live and love happily ever after.Then her father died. Suddenly Amaryllis was penniless and alone, forced to survive on the charity of relatives who made her little more than a servant to their husband-hunting daughters.Now the lord that Amaryllis had once loved - the magnificently handsome Marquess of Merechester - had come to court one of these daughters. And the only thing Amaryllis feared more than his discovering the sad state to which she had descended, was her finding out that she still wanted him so much . . .
Amaryllis (The Ladies In Love Series #8)
by M. C. BeatonWhen London’s reigning beauty suddenly loses everything, she must pine in secret for the Marquess she loves in the beloved author’s Regency Romance.Amaryllis Duvane is the belle of the London Season: a Diamond of the First Water, desired by every man and envied by every woman. Even better, she’s about to marry the devastatingly handsome Marquess of Merechester. But when her father dies, Amaryllis loses more than a parent. She loses her fortune, her standing among the ton . . . and her happily ever after.Forced to depend on the generosity of rich relations, Amaryllis must work as a servant to her own socially ambitious cousins. When her ex-fiancé starts courting one of her relatives, she can’t bear the thought of him seeing what’s become of her—or how much she still desires him.Amaryllis was originally published as The Poor Relation.