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My Father’s House: On Will Barnet's Paintings
by Thomas DummIn My Father's House, the political philosopher Thomas Dumm explores a series of stark and melancholy paintings by the American artist Will Barnet. Responding to the physical and mental decline of his sister Eva, who lived alone in the family home in Beverly, Massachusetts, Barnet began work in 1990 on what became a series of nine paintings depicting Eva and other family members, as they once were and as they figured in the artist's memory. Rendered in Barnet's signature quiet, abstract style, the paintings, each featured in full color, present the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of a twentieth-century American family. Dumm first became acquainted with Barnet and his paintings in 2008. Given his scholarly focus on the lives of ordinary people, he was immediately attracted to the artist's work. When they met, Dumm and Barnet began a friendship and dialogue that lasted until the painter's death in 2012, at the age of 101. This book reflects the many discussions the two had concerning the series of paintings, Barnet's family, his early life in Beverly, and his eighty-year career as a prominent New York artist. Reading the almost gothic paintings in conversation with the writers and thinkers key to both his and Barnet's thinking--Emerson, Spinoza, Dickinson, Benjamin, Cavell, Nietzsche, Melville--Dumm's haunting meditations evoke broader reflections on family, mortality, the uncanny, and the loss that comes with remembrance.
My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route
by Sally HaydenThe Western world has turned its back on migrants, leaving them to cope with one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in history. Reporter Sally Hayden was at home in London when she received a message on Facebook: &“Hi sister Sally, we need your help.&” The sender identified himself as an Eritrean refugee who had been held in a Libyan detention center for months, locked in one big hall with hundreds of others. Now, the city around them was crumbling in a scrimmage between warring factions, and they remained stuck, defenseless, with only one remaining hope: contacting her. Hayden had inadvertently stumbled onto a human rights disaster of epic proportions. From this single message begins a staggering account of the migrant crisis across North Africa, in a groundbreaking work of investigative journalism. With unprecedented access to people currently inside Libyan detention centers, Hayden&’s book is based on interviews with hundreds of refugees and migrants who tried to reach Europe and found themselves stuck in Libya once the EU started funding interceptions in 2017. It is an intimate portrait of life for these detainees, as well as a condemnation of NGOs and the United Nations, whose abdication of international standards will echo throughout history. But most importantly, My Fourth Time, We Drowned shines a light on the resilience of humans: how refugees and migrants locked up for years fall in love, support each other through the hardest times, and carry out small acts of resistance in order to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear.
My Gentle Barn
by Ellie Laks"My Gentle Barn is a wonderful book. You'll love Ellie Laks and the animals she rescued--and who rescued her back." -Sy Montgomery, The Good Good PigFounder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Some two hundred animals later (including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and at-risk teens to rehabilitate abandoned and/or abused animals. As Ellie teaches the volunteers to care for the animals, they learn a new language of healing that works wonders on the humans as well. The Gentle Barn weaves together the story of how the Barn came to be what it is today with Ellie's own journey. Filled with heartwarming animal stories and inspiring recoveries, The Gentle Barn is a feel-good account that will delight animal lovers and memoir readers alike.
My Grandfather's Son
by Clarence ThomasAutobiography of the Supreme Court justice, from his early years of poverty and hunger through his years at Yale Law School to his highly contested appointment to the Supreme Court
My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir
by Clarence ThomasProvocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.
My Journey with Jake: A Memoir of Parenting and Disability
by Miriam EdelsonJake is celebrating his tenth birthday. That’s a remarkable feat, because at birth he was given only three years to live. Miriam Edelson is his mother, a dedicated fighter for Jake and families in similar situations. Edelson poses some tough questions: How do parents cope with a child who has special needs? Are we failing, as a society, to care for children with disabilities? Whatever happened to the federal government’s promise of a “Children’s Agenda”? My Journey with Jake works on two levels. It’s a poignant memoir by a devoted mother, and a hard-hitting, well-researched look at health care for Canada’s children.
My Lady Judge: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland (Burren Mysteries #1)
by Cora HarrisonIn a peaceful kingdom in the Burren on the West coast of Ireland, on the night that May Day is celebrated with singing and dancing at a bonfire on the mountain, a young law graduate fails to return in the morning with the other celebrants. The body lies exposed to the elements, ravens and wolves. Though they saw it on their way to their homes, no one speaks of it to Mara, a judge appointed by King Turlough Don O'Brien. Her people are unwilling to tell what they know because so many of them feared and loathed the greedy young man. Suspects range from Mara's youngest student to the elderly priest. With persistence and wisdom, Mara seeks justice according to the Brehon laws she was entrusted to uphold.
My Life Among the Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers
by Helen Morrison Harold GoldbergIn this memoir, a forensic psychiatrist chronicles her work with more than 80 serial killers and her thoughts on what compels them.Judging by appearances, Dr. Helen Morrison has an ordinary life in the suburbs of a major city. She has a physician husband, two children, and a thriving psychiatric clinic. But her life is more than that. She is one of the world’s leading experts on serial killers, and has spent as many as four hundred hours alone in rooms with depraved murderers, digging deep into killers’ psyches in ways no profiler ever has before.In My Life among the Serial Killers, Dr. Morrison relates how she profiled the Mad Biter, Richard Otto Macek, who chewed on his victims’ body parts, stalked Dr. Morrison, then believed she was his wife. She did the last interview with Ed Gein, who was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. John Wayne Gacy, the clown-obsessed killer of young men, sent her crazed Christmas cards and gave her his paintings as presents. Then there was Atlanta child killer Wayne Williams; rapist turned murderer Bobby Joe Long; Fred and Rosemary West, who killed girls and women in their Gloucester “House of Horrors”; and Brazil’s deadliest killer of children, Marcelo Costa de Andrade.Dr. Morrison has received hundreds of letters from killers, read their diaries and journals, evaluated crime scenes, testified at their trials, and studied photos of the gruesome carnage. She has interviewed the families of the victims—and the spouses and parents of the killers—to gain a deeper understanding of the killer’s environment and the public persona they adopt. She has also studied serial killers throughout history and shows how this is not a recent phenomenon with psychological autopsies of the fifteenth-century French war hero Gilles de Rais, the sixteenth-century Hungarian Countess Bathory, H.H. Holmes of the late nineteenth-century, and Albert Fish of the Roaring Twenties.Through it all, Dr. Morrison’s goal has been to discover the reasons serial killers are compelled to murder, how they choose their victims, and what we can do to prevent their crimes in the future. Her provocative conclusions will stun you.Praise for My Life Among the Serial Killers“A scary piece of work, with even scarier implications.” —Kirkus Reviews“A profoundly enlightening book. Morrison provides startling insights into what factors breed serial killers, and she avoids the broad generalizations that make other books of the topic seem slick and superficial. . . . This is an absorbing, disturbing book that makes it clear just how much we have yet to learn.” —Booklist
My Life in Crime and Other Academic Adventures
by Martin L. FriedlandSince his call to the Bar in 1960, Martin L. Friedland has been involved in a number of important public policy issues, including bail, legal aid, gun control, securities regulation, access to the law, judicial independence and accountability, and national security. My Life in Crime and other Academic Adventures offers a first-hand account of the development of these areas of law from the perspective of a man who was heavily involved in their formation and implementation. It is also the story of a distinguished academic, author, and former dean of law at the University of Toronto.Moving beyond the boundaries of conventional memoir, Friedland offers an extended meditation on public policy issues and significant events in the field of law, discussing their historical impact and predicting the course of their future development. Given his personal experience, there is no other person more suited to discuss these hugely important issues. Friedland puts the law and legal institutions into a wider context, looking at the role of personalities, politics, and pressure groups in the establishment of laws that continue to have tremendous importance for Canadians.My Life in Crime and other Academic Adventures reflects upon a life devoted to education, scholarship, and the law, and is an insider account of public policy issues that have come to shape life in this country in the twentieth century and beyond.
My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Little Golden Book)
by Shana CoreyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!This Little Golden Book is a compelling introduction to an inspiring woman, written for the youngest readers. From a young age, Ruth Bader Ginsburg knew that she wanted to fight for girls and women to have equal rights. She studied and worked very hard and became just the second woman--and the first Jewish woman--to be a United States Supreme Court Justice. This is a terrific read for future trailblazers and their parents!Look for these other Little Golden Book biographies: My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo, My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson, My Little Golden Book About Martin Luther King Jr., My Little Golden Book About George Washington, My Little Golden Book About Abraham Lincoln, My Little Golden Book About Balto, and My Little Golden Book About Johnny Appleseed.
My Mother's Witness: The Peggy Morgan Story
by Carolyn HainesPeggy thought marriage would deliver her from the poverty and abuse of childhood in rural Mississippi. but she did not know, that she would be exposed to racial violence in the Civil Rights Movement.
My Own Words
by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mary Hartnett Wendy W. Williams<P>The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. <P>My Own Words offers Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book's sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. <P>Justice Ginsburg has written an introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America's most influential women. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
My Philosophy: Essays on the Moral and Political Problems of our Time (Collected Works)
by Benedetto CroceOriginally published in 1949, Croce’s essays on political, philosophic and aesthetic subjects, selected from both his earlier and later writings possess a remarkable underlying unity. The political essays which form a major part of this volume display a criticism, either direct or implied of the mass creeds and movements that subordinate the individual to history. They combine a passionate belief in liberty with critical and historical judgment.
My Rescue Dog Rescued Me: Amazing True Stories of Adopted Canine Heroes
by Sharon Ward KeebleMeet the inspirational dogs who went from being rescued to becoming rescuer, in these incredible true stories. You’ll read all about the canine heroes who came to their owner’s aid – whether it was saving them from physical threats, or helping them to recover from mental illness, PTSD and bereavement.
My Rescue Pet Rescued Me: Amazing True Stories of Adopted Animal Heroes
by Sharon Ward KeebleMeet the inspirational animals who went from rescued to rescuer in these incredible true stories. You’ll read all about the animal heroes who came to their owner’s aid – whether it was helping them to recover from mental illness, relationship breakdown or bereavement. Let these stories warm your heart and reveal how animals can help us heal.
My Rescue Pet Rescued Me: Amazing True Stories of Adopted Animal Heroes
by Sharon Ward KeebleMeet the inspirational animals who went from rescued to rescuer in these incredible true stories. You’ll read all about the animal heroes who came to their owner’s aid – whether it was helping them to recover from mental illness, relationship breakdown or bereavement. Let these stories warm your heart and reveal how animals can help us heal.
My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Law Second Edition
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonTarget exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a revision guide students can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context- Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities- Improve exam technique through examstyle questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers- Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online
My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Law Second Edition
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonTarget exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a revision guide students can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context- Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities- Improve exam technique through examstyle questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers- Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online
My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Law
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonExam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: LawFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in AQA A-level with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every student can:· Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.· Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context.· Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities.· Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers.· Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online.
My Revision Notes: AQA AS Law
by Peter Darwent Ian YuleGet your best grade with My Revision Notes: AQA AS Law. Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for AQA AS Law. With My Revision Notes for AQA AS Law you can: - Take control of your revision: plan and focus on the areas you need to revise with content summaries and exam tips. - Show you fully understand key topics by using need-to-know cases to add depth to your knowledge of legal issues and processes. - Apply legal terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words on all topics. - Improve your skills to tackle specific exam questions with self-testing and exam-style questions and answers.
My Revision Notes: Aqa A-level Law Epub
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonExam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: LawFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in AQA A-level with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every student can:· Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.· Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context.· Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities.· Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers.· Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online.
My Revision Notes: Criminal Law Units 3A and 4A and Concepts of Law Unit 4C
by Sally RussellGet your best grade with My Revision Notes: AQA A2 Law: Criminal Law Units 3A and 4A and Concepts of Law Unit 4C. Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for the Criminal Law and Concepts of Law papers for AQA A2 Law. With My Revision Notes: AQA A2 Law: Criminal and Concepts you can: - Take control of your revision: plan and focus on the areas you need to revise with content summaries and exam tips - Show you fully understand key topics by using need-to-know cases to add depth to your knowledge of legal issues and processes - Apply legal terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words on all topics - Improve your skills to tackle specific exam questions with self-testing and exam-style questions and answers
My Revision Notes: OCR A Level Law
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonExam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: LawFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2018Target success in OCR A Level with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every student can:· Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.· Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context.· Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities.· Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers.· Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online.
My Revision Notes: OCR A Level Law Second Edition
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonTarget exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a revision guide students can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context- Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities- Improve exam technique through examstyle questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers- Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online
My Revision Notes: OCR A Level Law Second Edition
by Craig Beauman Clare WilsonTarget exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a revision guide students can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context- Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities- Improve exam technique through examstyle questions and sample answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers- Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online