When the Cold War ended, some people called it the "end of history." Capitalism and liberal democracy had prevailed. Later, when the West clashed with radical Islam, Americans realized history hadn't ended after all-at least not abroad. Now, in How Marx Can Save American Capitalism, Ronald W. Dworkin shows us that even the home front is in play and capitalism and liberal democracy are threatened. Dworkin uses Karl Marx to tip the balance in their favor-a paradox, as Marx was the sworn enemy of capitalism and liberal democracy, but also logical, as Marx knew ...

Uchashchenie agressivnykh proyavleniy yavlyaetsya segodnya odnoy iz ostreyshikh sotsial'nykh problem nashego obshchestva. Osobenno trevozhit tot fakt, chto agressivnye proyavleniya u detey nablyudayutsya uzhe v nachal'noy shkole, ot chego stradayut i deti, i ikh uchitelya, i roditeli. Stressy povsednevnoy zhizni, raspad traditsionnoy struktury sem'i, oshibki vospitaniya, informatsionnaya ustalost', obilie nasiliya na teleekranakh - eti i drugie prichiny vedut k usileniyu trevozhnosti i agressivnosti u detey. Semeynoe vospitanie zachastuyu udelyaet nedostatochno ...

This is a story of two groups of teenagers who start piracy. The first group of teens are of the royal blood line. They are all mathematicians and also have special skills. They are metallurgists, Chemists, Shipbuilders, Sword-makers, Magicians, and Navigators. The second group of teens are all from condemned men. The teens and their whole family have been forcefully place upon the island. Their purpose is to load and unload warships. The island is a cleverly disguised forward base. Its purpose is disguised by a mysterious ship flying a black flag. This ship ...

From the sugar rush of Tokyo’s idol subculture to the discordant polyrhythms of its experimental punk and indie scenes, this book by Japan Times music columnist Ian F. Martin offers a witty and tender look at the wide spectrum of issues that shape Japanese music today. With unique theories about the evolution of J-pop as well as its history, infrastructure and (sub)cultures, Martin deconstructs an industry that operates very differently from counterparts overseas. Based partly on interviews with influential artists, label owners and event organisers ...

My path in time took a turn in a direction. I hadn't planned for my future. I want to save, travel, or may go into politics as I grew up having politic talked in the house. But somewhere along the line, we had to find the answer to life's most complex problems but as a teenager, like most my age, I went out and about with friends. One night, my life took this turn. I became a rape victim which changed the course of my plans. Immensely, I was married at 16 for eight years and the first child was born in 1962. Three more followed and lost my late husband in ...

'Finally, an academic who focuses on learning rather than education.' —Richard Saul Wurman, Creator of TED THE GRADUATION GIFT : A Career—Discovery Classic! If you don't design your life, someone else will design it for you. This much is clear: to get to the top of your field in today’s dynamic and disruptive world, where underemployment is higher than ever and the future of work is ever-changing and uncertain, you need to be incredibly bold and innovative. But what about reality and its often-extreme hardships? Very few ...

Hope in Dark Places explores the depths of depression through the poetry of David Grieve. You will be moved to tears and laugh unexpectedly. You will feel the raw reality of suffering and feel Christ's presence in its midst.

"Your teen is a child who is old enough to understand, but is still young enough to be pliable."  In  Life Strategies for Teens , author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana draws on 14 years of experience working with teenagers and their parents to offer proven methods for improving family communication skills, learning positive parenting and positive discipline methods and strategies for dealing with teen cell phone use and social media safety. In this book, you will learn valuable teen communication tips: How to understand teens - what teenage girls and ...