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Against the Academics
St. Augustine’s Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 1
A fresh, new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert“Lively, engaging and accurate translations. . . . There is much in this dialogue and Foley’s presentation of it for...
On the Happy Life
St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 2
A fresh, new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the “Cassiciacum dialogues,”...
Forecasting
An Essential Introduction
Concise, engaging, and highly intuitive—this accessible guide equips you with an understanding of all the basic principles of forecasting Making accurate predictions about the economy has always been...
The Dregs of the Day
A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust The final published work by the renowned Máirtín Ó Cadhain, this...
A Way of Life
Things, Thought, and Action in Chinese Medicine
A short, thoughtful introduction to traditional Chinese medicine that looks beyond the conventional boundaries of Western biomedical science Traditional Chinese medicine is often viewed as mystical or...
Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize in History "A feast for Civil War buffs. . . . One of the best firsthand records of the Confederate experience. . . . Electrifying."—Walter Clemons, Newsweek "By all...
The Myth of the State
"It is, indeed, a testament of wisdom."—New York Times“A brilliant survey of some of the major texts in the history of political theory.”—Kenneth Burke, The Nation...
The Invention of Peace
Reflections on War and International Order
Throughout history the overwhelming majority of human societies have taken war for granted and made it the basis for their legal and social structures. Not until the Enlightenment in the eighteenth century did war come to...
God and Philosophy
In this classic work, the eminent Catholic philosopher Étienne Gilson deals with one of the most important and perplexing metaphysical problems: the relation between our notion of God and demonstrations of his existence....
Playing Indian
The Boston Tea Party, the Order of Red Men, Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Grateful Dead concerts: just a few examples of white Americans' tendency to appropriate Indian dress and act out Indian roles"A valuable...