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Wages of Rebellion
by Chris HedgesIn the face of modern conditions, revolution is inevitable. The rampant inequality that exists between the political and corporate elites and the struggling masses; the destruction wreaked upon our environment by faceless, careless corporations; the steady stripping away of our civil liberties and the creation of a monstrous surveillance system--all of these have combined to spark a profound revolutionary moment. Corporate capitalists, dismissive of the popular will, do not see the fires they are igniting. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges--a renowned chronicler of the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline--investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution and resistance. Focusing on the stories of radicals and dissenters from around the world and throughout history, and drawing on an ambitious overview of prominent philosophers, historians, and novelists, Hedges explores what it takes to be a rebel in modern times. Hedges, using a term coined by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, cites "sublime madness” as the essential force that guides the actions of rebels--the state of passion that causes the rebel to engage in an unwavering fight against overwhelmingly powerful and oppressive forces. From South African activists who dedicated their lives to ending apartheid, to contemporary anti-fracking protestors in Canada, to whistleblowers in pursuit of transparency, Wages of Rebellion shows the cost of a life committed to speaking truth to power and demanding justice. This is a fight that requires us to find in acts of rebellion the sparks of life, an intrinsic meaning that lies beyond the possibility of success. For Hedges, resistance is not finally defined by what we achieve, but by what we become.
Washington: A History of Our National City
by Tom LewisOn January 24, 1791, President George Washington chose the site for the young nation’s capital: ten miles square, it stretched from the highest point of navigation on the Potomac River, and encompassed the ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. From the moment the federal government moved to the District of Columbia in December 1800, Washington has been central to American identity and life. Shaped by politics and intrigue, poverty and largess, contradictions and compromises, Washington has been, from its beginnings, the stage on which our national dramas have played out. In Washington, the historian Tom Lewis paints a sweeping portrait of the capital city whose internal conflicts and promise have mirrored those of America writ large. Breathing life into the men and women who struggled to help the city realize its full potential, he introduces us to the mercurial French artist who created an ornate plan for the city “en grande”; members of the nearly forgotten anti-Catholic political party who halted construction of the Washington monument for a quarter century; and the cadre of congressmen who maintained segregation and blocked the city’s progress for decades. In the twentieth century Washington’s Mall and streets would witness a Ku Klux Klan march, the violent end to the encampment of World War I “Bonus Army” veterans, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the painful rebuilding of the city in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr. ’s assassination. “It is our national center,” Frederick Douglass once said of Washington, DC; “it belongs to us, and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and its destiny. ” Interweaving the story of the city’s physical transformation with a nuanced account of its political, economic, and social evolution, Lewis tells the powerful history of Washington, DC—the site of our nation’s highest ideals and some of our deepest failures.
The Wise King: A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance
by Simon R. Doubleday"If I had been present at the Creation,” the thirteenth-century Spanish philosopher-king Alfonso X is said to have stated, "Many faults in the universe would have been avoided. ” Known as El Sabio, "the Wise,” Alfonso was renowned by friends and enemies alike for his sparkling intellect and extraordinary cultural achievements. In The Wise King, celebrated historian Simon R. Doubleday traces the story of the king’s life and times, leading us deep into his emotional world and showing how his intense admiration for Spain’s rich Islamic culture paved the way for the European Renaissance. In 1252, when Alfonso replaced his more militaristic father on the throne of Castile and León, the battle to reconquer Muslim territory on the Iberian Peninsula was raging fiercely. But even as he led his Christian soldiers onto the battlefield, Alfonso was seduced by the glories of Muslim Spain. His engagement with the Arabic-speaking culture of the South shaped his pursuit of astronomy, for which he was famed for centuries, and his profoundly humane vision of the world, which Dante, Petrarch, and later Italian humanists would inherit. A composer of lyric verses, and patron of works on board games, hunting, and the properties of stones, Alfonso is best known today for his Cantigas de Santa María (Songs of Holy Mary), which offer a remarkable window onto his world. His ongoing struggles as a king and as a man were distilled--in art, music, literature, and architecture--into something sublime that speaks to us powerfully across the centuries. An intimate biography of the Spanish ruler in whom two cultures converged, The Wise King introduces readers to a Renaissance man before his time, whose creative energy in the face of personal turmoil and existential threats to his kingdom would transform the course of Western history.
You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left
by Corey TaylorIn the tradition of the late great George Carlin, New York Times bestselling author and lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour Corey Taylor sounds off in hilarious fashion about the many vagaries of modern life that piss him off. Whether it’s people’s rude behavior in restaurants and malls, the many indignities of air travel, eye-searingly terrible fashion choices, dangerously clueless drivers, and--most of all--the sorry state of much modern music, Taylor’s humor and insight cover civil society’s seeming decline--sparing no one along the way, least of all himself. Holding nothing back and delivered in Taylor’s inimitable voice, You’re Making Me Hate You is a cathartic critique of the strange world in which we find ourselves.
دور البصرة في نشأة الدراسات النحوية وتطورها مرحلة النشأة حتى الخليل بن احمد
by الأستاذ عبد الحسين المباركالكاتب يشير الى معنى النحو ف اللغه والاصطلاح ووضع النحو وواضعه .اولويات النحو البصرى وامصطلحاته والاثر الاجنبى ف نشأة الدراسات النحويه واوئل النحاة البصريين وجهودهم ف الدراسات النحويه
All For Now
by Joseph Di PriscoBrother Stephen dies suddenly. That’s when things get complicated. Is Stephen’s death his wake-up call? This possibility slowly dawns on him. Soon, though, he is behind the wheel of a Prius, driving through his afterlife, listening to himself being interviewed on NPR. "It’s just like high school, Terry. You know, maybe it is high school,” he tells her, in the interview, as she questions him about lawsuits filed by students who claimed to have been molested by pedophile Brothers. As an administrator of his Roman Catholic religious order, he was caught in the middle of these heartbreaking cases. In fact, the lawsuit he was dealing with the moment he died is one that strikes especially close to his heart. He once knew the plaintiff--he once knew her very well--but he also knew the Brother who is named in the lawsuit. Now that he’s dead, he’s more determined than ever to get to the truth. He spends his afterlife unraveling this terrible mystery, learning more about the plight of the survivor and that of the accused, but the biggest mystery he faces is one about himself.
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
by Mary Elise SarotteThe Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to end all traffic between the city’s two halves: the democratic west and the communist east. The iconic symbol of a divided Europe, the Wall became a focus of western political pressure on East Germany; as Ronald Reagan’s famously said in a 1987 speech in Berlin, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” But as award-winning historian Mary Sarotte shows in [Title TK] , the opening of the Wall on November 9, 1989 was not, as is commonly believed, the East German government’s deliberate concession to outside influence. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo written by mid-level bureaucrats, a bumbling press conference given by an inept member of the East German Politburo, the negligence of government leaders, the bravery of ordinary people in East and West Berlin--these combined to bring about the end of nearly forty years of oppression, fear, and enmity in divided Berlin. When the news broke, Washington and Moscow could only stand by and watch as Tom Brokaw and other journalists narrated the televised broadcast of this critical moment in the thawing of the cold war. Sarotte opens her story in the months leading up to that fateful day. Following East German dissidents, she shows how their efforts coalesced around opposition to the regime’s restrictions on foreign travel. The city of Leipzig, close to the border with Czechoslovakia, became a hothouse of activism, and protests there quickly grew into massive demonstrations. The East German Politburo hoped to limit its citizens’ knowledge of these marches, but two daring dissidents, East Berliners Aram Radomski and Siegbert Schefke, managed to evade the Stasi and film the largest of them from a church tower. They then smuggled their tape to West Germany; broadcast in both nations, the footage galvanized activists across East Germany, and precipitated the stunning developments on November 9. Facing mounting pressure from its own citizens, the East German Politburo planned to put off enacting any meaningful change to its travel policy by issuing a deceptive ruling that would appear to offer more freedom, but which in fact would allow the state to maintain strict control over its citizen’s movements. But the bureaucrats tasked with preparing the "new” regulations misunderstood their task, and instead drafted a declaration that said East Germans could freely leave the country. This declaration ended up in the hands of regime spokesman Günter Schabowski, who announced the rules at a press conference without understanding their import. Stunned reporters were soon broadcasting the news around the world. Crowds of East Germans began streaming to the Wall, prompting a showdown with border guards, who received no support or direction from East German leadership as the throngs multiplied. By 11:30, Harald Jäger, a second-tier passport control officer, had had enough and finally opened the wall to the mob gathering outside his gate. Even though East German forces successfully regained control by the morning, it was too late--for the wall, for the regime, and for Communism in Eastern Europe. Drawing on evidence from archives in multiple countries and languages, along with dozens of interviews with key actors, including Harald Jäger, [Title TK] is the definitive account of the event that brought down the East German Politburo and came to represent the final collapse of the Cold War order.
Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune
by John MerrimanThe Paris Commune lasted for only 64 days in 1871, but during that short time it gave rise to some of the grandest political dreams of the nineteenth century—before culminating in horrific violence. Following the disastrous French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, hungry and politically disenchanted Parisians took up arms against their government in the name of a more just society. They expelled loyalists and soldiers and erected barricades in the streets. In Massacre, John Merriman introduces a cast of inimitable Communards—from les pétroleuses (female incendiaries) to the painter Gustave Courbet—whose idealism fueled a revolution. And he vividly recreates the Commune’s chaotic and bloody end when 30,000 troops stormed the city, burning half of Paris and executing captured Communards en masse. A stirring evocation of the spring when Paris was ablaze with cannon fire and its citizens were their own masters, Massacre reveals how the indomitable spirit of the Commune shook the very foundations of Europe.
Secret Kindness Agents: How Small Acts Of Kindness Really Can Change The World
by Ferial PearsonSometimes the small things make all the difference. Moved by the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, Ferial Pearson wondered if a simple act of kindness could change a life. She thought of the school where she taught and the students she guided every day and wondered, what would happen if we started secretly carrying out small acts of kindness in school? Could a modest act of compassion really change the course of a life? She posed the question to her students. They didn’t have the answers but they were willing to find out. And so they became the Secret Kindness Agents. They not only changed the lives of those they met, they changed their own. Their hope, their hearts, and their hunger for happiness will inspire you to change your small corner of the world, in your own way, for the better. Let them show you how they did it, and how you can do the same.
Smart People Don't Diet: How the Latest Science Can Help You Lose Weight Permanently
by MarkeyForget the fad diets: an associate professor of psychology (Rutgers) offers a science-based approach to healthy eating and weight management (backed by research from scientists, doctors, nutritionists, and psychologists).
Norbert Elias and Social Theory
by Fran X00e7 Ois D X00e9 PelteauThis book will compare the approach and works of Norbert Elias, well known for his analysis of the civilizing process, his work on sport and violence and, more largely, his figurational approach, with other important social theories both classical and contemporary.
التعريفات
by علي بن محمد بن علي الجرجانيمعجم يتضمن تحديد معاني المصطلحات المستخدمة في الفنون والعلوم حتى عصره، وهذا المعجم من أوائل المعاجم الاصطلاحية في التراث العربي، وقد حدد فيه الجرجاني معاني المصطلحات تبعا لمستخدميها وتبعا للعلوم والفنون التي تستخدم فيها، وجعل تلك المصطلحات مرتبة ترتيبا أبجديا مستفيدا في ذلك من المعاجم اللغوية حتى يسهل التعامل معه لكافة طالبيه، وهذا المعجم من المعاجم الهامة التي لا نستطيع الاستغناء عنها إلى الآن، وقد أشاد به كافة المستشرقين لأهميته الدلالية والتاريخية .
اللامات
by عبد الرحمن الزجاجي، أبو القاسمهذا كتاب مختصر في ذكر اللامات ومواقعها في كلام العرب وكتاب الله عز وجل ومعانيها وتصرفها والاحتجاج لكل موقع من مواقعها وما بين العلماء في بعضها من الخلاف
النقط
by أبو عمرو الدانييحصل القارىء فى هذا الكتاب جميع مايحتاج اليه من علم مرسوم الخط واحكام النقط فتكمل بذلك درايته ولتحقق به معرفته
المفتاح الكوني
by تشارلز ف هانليعالج الكتاب بشكل رئيسي مواضيع متعلقة باسلوب التفكير والتعامل مع العقل والذات "والمحيط" حيث يؤشر الكتاب الى ان واقع حياة الانسان ما هو الا ترجمة لنفسيته وشخصيته التي بنيت عبر انماط تفكيره السابقة وأن السبيل الى تحسين واقع الشخص لا يتأتى الا عبر تحسين انماط تفكيره. يرشد الكتاب القاريء الى كيفية تغيير انماط تفكيره عبر توضيح حقائق حول ما هو مفيد وما هو ضار من أشكال التفكير بالاضافة الى تمارين وتدريبات عقلية وذهنية.
أسرار العربية
by أبو البركات الأنبارىيدور حول العلة النحوية، فهو لا يترك حكماً من الأحكام دون تعليل، بل يجعل لكل حكم علة ولكل ظاهرة سبباً ويتميز هذا الكتاب من أنه وضع لكل طريقة سؤال وجواب، وأنه يذكر الحكم مقروناً بأسبابه والظاهرة مشفوعة بعلتها، وأنه يتسم بكثرة الفوائد
الإتباع والمزاوجة
by أحمد بن فارس أبو الحسين الرازيرتب فيه ابن فارس كل ما عثر عليه من بابي الإتباع والمزاوجة. معتمداً في ترتيبه على الحرف الأخير من التابع والمتبوع واجتهد فيه أن يستخرج معنى للّفظ التابع
الإتباع للسيوطي
by أبو الفضل عبد الرحمن جلال الدين السيوطيكتاب "الاتباع" لأبو الفضل عبد الرحمن جلال الدين السيوطي هو احد كتب علوم اللغة
الاختيارين للأخفش
by الأخفشجمع الأخفش في كتابه "الأختيارين" بين المفضليات والأصمعيات وعلق عليها شرحاً يفسر بعض الغريب، ويوضح بعض المعاني البعيدة
الكنز اللغوي
by ابن السكيت الاهوازيالكنز اللغوي في اللسن العربي نقلا عن نسخ قديمة سعى في نشره وتعليق حواشيه الدكتور اوغست هفنر معلم اللغات السامية في كلية فينا
رسالة الملائكة
by أبو العلاء المعرييعد كتاب "رسالة الملائكة" أندر ما وصلنا من رسائل أبي العلاء وهو احد الكتب الذاخرة في علم الآدب والبلاغة
سر الفصاحة
by أبي محمد الخفاجي الحلبييهدف هذا الكتاب إلى بيان حقيقة الفصاحة، والعلم بسرها، ويقع الكتاب وسطًا بين الاختصار والإسهاب
حاشية الأجرومية
by عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن قاسمكتاب "حاشية الآجرومية" لعبد الرحمن بن قاسم النجدي هو احد كتب علوم اللغة والنحو والصرف ويحتوي على قواعد اللغة العربية و الاعراب
علل النحو
by أبي الحسن الوراقكتاب "علل النحو" لأبي الحسن محمد بن عبد الله الوراق هو احد كتب علوم اللغة والنحو والصرف ويحتوي على جملة قواعد الاعراب والنحو والصرف
متممة الأجرومية
by أبي عبد الله محمد بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن الحطاب الرُّعينيالمتممة الأجرومية من أكثر المختصرات فائدة في النحو اختصر فيه الرعيني أكثر أبواب الألفية وجعله مقدمة للمطولات في النحو