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  • On Writing Philosophy: A Manifesto

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Polemical and aiming at both the academic and general reader, this short and punchy book – a manifesto, manual of instruction, and inspirational romp through the history of philosophy – argues that what we typically take to be 'philosophy' these days is actually not philosophy in the strong or 'true' sense at all, but a mix of intellectual history, the history of philosophy, philosophical ... Read more

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  • Philosophical Truffles

    by Michael Eskin ...
    These aphorisms and philosophical miniatures will astound, enliven, and inspire anyone ready and willing to risk a fresh, unflinching look at the world, humanity, and the often curious ways in which we think, act, and feel … Like truffles that gradually dissolve on our tongue, suffusing us with the gustatory memory of their transient shape and texture, and leaving us desiring more … ... Read more

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  • Yoga for the Mind: A New Ethic for Thinking and Being & Meridians of Thought (2014 Living Now Book Award Winner)

    Subway Line, #6

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 6 - Subway Line
    "Yoga for the Mind is Slow Thought for a Fast Life."(2014 Living Now Award Winner)We are constituted to think and reflect, to query and question, to seek answers and not stop at the answers we find, pushing further and further on our quest for meaning and insight into the big and the small, into first things and last. In other words, we are philosophical creatures. How, then, can we achieve more ... Read more

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  • The Wisdom of Parenthood: An Essay

    Subway Line, #7

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 7 - Subway Line
    If parenthood were a function of biology, adoptive parents, for instance, ought not to be considered parents — which is absurd. Thus, it follows that biology cannot be an essential component of parenthood. Concomitantly, if parenthood were merely a function of law, all those who have parented children without being their legal parents would be stripped of their de facto parenthood ... If, then, ... Read more

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  • The Emprise of Poetry

    Durs Grünbein, America, Antisemitism, and the Pursuit of Liberty

    by Professor or Dr. Michael Eskin, Prof Imke Meyer ...
    Series series New Directions in German Studies
    The Emprise of Poetry analyzes the insidious entwinement of anti-Americanism and antisemitism in modern and contemporary German culture through the writings of one of its most acclaimed literary figures: Dresden native Durs Grünbein (1962-).Michael Eskin offers an unprecedented view of the American-cum-Jewish discontents at the heart of modern and present-day German culture through the exemplary ... Read more

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  • The DNA of Prejudice: On the One and the Many

    Subway Line, #2

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 2 - Subway Line
    Winner of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Social Change.This remarkable book takes the reader through the many layers of meaning that accompany the word 'prejudice'. By critically confronting the ways in which we think and speak about prejudice, Michael Eskin clears the path for a new understanding of prejudice as a concept, a phenomenon, and a lived experience. Combining analytical ... Read more

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  • Flight 684

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Synopsis Jonathan Sheppard, a pilot and aeronautical specialist with Boeing Inc. in Seattle is invited to Washington by the Department of National Defense to present his work on new alloys developed in his laboratory. He arrives several hours early at the airport and is able to change to an earlier plane, flight 684, leaving almost immediately. Once on board, he checks his e-mail and finds an ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Female Friendship

    Literary and Artistic Explorations

    by Ida Day, Victor Fet, Melissa Garr, Adriana Guarro Romero, Ivy Schweitzer, Anya Jabour, Michael Eskin, Joanne Findon, Araceli Hernández-Laroche0, Susan Petrilli1, Natalie M. Van Deusen2, Alexandra Verini3, Kathleen J. Waites4 ...
    This volume focuses on the literary and artistic exploration of female friendship in various geographical contexts, spanning the centuries from the medieval period until the present. The essays address the intense female bonding in world literature as a universal human need for intimacy, sense of belonging, and purpose. The main focus is on the reevaluation of friendships between women, which have ... Read more

    $97.99 USD

  • Quality and Preservation of Vegetables

    by Michael Eskin ...
    This comprehensive work discusses those factors which contribute to the overall quality of the major vegetables grown in North America for the fresh market as well as methods for storing and preserving these crops. The qualities which determine the suitability of a crop for processing is also discussed since the majority of vegetables, with the exception of lettuce and celery, are processed for ... Read more

    $555.00 USD

  • Food Shelf Life Stability

    Chemical, Biochemical, and Microbiological Changes

    Edited by Michael Eskin, David S. Robinson ...
    Series series Contemporary Food Science
    Food Shelf Life Stability provides a unique approach to understanding this critical subject by examining physical, chemical, and biochemical factors affecting food quality. The first section emphasizes the effects that water activity, glass transition, and plasticization have on temperature, water content, and time-dependant phenomena affecting the shelf life of low and intermediate moisture foods ... Read more

    $345.00 USD

  • Mikhail Bakhtin’s Heritage in Literature, Arts, and Psychology

    Art and Answerability

    by Greg M. Nielsen, Dick McCaw, Yelena Mazour-Matusevich, James Cresswell, Yumi Tanaka, Ricardo Castells, Victor Fet, Melissa Garr, Brian M. Phillips, Steven Mills, Michael E. Gardiner, Pablo José Carvajal Pedraza, Andres Hayes, Michael Eskin, Margarita Marinova ...
    Art and Answerability, the work that would become Mikhail Bakhtin’s literary manifesto, was first published in Den Iskusstva (The Day of the Art) on September 13, 1919. Mikhail Bakhtin’s Heritage in Literature, Arts, and Psychology: Art and Answerability celebrates one hundred years of Bakhtin’s heritage.This unique book examines the heritage of Mikhail Bakhtinin a variety of disciplines.To ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

    by Michael Eskin, Snait Tamir ...
    Health professionals are recognizing the major role that nutraceuticals play in health enhancement. As a result, there is a dramatic increase in research aimed at identifying new functional foods and nutraceuticals. There is not, however, a single source that presents this research in a thorough and accessible manner. Comprehensive and complete, th ... Read more

    $89.99 USD