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Habeas for the Twenty-First Century

Uses, Abuses, and the Future of the Great Writ

by Nancy J. King, Joseph L. Hoffmann ...

For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our time—among them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty. Yet, in recent decades, habeas has been seriously abused. In this book, Nancy J. King and Joseph L. Hoffmann argue that habeas should be ... Read more

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For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our time—among them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty. Yet, in recent decades, habeas has been seriously abused. In this book, Nancy J. King and Joseph L. Hoffmann argue that habeas should be
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Jury Ethics

Juror Conduct and Jury Dynamics

by John Kleinig, James P. Levine, Jeffrey B. Abramson, B. Michael Dann, Shari Seidman Diamond, Norman J. Finkel, Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie P. Hans, Julie E. Howe, Nancy J. King ...

Trial by jury is one of the most important aspects of the U.S. legal system. A reflective look at how juries actually function brings out a number of ethical questions surrounding juror conduct and jury dynamics: Do citizens have a duty to serve as jurors? Might they seek exemptions? Is it acceptable for jurors to engage in after-hours research? Might a juror legitimately seek to "nullify" the ... Read more

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Trial by jury is one of the most important aspects of the U.S. legal system. A reflective look at how juries actually function brings out a number of ethical questions surrounding juror conduct and jury dynamics: Do citizens have a duty to serve as jurors? Might they seek exemptions? Is it acceptable for jurors to engage in after-hours research? Might a juror legitimately seek to "nullify" the
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Diplomacy and Diamonds

My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

by Joanne King Herring, Nancy Dorman-Hickson ...

She's been dirt poor; she's been filthy rich. Rich was more fun. She married three times, divorced twice, found her true love, and lost him to cancer. At twenty-one, she was told she would soon die. She lived. Doctors said she'd never be able to have children. She had 'em. She's bargained with God, dictators, and Democrats. She's partied with princes, presidents, premiers, Barbara Walters, Anwar ... Read more

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She's been dirt poor; she's been filthy rich. Rich was more fun. She married three times, divorced twice, found her true love, and lost him to cancer. At twenty-one, she was told she would soon die. She lived. Doctors said she'd never be able to have children. She had 'em. She's bargained with God, dictators, and Democrats. She's partied with princes, presidents, premiers, Barbara Walters, Anwar
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Misogyny across Global Media

by Deb Aikat, Becky Beamer, Bernadette Bowen, Sana Fatima, Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham, Shreenita Ghosh, Kruthika Kamath, Khanyile Mlotshwa, Nikhil Moro, Joseph Nyanoti, Thabo Ramphobole0, Sonali Srivastav1, Maria B. Marron3, Masudul Karim Biswas4, Lori F. Brost5, Chloé S. Georas6, K. M. Baharul Islam7, Muthoni E. King'ori8, Nancy Laura Morkel9, Ali Kumael Rizvi0, Wajiha Raza Rizvi1, Cemile Tokgöz Sahoglu2, Tamanna M. Shah3 ...

Series series Communicating Gender
Misogyny across Global Media argues that, although women’s experiences under misogyny are by no means universal, patriarchal social and institutional systems facilitate gender-based hostility across the globe. Contributors demonstrate how systemic misogyny and power inequities are at the root of women’s suffering at the hands of misogyny, with consequences ranging from sexual harassment to rape ... Read more

$38.09 USD

Misogyny across Global Media argues that, although women’s experiences under misogyny are by no means universal, patriarchal social and institutional systems facilitate gender-based hostility across the globe. Contributors demonstrate how systemic misogyny and power inequities are at the root of women’s suffering at the hands of misogyny, with consequences ranging from sexual harassment to rape
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This Is About Life

An Intimate Story of Cancer From the Turn of the Century to Covid 19

by Leslie Elizabeth King, Nancy Thurston ...

“I cannot live if I am trying to kill part of myself.”Over the course of 20 years, Leslie King survived breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and breast cancer again.In her selected journals, she documents the realities of cancer treatment within Canada’s medical system, her efforts to keep afloat in her northern Manitoba home, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, and the intersection of faith ... Read more

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“I cannot live if I am trying to kill part of myself.”Over the course of 20 years, Leslie King survived breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and breast cancer again.In her selected journals, she documents the realities of cancer treatment within Canada’s medical system, her efforts to keep afloat in her northern Manitoba home, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, and the intersection of faith
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Tales from the Crust

An Anthology of Pizza Horror

by Max Booth III, David James Keaton, Cody Goodfellow, Jessica McHugh, Craig Wallwork, Rob Hart, Michael Paul Gonzalez, Brian Evenson, Tony McMillen, T. Fox Dunham, Izzy Lee, Nick Kolakowski, Tim Lieder, Sherri White, Matthew M. Bartlett, Joshua Chaplinsky, Amanda Hard, Evan Dicken, Andrew Hilbert, Emma Alice Johnson, Nancy Brewka-Clark, Matthew King, Michael Allen Rose, Betty Rocksteady, Pearse Anderson, James Newman, Desmond Reddick, Wallace Williamson, Nathan Rabin ...

Whether you’re in the mood for a Chicago-style deep dish of darkness, or prefer a New York wide slice of thin-crusted carnage, or if you just have a hankering for the cheap, cheesy charms of cardboard-crusted, delivered-to-your-door devilry; we have just the slice for you.Bring your most monstrous of appetites, because we’re serving suspense and horrors both chillingly cosmic and morbidly mundane ... Read more

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Whether you’re in the mood for a Chicago-style deep dish of darkness, or prefer a New York wide slice of thin-crusted carnage, or if you just have a hankering for the cheap, cheesy charms of cardboard-crusted, delivered-to-your-door devilry; we have just the slice for you.Bring your most monstrous of appetites, because we’re serving suspense and horrors both chillingly cosmic and morbidly mundane
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Bioethics Reenvisioned

A Path toward Health Justice

by Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson, Larry R. Churchill ...

Series series Studies in Social Medicine
Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum “lifeboat” ethics of distributive justice, applying these principles almost exclusively ... Read more

$15.19 USD

Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum “lifeboat” ethics of distributive justice, applying these principles almost exclusively
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Breaking the Silence

by Nancy King ...

“Dad, there are things about my childhood I’d like to know.” “I don’t want to talk about it. It would only hurt your mother.” “But Dad, you’re the only one who can tell me.” “I don’t want to talk about it. It would only hurt your mother.” Secrets. Lies. Silences. Stories told by parents and their families to protect themselves. A father who defends his wife despite her damage to their daughter’s ... Read more

$8.69 USD

“Dad, there are things about my childhood I’d like to know.” “I don’t want to talk about it. It would only hurt your mother.” “But Dad, you’re the only one who can tell me.” “I don’t want to talk about it. It would only hurt your mother.” Secrets. Lies. Silences. Stories told by parents and their families to protect themselves. A father who defends his wife despite her damage to their daughter’s
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Xiao Ming's Aspiration

by Dr. Nancy King Wang ...

This short story is about a third-grade student, Xiao Ming, in one of the Chinese DualLanguage Schools in the United States, Xiao Minghas set up her goal to learn both English and Chinesewell. She wants to be like her older brother,Da Wei,to earn the Seal of Biliteracy on her diploma when she graduatesfrom high school.故事简介这篇小故事是关于就读一所美国中英双文学校的一位三年级学生小明立志要学好英文和中文。她决心像她哥哥大卫一样在高中毕业证书上获得双语金印。 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

This short story is about a third-grade student, Xiao Ming, in one of the Chinese DualLanguage Schools in the United States, Xiao Minghas set up her goal to learn both English and Chinesewell. She wants to be like her older brother,Da Wei,to earn the Seal of Biliteracy on her diploma when she graduatesfrom high school.故事简介这篇小故事是关于就读一所美国中英双文学校的一位三年级学生小明立志要学好英文和中文。她决心像她哥哥大卫一样在高中毕业证书上获得双语金印。
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A Guide to a Somatic Movement Practice

The Anatomy of Center

by Nancy Topf ...

An introduction to embodied movement through the work of a dance education pioneerIn this introduction to the work of somatic dance education pioneer Nancy Topf (1942–1998), readers are ushered on a journey to explore the movement of the body through a close awareness of anatomical form and function. Making available the full text of Topf’s The Anatomy of Center for the first time in print, this ... Read more

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An introduction to embodied movement through the work of a dance education pioneerIn this introduction to the work of somatic dance education pioneer Nancy Topf (1942–1998), readers are ushered on a journey to explore the movement of the body through a close awareness of anatomical form and function. Making available the full text of Topf’s The Anatomy of Center for the first time in print, this
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The New Book

Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things

by Nikki Giovanni ...

Narrated by Nikki Giovanni, Kwame Alexander, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Jericho Brown, Tabitha Brown, Mahogany L. Browne, Rio Cortez, Virginia Fowler, Amanda Gorman, Taraji P. Henson0, Nancy Johnson1, Aja Naomi King2, January LaVoy3, Robin Miles4, Nicole Sealey5, Patricia Smith6, Bahni Turpin7, Renée Watson8, Kevin Young9 ...

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2 hours 43 min

An all-star ensemble cast of poets and performers bring to life Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature!For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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An all-star ensemble cast of poets and performers bring to life Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature!For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history,
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Methods in Medical Ethics

Second Edition

by Jeremy Sugarman, Daniel P. Sulmasy, Ruth Faden, Alison Boyce, David DeGrazia, Tom L. Beauchamp, Diego Gracia, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Edmund D. Pellegrino0, Albert R. Jonsen1, Mark A. Hall2, Nancy M.P. King3, Susan E. Lederer4, Tod Chambers5, Raymond DeVries6, Holly A. Taylor7, Sara Chandros Hull8, Nancy E. Kass9, Patricia A. Marshall0, Barbara A. Koenig1, Robert A. Pearlman2, Helene E. Starks3, Marion Danis4, Laura Hanson5, Joanne M. Garrett6, David A. Asch7 ...

Medical ethics draws upon methods from a wide array of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, epidemiology, health services research, history, law, medicine, nursing, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.In this influential book, outstanding scholars in medical ethics bring these many methods together in one place to be systematically described, critiqued, and challenged. Newly ... Read more

$38.69 USD

Medical ethics draws upon methods from a wide array of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, epidemiology, health services research, history, law, medicine, nursing, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.In this influential book, outstanding scholars in medical ethics bring these many methods together in one place to be systematically described, critiqued, and challenged. Newly
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