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In Praise of Floods

The Untamed River and the Life It Brings

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even ... Read more

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James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even
... Read more
Blind Mice

by C. Kay Scott ...

An idealistic young architect, John Winter, and his wife, Lucy, find their lives uprooted when Lucy's mother, Nannie, comes to town for an extended visit, having been thrown out of her cousin's home because of their disapproval of her relationship with the principal of the local academy. Lucy must try to protect herself, her friendships, and her marriage from her manipulative mother. The contrast ... Read more

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An idealistic young architect, John Winter, and his wife, Lucy, find their lives uprooted when Lucy's mother, Nannie, comes to town for an extended visit, having been thrown out of her cousin's home because of their disapproval of her relationship with the principal of the local academy. Lucy must try to protect herself, her friendships, and her marriage from her manipulative mother. The contrast
... Read more
Five Nights at Freddy's: VIP, An AFK Book (Interactive Novel #0)

by Scott Cawthon, E. C. Myers ...

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's, head to the Pizzaplex in this interactive novel in which YOU decide what happens!Get ready for an all-new Five Nights at Freddy’s experience! You the reader are Devon, and you’ve won VIP passes to the hottest place in town – Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. These all-you-can-eat, all-expenses-paid tickets are guided by digital ... Read more

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Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's, head to the Pizzaplex in this interactive novel in which YOU decide what happens!Get ready for an all-new Five Nights at Freddy’s experience! You the reader are Devon, and you’ve won VIP passes to the hottest place in town – Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. These all-you-can-eat, all-expenses-paid tickets are guided by digital
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Seeing Like a State

How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Veritas Paperbacks
“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their ... Read more

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“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their
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The Last Battle of Winchester

Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7–September 19, 1864

by Scott C. Patchan ...

"Unique insight, good storytelling skills, deep research, and keen appreciation for the terrain . . . one outstanding work of history." —Eric J. Wittenberg, award-winning author of Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry ActionsThe Third Battle of Winchester in September 1864 was the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. What began about daylight did not end until dusk, ... Read more

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"Unique insight, good storytelling skills, deep research, and keen appreciation for the terrain . . . one outstanding work of history." —Eric J. Wittenberg, award-winning author of Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry ActionsThe Third Battle of Winchester in September 1864 was the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. What began about daylight did not end until dusk,
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Against the Grain

A Deep History of the Earliest States

by James C. Scott ...

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrativeWhy did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today’s states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle ... Read more

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An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrativeWhy did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today’s states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle
... Read more
Two Cheers for Anarchism

Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

by James C. Scott ...

A spirited defense of the anarchist approach to lifeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two Cheers for Anarchism is an engaging, high-spirited ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A spirited defense of the anarchist approach to lifeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two Cheers for Anarchism is an engaging, high-spirited
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The New Horizon

by Scott C. Anderson ...

A familiar story told anew. The life of the leader of a prosperous civilization is coming to an end. This advanced society, born from slavery, searches for a leader in the most unlikely of places. Candidates from earth are chosen and tested, and one stands out from the others. Each contender will find that leadership is never easy and freedom is seldom free. A woman emerges who can lead her people ... Read more

$1.99 USD

A familiar story told anew. The life of the leader of a prosperous civilization is coming to an end. This advanced society, born from slavery, searches for a leader in the most unlikely of places. Candidates from earth are chosen and tested, and one stands out from the others. Each contender will find that leadership is never easy and freedom is seldom free. A woman emerges who can lead her people
... Read more
Two Cheers for Anarchism

Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Princeton Classics
“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the
... Read more
Domination and the Arts of Resistance

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by James C. Scott ...

“A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance.”—Natalie Zemon DavisConfrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception—the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, laborers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence ... Read more

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“A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance.”—Natalie Zemon DavisConfrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception—the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, laborers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence
... Read more

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The Mormon Mirage

A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today

by Latayne C. Scott ...

In the first edition of The Mormon Mirage, Latayne C. Scott shared her remarkable journey out of Mormonism as she uncovered shocking inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions in the faith she had loved and lived. Thirty years later, Mormonism and Mormon scholarship have evolved with the times. In this third, revised and updated edition of her well-known book, Scott keeps pace with changes ... Read more

$2.99 USD

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In the first edition of The Mormon Mirage, Latayne C. Scott shared her remarkable journey out of Mormonism as she uncovered shocking inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions in the faith she had loved and lived. Thirty years later, Mormonism and Mormon scholarship have evolved with the times. In this third, revised and updated edition of her well-known book, Scott keeps pace with changes
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott ...

Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go ... Read more

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Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go
... Read more

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