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  • Thoreau's Axe

    Distraction and Discipline in American Culture

    by Caleb Smith ...
    How nineteenth-century “disciplines of attention” anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being “spiritual but not religious”Today, we’re driven to distraction, our attention overwhelmed by the many demands upon it—most of which emanate from our beeping and blinking digital devices. This may seem like a decidedly twenty-first-century problem, but, as Caleb Smith shows in this ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • The Oracle and the Curse

    A Poetics of Justice from the Revolution to the Civil War

    by Caleb Smith ...
    Condemned to hang after his raid on Harper’s Ferry, John Brown prophesied that the crimes of a slave-holding land would be purged away only with blood. A study of omens, maledictions, and inspired invocations, The Oracle and the Curse examines how utterances such as Brown’s shaped American literature between the Revolution and the Civil War.In nineteenth-century criminal trials, judges played the ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • The Prison-House of Language

    A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism

    by Fredric Jameson ...
    Series series Princeton Essays in Literature
    A groundbreaking critical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism by the acclaimed literary theoristIn The Prison-House of Language, Fredric Jameson, one of the most important literary and cultural critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provides a thorough historical and philosophical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism. Combining a survey of these ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

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  • Literature and Religious Experience

    Beyond Belief and Unbelief

    Edited by Matthew J. Smith, Caleb D. Spencer ...
    This book challenges the status quo of studies in literature and religion by returning to “experience” as a bridge between theory and practice. Essays focus on keywords of religious experience and demonstrate their applications in drama, fiction, and poetry.Each chapter explores the broad significance of its keyword as a category of psychological and social behavior and tracks its unique ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Punitive Imagination

    Law, Justice, and Responsibility

    by Michelle Brown, Patricia Ewick, Stephen P. Garvey, Leo Katz, Caleb Smith, Carol S. Steiker ...
    Presents a thought-provoking collection of five essays that explore the purposes and meanings of legal punishment in the United States, both culturally and sociallyFrom the Gospel of Matthew to numerous US Supreme Court justices, many literary and legal sources have observed that how a society metes out punishment reveals core truths about its character. The Punitive Imagination is a collection of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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    The Book of Comforts

    Genuine Encouragement for Hard Times

    by Kaitlin Wernet, Rebecca Faires, Cymone Wilder, Caleb Faires ...
    Narrated by Nicole Boggs, Maggie Richardson, Vince Wallace, Frances Quiles ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    When someone is grieving, what should you say? How can you help? How do you comfort without offering shallow platitudes? The Book of Comforts stands in the gap between suffering and hope, offering readers the abiding comfort found in Scripture and personal experience.Readers will gain:Long-term comfort from scripturally focused entriesA deeper understanding of their grief, loss, and pain, and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • In Pursuit of Moral Political Leadership

    by Dr. Marc A. Clauson, Dr. Stanley Schwartz, Dr. Thomas S. Mach, Dr. Kyung-hwa Kim, Dr. Patrick Oliver, Dr. Robert J. Clark, Dr. Emma Blakemore, Dr. Emily K. Ferkaluk ...
    This book examines political leadership utilizing a worldview centered on the Bible. There are eleven substantive case study chapters that cover a wide swath of famous political leaders across multiple centuries and in several different national contexts within systems that diverge widely. In Pursuit of Moral Political Leadership sets the objective of investigating moral leadership knowing that ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • The Life and the Adventures of a Haunted Convict

    by Austin Reed ...
    The earliest known prison memoir by an African American writer—recently discovered and authenticated by a team of Yale scholars—sheds light on the longstanding connection between race and incarceration in America.“[A] harrowing [portrait] of life behind bars . . . part confession, part jeremiad, part lamentation, part picaresque novel (reminiscent, at times, of Dickens and Defoe).”—Michiko ... Read more

    Was $6.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Birds of Guernsey (1879)

    Enriched edition. And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands

    by Cecil Smith, Caleb Donovan ...
    In "Birds of Guernsey," published in 1879, Cecil Smith offers a meticulously detailed exploration of the avifauna of Guernsey, skillfully blending scientific observation with the lyrical prose of natural history. His work is marked by an early dedication to ornithology, providing readers with both taxonomic descriptions and rich narratives that evoke the island'Äôs unique ecosystem. Smith's ... Read more

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  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a Globalizing World

    The Past, Present, and Future

    by Ivon Alcime, Tamika Baldwin-Clark, Carla Monette Brown, Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Carlos Morrison, D. Caleb Smith, Oscar Williams, Mohamed S. Camara, Sabella Ogbobode Abidde0, Rico D. Chapman1, Patrice W. Glenn Jones2, Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton3, Cheryl E. Mango4, Regina M. Moorer5, Tabitha S.M. Morton6, Tiffany D. Thomas7, Alem Hailu8, Ashla C. Hill Roseboro0 ...
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established to provide the opportunity for higher education to people of African descent in the era of segregation. The visions, values, and heritages these schools embodied enabled them to chart new frontiers of learning, scholarship, and public engagement for and beyond the United States. Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Christmas in Legend and Story

    Enriched edition. A Book for Boys and Girls

    by Elva Sophronia Smith, Caleb Pennington ...
    In "Christmas in Legend and Story," Elva Sophronia Smith intricately weaves a tapestry of myth, folklore, and narrative that illuminates the rich cultural and historical underpinnings of the Christmas season. Through her eloquent prose, Smith explores the origins of beloved traditions, shedding light on how various societies have infused both sacred and secular elements into their celebratory ... Read more

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  • Timothy's Quest. A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It

    Enriched edition. A Heartwarming Tale of Family, Friendship, and Perseverance in a Quaint New England Village

    by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Caleb Pennington ...
    In "Timothy's Quest," Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin weaves a heartfelt narrative that unfolds the trials and triumphs of a young boy named Timothy, who embodies innocence and resilience. The book's literary style'—marked by simple yet evocative language'—invites readers of all ages into a richly imagined world where themes of friendship, empathy, and the moral complexities of life are explored. Set ... Read more

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