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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Dover Thrift Editions)
By Henry David Thoreau. 2001
Based on an 1839 boat trip Thoreau took with his brother from Concord, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire, and back,…
this classic of American literature is not only a vivid narrative of that journey, it is also a collection of thought-provoking observations on such diverse topics as poetry, literature and philosophy, Native American and Puritan histories of New England, friendship, sacred Eastern writings, traditional Christianity, and much more.Written, like Walden, while Thoreau lived at Walden Pond, and published in 1849, A Week (his first book) shares many themes with Walden, published in 1854. Both dramatize the process of self-renewal in nature and resolutely rail against the official culture and politics of the "trivial Nineteenth Century." Blending keen observation with a wealth of perceptive and informed reflections, Thoreau develops a continuous and lyrical dialogue between the past and present, as particular scenes on shore trigger reflections on the region's history and legends.Originally conceived as a travel book, A Week eventually became much more -- one of the most intellectually ambitious works of 19th-century America, and a requiem for Thoreau's brother John, who died from a sudden illness in 1842.Of Thoreau and this work, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "H. D. Thoreau is a great man in Concord, a man of original genius and character. . . . I think it [A Week. . .] is a book of wonderful merit, which is to go far and last long."Good Eating's Global Dining in Chicago
By Chicago Tribune Staff. 2013
Compiled directly from the Chicago Tribune s restaurant reviews Good Eating s Global Dining in Chicago is an expansive…
and diverse collection of the best international cuisine throughout the city and suburbs The featured restaurants featured span a variety of cultures and continents East and Southeast Asian Central and South American African European Middle Eastern and more The Chicago Tribune s award-winning reporters cover everything from the quality of a restaurant s dishes to dining d cor location and service in vivid detail Each section is organized by region so readers can see an overview of international options before choosing a restaurant Perfect for both Chicago residents and visitors Good Eating s Global Dining in Chicago is a great guide for the adventurous and curious eaterGood Eating's Cheap Eats in Chicago
By Chicago Tribune Staff. 2012
Known for its delicious deep-dish pizza overflowing hot dogs and hearty Italian beefs Chicago is also known…
by locals for its plenitude of unique neighborhood restaurants and its incredibly diverse food culture Good Eating s Cheap Eats in Chicago is the first-ever collection of the best of these restaurants from the city and suburbs as hand-picked from the Chicago Tribune s popular Cheap Eats feature This comprehensive collection is conveniently organized by neighborhood and is filled with helpful tips on what to try and what to pass by all written in the friendly distinctive tone of the award-winning staff of Chicago Tribune food writers Good Eating s Cheap Eats in Chicago is perfect for the hardworking student the budget-conscious traveler and the city or suburban family seeking an inexpensive night out that doesn t compromise on taste Affordable options in popular hotspots like Lincoln Park and the Loop are revealed along with the best of diverse neighborhoods like Andersonville Ukrainian Village Bucktown and Hyde Park Even going beyond the city limits this book explores the best low-cost suburban restaurants in towns like Downers Grove Naperville Evanston and many others For delicious dining on a budget Good Eating s Cheap Eats in Chicago is a handy straightforward guide for both longtime locals and first-time visitors to celebrate the Chicago area for its eclectic range of cuisines dining styles and beautiful neighborhoodsBy the Shore: Explore the Pacific Northwest Coast Like a Local
By Nancy Blakey. 2018
From whale watching to squid jigging to making your own sea salt this adventure guide to the iconic Pacific…
Northwest coast has something for vacationers and locals alike Celebrate the wild beauty of the Northwest Coast as you learn how to catch and cook seasonal seafood including recipes that can be prepared over a driftwood fire enjoy beach activities for adults and kids learn the basics of water sports including kayaking and paddleboarding and get ideas for outdoor adventure opportunities and travel itineraries from paddle camping to beach hikes to road trips Also includes wildlife ID guides and seasonal natural events like meteor showers and the solstice and oceanside festivals The book covers the coastal areas of Oregon from Astoria to Florence Washington including Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula and British Columbia Canada including Vancouver Island Gorgeously illustrated with line drawings and color photographs this book is a visual treat for the armchair adventurer as well as a practical guide to take with you on your next outingBackroads & Byways of Vermont (Backroads & Byways #0)
By Christina Tree, Pat Goudey O'Brien, Lisa Halvorsen. 2018
An all new guide to the scenic routes of Vermont Vermont is bigger than it looks This may be…
one of the country s smallest states but the more you drive here the more beauty you uncover While drives do include popular resort towns the focus is on getting away from tourist hubs This brand- new first edition suggests drives through covered bridges to high roads with unexpected vistas to waterfalls and swimming holes to crafts studios and farms selling their own eggs or cheese or even prize- winning beer See the Green Mountains with peaks rising more than 4 000 feet in places or take in the orchard- patched hillsides and riverbanks spread along the floor of the Lake Champlain Valley With clear curated field- tested navigation easy- to- read maps beautiful photography and recommendations for lodging dining and more this guide will help you make the most of every mile of your journey in VermontOne-Track Mind: Drawing the New York Subway
By Jonathan Lethem, Ezra Bookstein, Jeremy Workman. 2018
For decades, Philip Ashforth Coppola has meticulously documented the New York City subway in a series of extraordinary drawings, detailing…
the terracotta mosaics, faience, and tile patterns that millions of riders pass by every day. Coppola's drawings are what Hyperallergic calls "the most encyclopedic history of the art and architecture of the New York City subway system." Along with Coppola's intricate ink drawings are anecdotes he assembled through painstaking research involving hundreds of hours poring through microfilms to discover the names behind the artisanship of what is rightly called New York's largest public art work—its legendary subway system.The Happiness Prayer: Ancient Jewish Wisdom For The Best Way To Live Today
By Evan Moffic. 2017
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13.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font: 13.0px 'Lucida Grande'; font-kerning: none} span.s3 {font: 9.0px 'Times New Roman'; font-kerning: none} At age 30 Evan Moffic became the leader of a large congregation. He had great success. But he couldn't find happiness. Then he found a 2000-year-old prayer. In it were hidden elements of Jewish wisdom. They became a part of his life and those of his congregation and transformed them and him.What if we had a clear path to follow when life disappointed us? What if we had a time-tested guide for a life of deeper meaning and happiness? That is what Rabbi Moffic discovered in an ancient Jewish prayer.Based on ten practices any person can follow, the prayer has helped thousands of people-couples, teenagers, empty nesters struggling with loss, divorce, and ruptured relationships-find renewed meaning and purpose in their lives.Moffic discovered the power of the prayer when he was called to become the youngest rabbi to lead a large US synagogue at just thirty years of age. The prayer became his guidepost, providing him with the wisdom to lead beyond his years. By incorporating the power of this prayer into his life and using it to guide his congregation and community, he became known as "the smiling rabbi."In the tradition of Rabbi Harold Kushner, Rabbi Evan Moffic opens up the Jewish wisdom tradition with insights for today. Drawing from interactions with thousands of congregants, as well as his own experience; relating stories of real people; providing accessible commentary from contemporary psychologists; and sprinkling in warm humor, this rabbi of a new generation reveals the means and meaning of joyous living that will appeal to everyone. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 28.8px; text-indent: -24.0px; font: 13.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font: 13.0px 'Lucida Grande'; font-kerning: none} span.s3 {font: 9.0px 'Times New Roman'; font-kerning: none}A Philosophical Retrospective: Facts, Values, and Jewish Identity (Columbia Themes in Philosophy)
By Alan Montefiore. 2011
As a young lecturer in philosophy and the eldest son of a prominent Jewish family, Alan Montefiore faced two very…
different understandings of his identity: the more traditional view that an identity such as his carried with it, as a matter of given fact, certain duties and obligations, and an opposing view, emphasized by his studies in philosophy, according to which there can be no rationally compelling move from statements of fact-whatever the alleged facts may be-to "judgments of value." According to this second view, individuals must in the end take responsibility for determining their own values and obligations.In this book, Montefiore looks back on his attempts to understand the nature of this conflict and the misunderstandings it may engender. In the process, he illustrates through personal experience the practical implications of a characteristically philosophical issue. Montefiore finally settles on the following: while everyone has to accept that facts, including those of their own situation, are whatever they may be, both the "traditional" assumption that individuals must recognize certain values and obligations as rooted in those very facts, and the contrary view that individuals are ultimately responsible for determining their own values, are deeply embedded in differing conceptions of society and its relation to its members. Montefiore then examines the misunderstandings between those for whom identity constitutes in effect a conceptual bridge connecting the facts of who and what a person may be to the value commitments incumbent upon them, and those for whom the very idea of such a bridge can be nothing but a confusion. Using key examples from the notoriously vexed case of Jewish identity and from his own encounters with its conflicting meanings and implications, Montefiore depicts the practical significance of the differences between these worldviews, particularly for those who hove to negotiate them.Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism (New Directions In Critical Theory)
By Judith Butler. 2012
Judith Butler follows Edward Said's late suggestion that through a consideration of Palestinian dispossession in relation to Jewish diasporic traditions…
a new ethos can be forged for a one-state solution. Butler engages Jewish philosophical positions to articulate a critique of political Zionism and its practices of illegitimate state violence, nationalism, and state-sponsored racism. At the same time, she moves beyond communitarian frameworks, including Jewish ones, that fail to arrive at a radical democratic notion of political cohabitation. Butler engages thinkers such as Edward Said, Emmanuel Levinas, Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi, Martin Buber, Walter Benjamin, and Mahmoud Darwish as she articulates a new political ethic. In her view, it is as important to dispute Israel's claim to represent the Jewish people as it is to show that a narrowly Jewish framework cannot suffice as a basis for an ultimate critique of Zionism. She promotes an ethical position in which the obligations of cohabitation do not derive from cultural sameness but from the unchosen character of social plurality. Recovering the arguments of Jewish thinkers who offered criticisms of Zionism or whose work could be used for such a purpose, Butler disputes the specific charge of anti-Semitic self-hatred often leveled against Jewish critiques of Israel. Her political ethic relies on a vision of cohabitation that thinks anew about binationalism and exposes the limits of a communitarian framework to overcome the colonial legacy of Zionism. Her own engagements with Edward Said and Mahmoud Darwish form an important point of departure and conclusion for her engagement with some key forms of thought derived in part from Jewish resources, but always in relation to the non-Jew.Butler considers the rights of the dispossessed, the necessity of plural cohabitation, and the dangers of arbitrary state violence, showing how they can be extended to a critique of Zionism, even when that is not their explicit aim. She revisits and affirms Edward Said's late proposals for a one-state solution within the ethos of binationalism. Butler's startling suggestion: Jewish ethics not only demand a critique of Zionism, but must transcend its exclusive Jewishness in order to realize the ethical and political ideals of living together in radical democracy.Trailblazers: Fighting for Civil Rights (Trailblazers)
By Christine Platt. 2020
Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the…
civil rights leader whose peaceful fight for justice still motivates people today. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to more than 250,000 people in Washington, DC about his dream of racial equality. His message of peaceful protest inspired a generation to stand up for their rights. Find out how a boy who was not allowed to go to school or the movies with white people blazed a trail in civil rights.Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home
By Kate Andersen Brower. 2020
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in…
America—and the lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who’ve maintained it. Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Sure, the president of the United States works and resides there, but do you know who helps keep this historic house running?It’s no simple task, especially when there are important state events and foreign dignitaries—in addition to presidential pups, mischievous children, and even a couple of ghosts. And its Residence workers and first ladies make sure everything is in check and running smoothly. Featuring fascinating photos, fun facts, and memorable quotes from the residents and first ladies of the White House, Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home is the perfect read for any curious kid!Discover brooding mountains, dense forests, and the "greatest snow on earth," just beyond the city limits. Inside Moon Salt Lake,…
Park City & the Wasatch Range you'll find:Flexible itineraries, from weekends in Salt Lake or Park City to day trips to nearby ski resorts and state parksStrategic advice for outdoors lovers, families, craft beer enthusiasts, festival-goers, and moreOutdoor adventures: Ski the legendary powder at one of Cottonwood Canyons' four resorts, kayak the otherworldly Great Salt Lake, and venture into the vast Uinta Mountains and picnic by a high alpine lake. Climb to the top of Mount Timpanogos for sweeping views, test your nerve on a steep rock-climbing route in Little Cottonwood Canyon, or marvel at the fall color in Wasatch Mountain State ParkMust-see highlights and unique experiences: Immerse yourself the Wild West-meets-Hollywood vibe of Sundance, uncover Mormon history at Temple Square, stroll Ogden's historic main street, and kick back with a craft beer at one of Utah's many emerging breweriesHonest advice from Park City local Maya Silver on when to go, where to eat, and where to stayFull-color photos and detailed maps throughoutFocused coverage of Salt Lake City, Park City, Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Ogden, the Great Salt Lake Desert, the Wasatch Back, Oakley, Kamas, and the UintasThorough background on the culture, weather, wildlife, and historyFind your adventure with Moon Salt Lake, Park City & the Wasatch Range.Looking for coverage of the whole state? Try Moon Utah. Exploring nearby? Pick up Moon Zion & Bryce.Mobile Modernity: Germans, Jews, Trains (Cultures of History)
By Todd Presner. 2007
Though the history of the German railway system is often associated with the transportation of Jews to labor and death…
camps, Todd Presner looks instead to the completion of the first German railway lines and their role in remapping the cultural geography and intellectual history of Germany's Jews. Treating the German railway as both an iconic symbol of modernity and a crucial social, technological, and political force, Presner advances a groundbreaking interpretation of the ways in which mobility is inextricably linked to German and Jewish visions of modernity. Moving beyond the tired model of a failed German-Jewish dialogue, Presner emphasizes the mutual entanglement of the very categories of German and Jewish and the many sites of contact and exchange that occurred between German and Jewish thinkers.Turning to philosophy, literature, and the history of technology, and drawing on transnational cultural and diaspora studies, Presner charts the influence of increased mobility on interactions between Germans and Jews. He considers such major figures as Kafka, Heidegger, Arendt, Freud, Sebald, Hegel, and Heine, reading poetry next to philosophy, architecture next to literature, and railway maps next to cultural history. Rather than a conventional, linear history that culminates in the tragedy of the Holocaust, Presner produces a cultural mapping that articulates a much more complex story of the hopes and catastrophes of mobile modernity. By focusing on the spaces of encounter emblematically represented by the overdetermined triangulation of Germans, Jews, and trains, he introduces a new genealogy for the study of European and German-Jewish modernity.New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway
By Edna Nahshon. 2016
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East…
Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively staged for crowds that rivaled the audiences on Broadway. Though these productions were in Yiddish and catered to Eastern European, Jewish audiences (the largest immigrant group in the city at the time), their artistic innovations, energetic style, and engagement with politics and the world around them came to influence all facets of the American stage. Vividly illustrated and with essays from leading historians and critics, this book recounts the heyday of "Yiddish Broadway" and its vital contribution to American Jewish life and crossover to the broader American culture. These performances grappled with Jewish nationalism, labor relations, women's rights, religious observance, acculturation, and assimilation. They reflected a range of genres, from tear-jerkers to experimental theater. The artists who came of age in this world include Stella Adler, Eddie Cantor, Jerry Lewis, Sophie Tucker, Mel Brooks, and Joan Rivers. The story of New York's Yiddish theater is a tale of creativity and legacy and of immigrants who, in the process of becoming Americans, had an enormous impact on the country's cultural and artistic development.Moon Anchorage, Denali & the Kenai Peninsula (Travel Guide)
By Don Pitcher. 2016
Excitement awaits on the Last Frontier: make your way through Alaska's mountains, glaciers, and rivers with Moon Anchorage, Denali &…
the Kenai Peninsula. Inside you'll find:Flexible, strategic itineraries, including five days in Anchorage, a weekend in Denali National Park, day cruises, and a two-week adventure covering the whole regionUnique ideas for outdoor adventurers, wildlife enthusiasts, budget travelers, and moreMust-see highlights and offbeat experiences: Embark on a cruise to admire stunning fjords and watch brown bears catch wild salmon out of a river. Go snowboarding at a mountain resort or hike through alpine forests. Dine on fresh king crab at the best restaurants in Anchorage or catch your own halibut on a fishing expedition. Take an intrepid "flightseeing" tour to secluded glacier landings in Denali National Park and discover the best spots to watch the northern lights dance across the skyWhen to go and where to stay from local author and Alaska expert Don PitcherFull-color, vibrant photos and detailed maps throughoutThorough information including background on the landscape, climate, wildlife, and local cultureHelpful resources like emergency services, transportation and wilderness safety tips, and advice for LGBTQ+ travelers, visitors with children, seniors, and moreWith Moon Anchorage, Denali & the Kenai Peninsula's expert advice and local insight, you can plan your trip your way.Expanding your trip? Check out Moon Alaska.Lewis and Clark Among the Indians
By James P. Ronda. 1984
The Lewis and Clark expedition has long symbolized the westering impulse in American life. No other exploring party has so…
fully captured the imagination of ordinary citizens or the attention of scholars. In ways that defy rational explanation, the picture of Lewis and Clark struggling up the Missouri and across the mountains to the great western sea continues to stir our national consciousness. Books, highway markers, museum displays, and a foundation dedicated to preserving the Lewis and Clark trail all bear witness to a fascination that time has only deepened. Over the generations since the expedition returned from the Pacific, its achievement and significance for America heading west have undergone constant reappraisal. From an early emphasis on the journey as an epic of physical endurance and courage, Lewis and Clark have emerged in this century as pioneer western naturalists, cartographers, and diplomats. Thomas Jefferson, the man William Clark once called "that great Character the Main Spring" of the expedition, would have heartily endorsed an evaluation of the Corps of Discovery that included sharp minds as well as strong bodies. And Jefferson would have reminded us that his explorers were part of that long encounter between Euro-Americans and native Americans. In its daily affairs and official actions, the expedition passed through, changed, and was in turn changed by countless native lives. In the simplest terms, this book is about what happens when people from different cultural persuasions meet and deal with each other. The Lewis and Clark expedition was an integral and symbolic part of what James Axtell has aptly called "the American encounter." Nearly two and a half years of almost constant contact between explorers and Indians illuminate the larger and longer series of cultural relationships that began centuries before on the margins of the continent. This book is not a retelling of the familiar Lewis and Clark adventure. That story has been told with grace and skill by Bernard DeVoto and in the magnificent photographs of Ingvard Eide and David Muench. But readers will find moments of high drama not previously well known or clearly understood.Hiding Edith: A true story
By Kathy Kacer. 2006
Hiding Edith tells the true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish Girl sent to live in a safe house…
after the Nazi invasion of France. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, but for the bravery of those that helped her: an entire village, including its mayor and citizenry, heroically conspired to conceal the presence of hundreds of Jewish children who lived in the safe house.Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World (Religion, Culture, and Public Life #24)
By Hent De Vries, Nils Schott. 2015
One can love and not forgive or out of love decide not to forgive. Or one can forgive but not…
love, or choose to forgive but not love the ones forgiven. Love and forgiveness follow parallel and largely independent paths, a truth we fail to acknowledge when we pressure others to both love and forgive. Individuals in conflict, sparring social and ethnic groups, warring religious communities, and insecure nations often do not need to pursue love and forgiveness to achieve peace of mind and heart. They need to remain attentive to the needs of others, an alertness that prompts either love or forgiveness to respond. By reorienting our perception of these enduring phenomena, the contributors to this volume inspire new applications for love and forgiveness in an increasingly globalized and no longer quite secular world. With contributions by the renowned French philosophers Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Marion, the poet Haleh Liza Gafori, and scholars of religion (Leora Batnitzky, Nils F. Schott, Hent de Vries), psychoanalysis (Albert Mason, Orna Ophir), Islamic and political philosophy (Sari Nusseibeh), and the Bible and literature (Regina Schwartz), this anthology reconstructs the historical and conceptual lineage of love and forgiveness and their fraught relationship over time. By examining how we have used—and misused—these concepts, the authors advance a better understanding of their ability to unite different individuals and emerging groups around a shared engagement for freedom and equality, peace and solidarity.Moon Niagara Falls: With Buffalo (Travel Guide)
By Joel A. Dombrowski. 2017
From the roaring power of nature to the adventure waiting beyond the falls, Moon Niagara Falls reveals the best of…
this bucket list destination. Inside you'll find:Flexible itineraries for both the American and Canadian sides, including Buffalo, a weekend at the Falls, and day trips to Niagara-on-the-Lake, wine country, and moreStrategic advice for families, couples, travelers on a budget, and moreThe top sights and unique experiences: Take in views at Horseshoe Falls or glide on a thrilling zipline above the Niagara River. Visit the Underground Railroad Heritage Center and head out to see some its most important sites for yourself, or go north to experience military history come-to-life at Fort George and Old Fort Erie. Stroll through Buffalo to spot architectural gems, kayak the Buffalo waterfront, or catch some live music in a former grain silo. Sip your way through the Niagara Wine Trail or have a romantic evening at a picturesque Canadian wineryHonest advice from Buffalo native and Niagara Falls tour guide Joel Dombrowski on when to go, what to pack, where to eat, and where to stay, from campsites and motels to luxurious innsFull-color photos and detailed maps throughoutEssential information on getting there and getting around, crossing the US-Canada border, weather, wildlife, and safetyHelpful tips for seniors and visitors with disabilitiesWith Moon's practical tips and local insight, you can experience the best of Niagara Falls and Buffalo.Exploring more of Canada? Try Moon Montréal & Quebec City or Moon Atlantic Canada. Headed down the East Coast? Try Moon New England Road Trip or Moon Pennsylvania.Metaphysics of the Profane: The Political Theology of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem
By Eric Jacobson. 2003
Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. Together…
they produced a dynamic body of ideas that has had a lasting impact on the study of religion, philosophy, and literary criticism.Drawing from Benjamin's and Scholem's ideas on messianism, language, and divine justice, this book traces the intellectual exchange through the early decades of the twentieth century—from Berlin, Bern, and Munich in the throws of war and revolution to Scholem's departure for Palestine in 1923. It begins with a close reading of Benjamin's early writings and a study of Scholem's theological politics, followed by an examination of Benjamin's proposals on language and the influence these ideas had on Scholem's scholarship on Jewish mysticism. From there the book turns to their ideas on divine justice—from Benjamin's critique of original sin and violence to Scholem's application of the categories to the prophets and Bolshevism. Metaphysics of the Profane is the first book to make this early period available to a wider audience, revealing the intricate structure of this early intellectual partnership on politics and theology.