This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker's reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life that arise from an attachment to equality, liberty, citizenship, law, and the divine. Above all, this work aims at recovering a more complex understanding of democracy, connecting the perennial questions of political philosophy to the perplexities and crises of modern democracy.

This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker's reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life that arise from an attachment to equality, liberty, citizenship, law, and the divine. Above all, this work aims at recovering a more complex understanding of democracy, connecting the perennial questions of political philosophy to the perplexities and crises of modern democracy.

A book of poetic stanzas written in a form of gnomic verse, which convey the author's observations about the world, events and people through a viewpoint informed by his family background, academic learning and experiences from childhood to now, including his journey from Roman Catholicism to Asatru. A major inspiration for the form of this book is from the "Viking Era" poem called the "Havamal," which is found in the "Poetic Edda."

"Parkinson's Hidden Truths" The Premier Guide for Understanding and Living with the Disease Every nine minutes, someone in America is diagnosed with Parkinson's. Yet the disease largely remains a mystery - its causes vague, its diagnosis often delayed and made by process of elimination, the side effects of its treatment often confused as its symptoms. Now comes "Parkinson's Hidden Truths," written not by a doctor or a science reporter but by a man who's lived with the disease for years. Steven Keller shared his personal story of dealing with Parkinson's, describes causes of and treatments for the disease, and examines how you still can lead a full life by adjusting to the disease's physical and emotional strains. Whether you or a loved one suffers from Parkinson's, "Parkinson's Hidden Truths" is the most complete and inspiring guide for your new journey in life.

Welcome to the world of Alongrid. A world in the midst of a war that has raged for centuries. A world where hope is a valuable commodity. A world where the only thing standing in the way of total conquest by the Elven Nation is the steam powered might of the Dwarven Kingdom. Stories in this volume include; Dishonored There Shouldn't Be Elves In Hammertown It Never Rains In Hammertown The Sapphire Wave In the conflict for world domination there is no such thing as neutral ground.

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God versus the numerous colossuses that confront the main character Mr. Seeker Barrington in ways that bring the reader into the epicenter of amazing spiritual and physical battles is what this story is all about. Seeker Barrington who finds God after some poignant and traumatizingly disruptive losses in his life takes the advice of a former girlfriend and surrenders his life over to Jesus Christ. Seeker then is propelled into situations that utterly and completely rock his world from top to bottom and the worlds of those people who are closest to him.