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An Emancipation of the Mind

Radical Philosophy, the War over Slavery, and the Refounding of America

de Matthew Stewart ...

**"[A] bracingly original book." —Harold Holzer, Wall Street JournalHow a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War.**This is a story about a dangerous idea—one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and ... Leer más

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**"[A] bracingly original book." —Harold Holzer, Wall Street JournalHow a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War.**This is a story about a dangerous idea—one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and
... Leer más

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The 9.9 Percent

The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture

de Matthew Stewart ...

A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves.In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in ... Leer más

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A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves.In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in
... Leer más

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The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong

Debunking Modern Business Philosophy

de Matthew Stewart ...

A brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.If CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy ... Leer más

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A brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.If CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy
... Leer más
Nature's God

The Heretical Origins of the American Republic

de Matthew Stewart ...

Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy?America’s founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America’s ... Leer más

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Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy?America’s founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America’s
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The Courtier and the Heretic

Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World

de Matthew Stewart ...

"Exhilarating…Stewart has achieved a near impossibility, creating a page-turner about jousting metaphysical ideas, casting thinkers as warriors." —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as “the ... Leer más

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"Exhilarating…Stewart has achieved a near impossibility, creating a page-turner about jousting metaphysical ideas, casting thinkers as warriors." —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as “the
... Leer más

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Everything You Need to Know

How Philosophy Can Set You Free

de Matthew Stewart ...

A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the world.Why do humans return, again and again, to the “big questions” of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart’s view, is nothing less than humanity’s search for ... Leer más

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A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the world.Why do humans return, again and again, to the “big questions” of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart’s view, is nothing less than humanity’s search for
... Leer más

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Wayward Sons

A Jerry Snyder Novel

de Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Series Libro 1 - Caribbean Mystery Series
Where Jerry Snyder goes, trouble follows. Someone tried to kill him and his bride on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. And moving there permanently is proving to be anything but tranquil.First, he’s working for the secretive Armstrong Organization—a group dedicated to hunting terrorists, drug smugglers, and the nastiest criminals since Blackbeard.Second, his partner is DJ Martin, a one-legged ... Leer más

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Where Jerry Snyder goes, trouble follows. Someone tried to kill him and his bride on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. And moving there permanently is proving to be anything but tranquil.First, he’s working for the secretive Armstrong Organization—a group dedicated to hunting terrorists, drug smugglers, and the nastiest criminals since Blackbeard.Second, his partner is DJ Martin, a one-legged
... Leer más

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An Emancipation of the Mind

Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America

de Matthew Stewart ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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10 hora 42 minutos

How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders' oligarchy in the Civil War.In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially atheist inspiration for the first American Revolution. ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders' oligarchy in the Civil War.In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially atheist inspiration for the first American Revolution.
... Leer más

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Vodou Child

A Jerry Snyder Novel

de Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Series Libro 2 - Caribbean Mystery Series
When an evil spirit murders a two-bit hustler preacher on French St. Martin, a conspiracy obsessed Vodou priest calls Jerry Snyder and DJ Martin to investigate.When they arrive, the hustler preacher is, indeed, dead, and his underage girlfriend kidnapped, but to a seasoned investigator like Jerry, a murderous spirit seems… far-fetched. For starters, the preacher swindled a laundry list of locals, ... Leer más

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When an evil spirit murders a two-bit hustler preacher on French St. Martin, a conspiracy obsessed Vodou priest calls Jerry Snyder and DJ Martin to investigate.When they arrive, the hustler preacher is, indeed, dead, and his underage girlfriend kidnapped, but to a seasoned investigator like Jerry, a murderous spirit seems… far-fetched. For starters, the preacher swindled a laundry list of locals,
... Leer más

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Friends of the Devil

A Jerry Snyder Novel

de Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Series Libro 3 - Caribbean Mystery Series
After watching his yacht burn to the waterline in a fiery explosion, Jerry Snyder is forced to make a deal with the only devil who can help track down a lead—his estranged, mob-connected father figure, Arlen Burkhart.The investigation starts on unsure footing, and Jerry’s deal with Arlen goes from bad to worse when, at a funeral held on a private Caribbean island where the uber-wealthy have met to ... Leer más

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After watching his yacht burn to the waterline in a fiery explosion, Jerry Snyder is forced to make a deal with the only devil who can help track down a lead—his estranged, mob-connected father figure, Arlen Burkhart.The investigation starts on unsure footing, and Jerry’s deal with Arlen goes from bad to worse when, at a funeral held on a private Caribbean island where the uber-wealthy have met to
... Leer más

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Friends of the Devil

A Jerry Snyder Novel

de Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Narrado por Nick Sullivan ...

Completo

6 hora 57 minutos

After watching his yacht burn to the waterline in a fiery explosion, Jerry Snyder is forced to make a deal with the only devil who can help track down a lead—his estranged, mob-connected father figure, Arlen Burkhart.The investigation starts on unsure footing, and Jerry’s deal with Arlen goes from bad to worse when, at a funeral held on a private Caribbean island where the uber-wealthy have met to ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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After watching his yacht burn to the waterline in a fiery explosion, Jerry Snyder is forced to make a deal with the only devil who can help track down a lead—his estranged, mob-connected father figure, Arlen Burkhart.The investigation starts on unsure footing, and Jerry’s deal with Arlen goes from bad to worse when, at a funeral held on a private Caribbean island where the uber-wealthy have met to
... Leer más

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Vodou Child

A Jerry Snyder Novel

de Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Narrado por Nick Sullivan ...

Completo

9 hora 39 minutos

An evil spirit murdered a two-bit hustler preacher on French St. Martin. At least, that’s what a conspiracy obsessed Vodou priest would have Jerry Snyder and DJ Martin believe, when they’re called in to investigate the preacher’s stabbing and the kidnapping of his underage girlfriend.To a seasoned investigator like Jerry, a murderous spirit seems… far fetched. For starters, a laundry list of ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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An evil spirit murdered a two-bit hustler preacher on French St. Martin. At least, that’s what a conspiracy obsessed Vodou priest would have Jerry Snyder and DJ Martin believe, when they’re called in to investigate the preacher’s stabbing and the kidnapping of his underage girlfriend.To a seasoned investigator like Jerry, a murderous spirit seems… far fetched. For starters, a laundry list of
... Leer más

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