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EXISTENTIALISM FOR BEGINNERS
ANARCHISM FOR BEGINNERS
The existentialist movement had broad-reaching influence on culture, politics, and the arts from the mid-nineteenth century through the late twentieth century, and still exerts influence today. Readers will explore the lives and works of nineteenth-century writers, including Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, and Nietzsche; twentieth-century German philosophers Jaspers and Heidegger; and the flowering of the movement in postwar France brought forth by Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, and beyond.
The history built by the anarchists during their fight against power, oppression and the State, that reached its highest point in farmer’s communes in pre-Franco Spain, also affected the culture and were fundamental to a vanguard of artists of the 20th century, as well as being part of some popular culture phenomena, such as the punk movement. In this text by Marcos Mayer, accompanied by the notable illustrations of Sanyú, Anarchism For Beginners covers the history and influence of this movement through its contradictions and missteps, as well as its notable creativity and indefatigable fighting spirit.
Author: David Cogswell Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-21-8 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Marcos Mayer Illustrator: Sanyú ISBN: 978-1-934389-32-4 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 176 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
NEW RELEASES
GLOBAL WARMING FOR BEGINNERS
DEMOCRACY FOR BEGINNERS
Global Warming For Beginners provides a down to earth, easy to understand scientific look at the topic of global warming starting with an historical perspective and ending with a call to personal actions that can be taken to help slow down the rate at which the Earth is warming. After being challenged to assess your own personal carbon footprint and take action to reduce it, many suggestions are provided that give options to readers to implement measures in their own lifestyle that will save them money, reduce their own carbon dioxide emissions, and help the environment at the same time. If everyone can do a little, it will have a lot of effect on future generations. Change is in the air-become a part of the movement!
With all the talk about “democracy” these days, it’s surprising how little time is spent concentrating on the very idea of democracy itself – the history of this political institution and the justification for it as a political institution. Democracy For Beginners looks at the history and concept of democracy as well as some challenges that democracy faces today. Beginning with the rise of Democracy in 5th Century Athens and ending with the future of democracy and the possibility of democratic practice across national boundaries via the internet, author Robert Cavalier traces the evolution of democracy as a political concept and address some of its main critics. Democracy For Beginners is the perfect introduction to the foundation on which our country stands.
Author: Dean Goodwin, Ph.D. Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-27-0 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 Pages (est.) $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Robert Cavalier Illustrator: Reuben Negrón ISBN: 978-1-934389-36-2 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 176 Pages (est.) $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
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Author: Herb Boyd Illustrator: Shey Wolvek-Pfister ISBN: 978-1-934389-18-8 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 128 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Ron David Illustrator: Susan David ISBN: 978-1-934389-16-4 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 224 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Jeff Becan Illustrator: Sarah Becan ISBN: 978-1-934389-25-6 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Bob Neer Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-38-6 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $7.95 ($9.95 Canadian)
Author: Denise Dennis Illustrator: Susan Wilmarth ISBN: 978-1-934389-19-5 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: S. E. Anderson Illustrators: The Cro-Maat Collective; Vanessa Holley ISBN: 978-1-934389-03-4 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: S. Pearl Sharp Illustrator: Beverly Hawkins Hall ISBN: 978-1-934389-20-1 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: David Cogswell Illustrator: Paul Gordon ISBN: 978-1-934389-17-1 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Authors: Elsa & Peter Bethanis Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-00-3 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
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Author: Jim Powell Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-26-3 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 164 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Jim Powell Illustrator: Van Howell ISBN: 978-1-934389-11-9 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Jim Powell Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-07-2 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Lydia Alix Fillingham Illustrator: Moshe Süsser ISBN: 978-1-934389-12-6 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Eric C. Lemay & Jennifer A.Pitts Illustrator: Paul Gordon ISBN: 978-1-934389-13-3 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 128 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: N. I. Matar Illustrator: H. N. Haddad ISBN: 978-1-934389-01-0 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 216 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Donald D. Palmer Illustrator: Donald D. Palmer ISBN: 978-1-934389-14-0 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages
Author: Terrance W. Gordon Illustrator: Susan Willmarth ISBN: 978-1-934389-28-7 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 128 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Bernard Aquina Doctor Illustrator: Bernard Aquina Doctor ISBN: 978-1-934389-04-1 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
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Author: Marc Sautet Illustrator: Patrick Boussignac ISBN: 978-1-934389-05-8 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Brandon Toropov Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-33-1 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 224 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Richard Osborne Illustrator: Ralph Edney ISBN: 978-1-934389-02-7 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 192 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Robert Cavalier Illustrator: Eric Lurio ISBN: 978-1-934389-08-9 Trade paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: James N. Powell Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-09-6 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 176 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Donald D. Palmer Illustrator: Donald D. Palmer ISBN: 978-1-934389-15-7 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Author: Brandon Toropov Illustrator: Joe Lee ISBN: 978-1-934389-29-4 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 •224 Pages $14.95 ($16.95 Canadian)
Author: Donald D. Palmer Illustrator: Donald D. Palmer ISBN: 978-1-934389-10-2 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 160 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)
Authors: Judith Blackstone & Zoran Josipovic Illustrator: Naomi Rosenblatt ISBN: 978-1-934389-06-5 Trade Paperback 6 x 9 • 176 pages $14.95 ($21.00 Canadian)