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  • Permanent Education

    by B. Schwartz ...
    Series series Education (R0)

    $89.09 USD

  • The Wisdom of Morrie

    Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully

    by Morrie Schwartz, Rob Schwartz ...
    “Beautiful…Those lucky enough to read this book will be inspired.”—Deepak ChopraFrom the eponymous subject of the beloved classic Tuesdays with Morrie comes an insightful, poignant masterpiece on staying vibrant and connected for life.Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • JFK's Secret Doctor

    The Remarkable Life of Medical Pioneer and Legendary Rock Climber Hans Kraus

    by Susan E.B. Schwartz ...
    Set against the grand panorama of twentieth-century world events, it captures the remarkable life and spirit of climbing and medical visionary Hans Kraus (1905-1966). Kraus was taught English by James Joyce, escaped Nazi dominated Europe, and was JFK’s secret back specialist. A legendary rock climber known for hair-raising ascents on two continents, Kraus lived a life filled with tragedy and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Blood and Boundaries

    The Limits of Religious and Racial Exclusion in Early Modern Latin America

    by Stuart B. Schwartz ...
    Series series The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures
    In Blood and Boundaries, Stuart B. Schwartz takes us to late medieval Latin America to show how Spain and Portugal’s policies of exclusion and discrimination based on religious origins and genealogy were transferred to their colonies in Latin America. Rather than concentrating on the three principal divisions of colonial society—Indians, Europeans, and people of African origins—as is common in ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Politics in the Hebrew Bible

    God, Man, and Government

    by Matthew B. Schwartz, Kalman J. Kaplan ...
    We live in an age when it is not uncommon for politicians to invoke religious doctrine to explain their beliefs and positions on everything from domestic to foreign policy. And yet, many of us would be hard pressed to pinpoint the exact source of these political beliefs in the religious texts that are said to have spawned them. In Politics in the Hebrew Bible: God, Man, and Government, Kalman J. ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Ghetto

    The History of a Word

    by Daniel B. Schwartz ...
    Just as European Jews were being emancipated and ghettos in their original form—compulsory, enclosed spaces designed to segregate—were being dismantled, use of the word ghetto surged in Europe and spread around the globe. Tracing the curious path of this loaded word from its first use in sixteenth-century Venice to the present turns out to be more than an adventure in linguistics.Few words are as ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • The First Modern Jew

    Spinoza and the History of an Image

    by Daniel B. Schwartz ...
    Pioneering biblical critic, theorist of democracy, and legendary conflater of God and nature, Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was excommunicated by the Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam in 1656 for his "horrible heresies" and "monstrous deeds." Yet, over the past three centuries, Spinoza's rupture with traditional Jewish beliefs and practices has elevated him to a prominent place in ... Read more

    $51.89 USD

  • Mila, Eclipsed

    by Fran B Schwartz ...
    A Box of Letters. A Buried Past. A Journey to Uncover the Truth.What happens when the past refuses to stay hidden? On her sixtieth birthday, Marlena Koning receives a gift that will forever change her life: a wooden box that contain letters written by her birth mother, Bella, while in hiding during World War II. For decades, Marlena has lived as Mila, the cherished daughter of Anna and Mies Koning ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Postwar Higher Education in America

    Just Yesterday

    by Richard B. Schwartz ...
    The twenty million students now pursuing higher education in America are paying more than history, culture and the consumer price index can possibly justify, while the product they are purchasing is one that has become systematically debased. General education has been depreciated, core curricula eroded, expectations (at all levels) reduced. Slightly above half of the currently-enrolled students ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • How We See Us

    Young People Imagining a Path to Their Futures

    by Michaela M Leslie-Rule, Nancy Hoffman, Robert B. Schwartz ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    A compelling appeal to center the perspectives of young people to support them in mapping pathways to future successIn How We See Us, Michaela Leslie-Rule amplifies the voices of young people approaching adulthood as they consider their experiences, needs, and goals for their education, early careers, and lives. Leslie-Rule encourages adults who support young people to listen more closely to youth ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Accidental Soldier

    A Reserve Officer at West Point in the Vietnam Era

    by Richard B. Schwartz ...
    Accidental Soldier depicts Richard B. Schwartz's military experiences, first as an ROTC cadet at the University of Notre Dame and finally as an Army veteran teaching in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1959, Vietnam was little more than a word on a map; within ten years, Americans saw the Tet Offensive and their campuses in flames. Schwartz was at the ground zeroes of that time, teaching at the United ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Who Needs College Anymore?

    Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won't Matter

    by Kathleen deLaski, Robert B. Schwartz ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    Rethinking the Journey: Preparing Every Student for Life Beyond High School ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook