Michael Thomas Libri

L'intera vicenda di uomo e di studioso di Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) è segnata da tendenze fortemente contrapposte. Impegnato nei campi più disparati del sapere - filosofia, scienze, matematica, storia, diritto - ebbe un atteggiamento al tempo stesso sistematico, enciclopedico e dialogico, pronto ad accogliere sollecitazioni di ogni provenienza. Le sue opere fondamentali - i "Saggi di teodicea" (1710), volti a giustificare la presenza del male nel mondo, e la "Monadologia" (1714), in cui si formula una vera e propria concezione dell'universo - hanno esercitato un influsso decisivo sulla riflessione successiva. Una figura e un pensiero straordinariamente complessi sui quali fa adesso chiarezza questo volume, che con un apprezzabile sforzo di sintesi mette a fuoco soprattutto il Leibniz filosofo. Sono non solo illustrate e documentate storicamente le idee leibniziane, ma anche ricostruite le questioni teoriche e gli obiettivi scientifici ad esse sottesi. Ne risulta una lettura utile ad approfondire la conoscenza del pensatore che Bertrand Russell definì "una delle menti più elevate di ogni tempo".

The book offers insights and knowledge on a specific topic, guiding readers through essential concepts and practical applications. It focuses on key principles, providing clear explanations and actionable steps to enhance understanding and skills. Engaging examples and illustrations are included to facilitate learning and retention, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their expertise or explore new ideas in the subject matter.

Exploring the intersection of environmental issues and urban development, this book delves into the political, social, and economic influences that shape cities. It addresses these factors from both international and local perspectives, providing a comprehensive understanding of how environmental challenges impact urban growth and planning.

The book delves into the deep-rooted American support for Israel during the Reagan era, exploring how this unwavering backing was shaped by competing belief systems within U.S. society and politics. It further examines the continuation of this support into the first Bush administration, highlighting the interplay of ideology and institutional factors that solidified this relationship. Through this analysis, the author sheds light on the complexities of American foreign policy and domestic influences during a pivotal time in history.

Winner of the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas. One of the Ten Best Books of the Year - The New York Times Book Review 'Vivid, graphic and poignant' Washington Post 'Powerful and moving . . . An impressive success' New York Times Book Review '[A] jazzy, sinewy debut . . . Thomas's urgent, quicksilver prose makes even the darkest moments of this novel shine' O' the Oprah Magazine On the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, the unnamed black narrator of Man Gone Down finds himself broke, estranged from his white wife and three children, and living in the bedroom of a friend's six-year-old child. He has four days to come up with the money to keep his kids in school and make a down payment on an apartment for them to live in. As we slip between his childhood in inner city Boston and present-day New York City, we discover a life marked by abuse, abandonment, raging alcoholism, and the best and worst intentions of a supposedly integrated America. This is a story of the American Dream gone awry, about what it's like to feel preprogrammed to fail in life and the urge to escape that sentence.

Defines the essentials of successful marketing through concise essays on the value of brands, advertising and goods for the future. It also includes an A-Z of marketing concepts and key terms from attributes and concept testing, to psychographics and value analysis.

In this book, the Rabbi ponders everything from the mundane to the very essence of being through the lense of metaphysics. Come along and ponder how everything fits together, or doesn’t, as the Rabbi considers a wide and varied number of experiences and subjects, complete with his keen insight and his acerbic wit. Immerse yourself in a world of waddling through with one foot in the world of natural science and one foot in the metaphysical. It will be both a challenge and a delight.

The lovable curmudgeon with an oxymoronic identity is back with more of his off-beat perspective on reality. This time, the Rabbi takes off the gloves and lands haymakers on the chin of the "brave new world." You may agree, you may not, but it is almost certain that his views will help anyone distill their own. Thoughtful, bombastic and always entertaining, the Rabbi has sharpened his feather quill to put a fine point on these "Odds and Ends."

Mizu Rose, a man down on his luck gets a chance of a lifetime at a major company; unknown to him the company has other ideas. Turned into a synthetically enhanced super soldier, his identity stripped away and left with nothing more than a mere designation: MQ-7. MQ-7 must survive his new existence working for a company he's been programmed to serve with every fiber of his being. Despite his new view on life, and utter dependency on the company there is one lesson he and the company will learn. Not all drones are mindless...