Civil War officer, Reconstruction "carpetbagger," best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourg�e battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer, who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourg�e's life, from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (then a hotbed of abolitionism), to his years as a North Carolina judge during Reconstruction, to his memorable role as lead plaintiff's counsel in the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson. Tourg�e's brief coined the phrase that justice should be "color-blind," and his career was one long campaign to make good on that belief. A redoubtable lawyer and an accomplished jurist, Tourg�e's writings represent a mountain of dissent against the prevailing tide of racial oppression. A poignant and inspiring study in courage and conviction, Color-Blind Justice offers us an unforgettable portrayal of Albion Tourg�e and the principles to which he dedicated his life.

Color-Blind Justice: Albion Tourgee and the Quest for Racial Equality from the Civil War to Plessy v. Ferguson

Biographies & Memoirs

Mark Elliott

Community & Culture

Oxford University Press

This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers an intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world’s great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong’s rule, China’s population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its cities flourished, and its manufactures – tea, silk, porcelain – were principal items of international commerce. Based on original Chinese and Manchu-language sources, and drawing on the latest scholarship, this is the biography of the man who, in presiding over imperial China’s last golden epoch, created the geographic and demographic framework of modern China. This accessible account describes the personal struggles and public drama surrounding one of the major political figures of the early modern age, with special consideration given to the emperor’s efforts to rise above ethnic divisions and to encompass the political and religious traditions of Han Chinese, Mongols, Tibetans, Turks, and other peoples of his realm. In addition to becoming familiar with one of the most remarkable figures in world history, readers will find that learning about Emperor Qianlong will add greatly to their appreciation of China’s place in the world of the eighteenth century and will deepen their understanding of China’s place in the world today.

Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World

Historical

Pearson

Belgium (CultureShock) (CultureShock)

Travel

Europe

Marshall Cavendish

"Biblical scholars and theologians approach the question of who Israels God is for Christians in this interdisciplinary collection of essays. Essays on both Testaments focus on figural exegesis, critical exegesis, and the value of diachronic understandings of the Old Testaments compositional history for the sake of a richer synchronic reading. Each contribution reflects upon the implkications of biblical theology and theological exegesis for interpretation of the Old and a New Testament bound together in a single scriptural legacy."--

The Identity of Israels God in Christian Scripture (Resources for Biblical Study)

Religion & Spirituality

Ephraim Radner

Mark Gignilliat

Donald Collett

Christian Books & Bibles

SBL Press

Published to accompany the exhibition Buddha’s Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond, 28 May 2014 - 17 January 2015. The book charts the story of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, as artefacts with distinctive social lives, as sacred objects and as Buddha’s relics, with their own potency and agency. It draws on research and collections from across the university of Cambridge, its Museums and the university Library and traces the multiple paths that books have taken as they have spread the words of Buddha, throughout Asia and across the world. The written words of Buddha’s teaching have undergone radical transformations as travelling texts: from manuscript to printing and from palm leaves to digital dharma.

Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond

Hildegard Diemberger

Michela Clemente

Buddhism

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Homeopathy, The Shepherd's Guide

Tony Pinkus

Ainsworths Homoeopathic Pharmacy

Homeopathy for a Healthier Cat

Troublemaker

Once a troublemaker, always a troublemaker?There’s a folder in Principal Kelling’s office that’s as thick as a phonebook and it’s growing daily. It’s filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. There’s the minor stuff like running in the hallways and not being where he was suppose to be when he was supposed to be there. But then there are also reports that show Clay’s own brand of troublemaking, like the most recent addition: the art teacher has said that the class should spend the period drawing anything they want and Clay decides to be extra “creative” and draw a spot-on portrait of Principal Kellings…as a donkey. It’s a pretty funny joke, but really, Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief making ways…but he can’t seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker. From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behavior and how everyday choices can close or open doors.

Andrew, Clements

Atheneum

The Identity of Israels God in Christian Scripture (Resources for Biblical Study) (Resources for Biblical Study, 96)

Don Collett

Discover India Shield your eyes as the desert sun ignites the sandstone of Jaisalmer Fort, p. 245 Sway side-to-side as you lumber through the jungle tiger-spotting on the back of an elephant in Corbett Tiger Reserve, p. 472 Head for the hills and the heavens: adventure out from Darjeeling on a trek with stunning Himalayan views, p. 542 Align your chakras and get bent into a new position at a yoga class in Mumbai, p. 780 In This Guide: Twelve authors, 252 days of in-country research, 28 new hotels in Delhi alone Our new Activities chapter covers wildlife safaris, adventure tours, trekking, Ayurveda and yoga courses Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions

India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

Rafael Wlodarski

Amy Karafin

Paul Harding

Virginia Jealous

Joe Bindloss

Sarina Singh

Lindsay Brown

Tom Spurling

Simon, Richmond

Asia

Lonely Planet

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