A Philosophical Reader on Moral Weakness: Akrasia, Weakness of Will, and Practical Irrationality

Politics & Social Sciences

Kirk Fitzpatrick

Philosophy

Linus Publications

This book contains original and first-hand observations of global forces operating in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Professor Patrick Mendis, who taught at the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea Program, critically explores the influence of U.S. foreign policies and American values that has affected these countries where freedom prevails. With illustrative maps and photos, the interdisciplinary analysis presents vivid faces of the human side of globalization as it interplays with local communities a process of glocalization. The book is about the power of free enterprise and political freedom as the new American influence through the Washington Consensus the Trinity of Washington and its Ten Commandments continues with unintended consequences by glocalizing every society and each of us around the world.

Human Side Of Globalization

Dr. Patrick Mendis

Politics & Government

Abnormal Psychology

James Smrtic

Dangerous Intimacy, Christopher Brooks and Christopher Coleman offer a collection of unscripted autobiographies of ten African American men, who are living with HIV. They have captured aspects of their lives from childhood on, illustrating the factors contributing to their becoming HIV+. They also sought to have the reader hear the stories in their words, as they were told to them. More than twenty men in different parts of the country were interviewed, with ten stories being selected. To preserve their anonymity, identities and geographical locations have been disguised. Dangerous Intimacy underlines two issues. First, it is time to recognize that HIV/AIDS is present, and growing, in the African American community. Second, we need to understand that a diagnosis of HIV is not a death sentence. All of the men whose stories are told has managed or handled the virus and is living a full life. Each story is unique, yet all share a common experience. They are African American and live with HIV/AIDS. The stories told in Dangerous Intimacy are a sobering reminder of the dangers of intimacy, unprotected sex, and uncontrolled and sometimes reckless behavior. Some readers will find them disturbing, even shocking. Others will see the struggle to overcome HIV and transform lives, inspiring. The men represent a rich diversity of the African American experience. One is a grandfather who grew up in segregated Chicago; another is a Viet Nam veteran. Others are fathers, married and single. They participated in this undertaking because they want us to hear their voices. Roque Florio captures the book s soul; He said, I wanted to write my own book before I die, but I believe this may be the closest that I will come to doing so, I don t fret about it though. If my story will help somebody, then my living will not have been in vain.

DANGEROUS INTIMACY: Ten African American Men with HIV

Christopher Coleman

Christopher Brooks

Border Ball: The History of High School Football in the Rio Grande Valley, is a comprehensive chronicle of the sport that has captured the area's fascination and loyalty since World War I. It mixes traditional sports history (statistics, recounting of great players, teams, games, and coaches) with oral history, as the memorable pioneers who made the Valley version of football into the most popular attraction down here tell their stories. Fans from Brownsville to Rio Grande City can read about the exploits of their teams, and learn some hitherto unknown facts and anecdotes about football's impact on community, race relations, and economics, among other aspects. For more information, contact Greg at selberg@utpa.edu

Border Ball: The History of High School Football in the Rio Grande Valley first edition by Gregory M. Selber (2009) Paperback

Gregory M. Selber

Sports & Outdoors

This book will present the current concept of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) pathogenesis and strategy for specific therapy or cure for MG. MG is a classical autoimmune disease of the nervous system for which the target antigen, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, has been cloned, sequenced and biochemically characterized. Antibodies to acetylcholine receptors and complement destroy acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction, thus leading to defective neuromuscular transmission, muscle fatigue and weakness. Target antigens have been characterized for only a very few other autoimmune diseases. Therefore, MG serves as a prototype for other autoimmune diseases, especially antibody-and/or complement-mediated autoimmune diseases (e.g., Graves disease, SLE, hemolytic anemia, pemphigus, etc.)In the last few years, rapid advances have been made in unraveling the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of MG, both in the animal model of experimental autoimmune MG (EAMG), and in human MG. Significant advances are being made in characterizing the cells and molecules involved in the autoimmune response to the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and the MUSK protein. Preclinical and clinical trials have been performed utilizing the information gained in basic research. These advances are leading to the development of specific methods of immune intervention for MG.

Myasthenia Gravis: Disease Mechanisms and Immune Intervention

Premkumar Christadoss

Design Decoded: A journey of discovery in finding your authentic design self......your design 'voice

Lennie Scott-Webber

Tales of Wonder From Many Lands: A Reader for Composition (Fourth Edition)

Unknown, Author

Philosophy in the Driver's Seat is a text for introductory philosophy courses at the college level, which focus on the theme of putting students in the driver's seat.

Philosophy in the Driver's Seat

James Highland

An Introduction to Modern Mahematics and Its Applications

Andrew McHugh

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