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  • Learning of the Way (Daoxue):

    Self-Cultivation Through Neo-Confucian Learning, Kungfu, and Martial Arts

    by John E. Young ...
    Over two thousand years ago, the Chinese sage Confucius proposed that “learning, and putting persistent learning into practice, is a great joy or pleasure.” In Learning of the Way (Daoxue), Dr. John E. Young presents, from a Confucian perspective, the rationale for engaging in traditional Chinese arts and practices.Dr. Young relies on his experience as a Chinese martial arts expert and professor ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Poisoned Chalice of US Democracy

    Studies from the Horn of Africa

    by John Young ...
    In a radical reflection, John Young contends that the US model of democracy has failed the Global South because its emphasis on the supremacy of market capitalism entails a loss of national sovereignty and a truncated notion of human rights that leaves little room for citizens' engagement or socioeconomic justice.The Global South needs democracy, but the US model does not address issues of ... Read more

    $26.49 USD

  • Best Hikes Near Philadelphia

    by John L. Young, Debra Young ...
    Series series Best Hikes Near Series
    A guide to trails 60 minutes or 60 miles from Philadelphia, Best Hikes Near Philadelphia features useful trail specs and hike summaries accompanied by easy-to-read maps and stunning photos. More than just a guidebook, however, it also includes an extensive section on weather, trail etiquette, hiking with dogs, judging trail mileage, local flora and fauna, and the value of hikers lobbying for ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Broken Seals

    Part One of The Marshes of Mount Liang by Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong

    When Marshal Hong breaks the seals which generations of Taoist Masters have placed on the temple doors to hold back 108 incarcerated Demon Princes, powerful forces of disorder are released. One after another, brave men fall out with officialdom and are obliged to join the brotherhood of the rivers and lakes─the mixed company of heroes and vagabonds who live by their wits and their fighting skills. ... Read more

    $16.35 USD

  • Brahms

    A Listener's Guide

    by John Bell Young ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Composers
    "Elegant, thought-provoking, often outrageous but always stimulating, this book will fascinate those who know a lot about Brahms as well as those who know little." — Stephen Hough, pianist and composer.Hailed in his lifetime as Beethoven's successor and a powerful symbol of musical classicism, Johannes Brahms was nonetheless a controversial figure in a world infatuated with the bold new directions ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Puccini: A Listener's Guide

    by John Bell Young ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Composers
    Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) began his career at the end of the Romantic period and his death signaled the end of the last major age of Italian opera. During his lifetime and in posterity, the composer's popularity surpassed that of his peers, and three of his works — La bohéme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly — rank among the twenty-first century's ten most-performed operas. With their enchanting ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Memoirs of John R. Young Utah Pioneer 1847

    by John R. Young ...
    The memoir covers John R. Young's childhood, his family's conversion to Mormonism, and their subsequent trials as they followed Brigham Young’s vision of establishing a new religious settlement in Utah. Young vividly describes the hardships of crossing the Great Plains, the perils of the journey, and the resilience of the early pioneers in overcoming adversity. His reflections on the challenges of ... Read more

    $0.97 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Free Air (Unabridged)

    by Sinclair Lewis ...
    Narrated by John Young ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 19 min

    This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is wooed and won by a noble but simple commoner she meets along the way. Lewis is at his usual wryly humorous self, poking fun at the upper class and treating the common people only slightly better. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Republic of Letters in America

    The Correspondence of John Peale Bishop and Allen Tate

    Edited by Thomas Daniel Young, John J. Hindle ...
    The correspondence of John Peale Bishop and Allen Tate, extending from 1929 to the time of Bishop's death in 1944, embraces the period of the Great Depression and the coming of World War II. In that richly eventful period in the development of American literature, these two men of letters were continually exchanging news and comment about the activities, opinions, successes, and misadventures of ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Teaching Post-1945 American Short Fiction

    Edited by Jeehyun Lim, John K. Young ...
    After 1945, women, people of color, and queer writers remade American short fiction, rejecting the modernist dogmas of impersonality and universalism that had long excluded their perspectives from mainstream literature. Since then, authors have continued to investigate identity and align their work with the concerns of their communities. This volume offers instructors ways to explore these ... Read more

    $40.00 USD

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  • Wings In Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010

    Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010

    Edited by Wayne Hale, Helen Lane, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kamlesh Lulla, Gail Chapline ...
     Wings in Orbit is an authoritative documentation of the many accomplishments of the NASA Space Shuttle Program. Starting with a foreword written by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, this compelling book provides accurate, authentic and easily understood accounts from NASA’s best subject matter experts and external resources. The book captures the passion of those who devoted their ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Whatever Didn't Kill Me Made Me Stronger

    by John Young ...
    What do you do when you face obstacles? Give up, or forge ahead? In Whatever Didn't Kill Me Made Me Stronger, author John R. Young recounts how his life was forged by loss, hardhsip, and unexpected turns, events that led to a courageous outcome. This is the story of resilience in the face of adversity, of never giving up. Of rising from the ashes. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD