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  • 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

  • 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

  • OCD: A Journey of Healing From Ibs, Depression, OCD, and Scrupulosity (Learn How to Identify OCD, Ease Anxiety, Stop Overthinking, and Have Meaningful Connection With Your Partner)

    by John Young ...
    Do you feel trapped in a never-ending loop of obsessive thoughts? Does your mind constantly replay worst-case scenarios, past mistakes, or disturbing ideas you can't seem to shake? What if i told you there’s a way out?Ocd rumination is a groundbreaking guide for anyone struggling with relentless overthinking, mental loops, and the crippling anxiety that comes with obsessive-compulsive rumination. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Was That Masked Kid?

    Book 1

    by John Young ...
    The story of the Masked Kid is my story at an early age when my parents "pulled up stakes" and moved to Colorado.My mother told me that Dad quit his job in middle management in Michigan and took us to a vacant lot in the Big Thompson Canyon. There he single-handedly built a house using skills he couldn't possibly have acquired in a suburban environment. I was three and a half years old when we ... Read more

    $3.99 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

  • Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices

    by John Young ...
    Church history can get into some extremely weighty matters very quickly. After all, when an author is diving into the good, bad, and ugly of human behavior, and then placing alongside those things considerations of religious faith and practice-always prime kindling for the fires of controversy in their own right-there will inevitably be plenty of serious stuff for the reader to think about. But ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Fate of Sudan

    The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process

    by John Young ...
    In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended one of Africa's most devastating civil wars and set the stage for the partition of Sudan, Africa's largest country. One of the most important peace agreements in African history, it has had decisive consequences for the entire Horn of Africa. Yet to date there has been little rigorous analysis as to why the parties signed the CPA, what ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • South Sudan's Civil War

    Violence, Insurgency and Failed Peacemaking

    by John Young ...
    A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but ... Read more

    $28.99 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

  • Fire in the Field and Other Stories

    by John Young ...
    In sixteen apparently simple stories, John Young's memorable characters ask (or refuse to ask) what shapes us. Education? Talent? Impulse? Family? Money? Need for approval? Most of the stories are set in small-town Indiana, with a handful coming from New England villages. All are sensitively written, careful, and real.The impulse to cheat (embellish) shows up early in the collection, as an antique ... Read more

    $7.99 USD