Steven Shakespeare

Gary Anderson

Niamh Malone

This collection brings together an internationally known and interdisciplinary group of scholars, including a major new essay by Laruelle himself. Together they use non-philosophy to cross the boundaries between philosophy and performance.

Non-philosophy and Aesthetics

Art Disarming Philosophy

Richard Henry Goldstone

Thornton Wilder, an Annotated Bibliography of Works, by and about Thornton Wilder

For weeks financial investigator Tony Stiles has been digging into Will Taylor's finances, uncovering all of the money and assets Talyor hid before filing for divorce from his wife, Mindy. Just as Stiles is about to confront Taylor with the evidence, Will is shot to death along with Cheryl Brandt, Will's sexy and rich lover. Now the St. Paul Police consider Mindy the prime suspect. Suddenly Stiles is in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation and is in a desparate race to find the real killer. Are the murders connected to the suspicious death of Cheryl's husband a year earlier? Why can't Mindy explain where she was the night of the murders? Who else wanted Will Taylor dead?

Deadly Assets

David Satran

Ruth Clements

This volume illustrates the ways in which the discovery of the scrolls has altered our paradigms of biblical interpretation, investigating connections within and between Jewish and Christian interpretive texts.

Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, Jointly Sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 9–11 January, 2007

New Approaches to the Study of Biblical Interpretation in Judaism of the Second Temple Period and in Early Christianity

Midwestern humorist Gary Anderson's third book takes aim at the wide-ranging emotions of the Christmas season in this collection of short stories. From the insanity of the Christmas that brought a troop of clowns to the farm, to the poignancy of an old couple, recalling the most touching moment of their 60 Christmases together, this collection offers Anderson's unique reflections on both the hilarious and the touching sides of the holiday season. "Oh, that everyone would see what Christmas is really about! I long to have a simple Christmas, full of memories of family times and remembering why we celebrate Christmas. The commercialism has gotten to be too much. Thank you for a beautiful article. Run it again next year and maybe you can rid the world of some insanity!" -Traci Vujicich, syndicated columnist "I'm so excited about your articles! They just sparkle!" -Gloria Peck, Editor, Waterlines magazine "I'm always on the lookout for pieces that reflect solid values as well as a thoughtful writer-which you obviously are." -Linda Meehan, Editor, Country Heart magazine "You have a wonderful way with words." -Linda Radke, Managing Editor, Five Star Publications

Miracles, Marvels and Mayhem

A Heartland Christmas Collection

People covered by public pensions are often the subject of 'pension envy:' that is, their benefits might seem more generous and their contributions lower than those offered by the private sector. Yet this book points out that such judgments are often inaccurate, since civil servants hold jobs with few counterparts in private industry, such as firefighters, police, judges, and teachers. Often these are riskier, dirtier, and demand more loyalty and discretion than would be required of a more mobile labor force in the private sector. The debate challenges traditional ideas about how the public employee labor contract is structured and raises questions about how such employees are attracted to the public sector, retained and motivated on the job, and retired, via an entire compensation package of wages and benefits. Authors explore aspects of these schemes, addressing the cost and valuation debate, along with the political economy of how public pension asset pools are perceived and managed, an increasingly important topic in times of global financial turmoil. The discussion also explores ways that public pensions can be strengthened in the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany. The volume captures a vigorous debate currently underway by academics, financial experts, regulators, and plan sponsors, all seeking to define a new future for public retirement systems. It will be of substantial interest to a wide range of readers, since public sector employees and their representatives will naturally find the comparisons and arguments over valuation of keen interest. Public pension administrators and policymakers seeking an explanation of what makes these plans so costly will gain a new understanding of how the arguments stack up. Private sector employers and plan sponsors can learn much from efforts to reform these retirement systems in states and countries around the world. Finally, investors and the taxpaying public more generally may be at risk to cover these long-term promises, so it behoves them to pay close attention to the financing and investment practices of these plans, along with their valuation. This volume represents an invaluable addition to the Pension Research Council / Oxford University Press series as it includes actuarial, economic, and financial perspectives making it useful for academics, retirement plan administrators, and public employees wishing to understand the challenges facing public pensions.

The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems

John Heinerman

"The sacredness & dignity of salt! This mineral is like unto the four elements... earth, air, fire & water. So universal, so necessary to life, it is the fifth element." Jean de Marcounille, Paris 1584. Salt so important to man because it is a constituent of many parts of the body especially the blood, the lymph, the digestive juices. In the blood stream salt furthers good circulation & heart action. In the first part of the book, John Heinerman, Ph.D covers the historical significance & health benefits of salt from man's earliest days through modern society. But all salt is not created equal. Gary Anderson, an undergraduate in oceanography & geological marine sciences in the second part of the book talks about the most nutritious, lowest in sodium Brittany Natural Sea Salt from Brittany, France which is Certified Kosher & which is hand harvested in the true Celtic tradition, using wooden tools to avoid metal transferance. Welcome to the first book about sea salt since 1948, by Ocean Press. Order Direct 800-903-SALT. Paperback retails for $9.95, 100 pages, glossy cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2.

Gary Anderson

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