Material Ambitions


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"The book traces the early history of the self-help genre and the literary depiction of ambition in Victorian British fiction. Stories of hardworking characters who bring themselves out of rags to riches abound in the Victorian era. In chapters featuring the works of novelists, the author demonstrates that Victorian fiction dramatized ambition and problematized it as well"--




Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet


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Textbook for general-education college course on the physics of energy and its role in the broader context of society. Topics include exponential growth, economic growth, population, the role of space exploration, energy units, thermal energy, fossil fuels, climate change, hydroelectricity, wind power, solar power, biological energy, nuclear energy, comparison of alternative energy options, the role of human psychology, prospects for a plan, and adaptation strategies. Appendices include refreshers on math and chemistry, selected answers from end-of-chapter problems, and worthwhile tangents. Contains 195 graphics, 70 tables, a glossary, bibliography, and index.




Material Ambitions


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Intertwining the methodologies of disability studies and ecocriticism, Material Ambitions persuasively unmasks the longstanding myth that ambitious individualism can overcome disadvantageous systematic and structural conditions.




England After the War


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Lectures and Sermons


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Strive for Truth!


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Pocket edition of original volumes 4 through 6. Individual volumes not sold separately







The Green Bag


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Includes index. 1 v.




Sex Roles


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"The bibliography covers literature originating in investigations published both here and abroad and is directed toward social and behavioral scientists." Selected journal articles (346), books (54), and book chapters (49), published 1960-1972. Topical arrangement. Entries include bibliographical information, keywords, and abstracts. Author, subject indexes.