Автор: Winch, Tara June Название: Yield ISBN: 0008437084 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008437084 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD 2020An exquisitely written, heartbreaking and hopeful novel of culture, language, tradition, suffering and empowerment `A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia` Richard Flanagan, Man Booker Prize winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Автор: Winch, Graham M. Название: Managing construction projects ISBN: 1405184574 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405184571 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 8070.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Project management is of critical importance in construction, yet its execution poses major challenges. In order to keep a project on track, decisions often have to be made before all the necessary information is available.
Автор: Winch, Peter Название: Spinoza on ethics and understanding ISBN: 1785275437 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785275432 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19312.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Peter Guy Winch (1926 - 1997) was one of the most important philosophers of the second half of the 20th Century. He is best known for his early work on the philosophy of the social sciences, in particular his monograph On the Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy (ISS), which generated controversy within both philosophical and social scientific circles. In that work and subsequent publications, Winch argued against the presupposition that social relations could be understood using only the conceptual tools of the natural sciences. Winch would later come to regret the reputation ISS garnered him, which was a mixture of roughly equal degrees fame and infamy. In part this regret stemmed from the (as it seemed to him) uncharitable light in which ISS was read by its many critics. In part it was because that book overshadowed all of his subsequent work. And alongside his writings on the philosophy of the social sciences, his interests ranged widely. He published a groundbreaking study of the philosophy of Simone Weil, entitled Simone Weil: The Just Balance (Winch 1989). In his critical review of that work, Rowan Williams praised Winch for "writing a book whose main purpose is to make us think with Weil, and in so doing recognise her as a philosopher." Alongside these interests, Winch also published numerous essays in many areas including ethics, political philosophy, the philosophy of religion and philosophical logic, most of which are collected together in two volumes of essays published during his lifetime, Ethics and Action (1972) and Trying to Make Sense (1987). Shortly before his death, he was turning his attention to a book manuscript on the problem of political authority.
This volume unites Peter Winch's previously unpublished work on Baruch de Spinoza. The primary source for the text is a series of seminars on Spinoza that Winch gave, first at the University of Swansea in 1982 and then at King's College London in 1989. Audio recordings of the majority of the Swansea seminars have survived. The editors have transcribed these, edited them for coherence, style and clarity, and supplemented them with material drawn from Winch's typescripts and preparatory notebooks. What emerges is an original interpretation of Spinoza's work that demonstrates his continued relevance to contemporary issues in metaphysics, epistemology and ethics, and establishes connections to other philosophers - not only Spinoza's predecessors such as Descartes, but also to the philosophical views of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Simone Weil.
There is currently a resurgence of interest in Spinoza's philosophy, and this volume will contribute to burgeoning debates within that field. Winch's account of Spinoza is uncommon insofar as it takes as central to Spinoza's project his conceptions of meaning, understanding and language, and directly connecting these to his ethical concerns. At the same time, Winch makes useful links to modern debates in ways that throw helpful light on Spinoza. As well as issues which are central to the philosophy of language, these include debates on the nature of the mind, naturalism and the place of the human being within the natural world.
Автор: Winch Terence Название: Seeing-Eye Boy ISBN: 0999007718 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780999007716 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2062.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Seeing-Eye Boy, the first novel by poet and musician Terence Winch. winner of the American Book Award and Columbia Book Award, brings to life the Irish immigrant world of 20th-century urban America. The vivid and engrossing story of Matt Coffey, 12 years old going on 13, offers an inside look at a lost universe where two cultures, Irish and American, blended together in the new world. In the story it's the fall of 1957, and Matt's world is in turmoil. He's acquired a new enemy named Bull Burke, has started taking care of a neighborhood blind man (who turns out to have been part of the resistance to the British during the Irish troubles in the old country) and his terrifying dog, and is feeling the stirrings of first love. On top of it all, now he has to contend with the threatened invasion of his block by the meanest gang in the Bronx, the dreaded Fordham Baldies. How he navigates his way through the minefield of early adolescence, and what he learns about love and life, are at the heart of Seeing-Eye Boy. The vivid narrative shows immigrant adults interacting with their first-generation sons and daughters, while Irish and rock music co-exist uncomfortably as the Irish become Irish Americans. Matt and his buddies take on gang members who use bicycle chains as weapons, as everybody dances around the efforts of Irish cops to keep the Bronx safe from violence. The thrilling climax involves water balloons, mysterious voices in Matt's head, firecrackers, fierce friendships, a dramatic rescue, a horrifying accident, and the eerie sound of the bagpipes. As writer Michael Lally says, "Seeing-Eye Boy is the lyrically precise and definitive story of what it is like being a smart and sensitive adolescent anywhere, anytime."
Автор: Winch, Andrew Название: Warriors against the storm ISBN: 1949564878 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781949564877 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Warriors Against the Storm
An AnthologyDedicated To Mary Weber, Author and Teacher ExtraordinaireEdited by Andrew Winch
What if lightning was your only currency? What if talking to a house-sized spider determined the fate of your galaxy? Warriors Against the Storm weaves a thread of expectancy and overcoming the odds that will shake your resolve and take you on a roller coaster ride of wit and revelation.
In this compilation of short stories by twenty authors, get ready for interstellar adventure, wise and perilous dragons, jungle spirits of hope and death, supernatural law enforcement, magic-wielding freedom fighters, and a glowing sword that reflects its holder's wavering faith.
Join authors from across the globe in support of one of their own by partaking in these life-honoring tales where characters learn from their pain, challenge their beliefs, and question their sense of self. Their decisions will either save lives or bring the world to a disastrous end.
Автор: Winch John Название: Ring of Fire ISBN: 1098314816 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781098314811 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Thaddeus Daniels, a former Confederate spy arrives in San Francisco in June 1866, with the intention of re-igniting the war. He revives a group of pro-Confederate conspirators (Knights of the Golden Circle) to help him carry out his plan of shelling the city from a ship outfitted with cannon. This will be the signal for the thousands of disgruntled Southern men to take up arms again. However, Daniels is recognized by a former foe, whom the spy subsequently murders. The murder leads to an investigation. Soon the U.S. Army lieutenant assigned to the case begins to slowly uncover the conspiracy, which starts a race to stop the conspirators.
Автор: Winch, Julie Название: Between slavery and freedom ISBN: 1442262249 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442262249 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 7392.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Between Slavery and Freedom, Julie Winch explores the complex world of those people of African birth or descent who occupied the "borderlands" between slavery and freedom in the 350 years from the founding of the first European colonies in what is today the United States to the start of the Civil War.
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