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Between the Norm and the Exception: The Frankfurt School and the Rule of Law (Studies in Contemporary German ...

1 review
William E. Scheuerman

The MIT Press, 1997

brilliantly researched and argued
This is a meticulously researched exposition of the theoretical development of two largely unheralded (at least in America) political theorists, Otto Kirchheimer and Franz Neumann. Responding to past influences such as Locke, Rousseau, Weber and even Schmitt, these two contemporaries made signficant strides in the development of a critical democratic theory that would be responsive to the ...

Learning Ruby (Learning)

16 reviews
Michael Fitzgerald

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Learning (More) Ruby
The chapters are tightly organized and neatly structured. The author writes clearly and directly. You'll learn a lot. There are many short paragraphs and examples that lead to moments of "Oh, so that's how it works!" This is now my favorite book for sharpening my understanding of Ruby while expending the least effort. The chapters cover all the basics of Ruby - strings, hashes, arrays etc. ...

The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

80 reviews
Amy Goodman, David Goodman

Hyperion, 2005

Radio Free America - On CD
Far more intriguing format than the book! This profound document comes across far better on CD than in print. Like an extended "Democracy Now" with the addition of subjective commentary. If you listen to "Democracy Now", buy it, asap! If you don't, well... you should. For the past half century, Pacifica Radio has been doing much of the most important journalistic work in America. The ...

The Exception

19 reviews
Christian Jungersen

Anchor, 2008

astounding
I bought The Exception on a whim after seeing a positive review of it in the New Yorker this past summer, and it turned out to be possibly the best contemporary novel I've read in the last couple of years; I read the last 200 pp in a day. The prose is clean, spare, taut, the characters well drawn. The use of the Danish Center for Information on Genocide is fantastic--the novel is presented as a ...

Jewish Wife and Other Short Plays: Includes: In Search of Justice; Informer; Elephant Calf; Measures Taken; ...

3 reviews
Bertolt Brecht

Grove Press, 1994

great read
This book is full of wonderful plays by Bertolt Brecht. I had performed a scene from The Judge in one of my acting classes in community college, and I just HAD to get my hands on my own copy after. I'm glad I got it, because I love reading all of his plays.

C++ Pocket Reference

6 reviews
Kyle Loudon

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

Excellent as intro for C and Java Programers
For many years, I did most of my programming in C, but never learned C++. In recent years, I have been using Java mostly. Now I wish to get back to C++, and I have found this book to be an excellent introduction. In order to read this book one already needs to know how to work with the very low level aspects of C, and at the same time one must understand object oriented concepts. But for ...

State of Exception

9 reviews
Giorgio Agamben

University Of Chicago Press, 2005

great text, poor translation
Agamben's text is filled with relevant historical examples and he makes a clear point, but the translation is lacking. It would have been better if more reference to the original were in the translation that way the reader would have a better understanding of the historical implications of Agamben's terms from within the Western philosophical tradition. It's worth buying for its conceptual ...

Exceptions to Reality: Stories
Alan Dean Foster

Del Rey, 2008

As is evident in his many thrilling novels, Alan Dean Foster is a master at creating other worlds in an array of genres. Now he turns his imagination to the short story in these spectacular tales of outer space, cyberspace, ancient gods, modern demons, and mortal horror, including Panhandler A predatory lawyer encounters a fabled boyhood hero and falls victim to the less innocent intrigues of eternal youth. Growth Not even his minidrag Pip ...

Neoliberalism as Exception: Mutations in Citizenship and Sovereignty
Aihwa Ong

Duke University Press, 2006

Neoliberalism is commonly viewed as an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government. Some consider it a form of predatory capitalism with adverse effects on the Global South. In this groundbreaking work, Aihwa Ong offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes, be they authoritarian, democratic, or communist. Ong shows ...

The Universal Exception: Selected Writings
Slavoj Zizek

Continuum, 2006

The second volume of the key writings of leading contemporary cultural commentator, Slavoj Zizek. Collecting together a broad selection of Zizek's major writings on politics, The Universal Exception showcases his formidable range of interests and his style. The book includes his writings on such right-wing icons as Ayn Rand and Leni Riefenstahl; his take on the logic of capitalism and the condition of contemporary radical politics; and his views ...

DEATH, NO EXCEPTIONS!
Kareem Tomblin

Prioritybooks Publications, 2008

What happens when a thug robs a thug? It was one thing for broke and hungry William Earl Holly, an ex-con, four months fresh out of state prison, to rob, Monica Sparks, Queen City dope girl on the low, by taking her coke, cash, and chromed-out Benz 190. But it was another thing altogether when William put his hands on her child in the process. In the eyes of Monica and her thugged-out associates, that was a fatal mistake. One that they were all ...

The Enormous Exception: Meeting Christ in the Sermon on the Mount

1 review
Earl F. Palmer

Regent College Publishing, 2001

Great Book
This is a great book. One of the best religious books that I have read. The author has a great style.

Overhead Writing Lessons: Exceptional Essays (Overhead Writing Lessons: Exceptional Es)

2 reviews
Carol Rawlings Miller

Teaching Resources, 2005

Excellent teaching tools
The overheads that go along with this book are fantastic. The worksheets are a little young for my middle schoolers, but they are a helpful reinforcement.

Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems 1986-2006

1 review
Ralph Angel

Sarabande Books, 2006

An Exceptional Collection
Ralph Angel is an American original. His work is suprising, wise and transcendent. Exception and Melancholies is an important collection.

Learning C#

33 reviews
Jesse Liberty

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

HITS THE MARK!
I find the book to be very well thought out and is a great intro to the C# language. I'm certified in Java2 but have spent the VAST majority of my career working with COBOL and other legacy languages. For me, Learning C# 2005 is a great introduction. I have a couple of other more recent books but I find that I refer to "Learning" most of the time as the more advanced books don't cover the ...

California: The Great Exception

1 review
Carey McWilliams, Lewis H. Lapham

University of California Press, 1999

an emergence from "the myth of Golconda"
That is how California's emergence is described by the exemplary Carey McWilliams, journalist, social critic, and keen observer of all things Californian. The book is dated: it was written in '49 and lightly updated in '74 and centers primarily on San Francisco and Los Angeles. It is a measure of McWilliams' penetrating and witty grasp of the state and its foibles, follies, and fandangos that ...

Ada As A Second Language

9 reviews
Norman Cohen

McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 1995

The ultimate Ada95 book, if you are experienced programmer.
Over two years back, I had to write and test huge amount of code (about 200-330K LOC) in Ada 95 (I had over 8 yrs. Ada 83 experience) in very short time. A colleague suggested to use this book. It has helped me in every way. The book contains very clear explanations about all the new concepts in Ada and it also covers the real-time issues, OOP, low-level multilingual programming, distributed ...

The Official Exceptions to the Rules of Golf

5 reviews
Henry Beard

Villard, 1997

Golf Legalise at its Best!
This book takes everything you do with your friends that breaks the rules of golf and makes it hilariously legal. Written just like the USGA's manual and in golf legalese its a must have for anyone that enjoys golf. It includes such highlights as the Agreement to Re-tee or "Mass Mulligan", Temporary Insanity or "John Daly", and other such rules as Nonchalant Putts or "Tap-tap-tap-in and ...

The Universal Exception
Slavoj Zizek

Continuum, 2007

Eight to Great: Eight Steps to Delivering an Exception Customer Experience
Greg Gianforte

BookSurge Publishing, 2008

Eight Steps to Delivering an Exceptional Customer Experience

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