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The scope of affirmative obligation is a point of contention among liberals. Some see affirmative obligations required by social justice as incompatible with a strong commitment to individual freedom. The task before the moderate liberal is then to consider what a consistently liberal view of affirm... More

This book enables me to shed the old skin that I have been living in for years. Explaining to others what happens to me in order to open the eyes of those that will listen to it. It took a lot from me and a lot out of me. This book reveals weakness as well as strength. If you think you can't fight s... More

A National Poetry Series winner, chosen by Edward Sanders. "What power. Smith's poetry is all poetry. And visceral. Her poems get under the skin of their subjects. Their passion and empathy, their real worldliness, are blockbuster."-Marvin Bell "I was weeping for the beauty of poetry when I reache... More

Progress in the neurosciences is profoundly changing our conception of ourselves. Contrary to time-honored intuition, the mind turns out to be a complex of brain functions. And contrary to the wishful thinking of some philosophers, there is no stemming the revolutionary impact that brain research wi... More

Primary Coverage Area: Pottstown Area, SanatogaPrimary Coverage Area: Pottstown Area, Sanatoga... More

Have you ever had the feeling of impending doom? You know the one. It starts slowly, easing its way up your spine. Its the one that makes you feel like youre being watched when you know youre the only one in the room. You know something is coming. It preys on you and makes you wait for the where and... More

Arrianna lives in a world in which portals, parallel universes and travelling through space, dimension and time are for some at least everyday occurrences. Still grieving the loss of her beloved guardian grandfather Arrianna's life is further ripped apart when Theo her younger brother vanishes witho... More

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, Germany has faced complex challenges. The rapid introduction of political, economic, and social union in 1990 joined East and West in an experiment without precedent, as the former German Democratic Republic adopted the structures of the Federal Re... More