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I Love You Dad
The day after his father died the author feels his father's presence. This book details their conversations about life and death.
The Government of Mistrust
Focusing on the creation and misuse of government documents in Vietnam since the 1920s, The Government of Mistrust reveals how profoundly the dynamics of bureaucracy have affected Vietnamese efforts to build a socialist society. In examining the flurries of paperwork and directives that moved back and forth between high- and low-level officials, Ken MacLean underscores a paradox: in trying to gather accurate information about the realities of life in rural areas, and thus better govern from Hanoi, the Vietnamese central government employed strategies that actually made the state increasingly illegible to itself. MacLean exposes a falsified world existing largely on paper. As high-level offic...
Crimes in Archival Form
Crimes in Archival Form explores the many ways in which human rights "facts" are produced rather than found. Using Myanmar as his case study, Ken MacLean examines the fact-finding practices of a human rights group, two cross-border humanitarian agencies, an international law clinic, and a global NGO-led campaign. Foregrounding fact-finding, in critical yet constructive ways, prompts long overdue conversations about the possibilities and limits of human rights documentation as a mode of truth-seeking. Such conversations are particularly urgent in an era when the perpetrators of large-scale human rights violations exploit misinformation, weaponize disinformation, and employ outright falsehoods, including deepfakes, to undermine the credibility of those who document abuses and demand accountability in the court of public opinion and in courts of law. MacLean compels practitioners and scholars alike to be more transparent about how human rights "fact" production works, why it is important, and when its use should prompt concern.
Steel My Soldiers' Hearts
Steel my Soldier's Hearts is the story of a young Canadian soldier's mid-war entry into tank training and fighting, through D-Day to War's end, told from the viewpoint of an elisted man in the corps he greatly admired; the actions in which he fought and the men that made up his tank crews; of whom he became the sole survivor. Numerous accounts from former officers relate to the fighting in WWII but accounts from other ranks, who did the fighting, are scarce or missing altogether.
Bulldogs on Ice
From the first intercollegiate hockey contest in American history, in 1896, to today, Yale hockey has provided its fans with countless memorable moments. Over the course of more than one hundred seasons, the Bulldogs have won intercollegiate, league, and conference championships and have delivered unbelievable comebacks, spectacular offensive displays, and breathtaking goaltending performances. Bulldogs on Ice: Yale University Men's Ice Hockey tells the stories of many Eli icons, including the two pillars of Yale hockey, head coaches Murray Murdoch and Tim Taylor; offensive stars and Olympians Ding Palmer, Jack Morrison, and Bob Brooke, as well as scoring king Jeff Hamilton; defensive wizards such as Jack Duffy and Ray Giroux; and All-American goaltenders Gerry Jones, Mike O'Neill, and Alex Westlund. In addition, Bulldogs on Ice examines through words and photographs the notable accomplishments of other Eli stars, including former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and former IBM chief executive officer John Akers.
The Vibrational Universe
In a wide-ranging metaphysical discussion from consciousness, incarnation and death to politics, economics and science, the author describes a cooperative universe which responds to an individual's thoughts, and provides a user-friendly interface.
How Global Corruption Becomes Rotten Flesh
Corruption touches each of us in unique but similar ways. Transparency International, an organization devoted to fighting corruption at every level of society Ð in every nation of the world Ð defines it as Òthe abuse of entrusted power for private gain.Ó (http: //www.transparency.org/about/) Ricardeau Lucceus has organized his professional experience and observation, supported by relevant research, to emphasize the destructive nature of dishonesty in everyday life and dealings. From illicit birth certificates to forged death documents, corruption follows us through life in many of our public interactions. Mr. Lucceus explores the extent and impact of dishonesty at every level of society to show its corrosive effect on ethics and quality of life. Offering awareness as the first step, this book is a valuable tool for helping us to grapple with the immoral and unethical aspects of social institutions that are misshaping our youth and risking our future as a nation and as a people.
The Diaries of Northrop Frye, 1942-1955
This volume in the Collected Works provides a transcription of the seven books of diaries that Frye kept intermittently from 1942 until 1955.
