Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Ennead	Jan Mark	In a corrupt and authoritarian planetary society, Isaac's survival is precarious until he chances to rescue a girl in a worse situation than himself thinking she will be indebted to him, but his drea…	OL11022529W
The affirmative way	David Lambourne,David Lambourne	The book considers the intellectual and spiritual path to fulfilment. It is based on reason rather than faith and is concerned with self-knowledge, the need to live simply and the need to love and se…	OL11535398W
Developing moral community in a pluralist school setting	Alex R. Rodger	75 p. ; 21 cm	OL12563420W
Life is what you make it	Peter Buffett	From composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett comes a warm, wise, and inspirational book that asks, Which will you choose: the path of least resistance or the path of potentially greatest…	OL13847462W
Pitch In!	Pamela Hill Nettleton	Kids Talk Using real-life experiences, 8th grade advice columnists Frank B. Wize and Tina Truly write to kids about how to handle sticky situations in fun, creative, and responsible ways!	OL15092499W
Cuentos para Conversar	Maria Eugenia Coeymans	Cuentos para Conversar or Stories for Sharing is a collection of 30 short stories to be shared by parents and children so as to help them on their bonding process. Each story appeals to the child in…	OL15352644W
Why things matter to people	R. Andrew Sayer	"Andrew Sayer undertakes a fundamental critique of social science's difficulties in acknowledging that people's relation to the world is one of concern. As sentient beings, capable of flourishing and…	OL15414956W
Alte Werte - Neue Werte	Wolfgang Elz,Andreas Rödder	Werte sind nicht einfach da. Sie werden gemacht, und sie wandeln sich - aber wie? Dieses Buch gibt historische und gesellschaftspolitische Antworten."Werteverfall"beklagen die einen,"Liberalisierung"…	OL15492772W
Live it-- inclusiveness	Marina Cohen	Inclusiveness is an unusual word. What exactly does it mean? It means accepting and welcoming those who are different. It means allowing everyone to participate, even when there may be reasons not to…	OL15500025W
Restless virgins	Abigail Jones,Marissa Miley	An honest, intimate look at the lives of today's teens—told through the true experiences of friends at a New England prep schoolEstablished in 1798, Milton Academy has a proud history of achievement.…	OL15839487W
Value-packed booktalks	Lucy Schall	"In this guide, 100 recommended books and booktalks offer the perfect way to start value discussions with teens and teen/adult book groups"--	OL16011494W
Culture matters	Samuel P. Huntington	"Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living i…	OL16063494W
From values to action	Harry M. Jansen Kraemer	"Respected former CEO, professor, and speaker examines what it takes to become a values-based leader In this highly-anticipated book, Harry Kraemer argues that today's business environment demands va…	OL16116571W
The essentials of formal axiology	Rem Blanchard Edwards	"This book explains and advances formal axiology as originally developed by Robert S. Hartman. Formal axiology identifies the general patterns involved in (1) the meaning of 'good' and other value co…	OL16505732W
Culture's consequences	Geert H. Hofstede,Geert Hofstede	"This important book is based on a monumental study of the sales subsidiaries of a major multinational corporation which operates in 39 countries in the world. Since, in all countries, the respondent…	OL1835301W
Recent work on intrinsic value	Michael J. Zimmerman,Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen	Recent Work on Intrinsic Value brings together for the first time many of the most important and influential writings on the topic of intrinsic value to have appeared in the last half-century. During…	OL18357226W
Just babies	Paul Bloom	"From Sigmund Freud to Jean Piaget, psychologists have long believed that we begin life as amoral animals. After all, isn't it the role of society--and especially parents--to transform babies from li…	OL19969710W
Lying	Sam Harris	"Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption--even murder and genocide--general…	OL19975587W
Toward Truth, Freedom, Fitness, and Decency	Mark Bitz	172 pages : 23 cm	OL21324837W
Being Responsible	Mary Small	Way to Be!-Being a good person means treating others right. In these endearing character education tales, readers learn about the different things they can do every day to be considerate—it’s a great…	OL2148054W