The Sanity Inspectors
The Sanity Inspectors

Author: Friedrich Deich

Publisher: Boiler House Press

Published: 2023-05-31

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1913861880

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“Who can tell exactly where the difference lies between those of us who imagine ourselves sane and those we call insane?” As Robert Vossmenge tries to practice psychiatry in Germany in the early 1930s, he finds himself at odds with his profession as it increasingly falls under the influence of the Nazi regime with its aim to rid German society of those it considers undesirables. Vossmenge tries to stay out of trouble by keeping a low profile. Through his friendship with a Lutheran pastor, he begins to question his assumptions about what constitutes sanity in a world where the people in charge seem to be insane. Though he quietly wages a one-man campaign against the cruelty of the military mindset while serving as a Luftwaffe doctor, Vossmenge is ultimately forced to choose between survival and standing for his beliefs. The Sanity Inspectors is a gripping account of the challenge of trying to be a good man in the midst of evil.

Hell Camp
Hell Camp

Author: Niki Smart

Publisher: Niki Smart

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0985616601

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"Hell Camp" is one helluva ride. A fast-paced, slap-you-in-the-face journey through a bizarre childhood with a crazy mother. A mother who will stop at nothing to get what she wants; a mother who crashes cars, beats up the maid, extinguishes cigarettes on her arms, sleeps with the neighborhood, runs away from home for months at a time and eventually "kidnaps" a toddler. "Hell Camp" is laugh-out loud funny and heartbreakingly sad - a tragicomedy of momentous proportions. A story of love, determination, betrayal, violence, sex, abuse and utter madness - you won't be able to put this book down.

Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed
Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author: Philip Schofield

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2009-04-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1441106057

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Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed presents a clear account of his life and thought, and highlights his relevance to contemporary debates in philosophy, politics, and law. Key concepts and themes, including Bentham's theory of logic and language, his utilitarianism, his legal theory, his panopticon prison, and his democratic politics-together with his views on religion, sex, and torture-are lucidly explored. The book also contains an illuminating discussion of the nature of the text from the perspective of an experienced textual editor.

The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency
The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency

Author: Lamont C. Colucci

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-08-08

Total Pages: 821

ISBN-13: 0313392293

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This two-volume set provides a chronological view of the foreign policy/national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama, framed by commentary on the historical context for each, discussions of major themes, and examinations of the lasting impact of these policies. The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency: How They Shape our Present and Future provides a chronological examination of the foreign policy and national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama, covering everything from our missionary zeal and our pursuit of open navigation of the seas, to our involvement in the ongoing political and military conflicts in the Middle East. It addresses the multiple sources behind the doctrines: real, rhetorical, and ideological. Arranged chronologically, each chapter offers commentary on the historical evolution of these doctrines, identifies the major themes, and highlights unique revelations. Ideal for universities, colleges, libraries, academics, classroom teachers, policy makers, and the educated electorate, this two-volume set represents a compendium of national security doctrines that explains how these first doctrines have constrained, restrained, and guided every American president regardless of party, providing comprehensive information that cannot be found in any other single source. Further, the work presents the reader with examples and explanations of precisely how these doctrines from long ago as well as those from recent history directly affect our present and future.