Washoe County Library System

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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.

Description

"For most of the 2,000-plus years since its foundation as a discipline by ancient Greek thinkers, rhetoric-the art of using language to persuade-was a keystone of a Western education. But in the early 20th century, studying rhetoric fell out of fashion. In The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself, Robin Reames, one of the world's leading scholars of rhetoric, argues that it's high time to bring it back. Drawing on examples ranging from the Sophist...

2) Rooted: life at the crossroads of science, nature, and spirit

Author

Haupt, Lyanda Lynn

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.

Description

"Award-winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt's highly personal new book is a brilliant invitation to live with the earth in both simple and profound ways. She invokes rootedness as a way of being in concert with the wilderness--and wildness--that sustains humans and all of life"--

3) Limitarianism: the case against extreme wealth

Author

Robeyns, Ingrid

Publisher

Astra House

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.

Description

"An original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by the philosopher who coined the term "limitarianism" that invites us to a radical reimagining of our world"--

4) Mirrored heavens

Author

Roanhorse, Rebecca

Series

Between earth and sky volume 3

Publisher

Saga Press

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

On Order

1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.

Description

"The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky trilogy"-- "The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Even the sea cannot stay calm before the storm. -Teek sayingSerapio,...