Pulitzer Prize winning humanitarian Samantha Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?" In this memoir, Power transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. In 2005, her critiques of U.S. foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on...

"Each of the six stories in Your Duck is My Duck, Eisenberg's first collection since 2006, has the heft and complexity of a novel. With her own inexorable but utterly unpredictable logic and her almost uncanny ability to conjure the strange states of mind and emotion that constitute our daily consciousness, Eisenberg pulls us as if by gossamer threads through her characters--a tormented woman whose face determines her destiny; a group of film actors...

A commemorative edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly offers insight into the world's shared views about the rights of all people, with illustrations by artists from around the world.

This autobiographical book draws on the wisdom and learnings of a lifetime of personal growth. The themes that run through the book are layers of personal stories drawn from a colorful family history, from many years as a veterinary surgeon, as facilitator in the adventure industry and as a trekking guide working with the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. Beneath this are the psychological insights and wisdoms from an array of sources that relate to inner...

"Unearthing the Truth: Genocides and Their Impact on Humanity" is a profound and heart-wrenching exploration of one of the darkest aspects of human history. This comprehensive work delves into the horrifying reality of genocides across different eras and continents, revealing the deep scars they have left on humanity.The book begins by defining genocide, tracing its legal and conceptual evolution, and setting the stage for a deeper understanding of...

Esta obra, producida por un selecto grupo de profesores investigadores vinculados a la División de Derecho, Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad del Norte (Colombia), está dirigida a todas aquellas personas comprometidas con la investigación, la reflexión y la reivindicación de los Derechos Humanos a nivel nacional y mundial. Este esfuerzo intelectual permite ahondar en le tema de los derechos humanos y la naturaleza...

There was a time when humanity looked in the mirror and saw something precious, worth protecting and fighting for indeed, worth liberating. But now we are beset on all sides by propaganda promoting a radically different viewpoint. According to this idea, human beings are a cancer upon the Earth, a species whose aspirations and appetites are endangering the natural order. This is the core of anti-humanism. Merchants of Despair traces the pedigree of...

Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions of reconciliation and development in South Africa?...

The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report, which, in the 2014 volume, highlighted the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance, and more, and also featured photo essays of child marriage in South Sudan, the cost of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, and religious fighting in Central African Republic. Reflecting...

This book is written by two Military men, with a combined 50+ years working in the Military Industrial Complex. The views here provide thought provoking insights into where we are as a Nation, and how we got so far removed from the vision of the framers. It goes into basic economics to illustrate how business works here in a free market economy and uses analogies to show just how "We The People" have been duped over the years and how the liberties...