LIBROS DEL AUTOR: michael merry

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  • Educational Justice
    Michael S. Merry
    2020 Finalist for Book of the Year Award, North American Society of Social and Political Philosophy (NASSP)This book examines the philosophical, motivational, and practical challenges of education theory, policy, and practice in the twenty-first century. There is a loud and persistent drum beat of support for schools, for citizenship, for diversity and inclusion, and increasing...
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    60,28 €

  • Magician in Black
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    At least 62 verified plots to assassinate Adolph Hitler took place between 1932 and 1944. None succeeded. When threats appeared in the early 30?s, Hitler told Heinrich Himmler, Reichsf?hrer-SS, he required someone who might ?be trusted with his life?. Based on these needs, Himmler had his prot?g?, Reinhard Heydrich, head of the German Security Services, seek someone to perform ...
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    17,06 €

  • Percy and Two Other Fools
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    Percy and Two Other Fools is based on the mysterious disappearance of Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867-1925) who, along with his son Jack, and a friend, Raleigh Rimmel, vanished in the jungles of the Mato Grosso in March 1925. An experienced explorer, Fawcett and his two companions were searching for a lost city he called ’Z’ near the Xingu river. They disappeared and were never he...
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    17,19 €

  • The Tomb Robber
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    ’The Tomb Robber’, is a collection of seven short stories. The title novella tells of a Spanish expedition to Panamá which pillages a pre-Columbian burial site. Years later, a professional tomb robber follows their trail. ’Coconuts’ discloses how the author learned what a ’real’ coconut tastes like. ’The Big Fellah’ is a tale of Ireland’s greatest hero whose dedication leads to...
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    17,93 €

  • Galleón and Seven Other Tales
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    This is a collection of eight stories. ’Galleón’ tells of the loss of a Spanish ship off Panama in 1715 and its re-discovery in 2017. ’Escape’ describes how jailed prisoners can be illegally freed. ’Hideaway’ is a story of an eye-witness to a crime. ’The Miracle’ is the tale of a seminarian who sees and speaks to Saint James. ’Lottery’ explains how a young offender wins the Lot...
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    17,13 €

  • 'Guten Tag, Mr. Churchill' and Other Tales
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    This is a book of eight short stories and novellas. The title novella, ’Guten tag, Mr. Churchill’, is an alternative history of WWII telling of the German invasion of Great Britain and how Churchill’s auxiliaries made their presence known. ’Finding Jimmy’ is another alternative story, which reveals details of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance. ’Jack’ tells of a young boy who joins th...
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    22,95 €

  • Equality, Citizenship, and Segregation
    Michael S. Merry
    In this provocative and original study, Merry argues that most voluntary separation experiments in education are not driven by a sense of racial, cultural or religious superiority; that would indeed be a type of separation with disturbing moral significance. Rather, they are driven by a desire for quality education, community membership, and self-respect. Hence, voluntary separ...
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    66,57 €

  • The Education of Santiago O’Grady and Other Stories
    Michael J. Merry / Michael JMerry
    This is a book of nine short stories and novellas. The title novella, The Education of Santiago O’Grady, tells the story of a young man who learns about life and the philatelic business working at his country’s posts and telegraphs. In The Major, an ex-military officer meets a former subordinate. A British Army corporal barters bullets for gold in A Few Won’t Do Any Harm, and i...
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    26,51 €

  • The Golden Altar
    Michael Merry
    In January of 1671 the pirate Henry Morgan captured and sacked Panama City. Morgan took considerable booty Panama but missed the fabled Golden Altar, a priceless artifact which a local priest had painted with creosote to avoid detection.This story tells of Morgan’s rage when he discovered what he had overlooked. Continuing, it relates how a descendant, Major Henry Morgan, a Bri...
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    23,25 €

  • El Altar Dorado
    Michael Merry
    En enero de 1671 el pirata Henry Morgan capturó y saqueó la Ciudad de Panamá. En un sorprendente hecho de armas cruzó el Istmo de Panamá y atacó la ciudad desde el este, algo que los estrategas militares en la actualidad consideran imposible. Morgan tomó un botín importante de Panamá pero le faltó el fabuloso Altar Dorado, un artefacto invalorable que los curas habían pintado c...
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    23,21 €

  • Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling
    Michael S. Merry
    In light of the growing phenomenon of Islamic schools in the United States and Europe, this compelling study outlines whether these schools share similar traits with other religious schools, while posing new challenges to education policy. Merry elaborates an ideal type of Islamic philosophy of education in order to examine the specific challenges that Islamic schools face, com...
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    66,65 €