From Stimulus to Science
Tough, dense, but immensely rewarding.: Quine traces the path from simple stimulus to man's most advanced response to his environment, the pursuit of science. For those not familiar with mathematical logic, the going will be almost impossible, but a [... more]
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Are We Hardwired?: The Role of Genes in Human Behavior
From Amazon.co.uk: The notion that our chromosomes might dictate some of our behaviour makes DNA a four-letter word to strict nurturists. Yet there is strong evidence that genes do exert an influence over some part of nearly of our personalities. [... more]
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Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios
The "gift of truth" has the potential to heal relationships.: Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios, Alice Miller, Pantheon Book, New York, 1998 Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios is Alice Miller's optimistic project about human interactions and their [... more]
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Campitalism. 6 CDs
Amazon.ca: Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine advances a truly unnerving argument: historically, while people were reeling from natural disasters, wars and economic upheavals, savvy politicians and industry leaders nefariously implemented policies that [... more]
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Great Tales From English History
Accessible history: I first discovered Robert Lacey as an author from his book 'The Year 1000'. Interesting, accessible, easy to follow, with a good balance of detail and breadth (always a tricky task when writing a popular history), that book was one of [... more]
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Critical Theory and the Novel: Mass Society and Cultural ...
The novel and the challenges of history: Suchoff bases his far-ranging analysis of three major novelists of modernity - Dickens, Melville, and Kafka - on the stimulating intellectual frame inspired by the now classic Frankfurt School theorists - Adorno, [... more]
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Sullivans Island
What a Wonderful Read: I enjoyed this book so much that for the entire time of reading it I found I talked with a southern accent. What a great closeness these sisters had. I found the characters so real, that when Susan started walking to lose weight, I [... more]
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Brownian Agents and Active Particles: Collective ...
Brownian agents: Brownian Agents and Active Particles: Collective Dynamics in the Natural and Social Sciences by Frank Schweitzer The field discussed by the book of Frank Schweitzer has been recently popularized by a novel of Michael Crichton: "Prey& [... more]
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George Bernard Shaw
WRITER TO WRITER: In only one hundred pages Chesterton encapsulates the influences on and works of George Bernard Shaw, and he is on top form. I should say up front for those that want the Drive-Thru version, go direct to chapters 2 and 6 (35 pages total) [... more]
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The Memory Game
Memory a game?: Whether it be "Memory Game" or "Kim's Game", as the narrator describes them and then confesses to confusing the two, game theory becomes the controlling conceit for this exploration of family solidarity and family [... more]
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Essential Latin Flavas V.2
Artist: Various Artists Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5030688100162 Format: Import Format: Compilation Original Release Date: 2004-11-16 Release Date: 2004-07-08 Tracks: Pernett & The Caribbean Ravers - The Caribbean Raver El Gran Fellove - Walking on the [... more]
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Tango Club
Artist: Various Artists Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5030688100186 Format: Import Format: Compilation Original Release Date: 2004-08-10 Release Date: 2004-07-05 Tracks: 'Round About Midnight Vuelvo Al Sur \oKoop Remix\c - Astor Piazzolla Café de Fiore [... more]
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