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The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We Are Called
Mavis Himes · Rowman & Littlefield Pages: 277 Format: Print book
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Our proper name is as much a part of us as our own skin. It travels with us like a passport, testifying to our unique presence on this earth. The articulation of our name rolls off our tongue with ease and familiarity, yet we rarely turn and examine the part our name plays in what makes... |
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Philosophy in Minutes
Marcus Weeks · Quercus Format: Book
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Philosophy in Minutes distills 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections.The core information for every topic - including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions... |
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Seeing Through Christianity: A Critique of Beliefs and Evidence
Bill Zuersher · Xlibris Pages: 314 Format: Hardcover
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The only book you'll ever need to read about Christianity. This remarkable book provides a critical overview of Christian beliefs and the evidence for them. Where did these beliefs come from? Are there good reasons to believe Christianity is true? Bill Zuersher clearly explains each of Christianity's... |
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Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody
William Poundstone · Little, Brown Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide to outguessing everything from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market. People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from... |
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
BETH MACY · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Factory Man comes the only book to fully chart the opioid crisis in America-an unforgettable portrait of the families and first responders on the front lines.In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus... |
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Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic
Matthew Stewart · W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy? Not only the erudite Thomas Jefferson, the wily and elusive Ben Franklin, and the underappreciated Thomas Paine, but also Ethan Allen, the hero of the Green Mountain... |
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Exchanging Autonomy: Inner Motivations as Resources for Tackling the Crises of Our Times
Marco Senatore · Xlibris Corporation Pages: 214 Format: Hardcover
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This book has already been published in Italy by the university press Aracne (http://www.aracneeditrice.it/aracneweb/index.php/pubblicazione.html?item=9788854857957) . Its twofold purpose is to define some dimensions of individual autonomy (in particular, existential, functional and relational... |
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder
Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal · Gallup Press Format: Hardcover
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur. Gallup research shows that decisions and actions, influenced by the personality of the entrepreneur, affect the survival and growth of the venture.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is about understanding what... |
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The Origin of Others
TONI MORRISON · Harvard University Press Pages: 136 Format: Hardcover
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America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct... |
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Infinity and the Supermen: Meditations on Possible Worlds and Time
Loren Berengere · Xlibris Corporation Pages: 532 Format: Print book
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Looking behind all forms of life to the concealed abode of ultimate conflict the new philosophy overthrows previous critical theory's attempts to clarify the relations among the disparate social struggles of our time in light of a new full unification. The new eros driving the patriarchal... |
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