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Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling, Vol. 2
Professor Susanne K. Langer - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Proposes a theory of evolution that accounts for the development of human intellect from animal mentality |
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The Hardest Place
Wesley Morgan - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply reported history of the American war in Afghanistan told through the infantry battalions and commando teams who fought in one of the country's most violent regions: the Pech valley.When we think of the war in Afghanistan, chances are we're thinking of a small, remote corner... |
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A Dictionary of Philosophy: Revised Second Edition
Antony Flew - St. Martins Griffin
Format: Paperback
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This is a new, updated and revised edition of a reference work that has proved invaluable as a tool for the student of philosophy, as well as a handbook for the general reader. From the classical thinkers through Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, up to the modern age of Russell and Wittgenstein,... |
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How Women Decide
Therese Huston - Mariner Books
Format: Paperback
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"One could imagine it becoming required reading on Wall Street. "--New York Times Book Review So, you've earned a seat at the table. What happens next? We all face hard decisions every day and the choices we make, and how others perceive them, can be life-changing. There are countless... |
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Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and
Kate Rope - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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Expert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal healthKate Rope's Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having "the Happiest Baby on the Block." This is your... |
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Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation
Christopher Kemp - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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How the brain helps us to understand and navigate space -- and why, sometimes, it doesn't work the way it should.Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have -- older than language.... |
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Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
John J Kaag - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory Alpine journey in the spirit of the great Romantic thinker Friedrich NietzscheHiking with Nietzsche: Becoming Who You Are is a tale of two philosophical journeys -- one made by John Kaag as an introspective young man of nineteen, the other seventeen years... |
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A Woman's Place: Inside the Fight for a Feminist Future
Kylie Cheung - North Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
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Too loud. Too shrill. Too far. Too much. Despite the systematic chipping away at our voices, autonomy, and rights, women who demand more--or even just enough--continue to be pushed aside, talked over, and dismissed. From unbridled online abuse to the unspoken societal rules that dictate... |
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
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