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Recommended Reading (Most Recent)
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful I
Gwynne, S.C. August 9, 2010. #
Politics and History
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Comanches, often referred to as “lords of the Plains,” were the single most powerful military force in the region, to the frustration of both the Mexican and U.S....
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassio
Greenland, S.K. July 6, 2010. #
Mind and Life Sciences, Eastern Philosophy and Meditation
The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children—who are under more pressure than ever before—can learn to protect themselves with these...
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Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
Aaronovitch, D. May 26, 2010. #
Politics and History, Religion and Religious Criticism
Probability 1: Why There Must Be Intelligent Life in the Universe
Aczel, A.D July 27, 2007. #
Physical Science
Amazon.com
In a universe infinitely large, what is the probability of intelligent life on another planet? Sounds like a trick question, but for anyone versed in cosmology and statistics, the answer is 1; that is, there...
Breakdown of Will
Ainslie, G July 27, 2007. #
Mind and Life Sciences
Book Description
Ainslie argues that our responses to the threat of our own inconsistency determine the basic fabric of human culture. He suggests that individuals are more like populations of bargaining agents than...
Terrorist Hunter
Anonymous July 27, 2007. #
Religion and Religious Criticism
From Publishers Weekly
The author of this gripping account, whose identity, for obvious reasons, must remain secret, has some shocking revelations to make regarding innocuous-sounding Islamic groups that she says serve...
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Ariely, D. June 10, 2008. #
Mind and Life Sciences
The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam
Asbridge, T August 2, 2007. #
Politics and History, Religion and Religious Criticism
The Day of the Barbarians
Barbero, A July 27, 2007. #
Politics and History
From Publishers Weekly
Medievalist Barbero (The Battle: A New History of Waterloo) offers a revisionist history of the relatively obscure battle of Adrianople, arguing that the course of world history changed after the...
Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind
Baron-Cohen, S. May 27, 2010. #
Mind and Life Sciences
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
Batchelor, S. June 1, 2010. #
Religion and Religious Criticism, Eastern Philosophy and Meditation
Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Batchelor, S. May 3, 2010. #
Eastern Philosophy and Meditation
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Bauby, J.D July 27, 2007. #
Mind and Life Sciences
Amazon.com
We’ve all got our idiosyncrasies when it comes to writing—a special chair we have to sit in, a certain kind of yellow paper we absolutely must use. To create this tremendously affecting memoir,...
While Europe Slept
Bawer, B August 2, 2007. #
Politics and History, Religion and Religious Criticism
The Denial of Death
Becker, E July 27, 2007. #
Mind and Life Sciences
New York Times Book Review
...a brave work of electrifying intelligence and passion, optimistic and revolutionary, destined to endure…
The Chicago Sun-Times
It is hard to overestimate the importance of this book;...
The Oxford Companion to the Body
Blakemore, C. and S. Jennett (Eds.) July 27, 2007. #
Mind and Life Sciences
From Library Journal
Another in the “Oxford Companion” series (it was preceded in the sciences by companions to the mind in 1987 and to medicine in 1986), this is a beautifully produced tome comprising over 1000...
The Nature of Consciousness: Philosophical Debates
Block, N., O. Flanagan, and G. Güzeldere July 27, 2007. #
Mind and Life Sciences, Philosophy
Amazon.com
Almost everyone agrees that we possess consciousness, but as this book demonstrates, that’s where the agreement ends. What can we say about the mind without fear of contradiction? Not much, and that’s how...
Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life
Bok, S. July 27, 2007. #
Philosophy
A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
