Way of the Warrior (Kindle Edition)

Way of the Warrior (Kindle Edition)
By Bernard Schaffer

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Accomplished fiction author Bernard J. Schaffer's essay on the modern warrior society of police officers. Part-biography, it is an inspirational lesson in what it means to protect and serve the public, at any cost.

Behind the badge and the gun lies the heart of a warrior. Unleash your inner hero.

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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (Paperback)

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (Paperback)
By Laurence Gonzales

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"Unique among survival books...stunning...enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading."—Penelope Purdy, Denver Post

After her plane crashes, a seventeen-year-old girl spends eleven days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better-equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?

Examining such stories of miraculous endurance and tragic death—how people get into trouble and how they get out again (or not)—Deep Survival takes us from the tops of snowy mountains and the depths of oceans to the workings of the brain that control our behavior. Through close analysis of case studies, Laurence Gonzales describes the "stages of survival" and reveals the essence of a survivor—truths that apply not only to surviving in the wild but also to surviving life-threatening illness, relationships, the death of a loved one, running a business during uncertain times, even war.

Fascinating for any reader, and absolutely essential for anyone who takes a hike in the woods, this book will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors. Read more

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Anarchy, State, and Utopia (Paperback)

Anarchy, State, and Utopia (Paperback)
By Robert Nozick

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In this brilliant and widely acclaimed book, winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Robert Nozick challenges the most commonly held political and social positions of our age—liberal, socialist, and conservative.

Born Liberal, Raised Right (Hardcover)

Born Liberal, Raised Right (Hardcover)
By Reb Bradley

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America has a problem. Conservatives aren't helping their kids mature past that arrested development phase also known as liberalism!In this groundbreaking book, noted speaker Reb Bradley proves that societal pressures and foolish child-raising theories that have gone mainstream are preventing parents from developing in their kids the key ingredients of maturity, including self-control. Too many children are becoming adults who are ruled purely by magical thinking, passions, emotions and desires -- the hallmarks of the liberal mindset.It's up to parents to turn their baby Bolsheviks into good citizens by helping their kids mature past their infantile liberal stage. Reb Bradley shows how. Read more

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How & When: These Two Questions Will Change Your Life Forever! (Kindle Edition)

How & When: These Two Questions Will Change Your Life Forever! (Kindle Edition)
By Adam Brandt

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Do you wish to improve the quality of your life? How about the life of others?

"How & When: These Two Questions Will Change Your Life Forever!", will empower you to begin answering your own questions.

Their is a popular belief that questions and answers are directly related to problems and solutions. Guess what? I want you to challenge that belief, while challenging yourself to create a better life.

Have you ever used a question to deceive yourself? I mean to trick your mind into believing that somehow, the simple act of asking a question will solve a problem. We all have.

In this 7500 word ebook, I am going to help you answer life's important questions. I am no genius, but I would like to think that common sense still offers great value.

I am offering this title as part of the "Bloomsayer: Create a Better Life" series. Each body of work offers an easy to read and comprehend portion of an amazing philosophy.

You have the POWER to take your life to the next level.

I am going to provide the answer to, "How you achieve results?".

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The Screwtape Letters (The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics) (Kindle Edition)

The Screwtape Letters (The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics) (Kindle Edition)
By C. S. Lewis

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In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.

Who among us has never wondered if there might not really be a tempter sitting on our shoulders or dogging our steps? C.S. Lewis dispels all doubts. In The Screwtape Letters, one of his bestselling works, we are made privy to the instructional correspondence between a senior demon, Screwtape, and his wannabe diabolical nephew Wormwood. As mentor, Screwtape coaches Wormwood in the finer points, tempting his "patient" away from God.

Each letter is a masterpiece of reverse theology, giving the reader an inside look at the thinking and means of temptation. Tempters, according to Lewis, have two motives: the first is fear of punishment, the second a hunger to consume or dominate other beings. On the other hand, the goal of the Creator is to woo us unto himself or to transform us through his love from "tools into servants and servants into sons." It is the dichotomy between being consumed and subsumed completely into another's identity or being liberated to be utterly ourselves that Lewis explores with his razor-sharp insight and wit.

The most brilliant feature of The Screwtape Letters may be likening hell to a bureaucracy in which "everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment." We all understand bureaucracies, be it the Department of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, or one of our own making. So we each understand the temptations that slowly lure us into hell. If you've never read Lewis, The Screwtape Letters is a great place to start. And if you know Lewis, but haven't read this, you've missed one of his core writings. --Patricia Klein Read more

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Judaism Philosophy Culture (Paperback)

Judaism Philosophy Culture (Paperback)
By Erwin Isak Jakob Rosenthal

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One of the outstanding interpreters of Jewish culture in the twentieth century has been Erwin Rosenthal. This book contains some of his most influential work, ranging from the nature of Jewish political thought, both classical and medieval, to Christian reactions to Judaism and to varying approaches to the study of the Bible. Read more

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The Middle Way: Finding Happiness in a World of Extremes (Hardcover)

The Middle Way: Finding Happiness in a World of Extremes (Hardcover)
By Lou Marinoff

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Today, our global village is filled with strife, caused primarily by extremists of every kind, all unwilling to compromise. But there is a better way—a middle way—where we might discover common ground for peace, both personally and universally. Lou Marinoff, professor of philosophy and author of Plato, not Prozac, reveals the ABCs of finding that spiritually rich path: Aristotle, Buddha, and Confucius. Each of these wise men knew that extremism destroys happiness, health and harmony, and shared the supremely important notion that the main purpose of our existence is to lead a good life, here and now. In three sections, Marinoff examines the contemporary world and shows how the “Middle Way” provides solutions to our most pressing problems. Part One looks at civilizational dynamics that drive both cooperation and conflict across borders, and introduces each of the ABCs. The second segment focuses on some notorious extremes—including political polarization, and simmering religious, tribal, gender, cultural, and economic divides—and how the ABCs can reconcile them. And the third, final section enlightens us on how we all can apply the ABCs to the betterment of our own lives and humanity as a whole. A short list of recommended readings accompanies each chapter, along with illustrations, maps, and eye-opening charts. Read more

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Blood and Bronze (Legend of Reason Series) (Kindle Edition)

Blood and Bronze (Legend of Reason Series) (Kindle Edition)
By David J. Guyton

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Book Two of The Legend of Reason Series The doom of the western world is on the horizon. Hope that was promised has turned to dust, and the violent storms of rebellion begin. Armies march from distant lands to destroy Medora as it rots from within. Beings from hidden realms demand their freedom, or threaten all of mankind with their legions of the dead. But saving them would send every living soul into darkness, and Rommus will not obey. Threads are removed from the fabric of reality and mighty nations fall. The god of war may have been robbed of his power, but there is more to this man than his enemies know. Will Medora fall to shadow and flame? Or can our heroes bring the light of freedom to the fallen realms? Read more

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Reasons and Persons (Oxford Paperbacks) (Paperback)

Reasons and Persons (Oxford Paperbacks) (Paperback)
By Derek Parfit

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Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity, Parfit claims that we have a false view about our own nature. It is often rational to act against our own best interests, he argues, and most of us have moral views that are self-defeating. We often act wrongly, although we know there will be no one with serious grounds for complaint, and when we consider future generations it is very hard to avoid conclusions that most of us will find very disturbing. Read more

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Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)

Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
By Kenneth R. Minogue

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The new Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects from politics to classics. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each book in the series provides trenchant, provocative, yet balanced discussions on the central issues of the field, gives a readable historical account of the subject, and demonstrates how each particular area of study has developed and shaped society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering readers an affordable, accessible, and complete reference library. Stimulating and lively, the Very Short Introductions are indispensable guides and essential reading for anyone interested in the development of these influential fields.

Providing the general reader and the student with an introduction to the central issues of political science, A Very Short Introduction to Politics shows how political trends and maneuvers develop and how they help shape our society. Kenneth Minogue, with his lively and popular style, begins with a discussion of issues arising from a historical account of politics, and goes on to offer chapters dealing with the Ancient Greeks and the idea of citizenship; Roman law; medieval Christianity and individualism; freedom since Machiavelli and Hobbes; the challenge of ideologies; democracy, oligarchy, and bureaucracy; power and order in modern society; and politics in the West. Readable and pithy, this entertaining introduction is perfect for anyone looking for an accessible overview of the subject. Read more

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With you in my heart (Kindle Edition)

With you in my heart (Kindle Edition)
By Anne Maven

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Roshani Das fought traditional beliefs to make it big in the world of fashion. Heartbreak along the way made her rethink where her life was headed. She branches out in an unexpected way, using her star ability to bring about the change she always promised her traditional family. And she does it all alone.

Varun Dev never did follow norms. Nothing about him is usual or normal. Determined to live a life he could be inspired by, he charts his own destiny. Living in simplicity in the Himalayas or in affluence in New York, he constantly fights to keep himself above the despair he sees around him. To remain untouched and untarnished.

When Roshani and Varun meet, each of them is shaken by what they feel for the other. But why and how?

Roshani finds strength and meaning in her relationship with Varun and opens herself up to the love. She believes that they know everything about each other. Two months before their wedding, the unthinkable happens. On his way to the San Blas islands on the Panamanian coast, Varun's boat is caught in a storm. Quickly urged to accept the worst, Roshani is made to deal with the details of his life. It is then that she learns of a Varun whom she never knew.

The new elements in her upturned life have Roshani desperately looking for answers alone. She never gives up on her belief that Varun is alive, inspite of every indication to the contrary.

The characters encounter challenges in the most unexpected places. Join them in their quest inward; a journey of self discovery and love, from the Himalayas and Belize, to vibrant New York and Arizona.

They find unexpected strength and twists of fate the define their tangled lives forever.



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The God Role: An Ex-Soviet Explores Science and Religion (Autobiography of Thought) (Kindle Edition)

The God Role: An Ex-Soviet Explores Science and Religion (Autobiography of Thought) (Kindle Edition)
By M.P. Klinov

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The existence (or non-existence) of God is a hot topic at the moment, thanks to such new atheist writers as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens. M.P Klinov is not a new atheist, but he IS a Soviet ex-patriot. Having had religion denied him during his formative years, he is understandably curious about the role God and religion.

Says Klinov: "What they did not tell us in the USSR was that throughout the world, people who had religion chose to have it. I have since discovered that, not only do these people take the right to choose belief for granted, they may not think much about what it is they have chosen to believe."
 
Armed with curiosity about what drew people to religion, Klinov observed that much religious dogma was not so much about God, as it was about the desire of human beings to be protected in this world and the next. He began to research the roots of morality, selfishness, lust for power, and other subjects that bear on our ability (or lack thereof) to live in harmony and lasting peace.He found he'd opened a Pandora’s box of ideas about what makes the human being dependent on the God role. In his struggle to understand why people, while declaring their love of God, continually show their intolerance of his creatures, he drew upon the fields of physics, biology and other scientific disciplines to explore how the idea of God integrated (or failed to integrate) with scientific theory. 

The result is THE GOD ROLE, which the author hopes to follow with a second volume further exploring human nature. Read more

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Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile: The Making of a Political Philosopher (Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) (Hardcover)

Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile: The Making of a Political Philosopher (Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) (Hardcover)
By Eugene R. Sheppard

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Born in rural Hesse, Germany, Leo Strauss (1899-1973) became an active Zionist and philosopher during the tumultuous and fractious Weimar Republic. As Eugene R. Sheppard demonstrates in this groundbreaking and engaging book, Strauss gravitated towards such thinkers as Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Heidegger, and Carl Schmitt as he sought to identify and overcome fundamental philosophical, political, and theological crises. The rise of Nazism impelled Strauss as a young Jewish emigre, first in Europe and then in America, to grapple with--and accommodate his thought to--the pressing challenges of exile. In confronting his own state of exile, Strauss enlisted premodern Jewish thinkers such as Moses Maimonides and Baruch Spinoza who earlier addressed the problem of reconciling their competing loyalties as philosophers and Jews.

This is the first study to frame Strauss's political philosophy around his critique of liberalism and the problem of exile. Sheppard follows Strauss from Europe to the United States, a journey of a conservative Weimar Jew struggling with modern liberalism and the existential and political contours of exile. Strauss sought to resolve the conflicts of a Jew unwilling to surrender loyalty to his ancestral community and equally unwilling to adhere to the strictures of orthodox observance. Strauss saw truth and wisdom as transcending particular religious and national communities, as well as the modern enlightened humanism in which he himself had been nurtured. In his efforts to navigate between the Jewish and the philosophical, the ancient and the modern, Berlin and New York, Strauss developed a distinctively programmatic way of reading and writing "between the lines." Sheppard recaptures the complexity and intrigue of this project which has been ignored by those who both reject and claim Strauss's legacy. Read more

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The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness (Kindle Edition)

The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness (Kindle Edition)
By Mark Rowlands

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This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. More than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person, and, strangely enough, as a philosopher, leading him to re-evaluate his attitude to love, happiness, nature and death. By turns funny (what do you do when your wolf eats your air-conditioning unit?) and poignant, this life-affirming book will make you reappraise what it means to be human. Read more

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Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues (Paperback)

Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues (Paperback)
By J. A. Cover

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Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues offers a balanced and comprehensive survey to the main currents in twentieth-century philosophy of science.

Gathering 49 readings on a variety of topics—science and pseudoscience; rationality, objectivity, and values in science; laws of nature; models of explanation, among others—this anthology introduces students to the often challenging problems examined by major thinkers in the field. Combine this with thoughtful and thorough apparatus, and Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues is the most flexible and comprehensive collection ever created for undergraduate courses. Read more

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The Philosophy of Economics: An Anthology (Paperback)

The Philosophy of Economics: An Anthology (Paperback)
By Daniel M. Hausman

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The second edition of this anthology contains twenty-two classic and more recent pivotal investigations in the philosophy of economics. Recommended readings now follow the selections. Daniel M. Hausman has expanded and updated coverage of such key areas as positivism and economic methodology, and special methodological problems and perspectives. His revised introduction and section introductions not only situate each contribution in its historical and analytical context but also explore current directions in the definition and refinement of economic methodology. The collection will demonstrate to students and professionals in the discipline and other social sciences and the humanities, as well as to a more general audience, what kind of science economics is. Read more

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A Small Treatise On The Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life (Paperback)

A Small Treatise On The Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life (Paperback)
By André Comte-Sponville

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An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Paperback)

An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Paperback)
By John Robinson Pierce

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Covers encoding and binary digits, entropy, language and meaning, efficient encoding and the noisy channel, and explores ways in which information theory relates to physics, cybernetics, psychology, and art. "Uncommonly good...the most satisfying discussion to be found." — Scientific American. 1980 edition.
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Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! (Kindle Edition)

Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! (Kindle Edition)
By Andrew Hickey

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What do Batman, Doctor Who, quantum physics, Oscar Wilde, liberalism, the second law of thermodynamics, Harry Potter fanfic, postmodernism, and Superman have in common?
If your answer to that was “Nothing” then… well, you’re probably right. But in this book Andrew Hickey will try to convince you otherwise. In doing so he’ll take you through:

How to escape from a black hole and when you might not want to
The scientist who thinks he’s proved the existence of heaven and what that has to do with Batman
What to do if you discover you’re a comic-book character
Whether killing your own grandfather is really a bad idea
And how to escape from The Life Trap!

An examination of the comics of Grant Morrison, Alan Moore and Jack Kirby, Doctor Who spin-off media, and how we tell stories to each other, Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! tells you to look around you and say:

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The Right to Private Property (Clarendon Paperbacks) (Paperback)

The Right to Private Property (Clarendon Paperbacks) (Paperback)
By Jeremy Waldron

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Presenting a comprehensive, critical examination of the claim that private property is one of the fundamental rights of humankind, Waldron here contrasts two types of arguments about rights: those based on historical entitlement, and those based on the importance of property for freedom. He illustrates this contrast with a detailed discussion of the theories of property found in Locke's Second Treatise and Hegel's Philosophy of Rights, and offers original analyses of the concept of ownership, the idea of rights, and the relation between property and equality, finding that traditional arguments about property yield some surprisingly radical conclusions. Read more

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The Footprints of God: Jesus Footprints in the Sand (Paperback)

The Footprints of God: Jesus Footprints in the Sand (Paperback)
By Carolyn Joyce Carty

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The Footprints of God Jesus Footprints in the Sand is a short story that belongs to the world famous footprints poem authored by American Poet Carolyn Joyce Carty 5 decades ago. It Is a story about eternal inheritance. This book is filled with the faith and understanding of God as seen through the eyes of a child. When Carolyn Joyce Carty first wrote the short story, her original footprints poem became the epilogue to the entire story. See books written by Carolyn Joyce Carty American Poet this item is currently published in the Footprints Poetry of God, Footprints God's Word & Footprints in the Sand Poem Books paperback editions now available for online shopping & Christian bookstores worldwide. No other authors who claimed to have written the famous footprints poem text can claim this text of Jesus Footprints in the Sand. Literary Collections American General Poetry & Poems Read more

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The Wars of the Lord - volume two (Hardcover)

The Wars of the Lord - volume two (Hardcover)
By Levi ben Gershom

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The Wars of the Lord - volume one (Hardcover)

The Wars of the Lord - volume one (Hardcover)
By Levi ben Gershom

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This work examines in detail most of the controversial issues that had preoccupied the medieval mind: immortality of the human soul, prophecy, human freedom, divine providence, creation of the world, miracles. Read more

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Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology (Paperback)

Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology (Paperback)
By David Graeber

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Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of romanticism, respond with silence . . . . But what if they didn't?

This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores the implications of linking anthropology to anarchism. Here, David Graeber invites readers to imagine this discipline that currently only exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist anthropology. Read more

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How the Laws of Physics Lie (Paperback)

How the Laws of Physics Lie (Paperback)
By Nancy Cartwright

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In this sequence of philosophical essays about natural science, the author argues that fundamental explanatory laws, the deepest and most admired successes of modern physics, do not in fact describe regularities that exist in nature. Cartwright draws from many real-life examples to propound a novel distinction: that theoretical entities, and the complex and localized laws that describe them, can be interpreted realistically, but the simple unifying laws of basic theory cannot. Read more

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Philosophy and Kabbalah: Elijah Benamozegh and the Reconciliation of Western Thought and Jewish Esotericism (Suny Series in Contemporary Jewish Thought) (Paperback)

Philosophy and Kabbalah: Elijah Benamozegh and the Reconciliation of Western Thought and Jewish Esotericism (Suny Series in Contemporary Jewish Thought) (Paperback)
By Alessandro Guetta

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Reconciles the conflict between these two seemingly diverse traditions. Read more

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Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science (Hardcover)

Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science (Hardcover)
By Mani Bhaumik

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Copyright © 2005 by Mani Bhaumik. Reprinted by permission.

This L. A. TIMES BESTSELLER is the odyssey of a scientist who achieved the impossible dream in America and traveled the path towards renewed spirituality, while anchoring his faith in science. Code Name God by Dr. MANI BHAUMIK chronicles the remarkable and inspirational story of the internationally recognized co-inventor of the laser technology that made LASIK eye surgery possible. More significantly, this is a book for everyone who wants to bridge the gap between science and spirituality. Code Name God is the tollbooth on the road to the journey of life and how it really works.

Dr. Bhaumik offers a sketch of his own unbelievable life to confirm that quantum leaps do happen. He lived through a Tsunami-like tidal wave, saw his village wiped out with three million people dying in its aftermath. He never owned a pair of shoes until he was sixteen and he landed in Los Angeles with a mere three dollars in his pocket. From his impoverished childhood in his native India, he went on to be featured in The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, to the hallowed halls of science and academia in America, and to parties with presidents and celebrities. He eventually experienced an enormous emptiness of existence before returning to his spiritual roots and came to the realization that "happiness is an inside job."

Code Name God confirms that transcending all theologies and denominations, humankind has had a conviction of a creator divinity. Having brought the universe into existence, it remains present throughout, unfolding the ongoing creation. People seem to have always accepted that the Creator will never be revealed to us empirically. Dr Bhaumik finds remarkable support from science for the one source of religion. He portrays our objective knowledge of an abstract entity that permeates the entire universe. He also argues why an inseparable association of that universal entity with consciousness appears credible and why it would be logical to infer that the one source of the world's great spiritual traditions is grounded in scientific reality. Code Name God illustrates for general readers the particulars of these profound new discoveries of science. Read more

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Dutch Touch (Kindle Edition)

Dutch Touch (Kindle Edition)
By Soumyajit Roy

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More of a photographic diary of a foreigner with his Dutch friend photographer than a photgraphy book, "Dutch Touch" is a journey of a foreign student in the Netherlands to touch moments of nostalgia. Coffee corners of Amsterdam, the charming Rotterdam, miniatured Madurodam, the farmer of Schoonrewoerd, Gouda cheese, café at Maastricht, flatlands, façades, faces, cry out to tell a tale. Tales told, untold. "Dutch Touch" is a journey to touch those tales - the evergreen ephmeral spirit - the zeitgeist of the Netherlands, through the lens of a Dutch lady and the eyes of a foreigner. A tiny element is however left out: Reader's imaginative participation. This omission is with a hope that a new melange of memories and moments will emerge with each Reader and touch "Dutch Touch" and make this journey sublime. Bon voyage! Read more

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Pick Your Battle: Your Guide to Urban Foraging, Hollywood Movies, Late Capitalism, and the Communist Alternative (a memoir) (Paperback)

Pick Your Battle: Your Guide to Urban Foraging, Hollywood Movies, Late Capitalism, and the Communist Alternative (a memoir) (Paperback)
By Douglas Lain

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Pick Your Battle is a book that speaks to the desire for a return to nature that propels movements for sustainability, without entirely succumbing to this desire.  While remaining true to the utopian spirit he finds in various ecological trends and lifestyles, Lain dares to examine how the ideas embedded in movement for permaculture fare after being subjected to radical scrutiny.  Imagine that Slavoj Zizek or Guy Debord had written a breezy but ironic memoir about urban foraging.Pick Your Battle confronts the apocalyptic sentiments expressed by left figures such as Christopher Hedge's who, in his February 2010 essay for Adbusters entitled The Zero Point of Systemic Collapse, argued for the need to abandon reformist struggle and batten down the hatches. The book confronts the ideas expressed by figures on the right like Alex Jones and Glenn Beck.  But, while Beck worried in 2010 about what is coming out of Europe, while he fretted about the possibility that the French book The Coming Insurrection might be a harbinger of what is to come, Lain sees such a possibility as a hopeful sign. The story in Pick Your Battle revolves around Lain's foraging expeditions in Portland as he gets and then loses a job at a Comcast call center. This is a philosophy book, a memoir, and a radical self-help book for people living during an epoch when the self is under siege. Pick Your Battle is a book that quotes Karl Marx and Carlos Castandea in somewhat unequal measure, a book that hopes to convince even those of us who are stocking up on canned goods and freeze dried ice cream that a radical change to the economic and social order is more likely than total annihilation."Pick Your Battle" was successfully funded through Kickstarter.com on July 13th, 2010.   Read more

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