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Aeschylus: The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, the Suppliants, Prometheus Boundby David R. Slavitt, Palmer BovieISBN 0812216717 (0-8122-1671-7)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aeschylus: The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, the Suppliants, Prometheus Bound'Book summary:The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander.
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This final volume of the tragedies of Aeschylus relates the historic defeat and dissolution of the Persian Empire on the heels of Xerxes disastrous campaign to subdue Greece, the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the throne of Thebes, the story of fifty daughters who seek asylum from their uncle, the king of Egypt, because of his demand that they marry his sons, and the well-known tale of the proud and unrepentant Prometheus, who is chained to a massive rock for revealing fire and hope to humankind.
Translations are by David Slavitt (Persians), Stephen Sandy (Seven Against Thebes), Gail Holst-Warhaft (The Suppliants), and William Matthews (Prometheus Bound).More editions of Aeschylus: The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, the Suppliants, Prometheus Bound:
Against Relativism: A Philosophical Defense of Methodby James F. HarrisISBN 0812692020 (0-8126-9202-0)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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The Age of Minerva: Counter-Rational Reason in the Eighteenth Century Goya and the Paradigm of Unreason in Western Europeby Paul IlieISBN 0812233077 (0-8122-3307-7)
Hardcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderlandby Lewis CarrollISBN 0812504186 (0-8125-0418-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'Book summary:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most celebrated children's books of all time. Since its publication in 1865 most editions of the beloved tale have featured the work of a single artist. Chronicle Books is proud to present this Classic Illustrated Edition with a unique vision: Lewis Carroll's original story of little Alice's tumble down a rabbit hole is brought to life by a wondrous collection of vintage illustrations gathered from the late 19th and early 20th century editions of the book. This exquisite gallery of antique images makes for a truly magical journey to Wonderland that will appeal to children's book lovers of all ages. [via]
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Alternate Presidentsby Mike ResnickISBN 0812511921 (0-8125-1192-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Anatomy of the Human Bodyby Henry Gray, Charles Mayo GossISBN 0812103777 (0-8121-0377-7)
Hardcover, Lea & Febiger
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anatomy of the Human Body'Book summary:The Grays Anatomy of the Human Body features 1.247 vibrant engravings, many in color, as well as a subject index with 13.000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
One of the first and still one of the best. An invaluable help for biology,anat. phys. and pre-med. students. [via]
Aquinas and the Jewsby John Y. B. HoodISBN 0812215230 (0-8122-1523-0)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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The Bad Girls' Guide to Open Roadby Cameron Tuttle, Susannah BettagISBN 0811821706 (0-8118-2170-6)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bad Girls' Guide to Open Road'Book summary:Who hasn't fantasized about ditching work and pulling a Thelma and Louise? Well, don't even think about taking a road trip without a copy of Cameron Tuttle's Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road. Tuttle, who's crisscrossed the country several times, has written a hilarious, in-your-face, travelogue/self-help book (glove-compartment-size with a nifty hot-pink cover) that's sure to get adventure-seeking gals everywhere in their cars. The Bad Girl's Guide is jam-packed with practical and not-so-practical information on where to go (the Elvis Is Alive Museum, Lizzie Borden's House), which Road Sisters to bring along (preferably ones with trust funds), essential tunes (Donna Summer's "Bad Girls," natch), as well as indispensable tips, such as 14 ways to open a beer bottle on your car and 11 uses for a condom (pony-tail holder, snakebite tourniquet). The format, with various sidebars and boxes, is a bit cluttered and the nuts and bolts info a bit sketchy, but Tuttle covers a lot of ground in 192 pages--and she answers that all-important question: what car did Thelma and Louise drive? A '66 Thunderbird convertible. --Jill Fergus [via]
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Beauty Parlor Wisdomby Risa Mickenberg, Joanne DuganISBN 0811852113 (0-8118-5211-3)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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A Borneo Journey into Deathby Peter MetcalfISBN 0812278496 (0-8122-7849-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Charles Dickens' a Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens, Polly Alison MorriceISBN 0812034449 (0-8120-3444-9)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charles Dickens' a Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers. [via]
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Charles Dickens' Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens, Holly HughesISBN 0812034147 (0-8120-3414-7)
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Cosmos, Bios, Theosby Henry Margenau, Roy Abraham VargheseISBN 0812691865 (0-8126-9186-5)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmos, Bios, Theos'Book summary:How does modern science bear upon such ultimate questions as the origin of the universe and the existence of God? "Cosmos, Bios, Theos" is a portfolio of opinions and arguments from 60 scientists, including 24 Nobel Prize winners, on the relationshiip between the scientific enterprise and the religious view of reality. "Cosmos, Bios, Theos" makes no claim to being a representative survey - the scientists were chosen because they were believed to be at least open to the possibility of a religious view of reality. But their specific views turned out to be surprisingly diverse, and often both original and persuasive. All but a few of the contributions take the form of the scientist's sometimes detailed - replies to the following six questions - what do you think should be the relationship between religion and science?; what is your view on the origin of the universe - both on a scientific and - if you see the need - on a metaphysical level?; what is your view on the origin of life - both on the scientific level and - if you see the need - on a metaphysicla level? what is your views on the origin of "Homo sapiens?" ; how should science - and the scientist - approach origin questions, specifically the origin of the Universe and the origin of life? Many prominent scientists - including Darwin, Einstein and Planck - have considered the concept of God very seriously. What are your thoughts on the concept of God and on the existence of God? The contributors are astronomers, mathematicians, physicists, biologists, chemists, and philosophers. They include - Sir John Eccles, Antony Flew (in a debate with H.D.Lewis and Hugo Meynell), Robert Jastrow, b.D.Josephson, Henry Margenau, Sir Neville Mott, Arno Penzias, Ilya Prigogine, Abdus Salam, Arthur Schawlow, George Snell, Victor Weisskopf, and Eugene Wigner. [via]
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre DumasISBN 0812565681 (0-8125-6568-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Count of Monte Cristo'Book summary:For nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantes, life is sweet. Soon to be captain of his own sip, he is also about to be married to his true love, Mercedes. But suddenly everything turns sour. On the joyous day of his wedding he is arrested and--without a fair trial--condemned to solitary confinement in the miserable Chateau d'If! The charges? Faked! Edmond has been framed by a handful of powerful enemies. But why?[via]
While locked away, Edmond learns from another prisoner of a secret treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Edmond concocts a daring and audacious plan: escape and find the treasure! But it is years later--long after Edmond has transformed himself into the Count of Monte Cristo--that his plan for revenge begins to unfold.
Disguised as the wealthy count, Edmond returns to his native land to find his enemies--and make them pay!More editions of Count of Monte Cristo:
Cultural Politics - Queer Readingby Alan SinfieldISBN 0812215427 (0-8122-1542-7)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0812504488 (0-8125-0448-8)
Softcover, Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self. [via]
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Ender's Gameby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812550706 (0-8125-5070-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ender's Game'Book summary:In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Back on Earth, Peter and Valentine forge an intellectual alliance and attempt to change the course of history.
This futuristic tale involves aliens, political discourse on the Internet, sophisticated computer games, and an orbiting battle station. Yet the reason it rings true for so many is that it is first and foremost a tale of humanity; a tale of a boy struggling to grow up into someone he can respect while living in an environment stripped of choices. Ender's Game is a must-read book for science fiction lovers, and a key conversion read for their friends who "don't read science fiction."
Ender's Game won both the Hugo and the Nebula the year it came out. Writer Orson Scott Card followed up this honor with the first-time feat of winning both awards again the next year for the sequel, Speaker for the Dead. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
The Evolution of Evil: An Inquiry into the Ultimate Origins of Human Sufferingby Timothy AndersISBN 081269175X (0-8126-9175-X)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Explaining Human Actionby Kathleen LennonISBN 0812691350 (0-8126-9135-0)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Facing Evil: Light at the Core of DarknessISBN 0812690796 (0-8126-9079-6)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Facing Evil: Light at the Core of Darknessby Harry A. Wilmer, Paul WoodruffISBN 0812690788 (0-8126-9078-8)
Hardcover, Open Court
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Factoring Humanityby Robert J. SawyerISBN 0812571290 (0-8125-7129-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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From Marx to Mises: Post-Capitalist Society and the Challenge of Economic Calculationby David R. SteeleISBN 0812690168 (0-8126-9016-8)
Softcover, Open Court Publishing Company
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The Gentle Art of Philosophical Polemics: Selected Reviews and Commentsby Joseph AgassiISBN 0812690362 (0-8126-9036-2)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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The Golden Ageby John C. WrightISBN 0812579844 (0-8125-7984-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Age'Book summary:The Golden Age is the most ambitious and impressive science fiction novel since China Miéville's Perdido Street Station. Amazingly, it is John C. Wright's debut novel.
In the far future, humans have become as gods: immortal, almost omnipotent, able to create new suns and resculpt body and mind. A trusting son of this future, Phaethon of Radamanthus House, discovers the rulers of the solar system have erased entire centuries from his mind. When he attempts to regain his lost memories, the whole society of the Golden Oecumene opposes him. Like his mythical namesake, Phaethon has flown too high and been cast down. He has committed the one act forbidden in his utopian universe. Now he must find out what it is--and who he is.
A novel influenced by Roger Zelazny, Jack Vance, and A.E. van Vogt, yet uniquely itself, The Golden Age presents a complex and thoroughly imagined future that will delight science fiction fans. John C. Wright has a gift for big, bold concepts and extrapolations, and his smoothly written novel pushes cyberpunk's infotech density to a new level, while abandoning cyberpunk's nihilistic noir tone for SF's original optimism. Big ideas are joined by big themes; Wright provocatively explores the nature of heroism, the nature of power, and the conflict between the rights of the individual and those of society.
Fiction as ambitious as The Golden Age is never flawless. Action fans will find this novel too talky. A change of quests late in the novel is jarring. And, while this Romance of the Far Future suitably examines the heroic virtues, its unfortunate subtext is "heroism is a guy thing." This far-future novel published in 2002 maintains a credulity-shattering mid-20th-century sexual status quo.
Not all plotlines are resolved in The Golden Age, and a sequel is forthcoming. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Great Expectationsby Charles DickensISBN 0812563115 (0-8125-6311-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Expectations'Book summary:An absorbing mystery as well as a morality tale, the story of Pip, a poor village lad, and his expectations of wealth is Dickens at his most deliciously readable. The cast of characters includes kindly Joe Gargery, the loyal convict Abel Magwitch and the haunting Miss Havisham. If you have heartstrings, count on them being tugged. [via]
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The Greatest Miracle in the Worldby Og MandinoISBN 0811902552 (0-8119-0255-2)
Hardcover, Frederick Fell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Greatest Miracle in the World'Book summary:A work that will lift the mind and heart of every reader. --Dr. Norman Vincent Peale [via]
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Alan DurbandISBN 0812036387 (0-8120-3638-7)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include: 1. Helpful background information that puts each play in its historical perspective. 2. Discussion questions that teachers can use to spark student class participation, and which students can use as springboards for their own themes and term papers. 3. Fact quizzes, sample examinations, and other features that improve student comprehension of what each play is about. [via]
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Home Is the Hangman/We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line/2 Books in Oneby Samuel R. Delany, ZelaznyISBN 0812509838 (0-8125-0983-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Ideas of Ayn Randby Ronald E. MerrillISBN 081269158X (0-8126-9158-X)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Individuals and Their Rightsby Tibor R. MachanISBN 0812690907 (0-8126-9090-7)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Institution of Philosophy: A Discipline in Crisis ?by Avner Cohen, Marcelo DascalISBN 081269094X (0-8126-9094-X)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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Ivanhoeby Scott, Walter, Sr.ISBN 0812565657 (0-8125-6565-7)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ivanhoe'Book summary:As knights battle to the death, the fate of England hangs in the balance.[via]
England is in turmoil--torn by fierce and bitter hatreds between Norman and Saxon. Rival claimants to the throne have plunged into bloody civil war. Price John--taking advantage of Richard's absence while fighting in the Crusades--plots to make himself crowned king. Richard returns and vows to take his revenge on John.
But he will need a courageous and able warrior on his side--a warrior like Wilfred of Ivanhoe.
Disinherited by his father, disowned and dishonored, Wilfred allies himself with Richard. In many adventures he will battle knights in deadly tournaments, scale castle walls, be wounded, captured, and rescued by the infamous Robin Hood, and find true love with the fiery Rowena.
In what has become Sir Walter Scott's most beloved and rousing adventure, Wilfred helps Richard I foil John's plot. More importantly, Wilfred of Ivenhoe reclaims his good name.More editions of Ivanhoe:
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The Languages of Paoby Jack VanceISBN 0812556968 (0-8125-5696-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Languages of Pao'Book summary:The Panarch of Pao is dead and Beran Panasper, his young son and heir, must flee the planet to live and avenge his father's death. It is at the secret fortress on the planet Breakness that Beran discovers the dreaded truth behind the assassination of his father-and much more. The people of Pao are a docile lot, content to live in harmony with the rest of the cosmos, but the scientists at Breakness seek to alter the psychology of the Paonese for their own purpose-and Beran holds the key to their audacious plan. Beran will return to Pao, transforming his home world beyond his teacher's wildest dreams. But though he has been fashioned into a man of Breakness, Beran's heart is of Pao. And he brings to his world the seeds of change that will save Pao...or destroy it. [via]
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Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillmentby David FontanaISBN 0811822508 (0-8118-2250-8)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment'Book summary:Meditation paves the road to a calmer, more focused mind; improved concentration; greater creativity; and a more energized mental and physical state of being. But finding an approach that works amid all the mumbo-jumbo can be a mind-altering experience in itself. Finally, here is a practical guide, beautifully illustrated, that reveals how to develop a personal program for inner peace. Learn to Meditate presents 23 step-by-step exercises and more than 130 exquisite illustrations that make visualization and meditation wonderfully accessible. David Fontana draws on the worlds diverse traditionsincluding Taoism, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhismfor an ideal companion to a lifelong practice. [via]
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Learn to Relax: A Practical Guide to Easing Tension & Conquering Stressby Mike GoergeISBN 0811819086 (0-8118-1908-6)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Love and Desire: Photoworksby William A. EwingISBN 081182621X (0-8118-2621-X)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Love and Desire: Photoworks'Book summary:The sister book to The Body, which was also written and edited by William Ewing, Love and Desire collects a diverse range of images that attest to Ewing's belief that "all photographs are, at some level, about love, and all photographs are triggered, to varying degrees, by desire." In pursuing this theme, Ewing classifies the photographs into eight different categories--Bonds, Icons, Observation, Propositions, Tokens, Libidos, Reveries, and Obsessions. Each of these chapters begins with an essay in which Ewing draws on his deep knowledge of the history of photography to explain the relevance of the selected images. The photos themselves run a full gamut of historical imagery, from the beginning days of the medium up through contemporary art and recent commercial photography. Julia Margaret Cameron explores a family bond in her depiction of the Madonna and child, dated 1865. In 1955, Frank Horvat, in all likelihood standing on a Paris bridge, observes a couple kissing on the quay below. Helmut Newton explores obsession in the mid-1980s with his portrait of a stockinged ankle and foot in a black stiletto heel. Brassaï's 1932 portrait of Janet--in which Janet is depicted from the waist up, lying back on a bed, her eyes closed, with a look of ecstasy on her face--opens the Libidos chapter. There are hundreds of other compelling images here, and together they go far to define the complex nature of human love and desire. --Mary Wren [via]
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Maxims and Reflectionsby GuicciardiniISBN 0812210379 (0-8122-1037-9)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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The Memory of Whitenessby Kim Stanley RobinsonISBN 0812552350 (0-8125-5235-0)
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A Million Open Doorsby John BarnesISBN 0812516338 (0-8125-1633-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Million Open Doors'Book summary:Giraut Leones lives in Nou Occitan, a place where young people spend most of their time gossiping, writing poetry, and fighting duels over various insults. Eventually we find that Nou Occitan is just one of humanity's "Thousand Cultures," an artificial colony set up on a terraformed world to bring art, chivalry, and other old-fashioned values to life. Some years ago the springer, a device enabling teleportation travel, was opened, resulting in friction between the traditional dilettantes and Interstellars, youngsters who adopt new ways of life.
Giraut's old friend Aimeric is called back to his home colony of Caledony to aid in the economic recession and cultural explosion that will surely follow the opening of the springer there. When Giraut is betrayed by his entendedora (part mistress, part girlfriend), he seizes the opportunity to go along as an ambassador. A Million Open Doors becomes a coming-of-age tale as Giraut adapts to a culture radically different from his own. Caledony society is colorless, repressed, money-driven; it emphasizes religion and hard work. Bewildered by the discouragement of art or pleasure, Giraut opens a college to teach Occitanian culture to interested Caledonians. The threatened religious and political leaders, of course, look on this as an oddity, if not an outright seed of revolution. During the cultural and political upheavals on Caledony, Giraut and friends learn about life, love, diplomacy, and cross-cultural friendship.
The premise--human colonies flung across the universe evolving on hundreds of different planets now being transformed by instantaneous space travel--has been explored before. But John Barnes's sense of humor and world-building skills make it great fun. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
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Nathan The Wiseby LessingISBN 0812001400 (0-8120-0140-0)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 daysby Chris BatyISBN 0811845052 (0-8118-4505-2)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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No Plot? No Problem! Novel-writing Kitby Chris BatyISBN 0811854833 (0-8118-5483-3)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No Plot? No Problem! Novel-writing Kit'Book summary:Aspiring novelists don't need an MFA in creative writing, a book agent, an airtight plot, or a winsome cast of characters to get a novel writtenthey don't even need to know what they're doing. All that's needed is a little determination and this high-octane kit to kick motivation into overdrive and inspire users to produce a 50,000-word book in an exhilarating, invigorating month long Noveling Adventure.
Includes:
48-page booklet
31 Daily Noveling Briefsrecommended allowances of writing advice and activities for every day of the noveling month
Guided, month long, displayable log for keeping track of progress
Motivational materials, pep-talking letters, and commitment coupons
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Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy Peopleby Darrin Zeer, Michael KleinISBN 0811826856 (0-8118-2685-6)
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On the Old Saw: That May Be Right in Theory but It Won't Work in Practiceby Immanuel Kant, George Miller, E.B. AshtonISBN 0812210581 (0-8122-1058-1)
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Unlike other animals, Kant reminds us, people must decide how they will live their lives. They therefore ask for a guide to action, a set of principlesa theory.
From the outset, Kant rejects the ancient claim that the practical possibilities of action cannot always be reconciled with moral demands. He offers his own moral theory, a theory starting out from the principle of the right as an unequivocal guide to action. In partial disagreement with the rival theories of Hobbes and Locke, he proposes that the only condition under which the individual can achieve true destiny as a person and a member of the human race is the civil state. Such a state can be secured only by law. Although "from such crooked wood as man is made of, nothing perfectly straight can be built," only the rule of law can bring about a stable society.
Last, Kant turns to the relation between theory and practice in international relations. "Nowhere," he writes, "does human nature appear less lovable than in the relation of whole nations to each other." But to hope for world peace on the basis of "the so-called balance of power is a mere chimera." There is no other remedy to international lawlessness and war than an international coercive law, and such law can grow only out of sound theory. "I put my trust in theory. At the same time, I trust in the nature of things, and also take account of human nature, which I cannot, or will not, consider so steeped in evil that in the end reason should not triumph."More editions of On the Old Saw: That May Be Right in Theory but It Won't Work in Practice:
The Origin of Language: Aspects of the Discussion from Condillac to Wundtby George Albert WellsISBN 0812690303 (0-8126-9030-3)
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Pacific Edgeby Kim Stanley RobinsonISBN 0812500563 (0-8125-0056-3)
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Philosophical Profiles: Essays in a Pragmatic Modeby Richard J. BernsteinISBN 0812212169 (0-8122-1216-9)
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The Philosophy of A. J. Ayerby Lewis E. HahnISBN 0812691733 (0-8126-9173-3)
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The Philosophy of A.J. Ayerby Lewis Edwin HahnISBN 0812691725 (0-8126-9172-5)
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The Philosophy of Alfred North Whiteheadby Paul Arthur SchilppISBN 0812691326 (0-8126-9132-6)
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The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartreby Paul Arthur SchilppISBN 0812691504 (0-8126-9150-4)
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The Philosophy of W.V. Quineby Lewis HahnISBN 0812690125 (0-8126-9012-5)
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The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar WildeISBN 0812567110 (0-8125-6711-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'Book summary:A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young man's portrait, his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, "as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife," Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden."
As Hallward tries to make sense of his creation, his epigram-happy friend Lord Henry Wotton encourages Dorian in his sensual quest with any number of Wildean paradoxes, including the delightful "When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy." But despite its many languorous pleasures, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an imperfect work. Compared to the two (voyeuristic) older men, Dorian is a bore, and his search for ever new sensations far less fun than the novel's drawing-room discussions. Even more oddly, the moral message of the novel contradicts many of Wilde's supposed aims, not least "no artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style." Nonetheless, the glamour boy gets his just deserts. And Wilde, defending Dorian Gray, had it both ways: "All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment." [via]
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Recent American Literature After 1930by Lenthiel H. Downs, Donald HeineyISBN 0812004507 (0-8120-0450-7)
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Recent Philosophersby John PassmoreISBN 0812691423 (0-8126-9142-3)
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The Restructuring of Social and Political Theoryby Richard J. BernsteinISBN 0812277422 (0-8122-7742-2)
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Retreat to Commitmentby W.W. BartleyISBN 081269127X (0-8126-9127-X)
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The Roots of Referenceby W.V. QuineISBN 0812691016 (0-8126-9101-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Roots of Reference'Book summary:"Our only channel of information about the world is the impact of external forces on our sensory surfaces. So says science itself. There is no clairvoyance. How, then, can we have parlayed this meager sensory input into a full-blown scientific theory of the world? This is itself a scientific question. The pursuit of it, with free use of scientific theory, is what I call naturalized epistemology. The Roots of Reference falls within that domain. Its more specific concern, within that domain, is reference to concrete and abstract objects: what such reference consists in, and how we achieve it.
"Part I is a statement of general psychological presumptions regarding perception and learning. The underlying notions of cause and disposition are examined in a philosophical spirit. In Part II those considerations are brought to bear more particularly on the learning of language.
"Part II comes firmly to grips with the nature of reification and reference. The process is inseparable from language, and unequivocally identifiable only to the degree that the language resembles ours in certain structural respects. Stages of reification are sorted out, rudimentary to full-fledged. The full phase is heralded by the use of the relative clause with its relative pronoun and subsidiary pronouns. It is these pronouns that recur in logical notation as the bound variables of quantification.
"Part III concludes with a conjectural sketch of the development of reification in the race and the individual. Especial attention is directed to the positing of abstract objects: properties, classes, numbers. It is traced in large part to the serendipity of fruitful confusions. Truth, after all, can issue fromfallacious proofs; to condemn the outcome for its fallacious origin is simply to add the genetic fallacy to what had gone before. Let us count our blessings". [via]
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The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 0812504836 (0-8125-0483-6)
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This edition of The Scarlet Letter includes a Preface, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Keith Neilson.
The Puritans thought Hester Prynne's crime was unforgivable. She was convicted, imprisoned--and then forced to wear, forever, a public reminder of her sin. The Scarlet letter. The Letter was unending punishment: it set hester apart from society, it tormented her days and haunted her soul.
But the Letter haunted others, as well, its mystery turned Roger Chillingworth from a gentle healer into a man driven by revenge. Its meaning burned into Rev. Arthur Dimsdale's heart, as deadly as cancer. And its power loomed over the life of Hester's daughter, the uncontrollable child Pearl.
Four people would be destroyed by a entangled web of guilt and secrets, unless one of them had the courage--and love--to reveal the truth of--The Scarlet Letter.More editions of The Scarlet Letter:
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Schwaby The Schwa CorporationISBN 0811815854 (0-8118-1585-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Schwa'Book summary:Playing on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and alien influence, the Schwa Corporation reveals all the -izes you need for absolute domination of your own world. Beware though: monopolizing the laws of reality can be dangerous, or at the very least, hilarious. Complete with your own stick figure population to manipulate as your whims dictate, the World Operations Manual will turn you into a supreme ruler in seconds. This book is "banned on over 13,000,000 planets," so hurry if you want to see what all the fuss is about! [via]
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The Sea-Wolfby Jack LondonISBN 0812522761 (0-8125-2276-1)
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The Secret Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meaningby David Fontana, Hannah FirminISBN 0811838218 (0-8118-3821-8)
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The Secret Language of the Soul: A Visual Exploration of the Spiritual Worldby Jane HopeISBN 0811818616 (0-8118-1861-6)
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The Secret Language of the Soul: A Visual Key to the Spiritual Worldby Jane HopeISBN 0811838226 (0-8118-3822-6)
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The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinsonby Emily DickinsonISBN 0812523385 (0-8125-2338-5)
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Some Questions About Language: A Theory of Human Discourse and Its Objectsby Mortimer AdlerISBN 0812691784 (0-8126-9178-4)
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Speaker for the Deadby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812550757 (0-8125-5075-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Speaker for the Dead'Book summary:Ender Wiggin, the hero and scapegoat of mass alien destruction in Ender's Game, receives a chance at redemption in this novel. Ender, who proclaimed as a mistake his success in wiping out an alien race, wins the opportunity to cope better with a second race, discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. Orson Scott Card infuses this long, ambitious tale with intellect by casting his characters in social, religious and cultural contexts. Like its predecessor, this book won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. [via]
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Strange Ritual: Words and Picturesby David ByrneISBN 0811810461 (0-8118-1046-1)
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0812505069 (0-8125-0506-9)
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This edition of A Tale of Two Cities includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by R.L. Fisher.
They fled to London, seeking safety, and found each other--Dr. Manette, falsely imprisoned for decades; his daughter, Lucie, whose stunning beauty was matched by her loyalty and grace; and Charles Darnay, who abandoned a royal title he hated to risk being called a traitor in France, a spy in England. Together, their love touched the hearts of even stodgy banker Mr. Lorry and cynical, jaded lawyer Sydney Carton...
But in Paris, the fires of revolution exploded in uncontrollable fury. The noble goals of freedom fighters became the crazed bloodbath called the Reign of Terror. And when three exiles returned home on an errand of mercy, they were trapped in a nightmare of mock trials and made rage. Once in Paris, nothing could save Darnay, Lucie, or Manette...
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Tao Te Ching Journalby Stephen MitchellISBN 0811828638 (0-8118-2863-8)
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Transcendentalism in New England: A Historyby Octavius B. FrothinghamISBN 0812210387 (0-8122-1038-7)
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0812505085 (0-8125-0508-5)
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Unfathomed Knowledge Unmeasured Wealth on Universities and the Wealth on Universitiesby William Warren BartleyISBN 0812691067 (0-8126-9106-7)
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Unreason Within Reason: Essays on the Outskirts of Rationalityby A. C. Graham, David L. HallISBN 0812691679 (0-8126-9167-9)
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Velveteen Rabbitby Margery WilliamsISBN 0812536274 (0-8125-3627-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Velveteen Rabbit'Book summary:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.) [via]
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William Golding's Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, W. Meitcke, W. MeitcheISBN 0812034260 (0-8120-3426-0)
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William Langland's Piers Plowman: The C Version A Verse Translationby William Langland, George EconomouISBN 0812215613 (0-8122-1561-3)
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Langland's remarkable powers of invention and his passionate involvement with the spiritual, social, and political crises of his time lay claim to our attention, and demand serious comparison with Dante's Divine Comedy. Economou's translation preserves the intensity of the poet's verse and the narrative energy of his alliterative long line, the immediacy of the original's story of the quest for salvation, and the individuality of its language and wordplay.More editions of William Langland's Piers Plowman: The C Version A Verse Translation:
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Wizard's First Ruleby Terry GoodkindISBN 0812548051 (0-8125-4805-1)
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbookby David Borgenicht, Joshua PivenISBN 0811825558 (0-8118-2555-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'Book summary:How to Wrestle Free from an Alligator: 4. If its jaws are closed on something you want to remove (for example, a limb), tap or punch it on the snout.
Though it's being marketed as a humorous title--after all, it's unlikely you'll be called upon to land a plane, jump from a motorcycle to a moving car, or win a swordfight--the information contained in The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is all quite sound. Authors Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht consulted numerous experts in their fields (they're cited at the end of the book) to discover how to survive various and sundry awful events. Parachute doesn't open? Your best bet for survival is to hook your arms through the straps of a fellow jumper's chute--and even then you're likely to dislocate both shoulders and break both legs. Car sinking in water? Open the window immediately to equalize pressure, then open the car door and swim to the surface. Buried in an avalanche? Spit on the snow--it will tell you which direction is really up. Then dig as fast as you can.
Each survival skill is explained in simple steps with helpful illustrations. Most stress the need to be prepared--both mentally and physically. For example, to escape from quicksand, you will need to lay a pole on the surface of the quicksand, flop on your back atop the pole, and pull your legs out one by one. No pole? No luck. "When walking in quicksand country, carry a stout pole--it will help you get out should you need to."
Hopefully you'll never need to know how to build a fire without matches, perform a tracheotomy, or treat a bullet wound. But in the words of survival evasion resistance escape instructor "Mountain" Mel Deweese, "You never know." --Sunny Delaney [via]
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbookby Sarah Jordan, David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, Brenda BrownISBN 0811841553 (0-8118-4155-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'Book summary:Forget quicksand and shark attacks, child-rearing is the truly terrifying activity. A screaming baby on an airplane, no diapers (!), monsters hiding in the closet, a long family car trip, the first datethese are the high-risk adventures you need to survive. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series now keep parents safe, from cradle to teens. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions show you how to remove objects stuck in a child's nose or gum stuck in hair, and how to survive endless soccer games, slumber parties, and sleep deprivation. From baby-proofing the house to dealing with a dead pet, from the perils of the play-date to explaining about the birds and the bees, this essential guide tells parents what to really expect when your worst-case scenario is all in the family. [via]
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook : Holidaysby Joshua Piven, David BorgenichtISBN 0811835995 (0-8118-3599-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook : Holidays'Book summary:Turkey on fire? No plans for New Year's Eve? Obnoxious relatives headed your way? The authors of the best-selling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are here to help you survive the dangers of the holiday season, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. Learn how to rescue someone stuck in a chimney, survive the office holiday party, and escape a runaway parade balloon. Expertly deal with a meddling parent, silence a group of carolers, and treat a tongue stuck to a frozen pole. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and dozens of other festive scenarios. With a helpful appendix of holiday excuses, last-minute gift ideas, and creative drink recipes for when the liquor runs out, this is truly the perfect gift. Gleaming silver cover. Fits all sized stockings. [via]
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travelby David Borgenicht, Joshua PivenISBN 0811831310 (0-8118-3131-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel'Book summary:Piven and Borgenicht's Worst-case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel is, like their previous bestseller The Worst-case Scenario Survival Handbook, a pithy, witty and surprisingly useful guide to getting through life's stickier patches with body, soul and even dignity intact.
The difference here is that the authors have addressed the kind of glitches, pitfalls, disasters and conundra one might encounter when sojourning in distant or hostile lands. Hence there are sections offering advice on: How to Control a Runaway Camel; How to Survive in Frigid Water; How to Pass a Bribe; How to Deal with a Tarantula; and so on. Some of the problems and chapters might seem a little far-fetched and remote (How to Cross a Piranha-infested River); others all-too local and everyday to be confined to a travel book (How to Survive a Mugging). Each and every chapter is clearly written, accompanied by simple but effective illustrations, and derived from the accumulated wisdom of top survival experts in various armies, navies, academies and universities. There's also a very handy appendix dealing with general travel tips, such as which thumb-gestures to avoid when you don't want to insult the natives, and how to say, "Hello, I have been seriously wounded" in Japanese. This is a must-pack for all modern adventurers. --Sean Thomas [via]
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The Worthing Sagaby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812533313 (0-8125-3331-3)
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Xenocideby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812509250 (0-8125-0925-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xenocide'Book summary:Orson Scott Card's Xenocide is a space opera with verve. In this continuation of Ender Wiggin's story, the Starways Congress has sent a fleet to immolate the rebellious planet of Lusitania, home to the alien race of pequeninos, and home to Ender Wiggin and his family. Concealed on Lusitania is the only remaining Hive Queen, who holds a secret that may save or destroy humanity throughout the galaxy. Familiar characters from the previous novels continue to grapple with religious conflicts and family squabbles while inventing faster-than-light travel and miraculous virus treatments. Throw into the mix an entire planet of mad geniuses and a self-aware computer who wants to be a martyr, and it's hard to guess who will topple the first domino. Due to the densely woven and melodramatic nature of the story, newcomers to Ender's tale will want to start reading this series with the first books, Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. --Brooks Peck [via]
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