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The Problems of Philosophers by Patrick T. Mackenzie 9780879754860
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $32.92This important work is a wonderful attempt at making the perennial problems of philosophers come alive with meaning for those who are just beginning their journey into the turbulent depths of... -
The Jesus Idea by Arnold M. Rothstein 9780879758622
RRP: $32.25Booksplease Price: $31.11This important new study examines Jesus as an idea of salvation, and not as an individual, gradually constituted and modified over a considerable timespan. Author Arnold M. Rothstein shows that we... -
Philosophical Essays in Pragmatic Naturalism by Paul Kurtz 9780879755928
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $33.67Two dominant schools have emerged in twentieth-century American philosophy: scientific naturalism and pragmatism. In this vibrant collection of hard-to-find essays, articles and contributions to... -
Hemlock's Cup by Donald W. Cox 9780879758080
RRP: $46.43Booksplease Price: $35.09"Mercy killing", "assisting a suicide", "planning your own death" and "euthanasia" are once again high-profile issues. Recent popular referendums have sought to legalise doctor-assisted suicide,... -
Metaphysical Delusion by Fraser Cowley 9780879756697
RRP: $45.15Booksplease Price: $39.44If you have become as discouraged as I have in the past in the struggle to decipher what philosophers are really up to, then this book will provide very helpful explanations. It is not a book that... -
The Morality Maze by Neil M. Daniels 9780879756970
RRP: $46.43Booksplease Price: $34.26People still believe that any behaviour is permitted so long as they can get away with it. This attitude makes our current moral situation both confusing and discouraging. In addition, society has... -
The Extraordinary Story of Human Origins by Piero Angela 9780879758035
RRP: $50.30Booksplease Price: $37.98How can we know about the lives of our ancestors who lived 30,000, or 300,000, or 3 million years ago? In "The Extraordinary Story of Human Origins", Piero and Alberto Angela address the many... -
Liberty and Culture by Tibor R. Machan 9780879755249
RRP: $51.59Booksplease Price: $38.39Has Marxism finally shown itself to be a bankrupt social philosophy? Why should we strive for economic democracy? Are individual human rights to be protected only so long as no one is inconvenienced?... -
The Nature and Pursuit of Love by David Goicoechea 9780879759124
RRP: $68.36Booksplease Price: $48.71Singer's approach to love in philosophy, literature, music and psychology is classical throughout, and never far from the question of eros and agape as it gives rise to the Western tradition. His... -
The Torah and Its God: A Humanist Inquiry by Jordan Jay Hillman 9781573928205
RRP: $59.33Booksplease Price: $45.81This detailed examination of the "Torah" (the first five books of the Bible) lays particular emphasis on the role and character of the Torah's transcendent God, as its central protagonist. Viewing... -
Generations Apart: Xers Vs. Boomers Vs the Elderly by Richard D. Thau 9781573921749
RRP: $32.24Booksplease Price: $24.10The actual and potential conflict between America's three prominent generations the under 35 Generation X, the over 35 Baby Boomers, and the over 65 Elderly seems more pronounced each year due to... -
Life, Liberty, And Happiness: An Optimist Manifesto by Frank S. Robinson 9781591024262
RRP: $38.69Booksplease Price: $30.56There's no shortage of gloom-and-doom viewpoints about humanity: our history of violence and war, environmental profligacy, economic and social injustice, etc. Frank S Robinson has written this... -
A Preface To Politics by Walter Lippmann 9781591022923
Booksplease Price: $20.39"A Preface to Politics" (1913) was the first book of political commentary published by Walter Lippmann, one of the most widely read and influential journalists of the 20th century. Shortly after its... -
We the Jury: The Impact of Jurors on Our Basic Freedoms : Great Jury Trials of History by Godfrey D. Lehman 9781573921442
RRP: $46.43Booksplease Price: $35.22Your worst nightmare: twelve jurors stand between you and a miscarriage of justice, and none of them have read this book. Few doubt that America's judicial system is one of the fairest, but we all... -
Tiberius Julius Alexander: A Historical Novel by Daniel M. Friedenberg 9781616141752
RRP: $28.38Booksplease Price: $22.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616141752Author Daniel M. FriedenbergFormat HardbackPage Count 213Imprint Prometheus... -
Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis by D. S.N Sarah Hall Guelder 9781591020271
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $20.43This excellent collection of recent articles by specialists from medicine, nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology, physical therapy, and demography addresses the many challenges of a disease that... -
Is Nature Supernatural?: A Philosophical Exploration of Science and Nature by Simon L. Altmann 9781573929165
Booksplease Price: $40.22Altmann provides a thorough philosophical basis to understand the meaning of natural law, the scientific method, and causality in science. He reviews the classical approach to time, space, and the... -
Hatred, Bigotry, and Prejudice: Definitions, Causes & Solutions by Robert M. Baird 9781573927482
RRP: $29.66Booksplease Price: $22.54An armed assault on a Jewish community centre in Los Angeles, synagogues set ablaze in Sacramento, the shootings of ethnic minorities in Illinois, the murder of a gay couple in northern California -... -
Get Inspired!: Releasing Your Creative Self at Any Age by Roy P. Fairfield 9781573928496
RRP: $29.66Booksplease Price: $22.34Are you tired of your job? Are you bored with the predictability of your regular routine, whether you are in school, employed, or retired? Innovative educator Roy P. Fairfield encourages persons of... -
Struggle to Understand: A History of Human Wonder & Discovery by Herbert C. Corben 9781591023852
RRP: $38.69Booksplease Price: $29.12For thousands of years, our ancestors pursued the spiritual and intellectual quests of trying to understand the world that surrounds us and the world that lies within. We shall trace these ideas... -
The Great Rip-Off in American Education: Undergrads Underserved by Mel Scarlett 9781591020318
RRP: $32.24Booksplease Price: $23.67Citing this report and other similar studies, experienced university administrator, Dr. Mel Scarlett criticises the deficits of the current undergraduate educational system and suggests improvements... -
Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations With the Founders of Science Fiction by Eric Leif Davin 9781573927024
Booksplease Price: $34.91Long before Ray Bradbury, Arthur C Clarke, Gene Roddenberry, and Chris Carter, the names of David Lasser, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Hugo Gernsback, and Sam Moskowitz were well known by the first fans of a... -
Philp Pullman's His Dark Materials: A Multiple Allegory by Leonard F. Wheat 9781591025894
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $23.23"Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials" trilogy is one of the most popular fantasy works of our time. Both the trilogy and a new movie based on it are being marketed chiefly as YA (young adult) fare... -
Skeptical Philosophy for Everyone by Richard H. Popkin 9781573929363
RRP: $50.30Booksplease Price: $37.98Popkin and Stroll review each major theory of philosophy chronologically, and then further organise these theories into their respective subject areas: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political... -
Multiculturalism: Humanist Perspectives by Robert B. Tapp 9781573928052
RRP: $38.69Booksplease Price: $29.61Multiculturalism has become an ambiguous but potent battle cry in U.S. society, lauded by proponents as a call to tolerate different cultural traditions and values, and deplored by detractors as an... -
Martin Gardner's Favorite Poetic Parodies by Martin Gardner 9781573929257
RRP: $32.25Booksplease Price: $31.93Whether you love poetry or just don't get it, you will love these often hilarious poetic parodies. Martin Gardner has assembled his favourites, many by famous authors in their own right (Robert... -
Ethical Issues In The New Reproductive Technologies by Richard T. Hull 9781591023005
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $22.67In the last few decades, as new reproductive technologies have been developed, couples desiring children have increasingly turned to various medical interventions when natural conception has been... -
The Negro Problem by Booker T. Washington 9781591021063
Booksplease Price: $29.58One hundred years ago, African Americans looked forward to the new twentieth century with mixed feelings of pride and discouragement. On the one hand, they could point to the tremendous progress many... -
Portraits of Great American Scientists by Leon M. Lederman 9781573929325
RRP: $38.69Booksplease Price: $30.77These fifteen biographies, written by promising young students from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, reveal the many interesting human factors that influenced the lives of successful... -
Cruising on the Queen Elizabeth 2: Around the World in 91 Days by Bernard M. Patten 9781591024323
Booksplease Price: $26.32HMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is the most celebrated craft afloat and one of the greatest technical achievements of the 20th century. In her construction and maintenance are involved almost every science,... -
Mostly on the Edge: An Autobiography by Karl Hess 9781573926874
RRP: $49.01Booksplease Price: $37.07He left school at fifteen to work as a reporter and wound up, just a few years later, as associate editor at Newsweek. He helped William F Buckley Jr found the National Review, worked closely with... -
Animals, Emotion, & Morality: Marking the Boundary by B. A. Dixon 9781591026297
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $21.78It seems obvious that animals have emotions. Dogs bark with excitement when their masters return home, snarl aggressively at the approach of a stranger, and cower with anxiety at the vets. Our... -
Live Now: Inspiring Accounts of Overcoming Adversity by George Klein 9781573921541
RRP: $50.30Booksplease Price: $37.41Why do some individuals triumph in situations that would physically or emotionally destroy most people? When tremendous physical, psychological, or emotional adversity threatens to destroy us, how... -
Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism by Ibn Warraq 9781591024842
RRP: $32.25Booksplease Price: $28.77This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work, Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more... -
The Affirming Flame: A Poetics of Meaning by Maurice S. Friedman 9781573922593
RRP: $72.23Booksplease Price: $50.98Professor Friedman explores the rich tapestry of our humanness as we strive to find meaning in our experiences, even in the midst of the evil and death that threaten to put an end to it all. This... -
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Humble Pi: The Role Mathematics Should Play in American Education by Michael K. Smith 9780879758776 [USED COPY]
Booksplease Price: $1.61Anyone who has ever suffered through a tough math class has probably wondered, "When am I going to use this stuff?" If you are confused by how real life problems can be helped by pi, cosine, and the... -
An Enemy of the State: The Life of Murray N. Rothbard by Justin Raimondo 9781573928090
RRP: $52.88Booksplease Price: $38.15This is the first biography of one of the most interesting and controversial social theorists of our time. Murray N. Rothbard was the founder of the libertarian movement, a radical free marketeer who... -
Unlocking Your Inner Courage: Five Winning Strategies to Achieve the Life You Want and the World We Need by Melvyn L. Fein 9781633881693
Booksplease Price: $18.49Courage is not just for heroes. It is a virtue that everyone can possess. This book will teach you how to develop the courage you never knew you had. Building upon his fifty-year career as a... -
Cognition and Affect by Laurence R. Simon 9780879753405
Booksplease Price: $45.60This book integrates personality theories, including the ideas of Freud, with Piaget's theory of cognitive development and modern theories of the emotions.Book InformationISBN 9780879753405Author... -
Let Us Water the Flowers: The Memoir of a Political Prisoner in Iran by Jafar Yaghoobi 9781616144494
RRP: $24.51Booksplease Price: $20.07This book is must reading for Americans trying to understand the complexities of Iranian politics and the nature of the current regime, many of whose leaders were involved in the systematic execution...