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On Life
Philosophical Dialogues
Nick Pappas presents another philosophical snack well suited to the compressed reading time available to many of us who lead a harried life. The book can be read through at once or savored over repeated short readings.

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On Love
A Philosophical Dialogue
In this captivating conversation, two smart people discuss what love is and why it needs to be pondered to be appreciated. Is love merely attraction, or a boost to our ego? Do some people really “fall in love all the time”?

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On Passivity
A Philosophical Dialogue
Is it always better to be active than passive? Is passivity a sign of cowardice—or prudence? Are people who keep their thoughts to themselves passive, or might they be actively preparing for well-considered future actions?

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On Power
A Philosophical Dialogue
On Power: A Philosophical Dialogue invites readers into an engaging and thoughtful conversation about the nature of power, its uses, and its ethical dimensions.

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On Strength
A Collection of Philosophical Dialogues
Exploring elements that contribute to personal strength, the author engages us in conversation to tease out the complexities.What does character have to do with strength? What about truth?How do heart and soul figure into things? What about mind and gut?

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On the Causes of Economic Growth
Lessons of History
Since the earliest of times, humans have endeavored to uncover the causes of prosperity.

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On Violence
A Philosophical Dialogue
Violence and reason are related. Violence is done to reason every time we fail to listen. Everything else, all the real violence, starts right there, including tough talk in lieu of rational argument and the violence of not allowing us time to think things through.

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On Wisdom
A Philosophical Dialogue
Debating the real meaning of strength, weakness, belief, doubt, intelligence, and judgement, we gain a deeper sense of these essential human qualities.

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Organizational Reaction to Social Deviance: The Military Case
This study in criminology, sociology, and the US Military explores changes in the meaning and production of deviant populations in American military settings since 1941.

Robert J. Stevenson Price range: $23.95 through $33.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Orion’s Guiding Stars
The Myth of the Hero and the Human Instinct for Story
Combining science, history and literature, this information-packed book presents a wide-ranging tour from the pygmies to the Eskimo to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to explore the roots and the meanings of humanity’s universal myth.

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Ortega’s ‘The Revolt of the Masses’
and the Triumph of the New Man
This book is first and foremost a detailed and meticulous study of Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses (1930). No other relevant, up-to-date books explore this thinker and his great work.

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Our Good Earth
A Natural History of Soil
Soil, wonderful soil! Most rocks and minerals are composed of just 8 chemical elements.

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Pakistan’s Tug of War
The Contest between Pakistani Intelligence and the Army
The competition between the armed services and the Pakistani intelligence services, both civilian and military, has kept Pakistan locked in turmoil.

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Panic in the Senate
The Fight Over the Second Bank of the United States and the American Presidency
Just as many people today question the role of the Fed, Andrew Jackson opposed the central bank of the United States, vehemently arguing that the Bank gave privilege and unfair advantage to the elite few at the expense of the public.

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Paradigm Lost
Learning and Literacy in the Digital Divide
Vicki Sapp’s first motivation to write this book comes from her perception that like herself, her colleagues were struggling, confused and overwhelmed by the changes in education attributable to the tech takeover.

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Patterns of Bias in Hollywood Movies
Many groups within our multi-cultural society have complained over the years about negative and stereotypical portrayals of their own group members in motion pictures produced or released through the Hollywood-based motion picture studios.

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