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PDF The Ethics of Star Trek isbn : 0060933267 Title : The Ethics of Star Trek Author : Judith A. Barad   For Trekkies everywhere, a fascinating look at the philosophy of Star Trek , from Kirk and Spock to Janeway and Seven of Nine For four decades, Star Trek has been the obsession of millions of fans. But real Trekkies know that the show is more than just riveting entertainment. Its complex moral dilemmas present a view of the future that holds important truths for us in the present. Drawing on episodes from all four Star Trek generations, this unique book explores the ethics of the series in relation to the theories of the world's great philosophers. Questions about good and evil, right and wrong, power and corruption are discussed in language that,is both readable and compelling as the authors show, how the program has evolved over the years to address society's changing values. For this century and beyond, The Ethics of "Star Trek" is an intriguin...

BOOKs Truth at Any Cost: Ken Starr and the Unmaking of Bill Clinton isbn : 0060932821 Title : Truth at Any Cost: Ken Starr and the Unmaking of Bill Clinton Author : Susan Schmidt   What drove the man who nearly toppled a presidency and forced the most serious constitutional crisis in twenty-five years? Conventional wisdom portrays Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr as a right-wing religious zealot out to destroy the president, and Bill Clinton as a victim whose only "crime" was a private indiscretion. In Truth at Any Cost, two of America's preeminent investigative reporters, Susan Schmidt and Michael Weisskopf, reveal for the first time what really went on inside the Office of the Independent Counsel. The book details Ken Starr's motivations, his inner struggles, and his anguish as he comes under attack by Clinton's ferocious partisans. It goes behind the locked doors of Starr's office as prosecutors make the fateful decision to pursue the case...

READING Past Forgetting: My Memory Lost and Found isbn : 0060932341 Title : Past Forgetting: My Memory Lost and Found Author : Jill Robinson   A love story, a mystery, and a memory guide, Past Forgetting shows a writer's determination to re-create her life.Jill Robinson, novelist and author of Bed/Time/Story, wakes from a coma to discover she's lost her memory and just about any sense of who she was.And is. She likes the look of the man standing next to her bed, but doesn't recognize that he's her husband, Stuart. What matters is that she feels safe around him. As she searches the house for her children, she is reminded that her son and daughter are both grown with families of their own--how well did she ever know them? Can You make up for a past you don't really remember? It is Stuart who begins to fill in the details for Jill, including the fact that she's a well-known writer, although when she meets with her doctors, they say she may never w...

READING Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship isbn : 006093221X Title : Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship Author : John Gray   Harper Perennial Will I Ever Find My Soul Mate? Whether you are recently separated, divorced, or you have been in the singles scene for longer than you want, this insightful guide will help you navigate the dating maze and find that special person you've been waiting for. By discussing the differences between men and women, Mars and Venus on a Date provides singles with: A thorough understanding of the five stages of dating -- attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy, and engagement How to know what kind of person is right for you Answers to burning questions such as why don't men call, or why do some women stay single? The best places to meet your soul mate And advice on cr...

READ Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret isbn : 0060931833 Title : Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret Author : Wilson, Duff   I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish -- but what if it's true? A riveting exposé, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's health. Yet, when she blows the whistle on a nationwide problem, Patty Martin is nearly run out of town. Duff Wilson, whose ...

READING A History of the Wife isbn : 0060931566 Title : A History of the Wife Author : Marilyn Yalom   A History of the Wife weaves a complex tapestry as it outlines the roles, customs, and cultural position of women in Western marriage. The work is engaging, filled with interesting anecdotes and stories, and is an incredibly lively read on a thoroughly interesting subject much in need of a closer look. In breadth, the book ranges from biblical times to the present, and in sheer scale it attempts to present a unified series of images of the Western wife over the course of some 2,000 years. In doing so, Professor Yalom has presented us an interesting grid, well conceived and wonderfully written, with which we can begin to examine this cultural phenomenon. One of the main strengths of the work is its method: Yalom draws heavily on diaries, newspapers, journals, and personal letters, and she interweaves these with citations from the laws, general customs of the times, rel...

READ When Your Lover Is a Liar: Healing the Wounds of Deception and Betrayal isbn : 0060931159 Title : When Your Lover Is a Liar: Healing the Wounds of Deception and Betrayal Author : Susan Forward   Susan Forward, Ph. D., When Your Lover Is a Liar: Healing the Wounds of Deception and Betrayal In this powerful and vitally important new book, internationally acclaimed therapist and bestselling author Susan Forward, Ph.D., provides invaluable advice for women whose men betray their confidence and trust with lies. Illustrated with a wealth of true-life stories from women who have survived and thrived despite deceptive relationships, When Your Lover Is a Liar shows you how to maneuver through the labyrinth of lying in love relationships. Based on her many years of practice and her extensive knowledge, Forward profiles the wide variety of liars, tells how to deal with the lies—from the benign to the lethal—that these men spin, and gives you practical strategies to stop them ...

BOOKs Free the Children: A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves that Children Can Change the World isbn : 0060930659 Title : Free the Children: A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves that Children Can Change the World Author : Craig Kielburger   Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Children is a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man. click here to download    

PDF Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses isbn : 0060930179 Title : Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses Author : Isabel Allende   Harper Perennial New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous book, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore. Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to evoke the delights of food and sex. After considerable research and study, she has become an authority on aphrodisiacs, which include everything from food and drink to stories and, of course, love. Readers will find here recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, paintings, personal anecdotes, fascinating tidbits on the sensual art of foodand its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract your mate and revive flagging virility, passage...

DOWNLOAD PowerFoods: Good Food, Good Health with Phytochemicals, Nature's Own Energy Boosters isbn : 0060929545 Title : PowerFoods: Good Food, Good Health with Phytochemicals, Nature's Own Energy Boosters Author : Stephanie Beling   It's no secret that fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains are loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber, but these great-tasting foods offer another bonus as well. From garlic to grapefruit, raspberries to rutabagas, all plant foods contain phytochemicals -- powerful substances that have been scientifically proven to help retard the aging process, boost the immune system and fight ailments such as cancer and heart disease. Dr. Stephanie Beling has determined that certain foods, dubbed PowerFoods, contain concentrated amounts of these disease-fighting dynamos. The good news is that PowerFoods are so varied and delicious that anyone can get great health benefits without sacrificing any of the pleasures of good food. "PowerFoods...

EBOOK Plain Seeing isbn : 0060929456 Title : Plain Seeing Author : Sandra Scofield   At the heart of "Plain Seeing" is the myth of beautiful Emma Laura, whose Hollywood dreams are destroyed by the birth of a child. At 21, that child, Lucy, tells her lover Gordon: "I come with nothing, a motherless child." 25 years later, as Lucy recovers from a terrible injury that almost severed her foot, she finds the accident mirrored in her life. Gordon and their daughter Laurie want to leave; even her lover has betrayed her. In childlike pain, she flees to her Aunt Opal in Texas. There, a visit to a Depression-era photography exhibit launches her on a quest to understand her mother's young life. Unexpectedly, it leads her to the father she wasn't seeking. In Hollywood, where her mother might have been a star, she finally faces her perennial grief, and begins to live a true and present life. click here to download    

BOOKs Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam isbn : 0060929081 Title : Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam Author : H.R. McMaster   Harper Perennial "The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." - H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning new analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on recently released transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. It also pinpoints the policies and decisions that got the United States into the morass and reveals who made these decisions and the moti...

DOWNLOAD Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You isbn : 0060928972 Title : Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You Author : Susan Forward   Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation and Guilt to Manipulate You Emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten to punish us for not doing what they want. Emotional blackmailers know how much we value our relationships with them. They know our vulnerabilities and our deepest secrets. They can be our parents or partners, bosses or coworkers, friends or lovers. And no matter how much they care about us, they use this intimate knowledge to win the pay-off they want: our compliance. In Emotional Blackmail , bestselling author Susan Forward dissects the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation to give blackmail targets the tools they ...

PDF Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child's Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes isbn : 0060928689 Title : Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child's Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes Author : Alice Waters   Chez Panisse is a restaurant in Berkeley, California, run by Alice Waters and her large group of friends. Her daughter Fanny's stories of this busy place are a friendly and funny introduction to the delights of real restaurant life, and her recipes show how easy and inexpensive it is to make good food with basic ingredients and simple techniques. Opening up the magic world of cooking to children, Alice Waters describes, in the words of seven-year-old Fanny, the path food travels from the garden to the kitchen to the table. Teaching kids where food really comes from not just from the market but from farms and people who care about the earth, Fanny at Chez Panisse has lessons on the importance of eating with your hands, of garlic and of composting and recycling. It is...

READING Heaven's Coast: A Memoir isbn : 0060928050 Title : Heaven's Coast: A Memoir Author : Mark Doty   The year is 1989 and Mark Doty's life has reached a state of enviable equilibrium. His reputation as a poet of formidable talent is growing, he enjoys his work as a college professor and, perhaps most importantly, he is deeply in love with his partner of many years, Wally Roberts. The harmonious existence these two men share is shattered, however, when they learn that Wally has tested positive for the HIV virus. From diagnosis to the initial signs of deterioration to the heartbreaking hour when Wally is released from his body's ruined vessel, Heaven's Coast is an intimate chronicle of love, its hardships, and its innumerable gifts. We witness Doty's passage through the deepest phase of grief -- letting his lover go while keeping him firmly alive in memory and heart -- and, eventually beyond, to the slow reawakening of the possibilities of plea...

DOWNLOAD From Panic to Power: Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put You in Control of Your Life isbn : 0060927585 Title : From Panic to Power: Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put You in Control of Your Life Author : Lucinda Bassett   HarperResource From Panic to Power is Lucinda Bassett's inspiring account of the proven techniques she used to overcome anxiety disorder and regain control of her life. A bestseller with more than 72,000 hardcover copies sold, From Panic to Power offers techniques and skills to the ever–growing number of people who are adversely affected by today's overwhelmingly stressful environment. Lucinda Bassett's effective program, which teaches people how to think differently and respond in a less anxious way, is enabling hundreds of thousands all over the world to transform their draining doubts, fears, and anxieties into positive energy and newfound freedom. Her metho...

DOWNLOAD Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem isbn : 006092683X Title : Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem Author : David Blankenhorn   A compelling and controversial exploration of absentee fathers and their impact on the nation. click here to download    

EBOOK To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era isbn : 0060926287 Title : To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era Author : Mary Lowenthal Felstiner   This remarkable biography of Charlotte Salomon, who died in Auschwitz at the age of 26, provides a stunning look at her life as a woman, an artist, and a Jew during the Holocaust. "A fugue of art and history, love and pain, sexuality and politics".--Los Angeles Times. 40 photos. 8-page color insert. click here to download    

EBOOK The Best Kind of Loving: A Black Woman's Guide to Finding Intimacy isbn : 0060924756 Title : The Best Kind of Loving: A Black Woman's Guide to Finding Intimacy Author : Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant   It has often been said that "if white America has a case of the sniffles, Black America catches walking pneumonia." When this credo is applied to relationships, common problems such as inadequate communication, commitment fears, financial struggles and infidelity carry an even greater weight. Yet, with hundreds of relationship books on the market, virtually none has explored the specific circumstances impacting relationships between African-American men and women. In The Best Kind of Loving: A Black Woman's Guide to Finding Intimacy , renowned psychologist Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant addresses head-on the complex challenges in African-American relationships. "In addition to the social dynamics affecting male-female communications in general, as A...

DOWNLOAD The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It isbn : 0060924306 Title : The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It Author : Pete Egoscue   The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It No one is immune. For people from champion athletes to desk-bound white-collar professionals, many simple acts of life--a relaxing evening stroll through the neighborhood, an exhilarating run along a sandy beach, just bending down to tie a loose shoelace-are often acts of torture. The walking wounded suffer from torn rotator cuffs, tennis elbow, jogger's knees, bad backs, stiff necks, sore feet, and swollen ankles. It could, without exaggeration, be called a modem epidemic. In this brilliant book, renowned anatomical functiona...

READING Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition isbn : 0060923091 Title : Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition Author : Abigail Trafford   Intelligent, insightful, and based on Abigail Trafford's personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with hundreds of divorced men and women, Crazy Time charts the emotional journey of the breakup of a marriage--identifying the common phases that lead to separation, divorce, and, eventually, to a new life. click here to download    

EBOOK The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste isbn : 0060921218 Title : The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste Author : Stern, Jane   America's premiere scholars of popular culture present a hilarious tribute to the all-time highs of lowbrow taste. The Sterns offer the definitive sourcebook of the world's favorite cultural extremes and faux pas. 350 photos, 50 in full-color. click here to download    

READ Dove isbn : 0060920475 Title : Dove Author : Robin Lee Graham   William Morrow Company In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove . click here to download    

READ Pulling Your Own Strings: Dynamic Techniques for Dealing with Other People and Living Your Life As You Choose isbn : 0060919752 Title : Pulling Your Own Strings: Dynamic Techniques for Dealing with Other People and Living Your Life As You Choose Author : Wayne W. Dyer   William Morrow Paperbacks INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD From the #1 bestselling author of Your Erroneous Zones , a directed and practical book that shows you how to stop being manipulated by others and start taking charge of your own life. Wayne Dyer reveals how we all can prevent ourselves from being victimized by others and begin to operate from a position of power at the center of our own lives. Asserting that we alone are responsible for how much we will be controlled by others, Dyer offers his practical plan for developing new attitudes toward the most common sources of victimization and manipulation, such as family members and authority figures in the workplace. F...

DOWNLOAD The Broken Cord isbn : 0060916826 Title : The Broken Cord Author : Michael Dorris   The controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked the nation's interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award. click here to download    

PDF The Fashion Conspiracy: A Remarkable Journey Through the Empires of Fashion isbn : 0060916362 Title : The Fashion Conspiracy: A Remarkable Journey Through the Empires of Fashion Author : Nicholas Coleridge   From the catwalks of Paris to the sweatshops of South Korea; from Seventh Avenue glitz to Tokyo new-wave...The sophisticated brokings of the fashion conspiracy have generated a powerful new force in the world economy: designer money. Nicholas Coleridge presents a fascinating portrait of the jet-setting matrons who are the gurus and tyrants of the fashion press; of fashion legends like Paloma Picasso and Tina Chow; of the top store buyers who command $700 million a season. He probes the incredible world of the designer billionaires like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Yves St Laurent, whose fashion empires are richer than entire Third World countries. Here are the jealousies, the glamour, the buccaneering, the espionage and the razzmatazz in a witty and penetratin...

BOOKs Overcoming Depression isbn : 0060914882 Title : Overcoming Depression Author : Demitri Papolos   click here to download    

READING The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories by Le Guin, Ursula K. isbn : 0060914343 Title : The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories by Le Guin, Ursula K. Author : Ursula K. Le Guin   The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future. Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time. click here to download    

DOWNLOAD The Body You Want (Harper colophon books) isbn : 0060912731 Title : The Body You Want (Harper colophon books) Author : Mark Gastineau   click here to download    

DOWNLOAD The Starship & the Canoe isbn : 0060910305 Title : The Starship & the Canoe Author : Kenneth Brower   The story of a father and son who search for life's meaning in very different ways. "In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats .""--Kirkus Reviews" "In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats." "--Kirkus Reviews" "An unusual and often moving double biography...In their individual ways, the Dysons embody the extremes of twentieth century life--science and technology and the revolt against them." "--The New Yorker" "A compelling and evocative biography of father and son...a highly moving allegory on the compelling ideologies of our times...Aside from any deeper meanings one could extract from this book, it is a lot of fun." ...

EBOOK The Story of Rock, 2nd Edition isbn : 0060903449 Title : The Story of Rock, 2nd Edition Author : Carl Belz   click here to download    

PDF Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box isbn : 0060899182 Title : Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box Author : Madeleine K. Albright   Harper Part illustrated memoir, part social history, "Read My Pins" provides an intimate look at Albright's life through the brooches she wore. Her collection is both international and democratic--dime-store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms. Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright's appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine's Day heart forged by Albright's five-year-old daughter. "Read My Pins" features more than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America's most accomplished and fascinating diplomats. click here to download    

PDF Stone Fox and Top Secret CD isbn : 0060897864 Title : Stone Fox and Top Secret CD Author : John Reynolds Gardiner   Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the tax collector. He enters the National Dogsled Race, where he must beat the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyed dogs. click here to download    

EBOOK Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters (P.S.) isbn : 0060894083 Title : Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters (P.S.) Author : Matt Ridley   Harper Perennial click here to download    

PDF Collins Robert French College Dictionary, (English and French Edition) isbn : 0060892005 Title : Collins Robert French College Dictionary, (English and French Edition) Author : Collins   The best French-English dictionary available today is the Collins Robert French College Dictionary. Based on the acclaimed Collins Robert Unabridged Dictionary, it is up-to-date and highly reliable. Easy to use: The attractive two-color layout provides maximum ease of access and enables effective communication for educational, business, and travel purposes. Usage levels are clearly indicated, with extensive examples of how the words are used in context. The style labeling system identifies the type of usage, whether formal, informal, literary, offensive, or dated. Specific meanings are clearly marked to guide you to the correct treatment. Also provided are pronunciations of all French and English words using the widely accepted IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and a full guide ...