Like the Aztecs and Mayans, many of us consider chocolate a food from the gods, which is what its scientific name Theobroma cacao means. Dietitians who helped launch the first "heart healthy" brand tr
In 1998, Andrea Stanfield told a lie that became the foundation of her professional life. In an interview with the accounting department of a Florida engineering firm, she claimed, verbally and on pa
Jenkins (director, National Transportation Security Center, Mineta Transportation Institute) reviews the arguments and evidence concerning the threat of nuclear terrorism. He does not come to any defi
Johnson (psychology, Mount Royal College, Canada) argues the dangers of dogmatic belief and examines the factors, both intrinsic and formative, that lead humans to believe in an absolute truth. The au
Following his arrest in 1985, it was revealed that John A. Walker, Jr., a US Navy communications specialist, had been selling military secrets to the Soviet Union since first entering the Soviet Embas
The acclaimed author of Defending the West addresses the history, linguistics and religious implications of the different variations of the Koran circulating in the Muslim world, in a book that includ
Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljkovi?Since the end of the conflict in the Balkans in 1995, there has been an uneasy peace between the rival factions. What were the causes of the tragic disintegratio
Traces the history of the Urantia book, which was supposedly channeled by unseen higher beings, revealing information about modern science and details about the life of Jesus
Writing for a general audience, Morris (a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice) draws on his own professional experience, the professional literature, the public record of highly pub
This entertaining volume for general readers is a collection of facts and trivia about life in the United States, and is designed to provide a no-nonsense alternative to media spin and propaganda. Rus
Archaeological consultant Whitley (geographical sciences, Arizona State U.) explores the first visible evidence of religious beliefs and the oldest known creations of art. The oldest examples so far h
For much of its history the Catholic Church has countenanced the veneration of relics—objects or even bones associated with a saint, or with Jesus Christ himself, that were deemed to have healing powe
It 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 vet’s office. Our
In this exposition and appreciation of the metaphysics of American philosopher John Dewey (1859-1952), Gale (emeritus, philosophy, U. of Pittsburgh) argues that a leitmotiv that ran through Dewey's wo
Whereas his Origins of the American Civil War (1996) was more of a political and social history, this second volume of a planned quartet by Reid (American history and military institutions, King's Col
Technologically-drive information overload and distractions are causing fragmented attention and cultural decline, according to the author of What's Happening to Home? Balancing Work, Life, and Refuge
Ostler applies her doctorate in linguistics to entertainingly trace the origin and usage of some 150 distinctly American figures of speech organized into the categories of: the natural world (e.g., "t
This guide for general readers delivers practical, problem-solving information for adults who are facing the reality of caring for elderly parents or other family members. It looks frankly at sensitiv
Harrison lives in the Cayman Islands, where he is a newspaper columnist and travel writer. Over the years he has asked ordinary people he meets around the world why they believe in a god, and gotten t
Examines the proof of the existence of God in the light of contemporary science, and maintains that modern science can serve to demonstrate that God does not exist.
Contending that black Americans have already attained physical and political freedom, the author (a black psychologist in private practice in California) argues that the only significant impediment to
Everyone knows by now that eating saturated fat and cholesterol leads to arterial plaques and heart disease, but freelance technical writer Leas was baffled to discover that the people who tell everyo
Schmidt is best known as the long time editor of Analog the more science oriented of the science fiction magazines. He also has a doctorate in physics. Both these facts make him a perfect person to ex
Her revolutionary observations of chimpanzee behavior at the Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania earned Jane Goodall both public acclaim and scientists' criticism. Greene (a freelance writer/hist
Clinical psychologist Poulter follows up on his earlier The Father Factor with a book examining how one's relationship with one's mother has a profound and enduring influence on one's relationships an
In criticizing a number of popular spiritual movements, Price (scriptural studies, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary) does not fault the various teachers for failing to meet some standard of orthod
Delaney (State U. of New York at Oswego) uses events and excerpts of a dialogue from the comedy cartoon show The Simpsons to discuss the many issues of social relevance that the satirical show has tou
After twenty-five years of investigating, analyzing, and interviewing serial killers, their family members, neighbors, and even surviving victims, Jack Levin has become one of the world's most respec
At a time when most multiculturalism literature and advocates suggest that the majority of immigrants and ethnic minorities prefer to maintain separate identities and distinct native cultures, Baber (
For thirty-three years Robert Curley worked as a reporter and photographer for newspapers in Rome, Oneida, and Syracuse, New York. In this colorful memoir he vividly recounts the many remarkable event
Gardner, the creator of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column and author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, collects some of his published essays (and a few unpublished) on false
In this memoir of a long, distinguished career devoted to scientific research, world-renowned mathematician Herbert A. Hauptman recounts both the joys and the disappointments of his lifelong quest to
Edis (physics, Truman State U.) explores the relationship between science and supernatural belief since the European Enlightenment. Among his topics are an accidental world, Darwinian creativity, the
When scientists peer through a telescope at the distant stars in outer space or use a particle-accelerator to analyze the smallest components of matter, they discover that the same laws of physics gov
Though practically unknown to the public today, Stephen T. Early was one of the most influential men in mid-twentieth-century America. As FDR's press secretary, he was chiefly responsible for getting
Geneticist Fairbanks describes how things that have been learned from DNA analysis support the theory of evolution, and more specifically the belief that humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa and ev
Warning that the American jury system is under attack, Vidmar (law, Duke U.) and Hans (law, Cornell U.) review the empirical research on juries over the past fifty years in order to provide readers bo
Although the US has committed itself to innovation in terms of products and services to the point of outright hysteria, Hodock (marketing, Berkeley College, etc.) points out that about 90 percent of i
As vast as Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's Left Behind novels are, they are the tip of a much more massive, and hidden, iceberg, namely, that of popular fundamentalist eschatology - beliefs about the
One of the most impressive monuments to an American military hero is found in Richmond, Virginia. Weighing twelve tons and standing almost sixty-two feet high, this great marble statue depicts Gen. Ro
