How can entrepreneurs predict what the next revolution will be? How does a new idea, product, or service spread throughout a social system to spark "the next big thing"?In this unique blend of histor
Why did George Washington personally lead the militia that put down the Whiskey Rebellion? What drove Harry Truman to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height of the Korean War? What compelled Ronald Reag
For decades, legal scholars and Supreme Court justices have debated the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. This debate has taken on particular significance today in the wake of terrorist threats to our
"Arthur Dobrin's The Lost Art of Happiness lives up to its name. For Dobrin, happiness is neither elusive nor a prize to be won by completing prescribed formulas or mastering twelve steps. It is, rat
"Lederman and Hill, two very well-known physicists, have written in a prose that speaks to the poet in all of us. A delightful and illuminating guide through the mysteries of the quantum world."Gino
It's trendy to be pessimistic about the future. We hear daily about the looming threats from global warming, terrorist plots, nuclear proliferation, overpopulation, and other frightening possibilitie
Kurtz (emeritus, philosophy, State Y. of New York-Buffalo) coined the term eupraxsophy in 1988 to describe a nonreligious approach to life. The 14 essays and articles collected here were originally pu
There are many books that probe the murky psyches of deviant individuals-they often top America's bestseller lists-but in The Lust for Blood, psychologist Jeffrey Kottler focuses on the average, ever
John Dewey was recognized in his own day as America's philosopher. His defenses of pragmatism, naturalism, humanism, and democracy stand among the highest achievements of thought, and they helped shap
Prolific crime writer Philbin collects the words of twenty serial killers from court documents, police transcripts, and their own writings to show, as best as possible, the inner workings of their min
Switching to Solar charts the dramatic rise of solar power from its off-grid origins in the 1970's to the fast-growing multibillion-dollar industry it is today. Here, for the first time, tech journal
According to Paley (inventor, entrepreneur, and teacher) a great invention must solve a universal problem in a manner that is simple, elegant, and robust. He uses the paper clip as a primary example o
In the Early Morning Hours of December 14, 1807, in Weston, Connecticut, the Sky Fell.A fireball flash illuminated the snowy fields and darkened roads of the small town. Its rumbling boom shook window
In this portrait of Planet Earth, biologist Stanley A. Rice discusses the evolution of the global network of life and the crucial role played by humans in determining the future of our world.Unlike mo
Reveals the frightening stories behind nuclear-weapons research being conducted by 30 countries worldwide, many of them helmed by unstable governments, as well as research being done by terrorist grou
"In High-Octane Women, Dr. Bourg Carter describes the causes and consequences of burnout in women overachievers, she provides strategies to combat their stress."-Laurie Shanks, clinical professor of
"The importance of coffee can never be understated, and Morton Stain has covered all the bases. He has extracted the essence of the world's love affair with coffee and has provided a satisfying blend
Jackson, an independent Western scholar, investigates the career of John McClallen, former army captain and Lewis and Clark contemporary. Jackson follows McClallen from St. Louis to the Santa Fe Trail
Science author and educator Hargittai (chemistry, Budapest U. of Technology and Economics, Hungary), offers a comprehensive picture of the brilliant but controversial scientist Edward Teller in this b
Historians often look to ancient Greece as the wellspring of Western civilization. Perhaps the most ingenious achievement of the Hellenic mind was the early development of the sciences. The names we g
On display within the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul lies the Topkapi Codex—an ancient manuscript of the Koran involved in the murder that split Shiite from Sunni. What’s the truth about the Topkap
What more can be said about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? A great deal, according to this author, a physicist and ballistics expert. Drawing on his fifteen years experience as an ex
Coffey, a legal commentator and former US attorney, analyzes media strategies used in a variety of cases from the past and present, from Socrates and Joan of Arc to the trials of OJ Simpson and impeac
Economic historian Erlichman reviews the sixteenth-century European exploration of the Americas and Far East in the light of the search for precious metals and the subsequent change in world economic
Corporate consultant Pollina argues that the economic woes of the United States, which primarily impact the middle and lower classes, are due to more systemic problems than the burst housing bubble an
Out of the long and enlightened history of humanism—with its concern to overcome superstition in all its varied forms by employing reason, the scientific method, critical thinking, pluralism, democrac
Despite a title that's reminiscent of 1950s science books for kids, this book is an excellent introduction to heredity and modern genetics aimed at the general reader. Dealing with questions ranging f
At the same time political activism was growing and breaking out into a war that would create the United States, says Walters (philosophy, Gettysburg College), there was also a revolution in religious
The director of the Jesus Project--a new scholarly investigation into the origins of Christianity that takes an objective, faith-free approach to the historical sources--edits a collection of essays b
The author of this work sees a connection between the desire for war and the desire to restore male dominance; he argues that one of the reasons young men go to war is to return home as heroic warrior
This work of reportage by independent journalist Smucker appears mainly aimed at countering the anti-Islamic hysteria connected to much of the rhetoric associated with discussions of terrorism threats
This book suggests that the primary forms of group identity in the United States are not race, ethnicity, class, religion, and the like, but instead new forms of tribalism primarily based on lifestyle
Is capital punishment a deterrent to criminal behavior? Do state executions of criminals violate the proper standards of civilized society? Should the death penalty be declared illegal as a violation
Writing in plain language, Kellogg, an attorney with a degree in philosophy, draws on the ideas of six great philosophers to answer what Immanuel Kant considered the three core questions of philosophy
Chronicles the life of the talented scientist and writer, best known for the publication of "Silent Spring" in 1962 where she brought to light the necessity of nature conservation and jumpstarted the
Narla (1908-1985), an Indian journalist/humanist, offers a rare critical appraisal of The Bhagavad Gita, a principal Hindu sacred text. Focusing particularly on the Mahabharata epic of the life of Kri
In this carefully abridged edition of The Elements of Social Science, Dr. Robert Darby presents the bulk of Drysdale's polemic, which has not been reprinted since 1905, with an introduction that sets
"The first time I have enjoyed anything about mathematics."Bob Simon 60 Minutes correspondent"It is often overheard in academic environments that'math is fun!' This little book on
For Americans whose views lie somewhere in the middle of the abortion debate, Meyers (philosophy and religion, U. of Southern Mississippi) argues that philosophy provides a neutral forum for consideri
In this little-known work by Voltaire (1694-1778)—now available in English for the first time— the famous French philosophe and satirist presents a wide-ranging and acerbic survey of religion througho
