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Travel Tales...: An Old Retiree, His RV, His Dog, and His Woman (Not Necessarily in Order of Preference) Hit the Road
Got the "blahs" - is it snowing - is it cold - are you stuck on the couch and bored to tears? Travel Tales ... An Old Retiree, His RV, His Dog, and His Woman (not necessarily in order of preference) Hit The Road by Ken Halloran could provide the antidote for these all-to-common ailments It focuses, in a humorous way, on everyday events that happen to everyday people while touring and traveling in a Recreational Vehicle (RV). If you are an RV enthusiast, perhaps retired and a current "snowbird", you will readily relate to the adventures in the book. If you're sitting at home wondering what you're going to do when retirement comes knocking, you will receive a bit of insight into an RV "snowbird's" lifestyle. Travel Tales... wants to make you smile and wants to get you up and get you going!.
Price: $8.94
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It Ain't Necessarily So: The Dream of the Human Genome and Other Illusions
Stephen Jay Gould calls Richard Lewontin "simply the smartest man I have ever met." And not the least opinionated, either. Lewontin has long been famous among biologists for a volatile combination of feisty leftism, scientific insight, and verbal skill, which have been displayed for the more general public in his essays for what has been called The New York Review of Each Other's Books. It Ain't Necessarily So is a collection of some of his more characteristic reviews from the 1980s and 1990s. The Mismeasure of Man, by Stephen Jay Gould; Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior, by Elliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson; sociological studies of Sex in America; and Ruth Hubbard's books on gender in science: all his essays are informative yet lively, with a high acid content--as when he begins his piece on the Human Genome Project with a definition of "fetish." Lewontin's prose is worth reading in itself, but what lifts this anthology to another level is that it also includes replies and rebuttals selected from the New York Review's letters column--a forum that doubles as the intellectual's World Wrestling Federation. For the older pieces, he also includes updates, "where are they now" summaries to give a sense of historical change in each field. Assertive, brilliant, sarcastic, dense, wide-ranging--Lewontin may be challenging, but he is never dull. --Mary Ellen Curtin.
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How Hockey Saved the World*: (*and defeated George W. Bush, but not necessarily in that order)
HOCKEYdhist concept meaning Key to Happiness and Chilly Serenity during Bloody Brawls and Melees. How Hockey Saved the World is the greatest, if only, hockey protest book ever written It is the often true story of how a middle-aged, overweight American got off the couch long enough to lose weight and learn to play hockey in order to find a magic puck that would end the NHL lockout, unseat President George W. Bush and end the Iraq War. This funny, wry and charming account of a man obsessed is a handbook on how to survive without professional sports while becoming a better parent, achieving world peace and playing hockey, however poorly. After reading How Hockey Saved the World, and seeing the error of my ways, I will resign the Office of the Presidency effective January 15, 2009.¿President George W. Bush Charns straps on a pair of beaten-up ice skates to take on the NHL¿and the American Way. The author is many things to many people: a left-wing lawyer working for the good of the people of North Carolina; husband to his saintly wife Tucker; father to a gaggle of small children; and a vehement critic of the current White House. Most of all, he's a dedicated hockey fan, a condition that he readily admits makes him half-crazy. The author wit and genuine belief in the gameoddly persuasive. An amiable meditation to warm even the iciest hearts. -Kirkus Discoveries.
Price: $9.57
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It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality
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Everything you did not necessarily want to know about gravitational waves. And why [A book review from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science]
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Leaper: The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily-Super Hero
Has he gone crazy? Had too many espressos?
Or is he really a brand new super hero?What if one day-suddenly, inexplicably-you discover you have a superpower? And what if it's not a very good superpower, either, like flying or super strength, and you have no idea what you are supposed to do? Leaper follows the confessions of reluctant hero James, a recently divorced, life-long barista who finds himself in just such a predicament and asking those very questions. Is his newfound leaping power a miracle from God? The result of a lifetime of over-caffeination? Or a final break from sanity? Should James “do good” with his ability? But if doing good proves trickier than expected, where do you go for a superpower manual? And what is “good” anyway? In this witty, unconventional novel, debut novelist Geoffrey Wood serves up equal doses of sharp humor and disquieting poignancy, exploring the meaning of redemption, beauty, and faith beyond all reason..
Price: $1.93
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Is Asperger syndrome necessarily viewed as a disability?: An article from: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
This digital document is an article from Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, published by Pro-Ed on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 5222 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Is Asperger syndrome necessarily viewed as a disability? Author: Simon Baron-Cohen Publication:Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (Refereed) Date: September 22, 2002 Publisher: Pro-Ed Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 186(6) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
Price: $5.95
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