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The timely and critically acclaimed debut novel that's becoming a word-of-mouth phenomenon ...
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Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?.
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Our best historians offer fresh insights on Abraham Lincoln and his time to mark the upcoming bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.

In 1876 the abolitionist Frederick Douglass observed, "No man can say anything that is new of Abraham Lincoln." Undeterred, the contributors to Our Lincoln believe it is possible even now, especially if the starting point is the interaction between the life and the times.

Several of these original essays focus on Lincoln's leadership as president and commander in chief. James M. McPherson examines Lincoln's deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz assesses Lincoln's evolving position in the context of party politics. On slavery and race, Eric Foner writes of Lincoln and the movement to colonize emancipated slaves outside the United States. James Oakes considers Lincoln's views on race and citizenship. There are also brilliant essays on Lincoln's literary style, religious beliefs, and family life. The Lincoln who emerges is a man of his time, yet able to transcend and transform it—a reasonable measure of greatness..
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Presenting a revolutionary approach to developing strategic vision in business and in life, a guide for managers, entrepreneurs, and investors explains how to apply creative and intuitive skills to corporate practices. Reprint..
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Fascinating, comprehensive, and eminently readable, this guide explores shamanism—the world's most enduring healing and religious tradition—in the light of modern medicine, psychology, neuroscience, consciousness disciplines, and religious studies.

Praise for The World of Shamanism
"As if on cue, just when I am beginning to think that shamanism is the ground from which all religions spring, along comes this book.  I cannot imagine a book that would be more helpful to me in thinking through this important subject."
—Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

"...Unquestionably the most rounded compact introduction to shamanism, particularly the inner world of shamans, available today. A door-opening book for students of consciousness and spirituality."
—Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., M.Litt, author of The Yoga Tradition

"A splendidly clear and timely survey of shamanism."
—Jean Achterberg, Ph.D., author of Imagery in Healing

"Quite simply, this book is a major step forward in understanding the vital phenomenon of shamanism. I recommend it highly."
—Charles Tart, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California at Davis, author of States of Consciousness
 
"...Eminently useful and inspiring. A brilliant integrative work that pushes the frontiers of consciousness in insightful, practical, and powerful ways."
—Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist, author of The Four-Fold Way and The Second Half of Life

"...Unique in bringing together the full range of anthropological, psychological, and psychiatric literature on this vital subject. It does so with admirable scholarship yet still manages to be sensitive and clear."
—Christie W. Kiefer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California at San Francisco
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From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Richard Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos and Psyche is a work of immense sophistication, deep learning, and lasting importance..
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Fast, powerful and very, very expensive, a supercar encapsulates the romance, power, and freedom of the automobile in one beautifully designed package This book looks in detail at 60 of the most celebrated vehicles from Europe, Japan, and America, providing a unique, exciting, and readily accessible reference guide to the machines at the pinnacle of automotive engineering.Covering all the most famous marques, past and present, including Ferrari, Lotus, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Corvette, Viper, Porsche, Mercedes, and BMW, Supercars is packed with a wealth of information.Lavishly illustrated with over 600 color photographs, the book appeals to anyone who dreams of hyper-performance      .
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Actor David Hedison (Felix Leiter in "Live and Let Die" and "License to Kill") gives a 12 minute introduction to this "Ultimate Self Help" program Hedison gives a stirring remembrance of how he ran away from his first audition but then returned to triumph. He then gives advice on how to survive as a freelance and live with passion. Hedison met the author Paul Kyriazi at "SPYFEST" on the Queen Mary in 2001. Feature film writer/director Paul Kyriazi will teach you how to upgrade your life to the level of 007 - no matter your age or financial level in this serious success course. The 8 hour audio-book "Bond Lifestyle" on CD is taken from "The Complete James Bond Lifestyle Seminar" with 50 extra pages. It is read by the author and with other actors performing dramatizations with sound effects. This Audio-Seminar won't make you 007, it will make you YOU, the real you, the individuality that is you. A you that will enjoy the style, confidence and the resort experiences of James Bond. It's the best gift for anyone who is having difficulty reaching their dream. Chapters include: Re-invent Yourself, Your Appearance, Your Bond Car, Bond Girls, Bond and His Cash, Exotic Hotels, Casino Gambling, Your Mission, Upgrading Your Image, The Greatest Adventure, and The Ultimate Secret of Women. Author Kyriazi says, "I started this "Bond Study" since I was in high school and saw the first James Bond movie, "Dr. No." After college, when I was trying to survive as a freelance film director, I took it to a new level when studying in person with three famous self-help gurus. I don t spend time with motivation, as I can't motivate you, so the time is used with techniques (both easy and difficult) that will move you quickly toward your goals and dreams. The average age of my seminar attendees has been around 30, as that's the age where men say, "No more of this. I need a change." This book contains NO information on weapons, self defense, cigarettes, alcohol or sexual matters. Subjects include: * Setting up you "Base of Operations" and "Mission Control Center". * The two most powerful "Gadgets" for success. * Programming your mind to attain your goals. * How to make your Bond Fantasies come true. * The "Ultimate Secret of Women" to ensure the best relationships. * Tipping the cool way like Bond does. *How to get past the blocks and fears standing in your way. *Lifestyle and success quotes from many famous celebrities. *Upgrading your self-image and image to others. *How to reinvent yourself. *The Bond Lifestyle clothes for all occasions. *The 21 Rules of the James Bond Lifestyle. *A hypnosis/mediation session that will remove Negative emotional blocks from your mind that are holding you back. *Checking into first class hotels the cool way. *Increasing your cash flow to live a more exciting life. *Make your Bond car ready to go. *How to have quick at hand knowledge like Bond..
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This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series "Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era" reveals how French officers who served in Indochina, like the author, Roger Trinquier, fought fierce rear-guard actions against ideologically motivated insurgents in the 1940s and 1950s to a far greater extent than their American counterparts later faced in Vietnam. The lack of coherent strategic direction from Paris in the chaotic years of the Fourth Republic left the military with the task of making political decisions in the field. With the original introduction by Bernard B. Fall and a new foreword prepared by Eliot A. Cohen..
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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume..
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