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Can a long-forgotten memory of a horrible event suddenly resurface years later How can we know whether a memory is true or false Seven spellbinding cases shed light on why it is rare for a reclaimed

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Entrepreneur and political commentator Jim Manzi argues for a radical new approach to our most pressing economic and social problems, using the scientific method-and its controlled experiments and skeptical mindset-to test what works in business and government.

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition covers important new developments in the field, including the emergence of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams, which help emergency service personnel survive the impact of critical incident stress. This edition also addresses the psychological aspects of proactive police work.

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"A convincing-and moving-case for the great potential of even an 'ordinary' mind."-Parade

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Jennifer Washburn, a scholar and journalist, reveals how the growing influence of corporations over universities compromises the future of all those whose careers depend on a university education, and all those who will be employed, governed, or taught by the products of American universities.

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The renowned AIDS researcher Robert Gallo tells his story of scientific breakthrough in a riveting portrait of the people, the politics, and the pace of modern scientific discovery.

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This book examines the impact of "globalisation" on the American economy. Although temporarily muted by the "exceptional" state of America's financial markets in recent years, the increased integration of the American economy with that of the rest of the world has been controversial and a source of concern.

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"Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe And if inevit"

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Explores the roots and causes of our increasingly voyeuristic society and argues against using the First Amendment to safeguard our right to peer into others' lives.

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A landmark biography of the great American photographer Walker Evans, written by one of America's most esteemed biographers

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A revealing inquiry into the Islamic fundamentalist phenomenon, based on firsthand accounts of the movement and candid discussion with its key players.

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In Washington's God Michael Novak-one of America's leading neoconservative pundits-and his daughter, Jana, uncover George Washington's religious life. Finally the record is set straight on the most thoroughly misunderstood aspect of Washington's life. The Novaks focus on Washington's strong trust in divine Providence and see this belief as providing the unifying narrative to his monumental life.

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A look at what Americans remember (and what they have forgotten) about one of the most traumatic domestic political event in the America's post-war history.

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First published in 1949 and now brought up-to-date, We Survived offers a dramatic and historical documentation of personal survival under the terror and persecution of the Third Reich

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"Are the Japanese faceless clones who march in lockstep to the drums beaten by big business and the bureaucrats of MITI, Japan's miracle-working ministry of international trade and industry Can Japane"

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During the Second World War, Germany captured nearly 94,000 soldiers, while the Allies shipped almost 380,000 Germans to the United States. This is the first book to compare stories of POWs from both sides of the conflict.

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"Bold, counterintuitive, and cathartic... Alterman is ready for a bar fight, and he comes out swinging."New York Times Book Review

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"a revealing look at the dark underbelly of our rapidly advancing electronics"-Salon.com

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"Few revolutions in science have been more far-reaching--but less understood--than the quantum revolution in physics. Everyday experience cannot prepare us for the sub-atomic world, where quantum effects"

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Drawing on eleven case studies, a communications lawyer addresses the issue of who owns information, explaining the ramifications of the ownership of medical records, telephone numbers, personal names, culture, computer software, and more.

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"What lies behind America's economic and social decline Can racism explain the ghetto tragedy if two-thirds of America's blacks have made it into the middle class Why have Chinese, Japanese, and Kore"

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Surprising proof that conservatives really are more compassionate--and more generous--than liberals

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An eminent teacher and writer explores an idea both simple and complex, both multidisciplinary and unifying-the story of symmetry