Resultaten gefilterd op "Prometheus Books"

Young Women of Achievement

Frances A Karnes, Kristen R Stephens

• Paperback | Engels
• This upbeat, very useful resource guide will give young women everything they need to start exploring and planning a career in science, math, or techn... Lees meer

Big Disconnect

Giles Slade

• Paperback | Engels
• Smart phones and social media sites may be contemporary fixations, but using technology to replace face-to-face interactions is not a new cultural phe... Lees meer

God the Failed Hypothesis?

Victor J Stenger

• Hardcover | Engels
• Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the... Lees meer

Scientific Realism

• Hardcover | Engels
• The prolific and indefatigable Mario Bunge has been writing books and articles on almost every facet of philosophy for nearly fifty years. At a time w... Lees meer

God and Government

Barry W Rev Lynn

• Paperback | Engels
• A central player in every major church-state-separation battle for decades, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn understands the complexities of this divisive issue... Lees meer

The Deconstruction of Time

David Wood

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences
• This book rejects the view that "time" has been erased from the philosophical agenda by its deconstruction from Nietzsche to Derrida, and argues, on t... Lees meer

Honest Doubt

James a Haught

• Paperback | Engels
• Despite the prevalence of religious belief in the United States (nearly 200 million Americans belong to 350,000 congregations), a growing minority (14... Lees meer

Caring for an Aging Parent

Avis Jane Ball

• Paperback | Engels | Golden Age Books
• Caring for An Aging Parent is Avis Jane Ball's dynamic, moving account of her struggle to cope with her father when, in his last years, he changed fro... Lees meer

Taking on Theodore Roosevelt

Harry Lembeck

• Hardcover | Engels
• In August 1906, black soldiers stationed in Brownsville, Texas, were accused of going on a lawless rampage in which shots were fired, one man was kill... Lees meer

Science Gap

Milton A Rothman

• Paperback | Engels
• At a time when there is an ever-widening gap between what the expert knows and what the average person believes, this accessible volume clearly explai... Lees meer

Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Skipp Porteous

• Hardcover | Engels
• A nationally prominent first-amendment advocate and authority on the religious right tells of his break with fundamentalism and the growth of intellec... Lees meer

Eight Keys to Greatness

Gene N Landrum

• Hardcover | Engels
• What motivated a man trained in theology to uncover the theory of evolution? How did a shop owner's daughter become Prime Minister of a very chauvinis... Lees meer

Women and Prostitution

Vern Bullough

• Paperback | Engels
• In this time of heated debate over pornography in general and prostitution in particular, Vern and Bonnie Bullough present a fascinating look at the s... Lees meer

The Reasonable Woman

Wendy McElroy

• Paperback | Engels
• Have you, as a woman, ever felt frustrated while engaged in a discussion on some important topic? Do you feel constrained when attempting to express y... Lees meer

The Poetics

Aristotle, Theodore Buckley

• Paperback | Engels | Great Books in Philosophy
• Analyzing the poetic genres of his own day, particularly epic and tragedy, Aristotle sets forth a comprehensive theory of the poetic art. In this semi... Lees meer

Monsieur Rene

Peter Ustinov

• Paperback | Engels
• Monsieur Rene has come upon a great idea. As the Permanent President of the International Brotherhood of Concierges and Hall Porters, he and his servi... Lees meer

Reasonable Atheism

Scott F Aikin, Robert B Talisse

• Paperback | Engels
• A recent poll from the University of Minnesota finds that atheists are America's least trusted social group. Perhaps compounding this negative impress... Lees meer

Wings of Illusion

John F Schumaker

• Hardcover | Engels
• Wings of Illusion offers a unique and disquieting perspective on paranormal belief, including religious belief. Schumaker points out that reality-defy... Lees meer

Gilda's Disease

Gene Wilder

• Hardcover | Engels
• Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer on May 20, 1989. When the New York Times published "Research Links Diet and Infertility Factors to Ovarian Cancer,... Lees meer

The Government vs. Erotica

Philip D Harvey

• Hardcover | Engels
• In 1986, a small mail-order company was invaded by 37 armed law enforcement agents who instantly shut down all operations, herded the employees into a... Lees meer

Bare Bones

Augusto Md Sarmiento

• Hardcover
• Presents an autobiographical story of a young immigrant doctor's rise to success in the United States and a critique of trends in American medicine by... Lees meer

Adrift

William C Harris, Steven C Beschloss

• Hardcover | Engels
• This timely book not only diagnoses the critical systemic weaknesses plaguing America, but also lays out a workable blueprint for tackling the critica... Lees meer

What Is Wrong with Jung?

Don McGowan

• Hardcover | Engels
• In this detailed and systematic critique of the theories of psychologist Carl G. Jung (1875-1961), Don McGowan exposes the many flaws in Jungian analy... Lees meer

Radical Eye for the Infidel Guy

Kevin J Ryan

• Hardcover | Engels
• Are you tired of hearing that Islam is a religion of peace while terrorist plots are uncovered, beheadings of prisoners are broadcast on the Internet,... Lees meer