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Georgetown U. Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this pocket-size (5x7") guide, Geaves (religious studies, University of Chester) defines and succinctly explains terms used in religious studies and theology. Many terms are drawn from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, reflecting the intersection of these disciplines with religious studies. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Taunton Press, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The author of Clean It Fast, Clean It Right and 2,001 Amazing Cleaning Secrets agrees with the philosophy of the late Erma Bombeck that perfectionism is overrated. Drawing on the experience of organizational consultants and other experts, Bredenberg presents shortcut tips, "dirty" stories, and helpful products in this light-hearted approach to cleaning chores and differing gender priorities about them. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)... more information

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Arcade Publishing, Inc., 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This small book (5x7.5") contains a selection of notes and quotes from the famous notebooks. Arrangement is in 32 thematic sections pertaining to art techniques and philosophy as well as the natural world, machines, warfare, and morality, to name a few. Editor Dickens, whose credentials are not stated, provides an introductory essay. The book was originally published in the UK by Profile Books (2005). (©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland... more information

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Kerbel (political science, Villanova U.) and his contributors are convinced progressivism still has a chance in the US, provided it is well-organized, clear about its goals, and committed. In these 12 essays with an introduction by Kerbel and a foreword by Howard Dean, some of the new movers and shakers describe the decline of progressivism and the new reasons to restart it, the causes of the general elections of 2004, the gender gap, the valu... more information

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Humanity Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Can conscious machines be created, and if so, what does that imply for being human? Extending a paper written in high school, Sternberg (neuroscience and philosophy major, Brandeis U.) offers an accessible introduction to the philosophical issues surrounding such questions. Through interesting thought experiments and examples, he defends his negative position. Photos include a cute furry robot, and a chess champion being defeated by IBM's Deep Blue ... more information

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Univ. of North Texas Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this anthology, 14 essays by nature writers reflect on a diverse array of Texas landscapes from a variety of perspectives. The places celebrated here range from the farmlands of the Coastal Plains to the springs of the Hill Country and the backyards of urban San Antonio. The text is accompanied by b&w nature photographs. Editor Taylor teaches philosophy and English at the U. of North Texas. (©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Verso, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The 14 essays by and interviews with French intellectual Sartre (1905-80) first appeared in Situations VIII and IX, published by Gallilmard in 1972; the English translation of the collection first appeared in 1972. The themes are self-description; politics; philosophy, poetry, and painting; psychoanalysis; and intellectuals. (©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Council/Research in Values..., 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Górski (philosophy and sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences and politics, Swierokrztska Academy) examines ideas about civil society, democracy, pluralism and universalism across Poland, Eastern Europe, Spain and Latin America. He describes the concepts about civil society by Gramsci applied by Italy and elsewhere, the transition from Marxism to liberalism, and the ideas about civil society extant in Poland and East Central Europe,... more information

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U. of Michigan Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Peschel (1918-1999) taught ethnobotany and philosophy of the Western Great Lakes Indians at the U. of Wisconsin and was the author of several books. Of both Native American and white ancestry, she studied both traditional Ojibway and Western medicines. Combining her edited and unedited manuscripts, journals, papers for college classes, and the stories and teachings she shared orally with members of the Holy Hill Center in Leland, Michigan, the tex... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this collection of writings, Zizek (philosophy, U. of Ljubljana, Slovakia) takes his inquiry about culture and politics into specific world events. Like the first volume in this series, Interrogating the Real, Zizek covers a range of topics with a unique understanding of radicalism and a distinct take on "third way" politics, with commentary on the absence of the "second way" in remarks on Haider and Heiner Muller, soc... more information

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Allworth Press, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Fifty of America's most influential acting teachers (including directors and actors who also teach) explain their philosophy and techniques. Each teacher interview is immediately followed by another with a former or current student describing his or her impact. Rand is an actor, playwright, and acting teacher. The volume is illustrated with b&w portraits of the teachers by photographer Scorcia. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Open Court Publishing, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Scholars of philosophy ponder philosophical aspects of their relationships with their pets and of canine behavior. In particular, they look at philosophical assumptions needed to train dogs, what might be going on in a dog's mind, the nature of friendship between a dog and a human, how dogs might reason, and the ethics of keeping dogs. The tone is very light, even flippant at times. (©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Saqi Books, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Gibran (1883-1931) considered The Prophet (1923) his magnum opus, so it is not surprising that readers of this still-popular book of wisdom may be unaware of other achievements of this Lebanese-American poet/artist/Arab nationalist. Drawing on access to unpublished letters and manuscripts, Njjar (a Lebanese literary critic) traces influences on his mystic, humanistic philosophy and contribution to Arabic poetic prose. Translated from the French, the biograp... more information

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Marquette University Press, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Garber (philosophy, Princeton U.) was invited to deliver the 2009 Aquinas Lecture, an annual event sponsored by the Wisconsin-Alpha chapter of Phi Sigma Tau at Marquette University. He explores the consequences of French philosopher Blaise Pascal's (1623-62) famous conclusion that believing in a God that did not exist was safer than not believing in one that did. Among the aspects he ponders are self-deception and deciding to believe, no... more information

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Univ. Press of America, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Sontag (philosophy, Pomona College, California) assembles 27 essays that are too short for any of the 27 books he has published, though some have been published separately. Some are based on his own experience and others on writings by colleagues or contemporary observations. There is no particular thread that binds them. They are not indexed. (©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Da Capo Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Coffin left America for Thailand to follow his family's wishes to be ordained as a Buddhist monk. The process involved leaving one privileged, bicultural life for another that was exceedingly simple but enriched by gentle strangers. Coffin vividly recalls his sense of displacement and struggles with his ethnic identity as he describes serene temples, seasons of rain, saffron robes, baths in canals and those who reverently give him alms in the streets... more information

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Algora Publishing, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In seven essays, González (philosophy, Barry U., Miami) explores examples of the variegated forms that human autonomy and subjectivity can take as they pertain to actual human beings. Existential subjects in sinister situations, meaning in human existence, subjectivity and philosophical reflection in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus trilogy, and Camus' hero of the absurd are among his topics. (©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this critical reading of Mary Shelley's seminal novel, Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus (first published in 1818), Allen (modern English, U. College Cork, Ireland) provides biographical and literary context to this 'modern myth.' He focuses on her themes, influences, and philosophy (differing with Percy Shelley, her Romantic poet husband, in his faith in reason trumping evil), editions of the novel, its critical receptio... more information

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Humanity Books, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Drawing on the full spectrum of Marx's writings, Brien (philosophy, Washington College) reconstructs the philosophical dimensions of Marx's thought, centrally focusing on the problem of freedom, which he believes is central to the philosophy of the mature Marx. In his treatment, he distinguishes between three main categories of freedom: freedom as transcendence, freedom as a mode of being, and freedom as spontaneity. Respective to these categori... more information

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Council/Research in Values..., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Globalization has impacted most spheres of life, and the contributors here--philosophers mostly from Vietnam and the US, but also from Europe, China, and Canada--think it is time to recognize that even their own profession cannot continue to be practiced now as it was during the 19th and 20th centuries. They ponder contemporary challenges pivoting around globalization and local culture, rationality and methodology, multiple traditions, an... more information

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