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Philosophy_ who needs it - Ayn Rand
SUMMARY: This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of t... -
Philosophy as Fiction_ Self, De - Joshua Landy
Review"Landy's book delivers what has gone long and scandalously missing: a philosophical analysis of Proust's incomparable book that is muscular, concise, philosophically informed... -
Petals from the Sky - Mingmei Yip
EDITORIAL REVIEW: When twenty-year-old Meng Ning declares that she wants to be a Buddhist nun, her mother is aghast. In her eyes, a nun's life means only deprivation - 'no freedom,... -
Persuasive Advertising - J. Scott Armstrong; Scott Armst
Review“I highly recommend this book to marketing and advertising professionals, educators, and researchers in these fields, and indeed anyone seeking to understand the myriad ways ... -
Perfect Reader - Maggie Pouncey
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In this enchanting debut novel, Maggie Pouncey brings to life the unforgettable Flora Dempsey, the headstrong and quick-witted only child of Lewis Dempsey, a belo... -
Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *What does it mean to be a good mother? How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice?* **Perfect Match** In the course of her everyday work, career-dri... -
People of Darkness - Tony Hillerman
Review"He makes the desert come, alive." -- _-- _Denver Post "Hillerman . . . is in a class by himself." -- _-- _Los Angeles Times "Hillerman deserves to be... -
Pearl Harbor Christmas_ A World - Stanley Weintraub
Review''A vivid 11-day account of a World War II holiday . . . A master chronicler, Weintraub's moody, intensively researched play- by-play narrative traces the final days of 1941.... -
Paul of Dune - Brian Herbert; Kevin J. Anderso
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. This epic science fiction tale fills in the time gap between Frank Herberts Dune and Dune Messiah. Told by modern-day sci-fi legends... -
Pattern Recognition - William Gibson
Amazon.com ReviewThe first of William Gibson's usually futuristic novels to be set in the present, Pattern Recognition is a masterful snapshot of modern consumer culture and hipst....