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OpeningMinds_TheSecretWorldofManipulatio.epub
We live in an age where unethical persuasion is applied every day, all day, to subvert reasoning through direct appeals to one’s emotions. Throughout history, people have been unwi... -
Year's Best SF 16 - David G. Hartwell; Kathryn Cram
Step Into The Future The finest selections from a banner year for short-form science fiction, Year's Best SF 16 is the boldest, most eye-opening compilation to date from acclaimed,... -
Time to Hunt - Stephen Hunter
Amazon.com ReviewAfter a literally explosive opening where sniper fire cuts through the chest of an unnamed victim (Swagger?), readers of Time to Hunt are plunged into the fi... -
Three Philosophies Of Life - Peter Kreeft
"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." These are the openin... -
The Shun Lee Cookbook - Michael Tong; Elaine Louie; Rog
Until the 1960s, nearly all Chinese food served in the United States was Cantonese. Egg Foo Yung. Barbecued Spareribs. Egg Drop Soup. But with the opening of his Shun Lee restauran... -
The Ministry of Special Cases - Nathan Englander
SUMMARY: From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, Nathan Englander's debut novel The Ministry of Special Cases casts a powerful... -
The Kill Clause - Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Amazon.com ReviewThe Kill Clause's opening pages will knot the stomach of even the most seasoned crime reader. U.S. Marshall Tim Rackley is expecting his daughter home for he... -
The Filter Bubble - Eli Pariser
An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume. In December 2009, Google began customizing ... -
The Crow Road - Iain Banks
From its bravura opening onwards, THE CROW ROAD is justly regarded as an outstanding contemporary novel. 'It was the day my grandmother exploded.I sat in the crematorium, listening... -
The Burglar in the Rye - Lawrence Block
Amazon.com ReviewLawrence Block is such a gifted writer that even a native New Yorker will be fooled into thinking that the Paddington Hotel, described in the opening pages of Burg...