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Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is. Friedrich Nietzsche

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Your Money: The Missing Manual. J.D. Roth

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The Long Saturday Night. Charles Williams

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Odd Hours (Odd Thomas, Book 4). Dean Koontz

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Introduction to Logic by Harry Gensler

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Introduction to Logic Harry Gensler
Language: English
Page: 416
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0415226759, 9780415226752
Publisher: Routledge

Review

'Gensler's book is easy to read, his examples are very clear, his points made very simply. Gensler has the rare ability to find a simpler path to profound matters. Introduction to Logic clearly guides students to grasp complex logical/philosophical points... He assists students by presenting easily remembered strategies for the clear application of the book's rules. His style encourages students' confidence both in understanding the issues involved and in their ability to work out complex problems.' - Thomas R. Foster, Ball State University 'Gensler's system is clear and straightforward. He presents his material in such a way that students feel encouraged as they grow their ability to perform logical operations... If ever a logic book deserved the attribute user-'friendly' then this is the one.' - Winifried Corduan, Taylor University

About the Author

Harry J. Gensler is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University. He is the authir of Gödel's Theorem Simplified (1984, Logic: Analyzing and Appraising Arguments (1989), Symbolic Logic: Classical and Advanced Systems (1990), Formal Ethics (1996), and Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (1998).

Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation, Fourth Edition by Marc P. Cosentino

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Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation, Fourth Edition Marc P. Cosentino
Language: English
Page: 174
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0971015821, 9780971015821
Publisher: Burgee Press

Review

"Cosentino is the Dean of Case Interview prep. Case in Point is lucid, down-to-earth, demystifying and surprisingly entertaining." --Hillary Harrow Senior Recruiter, McKinsey & Company

"Case in Point saved the day. The 'Ivy Case System' is incredibly helpful and the case examples to be realistic." --Suzanne Ranere, HBS '03

About the Author

Cosentino is the president of CaseQuestions.com. Marc has fifteen years of experience with case questions. He has written well over a hundred cases, while coaching, preparing and training more than eight thousand Harvard students and alumni. He has written three books involving cases and consulting.

Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology. James R. Chiles

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Language: English
Page: 338
ISBN: 0066620821, 9780066620824

Amazon.com Review

Inviting Disaster, by technology and history writer James R. Chiles, is an unusual book: it appeals to the macabre desires that keep us riveted to highway accidents, while knowledgeably discoursing on the often preventable mistakes that caused them. At its heart are colorful stories behind more than 50 of the most infamous catastrophes that periodically chilled the advance of the industrial age. There are both those well remembered (the 1986 Challenger explosion, for example) and those now largely forgotten (a 1937 gas explosion at a Texas school that killed 298). But along with lively depictions of these deadly devastations and white-knuckle calamities--the U.S. battleship Maine, Apollo 13, and Three Mile Island among them--Chiles offers an informed analysis of the unfortunate chain of events that brought them about. And by grouping like incidents to show how fatal "system fractures" eventually developed through a combination of human error and mechanical malfunction, he also suggests how we might sidestep such tragedies in the future. In so, doing he fashions these spectacular accounts of failed planes, trains, ships, bridges, dams, factories, and other conveyances and facilities into a cautionary tale about technological progress. --Howard Rothman
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From Publishers Weekly

Despite the specter of the Titanic, the oil rig Ocean Ranger was called "unsinkable" until one fateful night in the North Atlantic in 1982. Failing to anticipate that the vessel could list significantly to one side, its builders left open some five-foot-long holes on top of its corner supports, which filled with water during a terrible storm and led to the deaths of all 84 crew members. Chiles treats readers to a laundry list of such disasters from Bhopal to Chernobyl that arose from mistakes, panic or hubris. The result is a parade of dramatic stories about people who are simply unable to think in critical situations: "imagine having to take the most difficult final exam of your life while somebody is lobbing tear-gas grenades at you... when you are also suffering a major migraine headache and violent food poisoning." In some cases, he suggests proactive measures (e.g., when on a plane, note the number the rows to the exit, in case there's a snafu involving blinding smoke). In a book that is much more than a litany of disaster and tips on survival, Chiles also offers fascinating, detailed analyses of "system fractures" chains of events yielding catastrophes. Despite the depressing subject matter, the book is ultimately hopeful, recounting numerous acts of foresight or bravery in the face of bureaucratic opposition that saved many lives. (Aug. 31)
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Star Wars: Cloak of Deception by James Luceno

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Star Wars: Cloak of Deception James Luceno
Language: English
Page: 342
Format: fb2
ISBN: 0345442987, 9780345442987
Publisher: LucasBooks

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out....

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea.

A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that's hard to put down, and should not be missed. (Susan Sizemore)

Praise for Charlaine Harris:

Harris writes neatly and with assurance. (New York Times Book Review)

An author of rare talents. (Publishers Weekly)

To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy William Golding
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Red Thunder John Varley
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated