Author: John W. Loftus
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Keywords: fails, faith, delusion, christian
Number of Pages: 422
Published: 2010-03-31
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 1616141689
ISBN-13: 9781616141684

Foreword by Dan BarkerIn this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, former evangelical minister and apologist John W. Loftus, author of the critically acclaimed Why I Became an Atheist, has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in Loftus’s first book.Central is a defense of Loftus’s "outsider’s test of faith," arguing that believers should test their faith with the same skeptical standards they use to evaluate the other faiths they reject, as if they were outsiders. Experts in medic

Author: Susan Hubbard
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Keywords: novel, vampire, ethical, risks, season
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2010-07-06
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 1439183422
ISBN-13: 9781439183427

The vampire sects are at war—and war among vampires is fought not with weapons, but with minds. My name is Ariella Montero, and I know a secret. Telling it will change everything. Half-human and half-vampire, Ari confronts the darker sides of vampirism, and herself, as the sects deploy new technologies to battle for influence and power. But beyond these challenges lie greater risks: Ari’s relationship with Neil Cameron, the first vampire to run for the U.S. presidency, must be kept under wraps from even those she trusts most. When scandal inevitably erupts, Ari is forced to face the conseq

Author: Vernon B. Mountcastle
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: cortex, cerebral, neuroscience, perceptual
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 1998-12-15
List price: $93.50
ISBN-10: 0674661885
ISBN-13: 9780674661882

The cerebral cortex, occupying over 70 percent of our brain mass, is key to any understanding of the workings--and disorders--of the human brain. offering a comprehensive account of the role of the cerebral cortex in perception, this monumental work by one of the world’s greatest living neuroscientists does nothing short of creating a new subdiscipline in the field: perceptual neuroscience. For this undertaking, Vernon Mountcastle has gathered information from a vast number of sources reaching back through two centuries of investigation into the intrinsic operations of the cortex. H

Author: Joe Fig
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Keywords: studio, painter, inside
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-09-02
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1568988524
ISBN-13: 9781568988528

"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." Chuck Close Inside an art gallery, it is easy to forget that the paintings there are the end products of a process involving not only creative inspiration, but also plenty of physical and logistical details. It is these "cruder," more mundane aspects of a painter’s daily routine that motivated Brooklyn artist Joe Fig to embark almost ten years ago on a highly unorthodox, multilayered exploration of the working life of the professional artist. Determined to ground his research in the physical world, Fig began con

Author: Rick Walton
Publisher: HarperFestival
Keywords: pumpkin, mcmurphy, mrs
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0060534095
ISBN-13: 9780060534097

One morning, a few days before Halloween, Mrs. McMurphy wakes up to find a large pumpkin by her front door. "My mouth is here. I speak to you. When my teeth are here, I’ll eat you!" it says with a mischievous grin. Unafraid, Mrs. McMurphy politely places the threatening squash outside. But day after day the pumpkin returns to make good on its promise!

Author: Regena Thomashauer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Keywords: guide, men, operator, owner, gena, mama
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-05-04
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0743249127
ISBN-13: 9780743249126

"Diva of Desire" Regena Thomashauer (a.k.a. Mama Gena) is back with a saucy, provocative, absolutely essential guide to getting the relationship you want. Have you ever felt that finding a man, falling in love, and living a joyous, adventurous, fulfilling life with him is completely out of your control? Is it possible to find a man who will be a friend and an equal, but who will also gratify your desires? If you’re already in a relationship, how can you get him to become the true man of your dreams? Never fear, Mama Gena is here with practical tools for a relationship that starts out

Authors:Joe Weatherly, Elizabeth Macey,
Publisher: Weatherly Studio
Keywords: weatherly, joe, art, essence
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2007-04-10
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0971031428
ISBN-13: 9780971031425

Animal Essence is a look into the art world of animal painter and draftsman Joe Weatherly. From sketchbook to studio, a bold expression of the dynamics of animal drawing and painting are presented. This book not only showcases the art of Joe Weatherly but also provides valuable information and instructional advice on the making of animal art. Compelling sketches along with developed drawings, and paintings are supported throughout the book with notes on process, materials, drawing philosophy, and important information regarding the animals themselves. Many of the pages in this volume are from