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Cover of On Being Certain
Cover of The Revenge of Gaia
Cover of Marx and Freedom
Cover of Forest Ecology
Cover of The Pocket Darwin
Cover of The discarded people

  • Seriously depressing. Reading this made me literally depressed for a week and a half.

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    ― Posted on Aug 20, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of Revolution Cuban style;
Cover of Lenin

  • A hardworking oppourtunist who ultimately was more concerned with resolving efficency issues at the production stage, by theorizing and attempting liberation of the international proletariat, than with attempting true social transformation in Russia. The book covers well the life of the man's ascent to power, yet does not fully detail the horrors used either by his own order, or through emulation of other communist leaders also attempting to maintain dictatorial power through the horrific absolution of classes. His thought's and action's will become Stalin's podium for even further genocide based on class...metaphorically. ... (continue)

    A hardworking oppourtunist who ultimately was more concerned with resolving efficency issues at the production stage, by theorizing and attempting liberation of the international proletariat, than with attempting true social transformation in Russia. The book covers well the life of the man's ascent to power, yet does not fully detail the horrors used either by his own order, or through emulation of other communist leaders also attempting to maintain dictatorial power through the horrific absolution of classes. His thought's and action's will become Stalin's podium for even further genocide based on class...metaphorically.

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    ― Posted on Aug 15, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of Fire and Ice

  • Using the data collected from surveys covering the North American continent the author is able to argue that Canadians and Americans are actually becoming increasingly dissimilar despite sharing many facets of their life styles in common. A not too in-depth and easy to read dissertation that was quite enjoyable and up-to date with some quasi-current events used as examples and a healthy dose of historical fact. ... (continue)

    Using the data collected from surveys covering the North American continent the author is able to argue that Canadians and Americans are actually becoming increasingly dissimilar despite sharing many facets of their life styles in common. A not too in-depth and easy to read dissertation that was quite enjoyable and up-to date with some quasi-current events used as examples and a healthy dose of historical fact.

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    ― Posted on Jul 29, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of At Issue Series - Nuclear and Toxic Waste

  • The atIssue series usually present two sides of a single argument, i.e. global warming true or false? With essays separating the two dissimilar viewpoint with examples. This topic had chapters such as: "The Chemicals Industry Attempts to Cover-up Harmful Spills and Accidents," with no argument essay. An interesting read that was very topical to the U.S. but not really up to date. ... (continue)

    The atIssue series usually present two sides of a single argument, i.e. global warming true or false? With essays separating the two dissimilar viewpoint with examples. This topic had chapters such as: "The Chemicals Industry Attempts to Cover-up Harmful Spills and Accidents," with no argument essay. An interesting read that was very topical to the U.S. but not really up to date.

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    ― Posted on Jul 30, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of The Atlas of the Future

  • What good is a steering wheel without a view of the road ahead?

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    ― Posted on Jul 17, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of Bear Attacks

  • What can we learn from hundreds of attacks and non-injurious encounters with black and grizzly bears? What causes bear attacks? Why have grizzlies killed six people in Glacier National Park, Montana, since 1967? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attack? What is in the bear's future? ... (continue)

    What can we learn from hundreds of attacks and non-injurious encounters with black and grizzly bears? What causes bear attacks? Why have grizzlies killed six people in Glacier National Park, Montana, since 1967? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attack? What is in the bear's future?

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    ― Posted on Jul 15, 2008 | Add your feedback

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