This lexicon of modern Western philosophical concepts, problems, principles, and theories may wel...

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Called the 'Tenth Muse' by the ancients, Greece's greatest female lyric poet Sappho (ca. 610-580 ...

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In this wide-ranging collection of insightful, controversial, and often-witty essays, the renowne...

A deaf-mute woman waiting for her brother to pick her up in front of shop window is arrested by t...

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Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and ...

Wouldn't it be great if all school teachers (from kindergarten through high school) would share t...

This book, written by a geologist, describes the important contributions that geology has made to...